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Pakistan could only manage to score 191 runs in the first innings of the 2023 World Cup match against India on Saturday (October 14) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss in the afternoon and invited their opponents to bat first in the contest. Pakistan got off to a steady start, courtesy of a 41-run opening stand between Abdullah Shafique (20) and Imam-ul-Haq (36).
Mohammed Siraj got the first breakthrough for Men in Blue by dismissing Abdullah Shafique at the end of the eighth over. Imam also departed soon, edging Hardik Pandya's delivery to the wicket-keeper.
Babar Azam (50) and Mohammad Rizwan (49) then put on 82 runs for the third wicket and stabilized the innings. Siraj was the bowler to give India an opening again by cleaning up Babar Azam in the 30th over. It was a massive moment in the game as Pakistan crumbled under pressure from there and were bundled out for 191 in 42.5 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Hardik Pandya scalped two wickets each for India in the bowling department. Shardul Thakur was the only bowler to go wicketless.
Fans on social media enjoyed the first innings of the encounter between India and Pakistan on Saturday. They reacted to the action that unfolded during the innings by sharing hilarious memes on social media platforms.
Here are some of the best reactions:
"I was just focussing on the length and trying to keep it wicket-to-wicket" - Kuldeep Yadav after first innings of India vs Pakistan clash
During the innings break, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav reflected on his team's bowling performance, saying:
"I knew where to bowl and it was a difficult wicket to bowl on. It was on the slower side. I was just focussing on the length and trying to keep it wicket-to-wicket, varying my pace and bowling my variations.
"I was bowling really well, not giving them too much width. Rizwan did not sweep me at all, so I tried to keep it wicket-to-wicket and wanted him to play a bad shot."
