June 9th 2024.
In an exciting T20 World Cup match in New York, India faced a disappointing mid-innings collapse on a difficult pitch against their rivals Pakistan. Despite Rishabh Pant's impressive efforts, the rest of the star-studded Indian team struggled to adapt to the challenging conditions. Thanks to a strong all-round bowling performance from Pakistan, India was dismissed with an over to spare, with Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf taking three wickets each.
The match was delayed by 50 minutes due to intermittent rain and eventually began under overcast skies. As expected, Pakistan's captain Babar Azam chose to put India in to bat after winning the toss. After a strong start from Rohit Sharma in the opening over, the rain returned and caused a further delay of 30 minutes. When play resumed, India's captain Virat Kohli hit a beautiful cover drive but was soon caught out by a wide and short ball from Naseem Shah.
With India in trouble at 19 for 2, the team made a surprising decision to promote Axar Patel to number four in order to protect Suryakumar Yadav. Despite this unexpected move, Axar played some bold shots, including a six off Shaheen Afridi, before being dismissed. Pant then came to the crease and formed a crucial partnership with Axar, adding 39 runs in just 30 balls.
Pant, who was dropped early in his innings, rode his luck to score a pivotal 42 runs. With the help of a few streaky fours, he gained in confidence and played some fearless shots, including a reverse sweep off Imad Wasim. A brief partnership with Suryakumar Yadav took India to a promising 81 for 3 in the first 10 overs.
Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse for India between overs 11-15, as they lost four wickets and only managed to score 15 runs. Shivam Dube was dismissed by Naseem Shah, while Suryakumar was caught at mid-off trying to hit a big shot. As wickets continued to fall at the other end, Pant went for a risky drive and was caught out by Mohammad Amir. The following ball, Amir also took the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja, whose shot was caught at cover due to a change in pace.
With five overs remaining, India's hopes rested on Hardik Pandya, who had to bat with the tail-enders. Unfortunately, he did not last long and was dismissed, leaving India with a disappointing total of 119 runs. Despite the challenging pitch, Pakistan's bowlers were able to maintain control and secure a victory over their arch-rivals.
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