T20 World Cup 2021: WATCH- Mohammad Rizwan hitting the shots v India that he visualized before the match

Rizwan made 79* as Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets.

By Jatin Sharma - 25 Oct, 2021

Mohammad Rizwan was the main aggressor in Pakistan’s historic 10-wicket win over India in their T20 World Cup 2021 tournament opener on October 24 in Dubai. Thanks to half-centuries from Rizwan and captain Babar Azam, Pakistan earned their maiden win over archrivals in World Cups.

Batting first after losing the toss India managed just 151/7 in 20 overs as Shaheen Afridi rocked them by removing openers Rohit Sharma for a golden duck and KL Rahul for a single-digit score. Though Rishabh Pant made 39 and Virat Kohli held the innings with 57, Afridi returned to take the wicket of the Indian skipper and kept the Indian innings to a below-par total.

In reply, Babar Azam made 62* in 52 balls with 2 sixes and 6 fours, while Mohammad Rizwan hit 79* in 55 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes as Pakistan reached the target in 17.5 overs without losing a wicket.

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This was Pakistan’s first win by 10 wickets in T20I history and India’s first such loss. With this loss, India’s streak of victories in World cup tournaments over Pakistan came to an end on 12-0.

Meanwhile, ICC shared a video collage of Mohammad Rizwan’s innings and the keeper-batter visualizing his shots ahead of the match and compared the two. Rizwan hit shots exactly where he had visualized with exact perfection.

Here is the video:

 

By Jatin Sharma - 25 Oct, 2021

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