India looked totally off-colour when they faced minnows Hong Kong in their opening clash of Asia Cup yesterday, where they had to fight it out for the win. Pakistan were the favourites coming in today’s game, but it was the Indian team which got back to their basics, making it a cakewalk victory by 8 wickets. Out of form Bhuvneshwar Kumar got back to his best of form and picked 3 wickets and gave away just 15 runs to be crowned man of the match. Indian opening combination of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma added 86 runs, chasing a target of 163 runs. They set it up nicely, before Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik stitched a 60 run partnership to take India home comfortably.
Thumping victory by team India ?? #IndVsPak
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 19, 2018
Congratulations India on a very comprehensive victory. Wonderful team effort and great contributions from everyone #INDvPAK
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 19, 2018
Congratulations India! ????Overall a great team effort by bowlers and batsmen.. well played! ?? #INDvPAK #AsiaCup2018
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 19, 2018
That was too easy for India. Will take a lot of confidence from this win.
Kedar Jadhav’s spell was the turning point #IndiavsPakistan— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) September 19, 2018
A resounding win for India, especially considering playing back to back matches in this heat. The bowlers were brilliant and Rohit led the team brilliantly. Congratulations! #IndvPak
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) September 19, 2018
The bowlers stood up when it mattered the most. @jaspritbumrah93 & @bhuviofficial bolwed an excellent opening spell and the the three spinners maintained the pressure right through the innings. @jadhavkedar was just superb with his variety of deliveries.#INDvPAK #AsiaCup2018 pic.twitter.com/3XYVfB76o2
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) September 19, 2018
Fabulous, overpowering performance from India.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 19, 2018
Cakewalk for India. QED
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 19, 2018
Congratulation team India.Yeh hui na baat maza aa gaya @SDhawan25 @ImRo45 @Jaspritbumrah93 @DineshKarthik @BhuviOfficial @imkuldeep18 @yuzi_chahal @hardikpandya7 well done boy’s ✌️✌️✌️ love you team India ?? @circleofcricket @Umeshnni @DelhiDaredevils @BCCI @ESPNcricinfo pic.twitter.com/hoDf93AtO9
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) September 19, 2018
