Rohit Sharma's swashbuckling 92 followed by Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav's influential spells along with Axar Patel's one-handed stunner sealed a 24-run win for India against Australia and sealed their berth in the semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Akmal said he was “truly sorry” for his comments about Sikhs, which attracted a furious response from Harbhajan on social media.
Former cricketer, Gautam Gambhir, has raised concerns over inclusion of the young left arm pacer in the Indian squad immediately after his comeback from the injury.
In bowling it has been rookie left arm pacer Arshdeep Singh who has been the standout performer with nine wickets to his credit
Left-arm rookie pacer Arshdeep Singh has been the most successful having taken three wickets each in the two games.
Kohli remained unbeaten till the end with a matchless 82 off 53 balls that contained 6 fours and four sixes but the winning hit, a scoop over the infield, was recorded by Ashwin in mounting edge-of-the seat tension.
Ali slog-swept off leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi on the third ball of the 18th over, when Pakistan required 32 runs from 15 balls. However, he received a heavy top edge that flew in the direction of the third man.
Arshdeep grabbed the wickets of opener Evin Lewis, Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Chetan Sakariya, and Kartik Tyagi to restrict RR to 185, but Punjab Kings failed to upend the target and lost by two runs.
India's top-order batsmen, led by skipper Prithvi Shaw, are also in sublime form and are yet to be tested under difficult situations.
