'Cricket wins in the end'- Twitter explodes as India defeat Pakistan by 5 wickets in a nail biting affair at the Asia Cup 2022

It would be a massive understatement to say that the much-awaited India-Pakistan match from the Asia Cup 2022 was entertaining. The cricket match between the two giants went on to break multiple viewership records.Such was the exclusivity of the game.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first. The game got off to a decent start for Pakistan with both openers starting nicely against the arch-rivals. Captain Babar Azam looked in great touch but it was the Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar who got the last laugh as he dismissed the number one T20I batter. The other opener Mohammad Rizwan held the fort at one end while other Pakistan batters came and went. Pakistan looked out and about after Rizwan was dismissed at 43 by Hardik Pandya.

The young bowler Shahnawaz Dahani ended with a flurry at the end, which took the Men in Green to a decent 147/10. Bhuvneshwar with a bowling figure of 4-26-4 was a great leader in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.

Coming onto chase the small total, India began poorly as opener K L Rahul was dismissed on duck by a sensational ball from young Naseem Shah. The veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli tried to steady the ship. Rohit Sharma, however, could not get to a big total as he threw away his wicket playing a lofted shot. Kohli departed on the very next ball in a similar manner and India looked in trouble.

Ravindra Jadeja was promoted up the order in absence of Rishabh Pant and grabbed the opportunity with both hands. With Hardik Pandya, the southpaw made a great partnership in the middle to lead India right at the edge of a win but lost his wicket in the last over. All came down to Dinesh Karthik, who with Pandya took the team home and won by five wickets with a Hardik Pandya hitting a six in the end.

Twitter was overjoyed with India’s win against their arch-rivals. Let's look at some of the tweets for India's win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022.

#INDvPAK#AsiaCup2022 #IndiaVsPakistan

Now the Badla is fulfilled : pic.twitter.com/06p8fbM4IN

— Alex (@alex_swami04) August 28, 2022

Hardik Pandya with the bat and ball today🤌✨ #IndiaVsPakistan #INDvsPAK OMG INDIA WON😭😭 pic.twitter.com/fLpceT4eAd

— Niharika Choudhary (@happybindigirl) August 28, 2022

Indian fans to Pakistan fans right now: #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/NC7KZnD7jD

— Scriviner Sachin (@SurajUp78379762) August 28, 2022

Game of nerves that @hardikpandya7 won with confidence! What a player.#INDvPAK #AsiaCup

— Rai M. Azlan (@Mussanaf) August 28, 2022

Calm as ever, and with incredible skill, Hardik Pandya takes India home. In this form, few better than him in this format.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 28, 2022

What a match #PakvsIndia #AsiaCup2022 absolute thriller 😍. Pakistan fought well till end. @mnawaz94 bowled exceptionally well along with @76Shadabkhan. @hardikpandya7 played a match winning role as all rounder. Congratulations @BCCI

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) August 28, 2022

Proper Cricket game that! Tricky wicket with two really good bowling attacks. Congrats India and well done on 100th Virat👏👏🎉

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) August 28, 2022

India’s bowling was superb, but so was Pakistan’s. Finally, India’s all rounders made the crucial difference. Jadeja came good with bat, Pandya with ball and bat. But there’s work remaining for coach and captain in getting top order playing to potential

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 28, 2022

A great game of cricket. Well played everyone. Losing and winning both are part of the game but the spirit should be high. Game abh bhi on hai. Well bowled @iNaseemShah @TheRealPCB

— Junaid khan 83 (@JunaidkhanREAL) August 28, 2022