{"id":316709,"date":"2023-09-12T01:26:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T01:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=316709"},"modified":"2023-09-12T01:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T01:26:30","slug":"one-of-the-finest-performances-ever-against-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/one-of-the-finest-performances-ever-against-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"‘One of the finest performances ever against Pakistan’"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the back of centuries by Virat Kohli (122*) and K L Rahul (111*), India thumped Pakistan by 228 runs in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Monday, September 11, 2023.<\/p>\n

In a rain-interrupted game that was pushed to a reserve day, Kohli and Rahul were all over the Pakistan bowlers as they stitched up a 233 run stand enabling India to post 356 on the board, their joint highest total in ODIs.<\/p>\n

Chasing the massive total, Pakistan just could not find their feet. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav (5 for 25) ripped through Pakistan’s line-up following a brief rain interruption after Jasprit Bumrah removed Imam-ul-Haq and Hardik Pandya castled the dangerous Babar Azam.<\/p>\n

Kuldeep spun a web around the other Pakistan batters as they crumbled to 128 all out. With this, Kuldeep becomes only the second Indian spinner after Sachin Tendulkar to scalp a fifer against Pakistan.<\/p>\n