Iftikhar Ahmed shifted the momentum in Pakistan\u2019s favour as the team\u2019s advantage against spinners led to a subtly higher run rate and rewarded the batsman with a superb half-century finish. After a sluggish start by the openers tonight, Axar Patel was hammered for 21 runs in his first over.<\/p>\n
Skipper Rohit Sharma doubted spinner\u2019s potential on this pitch and he decided to bring back the pacer duo of Shami and Hardik Pandya who were able to take 4 wickets all together.<\/p>\n
Shami struck down the significant wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed in the very next over after Axar Patel was smashed for 21 runs.<\/p>\n
Hardik Pandya followed Shami\u2019s fierce planning and was able to Shadab Khan, and Haider Ali in the same over as both the catches were taken by Suryakumar Yadav.<\/p>\n
Coming back for the 16th over, Hardik Pandya took his third quick wicket, sending back Mohammad Nawaz after Dinesh Karthik completed the formalities behind the wickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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