In an exhilarating match, India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Batting first, Pakistan put up a total score of 191 (42.5) on board, which India achieved in 30.3 overs at the loss of 3 wickets.
The Narendra Modi Stadium, filled in color blue, witnessed one of the most awaited cricket match between arch- rivals, India and Pakistan.
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma played a brilliant inning of 86 runs. 5 Indian bowlers managed to take 2-2 wickets each in the match. Shreyas Iyer scored unbeaten 53 runs. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah was declared Man of the Match for his spectacular spell in the match.
Meanwhile, for Pakistan, opener Imam-ul-Haq scored 36 and Abdullah Shafiq scored 20 runs. Both of them added 41 runs for the first wicket. Captain Babar Azam hit a 50 and Mohammad Rizwan scored 49 runs and made an important partnership of 82 runs for the third wicket. However, their contribution was not enough to manage a win.
With this victory, India defeated Pakistan for the 8th time in the history of the World Cup.
India will next play on October 19, against Bangladesh.