India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a last-over thriller at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The 2022 Asia Cup match between the arch-rivals went down to the wire but all-rounder Hardik Pandya showed nerves of steel to pull off the heist for the Indian team in chase of a 148-run target.
Besides the crucial knock of Pandya, it was certainly the lack of proper planning from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the second innings that played a big role in his side's loss to India.
The Pakistan fast bowlers finished their quota of overs by the 19th over and that saw spinner Mohammad Nawaz being handed the responsibility to bowl the last 6 balls with only 7 runs to defend.
It is worth noting that Nawaz had finished his third over by the 12th over of the innings but Babar failed to rotate his bowlers well and that saw Nawaz being brought to bowl the final over with Hardik and Ravindra Jadeja settled at the crease.