How did Pakistan lose? Fans still in shock hours after IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2024 clash in New York
It has now been hours, or almost a day since the iconic clash ended and the result has not yet sunk into the minds of fans - from both countries.
India vs Pakistan
It was another tight game between the two Asian giants - India and Pakistan - at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. While the game was almost in the favour of the Men in Green as they first got India all out in 19 overs for 119 runs, someone, still managed to lose the run-a-ball game by 6 runs.
It has now been hours, or almost a day since the iconic clash ended and one thing that has not yet sunk into the minds of fans - from both countries - "How did Pakistan lose?" some even asked, "How did India win?" Many took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their thoughts after sleeping on the result.
IND vs PAK hightlight:
India was bundled out for 119 runs in 19 overs, one of their lowest scores, and also the first time Pakistan got them all out in T20 Internationals. Rishabh Pant top-scored for the Men in Blue with 42 runs off 31 deliveries while for Pakistan Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf picked up a three-fer each, while Mohammed Amir scalped two and Shaheen Shah Afridi had one to his name.
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Coming to chase, Pakistan seemed to be steadily progressing in the chase until star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah turned the tide of the game. He sent back three key batters of the Men in Green while Hardik Pandya claimed two and Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel picked one each to help India win two games on the trot.
Playing teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir.