Pakistan is looking to regroup after suffering an early loss in the form of Babar Azam’s wicket. The early breakthrough for India came courtesy of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who got rid of Babar in the third over of the match. Mohammad Rizwan had escaped an early leg-before-wicket appeal, which had been made against him when Bhuvneshwar’s nip-backer came close to catching him off guard.
Rizwan got off to a shaky start, but Babar Azam got off to a spectacular drive right away to get the ball rolling. Rishabh Pant was passed over for a spot in India’s playing eleven in favor of Dinesh Karthik, keeping in mind the fact that Karthik is an experienced player.
Virat Kohli is back in action after being given some time off during India’s most recent two trips (to the West Indies and Zimbabwe), so all eyes are on him. The man who once led India will compete in his hundredth Twenty20 International match, making him the first Indian player to compete in at least one hundred matches across all three forms.
Babar Azam departs for a low score
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced a few hours before today’s Twenty20 International match against India that the young Pakistani bowler Naseem Shah would make his Twenty20 International debut today. Hasan Ali has also joined the Pakistan squad after being called in as a late substitute for Mohammad Wasim Jr., who was injured after suffering a side strain.
India and Pakistan are finally facing one another in a cricket match after a break of nearly a full year. The most recent occasion that these two sides competed against one another was during a Twenty20 World Cup match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The squad captained by Babar Azam emerged victorious on match day, scoring a 10-wicket victory over their fiercest opponents.
In that match, Pakistan achieved its first victory against India in a match of the World Cup. And now, India, at long last, has the opportunity to get its revenge on the defeat. In the Asia Cup, Team India is facing Pakistan at the same location on Sunday. Rohit will lead the Indian side. The much-anticipated meeting will serve as the first game of the season for both squads.
Twitter Reacts:
Indian fans praising Babar Azam be like #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/AgfdO9gY07
— Comfortably Numb (@ronniecristin) August 28, 2022
This too shall pass. Stay strong. #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/UZKjjw49vu
— Virat Kohli (@Iewangoalskiiii) August 28, 2022
Heart 💔#BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/6RNVjvMyx4
— Call me Weird But (@CallmeweirdBut) August 28, 2022
Before he was out at 10 this match,
Babar Azam had 15 fifty-plus scores in last 17 innings in international cricket.#INDvPAK— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) August 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/aakashvkfan/status/1563899207819431940?s=20&t=nifHZj7obytefjoTLbcv3w
Babar azam failure batsman 10(9)
— Hans moran (@Hansmoran4) August 28, 2022
Babar azam is like that son, no matter how bad he does, he's always going to be dear to his mother. We all are moms to him.
— Lidocaine (@pinkismyco) August 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/IamVtrived/status/1563899167839485952?s=20&t=nifHZj7obytefjoTLbcv3w
Dil hai Toota,toote Hain Hum💔
Pak vs Ind
#BabarAzam𓃵#INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2022— Ammar Saeed Sheikh (@ammarsaeedsheik) August 28, 2022
