It isn’t a India vs Pakistan clash without few sparks. While Siraj and Rizwan had an incident, Hardik Pandya however showcased his sigma attitude. The Indian vice captain, sent off Shadab Khan with relative ease and then shrugged off his shoulders in celebration, as if he didn’t have to break his sweat for it.
Just when India were down and out, on came Hardik Pandya with a stunning bowling performance. Pandya dispatched Shadab Khan with relative ease to then executed a icy cold celebration. Hardik Pandya literally shrugged off his shoulders like it didn’t matter to him at all.
Pandya’s wicket was extremely important in the context of the game. A short ball was enough to dispatch the Pakistani batter. The ball carried a good height as Shadab attempted to execute a pull shot to clear the 30 yard circle.
But Shadab’s shot wasn’t powerful enough. The ball hits the edge of the bat and takes a wicked top edge. Rishabh Pant calmly jumps to his left to take a good catch and get the fifth wicket for India.
In the end, Pakistan’s batting collapse continued as India continued to pile on the pressure. And then in the end, Babar Azam and Co couldn’t fend off India’s attack and ultimately lost the game by 6 wickets.
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