Hardik Pandya ran from mid-on, furiously waving his index finger, hinting that he masterminded the wicket and that it was his suggestion to bounce out the able Pakistan skipper as Babar Azam walked off after being forced into a pull shot from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Unaccustomed to raucous celebrations, Bhuvneshwar nodded in agreement.
As the innings progressed, the Indian quartet’s short ball would take more wickets than just Babar’s. The top five batsmen were going to get destroyed by the short-pitched balls. Fakhar Zaman swung his bat at a wide short ball from Avesh Khan shortly after Babar left the field, but the extra bounce negated his effort. Then Pandya struck Iftikhar Ahmed three times with his short balls to remove him from the game.Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Rizwan and crush the backbone of the Pakistan batting line-up. Each wicket was wildly celebrated by the Indian supporters,