Kamran Akmal’s speedy 92 gave Pakistan a five-wicket win over India in a practice game for the World Twenty20 2012 in Colombo. The result had a bit of history associated to it: it is Pakistan’s first win over their arch rivals at a World Cup-level event.
Akmal’s superlative knock in 50 balls and his 95-run partnership with Shoaib Malik saw Pakistan through after Ravichandran Ashwin had scythed their top-order picking up 4-23 with some clever variations.
Earlier, India had made an impressive 185-3. Virat Kohli continued with his rich form in making 75, but Rohit Sharma’s 56 was the more pleasing aspect for India, given his recent horror run in the ODIs in Sri Lanka.
Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Lakshmipathy Balaji disappointed, going for a total of 120 runs in under 12 overs combined without a wicket – figures which cost India the game. Ashwin was the only India bowler today to concede less than 10 an over.
Akmal’s superlative knock in 50 balls and his 95-run partnership with Shoaib Malik saw Pakistan through after Ravichandran Ashwin had scythed their top-order picking up 4-23 with some clever variations.
Earlier, India had made an impressive 185-3. Virat Kohli continued with his rich form in making 75, but Rohit Sharma’s 56 was the more pleasing aspect for India, given his recent horror run in the ODIs in Sri Lanka.
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