India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets in a Sunday Thriller in Asia Cup 2022. Indian Bowlers put on a dominating front as they bundled out Pakistan at 147 in the campaign opener of Asia Cup 2022. Virat Kohli gave the nation a good start with bat and later Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya finished off in style to clinch India's campaign opener in Asia Cup.
Fiery and tight bowling spells by Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India bundled out arch-rival Pakistan for 147 in a blockbuster clash in the second match of the Asia Cup 2022 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan smashed 43 runs while Iftikhar Ahmed scored 28. For India Hardik Pandya bagged three while Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped four and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets.
Opting to field first, India got off to a decent start as their star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave his team a big breakthrough as he dismissed Pakistan captain Babar Azam after scoring 10 runs on 9 deliveries in the third over of the innings.
While the spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja helped get the runs in control.
Chasing a target of 148, Hardik hit three boundaries and a six in the last two overs to take India home with two balls to spare. Pandya remained unbeaten on 33, while both Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja played knocks of 35 each to give India a decent platform.
India currently leads the head-to-head record in Asia Cup by 9-5.