Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh put up a roaring performance, early with the ball against Pakistan on Sunday, October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He struck a double blow to the arch-rivals dismissing arguably two of their best batters, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan was left reeling for 15/2, early in the match.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first, allowing his bowlers to use the conditions on offer effectively. Arshdeep Singh proved his skipper’s decision correct as he took two quick wickets to push Pakistan on the back foot. Bowling the second over of the innings, Arshdeep Singh dismissed Babar Azam for a golden duck. He bowled an inswinger, which rapped into Babar’s pads.
Soon, Rizwan too followed Babar Azam back into the hut. The Indian pacer bowled a short and quick delivery, Rizwan tried to hook but ended up top-edging the delivery. Bhuvneshwar Kumar completed the formalities by completing the catch. Rizwan managed just four runs from twelve deliveries at the crease.
In the air & taken in the deep by @BhuviOfficial! 👏 👏@arshdeepsinghh scalps his 2⃣nd wicket as he dismisses Mohammad Rizwan. 👍 👍
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/mc9useyHwY #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/fr7MKHFUTE
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 23, 2022
Let’s take a look at how fans reacted to Arshdeep Singh’s successful spell against Pakistan:
Full delivery and Make them play in front rather square. Well done Arshdeep 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 23, 2022
Woot!
He's taken out Pakistan's two best batter.
And, Arshdeep Singh hasn't bowled a yorker yet.— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) October 23, 2022
Arshdeep Singh right now pic.twitter.com/j7o96hKcX2
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) October 23, 2022
Remember the name – Arshdeep Singh. pic.twitter.com/czKwuK7L1x
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 23, 2022
Arshdeep Singh! 🤌#INDvPAK #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ayE1HFnpGq
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 23, 2022
Arshdeep Singh becomes the first bowler to dismiss both Pakistan openers Babar and Rizwan at single digit scores in the same innings.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) October 23, 2022
A picture for the Ages!!
Arshdeep Singh, you little superstar 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/xsayqUZ0Aw— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) October 23, 2022
#arshdeepsingh you beauty. Wow 🤩. What a start for the men in blue. @arshdeepsinghh #INDvPAK #T20worldcup22
— Ashish Reddy (@ashishreddy_9) October 23, 2022
Second wicket! Arshdeep Singh scripting his history here at the MCG. Well done young man! Big boys gone for Pakistan. #INDvPAK @RevSportz
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 23, 2022
To Rizwan with love, Arshdeep Singh ❤️#INDvPAK #IndvsPak #SportsYaari pic.twitter.com/hwryUHMcAI
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) October 23, 2022
"Your apology needs to be as loud as your disrespect was" ft- Arshdeep Singh 💙#INDvPAK • #T20worldcup pic.twitter.com/fUENSF44KH
— 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 (@SaurabhTripathS) October 23, 2022
Such sweet victory today! The fact that this man was being trolled a month ago, absolutely letting his actions do the talking! #arshdeepsingh #indiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/rK1xZ5XMTb
— Sanchita Jhunjhunwala (@sanchita2627) October 23, 2022
Iftikhar Ahmed’s fifty lights up Melbourne Cricket Ground
After a couple of early blows to the Pakistan team, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood stabilized the Pakistan innings against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Group A clash of the 2022 T20 World Cup. Iftikhar played a brilliant knock of 51 runs off just 34 deliveries. He slammed two boundaries and four sixes during his innings.
Ahmed took on Axar Patel, slamming him for three consecutive sixes. He was finally dismissed, lbw, by Mohammed Shami in the next over. Meanwhile, Pakistan has also lost their fourth wicket in Shadab Khan. They are 96/4 in 13.2 overs, with Shan Masood at the crease on 30 runs off 27 deliveries along with Haider Ali.
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