The India vs Pakistan match at the Asia Cup 2018, had many memorable moments. Whether it is Rohit Sharma’s half-century or Manish Pandey’s stunning catch during the match, there were way too many instances that trended on social media. Now it was during the 17th over, when India’s Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik were batting, Fakhar Zaman walked into the bowl with his cap worn backwards. This did not go down well with the commentator Sunil Gavaskar. Check out Manish Pandey's stunning catch!
The veteran Indian cricketer slammed Fakhar Zaman and said, “This is not the right way to wear the cap as it is disrespect to the national flag. It’s national cap and needs to be respected. The coach needs to chip in and will have to ask him to wear the cap properly.” The highlight of the Indian innings was Rohit Sharma’s 52 runs off 39 balls in his 100th innings. His half-century came from six fours and three sixes. Shikhar Dhawan made way to the pavilion just before making his half-century on 46 runs. Check out the schedule for Super 4, Asia Cup 2018.
After winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bat and could only put up the score of 162 runs. Shoaib Malik and Babar Azam were the highest scorers for the team with 43 and 47 runs. Faheem Ashraf scored 22 runs off 44 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav snapped three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah got a couple of them. Kuldeep Yadav got one wicket. While going online India needed 20 runs off 141 balls to win. From Pakistan, it was only Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan who got one wicket each.
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