Asia Cup Super 4: India vs Pakistan - Top Performers

So far in the Asia Cup, India have played two matches against their arch-rivals Pakistan and in both of them, India emerged victoriously. They showed the rest of the teams that why they are considered the best when it comes to white ball cricket.

Out of the four matches that they have played so far in the Asia Cup, two of those came against their arch-rivals Pakistan. A match between these two is what every cricket lover craves for. India and Pakistan have always been the talk of the town and this Asia Cup is no exception. A high voltage drama is what everyone thinks of whenever India takes on Pakistan. It is a battle of supremacy which makes it even more exciting.

But this Asia Cup has not been up to the expectations of the fans as far as the matches between India and Pakistan are concerned. The two matches have been absolutely one-sided with very little to enjoy. The fans expect these type of matches to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller but this has not been the case in this Asia Cup.

The India team won both the matches with ease. In the first match, India bundled out Pakistan for 162 and chased the target within 30 overs and with 8 wickets in hand. The next match was even better than the previous match as far as the Indian team is concerned. This time India was able to restrict Pakistan to 237 and then chased the target with 9 wickets in hand.

In the following slides, we are going to have a look at the top performers in the recently concluded match between India and Pakistan.

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#1 Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 119

Rohit Sharma has been in sublime form in this Asia Cup amassing 269 runs at a mind-blowing average of 134.50. In the recently concluded match against Pakistan, Rohit scored an unbeaten 119 and helped India reach the target with almost 10 overs to spare and 9 wickets in hand.

His innings was studded with 7 fours and 4 massive sixes. He along with Shikhar Dhawan made sure that Pakistan bowlers did not get a chance to settle down. With Dhawan being the aggressor, Rohit played the second fiddle. He kept on rotating the strike and made sure that scoreboard kept ticking. Besides his batting, his captaincy was also equally good.

#2 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan scored a brilliant century to help India win the match

Shikhar Dhawan is having a dream Asia Cup so far. He has already scored two hundreds in the 4 matches that he has played. He along with this opening partner Rohit Sharma, have made sure that India gets off to a solid start. They have made sure that India does not lose a wicket early in the innings.

In the match against Pakistan, Dhawan scored the 14th century of his career. He scored a brilliant 114 off 100 balls with as many as 16 fours and 2 sixes. He brought up his hundred off just 95 balls. He made sure that India does not lose a wicket and helped India reach 200 without losing a wicket. Had he not got run out at the fag end of the innings, India would have definitely won the match by 10 wickets.

#3 Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik has been by far the best Pakistan batsman in the Asia Cup. He has scored 181 runs in the four matches that he has played at a staggering average of 90.50. In the match against India, it was he who along with Sarfaraz Ahmed stabilized the innings. He came out to bat at a time when Pakistan was struggling after losing their top 3 cheaply.

Shoaib Malik scored a brilliant 78 off 90 balls and helped Pakistan reach a respectable total of 237. Had he not performed that well, Pakistan would have definitely struggled to even get to 200. His innings was studded with 4 fours and 2 sixes. With this performance, he showed his experience of almost 300 matches.

#4 Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah has been a special find for the Indian team. His bowling both at the start of the innings and in the death overs has been absolutely fantastic and unmatched. His toe-crushing yorkers have bundled out even best of the batsmen.

Against Pakistan, he was the star bowler for India. In his quota of 10 overs, Bumrah gave away only 29 runs and picked up two wickets. One of his wickets was that of the well set Shoaib Malik. He also had a maiden over to his name. His bowling at the death made sure that Pakistan did not get to score freely. He helped India restrict Pakistan for a below-par total of 237.