Record Breaking India Pulverise Arch Rivals & Neighbours Hapless Pakistan by 228 runs in a Rain Hit -Two Day – One Day International

India put into bat, 356 / 2 – ( 50 Overs ) Virat Kohli 122no ( 3×6, 9×4, 94 balls ) – surpassed 13,000 runs in One Day Internationals, the fastest out of 05 batters to achieve this feat – Lokesh Rahul 111no ( 2×6, 12×4, 106 balls ) – Shubman Gill 58 ( 10×4, 52 balls ), Skipper Rohit Sharma 56 ( 4×6, 6×4, 49 balls ) – Rohit Sharma / Lokesh Rahul 121 run opening stand, Virat Kohli / Lokesh Rahul 233 run unbroken partnership for the 03rd wicket – the highest partnership for any wicket in an Asia Cup One Day International, also the highest partnership for any wicket for India against Pakistan in an One Day International – first 10 overs : 61 / 0, 25 overs : 150 / 2, last 10 overs : 105 / 0 – Shadab Khan 1 / 71, Shaheen Afridi 1 / 79. The total is the joint highest for India against Pakistan in an One Day International.

Pakistan in reply, 128 all out – ( 32 Overs ) Fakhar Zaman 27, Agha Salman 23, Ifthikar Ahmed 23, Extras 17 – 02 batters absent hurt – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 79 runs, the last 05 wickets added 32 runs – first 10 overs : 43 / 1, 25 overs : 101 / 5, last 07 overs : 27 / 5 – Kuldeep Yadav 5 / 25.

Player of the Match : Virat Kohli – India

The game was resumed / continued on the reserve day. Play was curtailed by rain on both days.

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