After casting off in an exasperated fit, Pandya, panting, was caught on the stump mics yelling at Kuldeep, “Apna ghatiya fielding pe aaya tha,” which can be very loosely translated to English as, “You have done yours as well.” After good recovery in the last play as the next delivery got to full off it, ended with a settled attempt here by Kuldeep.
“But Kuldeep should have done better there,” commented commentator Athar Ali Khan as showed the replay, Kuldeep failing to make contact with the hands during his dive.
In one swift moment, Pandya’s concentration was back on track. The next ball he bowled was right on target and slammed into Uman Tariq’s middle stump. That was the end of the match.
On the whole, he took 2 crucial wickets and gave away just 16 runs in 3 overs. He played an important role in restricting the Pakistan team to 114 runs in 18 overs.
India Sweeps in Batting and Bowling
India had earlier posted 175 runs for 7 wickets. The fast-flowing innings of Ishan Kishan, which will be remembered for a long time, counted to contribute in effecting his side that worthy win. The only thing about the total from India was validated by the total number of batsmen (upto 114) on the board of opponents Pakistan, in a wicket that was somewhat helpful to spinners, but on and off.
The Pakistanis never seemed to be getting their pursuit underway. Jasprit Bumrah picked up two in his very first spell, reducing Pakistan straightaway to 13 for 3. Usman Khan’s 44 was the sole high score for Pakistan as no longer did their lower-middle-order just stay focussed playing the Indian disciplined bowling attack with skillful display.
With an emphatic victory must proclaim the India dominance in an ICC event and gratefully assured a place in the Super Eights, presuming them to be potential contenders.
