Pakistan beat arch-rival India by 4 wickets in a one-sided encounter in their second game of the Hong Kong Sixes. The Pakistani batters found the right balance in the middle to chase India’s score of 89 in a scheduled 3.5 overs with only two wickets falling.
The Group C game was held at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok where the Pakistan team won the toss and chose to field first. The Indian side had limited themselves to 88 off 5 wickets in the 6 overs.
Shashank Singh was aggressive in the Indian innings, getting 40 runs off 11 balls. His innings had hit two fours and five sixes. Nitish Rana played 14 balls and scored 19 runs while T Natarajan played just six balls and managed to score 12 runs off it.
Abdul Samad picked up two wickets conceding 10 runs in a single over while Mohammad Shahzad and Ahmed Daniyal were responsible for one wicket apiece for Pakistan.
Responding to that, Pakistan batters took the initiative from the start and denied Indian bowlers any opportunity to settle. Khawaja Nafay played a 41-run innings for just 12 deliveries. Abbas Afridi scored 35 runs on 8 balls.
Pakistan lost its first wicket at 59 runs when Abbas Afridi was dismissed after scoring 35 runs. Khawaja Nafay also lost his wicket after scoring 41 runs. However, the Pakistani team continued its chase and secured victory by scoring 91 runs for the loss of two wickets in 3.5 overs.
For India, Shashank Singh and Rahul Tewatia took one wicket each. Abbas Afridi was named Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan had suffered a one-wicket defeat against the United Arab Emirates in its opening match of the tournament. However, the national team improved its position in Group C by securing a victory against India.
