Pakistan’s batting looked completely directionless in this high-voltage match. While chasing a big score, the team could not get the solid start it needed. Veteran batsman Babar Azam was bowled by Akshar Patel after scoring just 5 runs.

At the same time, young sensations Sam Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan also got trapped in the maze of Indian fast bowlers and spinners and returned to the pavilion cheaply. There were expectations from Captain Agha Salman that he would take up the responsibility but he too could not face the Indian attack.

While defending 176 runs, the Indian bowlers tightened the noose from the very beginning. The sharp bowling of Jasprit Bumrah and the spin of Kuldeep Yadav-Axar Patel did not give any chance to the Pakistani batsmen to open their hands. The momentum given to India by Ishan Kishan’s record-breaking 77 runs in the powerplay was maintained by the bowlers till the end.

After the defeat against Team India in this match, the players of Pakistani team looked quite disappointed. The faces of these players remained bowed and what was worse was when the Indian players did not even shake hands. Due to this, Pakistan team once again became embarrassed in front of the world.