{"id":10453,"date":"2012-10-01T04:51:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T04:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10453"},"modified":"2012-10-01T04:51:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T04:51:50","slug":"india-beat-pakistan-by-eight-wickets-keep-their-hopes-alive-in-t20-wolrd-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10453","title":{"rendered":"India beat Pakistan by eight wickets, keep their hopes alive in T20 Wolrd Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh starred to help India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets Sunday to stay alive in the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the<strong> Deccan Chronicle<\/strong> writes that India, who would have been knocked out of the tournament had they lost, skittled Pakistan for 128 on a slow pitch and then surpassed the modest target in 17 overs, thanks largely to Kohli&#8217;s unbeaten 78 off 61 balls.<\/p>\n<p>A sell-out crowd of 35,000 at Colombo&#8217;s Premadasa stadium, including Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, saw India continue their stranglehold on Pakistan in major world meets.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan have never beaten India in either the 50-over World Cup or the World Twenty20, in which they contested a thrilling final in 2007.<br \/>Sunday&#8217;s match was only the third Twenty20 international between the two countries and the result set up a thrilling shoot-out for the two semi-final berths from group two.<\/p>\n<p>Australia lead the group with two wins, India and Pakistan have one each, while South Africa have lost both matches so far.<\/p>\n<p>The last round of group matches will be played on Tuesday with Australia taking on Pakistan and India playing South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a report in the <strong>Deccan Herald<\/strong> writes that pushed to the wall, India brought their A game to the fore to put it across Pakistan in an emphatic manner here on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Having suffered an huge defeat against Australia on Friday, India needed to wipe their slate clean to stay in contention for a slot in the semifinals and they did so with some degree of comfort in a high-voltage contest. After a rejigged bowling attack got its job done \u2013 dismissing Pakistan for a modest 128 in 19.4 overs \u2013 Indian batsmen got the required runs in 17 overs in a Group 2 match of the World T20 at the R Premadasa Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding the margin of victory, eight-wicket win and no less, India\u2019s chase wasn\u2019t without its share of tension. Gambhir fell to a second-ball blob while there was a customary hit and miss play by the returning Virender Sehwag (29, 24b, 4&#215;4) who, it must be said, did his bit in a high-pressure game. Virat Kohli, man of the match for his unbeaten 78 (61b, 8&#215;4, 2&#215;6), was reprieved twice \u2013 on 42 and 64 \u2013 but at the end of the day it was a well-deserved win, their first in eight Super Eight matches spread over three events.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli once again underscored his status as India\u2019s best batsman at the moment with an innings filled with high-quality strokes that took the sting out of Pakistani attack. Having survived some edgy moments early in his innings, the 23-year-old grew in confidence as he cut, drove and danced down the wicket as Pakistan\u2019s outcricket went to pieces. Yuvraj Singh, after a satisfying day on the field with the ball, chipped in with an unbeaten 19 (16b, 2&#215;4) as India maintained their all-win record over arch-rivals in World Cups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh starred to help India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets Sunday to stay alive in the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. 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