IND vs PAK: Bhuvneshwar, Hardik and Avesh create history as India pacers pick 10 wickets for 1st time in a T20I

India pacers took all 10 wickets against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 clash, marking the first instance of Indian pacers taking all 10 wickets in a men's T20I innings.

The Indian pace trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh were on fire in the high-octane Asia Cup 2022 match against Pakistan on Sunday, dismissing all ten opposition batters. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets, Hardik Pandya picked up three wickets while Arshdeep Singh got two and Avesh Khan one. This was the first time that Indian pacers accounted for all 10 wickets in a T20I match.

Rohit Sharma decided to chase after winning the toss and the bowlers, led by Hardik, set up the game nicely for India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/26) was at his skillful best and his four-wicket haul included the prized scalp of Babar Azam (10). However, Hardik's envious figures of 3 for 25 in four overs, during the middle phase, triggered a Pakistani batting collapse.

Young seamer Arshdeep Singh also returned decent figures of 2 for 33 in his first-ever appearance in an Indo-Pak clash as all 10 wickets were snapped by speed merchants, a first for India in the shortest version.

The first over of the game bowled by Bhuvneshwar was a rather eventful one as it included two DRS calls going in favour of Mohammad Rizwan (43 off 42) and a straight drive from Babar. The umpire adjudged Rizwan's leg before wicket off the second delivery but ball-tracking showed it was going over the stumps.

"Before bowling the first ball, I thought it was going to swing. There was no swing but there was a bit of bounce. We knew we had to bowl wicket to wicket, so bowling short was the plan," Bhuvneshwar told broadcasters.