Hardik Pandya Creates History, Becomes Leading Wickettaker vs Pakistan In ICC Events (Source: AP)
India are up against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy match at the Dubai International Stadium. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat, however, they lost the wickets of Babar Azam and Imam Ul Haq cheaply as India moved ahead in the match. Babar Azam continued his poor form and was dismissed for 23 by Hardik Pandya caught by KL Rahul. Imam ul Haq, on the other hand, was run out by Axar Patel for 10.
The wickets of Babar and Imam pegged Pakistan back, however, captain Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel stabilized the innings with a hundred partnership. Just as when Pakistan looked set to up the ante, they lost the wicket of Rizwan (46) to Axar Patel and Shakeel (62) to Hardik Pandya. Jadeja also got the wicket of Tayyab Tahir to put Pakistan in a spot of bother.
Meanwhile, the wicket of Shakeel took Hardik Pandya's tally of wickets against Pakistan to 15 which is the most by any bowler in ICC matches. The second best to Hardik Pandya is Mitchell Starc who has 11 wickets to his name.
Most Wickets vs Pakistan In ICC Matches
- Hardik Pandya - 15
- Mitchell Starc - 11
- Ashish Nehra - 10
- Ravindra Jadeja - 10
- Irfan Pathan- 9
This is a must win game for Pakistan to stay alive in the tournament. A defeat to India would almost end their chances of reaching the semifinal. India are a strong chasing side and Pakistan would need a score of around 250 to make a match out of it. The wicket is not the easiest to bat and chasing can get tough in the second innings. Pakistan would need Salman Agha and Khushdil Shah to stitch a partnership and take Pakistan to safety.
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