Player of the Match : Amit Mishra (India)
13th Match ICC World T20 2014 : Thirteenth and 1st Group 2 match of ICC world t20 2014 was played between India and Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Earlier, MS Dhoni of India won the Toss and decided to field first and let Pakistan to set target to achieved. Pakistan could not made batter start and lost Kamran Akmal early. Other Pakistan batsmen got good start but could not carry on their innings for long ans at the end of 20 overs Pakistan managed to put 130 runs on board to achieved for India.
Following target of 130 runs, India made good start with S Dhawan and RG Sharma. both played slow but sensible cricket and kept wickets in hand. S Dhawan lost his wicket when India were on 54 runs. Then India lost RG Sharma and Yuvraj Singh in quick successions. But, SK Raina and Virat Kohli took the charge and played important innings for India. India won the match by 7 wickets when 7 balls to bowl.
Thus, India got 2 points in points tally of ICC world t20 2014. Amit Mishra of India declared man of the match for his tight bowling and picked up 2 important wickets. |