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13th time lucky for Pakistan as India are crushed in dominant 10-wicket win at T20 World Cup despite Virat Kohli’s half-century
- Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets in dominating performance in Dubai
- India finished on 151-7 before Pakistan chased down total with 2.5 overs to spare
- Shaheen Shah Afridi named man of the match after finishing with figures of 3-31
- Comprehensive win marks first time Pakistan have beaten India at a World Cup
Pakistan finally beat India at a World Cup, thrashing their arch-rivals and the tournament favourites by 10 wickets on an extraordinary evening in the Gulf.
The closest the Pakistanis had come in 12 previous games — seven in the one-day World Cup, five in its Twenty20 equivalent — was a 20-over tie in South Africa in 2007. Even then, India won a bowlout.
Now they ended a painful hoodoo, thanks to an electric spell of left-arm fast bowling from Shaheen Shah Afridi, followed by a masterful partnership between captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.
Pakistan celebrated after beating India at a World Cup at the 13th time of asking
By the time Babar scampered the winning runs with 13 balls to spare, an Indian-heavy crowd of 16,500 had thinned out, leaving only delirious pockets of green and white.
This was every bit as astonishing as the events here 24 hours earlier, when England knocked over West Indies for 55.
The Super 12 stage of this World Cup has got off to a memorable start.
Babar had spoken in advance about forgetting his country’s wretched record against their neighbours, which sounded more like amateur psychology than a professional gameplan.
Babar Azam finished on 68* as Pakistan chased down India’s…
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Source : dailymail
