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Published 17:28 IST, October 14th 2023

Totally Viral/ You need to watch it to believe it! Hardik Pandya tells the ball to do something & next ball WICKET

Indian pacer Hardik Pandya did something very magical before removing Pakistani opener Imam ul-Haq during the IND vs PAK CWC 2023 match.

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Hardik Pandya's magical words gets him Imam's wicket
Hardik Pandya's magical words gets him Imam's wicket | Image: Star Sports
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The Indian cricket team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma is taking on Pakistan to continue its undefeated streak against their arch-rivals in the ODI World Cup. After winning the toss and electing to field first, Team India has removed all Pakistani batsmen for a lowly score of 191. The Pakistani team will be under a lot of pressure as they will be playing an ODI match in India after a gap of 11 years and also under 1,35,000 people. 

3 things you need to know 

  • Pakistan has not defeated India in the previous five ODI matches 
  • The Pakistani team is yet to win an ODI World Cup since 1992 
  • The Indian team has won the ODI World Cup twice 

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Hardik Pandya's magical words to the ball earn him Imam ul-Haq's wicket

Hardik Pandya is one of the best all-rounders of modern-day cricket and always brings in his ‘A’ game against Pakistan. Hardik once again delivered as per his reputation and removed Pakistani opener Imam-ul-Haq for a score of 36 runs. However, Pandya did something ‘out of the box’ before removing the Pakistani opener. Before bowling the third ball of the 13th over, Pandya was seen saying to the ball. And amazingly, the next ball earned him a wicket which was very crucial for the Indian team. 

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Pakistan suffers batting collapse after a steady start 

After losing both the openers for a score of 73 runs, Pakistan's innings was brought back on track by skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Both the batters added 82 runs for the third wicket and it looked like the ‘Men in Green’ were inching towards a big score. However, Pakistan's hopes went in vain as they suffered yet another batting collapse. It was Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj who broke the partnership between Rizwan and Babar and removed the Pakistani skipper for a score of 50 runs. Though, soon after Babar's departure, Pakistan lost the likes of Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, and Shadab Khan in quick succession. The Pakistani team them slumped from 154/2 to 191 all out. 

Updated 23:41 IST, October 14th 2023