Dominant India crush Pakistan by 8 wickets

September 19, 2018 23:23

India 164-2 (29 ovs) vs Pak 162 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav claimed three wickets each followed by Rohit Sharma's quickfire half-century as India registered a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, in Dubai on Wednesday.

Electing to bat, Pakistan were bowled out for 162 in 43.1 overs with Bhuvneshwar claiming three for 15 and Jadhav taking three for 23.

With the bat, India were never really challenged as captain Rohit led the way with a blistering knock of 52 from 39 balls.

He laid the foundation for India's victory, putting on 86 runs for the opening wicket with Shikhar Dhawan, who stroked 46.

Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik were unbeaten on 31 each as India cruised to 164 for two in 29 overs, to win by eight wickets with 21 overs to spare, to register their biggest victory against Pakistan in ODIs in terms of balls remaining.

India's next match will be against Bangladesh in the Super Four Stage on Friday, September 21 at 1700 IST.

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