Pakistan win against India marks it as one of the most historic days in Pakistan’s history. A team virtually written off right from the start of the tournament did a surprising comeback. It won all its matches after the defeat against India in a remarkable fashion.
Pakistan Win Against India – The Toss
Pakistan win against India comes on a big total set by the team. Apparently, it was a bad toss to lose. After winning the toss, India’s confident team thought it should put Pakistan into batting. The Indian team, one of the best run chasers of the game, thought they could curtail the opposition at a low total. Cricket experts and fans believed that Pakistan could only have a chance if it could reach a total of 280 or 290. Even then, some experts said Pakistan should aim for 350 runs if they want to win this game. However, Pakistan had other ideas.
Bit of Luck with Superb Batting Performance
Pakistan’s opening batting had a bit of luck in the beginning. A catch of Fakhar Zaman at the start of the game gave hope of early domination to the Indian fans. However, their happiness did not last long. The no-ball by Jasprit Bumrah gave a second life to the freely expressing Fakhar Zaman. However, Fakhar Zaman grabbed the opportunity with both hands to make a quick and punishing 114 off 106 balls.
On the contrary, Azhar Ali did equally well with the bat. The opening partnership gave Pakistan a great stand. The Pakistani Team had broken their shackles. The middle order batsmen contributed significantly with bad. Hafeez’s quick fire half century with Imad Wasim gave a massive target of 339 for Indian to win the match.
Mohammad Amir’s Spell from the Hell Greatly Contributed to Pakistan Win Against India
Mohammad Amir also made the most out of the chance given to him for his comeback. He did not only work hard to make his place in the team but also made a strong statement in the ICC Champions Trophy Finals of 2017. India had all the reasons to be confident about their win. They had the top three most run-scoring batsmen to unnerve any bowling attack like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shikhar Dhawan.
Mohammad Amir understood the difference he coulindid make to the Pakistan win against India. So he started a very aggressive first over. He first trapped Rohit Sharma before the wickets with an incoming ball. It was a plumb lbw, and the umpire had no choice but to give out. Then came the most precious wicket of Virat Kohli. Besides Fakhar Zaman, Virat Kohli also had a second life. In the first instance, Virat Kohli got a nick to Azhar Ali in slips but got dropped. But a confident Mohammad Amir went back to his run-up to deliver a gem of a ball, edging Virat Kohli out the very next bowl. And soon Shikhar Dawan also fell to the unstoppable Mohammad Amir with a simple catch to the keeper.
Once India was three down, it was only a matter of time before the entire team would go down. India fell short of 180 runs when chasing the big total of 338 against Pakistan.
Hassan Ali, the star performer for Pakistan also took three wickets. Notable contributions were made by other bowlers to contain runs and finally get India all out.
Sarfraz Ahmed on Pakistan Win Against India
Sarfraz Ahmed and his team members were jubilant over the victory against one of the most difficult to beat oppositions in cricket.
Sarfraz Ahmed said that when his team arrived, no one was giving a chance to them to go any further in the tournament. Furthermore, he stated that they had entered as number 8 team in the ICC tournament but eventually won the tournament. The captain was happy that his boys had done a tremendous job. Sarfraz praised the young lot doing so well despite lacking the experience to play big games. He had words of praise for Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, and Shadab.
On the question of dedicating the win, he said the journalists should avoid asking him that question. An earlier question of dedicating the win had landed him in a lot of trouble. On Pakistan win against India, Sarfraz said that other nations should come to play with Pakistan. Furthermore, he stated that he felt sad that there was no international cricket in the country for the last eight years.
Indian Captain Virat Kohli on Pakistan win against India
The Indian captain was gracious with his words and did praise the team Pakistan for their outstanding performance. He said that Pakistan cricket team has the potential to win against any side in the world. He seemed a lot disappointed with his team’s performance, particularly bowlers. Kohli believed his team should have taken more wickets and needed to be more aggressive.
Mickey Arthur on Pakistan Win Against India
The Pakistan team coach said that hopefully, this win would restart international cricket in Pakistan. He also expressed his belief that this win will help uplift the Pakistani nation. Furthermore, he was hopeful that the upcoming World XI in Pakistan would further pave the way for return of international cricket in Pakistan. Lastly, he said that he coached South Africa to help them reach five semi-finals, but they never went to the final. However, Pakistan went to one final and won the event.
