Shivam Dube was furious over Rinku Singh. Again, a misunderstanding between these two batters cost Team India a wicket. Dube was batting nicely, well settled on the track, when Pakistan made him run out.
Dube was absolutely not happy with his batting partner, Rinku Singh. It was not the first time when the team had to suffer a run-out in the presence of these two batters. It was the closing moments of the first inning when the Men in Blue lost one of their big hitters.
Rinku Singh was on the strike against Shaheen Afridi
In the fifth delivery of the 20th over, Shaheen Afridi was up against Rinku Singh. Singh played with a soft hand as the ball pitched outside off. The right-handed batter had to reach for the ball before making a connection. After making the connection with the blade, the ball went towards the sweeper cover, where Mohammad Nawaz was there to collect the ball.
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In the meantime, Rinku and Shivam completed a single with comfort. Dube called for the second and quickly set off for that. It was the fifth ball of the 20th over, so the adrenaline rush was there in the batters for obvious reasons. While Dube wholeheartedly wanted to steal another run, Rinku hesitated.
Shivam Dube wanted the second
Rinku was then at the non-striker’s end and Shivam at the striker’s end after completing the first run. Shivam Dube turned quickly and ran a few yards as well, only to be denied by his batting partner. Nawaz, the fielder who collected the ball, made no mistake in throwing it in the striker’s end. The keeper, Usman Khan, precisely collected the ball and hit the stumps. The red lights on the stumps started to blink; Dube had to depart.
In this match, Shivam Dube scored 27 off 17, with three 4s and a 6, which took his strike rate to 158.82. On the other end, Rinku Singh remained not out for 11 off 4 with one 4 and one 6. Both of their knocks were crucial for the team’s perspective, as they were able to score 175 for 7 in 20 overs.
A decent batting display from Team India
Two key batters, Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya, were dismissed without scoring a single run, which were major blows for the team. Ishan Kishan appeared as the top performer for the team because of his fine 77-run innings against 40 balls. He completed the half-century facing only 27 deliveries, which sets an all-time record in the India vs Pakistan rivalry.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav continued with 32 against 29 balls. The total was very competitive, but the Indian cricket fans might have expected more fireworks from the star-studded batting lineup.
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