Rohit Sharma was at his absolute best in India's run chase against Pakistan.
India captain Rohit Sharma got off to an aggressive start in his team’s run-chase in the Champions Trophy 2025 match against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
Facing Naseem Shah in the second over, Rohit turned back the clock with a vintage pull shot that resulted in a six in the fourth ball of the over.
It was a back-of-a-length ball from Naseem onto Rohit’s thigh pad, and Rohit accurately dispatched this over square leg for a maximum.
India are looking to chase down 242 against Pakistan, who had won the toss and opted to bat. Saud Shakeel (62) and Mohammad Rizwan (46) were among Pakistan’s top run-getters in their innings. The Men in Green were 52/2 at the end of the first powerplay, having lost openers Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq.
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Rizwan and Shakeel then forged a 104-run stand for the third wicket to put Pakistan back on track. Despite this partnership, Pakistan went on to lose wickets at regular intervals before being dismissed for 241. Kuldeep Yadav (3/40) and Hardik Pandya (2/31) were the pick of the Indian bowlers.
At the time of writing this report, India were 31/1 after five overs with Shaheen Afridi having cleaned up Rohit for 20 runs. Virat Kohli had joined Shubman Gill in the middle.
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