Ind vs Pak Asia Cup 2023: Pakistani pace bowling might be the best in world cricket right now. They are deadly in the limited over format especially. The trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah is scary.
That is exactly what we see in the second group stage match of India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023. These three not only annihilated the Indian batting lineup but also achieved a new historic feat in doing so.
The spin bowling was lackluster and did not take a single wicket in their 21 overs and went for more than 6 runs per over. The pace bowling show started with Shaheen Shah sending Rohit Sharma to the pavilion and ended with Naseem Shah getting the wicket of Jasprit Bumrah.
Ind vs Pak Asia Cup 2023: A Historic Feat
This is the first time in Asia Cup history that all 10 wickets of the opposition have been taken by pacers. Not one wicket of the Indian team was taken by spinners and the trio of pacers took all 10 wickets.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was the real danger man as he took the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja. He completed his 10-over spell with four wickets with an economy of 3.50.
Haris Rauf took three wickets which included the wickets of dangerous-looking Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. Naseem Shah took care of the tail and took three wickets with an economy of 4.08 only.
India In Trouble?
India had a disastrous start but turned it around with the help of Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan. Both of them played amazing innings. But after stabilizing the inning, there was another collapse. India lost the last five wickets in just 27 runs.
