Team India’s bowlers put in a collective effort to prevent Pakistan from posting a big total, with disciplined spells after the powerplay, which was dominated by openers Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46). When Varun Chakravarthy ended Farhan and Zaman’s 84-run stand for the opening wicket by dismissing the latter, things began to tilt in India’s favour, as Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Jasprit Bumrah chipped in by taking crucial wickets at regular intervals and bundled out Pakistan for 146.
Kuldeep emerged as the top bowler for the Men in Blue as he registered figures of 4/30 at an economy rate of 7.50 in his spell of overs, while Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel picked two wickets each. Kuldeep completed 17 wickets, the most by any bowler in a single edition of the Asia Cup T20.