Following this convincing win, India will look to test some of the bench strength against first-timers Kenya on Saturday while Pakistan will need to re-think their strategies before they take Kenya on Sunday.
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Ajay Thakur started off his campaign in fine fashion, picking up points in his first three raids as he went on to finish with 10 points from the game including two fine tackle points while Rohit Kumar came in late in the half to create more problems for the Pakistan team.
Credit where it is due, Pakistan did well to keep the likes of Rahul Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal quiet but the spotlight fell on the all-round performance as the duo of Surjeet Singh and Surender Nada kept the Pakistan raiders at bay, dictating terms to lead India to an easy victory in the end.
Do or die raid for Pakistan, smart work from the raider! Loses out on time, steps into the lobbies and Sandeep Narwal is on the move as he gets a touch on the raider. One point each.
Review called in by Pakistan for a possible super raid here. Mudassar does well to escape from Nada, gets a touch on Mohit Chhillar but the question remains if he got a touch on Surjeet Singh. Yes, he does!
SUPER RAID for Mudassar, the first of this match as well!
Desperate times, desperate measures. The left corner comes in the pull Rohit into their own court as he walks away without a point, a poor back hold and Rohit just slides in his own court to pick a point.
With a massive 12-point deficit, Pakistan will need to re-strategise their plan and regain lost ground. The defence unit has looked good as expected with the bulk of points and the raiders will need to up their game to pose a challenge to the strong Indian defence.
The Ajay Thakur-led side has managed to dominate their neighbours in the first half with the skipper himself leading from the front with fve raid points. Pardeep Narwal has been a pale shadow of his own but the strength in the team has camouflaged his inability to pick points.
Rahul Chaudhari has managed to find his feet in the final few minutes of the first half while the defence, led by Surjeet Singh has also been on the top of its game.
Surjeet Singh yet again comes in with a strong back hold to bring down the raider, who almost got through the chain of defenders to picks a point but has to jog away to the benches.
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