IND vs PAK Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma partnership:
In the Asia Cup 2023 Super-4 match against Pakistan, opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill provided an excellent start for India. Captain Babar Azam won the toss and invited the Indian team to bat first. Shubman completed his 8th international ODI century in just 37 balls, including 10 boundaries. He couldn’t succeed in scoring runs against Pakistan in the group stage. He had returned to form after making a century against Nepal.
Rohit and Shubman shared a partnership of 121 runs for the first wicket. Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs in 49 balls, including 6 fours and 4 sixes, completing his 50th half-century during this innings. Shadab Khan broke this formidable partnership. He dismissed Captain Rohit Sharma and sent him back to the pavilion. On the other hand, Shubman Gill got out after scoring 58 runs off 52 balls, losing his wicket to Shahin Afridi. Shubman hit 10 boundaries in his innings.
Due to the aggressive start by the opening batsmen, India is in a strong position. As of the time of writing this news, KL Rahul has scored 13 runs in 24 balls, and Virat Kohli has scored 6 runs in 13 balls. The match was interrupted due to rain in the 25th over.