On June 14, 2019, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, the Men in Blue played the most awaited game of the tournament against Pakistan where the Indian team walked away with an easy victory of 89 runs. Ahead of the game, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had asked Sarfaraz Ahmed to bat first after winning the toss. Sadly it was too late as the team had already left for the ground and could not read his message. In fact, Sarfaraz Ahmed had even won the toss but had elected to bowl first. Imran Khan Posts Encouraging Words for Sarfaraz Ahmed and Team Ahead of IND vs PAK, CWC 2019 Game, Michael Vaughan Trolls Pakistani PM.

This according to the cricketer turned politician costed the match. Imran Khan has still not forgotten the loss and remembers it even today. During an event in Pakistan took a jibe at Sarfaraz Ahmed. “You win the toss and bat – don't bat second. This is a mindset. You will have this dilemma throughout life." Imran Khan back then had posted words of motivation for the team as they geared up for the big contest.

Speaking about the match, Rohit Sharma had scored 140 runs and India managed to rake up 336 runs on the board. Virat Kohli scored 77 and KL Rahul chipped in with 57 runs. In reply Fakhar Zaman made 62 runs, Babar Azam scored 48 and Imad Wasim contributed with 46 runs. However, rain played a spoilsport and after several interruptions in the game, the DL method came into play. With this, Pakistan remained winless over India in the cricket world cups so far.

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