India opened their Asia Cup campaign against Pakistan on Saturday in Pallekele. In an innings that was twice interrupted by rain, the Men in Blue were eventually bowled out for 266 in 48.5 overs, thanks to knocks of 82 and 87 from Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya.
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The Pakistan pacers took all 10 wickets, with Shaheen Shah Afridi picking up four wickets; Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli early on and Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja towards the back end to restrict India when they looked on course for 300+.
"I think Rohit's wicket I enjoyed more" - Shaheen Shah Afridi
During the innings break, Shaheen was asked about whose wicket he enjoyed more; Rohit or Kohli's. He said,
I think both were crucial wickets, but I think Rohit's I enjoyed more. I think the new ball might seam and swing but should be easier after that.
Shaheen got both batters out bowled, which included inducing an edge from Kohli onto his stumps. He got Rohit Sharma out after the first rain break, getting two balls to go across the Indian captain before bringing one back in to knock back the off stump.
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