World Cup: India extend winning streak against Pakistan in Ahmedabad
India stretched their winning streak against Pakistan at ICC World Cups to 8-0 with a 7-wicket win in Ahmedabad on Saturday
Mohammed Siraj and Hardik Pandya accounted for Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq respectively
Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan then helped Pakistan recover with a solid 82-run stand for the third wicket
Mohammed Siraj’s dismissal of Babar (50) however, would trigger a Pakistani batting collapse of epic proportions
Kuldeep Yadav removed Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed in one over after Siraj’s breakthrough as Pakistan continued to slide
Jasprit Bumrah then removed Rizwan and Shadab Khan to dent Pakistan’s hopes of mounting a fightback
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli were dismissed for identical scores of 16 during India’s chase, dismissed by Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali respectively
Rohit however, took the Pakistan bowlers to the cleaners from the word go and would go on to bring up his 53rd ODI fifty
‘Hitman’, though, fell narrowly short of scoring back-to-back World Cup hundreds, getting dismissed for a 63-ball 86 with India on the verge of victory
Shreyas Iyer would ultimately guide Team India home to a seven-wicket win with 117 deliveries to spare, remaining unbeaten on 117