Team India outplayed Pakistan in all facets of the game to register a crushing 228-run victory in the Asia Cup 2023 Super-4 clash at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Monday (September 11).
Invited to bat first, the Men in Blue rode on stunning hundreds from Virat Kohli (122* off 94) and KL Rahul (111* off 106) to pile up 356/2 on the board. Rohit Sharma (56 off 49) and Shubman Gill (58 off 52) also smashed dazzling half-centuries at the top.
In reply, Pakistan’s innings folded for a paltry 128 in just 32 overs. It was a listless batting performance from the Men in Green as no one managed to touch the 30-run mark. Fakhar Zaman top scored with 27.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav starred with the ball, returning with the figures of 5 for 25 in his eight overs. The wrist-spinner dismissed Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf en route to his second five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur also claimed one scalp each as India climbed to the top of the Super-4 points table with this emphatic victory.
For their clinical performance with both bat and ball, Rohit Sharma and his men received rich praise from the cricket fraternity on social media platform X.
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