Asia Cup: Rohit, Shikhar hit 100s as India beat Pakistan with 10 overs to spare
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan hit centuries to inspire the team towards victory against their arch-rivals Pakistan in Super Four, match 3 of the ongoing Asia Cup tournamenton Sunday.
Rohit Sharmascored an unbeaten 111 runs in an attractive innings which included seven fours and four sixes.
Pakistan could have got Sharma out in the sixth over but Imam-ul-Haq dropped an easy catch off a luckless Shaheen Shah.
While the highlight of Indian innings was Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 114 runs and his magnificent knock included 16 fours and two sixes.
He played several marvelous shots to pump-up the crowd at Dubai International Cricket Stadium butgot out in the 34th over with 38 needed it was through a run out.
The win is India's highest against Pakistan in terms of wickets, improving on the eight wicket win over Pakistan in Melbourne in 1985.
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In the first innings, the fielding unit of India produced a clinical performance and the bowlerskept taking wickets to build pressure on the batsmen and restrict the Men in Green at an achievable score.
However, Shoaib Malik struck an attractive half-century to salvage Pakistan's innings. His 90-ball 78 included four boundaries and two sixes.
Opener Fakhar Zaman looked dangerous at a moment but lost his wicket to India's spin sensation Kuldeep Yadav after scoring 31 runs.
After opting to bat, Pakistan lost Imam-ul-Haq (ten), Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam (run out for nine) in an unimpressive start to their innings before Malik and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed added 107 for the fourth wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah finished with 2-29 in his ten overs.
The top two teams from the Super four will play the final on September 28 in Dubai.