Someone had to take responsibility: Surya hails Ishan’s batting effort
Kishan smashed 77 off just 40 deliveries, striking ten fours and three sixes on a sluggish, spin-friendly R Premadasa surface to power India to 175/7.
Kishan smashed 77 off just 40 deliveries, striking ten fours and three sixes on a sluggish, spin-friendly R Premadasa surface to power India to 175/7.
Pakistan slumped to a 61-run defeat against their arch-rivals in Colombo on Sunday, a result that has left them needing a victory over Namibia in their final Group A fixture to retain any realistic hope of progressing to the Super Eights.
Yet beneath the soaring television promos and breathless studio debates lies a far less dramatic reality.
Both openers were dismissed as Pakistan tightened the screws, reducing the Netherlands to 50 for 2 at the end of six overs.
Akram’s comments came after Pakistan agonisingly fell six runs short during their chase of a paltry 120.
Shankar picked up two wickets in the game. The Indian all-rounder's World Cup debut was splendid. Shankar bowled 5.2 overs and picked up two important wickets to change the course of the match. With the bat, Shankar was unbeaten on 15 in 15 balls.
Kumar sustained the injury when he was bowling the fourth ball of his second over and had to walk off the field in the second innings of the match at the Old Trafford Stadium.
In spite of the fact that the English climate is known to be fickle, fans will trust that downpours remain away for India and Pakistan to have an entire 50-over match.
Although the two teams do not play a bilateral series against each other due to political reasons, the excitement is at a different level whenever they meet in multi-nation tournaments.
Fans are now keeping a close eye on the weather in Manchester, the seat of India's next match against arch rivals Pakistan which will be held on Sunday.
