The Pakistan vs. India Super 4 game for the Asia Cup 2023 eventually began on Monday, September 11, in Colombo after considerable waiting. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul began India’s innings on 146/2 at the end of 24.1 overs. The pair took their time getting going today and gradually advanced the innings. After 29 overs, Rahul was on 25 (46), and in the 30th over, he broke loose by cutting Shaheen Afridi for a boundary in the direction of point. He took 60 balls to reach fifty as India passed 200 runs in the 34th over.
In the 35th over, the pair finished their 100-run stand and focused on surpassing the 350-run threshold. While Kohli surpassed the milestone in the very next over and also scored 13,000 runs in ODI cricket, becoming the fastest batsman to do the record, Rahul completed his hundred in the 47th over off 100 balls and proclaimed his comeback in style.
A stunning 233-run partnership off 193 balls between Rahul (111* off 106) and Kohli (122* off 94) set a record-high stand in Asia Cup history.
India produced a tremendous score of 356/2 in their allotted 50 overs thanks to their enormous partnership, which is also their joint-highest score against Pakistan in ODIs.
In the second innings, Kuldeep Yadav secured a five-wicket haul.
Imam-ul-Haq, Pakistan‘s opener, was struck out by Jasprit Bumrah in the fifth over, giving the team’s reply a disastrous start. In the eleventh over, Hardik Pandya claimed the coveted scalp of Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam (10 off 24), forcing Pakistan to fold. The other batters eventually gave in to the immense pressure of the scoreboard and kept losing their wickets.
With his outstanding spell of 5/25 in eight overs, Kuldeep Yadav bamboozled Pakistan’s middle order and was named the best bowler for India. As a result, Pakistan was bowled out for 128 runs in 32 overs, and Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah chose not to bat, giving India a commanding 228-run victory. Reactions on India’s convincing victory flooded X at the same time.
Following are a few of the posts:
Everybody stepped up 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/pTfUyRYGzq
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) September 11, 2023
A rampaging, phenomenal, sensational win over Pakistan!!! This is how you need to answer your critics… Well done #TeamIndia 💙🇮🇳🏏@imVkohli take a bow for the magnificent innings! @klrahul showed his class with a breathtaking hundred and @imkuldeep18 showed the magic of a… pic.twitter.com/T8kse78d8Q
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) September 11, 2023
Congratulations to Team India on a convincing win! 🇮🇳🏏 Kudos to Kuldeep Yadav for his brilliant five-wicket haul and to the entire team for their outstanding performance. All the best for the upcoming matches in the Asia Cup! 🏆 #AsiaCup #CricketVictory #BleedBlue #WinningWays…
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) September 11, 2023
Brilliant performance by the Indian team First, the superb 💯 by @klrahul and @imVkohli, followed by a stellar show from our bowlers. Keep an eye on @imkuldeep18, He might play a major role for him in the upcoming World Cup. 🏏 #AsiaCup2023
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) September 11, 2023
He’s going to be Rohit’s Turup ka Ikka during World Cup. Well bowled @imkuldeep18 👌🏽👏🏽 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/toocLUw6ou
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) September 11, 2023
What a convincing victory by team 🇮🇳. Dil khush ho gaya 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 11, 2023
Spinsational @imkuldeep18 👏 Clinical win #TeamIndia 🇮🇳💪 #AsiaCup #INDvPAK
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 11, 2023
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