This was the team's effort, and the early wickets were very helpful. It gave us a lot of confidence and our spinners were very good as well. We applied our plans and got the results. We, the openers, kept it simple and built a partnership and because the wicket was getting better so we just wanted to keep batting till the end, which we did. It won't get easier just because we beat India. We will take the confidence, but we're taking it one match at a time, and there's a long way to go in the tournament. We prepared well, and just kept the history out of our mind. We needed quality practice, and warm-up matches, and even our domestic tournament and those games gave us a lot of confidence.
We didn't execute properly. Credit where it's due and Pakistan outplayed us today. They started brilliantly with the ball, and 3 wickets for 20 runs was not a good start. We needed wickets early but with the bat they gave us absolutely no chances. It played slow in the first half and hitting through the line was not that easy as it was in the second half, after 10 overs. We needed those 15-20 extra runs an for that we needed a good start but Pakistan's bowling didn't allow us to get those extra runs. We could make the argument of getting in another slower bowler, but it's important to stay composed and understand our strengths, because with the dew the slower bowlers couldn't be effective either. This is just the first game of the tournament, not the last.
Skipper Babar Azam led the chase from the front -- scoring an unbeaten 68 and took Pakistan across the finish line with 13 balls to spare. Here's a quick look at how Babar got his runs today against India!
Opener Mohammad Rizwan played a solid unbeaten 79 as Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets. Here's a quick look at how Rizwan got his runs today!
It is the good wishes of my parents and all Pakistanis. Very happy with my performance. The plan was to bring the ball back in. I was just trying to swing it and I was just looking to give the team a breakthrough. That was what I practiced in the nets as well yesterday. Batting against the new ball was tough. The credit goes to Babar and Rizwan for the way they played. All teams are good in the tournament and we will look to carry this momentum through and go to the finals.
Here's a quick innings comparison of both the teams in today's match!
Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets!
Shami to Rizwan | SIX!
Pakistan 135/0 after 17 overs
Pakistan 128/0 after 16 overs | Need another 24 runs off 24 balls
15-over mark comparison | India 100/4 | Pakistan 121/0
50 for Mohammad Rizwan!
Pakistan 112/0 after 14 overs | Need another 40 runs off 36 balls @ 6.67 RPO
Jadeja to Babar | FOUR!
Pakistan 101/0 after 13 overs
50 for Babar Azam!
Varun to Rizwan | SIX!
Pakistan 85/0 after 12 overs
Pakistan 80/0 after 11 overs
JUST IN! - Hardik Pandya did not take the field after India's batting and has gone for a precautionary scan of his right shoulder. IShan Kishan is fielding for him.
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