Twitter Reactions: India hammer Pakistan to make it 2-0 in Asia Cup 2018

India were authoritative the other night against Pakistan and they displayed even a more resounding performance today by beating the Men in Green by nine wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Moreover, Rohit Sharma and Co also sealed a berth in the final of the 2018 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Their last encounter in the Super 4 is against Afghanistan at the same venue.

Malik and Sarfraz rescue Pakistan

After Pakistan winning the toss and deciding to bat, Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman couldn’t step up once again and were nipped out by Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav respectively. Babar Azam, who scored a superlative half-century against Afghanistan succumbed to a shambolic mix-up that led to his run out. Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik were in with a lot of responsibility.

The duo showed maturity and put on 107 for the fourth wicket. Kuldeep Yadav got rid of Sarfraz to break the partnership. Thereafter, Asif Ali churned out some lusty blows to inject impetus into the innings. Malik went on to score 78 runs from 90 balls and eventually fell prey to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Pakistan finished with 237 for the loss of seven wickets.

Rohit and Dhawan blaze away  

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan opened the batting and looked at ease from the outset. Shaheen Afridi created an opportunity to get the better of Rohit, but Imam dropped a sitter to give the batter a reprieve. Fakhar Zaman also grassed a sitter to present the batsman a second lifeline. The 31-year-old made them pay a hefty price and notched up his 19th century in ODIs.

On the other hand, Dhawan creamed the bowling and didn’t give Pakistan a sniff of an opportunity to pin him. Even he scored his 15th century in the 50-overs format. In the meantime, the heads of the Pakistani cricketers steadfastly went down. India eventually lost one wicket and traced the target down with 63 balls to spare. Moreover, India made it 2-0 against their arch-rivals in this Asia Cup.

Here is how Twitter reacted

Ton and dusted! Two massive tons that made this win look too easy! Hats off @ImRo45 and @SDhawan25 🇮🇳 💯💯 #PAKvIND #AsiaCup2018

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 23, 2018

Congratulations @ImRo45 & @SDhawan25 for your ton! Yeah! #MenInBlue does it again! Congratulations Team! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🎉🎊#IndiaVsPakistan #IndVsPak #AsiaCup

— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) September 23, 2018

Another great win 👏👏🇮🇳 brilliant hundred skipper @ImRo45 treat to watch always brotherman 👏👏 top performance guys 😊👏👏 #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2108

— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) September 23, 2018

Top knock jatt ji 😊👏👏👏 congratulations for ur wonderful hundred 😊💯👏👏 @SDhawan25 #INDvsPAK

— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) September 23, 2018

Century 👏 Such a special knock from the captain. The way Rohit and Shikhar have dominated the game today is just beyond beauty. A one sided affair totally! #IndvPak #AsiaCup2018 @ImRo45 @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/4VI5Bae0m1

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) September 23, 2018

What an innings, @SDhawan25. Congratulations on your century..incredibly classy! #IndvPak #AsiaCup2018 pic.twitter.com/O1EIFgKNl9

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) September 23, 2018

Well I might have to retract my statement re Pakistan’s fielding ranking… they are having a “stinker” I hear! #PakvIndia @StarSportsIndia
🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😫😫😫

— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) September 23, 2018

Gabbar and Hitman could soon be a TV series. What a combination these two are turning out to be for Indian cricket! Well done @SDhawan25 and @ImRo45! More power to you.#Asiacup #INDvPAK

— surya77 (@surya_14kumar) September 23, 2018

One sided matches getting an all new definition. There’s a context in the #AsiaCup but not too many contests thus far. #IndvPak

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 23, 2018

I see Pakistan are struggling against India AGAIN … #AsiaCup18

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 23, 2018

Hitman hits a fifty too! What a great partnership this is! India looking very strong! 💪🏻 @ImRo45 #PAKvIND #AsiaCup2018

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 23, 2018

Congratulations on your 100s @ImRo45 and @SDhawan25. Such clean hitting! Always a joy to watch you both in full flow. #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/yxzFEGtDak

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 23, 2018

What a thrashing that was!

— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) September 23, 2018

Mohammad Amir's struggles in ODIs since the Champions Trophy Final continue:
Matches: 10
Overs: 70
Runs conceded: 302
Wickets: 3
Average: 101
Matches where he's taken wickets: 3
Matches where he has not taken a wicket: 7#AsiaCup2018 #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) September 23, 2018

Rohit Sharma Today:

– 5th quickest to 7000 ODI runs. (181 inns)
– 2nd quickest to 5000 ODI runs as Opener. (102 inns)
– 2nd quickest to 300 International Sixes. (301 inns)
– 2nd captain with 3 consecutive 50+ in Asia Cup.#AsiaCup2018 #INDvPAK

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) September 23, 2018

The dominant Indian team showed who is the real boss. #AsiaCup2018 pic.twitter.com/fU7GRkmH85

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) September 23, 2018

Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian captain to win his first two ODIs against Pakistan.

Nine other Indian captains won one ODI out of their first two.#INDvPAK

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) September 23, 2018

Mubarak ho @BCCI – totally outplayed us. Thoroughly deserved. Hum final mein badla lengay.

— Kalim Khan (@Kallerz37) September 23, 2018

Shaheen Afridi's pre-match request to his team-mates "please bhaiyon, ek pakadna, meherbaani hogi…" Such a fine prospect but no support in the field.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 23, 2018

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