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India vs Pakistan: Team India once again thrashed Pakistan in a one-sided World T20 match in Colombo on Sunday with an easy victory.
Team India thrashed Pakistan once again in a one-sided T20 World Cup match in Colombo on Sunday. Pakistan could not stand in front of India in any category of bat and ball. Tilak Verma made a great achievement by coming to bowl against Pakistan in the match. He dismissed Shadab Khan on the first ball of his over. With this wicket, he entered a rare list. He is the second Indian bowler to take a first-ball wicket in T20 World Cup history.
Earlier this precedent was set by Arshdeep Singh. He dismissed Babar Azam first ball in his first match against Pakistan in Melbourne in 2022. As a result, this success of Tilak is getting special importance in Indian cricket. Experts believe that this success in bowling as well as batting will increase his confidence as a young cricketer.
Not only Tilak, other bowlers also showed great performance in India-Pakistan match. Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Akshar Patel and Varun Chakraborty took two wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav also picked up a wicket for just 14 runs in three overs. The combined bowling power of the team made it possible to restrict Pakistan to less runs.
As a result of this victory, India won the match by 61 runs and became the first team from Group A to secure a place in the Super Eight. In addition, the number of victories of India against Pakistan in the history of T20 World Cup has increased to eight. As a result, this match was memorable for India not only in terms of victory but also in terms of statistics. Currently India-Pakistan result is 8-1 in T20 World Cup.
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IND vs PAK: This feat as the second Indian! Tilak Verma set a unique example as a bowler against Pakistan
