Pakistan got the better of India in Dubai at their second Asia Cup 2022 contest

India has a top-heavy batting order but it was unable to deliver the goods. Their batsmen wanted to hit the ball for sixers off every delivery and that does not always happen. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul could not create much of an impression. The two openers made some runs and reached their mid-20s but Rohit left first and Rahul followed soon. Virat Kohli was an exception and he ran himself out at a score of 60. Hardik Pandya did not score any run and the Indian innings ended at a score of 181 for 7 in the 20 overs. India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup: Derailed batting plan and unimpressive bowling combine to put India at losing end. Moreover, when the Indians the field, their bowlers did not come up to expectations. Indian spinners were not as effective as their counterpart was and lost the game.

Pakistan, on the other hand, kept their cool and won the game comfortably. Their opener Mohammad Rizwan scored 71. It was the cornerstone for Pakistan’s run chase and they scored 182 for 5 to win the game with one ball to spare. Of course, they lost Babar Azam cheaply but the others braved all odds and took the game to the penultimate delivery. The drama between the archrivals India and Pakistan is now level at one match apiece. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are still in the running but a final between India and Pakistan would be something fantastic. Cricket lovers would love to see such a competition.

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Until now, there were eight teams competing in IPL. This year onwards, there would be ten teams and the new ones are from Lucknow and Gujarat. KL Rahul is captain of Lucknow Super Giants and Hardik Pandya is the captain of Gujarat Titans squad.


Other members for the Lucknow team are Manan Vohra, Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jason Holder, Ayush Badoni, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan. All of them have played in IPL in other teams and could prove their mettle once on the field.

As far as Gujarat Titans squad goes, here also there are tried and tested players who have played useful innings for their earlier IPL teams. The team members are Shubhman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar, David Millier, Gurkreeat Singh Maan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mathew Wade (wk), Wriddhiman Saha, Rahamanullah Gurbaz, Domnic Drakes, Jayant Yadav, Rashid Khan, Varun Aaron, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishor. They would be rearing to go and those who love cricket and IPL would love to see then donning new colors.


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Today is the 19th March and on 26th March, the Indian Premier League IPL will enter the 15th year. There will be two new teams to make up the total of 10 teams. They will compete in the Indian Premier League. This is a professional Twenty20 cricket league established in 2007 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI. TATA will be the main sponsor and the venue of the opening match will be the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The date will be 26th March 2022. Mumbai Indians have won the title five times in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Chennai Super Kings have taken the trophy four times in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021. Obviously, there is a tough competition between these two teams. This time all eyes will be on the two newcomers Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. Their captains are KL Rahul (c/wk) and Hardik Pandya. Both have played in IPL earlier and their fans would love to see them do something outstanding for their teams.

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