India, who won the toss and opted to bat, started the match with high hopes. However, their plans were soon disrupted by Rashid’s magical spell.
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In the seventh over, Rashid struck for the first time, dismissing Rishabh Pant with a well-executed delivery.Pant, who had been playing a promising cameo, attempted a reverse sweep but was beaten by a fuller ball on off stump.
The ball crashed into the off-stump, and Pant was adjudged LBW after a review. He departed for 20 runs off 11 balls, marking Rashid’s first wicket in three T20Is against India.
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Rashid’s next victim was the stalwart Virat Kohli. In the ninth over, Rashid delivered a full and quick ball on off stump, which Kohli tried to chip over wide long-off. However, he failed to get the necessary elevation, and Mohammad Nabi made no mistake with the catch near the boundary. Kohli’s run-a-ball innings ended at 24, putting India in a challenging position.
Rashid’s final wicket came in the 11th over when he dismissed Shivam Dube. A quicker leg break spun sharply back in, hitting Dube’s pad before the bat. Despite initial doubts, a successful review showed the ball would hit the off-stump, resulting in another LBW decision. Dube’s short-lived cameo ended at 10 runs off 7 balls.
