India beat Pakistan by 05 Wickets In The Group A Match
ACC 15th Asia Cup T20 Championship 2022 – Group Stage – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Match 02
Pakistan put into bat, 147 all out – ( 19.5 Overs ) Mohammad Rizwan 43, Ifthikar Ahmed 28, Shahnawaz Dahani 16, Haris Rauf 13, Skipper Babar Azam 10, Fakhar Zaman 10, Shadab Khan 10 – Mohammad Rizwan / Ifthikar Ahmed added 45 runs for the 03rd wicket – then lost 05 wickets for the addition of 27 runs in the middle of the innings – first 06 overs : 43 / 2, 10 overs : 68 / 2, 15 overs : 103 / 5, last 4.5 overs : 44 / 5 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 / 26, Hardik Pandya 3 / 25, Arshdeep Singh 2 / 33, Dinesh Karthik 03 victims.
India in reply, 148 / 5 – ( 19.4 Overs ) Virat Kohli 35, Ravindra Jadeja 35, Hardik Pandya 33no, Suryakumar Yadav 18, Skipper Rohit Sharma 12, Extras 14 – Rohit Sharma / Virat Kohli put on 49 runs for the 02nd wicket, Ravindra Jadeja / hardik Pandya added 52 runs for the 05th wicket – first 06 overs : 38 / 1, 10 overs : 62 / 3, 15 overs : 97 / 4, iast 4.4 overs : 51 / 1 – Mohammad Nawaz 3 / 33 – career best – Naseem Shah 2 / 27 – on debut.
Player of the Match : Hardik Pandya – India
Virat Kohli played in his 100th T20 International. He became only the 02nd player after Ross Taylor of New Zealand to figure in 100 matches in all 03 formats – Tests, One Day Internationals & T20 Internationals.