India cruise past anxious Pakistan
Once again an anxious Pakistan made too many mistakes in a big match against India, and lost comprehensively
21/03Result
13th Match, Group 2 (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 21 2014
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
130/7 -
![India]( "India")
131/3 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
21/03Result
13th Match, Group 2 (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 21 2014
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
130/7 -
![India]( "India")
131/3 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
V Kohli
36(32) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 11 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
SK Raina
35(28) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
- Productive Shot
- pull/hook on back foot
- 12 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.50, Interval 20.50-21.10, Second Session 21.20-22.30
Match days
21 March 2014 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Pakistan 0
Scorecard Summary
PAKISTAN 130/7 (20 OVERS)
- Ahmed Shehzad22 (17)
- Umar Akmal33 (30)
- Amit Mishra2/22 (4)
- Ravindra Jadeja1/18 (4)
INDIA 131/3 (18.3 OVERS)
- Suresh Raina*35 (28)
- Virat Kohli*36 (32)
- Saeed Ajmal1/18 (4)
- Bilawal Bhatti1/17 (2)
India 4 Pakistan 0 in World T20s. India have been in pretty poor form coming into this tournament, but they have been on top today. The gamble with three specialist spinners worked wonders, with Amit Mishra a leading contender for the Man of the Match award. Once the Pakistan batting could muster only 130, it was always going to be tough to defend. There were a few tight moments, but India were never really in deep trouble in the chase.
An important results as the teams are in a tough group, which also includes defending champions West Indies and highly rated Australia. Not easy to qualify from this group.
Amit Mishra is the Man of the Match: "I did some hard work, I'm very happy we won this match. I'm always thinking of going for wickets, and building up pressure. MS gave me a lot of support today, the sort of support you need as a bowler."
Presentation ceremony coming up.
Hafeez: "The pitch was damp a little, not coming onto the bat, there was extra bounce. We were 20 runs short, we also dropped some catches, we have to take them in matches like this. Long way to go in this tournament. Maqsood has natural talent to hit the ball hard."
Dhoni: "A few dropped catches, it would have been better if we could have taken them, apart from that it was a fantastic game. Rohit and Dhawan gave us a good start, Kohli and Raina capitalised. It is good to see Raina among the runs, with him around it gives us the firepower in the middle order. [About extra spinners] we will have to decide based on how much dew is there, I think today Amit Mishra bowled 70-75% of what he can bowl."
India couldn't have asked for a better start to their World T20. A comfortable victory over their archrivals in a tough group, with the bowlers delivering and Raina finding his touch. Here's our match report: India cruise past anxious Pakistan.
There'll be much more on the site shortly from Abhishek Purohit and Mohammad Isam, our two correspondents in Mirpur. But for now, it's a wrap. See you all tomorrow. G'night!
18.3
1
Umar Gul to Raina, 1 run, down the leg side, Raina has the simple job of helping that off his thigh pad towards fine leg, and that's a straightforward win for India
18.2
6
Umar Gul to Raina, SIX, scores are level as Raina deposits this over the midwicket boundary
18.1
0
Umar Gul to Raina, no run, dropped, Raina gets a let off at midwicket, a short of length ball is thumped to midwicket, Hafeez should have taken this though it was a little away from him to his left
END OF OVER:18 | 9 Runs | IND: 124/3 (7 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.88, RRR: 3.50)
- Virat Kohli36 (32b)
- Suresh Raina28 (25b)
- Junaid Khan3-0-23-0
- Saeed Ajmal4-0-18-1
17.6
4
Junaid Khan to Kohli, FOUR, length ball is flicked to the midwicket boundary, doesn't bother keeping it down, picking the gap perfectly
17.5
0
Junaid Khan to Kohli, no run, defended towards point off the front foot
Junaid switches to round the wicket, mid-on moves to long-on
17.4
1
Junaid Khan to Raina, 1 run, drops this towards point for a quick single
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