IND vs PAK, World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma, bowlers help India make it 8-0 against Pakistan

Indian cricket team recorded a thumping seven-wicket win over Pakistan in their third ICC World Cup 2023 match on Saturday, October 14. Bowlers shone again to bowl out Pakistan on just 191 runs while bowling first and then a sensational fifty from captain Rohit Sharma helped India register their eighth ODI World Cup win against their arch-rivals.

Both teams entered the game having won the opening two World Cup 2023 matches but it proved as a one-sided game at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Rohit won the toss and elected to bowl first with Shubam Gill returning to their playing XI. Pakistan fielded the same eleven after their record-breaking win against Sri Lanka in the previous game.

Pakistan managed to produce a positive start with Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique adding 41 runs for the first wicket. Mohammed Siraj and Hardik Pandya gave India initial success with two wickets in quick succession but Pakistan made a comeback with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan adding an impressive 82-run partnership for the third wicket.

Babar registered his maiden ODI fifty against India to return to his form and put Pakistan in a good position for a big total. But Siraj gave India a breakthrough with Babar’s wicket in the 30th over and that shifted the momentum for India. Pakistan lost five wickets inside six overs after Babar’s dismissal. Rizwan scored 49 runs to go top in the scoring chart in the tournament but that was not enough to save Pakistan from getting bowled out on 191 runs in 42.5 overs.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.

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