Most analysts called 159 “20 runs short.” So how did India win?
Pakistan, meanwhile, lost due to a mid-innings slowdown (4 overs without a boundary between overs 13-16).
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. The MCG roared. But within three overs, the roar turned into a stunned whisper. india vs pakistan t20 world cup 2022 full match repack
Shaheen Afridi was not bowling. Mohammad Rizwan was batting like a man possessed. He and Babar put on a clinic of risk-free powerplay batting. Arshdeep Singh bled runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the swing king, found none.
The Shift: At 10 overs, Pakistan were 85/0. Rizwan brought up his fifty. The Indian fielders looked at each other. The crowd sensed history—but the wrong kind. India vs Pakistan — T20 World Cup 2022
Middle Overs Meltdown: Hardik Pandya broke through (Babar caught for 31). Then Shan Masood arrived and went full beast mode—sweeping spinners, hammering pacers. Rizwan fell for 43, but Masood (52* off 42) and Iftikhar Ahmed (51 off 34) launched a death-over assault.
Final total: 159/8 (India’s death bowling: 11 overs, 97 runs, 3 wickets — ugly). Change of pace on a two-paced pitch –
Chase target: 160. Easy, right? Wrong.
Date: October 23, 2022
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne