Asia Cup 2018: Twitter Erupts As India Bowl Out Pakistan For Just 162
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India bounced back from a mediocre bowling show in style to bowl out Pakistan for just 162 in the last game of Group B in Asia Cup.

As expected, Sarfraz Ahmed decided to bat first when he won the toss. However, his decision was proven wrong by Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the India pacer blew away Pakistan’s top-order. Bhuvneshwar first accounted for Imam-ul-Haq for just 2 before sending back the in-form Fakhar Zaman to leave Pakistan reeling at 3 for 2.

Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik the steadied the ship. With runs not coming at a good pace, the duo did not lose patience and held on to make sure India do not take further grip on the game.  As a result, Pakistan could only manage to score 25 runs in the first ten overs. But the two batsmen found some much-needed impetus in the following overs, hitting a handful of boundaries to collect 32 runs off the next five overs.

Asia Cup 2018: Twitter Erupts As India Bowl Out Pakistan For Just 162
India vs Pakistan (Asia Cup, Credits: Getty)

Pakistan could have suffered a huge blow in the 16th over but Shoaib Malik’s edge was dropped by MS Dhoni. However, Malik could not make much of that reprieve and could add only 17 runs more. Prior to his dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav castled Babar Azam to end the 82-run stand. 11 runs later, Kedar Jadhav sent back Sarfraz before Malik was run as Pakistan were five down for just 100.

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Asia Cup 2018: Twitter Erupts As India Bowl Out Pakistan For Just 162
India vs Pakistan (Asia Cup, Credits: Getty)

Asif Ali and Shadab Khan also failed to get going as India were reeling at 121 for 7. However, Mohammad Amir and Faheem Ashraf steadied the ship and added 37-runs to take the score past the 150-run mark. Jasprit Bumrah ended the frustrating stand by dismissing Ashraf for 21. Bhuvneshwar then dismissed Hasan Ali before Bumrah wrapped up the innings.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the innings:

https://twitter.com/ImSuri_/status/1042403852572483584

https://twitter.com/AskRishabh/status/1042400040969555968

https://twitter.com/Man_isssh/status/1042402534432813057

https://twitter.com/sampath0272/status/1042407849698230272

https://twitter.com/HaramiParindey/status/1042406467398234112

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