Having needed to bat first, Team India lost the quick wickets of their stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Coming to bat at number three, Rishabh Pant smashed a gritty 42 runs off 31 deliveries. His knock was laced with 6 fours
Axar Patel was the man who shouldered Pant during the innings built-up. Patel in his 18-ball knock accumulated 20 runs including 2 fours and 1 six. With this, the "Men in Blue" managed to post 119 runs on board against Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium
During the run chase, the "Green Shirts" kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In an attempt to take Pakistan par the line, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored 31 runs but fell short to lead Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah displayed an exceptional spell against Pakistan. The pacer bagged three crucial wickets of skipper Babar Azam, Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed. Bumrah ended his four overs by conceding just 14 runs for three wickets
Hardik Pandya (2 wickets), Arshdeep Singh (1 wicket) and Axar Patel's (1 wicket) spells were equally important as Bumrah's. Rohit Sharma-led Team India yet again registered another World Cup win against their arch-rivals Pakistan
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