Dubai: Pakistan defeated India by 5 wickets in the Super-4 of the Asia Cup played in Dubai. After playing first, the Indian team scored 181 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In response, Pakistan chased down the target one ball first in the last over. Mohammad Nawaz played a match-changing innings for Pakistan. Nawaz played a stormy innings of 42 runs in 20 balls. During this, his bat hit six fours and two sixes.
In this victory, Pakistan’s all-rounder Nawaz became the hero. He first prevented the Indian batsmen from scoring fast runs with his bowling and then later removed the pressure from his team by batting sternly. He was also adjudged ‘Player of the Match’.
When Nawaz came to the crease in batting, then Pakistan was scoring runs at an average of 7.50 runs per over. He started hitting scores at once after arriving and removed the pressure from the Pakistan team by scoring 42 runs in 20 balls. On his batting, he said, ‘When I came to bat, we needed runs at an average of 10 runs per over. So I thought that whatever chance I get, I have to attack. It was clear in my mind that I have to hit every ball that comes in my zone.