MELBOURNE – India Sunday opened its T20 World Cup campaign with confidence as they beat Pakistan by four wickets in nail-biting contest in Melbourne, Australia.
Virat Kohli played star inning of unbeaten 82 runs, guiding the once under-pressured team to win the match on the last ball of the game.
Kohli came to the crease in the second over when KL Rahul (4) was removed by Naseem Shah (1/23) and things looked forlorn for India when a fired-up Haris Rauf (2/36) reduced them to 31/3 after the batting Powerplay.
As Kohli and Hardik Panday paired up at the crease, hopes for India to win the match ignited again. There was 31 needed from the last two overs and Kohli hit Rauf for two massive sixes on the final two deliveries of the penultimate over to make the equation 16 the final six balls.
Pandya was sent packing on first delivery of the final over, before Kohli completed the target in the Mohammad Nawaz’s over.
Kohli was bowled on the ensuing delivery, but given it was a free hit India scrambled three byes to leave them in the box seat with just two needed from the final two balls.
Karthik was stumped on the second last delivery to give Pakistan hope, but Ravi Ashwin came to the crease to find the boundary with the final ball of the math to clinch a thriller for India.
In the first innings, middle-order batters Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed played much-needed knocks for their side, helping them to push the score to 159/8 in a crucial clash.
Half-tons by the duo fueled team green to advance despite losing wickets at regular intervals. Iftikhar Ahmed changed the momentum after the initial disappointment.
In a major blow to team Pakistan, Arshdeep Singh caught Pakistani skipper Babar Azam for a duck. Newly placed Shan Masood survived the rest of the over dangerously while Arshdeep Singh hits again. A good bouncer by the left-arm pacer sees Mohammad Rizwan depart for mere 4 runs.
Fifty and gone!
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2022
Iftikhar Ahmed's entertaining stay at the crease comes to an end ☝#T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | 📝 https://t.co/H9EE5QNfGD pic.twitter.com/mSDaAfVlga
India started aggressively as key pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished first over with dominating approach.
What a start 🔥#T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | 📝 https://t.co/H9EE5QNNwb pic.twitter.com/F326llQKzv
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2022
India have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener today.
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
Pakistani rupee's value remained stable against US dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, Riyal and other currencies in the open market.
On Monday, the US dollar was being quoted at 285.15 for buying and 287.95 for selling.
Euro rate stands at 309.9 for buying and 310.5 for selling. British Pound GBP rate stands at 359.4 for buying, and 360.05 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED currently hovers around 77.45 while rate of Saudi Riyal stands at 75.82.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 285.15 | 287.95 |
Euro | EUR | 309.9 | 310.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 359.4 | 360.05 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 77.45 | 77.6 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 75.82 | 75.97 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 187.72 | 188.22 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 759.94 | 767.94 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 209.99 | 210.49 |
China Yuan | CNY | 39.78 | 39.88 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 41.95 | 42.05 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 36.38 | 36.48 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.39 | 3.5 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.49 | 1.56 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 926.39 | 935.39 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 60.38 | 60.98 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 173.44 | 175.44 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.25 | 26.55 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 742.16 | 750.18 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 78.5 | 79.2 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 212.45 | 212.95 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 27.09 | 27.19 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 325.38 | 325.88 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.05 | 8.09 |
The gold remained under pressure as the precious metal moved down despite an upward trend in the international market.
On the first day of the week, the price of a single tola of 24-karat gold stands at Rs217,000 and 10 grams of 24k gold costs Rs186,043
A single tola of 22-karat gold costs Rs170,539, while 21 karat rate for each tola is Rs. 192,325 and the price of 18k gold is Rs164,850.
In the global market, gold prices hover at around $2086, gaining $14.44 on Monday.
City | Gold | Silver |
Lahore | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Karachi | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Islamabad | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Peshawar | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Quetta | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Sialkot | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Attock | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Gujranwala | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Jehlum | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Multan | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Gujrat | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Nawabshah | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Chakwal | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Hyderabad | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Nowshehra | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Sargodha | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Faisalabad | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
Mirpur | PKR 217,000 | PKR 2,720 |
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