In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Pakistan Obliterated by Blue Wave in India’s Win
#CWC23 | India exuded dominance over Pakistan to secure a seven-wicket triumph in Ahmedabad.
In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Pakistan Obliterated by Blue Wave in India’s Win
ICC World Cup 2023: India and Pakistan squared off in the latest installment of cricket's biggest rivalry, in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
ICC World Cup 2023: A musical show preceded the match, which involved renowned signer Sukhwinder Singh.
ICC World Cup 2023 Arijit Singh also performed in front of a packed crowd.
ICC World Cup 2023 Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first.
ICC World Cup 2023: Mohammed Siraj gave India their first breakthrough in the eighth over.
ICC World Cup 2023: Imam-ul-Haq scored 36 runs in 48 deliveries for Pakistan.
ICC World Cup 2023: After both openers were dismissed, skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan stitched an 82-run third-wicket partnership for Pakistan.
ICC World Cup 2023: Babar Azam scored 50 runs in 58 deliveries.
ICC World Cup 2023: At the other end, Mohammad Rizwan chipped in with 49 runs.
ICC World Cup 2023: But Babar was bowled by Mohammed Siraj in the 30th over, which triggered a gigantic collapse.
ICC World Cup 2023: Saud Shakeel was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep Yadav when he was batting on 6.
ICC World Cup 2023: In the same over, the wrist spinner got the wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed.
ICC World Cup 2023: Jasprit Bumrah was then re-introduced into the attack, and he got the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan.
ICC World Cup 2023: Bumrah added another wicket to his tally in the form of Shadab Khan, as Pakistan ended up getting bundled out for only 191 runs.
ICC World Cup 2023: In the run chase, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma made his intentions clear by hitting a boundary in the very first delivery.
ICC World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill, who returned to the team after recuperating from dengue, smashed three boundaries in the second over.
ICC World Cup 2023: Albeit, Gill's stay was not a prolonged one as Shaheen Afridi dismissed him when he was batting on 16.
ICC World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli also scored 16 runs.
ICC World Cup 2023: Kohli's wicket was scalped by Hassan Ali, but by then, the chances of a Pakistan resurgence were minimal.
ICC World Cup 2023: After scoring a century in the last match against Afghanistan, Rohit scored a half-century today.
ICC World Cup 2023: When batting on 86, just 14 runs shy of consecutive World Cup centuries against Pakistan, Rohit was dismissed by Shaheen Afridi.
ICC World Cup 2023: Following Rohit's dismissal, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul's partnership took India over the line.
ICC World Cup 2023: Shreyas returned to form by scoring 53 runs in 62 deliveries.
ICC World Cup 2023: Fans in Amritsar celebrate India's triumph.
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