India were asked to bat first by Pakistan at Manchester. The Men in blue were dominant with the bat from the start. Newly promoted opener KL Rahul started cautiously while Rohit Sharma took on Pakistan bowling.
The duo were brilliant with the bat as they ensured that India got a solid foundation. They managed an impressive 136 run stand for the first wicket. Although, KL Rahul is a whole different player to Shikhar Dhawan, he did a commendable job in tricky conditions.
Rahul was dismissed by Wahab Riaz in the 24th over. He was out for a well made 57 runs. On the other hand, despite Rahul’s wicket, Rohit Sharma just went on with his innings. He got ample support from skipper Virat Kohli at number three.
Rohit Sharma scored his second hundred in world cup 2019.
The elegant Rohit Sharma continue to toy with Pakistan bowlers. He made a very good 140 run knock from just 113 balls. His innings had 14 fours and 3 sixes. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli played the role of an anchor. He ticked the singles and rotated the strike to Rohit Sharma and then to Hardik Pandya.
However, in the process of his innings, Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 11000 ODI runs. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya once again came at number four to increase the scoring rate. Although, he did play his part, he was not quite effective as he was against Australia.
India scored 305/4 in 46.4 overs before rain stopped play. Skipper Virat Kohli is still going strong with an unbeaten 71. He is partnered with new comer Vijay Shankar at the other end. Even though Pakistan’s Amir did a good job, India were on top. They ensured that the team are in commendable position before rain came.
However, the match resumed after almost an hour delay due to rain. India had finished with 336/5 at the end of the innings.
Rohit Sharma proved his worth with 140. Meanwhile, the innings once again proves India’s reliance on top order. All three players were in impressive form, which should be a positive sign for India. Especially the way, KL Rahul played will leave India fans in good mood as Dhawan continues his recovery.
Meanwhile, Twitter applaud India’s innings against Pakistan
Kohli gets off the mark with a 50 these days. #IndiaVsPakistan
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) June 16, 2019
Be it academics or cricket Sharma ji ka beta is always busy giving nightmares to neighbours. ??? #INDvsPAK #IndiaVsPakistan #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/6hESLxBH4G
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) June 16, 2019
11,000 ODI runs for Virat.. fastest to reach the milestone. what a player! Congrtaulations @imVkohli. #IndvPak #IndiaVsPakistan #CWC19 #ViratKohli
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 16, 2019
And that's how it's done! @imVkohli what a day to complete 11,000 glorious runs! Way to go! #INDvPAK #CWC2019
— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) June 16, 2019
Rohit Sharma,Best limited overs opener …… period ..!! #BadriBytes #CWC2019
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) June 16, 2019
The greatness of Rohit Sharma lies in the fact that whenever he gets out after making a ton, people are disappointed that he didn't make a double century.#INDvPAK#CWC19
— ` (@FourOverthrows) June 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/IamSuyog_/status/1140229757579202560
Sarfaraz Ahmed is looking around the field for support and advice from his team-mates – what he's seeing in return is the back of a lot of heads #INDvPAK #CWC19
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/ROHITism_/status/1140230392353447938
Strange team selections by Pakistan in this tournament:
Play an extra seamer versus a team that is brought up on pace-bowling
Then they play an extra spinner against a team that can play spin-bowling in their sleep#CWC19 #INDvPAK— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 16, 2019
Here's the rain at Old Trafford #INDvPAK #CWC19
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 16, 2019
No. of inns between each 1000 run milestones for Virat Kohli:
0 to 1000 – 24 inns
1k to 2k – 29 inns
2k to 3k – 22 inns
3k to 4k – 18 inns
4k to 5k – 21 inns
5k to 6k – 22 inns
6k to 7k – 25 inns
7k to 8k – 14 inns
8k to 9k – 19 inns
9k to 10k – 11 inns
10k to 11k – 17 inns— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) June 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/yeahokigetit/status/1140230280696832000
Clarke: All I see is blue t-shirts and indian flags all around the stands and not much green colour.
Ganguly: yeah! Costly tickets may be!#savage
??#INDvsPAK#ICCWC19— Malav Aggarwal (@MalavAggarwal) June 16, 2019
“If Rohit Sharma scores more than 10 runs then there’s only one way you can stop him. That’s No way”
– McGrath #IndVsPak
— mthn (@Being_Humor) June 16, 2019
#INDvsPAK
Vijay Shankar nicely judged the length of the ball, and used the breadth of his bat to hit the ball to an ideal depth for a single.
Good 3D batting.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 16, 2019
That Six From Rohit Over Point, Reminded Me Of Sachin's Six vs Akhtar In 2003WC#INDvsPAK
— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) June 16, 2019
WTF. Rain strikes. Match stopped ? #INDvsPAK #INDvPAK
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) June 16, 2019