Team India has suffered a crushing defeat of 5 wickets in the Asia Cup 2022 match played between India and Pakistan. Virat Kohli scored the highest 60 runs in this match for India. While KL Rahul and captain Rohit Sharma contributed 28 runs. In such a situation, Team India was able to put 181 runs on the scoreboard in the stipulated 20 overs in the match.
Chasing the target, the Pakistan cricket team won the match by five wickets with 1 ball remaining. Mohammad Rizwan scored 71 runs in this match for Pakistan. Whereas Mohammad Nawaz ensured Pakistan's victory by playing a blistering inning of 42 runs in 20 balls.
Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz shared a total of 73 runs for the third wicket. In such a situation, India's captain Rohit Sharma has described this partnership as important, counting the reasons for the defeat after losing the match against Pakistan.
It was a high-pressure match against Pakistan: Rohit Sharma
After losing the match by 5 wickets at the hands of Pakistan, during the post-match presentation, India captain Rohit Sharma said, 'We know it was a high-pressure match. You cannot let an opportunity pass by. Such a match can take a lot. We were calm when there was a partnership between Rizwan and Nawaz. We thought that if we manage to take one wicket, then the match will turn in our direction. However, this partnership lasted a little longer. Both batted well.
In this match for Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan played brilliant innings of 71 runs while Mohammad Nawaz scored 42 runs in 20 balls. Overall, there was a very good partnership of 73 runs between these two players.
Captain Rohit Sharma gave the credit for the victory to Pakistan
Giving credit for the victory to the Pakistan cricket team, India captain Rohit Sharma said, 'The pitch got a little better in the second innings. I think we scored well. When you score 180 runs on any pitch and in any situation, it is a good score. We got to learn a lot today. What kind of mindset do we need to have while defending such scores? They played a very good game. They played better than us.
Rohit said about Kohli, 'He is in excellent form. A batsman needed to stay on the pitch between the falling wickets. He fulfilled this responsibility well. Virat's innings were very important from the team's point of view. Hardik and Rishabh's wickets fell at the wrong time. But we want to play with an open mind. You won't always have success when adopting that approach.
We want to play with an open mindset. So you will not always get success while adopting this approach.
Significantly, in the match played between India and Pakistan, Team India scored 182 runs on the scoreboard while batting first. In this match for India, captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul played 28-28 runs. Whereas Virat Kohli, who came to bat at number 3, scored 60 runs before being run out.
