The T20 World Cup 2024 Group In India vs. Pakistan is always a big match, and hence this match proved it as both teams performed at their best and gave the viewers some landmark moments. Pakistan, giving a tame chase to India’s humble score of 119, were ponies just six runs short of the tally in what turned out to be a see-saw final.
The match was presented as a tournament of outstanding bowling performances by teams, with the presenters pointing out that the bowlers were performing with considerable skill and precision under pressure. India bowlers showed great patience and reimbursement throughout the period and did an excellent job of not allowing the Pakistani batting line-up to dominate the over.
Thrilling Encounter Unfolds
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The Indian cricket team batted first and experienced a tough time against Pakistanis as it became prey, losing all ten wickets in 19 overs and thus managing to set a target for Pakistan of only 120 runs. However, this turned out to be adequate for the Indian bowlers, especially the current world best Jaspit Bumrah and hardness Pandya, who bowled out the Pakistani team for a meager 113 runs.
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Naseem Shah’s Late Heroics For Pakistan Team
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However, Pak could not put up a decent chase for the target to win. Naseem Shah stood up to the challenge with the bat as he stayed not out on 10 off 4 balls. Unfortunately, his efforts were not enough to win the game for his side; in fact, it was a mere morale boost to the whole team. The outfield displayed numerous raw emotions after that match’s end, particularly with Naseem Shah shedding tears and Shaheen Afridi seen comforting him.
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Babar Azam Reflects on the Loss
Considering Pakistan’s performance, captain Babar Azam also shared his views during the press conference, wherein he hailed the bowling but at the same time felt let down by the batting department. He said that the team batted poorly and that too many dot balls were delivered in the process of chasing a below-par target.
Azam stressed normal play and the need to have a change on strike as he further encouraged the batsmen to cash in during early overs in the innings.
With the defeat, Pakistan’s T20 World Cup hopes hang on a thread, and so captain Azam pointed out that they needed to win their two outstanding group matches to get into the Super 8 stage. Pak’s chances of qualifying for the knockout stage now remain based on getting maximum points in the remaining matches and hoping for other losing matches as well.
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