India vs Pakistan, Match 2, Super 4 Asia Cup 2022, Stats Review: Virat Kohli’s feat, Pakistan’s highest successful run-chase in UAE, and other stats

Mohammad Rizwan’s spectacular T20 form continued as he struck 71 off 51 with six fours and two maximums to help Pakistan in chasing down the target of 182 against India in Match 2 of the Super 4 round in Asia Cup 2022. Mohammad Nawaz was another star performer for the Men in Green as the all-rounder took 1/25 in his four-over spell and then hammered a quickfire 42 off just 20 which included six fours and two sixes to clinch a five-wicket victory for his side.

Speaking about how the second match between the two sides in this competition went by, captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to field first. Skipper Rohit Sharma and his opening partner KL Rahul scored 28 each but it was Virat Kohli again who continued his recent good form. The right-handed batter amassed 60 off 44 with no other batter contributing much in the innings. Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant made 13 and 14 respectively while the hero from the last match against Pakistan, Hardik Pandya bagged a two-ball duck. Courtesy of Kohli, India reached 181/7 in 20 overs. Shadab Khan was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan for his spell of 2/31 in four overs.

Chasing 182, Babar’s poor run in this tournament stretched as he got out for just 14. Fakhar Zaman got dismissed for 15 but Rizwan kept going. Nawaz, who came in to bat at no. four proved to be the turning point for his blitz innings. Arshdeep Singh dropped a dolly of a catch of Asif Ali when he was on zero. The power-hitter then scored 16 off eight as the Men in Green sealed the deal. Like Sri Lanka, Pakistan also opened its account in the Super 4 round. For his all-round show, Mohammad Nawaz grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 2 in Super 4 between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022:

 62/1 – India registered their highest powerplay score of 62/1 against Pakistan in T20Is. Their previous highest was 48/1 which came in Ahmedabad in the year 2012.

32 – Virat Kohli has now smashed the most 50-plus scores (32) in T20 internationals. He went past his skipper Rohit Sharma’s tally of 31 such scores.

527 – Suryakumar Yadav has now scored the second-most runs (527) amongst the full-members in T20Is in 2022. Nicholas Pooran tops the list with 553 runs.

182/5 – Pakistan recorded their highest successful run-chase of 182/5 in T20Is in UAE. Their previous highest was 154/4 against New Zealand in 2018.

2 – Mohammad Rizwan has now slammed the second-most fifties (15) for Pakistan. He surpassed Mohammad Hafeez’s tally of 14 half-centuries. Babar Azam is on top for hitting 26 fifties.

181/7 – India scripted their second-highest total of 181/7 against Pakistan in the shortest international format. Their highest is 192/5 which came in Ahmedabad in 2012.

14 – Rohit and KL Rahul have now shared the most 50-plus partnership (14) in T20 internationals. They surpassed Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien’s tally of 13 such partnerships.

33 – Babar Azam has scored just 33 runs in three innings at an average of 11.00 in the ongoing Asia Cup tournament.

17 – India suffered their first loss with Deepak Hooda in the playing XI after 17 international games.

110 – Rohit has managed to score just 110 runs at a poor average of 15.71 in nine innings against Pakistan in T20Is.

10.33 – KL Rahul has amassed 31 runs in three T20I innings at an average of just 10.33 against rivals Pakistan.

600 – KL Rahul completed 600 fours in international cricket.

96.50 – Rizwan has now struck 193 runs in three innings at a terrific average of 96.50 with two half-centuries against India.