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Axar Patel’s beautiful direct hit caught Imam-Ul-Haq a foot in need of his crease to provide India the second breakthrough of the day.
Snippets from Axar Patel’s beautiful run-out of Imam-Ul-Haq. (PC: X)
All-rounder Axar Patel ran out Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq with a surprising direct hit within the first innings of Sunday’s 2025 Champions Trophy conflict, bagging himself the second of the match as early because the tenth over.
Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav stored Imam on the strike on the primary ball because the left-hander got here down the monitor to defend. He tried the identical on the following ball and this time, pushed it to mid-on the place Axar pounced on it and hit the bulls-eye. Imam was fast however fell at the very least a foot in need of his crease and needed to go for 10 (26).
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Imam could be disillusioned to haven’t transformed his comeback match after being out of worldwide motion since 2023. He was not in Pakistan’s plans initially for the Champions Trophy however accidents to Saim Ayub after which Fakhar Zaman made the crew name him.
This was the sixth time he was run out in 72 ODI innings, which gained’t assist his picture of being a slow-runner between the wickets.
As for Axar, he has most likely put himself into the India-Pakistan spotlight reels for the foreseeable future, like his senior spin all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja who had run out Shoaib Malik within the 2017 Champions Trophy group stage match between these two groups.
Imam was the second Pakistani wicket to fall within the match after Babar Azam solely an over in the past. Babar seemed in wonderful contact for his 23 (26) however couldn’t convert it, getting out chasing a large ball towards Hardik Pandya.
Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan joined palms on the crease after back-to-back wickets. It was now their accountability to get Pakistan again into the sport.
The hosts are underneath immense stress as this match is a must-win for them after they misplaced to New Zealand by 60 runs within the first match of the match. India, then again, are filled with confidence having overwhelmed Bangladesh by six wickets of their season opener.