"Ishan Kishan skewed it definitively in their favour. In its second half a game that was dramatically off and then on again became one where a parade of Pakistan batters were dramatically in and then out again. Chasing a target of 176 they were seven down before they even got halfway, and were eventually skittled for 114 to lose by 61 runs."
"Kishan's innings was a glorious anomaly, the 27-year-old thriving on a surface that few came to terms with. Only one other player struck more than three fours; Kishan hit 10. Nobody else produced more than a single six; Kishan managed three. In all he hit 77 runs off 40 balls, the extent to which he stood out illustrated by the fact that when he was dismissed he had scored 88.5% of his team's runs."
"Pakistan won the toss and very little else. India's Suryakumar Yadav said he had been planning to bat first anyway, but for Salman Agha a turning pitch was a gift that he could not wait to unwrap. The Pakistan captain insisted on getting his hands on it before anyone else, bowling himself at the start of the match the first time in eight matches this year that he has bowled at all and for a few halcyon moments his team was on top."
India won by 61 runs after Ishan Kishan produced 77 off 40 to steer a commanding innings. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl on a turning pitch, with Salman Agha opening the bowling himself for the first time in eight matches. Early Pakistan pressure yielded the wicket of Abhishek Sharma, but Kishan survived two miscues and accelerated with ten fours and three sixes. Pakistan, chasing 176, were seven down before the halfway point and were bowled out for 114. Only one other player hit more than three fours and no other batter matched Kishan's run contribution.
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