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IND vs PAK: Ishan Kishan’s devastating batting on a tough wicket had India in the early stages of the match. Later, Pakistan returned to the match under the influence of spinners. In the end, India scored 175 runs after losing wickets in 20 overs.
Colombo: India-Pakistan match is a bone-to-neck fight. The Colombo wicket made the match even more interesting. Ishan Kishan’s devastating batting on a tough wicket had India in the early stages of the match. Later, Pakistan returned to the match under the influence of spinners. In the end, India scored 175 runs after losing wickets in 20 overs. Ishan Kishan played the highest innings of 77 runs. Saim Ayub took the highest wicket for Pakistan.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. The start was not good at all for the Indian team. Abhishek Sharma returned to the dressing room without opening the account. He was victimized by Salman Agar. But at the beginning of the second over, Ishan Kishan started hitting by hitting Shaheen Afridi for a six. That wicket is paradise for spinners. There, Ishan Kishan walked the path of counter-attack.
Ishan Kishan played with the Pakistan bowlers. He played one eye-catching shot after another. Along with Tilak Verma, Jhoro built a strong partnership and made India a strong base. Ishan Kishan completed his half century in 27 balls. He didn’t stop even though Pawakar play was over. Play attacking cricket. Finally, Ishan returned to Sajghar after playing an innings of 77 runs off 40 balls. His innings consisted of 10 fours and 3 sixes.
As soon as Ishan got out, it became difficult for India to score runs on tough wickets. The puck spinners started bowling tight again. Ayub dismissed Tilak Verma for 25 and Hardik for no runs. Losing successive wickets, India fell under some pressure. Suryakumar Yadav continued to bat with a cool head. Ladaku played an innings of 32 runs and was dismissed by Usman Tariq. Towards the end Rinku played some shots. Dube was run out for 27 runs. Akshar Patel was dismissed in the last ball of the innings.
Kolkata, West Bengal
IND vs PAK: Ishan’s mercurial batting on a tough wicket! India challenged Pakistan by 176 runs
