Pakistan’s disappointing T20 World Cup journey continued on Sunday when they capitulated to arch-rival India in the dying moments of the overnight game in New York.
Defending a modest 119-run total, India bowled intelligently to restrict Pakistan — their longstanding opponents — to 113 for the loss of seven wickets.
The result left the Green Shirts teetering on the brink of an early exit from the mega even. To stay in the contest, they will have to win their matches both against Ireland and Canada.
Jasprit Bumrah removed skipper Babar Azam and kept Pakistani batters struggling in a low-scoring match, which was earlier billed as the biggest encounter of the World Cup.
In the 15th over, Bumrah cleaned up Mohammad Rizwan (31), with Iftikhar, Shadab Khan and other middle-order batsmen failing to show any spine.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl in New York’s overcast conditions, bundling the opposition out for a paltry 119.
Pacer Nasim Shah had Virat Kohli caught at point by Usman Khan in the second over. Rohit Sharma was the next to fall to Shaheen Shah Afridi, caught in the deep by Haris Rauf.
In the 8th over, Nasim removed Axar while Suryakumar Yadav was sent back to the dugout by Haris in the 12th over.
According to Dawn, Shivam Dube scooped the ball to Naseem and departed next as the pacer bagged his third scalp.
Mohammad Amir accounted for Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja, leaving the Indian innings in tatters.
In the wake of back-to-back losses, Pakistan must win against Canada and Ireland to stay with a chance of qualifying for the Super-Eight stage.
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