Ind vs Pak – Ishan Kishan’s Brilliant Knock Helps India Set 176-Run Target for Pakistan

Ind vs Pak: In their third match of the ICC T20 World Cup, the Indian cricket team batted first and scored 175 runs. Now, the Pakistani team will have to set a target of 176 runs to win, which does not seem easy against the Indian bowling.

In this match being played in Colombo, Ishan Kishan batted brilliantly and took the Pakistani bowlers to task. He faced 40 balls and scored 77 runs. Ishan Kishan’s strike rate was 192.50. Abhishek Sharma once again disappointed all the fans. He returned to the pavilion without opening his account after playing four balls.

Tilak Verma briefly steadied the innings but failed to make a significant contribution. The Indian cricket team is focused on winning the match at all costs, as it remains unbeaten in the tournament so far.

Indian Cricket Team’s Batting

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Batting first, India scored 175 runs after 20 overs, setting a target of 176 runs for Pakistan. Ishan Kishan scored 77 runs, including 10 fours and 3 sixes.

He played a total of 40 balls for this. Abhishek Sharma, who was left out of the second match, was included in the playing eleven with high expectations and sent to open the innings, but he returned without scoring. He also failed to open his account in the first match of this tournament against the USA.

He missed the second match against Namibia due to illness. Tilak Verma, who came in to bat at number three against Pakistan, lasted a while but was dismissed after 25 balls. Surya Kumar Yadav faced 29 balls and scored 32 runs. Hardik Pandya returned without scoring. Shivam Dubey scored a total of 27 runs off 17 balls. Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 11.

Pakistan’s Playing XI

Sam Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha (captain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, and Usman Tariq.

India’s Playing XI

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.