Despite a very good begin from Pakistan, they dramatically collapsed from 155 for 2 to all out for 191, and a fantastic 86 from captain Rohit Sharma set India up for a snug win.
Sharma fell simply wanting making it back-to-back centuries on the match, however his knock was greater than sufficient to ship India on their technique to an enormous win over their rivals within the largest match of the group-stage. Pakistan have now misplaced all eight matches the edges have performed on the World Cup.
Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq bought Pakistan off to a strong begin, earlier than captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan started to pose issues for the hosts with a beneficial partnership of 82 off 103 balls.
India then bought a grip on the sport in a chaotic interval that noticed Pakistan lose 5 wickets for 16 runs, sparked by Mohammed Siraj bowling Azam out simply because the Pakistan captain introduced up his half-century, lowering them to 155 for 3.
The momentum shift grew to become obvious when Kuldeep Yadav struck twice within the thirty third over to dismiss Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed and Jasprit Bumrah then despatched Rizwan’s stumps flying for 49, earlier than placing once more to bowl Shadab Khan.
Hardik Pandya took Mohammad Nawaz’s wicket earlier than Ravindra Jadeja wrapped the sport as much as dismiss Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf with seven overs remaining.
Chasing 192, Shubman Gill made a fast begin hitting 4 boundaries earlier than being caught by Khan off Shaheen Shah Afridi, however Sharma was simply the star of the innings, taking management after Gill’s departure.
The captain smashed 39 in a 56-run partnership with Virat Kohli, who fell for 16, and alongside Shreyas Iyer the pair simply chased down the runs with a 77-run partnership.
Sharma’s glittering innings was dropped at an finish by Afridi because the opener departed for 86 runs off 63 balls, however KL Rahul and Iyer noticed the aspect over the road, with the latter smashing 4 to convey up his 50 and win the sport with 117 balls to spare.
Additional reporting by PA Sport
