Pakistan suffers 6 consecutive defeats against rival India | Wilnesh News

India dealt a cruel blow to rivals Pakistan’s hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup with a thrilling six-match win in New York.

The match was regarded as one of the most intense of the tournament and heading into the final, Pakistan needed 12 points off the last two balls but could only score 6. They fought hard but lost to the old team once again. opponent.

The wickets of Jasprit Bumrah (3-14) and Hardik Pandya (2-24) came at crucial moments as India were bowled out for 119 by Pakistan The run-out turned the game around when Bumrah took the crucial wicket of Mohammad Rizwan (31) who presided over the innings.

Pakistan won an important toss and the bowling choice seemed to work in their favour, with Naseem Shah (3-21), Harish Rauf (3-21) and Mohammad Amir (2-21) ) had the ball in their hands as they narrowed the deficit.

However, Pakistan’s batting attack crumbled under the pressure and narrowed themselves from 72-2 to 88-5, unable to find big boundaries in the final overs to seal a resounding victory.

In Group A, India currently tops the list, with the United States in second place. Pakistan is currently ranked fourth and is yet to register a victory.

Bumrah and Hardik strike out to halt Pakistan’s pursuit

India were targeting a target of 120 with Babar Azam (13) and Mohammad Rizwan (10) looking to form a strong partnership early in the second innings, but the Pakistan captain was first He fell as he delivered one off Suryakumar Yadav, leaving his team 26-1 after 4.4 overs.

Rizwan, who injured his finger on Hardik’s delivery and then started playing alongside Usman Khan, took his side to 57-1 at half-time and they felt reassured that victory was just around the corner.

However, India then turned to Axar Patel (1-11) who immediately bowled Usman Khan (13) lbw in the first innings and India deftly A review was used that showed he was hit and the ball didn’t slide as the referee initially thought.

Fakhar Zaman (13) was the man to partner with Rizwan in the middle and they continued to press for the stipulated six-over run rate, but a mistake by the former resulted in him converting a pass from Hardik. The glove was raised in the air and was caught by Pant.

As the game settled into the balance, Bumrah was the star player as he took the crucial wicket of Rizwan with an inswinging beauty that put Pakistan under pressure, taking all four wickets. Gone, now with 37 more runs than needed and 30 balls on target.

The atmosphere was tense with Pakistan in hot pursuit, Shadab Khan (4) was fooled by Hardik’s short ball and caught by Pant, India were firmly in the driver’s seat and Pakistan were in 12 Only 21 goals were scored.

The climactic finale of a thrilling match then reached fever pitch when Iftikhar Ahmed (5) was bowled out by Arshdeep after a lob off the last ball of the 19th over (Arshdeep) Caught, Imad Wasim (15) was then caught behind on the first ball of the 19th over.

Needing 18 runs from five overs and trailing by seven wickets, Pakistan added a single and then a reverse scoop boundary but could only find six of the required 12 runs from the last two balls, leaving They came only heartbreakingly close to defeating India in their second T20 World Cup, leaving India at the top of Group A.

Pakistan performed well in the first innings, dismissing India for 119, so this defeat will be worse for Pakistan.

The star performances came from Shah dismissing Virat Kohli (4), Patel (20) and Dube (3), Rauf dismissing Suryakumar (7) and then back-to-back Delivering Hardik (7) and Bumrah (0), Amir dismissed danger man Pant (42) and Ravindra Jadeja (0) for consecutive goals.

Despite a stellar performance from Pakistan’s bowlers, Pakistan have now lost two games in both games after a shock loss to the United States, dealing a real blow to their hopes of reaching the Super Eights.