NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s star pacer, Shaheen Shah Afridi, considers the dismissals of India’s captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as essential moments of their Asia Cup conflict on the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. However, he notably relished the wicket of the Indian captain.
Afridi performed a pivotal function because the wrecker-in-chief, successfully dismantling India’s top-order and claiming the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadejaduring the match.These dismissals undoubtedly had a big influence on the result of the sport.
“That was our plan with the new ball. I think both (Virat and Rohit) were crucial wickets, every batter is the same for me. But I think I liked Rohit’s wicket better. The plans by our fast bowlers worked. Naseem is bowling at 150 kph, really happy with that, he’s really fast. The new ball might swing and seam, but nothing much after that. It will be easier to score runs once the ball gets old (in the run chase),” Shaheen mentioned through the mid-innings break.
On the match entrance, Ishan Kishan’s fearless knock of 82 and Hardik Pandya’s explosive batting at Pallekele performed a pivotal function in serving to India attain a complete of 266 runs, regardless of Pakistan’s formidable tempo assault dismantling India’s top-order batters of their Asia Cup marketing campaign opener.
Afridi performed a pivotal function because the wrecker-in-chief, successfully dismantling India’s top-order and claiming the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadejaduring the match.These dismissals undoubtedly had a big influence on the result of the sport.
“That was our plan with the new ball. I think both (Virat and Rohit) were crucial wickets, every batter is the same for me. But I think I liked Rohit’s wicket better. The plans by our fast bowlers worked. Naseem is bowling at 150 kph, really happy with that, he’s really fast. The new ball might swing and seam, but nothing much after that. It will be easier to score runs once the ball gets old (in the run chase),” Shaheen mentioned through the mid-innings break.
On the match entrance, Ishan Kishan’s fearless knock of 82 and Hardik Pandya’s explosive batting at Pallekele performed a pivotal function in serving to India attain a complete of 266 runs, regardless of Pakistan’s formidable tempo assault dismantling India’s top-order batters of their Asia Cup marketing campaign opener.
The partnership between Kishan and Pandya, which yielded 138 runs from 140 balls, laid a strong basis for India’s remaining rating of 266 runs. However, Pakistan’s tempo assault proved to be a formidable problem for the Indian batsmen, in the end dismissing the Men in Blue for 266 runs in 48.5 overs.
Apart from Shaheen’s four-wicket haul, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah additionally contributed with three-wicket hauls every, making it a difficult day for the Indian batting lineup.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com