New Delhi: Defending champion India defeated R.K. of Colombo on Sunday. They sent a strong message to the cricket world by defeating Pakistan by 61 runs in their Group A match at the Premadasa Stadium and secured their place in the Super Eights. “I think it is for India,” the captain said. Suryakumar Yadav After India's big victory.
“We played the brand of cricket we wanted to play. Batting first on this wicket was a better option. Ishan thought something different. After 0/1, someone had to take the responsibility and the way he took it was amazing.”The decisive moment came when Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 77 runs in 40 balls with the help of 10 fours and three sixes and kept India firmly in control. Tilak Verma (25) and Suryakumar Yadav (32) provided vital support, ensuring India reached 175/7 despite the challenging surface. Shivam Dubey's quickfire innings of 27 runs in the death overs took the total competitive score to 176.Pakistan's reply never gained momentum. hardik pandya In the first over itself, he dismissed Sahibzada Farhan for zero in four balls. After this, Jasprit Bumrah destroyed the top order and sent Sam Ayub and captain Salman Aga back to the pavilion within two overs. Usman Khan offered resistance with a fluent 44 and played small partnerships Babar Azam and Shadab Khan, but his stumping of Axar Patel ended any faint hopes of a comeback.The Indian bowlers were ruthless in unison. Kuldeep Yadav trapped Mohammad Nawaz, Tilak Verma dismissed Shadab Khan, and Varun Chakravarthy took two late wickets. Pandya ensured the final by hitting back the middle stump of Usman Tariq after seeing a few catches being dropped from his bowling. Pakistan's innings was all out for 114 runs in just 18 overs, which is their third lowest score in the T20 World Cup.“It was great to see everyone contributing with the ball,” Surya said. “We will go back, have a good time together as a team and then think about other games when we take the flight to Ahmedabad,” he said.
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