DUBAI – Indian openers smashed tons to hand their country a thumping victory over Pakistan in a crucial match in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.
The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma reached his 19th ODI hundred off 106 balls. Shikhar Dhawan completed his 15th ODI hundreds in 95 balls.
After opting to bat first, Pakistan set 238-run target for the Indian side in the Super Four stage in Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium.
India conceded just 26 runs in the final five overs. Shoaib Malik scored 78 off 90 balls, his 43rd ODI fifty, to lead Pakistan innings.
Team Pakistan made two changes with Shadab Khan and Mohammad Amir making their way back into the squad in place of Haris Sohail and Usman Shinwari respectively in today’s important match.
India have made no changing in their squad in the highly anticipated match of Asia’s biggest cricketing event.
Earlier, India beat Pakistan by eight wickets with 21 overs to spare in their last encounter and will take confidence from that win into Sunday’s game at Dubai International Stadium.
On Friday, Sarfraz Ahmed’s team defeated Afghanistan in its opening Super Four match with just three balls to spare in Abu Dhabi. While India easily beat Bangladesh by seven wickets.
Pakistan
PAK XI: F Zaman, Imam ul-Haq, B Azam, S Malik, S Ahmed, A Ali, M Nawaz, S Khan, H Ali, M Amir, S Afridi
India
IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, A Rayudu, MS Dhoni, D Karthik, K Jadhav, R Jadeja, B Kumar, K Yadav, Y Chahal, J Bumrah
