Despite rain expected to play spoilsport, India opted to bat first in their opening fixture of the Asia Cup against Pakistan. The opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill combined for 15 runs inside the first four overs but the rain brought the match to a halt. Play resumed once again after a few minutes and the game completely changed for the Indian team after that. They lost four wickets in quick succession thanks to Shaheen Afridi’s vicious spell and the scoreboard was reduced to 66/4 as a result.
However, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya joined forces to build a significant partnership for the fifth wicket with both batters scoring fifties. Kishan played a knock of 82 runs while Hardik contributed 87 runs to the team total and India posted 266 on the scoreboard as a result. Shaheen Afridi picked four wickets while Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf scalped three wickets apiece.
India set up an interesting encounter with the kind of total they posted but the Rain Gods had other plans as a relentless downpour in the second innings meant that the game had to be called off without a ball bowled.
Where is the rivalry?
— andre bapat (@AndreBapat82195)
LOL
Too identical (the shot I meant 😂)
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Need some treatment
This is the man you were hugging & smiling
— BALA (@erbmjha)
Expecting same treatment in the second inning.
Bharvay aukaat me rho
Too hot for Kohli
Kohli's reaction 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
— Jon Snow aka Aegon Targaryen (@mjtheorem)
Rain the saviour
Only Rain can save India from humiliation 💯. | | | |
— Ehtisham Siddique (@iMShami_)
Super knock
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Super knock 👊🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
super duper
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Super knock ��🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
1st time
Today is the first time visiting pacers took all 10 wickets in ODI innings in Sri Lanka.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Shaheen + Naseem + Rauf shared all wickets to bowl out India for 266.
The only guy to blame
He is the only guy to blame for not coming to Pakistan and ruining such a big event by shifting to Sri Lanka with this Weather🙏.
— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial)
A masterclasss
Masterclass from Rohit Sharma to bat first. Good batting practice for our batters and our bowlers are still fresh 🤣
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
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