[Watch] Shardul Thakur Bamboozles Mohammad Rizwan With A Beauty

Shardul Thakur picked up Mohammad Rizwan's wicket on Monday (AP Photos)

Shardul Thakur struck immediately after coming from the rain break on Monday in India’s Asia Cup Super Four match against Pakistan at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The right-arm quick, who has a knack for picking up wickets at regular intervals, bowled a jaffa to dismiss Mohammad Rizwan, who was not out on 63 in Pakistan's previous match against Bangladesh.

Shardul pitched a good length on a four-stump line that shaped away from Rizwan late. Rizwan attempted to push it towards the mid-point, only to find a thin outside edge that went straight behind him. KL Rahul made no mistakes with the big gloves and completed his wicket with a simple catch.

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Needless to say, Pakistan were in big trouble as soon as Rizwan was out. The Men in Green had already lost Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq, and Rizwan's departure reduced their chances of chasing a mammoth 357 against arch-rivals.

For India, Jasprit Bumrah drew the first blood, dismissing Imam with a jaffa. Hardik joined hands later on, snaring the 'big-fish' Babar Azam with a wonderful inswinger.

At the time of writing, Pakistan are struggling at 61/3 after 14 overs, with Fakhar Zaman and Agha Salman in the middle, on 17* and 8* respectively.

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