Twitter Reactions: Dominant India steamroll Pakistan to make it 7-0 in the World Cup
Pakistan were never in the game after conceding 336 runs after opting to field first.
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India continue their dominance over Pakistan in the World Cup. They registered their seventh consecutive win over the arch-rivals in the mega event and it was a complete team effort eventually. Though the game was reduced to 40 overs due to rain, the result was a foregone conclusion almost halfway through Pakistan’s innings when they collapsed. Rohit Sharma was the hero for India with a scintillating century before the bowlers did enough to pip Pakistan out of the contest.
Chasing a steep total of 337 runs, the Men in Green needed a good start. But Imam-ul-Haq was pinned in front of the stumps by Vijay Shankar off his first ever delivery in the World Cup. Shankar also became the first Indian to do so. India were dealt with an injury blow with Bhuvneshwar Kumar walking off the field due to tightness in his left hamstring. But Shankar filled up for him superbly when it mattered the most.
After the fall of an early wicket, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman played it sensibly to stitch a decent partnership. They survived a tricky phase when the ball was new and then churned some quick runs by playing aggressive strokes. The required run-rate touched 8 and when they started to play their shots, India, for a moment, was under pressure.
Kuldeep spins the game
However, Kuldeep Yadav changed the game completely by picking both the batsmen in two consecutive overs. At the other end, Hardik Pandya struck gold as he sent back the veterans Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik off successive deliveries. Pakistan were sitting pretty at 117/1 at one stage and in a matter of 19 balls, they were left reeling at 129/5. The hopes of gunning down the total were crushed so quickly even though Imad Wasim and the scratchy Sarfaraz Ahmed stitched a small partnership then.
The required run-rate was getting big on Pakistan with every passing over and the Pakistan skipper also got out after playing a massive 30 balls for his 12 runs. At 166/6, it started raining only for the game to be reduced to 40 overs and the target for them was 302. Clearly, Pakistan were never going to get those runs and India completed the formalities to win the match by 89 runs.
Rohit and Virat put Pakistan into submission
Earlier in the day, it was all about Rohit Sharma when Pakistan won the toss and opted to field. After playing out the first five overs, the Indian opener slammed the lacklustre bowling attack to all the parts of the ground. He and KL Rahul added 136 runs for the opening wicket in less than 24 overs and this is where Pakistan lost the contest. After opting to bowl first, they had hoped for some early wickets.
But they played into India’s strengths by not bowling enough in the wicket-taking channels. Even after KL Rahul got out, there was no respite with Virat Kohli walking in and smashing the ball with disdain. Rohit Sharma got to his 24th ODI century while the Indian skipper scored his 51st half-century of the format.
Both the batsmen went through their motions after some time to churn some quick runs and even though India lost wickets, in the end, thanks to Mohammad Amir’s decent bowling, they already had too much on the board. Eventually, they ended up on 336 runs for the loss of five wickets after 50 overs and the score looked always out of Pakistan’s reach.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Wasim Akram “Indian cricket has invested everything in First-Class cricket not just in last few years. In Pakistan we’ve hardly done anything about our First-Class system & change it every year. Our FC cricket was run by a random journalist for some odd reason, I don’t know why”
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 16, 2019
Another grt win for India & our stellar record against our neighbor remains intact! A flawless all around performance by the entire team!well done India, Let’s keep moving forward and bring the cup home! #INDvPAK #CWC19
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) June 16, 2019
Congratulations to @BCCI on a well deserved win today. The standard of cricket being played has been exceptionally high & credit goes to IPL for not only helping identify & harness talent, but also in equipping younger players with pressure handling techniques #CWC19 #PAKVIND https://t.co/MfiwQxwjrK
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 16, 2019
Safaraz 12 off 30 chasing 337?! ????????♂️
— Kevin Pietersen???? (@KP24) June 16, 2019
Pakistan outplayed by India…beaten at skills and smartness!
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) June 16, 2019
Beautiful spells by @hardikpandya7 & @imkuldeep18 ???????????????????? @vijayshankar260 too #IndiaVSPak
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) June 16, 2019
So very happy to see @imkuldeep18 has got his non-bowling arm lot straighter. Bowling lot flatter n hurrying the batsman off the surface ????????????#INDvPAK
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) June 16, 2019
Cannot learn cannot grow . Keep doing yo-yo
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt) June 16, 2019
Only 2 players from Pakistan would get in the India squad .. but probably not even in the team .. #Amir #Azam .. India just too good .. #CWC19
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 16, 2019
12/4 in the last 3 overs. Turned the game on it’s head. #IndvPak
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 16, 2019
I’m afraid it’s good night Pakistan.. The blue machine marches on!!! #PakistanVsIndia
— Morne Morkel (@mornemorkel65) June 16, 2019
Pandya on a hat-trick. Pakistan losing all their tricks. #IndvPak #CWC19
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 16, 2019
Je baat
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 16, 2019
That was a ripper from Kuldeep. #IndvPak
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 16, 2019
Aaj Pakistaniyon ko unke Youtube videos pe bahut views aur likes milenge.#INDvPAK
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) June 16, 2019
*Post match ceremony*
Rameez Raja: Aap ko kaisa laga..
Sarfaraz: Bahot bura laga jab mujhe kisi ne neend se jaga diya.. hum investigation kar rahein hain.. inshallah us bande ko team se bahir nikalenge jaldi! #IndvPak #indiavspakistan
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) June 16, 2019
“We love playing in rain so that no one see us cry” – Pakistan Team ???????????? #INDvsPAK #INDvPAK #IndiaVsPakistan
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) June 16, 2019
I may delete Twitter just so I don’t have to see another tweet reading “He’s saying Ben Stokes”(when he’s clearly not????)in reply to a video of Virat saying you know what ????♂️????♂️it was funny the first 100,000 times.
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) June 16, 2019
Wasim Akram “Pakistan should have batted first. In 1999 World Cup we batted every time we won the toss as our strength was bowling & that means you defend. In big games runs on the board matter everytime – it doesnt matter what the conditions are or the situation” #CWC19 #INDvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 16, 2019
salman are you talking about YoYo honey singh lol ???? explain properly https://t.co/WyfS9ekHgj
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) June 16, 2019
Things India will do after this win:
Focus on next game.
Cherish the positives.
Work on negatives.Things Pakistan will do after this lose:
Avoid media.
Ceasefire violation on border. #INDvPAK #CWC19— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 16, 2019
It’s going to be a long trip getting back home for the Pak fans who flew in for this game from various parts of the world. From 6-0 to 7-0 nothing big changed this Fathers day. #IndvPak
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) June 16, 2019
Jeet gaye❤️❤️❤️????????????
— Ashish Chanchlani (@ashchanchlani) June 16, 2019
Pakistan DLS target: 136 off 5 overs.
Requirements: EA cricket Easy Mode. #INDvPAK
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 16, 2019
✅Target 302 in 40 overs
✅Pakistan need 130 runs in 24 balls with 4 wickets in hand.
✅Required Rate 32.5 per overAbhi inhe aur zaleel hona hai ????????????#INDvPAK #INDvsPAK #IndiaVsPakistan
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) June 16, 2019
Most one-sided contests in World Cups
7-0 Ind vs Pak
7-0 Pak vs SL
6-0 WI vs Zim
5-0 Pak vs Zim
5-0 SL vs Zim
5-0 NZ vs Zim
5-0 NZ vs Ban#INDvPAK #CWC19 #TeamIndia #WeHaveWeWill— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) June 16, 2019
Most matches won against a team without losing against them in ICC ODI World Cup:
7 – #INDvPAK
7 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka
6 – Windies v ZimbabweIndia won the match by 89 runs (DLS) – their biggest ever win against Pakistan in ICC ODI World Cups in-terms of runs.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 16, 2019
Team India makes it 7-0 in World Cups with a thumping win against Pakistan. #CWC19 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/0DfLuiaRy6
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) June 16, 2019
Chaloo..ee maathram match ki world cup – Tea cup ani ADs ????????????..#JuJubeeWin
INDIAAAA INDIAAAA???????? pic.twitter.com/CQtRzpun46— vennela kishore (@vennelakishore) June 16, 2019
7-0 well done team India ???????? #indvspak
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 16, 2019
Team India’s unbeaten streak against Pakistan in World Cups continues. #CWC19 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/7SHvXhzf52
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) June 16, 2019
Number 7 and oh so clinical… #IndvPAk well done men in blue.. Played like champions !
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) June 16, 2019
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