DUBAI: After being called to bat at the Asia Cup Super Four stage, Ind openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul destroyed Pakistani spinners.
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Before Rohit was sent back to the pavilion by Haris Rauf with a slow delivery, both openers had scored 28 runs each, totaling 54 runs.
However, Ind didn’t stop there, going on to score 62 runs in the powerplay against Pak, a record for them. In a T20I cricket match against their bitter rivals, Rohit and Rahul also helped Ind achieve their quickest fifty.
The previous powerplay record for Ind vs Pak was a 48-1 score in Ahmedabad in 2012.When this report was filed, India were batting at 173-7 in 19.4overs.
