On an absolute belter of a batting track, Pakistan crumbled under pressure against a disciplined Indian bowling line-up to get bowled out on 191 under 42.5 overs. After a solid start, Pakistan's batting lineup faced a middle-order collapse during their marquee World Cup clash against India. The partnership between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan pushed Pakistan beyond the 150-run mark, but their efforts were thwarted when Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah struck.
With this collapse, the Babar Azam-led side became the second team to hit no sixes during an innings in the ongoing World Cup. On the other hand, this collapse also got features among their worst batting collapses in ODIs.
Here is a list of records:
No sixes hit in an innings in this World Cup:
Aus vs SA Lucknow
Pak vs Ind Ahmedabad
Worst batting collapses for Pakistan in ODIs:
32/8 vs WI Cape Town 1993 (11/2 - 43/10)
33/8 vs SL Colombo RPS 2012 (166/2 - 199/10)
36/8 vs Ind Ahmedabad 2023 (155/2 - 191/10)
The trouble began when Mohammed Siraj dismissed Pakistan's captain, Babar Azam, who had scored 50 runs, breaking an 82-run partnership for the third wicket. Following Babar's dismissal, Pakistan's middle-order struggled against the combination of spin and pace from the Indian bowlers.
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Kuldeep Yadav took the wickets of Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed, both scoring in single digits, leaving Pakistan with only 166 runs for the loss of five wickets. The fall of wickets continued as Jasprit Bumrah dismissed the in-form Mohammad Rizwan for 49 runs. Bumrah added another wicket to his tally by getting rid of Shadab Khan, Pakistan's premier all-rounder, who managed just 2 runs.
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The final three wickets fell to Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, concluding the Pakistan innings in just 42.5 overs.