Hardik Pandya had a brilliant reaction after dismissing Shadab Khan in the recently concluded match between India and Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The arch-rivals faced each other in game 19 of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Chasing 120, Pakistan were 89 for 4 at the end of the 16th over when Hardik Pandya came to bowl the 17th over. After Shadab Khan hit the India all-rounder for two runs in the second ball, the latter bounced back in style by dismissing him in the next over. delivery.
Shadab moved back to make space and Hardik Pandya followed with a short delivery. The Pakistan all-rounder was short on space and ended up overtaking the ball before Rishabh Pant caught it easily. And as soon as Pant completed the catch, Hardik Pandya gave a ‘cold’ celebration with a shrug as if to say that dismissing Shadab was no big deal for him.
Check out Hardik Pandya’s reaction:
Talking about the game, India beat Pakistan by 6 runs in a low-scoring thriller to register their second win in as many games in the ongoing tournament. When asked to bat first, India were bowled out for just 119 runs on a difficult batting pitch.
At one point, India were comfortably at 89 for 3 before suffering an inexplicable collapse that reduced them to 96 for 7. Some useful contributions from the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj helped India post 119 runs. For Pakistan, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah got 3 wickets each.
With the bat, Pakistan finished their innings on 113 for 7. Pakistan were 80 for 3 after 14 overs and looked destined to win the game. However, India put up a brilliant display in the last six overs to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Jasprit Bumrah starred in the ball for India, taking 3 for 14 in his 4 overs.