Wasim Jaffer and Amit Mishra shut down Barmy Army for calling Ashes bigger than IND vs PAK

Former cricketers Wasim Jaffer and Amit Mishra have taken a jibe at England’s Barmy Army for calling Ashes a bigger cricketing rivalry than India vs. Pakistan. After Sunday night clash between two cricketing giants, Barmy Army took to social media to call game inferior to that of an Ashes match between England and Australia. Jaffer and Mishra n took to Twitter to respond to Barmy Army with an epic replies.

Jaffer & Mishra troll Barmy Army

Jaffer reminded English cricket's fan group of ENG's poor record against Australia in Ashes series. "If I was an England fan, with Ashes record Eng has, I’d downplay Ashes if anything,” Jaffer tweeted. Meanwhile, Mishra posted a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former captain, Nasser Hussain, with caption, "Difference between #IndvsPak & Ashes."  

India vs Pakistan

As far as match is concerned, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won toss and elected to field first at Dubai International Stadium. Batting first, openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul provided India a solid start by scoring some quick runs at top of order. duo scored 28 runs each before y were dismissed by Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf in consecutive overs. Virat Kohli scored his second fifty of ongoing Asia Cup to help India post a competitive total. 

Kohli scored 60 off 44 balls before he was run out by Asif Ali. Deepak Hooda scored 16 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant were dismissed for 13 and 14 runs, respectively. Ravi Bishi scored two boundaries in final over to take India to 181/7 in 20 overs. 

Pakistan chased down target in with only one ball to spare to win match by 5 wickets. Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz played a crucial role with bat for Pakistan before Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah completed run chase. Rizwan scored 71 off 51 balls, while Nawaz smashed 42 off just 20 deliveries. Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah n scored 16 and 14 runs, respectively to help Pakistan win match.

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