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OTD 2024: Rohit Sharma's India Defeated Pakistan In Low-Scoring T20 World Cup Thriller

Aashay Chopade

Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma against Pakistan (Source:@DevlishVibe/X.com)Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma against Pakistan (Source:@DevlishVibe/X.com)

India and Pakistan's rivalry is arguably the most fierce in the cricketing world due to off-field tensions between the two countries. So, whenever the two nations go head-to-head, the cricket is quite intense on the field and the stakes are pretty high.

Pakistan Bowlers Deliver Strong Performance Against Star-Studded Indian Batting Line-up

One such game, exactly an year ago on June 9, 2024, was the one between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. The venue was the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York and Pakistan needed to win the game to keep their realistic hopes of qualifying for the next round alive.

The pitch was a difficult one to bat, and India managed to score just 119 in their 20 overs. Only three Indian batters could get to double score with Rishabh Pant scoring a crucial 42 off 31 balls. All four Pakistan pacers bowled well and picked nine wickets between them to give themselves a great chance to win the match in the second half.

Bumrah Masterclass Lead India's Fightback

However, Indian bowlers came out with a great plan and executed it with impeccable accuracy. Pakistan did start well and were 73-2 at one point in time. Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman were at the crease, and India needed a breakthrough desperately. Hardik Pandya gave India exactly that, removing dangerous Fakhar Zaman. Jasprit Bumrah then broke the backbone of Pakistan's batting line-up with a massive wicket of Mohammad Rizwan.

Those two wickets brought pressure back on Pakistan, and Indian bowlers kept picking up wickets as batters struggled to get even singles regularly. Jasprit Bumrah then came up with a stunning penultimate over and gave away just three runs with one big wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed in it. 

Thus, Pakistan were left to score 19 runs in the final over. The Men in Green did score 11 runs, but it was not enough and India clinched a famous win by six runs to put Pakistan on the brink of elimination.