Yesterday night Eden gardens became
lightened up with the real charm, as India defeated Pakistan and from here
starts a new episode of Indian cricket. The match got delayed by half n hour
due to bad weather and also it was played for 18 overs instead of 20 overs.
Virat Kohli came out as the opening batsman and he was the one who changed the
entire picture of the match. He was the unbeaten champion of yesterday’s match
scoring 55 runs from 37 balls. India reached the target of 119 runs at 15.5
overs and finally snatched the victory from the Pakistan team. On the other
hand, Yuvraj Singh scored 24 in 23 and M.S. Dhoni 13 in 9 in a partnership with
Virat Kohli.
India celebrated the win for 6 wickets
and it was a great day for the Indian team who defeated Pakistan for the first
time at home ground. 118 by Pakistan seemed to be difficult to chase but the
Indian team took the challenge and finally won the match showing their credits.
Kohli made a striking difference but after he lost the opener Rohit Sharma and
then Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh rains he was in need of someone who can stay
with him building up a good partnership. Yuvraj Singh was able to strengthen
the partnership and the duo scored 66 runs from 44 balls that played a vital
role for the match to win. This helped India to regain confidence and chasing
the runs finally achieving the winning position. He chased a good 6 runs off
Wahab Riaz but after he scored 24 off 23 he tried another big one leading to
his catch out.
Finally, Dhoni came to the ground and
his six that added a great score leading India to reach the target eradicating
all the challenges. The role of the bowlers also cannot be ignored where Dhoni
selected Ashis Nehra who scored 1 for 20, Ravinder Jadega also scored 1 for 20
and Jasprit Bumrah who scored 1 for 32. Despite of the Pakistan team’s 57 runs
from 6 overs India managed to restrict their success at the final point.
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