India vs Pakistan Prediction: Greenstone Lobo reveals the winner
The coldness between the two sides remained visible not only during the throw-in, but also after the game. As in last year’s matches during the Asia Cup in Dubai, the players did not exchange hands after the end of the competition on Sunday.On the field, India gave a commanding performance. Opener Ishan Kishan’s supersonic 77 off 40 balls powered India to 175 for seven after being asked to bat first on a sticky surface. He shared an 87-run stand with Tilak Varma, whose contribution was 11, as Kishan dominated the Pakistan attack.The match started on an unusual note when Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha came on in the first over spin and dismissed Abhishek Sharma, who bowled Shaheen Shah Afridi. Saim Ayub, who finished with 3 for 25, and Agha kept the pressure on during the innings.However, Kishan turned the tide. He pulled Afridi for a towering six and then dismantled the spinners. Abrar Ahmed and Shadab Khan were hit with boundaries and sixes as Kishan raced to a 27-ball fifty. He eventually fell trying to carve Ayub over mid-wicket, missed the ball and lost the stumps.Pakistan came back through Ayub, who removed Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya off successive deliveries to leave India at 126 for four. Suryakumar Yadav made 32 off 28 balls while Shivam Dube added 27 off 17. A 15-run final from Afridi in which Dube and Rinku Singh struck took India to 175 for seven.In response, the Indian bowlers never allowed Pakistan to settle. Hardik Pandya struck in the opener to dismiss Sahibzada Farhan for a duck. Jasprit Bumrah followed with a double strike, removing Saim Ayub and Salman Agh as Pakistan slumped to 13 for three.Axar Patel bowled Babar Azam and later dismissed Usman Khan who scored 44 off 34 balls. The brief 39-year partnership between Usman and Shadab Khan offered resistance before collapsing further.Varun Chakravarthy claimed two wickets in the 16th over and Hardik returned to take the last wicket as Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in the 18th over. Hardik, Bumrah, Axar and Varun took two wickets each, while Kuldeep Yadav and Tilak Varma took one each.