Top 5 Moments of Asia Cup 2018, Round 1

#1 India squash Pakistan in a lop-sided affair

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018

The greatly awaited showdown between arch rivals India and Pakistan concluded with the Men in Blue outplaying their adversaries in all three departments to win the encounter with 8 wickets in hand and 21 overs to spare.

After 24 hours of withstanding a scare against minnows Hong Kong, the Indians produced a clinical display of cricket. With the introduction of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya into the playing XI team, India was spot on from ball one.

India made short work of the Pakistani side thanks to key contributions by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav and of course Pakistan’s inexperienced middle order. Another factor which worked in India’s favour was their fielding. The catch that substitute Manish Pandey took at the boundary and the brilliant throw by Rayudu which ran out Shoaib Malik completely shifted the game in India’s hands.

To put an end to the Men in gGreen’s hopes, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a quick-fire 50 as middle order batsmen Karthik and Rayudu wrapped up the small chase of 163 with ease.