India and Pakistan clashed with each other at Dubai International Stadium where India clinched a close 5-wicket win against their arch-rivals.
In this match, both the superstars of the Indian Cricket Team, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma achieved a special milestone in international cricket. Rohit Sharma scored 12 runs against Pakistan but the moment he scored the 11th run of the inning, Rohit Sharma surpassed Martin Guptill to become the highest scorer in his international T20 career.
Apart from it, as Kohli arrived on the ground, he became the first Indian and 2nd in the world of cricket to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game. Before Kohli, only New Zealand’s former star batsman Ross Taylor has achieved this unique achievement.
Talking about the match, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first. Pakistan bundled out on 147 runs in 19.5 overs. For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan scored the highest 43 runs. Chasing the target of 148 runs, India lost KL Rahul on duck. After this Virat Kohli came to the crease and started building a partnership with the captain Rohit Sharma. Both the batters shared a partnership of 49 runs. Kohli looked to gain some momentum and scored a crucial 35 runs in 34 balls. As these batsmen departed, Ravindra Jadeja(35 runs) and Hardik Pandya(33 runs) took India home with 2 balls to spare.
Hardik Pandya for his 3 wickets and 33 runs in just 17 balls was declared man of the match.
