Watch: Hardik dismissed for two-ball duck vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022

Hardik Pandya, the star of India’s Asia Cup 2022 opener against Pakistan, was dismissed without scoring against Babar Azam and co at the Super 4 stage on Sunday. Rohit Sharma and co scored 181 runs in the first innings. 

Pandya came in to bat after India lost two quick wickets – Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant. The team was batting at 126/4. Virat Kohli was settled at the other end. 

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Mohammad Hasnain delivered a cross-seam short of length delivery, which Pandya tried to whip. The all-rounder walked across and lofted it towards mid-wicket. Mohammad Nawaz took a catch. 

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After being put to bat, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul guided India to a flying start. The pair added 50 runs in 26 balls, which is the fastest first-wicket fifty stand in an India vs Pakistan game. 

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India were 62/1 after the powerplay – theie highest total in the first six overs against Pakistan. However, the two fell in consecutive overs. 

Virat Kohli, meanwhile, kept scoring regular boundaries and reached his second half-century in the ongoing Asia Cup. The 33-year-old smashed a 149kmph delivery from Mohammad Hasnain for a six over cow corner to reach the landmark. He was run out in the last over of the innings. 

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Deepak Hooda was dismissed by a 108 kmph Naseem Shah slower one. The all-rounder cleared his front leg and swung across the line. The ball shot up in the air. Mohammad Nawaz ttok a catch at mid-wicket. 

Teams:

India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah