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IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams | Cricket News

IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams | Cricket News

– Pakistan were off to a decent start, but lost two wickets just before the end of the first Powerplay. Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel immediately went into a shell. On the other hand, India, despite losing Rohit Sharma relatively early, didn’t hit the brakes too hard. Between overs 11-20, Pakistan scored just 27 runs and faced 36 dots (60%) while India scored 45 runs and played 25 dots (41.7%) – While Pakistan were able to gradually build in the middle overs, India triggered a collapse soon after. Set batters Rizwan and Shakeel were dismissed in back-to-back overs, just after the second drinks break. Pakistan went from 151/2 in the 34th over to 200/7 in the 43rd over. India, after Rohit’s cameo, had two match-defining partnerships that never allowed Pakistan a footing in the game. – Axar Patel’s direct hit to dismiss Imam-ul-haq was the highlight of India’s solid fielding effort. There were a couple of tough chances dropped but those didn’t prove costly, and India’s catching and ground fielding was in general of a …