Asia Cup 2022: Nawaz shines as Pakistan avenge India in thrilling game

DUBAI: Pakistan on Sunday won the nail-biting match against arch-rivals India by five wickets in their first match of the Super Four stage to make it even against the Rohit Sharma-led side.

India had set a mammoth 182-run target for Pakistan to chase in their 20 overs after being asked to bat first.

The Pakistani innings started slow and the team lost skipper Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman within the first 10 overs of the innings. At that stage, Pakistan needed someone to stay with Mohammad Rizwan to bring Pakistan back into the game.

And the surprise decision to promote Mohammad Nawaz up in the order proved exactly that.

A 73-run partnership between Rizwan and Nawaz helped set the centre stage for Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah to finish the game for Pakistan.

By the time Rizwan and Nawaz were dismissed, Pakistan needed 34 runs off 18 balls to finish the game.

It was in the 18th over when Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah smashed Bhuvneshwar Kumar all over the park to make sure Pakistan needed 7 off 6 balls.

A four from the second ball of the last over made it 2 off 4 balls and it looked like the Green Shirts would win the match easily.

However, Arshdeep Singh’s dismissal off Asif made 2 from 2 but Iftikhar Ahmad helped seal the game with one ball to spare and ensure Pakistan win the match by five wickets.

Earlier, India set a 182-run target for Pakistan after being asked to bat first.

Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul started the Indian innings very strongly and took the Men in Blue past 50 runs in the fifth over.

However, Haris Rauf dismissed the explosive Sharma in the sixth over, while Shadab Khan dismissed Rahul in the seventh over.

Kohli’s partnerships with Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant, on the other hand, put India in a comfortable position by the end of the 15th over.

It was Deepak Hooda who stayed on with Virat Kohli to push India’s score past 171 before Hooda was dismissed in the 19th over by Naseem Shah.

A tight last over by Rauf put the momentum back in Pakistan’s favour till the fourth ball of the over. However, two misfields by Fakhar Zaman took India past 180 and helped the Men in Blue set a 182-run target for Pakistan.

For India, Kohli was the highest run-getter with 60 runs, and openers Sharma and Rahul were the second best with 28 runs each.

Shadab was the pick of the bowlers, taking two wickets in his four overs, while Hasnain, Naseem, Haris and Nawaz took a wicket each.

Playing IX

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

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

Live updates of the match will appear below:

Pakistan won the toss and asked India to bat first.

Pakistan 182/5 in 19.5 overs

Arshdeep Singh to Iftikhar Ahmed: 2 runs

Arshdeep Singh to Asif Ali: OUT!

Arshdeep Singh to Asif Ali: No run

Arshdeep Singh to Asif Ali: 4 runs!

Arshdeep Singh to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Pakistan after 19 overs: 175/4

Asif Ali 12/ Khushdil Shah 13

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: 4 runs!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 4 runs!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: 1 run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: WIDE!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Asif Ali: SIX!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: WIDE!

Pakistan after 18 overs: 156/4

Asif Ali 1/ Khushdil Shah 7

Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: 2 runs

Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: WIDE!

Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: No run

Ravi Bishnoi to Asif Ali: WIDE!

Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: No run

Ravi Bishnoi to Khushdil Shah: WIDE!

Pakistan after 17 overs: 148/4

Asif Ali 0/ Khushdil Shah 1

Hardik Pandya to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: OUT!

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: WIDE!

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!

Hardik Pandya to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Pakistan after 16 overs: 139/3

Mohammad Rizwan 65/ Khushdil Shah 1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Khushdil Shah: 1 run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Nawaz: OUT!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Nawaz: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Pakistan after 15 overs: 135/2

Mohammad Rizwan 62/Mohammad Nawaz 42

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!

Pakistan after 14 overs: 119/2

Mohammad Rizwan 55/Mohammad Nawaz 33

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: No run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Pakistan after 13 overs: 107/2

Mohammad Rizwan 52/Mohammad Nawaz 24

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run (leg bye)

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs!

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Pakistan after 12 overs: 96/2

Mohammad Rizwan 46/Mohammad Nawaz 20

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nawaz: SIX!

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run 

Pakistan after 11 overs: 86/2

Mohammad Rizwan 44/Mohammad Nawaz 12

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: SIX!

Pakistan after 10 overs: 76/2

Mohammad Rizwan 35/Mohammad Nawaz 11

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: No run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Nawaz: SIX!

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run 

Pakistan after 9 overs: 67/2

Mohammad Rizwan 33/Mohammad Nawaz 4

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: 4 runs

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Nawaz: No run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: OUT!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: 4 runs!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run

Pakistan after 8 overs: 57/1

Mohammad Rizwan 32/Fakhar Zaman 10

Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run 

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run (leg bye)

Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Pakistan after 7 overs: 51/1

Mohammad Rizwan 30/Fakhar Zaman 7

Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Yuzvendra Chahal to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Pakistan after 6 overs: 44/1

Mohammad Rizwan 24/Fakhar Zaman 6

Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: SIX!

Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run

Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Pakistan after 5 overs: 36/1

Mohammad Rizwan 17/Fakhar Zaman 5

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!

Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman: 4 runs!

Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!

Pakistan after 4 overs: 22/1

Mohammad Rizwan 8/Fakhar Zaman 0

Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Ravi Bishnoi to Fakhar Zaman: No run

Ravi Bishnoi to Babar Azam: OUT!

Ravi Bishnoi to Babar Azam: No run

Ravi Bishnoi to Babar Azam: 2 runs

Ravi Bishnoi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Pakistan after 3 overs: 19/0

Mohammad Rizwan 7/Babar Azam 12

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 4 runs!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 2 runs

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 1 run

Pakistan after 2 overs: 11/0

Mohammad Rizwan 6/Babar Azam 5

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Arshdeep Singh to Babar Azam: 1 run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Pakistan after 1 over: 9/0

Mohammad Rizwan 5/Babar Azam 4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: 4 runs!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Azam: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: No run

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs!

Pakistan begin batting

India after 20 overs: 181/7

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/ Ravi Bishnoi 8

Haris Rauf to Ravi Bishnoi: 4 runs!

Haris Rauf to Ravi Bishnoi: 4 runs! 

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 1 + RUN OUT 

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: WIDE!

India after 19 overs: 171/6

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/ Virat Kohli 59

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

Naseem Shah to Deepak Hooda: OUT!

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

Naseem Shah to Deepak Hooda: 1 run

India after 18 overs: 164/5

Deepak Hooda 15/ Virat Kohli 53

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: SIX!

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 4 runs!

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: WIDE!

India after 17 overs: 148/5

Deepak Hooda 6/ Virat Kohli 47

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: No run

Haris Rauf to Deepak Hooda:  1 run

Haris Rauf to Deepak Hooda: 4 runs!

Haris Rauf to Deepak Hooda: No run

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 1 run

India after 16 overs: 140/5

Deepak Hooda 1/ Virat Kohli 44

Shadab Khan to Deepak Hooda: No run

Shadab Khan to Deepak Hooda: No run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Deepak Hooda: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

India after 15 overs: 135/5

Deepak Hooda 0/ Virat Kohli 40

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Deepak Hooda: 4 (byes)

Mohammad Hasnain to Hardik Pandya: OUT!

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

India after 14 overs: 126/4

Hardik Pandya 0/ Virat Kohli 35

Shadab Khan to Hardik Pandya: No run

Shadab Khan to Rishabh Pant: OUT!

Shadab Khan to Rishabh Pant: 4 runs!

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Rishabh Pant: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: WIDE!

India after 13 overs: 118/3

Rishabh Pant 9/ Virat Kohli 33

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant: 1 run

Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant: 4 runs!

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!

India after 12 overs: 105/3

Rishabh Pant 4/ Virat Kohli 25

Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: No run

Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: No run

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: 1 run

India after 11 overs: 101/3

Rishabh Pant 2/ Virat Kohli 23

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: WIDE!

Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: WIDE!

Mohammad Hasnain to Rishabh Pant: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!

Mohammad Hasnain to Virat Kohli: No run

India after 10 overs: 93/3

Rishabh Pant 1/ Virat Kohli 18

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Rishabh Pant: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: OUT!

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run

India after 9 overs: 88/2

Suryakumar Yadav 12/ Virat Kohli 14

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!

Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 1 run

India after 8 overs: 79/2

Suryakumar Yadav 10/ Virat Kohli 8

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: 2 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: No run

Mohammad Nawaz to Virat Kohli: No run

Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav: 4 runs!

India after 7 overs: 71/2

Suryakumar Yadav 5 / Virat Kohli 5

Shadab Khan to Virat Kohli: 4 runs!

Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: No run

Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: No run

Shadab Khan to Suryakumar Yadav: 4 runs!

Shadab Khan to KL Rahul: OUT!

India after 6 overs: 62/1

KL Rahul 28/ Virat Kohli 0

Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: 1 run

Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: No run

Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: No run

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: 1 run

Haris Rauf to Virat Kohli: WIDE! + Four runs

Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: 1 run

Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: OUT!

India after 5 overs: 54/0

KL Rahul 26/ Rohit Sharma 28

Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: 2 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Rohit Sharma: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: No run

Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: 4 runs!

Mohammad Nawaz to KL Rahul: No run

India after 4 overs: 46/0

KL Rahul 19/ Rohit Sharma 27

Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: No run

Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: No run

Haris Rauf to KL Rahul: 1 run

Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: 1 run

Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: SIX!

Haris Rauf to Rohit Sharma: 4 runs!

India after 3 overs: 34/0

KL Rahul 18/ Rohit Sharma 16

Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: SIX!

Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: No run

Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: 1 run

Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: No run

Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: 1 run

Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: SIX!

India after 2 overs: 20/0

KL Rahul 5/ Rohit Sharma 15

Mohammad Hasnain to KL Rahul: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to KL Rahul: 2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Rohit Sharma: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Rohit Sharma: 4 runs!

Mohammad Hasnain to Rohit Sharma: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to KL Rahul: 1 run

India after 1 over: 11/0

KL Rahul 1/ Rohit Sharma 10

Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: SIX!

Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: No run

Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: 4 runs!

Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma: No run

Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: 1 run

Naseem Shah to KL Rahul: No run