The Asia Cup is being played between India and Pakistan at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Where Pakistan, who was batting first after winning the toss, had a poor start. Pak captain Salman Ali Aga won the toss and chose batting. His decision seems to be proven to be wrong. At the same time, Hardik Pandya gave the first blow to Pakistan, which he bowled the first ball but gave a shock to Pakistan on the second ball.
On the next ball, Hardik Pandya caught Pakistan opener Sam Ayub out of Jaspreet Bumrah. Ayub returned to the pavilion on Golden Duck. Along with this, Pandya has also taken a special record. He has become the second Indian bowler to take a wicket on the first valid ball of the T20 International match. Earlier, only Arshdeep Singh was able to do this. In 2024, Arshdeep Singh took a wicket on the first ball against the US in New York. Singh implicated Shayan Jahangir in his trap.
Let me tell you that Hardik Pandya loves bowling against Pakistan. He took 14 wickets in 8 T20 Internationals played against Man in Green so far. Even today, he has a good chance to push Pakistan on the backfoot.
At the same time, after Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah did the second over for India. On the second ball of the over, Bumrah sent Mohammad Haris to the pavilion. Hardik Pandya caught Haris’s catch.