Super Eight Group 2: India Crush Pakistan, Eye Semifinals

The match between the archrivals always generates interest, yet playing against India in the World Cup, probably scares Pakistan considering their history. The effect was visible as the batsmen succumbed to score Pakistan’s lowest T20 total, while bowlers of the likes of Ajmal, Afridi and Umar Gul were simply ineffective. India won easily by 8 wickets with 18 balls remaining.

T20 World Cup 2012: Schedule and Results

Match Facts

India leads Pakistan 3-0 in T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli was declared Player of the Match.
128 is Pakistan’s lowest score in T20 World Cup.
3rd time Pakistan is bowled out in World Cup, India being the oponent twice.

Pakistan Innings

Hafeez b Kohli 15 runs 28 balls 1 four
Imran Nazir 8 runs 5 balls 2 4s
Shahid Afridi c Raina b Balaji 14 runs 12 balls 2 4s
Jamshed c Dhoni b Yuvraj 4 runs 5 balls
Kamran Akhmal c Dhoni b Yuvraj 5 tuns 6 balls
Shoaib Malik c Rohit Sharma b Ashwin 28 runs 22 balls 3 4s
Umar Akhmal c Raina b Ashwin 21 run 18 balls 1 six
Yasir Arafat run out 8 runs 11 balls 1 four
Umar Gul c Dhoni b Balaji 12 runs 10 balls 1 four
Ajmal c Dhoni b Balaji 1 run 2 balls
Raza Hasan 0
Extras (lb 1, w 10, nb 1) 12
Total (19.4 overs) 128

Fall of wickets

1-17 (Imran Nazir, 1.2 ov), 2-35 (Shahid Afridi, 4.4 ov), 3-43 (Nasir Jamshed, 6.4 ov), 4-49 (Kamran Akmal, 8.2 ov), 5-59 (Mohammad Hafeez, 9.5 ov), 6-106 (Shoaib Malik, 15.2 ov), 7-115 (Umar Akmal, 17.3 ov), 8-115 (Yasir Arafat, 18.1 ov), 9-128 (Umar Gul, 19.3 ov), 10-128 (Saeed Ajmal, 19.4 ov)

Bowling

Zaheer Khan 3 ov 22/0
Irfan Pathan 3 ov 30/1
Balaji 3.4 ov 22/3
Ashwin 4 ov 16/2
Yuvraj Singh 3 ov 16/2
Kohli 3 ov 21/1

India innings (target: 129 runs from 20 overs)

Gambhir c & b Raza Hasan 0
Sehwag c Umar Gul b Shahid Afridi 29 runs 24 balls 4 4s
Kohli not out 78 runs 61 balls 8 4s 2 6s
Yuvraj Singh not out 19 runs 16 balls 2 4s
Extras (w 2, nb 1) 3
Total (17 overs) 129/2

Fall of wickets

1-1 (Gambhir, 0.2 ov), 2-75 (Sehwag, 10.3 ov)

Bowling

Raza Hasan 4 ov 22/1
Umar Gul 3 ov 30/0
Saeed Ajmal 4 ov 25/0
Shahid Afridi 4 ov 34/1
Yasir Arafat 1 ov 11/0
Mohammad Hafeez 1 ov 7/0