IND vs PAK: Bowler became player of the match for the second time in India-Pakistan World Cup match, this player had become a hero 24 years ago
The Indian team once again defeated Pakistan in the ODI World Cup. The team led by Rohit Sharma performed brilliantly in the match played on Saturday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Indian bowlers performed brilliantly and bowled out Pakistan for 191 runs in 42.5 overs. After this, with the help of Rohit Sharma’s stormy inning of 86 runs and Shreyas Iyer’s 53 run inning, we won the match with about 20 overs remaining.
Jasprit Bumrah was chosen player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 19 runs in 7 overs. By sending Mohammad Rizwan and Shadab Khan to the pavilion within 3 balls, he took Pakistan to a point from which it could not return. There have been 8 matches between India and Pakistan in the ODI World Cup. India has won 8 times. This was the second time when a bowler became the player of the match. Earlier this had happened 24 years ago in 1999.
Sachin Tendulkar has been the player of the match most times.
Venkatesh Prasad was the player of the match in 1999. In this match played in Manchester, Venkatesh Prasad took 5 wickets for 27 runs in 9.3 overs. India won this match by 47 runs. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been the player of the match in the World Cup against Pakistan the most number of times. Tendulkar was adjudged Player of the Match in 1992, 2003 and 2011.
Who became the player of the match in India-Pakistan World Cup match?
Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was the player of the match in the 1996 World Cup, Venkatesh Prasad in 1999, Virat Kohli in 2015, Rohit Sharma in 2019 and Jasprit Bumrah in 2023. Let us tell you that India and Pakistan faced each other for the first time in the ODI World Cup in 1992. After this, both of them faced each other 8 times in 9 World Cups. The two did not clash in 2007.
