- Opening dual and Captain’s knock
Batting first, Indian openers struggled hard to open their arms in the initial overs of the game, with Mohammad Amir starting off well with intent. After the 10th over India had scored 46 runs without a loss. This helped India to take on the momentum and overpower pakistan’s bowlers. Wahab Riaz failed to get his length right and leaked 15 runs in his 3rd However, Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed in the 25th over for 68 runs.
The opening partnership of 136 runs played a very crucial role in keeping the pressure on Pakistan. Rohit Sharma missed his century by 9 runs and got run out for 91 by Mohammad Azam. Rohit- Dhawan partnership played a key role in India’s 2013 Champions Trophy triumph. After a not so impressing IPL, Virat Kohli came forward and smashed an unbeaten 81 runs.
