When the whole cricketing world is waiting for blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup 2018, away from the limelight, the Indian Wheelchair Team has made the nation proud by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan to win the Friendship Cup match in UAE. Team India, batting first scored a mammoth total of 181 runs in 20 overs and then bowled out Pakistan for a paltry score of 92 runs. Seeing the impressive display put on by Indian wheelchair team, Rohit Sharma’s Men in Blue will also be hoping to put the icing on the cake by defeating the traditional rivals today in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018 in UAE. India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018: Mumbai Police Tweet is Something Every Indian Fan Would Hope For Today!
Batting first the wheelchair Indian cricket team led by Somjeet Singh lost seven wickets in their innings, but not before putting up a huge total of 181 runs on the scoreboard. The bowlers backed their side's batting effors and bowled out Pakistan in just 16 overs handing the Men in Blue the victory with a massive margin of 89 runs. This was the first of the three-match series between the two teams. India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018, Match Preview: Arch-Rivals Eye Dominance in Asia's Battle of Supremacy!
Indian Wheelchair Cricket Team Beats Pakistan
India won the first match by 89 Runs against Pakistan at Indo-Pak T-20 #WheelchairCricket Series, Friendship Cup 2018 at EGC Ground, Ajman, UAE.
India-181/7 in 20 Over
Pak-92/10 in 16 Over.@ANI @PTI_News @timesofindia @htTweets @TimesNow @aajtak @CNNnews18 @ZeeNews @ndtv @BCCI pic.twitter.com/9xyx8Fw0Zs
— Indian Wheelchair Cricket (@WChairCricketIN) September 18, 2018
Coming to the high-intensity clash between India and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2018, the group stage match will take place on Wednesday at Dubai International Stadium. India are without their captain Virat Kohli, but Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed believes his absence will not make any difference in the clash. The two teams earlier faced each other in the Champions Trophy final in England which ended up in the favour of Pakistan. They thrashed India by a whopping margin of 180 runs.
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