NE SPORTS BUREAU
DUBAI, AUG 28
India beats Pakistan by 5 wickets with Hardik Pandaya finishing off in style with a sixer in the 2nd match of the Asia Cup 2022 held in Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Hardik Pandya is adjudged Player of the Match for his excellent all-round show as #TeamIndia win a thriller against Pakistan 👏🎉💥
Scorecard – https://t.co/o3hJ6VNfwF #INDvPAK #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/D7GnzdFmQf
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 28, 2022
Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah of Pakistan bagged two wickets each. While Pakistan registered a slow start, it managed to raise the scoreboard to 147 at the last over.
The Indian pacers that shined in the innings with Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagging four wickets, Hardik Pandaya taking three, and Arshdeep took two wickets. India won the toss and has elected to bowl first. India last played against West Indies in a T20I series earlier this month, and won the series 4-1. On the other hand, Pakistan lost a T20I match against Australia in April this year by 3 wickets. Recently, Pakistan defeated Netherlands in an ODI series 3-0.
Going by statistics, Pakistan and India have played 9 T20I matches so far out of which India won 7 while Pakistan won only 2 matches. India the last 5 games, India won 4 matches while Pakistan won only once.
