Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan beats India by 5 wickets after a nail biting last over
Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Asif and Khushdil Shah starred with bat to lead Pakistan to a five-wicket win over India in a Twenty20 thriller in the Asia Cup on Sunday.
The Pakistani innings started slow and the team lost skipper Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman within the first 10 overs of the innings. At that stage, Pakistan needed someone to stay with Mohammad Rizwan to bring Pakistan back into the game.
And the surprise decision to promote Mohammad Nawaz up in the order proved exactly that.
A 73-run partnership between Rizwan and Nawaz helped set the centre stage for Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah to finish the game for Pakistan.
The power hitter Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah bolstered the Pakistani squad to avenge their group match defeat from arch-rival India.
Chasing a big target of 182 runs for victory, the Men in Green crossed the winning line with a ball to spare and five wickets in hand. This was the first defeat for the Rohit-led squad in Asia Cup across the last three editions.
Nawaz played career best 42 including six boundaries and two long shots. Rizwan scored an unbeaten 71.
In the final match of the group stage, Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by a record 155 runs to qualify for the next stage and once again prepared the cricket fans for a thrilling contest between the arch-rivals.
The Men in Green were looking to avenge their opening defeat at the hands of the Men in Blue.
The two rival teams also faced each other last Sunday where Pakistan batted first and set a small target of 147 runs, but fast bowler Naseem Shah made the match interesting in the first over.
Naseem Shah also troubled the star batsman Virat Kohli and got a catch at slip position but Fakhar Zaman failed to catch the ball, India defeated Pakistan on the fourth ball of the last over by 5 wickets in the group match.
Earlier, after choosing to bowl first after winning the toss, Babar Azam said that the pitch was favorable for bowling first while there is a possibility of dew in the second half.
He said that he will try to maintain the winning streak while a change has been made in the team and Mohammad Hasnain has been included in the team instead of Shahnawaz Dahani.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pakistan 182/5 in 19.5 overs
Arshdeep Singh to Iftikhar Ahmed: 2 runs
Arshdeep Singh to Asif Ali: OUT!
Arshdeep Singh to Asif Ali: No run
Arshdeep Singh to Asif Ali: 4 runs!
Arshdeep Singh to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Pakistan after 19 overs: 175/4
Asif Ali 12/ Khushdil Shah 13
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: 4 runs!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 4 runs!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: WIDE!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: SIX!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: WIDE!
Pakistan after 18 overs: 156/4
Asif Ali 1/ Khushdil Shah 7
Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: 2 runs
Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: WIDE!
Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: No run
Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: WIDE!
Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: No run
Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: WIDE!
Pakistan after 17 overs: 148/4
Asif Ali 0/ Khushdil Shah 1
Hardik Pandya to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: OUT!
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: WIDE!
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!
Hardik Pandya to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Pakistan after 16 overs: 139/3
Mohammad Rizwan 65/ Khushdil Shah 1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Nawaz: OUT!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Nawaz: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Pakistan after 15 overs: 135/2
Mohammad Rizwan 62/Mohammad Nawaz 42
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!
Pakistan after 14 overs: 119/2
Mohammad Rizwan 55/Mohammad Nawaz 33
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: No run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Pakistan after 13 overs: 107/2
Mohammad Rizwan 52/Mohammad Nawaz 24
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run (leg bye)
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Pakistan after 12 overs: 96/2
Mohammad Rizwan 46/Mohammad Nawaz 20
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nawaz: SIX!
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run
Pakistan after 11 overs: 86/2
Mohammad Rizwan 44/Mohammad Nawaz 12
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: SIX!
Pakistan after 10 overs: 76/2
Mohammad Rizwan 35/Mohammad Nawaz 11
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: No run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: SIX!
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Pakistan after 9 overs: 67/2
Mohammad Rizwan 33/Mohammad Nawaz 4
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: No run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: OUT!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: 4 runs!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run
Pakistan after 8 overs: 57/1
Mohammad Rizwan 33/Fakhar Zaman 10
Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run, leg bye
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Pakistan after 7 overs: 51/1
Mohammad Rizwan 30/Fakhar Zaman 7
Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!
Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Pakistan after 6 overs: 44/1
Mohammad Rizwan 24/Fakhar Zaman 6
Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: SIX!
Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run
Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Pakistan after 5 overs: 36/1
Mohammad Rizwan 17/Fakhar Zaman 5
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!
Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman: 4 runs!
Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!
Pakistan after 4 overs: 22/1
Mohammad Rizwan 7/Fakhar Zaman 0
Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: No run
Ravi Bishnoi to Babar Azam: OUT!
Ravi Bishnoi to Babar Azam: No run
Ravi Bishnoi to Babar Azam: 2 runs
Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Pakistan after 3 overs: 19/0
Mohammad Rizwan 7/Babar Azam 12
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 4 runs!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 2 runs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 1 run
Pakistan after 2 overs: 11/0
Mohammad Rizwan 6/Babar Azam 5
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Arshdeep Singh to Babar Azam: 1 run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Pakistan after 1 over: 9/0
Mohammad Rizwan 5/Babar Azam 4
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 4 runs!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!
India after 20 overs: 181/7
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/ Ravi Bishnoi 8
Haris Rauf to Ravi Bishnoi: 4 runs!
Haris Rauf to Ravi Bishnoi: 4 runs!
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 1 + RUN OUT
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: WIDE!
India after 19 overs: 171/6
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/ Virat Kohli 59
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
Naseem Shah to Deepak Hooda: OUT!
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
Naseem Shah to Deepak Hooda: 1 run
India after 18 overs: 164/5
Deepak Hooda 15/ Virat Kohli 53
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: SIX!
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: No run
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 4 runs!
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: WIDE!
India after 17 overs: 148/5
Deepak Hooda 6/ Virat Kohli 47
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run
Haris Rauf to Deepak Hooda: 1 run
Haris Rauf to Deepak Hooda: 4 runs!
Haris Rauf to Deepak Hooda: No run
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 1 run
India after 16 overs: 140/5
Deepak Hooda 1/ Virat Kohli 44
Shadab Khan to Deepak Hooda: No run
Shadab Khan to Deepak Hooda: No run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Deepak Hooda: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
India after 15 overs: 135/5
Deepak Hooda 0/ Virat Kohli 40
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: No run
Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 4 (byes)
Mohammad Hasnain to Hardik Pandya: OUT!
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
India after 14 overs: 126/4
Hardik Pandya 0/ Virat Kohli 35
Shadab Khan to Hardik Pandya: No run
Shadab Khan to Rishabh Pant: OUT!
Shadab Khan to Rishabh Pant: 4 runs!
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Rishabh Pant: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: WIDE!
India after 13 overs: 118/3
Rishabh Pant 9/ Virat Kohli 33
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant: 1 run
Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant: 4 runs!
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!
India after 12 overs: 105/3
Rishabh Pant 4/ Virat Kohli 25
Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: No run
Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: No run
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: 1 run
India after 11 overs: 101/3
Rishabh Pant 2/ Virat Kohli 23
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: No run
Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: WIDE!
Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: WIDE!
Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: No run
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!
Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: No run
India after 10 overs: 93/3
Rishabh Pant 1/ Virat Kohli 18
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: OUT!
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run
India after 9 overs: 88/2
Suryakumar Yadav 12/ Virat Kohli 14
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!
Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run
India after 8 overs: 79/2
Suryakumar Yadav 10/ Virat Kohli 8
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 2 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: No run
Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: No run
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: 4 runs!
India after 7 overs: 71/2
Suryakumar Yadav 5 / Virat Kohli 5
Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!
Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run
Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: No run
Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: No run
Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 4 runs!
Shadab Khan to KL Rahul: OUT!
India after 6 overs: 62/1
KL Rahul 28/ Virat Kohli 0
Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: 1 run
Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: No run
Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: No run
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 1 run
Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: WIDE! + Four runs
Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: 1 run
Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: OUT!
India after 5 overs: 54/0
KL Rahul 26/ Rohit Sharma 28
Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: 2 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Rohit Sharma: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: No run
Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: 4 runs!
Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: No run
India after 4 overs: 46/0
KL Rahul 19/ Rohit Sharma 27
Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: No run
Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: No run
Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: 1 run
Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: 1 run
Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: SIX!
Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: 4 runs!
India after 3 overs: 34/0
KL Rahul 18/ Rohit Sharma 16
Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: SIX!
Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: No run
Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: 1 run
Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: No run
Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: 1 run
Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: SIX!
India after 2 overs: 20/0
KL Rahul 5/ Rohit Sharma 15
Mohammad Hasnain to KL Rahul: 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to KL Rahul: 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Rohit Sharma: 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Rohit Sharma: 4 runs!
Mohammad Hasnain to Rohit Sharma: No run
Mohammad Hasnain to KL Rahul: 1 run
India after 1 over: 11/0
KL Rahul 1/ Rohit Sharma 10
Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: SIX!
Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: No run
Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: 4 runs!
Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: No run
Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: 1 run
Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: No run
