This Day That Year: India’s winning streak in World Cups against Pakistan continues
The Indian Cricket Team continued their winning streak as they defeated Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup game played at Old Trafford, Manchester on 16 th June. Pakistani captain Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the first few overs. Rohit took the attack on Pakistani bowlers with aggressive stroke play. The Indian openers scored 53 runs in the first 10 overs. Rohit Sharma survived a run-out chance as Shahdab Khan throw went wide off the wicketkeeper. The explosive opener completed his fifty off 34 balls. On the other hand, KL Rahul looked solid with his stroke play. Pakistan missed the 2 nd runout chance as Fakhar Zaman threw the ball on the wrong end. Rahul was superb with his stroke play against the spinners. Wahab Riaz finally got the breakthrough for Pakistan dismissing KL Rahul for 57. Rahul and Rohit Sharma put on 136 runs in 23.5 overs to lay a strong foundation. The Indian captain Kohli...