Cricket World Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan
The India vs Pakistan match that everyone in the nation had been eagerly waiting for was finally played on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Indian men’s cricket team was captained by Rohit Sharma, while Babar Azam led the Pakistan men’s team.
This was the 12th match of the World Cup 2023. The match began with India winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. Within the first hour of the match, Pakistan players demonstrated skill and had scored 155 runs with a loss of 2 wickets in the 30th over.
However, as the match progressed, the Pakistan team seemed to lose their hold on the game and collapsed to 191 all out in 42.5 overs. The most runs were made by Azam (50 runs off 5 balls), followed by Mohammad Rizwan (49 runs off 69 balls).
The Indian team showed consistency throughout the match and won the match by 7 wickets, with 192 runs in 30.3 overs. This was India’s third consecutive win in the World Cup 2023. India still has six more matches left in the tournament.
The Indian team achieved a few milestones during this match:
- Jasprit Bumrah became the joint-highest wicket-taker of One Day Internationals (ODI) World Cup 2023 by taking two wickets
- Rohit Sharma became the third player to hit 300 sixes in ODIs, after Shahid Afridi and Chris Gayle
- Rohit Sharma scored a half-century off 36 balls
- Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century off 62 balls
- Bumrah became the player of the match
India and Pakistan have long been sports rivals. The sports matches between the two nations have always had everyone on the edge of their seats. The cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of the biggest sports rivalries in the world.
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