In the ICC T20 World Cup match, anxiety builds as India turns the screws in a critical Group A clash, claiming 6- a run win over Pakistan. The loss places Pakistan’s possible qualification for Super Eights in grave danger.

Pakistan, disappointed with its shocking defeat against the United States in its first match, is now likely to face a very challenging route to the knockout stages.
This win takes India to the group’s apex with 4 points from 2 matches, the same scoreline as the competition sensation. The U. S., Canada and Pakistan eigen are close behind with 2 points apiece, while the distressed Ireland remains point-less.

India scored a disappointing 119, losing all wickets in a match held in New York because of rain interference; Pakistan, in reply, could not chase this dismal total well and got a humiliating 113 for 7 in the 20 overs. Their batting nearly collapsed in death, with the score being 72/2. Mohammad Rizwan, who emerged as a hard worker and battled throughout the day, scored 31. Imad Wasim bowled a good over and gave 15 runs off it; Babar Azam, Usman Khan, and Fakhar Zaman managed 13 each and, more importantly, got out.

Citing the performance of the leading Indian pace bowler, the report asserted that India’s Jasprit Bumrah came through as the match-winner and took three wickets. Hardik Pandya was also helpful here, taking two wickets, and Arshdeep Singh and Akshar Patel took one wicket, respectively.
Before that, while fielding, India had its miseries, too, as it was made to bat first and got all out in a mere 119 only. Rishabh Pant performed well with a power-packed 42 on 31 balls, and there was very little else that one could expect from Indian batsmen to demonstrate in that dismal batting show. Akshar Patel, though, offered some respite with a wicketless 20, while there was little in the way of a fight from Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who scored a mere 13. The remaining Indian batsmen were also bowled out cheaply, and no other Indian batsman scored more than ten runs against the Pakistani bowling.

Among the Pakistan bowlers, Shakeel, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf were instrumental in picking up three wickets each. Mohammad Amir bowed well to clinch two wickets in his quota, and he got good support from Shaheen Shah Afridi, who took one.

This tense victory establishes India as the outright group favourite, creating chaos in Pakistan’s World Cup journey. Two teams will closely observe the following matches in the series as they plan their subsequent matches in the group.