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| Ravindra Jadeja |
An all-round performance by India ensured a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over their archrivals Pakistan in Mirpur, once again denying their neighbours a victory in World Cups.
Ravindra Jadeja broke the partnership in his first over of the match. Hafeez was done in by the extra bounce on the track and skied it. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took a sharp catch at deep cover.
A strong batting performance and a steady show from the bowlers saw India maintain their unbeaten status in World Cups against Pakistan in their first match of the ICC World T20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
After the bowlers restricted Pakistan to 130/7, two massive partnerships - one between Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, and the other between Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina - helped them win by seven wickets with an over and a half to spare.
Mohammad Hafeez fell for 15 runs off 22 balls as Raindra Jadeja had him out caught in the eighth over. Hafeez tried to charge but, he only edged it and was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, running in from deep extra cover. In 7.3 overs, Pakistan are 44 for two.
Earlier, in the sixth over, Hafeez took the charge to Mohammed Shami. He was able to hit two boundaries and get into some kind of touch. Hafeez, coming in at No 3, is an important player for Pakistan.
Later, Indians skipper MS Dhoni brought in Amit Mishra, the leg-spinner into the attack. Mishra did well against Pakistan during their recent Asia Cup 2014 encounter at the very same ground.
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