Cricket News : Man of the match Shaheen praises Pakistan openers after historic win over India

Man of the match Shaheen Afridi praised Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam after the opening batters led Pakistan to an emphatic ten-wicket victory over India in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Shaheen took the early wickets of India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul and finished with figures of 3 for 31 off his four overs as India were limited to 151 for 7. Rizwan and Babar then racked up unbeaten scores of 79 and 68 respectively to complete the victory with 13 balls to spare. It was Pakistan's first win over India in any World Cup format - the historic result coming in the 200th international cricket match between the two rival nations.