IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022: Hardik Pandaya announced Man of the Match as India defeat Pakistan by 5 wickets; PM Modi congratulates team

IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022: India won the match against Pakistan by five wickets with Hardik Pandaya finishing off in style with a sixer. Pandaya was named Man of the Match for his innings where he scored 33 off 17 balls and took three wickets. For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah has bagged two wickets each. While Pakistan registered a slow start, it managed to take the scoreboard to 147. It was Indian pacers that shined in the innings with Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagging four wickets, Hardik Pandaya taking three, and Arshdeep took two wickets. India won the toss and has elected to bowl first. Let’s dive into the current forms of the two teams as it may give an idea as to which one is going to moonwalk to the victory line. India last played against West Indies in a T20I series earlier this month, and won the series 4-1. On the other hand, Pakistan lost a T20I match against Australia in April this year by 3 wickets. Recently, Pakistan defeated Netherlands in an ODI series 3-0.

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Going by statistics, Pakistan and India have played 9 T20I matches so far out of which India won 7 while Pakistan won only 2 matches. India the last 5 games, India won 4 matches while Pakistan won only once. Both the teams are now going to face each other for the second time at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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Key Players from India and Pakistan:

Rohit Sharma is leading the India team in Asia Cup 2022. Some crucial batsmen who can win one for home are KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav. Some of the key bowlers include Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh. Needless to say, Kholi will be looking forward to make his 100th T20 international appearance to end the debate on his future in the shorter version of the game.

Babar Azam is skipper of Pakistan team in Asia Cup 2022. Some of the important players from the team are Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, and Asif Ali. Prominent bowlers from the team include Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, and Usman Qadir.

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Asia Cup, 2022Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai   02 February 2023