India pipped a low lying Pakistan in the high profile world cup clash in Manchester on Sunday. Rohit Sharma was adjudged the man of the match for his magnificent innings of 140 runs that took the game away from Pakistan.
Earlier in the game, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first in an overcast conditions in Manchester. The decision was right as far as the records are concern, considering the team batting second has won 26 games in Manchester. However, the decision was proved wrong by Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, who put up a 136 run stand for the first wicket.
Rohit went onto notch a match turning innings of 140 runs well supported by Virat Kohli who played a blistering innings of 77 runs to help India finish at 336/5 after the end of 50 overs, despite losing wickets in the death overs.
Chasing a mammoth target of 377 runs, it was not going to be an easy job for Pakistan as their highest chase in world cup has been 270 runs and turning the history tables is a big task to conquer. The key to the chase was the opening pair of Fakhar Zaman(62 off 75 balls) and Imam-ul-Haq(7 off 18 balls) but the latter batsman got out early that put all the pressure on Pakistan.
Babar Azam(48 off 57 balls) and Fakhar Zaman put up a 104 run stand for the second wicket that brought the hopes back in the Pakistani camp. After the departure of Babar Azam, the men in green were blown away like a pack of cards as they lost Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez(9 off 7 balls), Shoaib Malik(0 off 1 balls) and were struggling at 129/5.
After losing a cluster of wickets it was all India from there. Rain spoiled the play yet again and duckworth lewis stern method came into play with Pakistan needing 136 runs from 30 balls. All-rounders Imad Wasim(46 off 39 balls) and Shadab Khan(20 off 14 balls) put up a 47 run stand but it was not enough to win the game for Pakistan and break the world cup jinx of never winning against India. The men in green lost the game by 89 runs courtesy DLS method and they now have to win all their remaining encounters to stand any chance of qualifying in the semi-finals.
Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya picked two wickets each.
Indian fan proposes his girlfriend in the high profile clash
An Indian fan proposed his girlfriend for marriage in the high octane encounter between India and Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester. Their blue jersey suggest that they are the Indian fans. He chose to go down the knees and the girl was amazed by the proposal infront of thousand of people at the buzzing Old Trafford stadium.
She finally said a “yes” and they hugged each other which became a cute moment amid the tense situation in a India-Pakistan clash. Their friends and Indian fans cheered the couple.
Anvita J, the lucky girl posted the video on her Twitter page and the video is allready trending on social media.
