<p class="title">India's Kuldeep Yadav admitted bowling Pakistan batsman Babar Azam in the World Cup with a magical delivery that tossed and turned was a "dream" for any spinner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yadav returned figures of 2-32 with his left-arm wrist spin to play a key role in India's 89-run victory via DLS over arch rivals Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yadav got Azam bowled through the gate -- the ball nipping between bat and pad -- for 48 to end a 104-run second wicket stand involving Fakhar Zaman, who top scored with 62.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Getting Babar Azam out was the best delivery for me in this tournament. I got him out in the Asia Cup as well," Yadav told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After the rain break I went back and watched that delivery. It had drift and turn, so any spinner will love that delivery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a proper dream delivery and a proper Test delivery. Deceiving the batsman in the air and making him commit the mistake. A perfect delivery," he said with a smile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He struck again in his next over to send the left-handed Fakhar packing after the batsman played against the spin to give away a catch at short fine leg.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vijay Shankar and Hardik Pandya also took two wickets each to restrict Pakistan to 212 for six in a failed chase for their revised target of 302 in 40 overs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Both Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman play spin well. They were rotating the strike and were attacking, so it was important to break that partnership," said Yadav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Getting Babar out and then another wicket put them under pressure and according to DLS they needed a very high run-rate and that was a plus point for us."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pundits had raised doubts about Yadav's performance in the World Cup after coming off an ordinary show in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But the 24-year-old spinner has held his own with 1-46 against South Africa and a breakthrough performance against Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Everyone is talking about my rhythm. I don't think I lost my rhythm. It happens when you don't pick wickets but the last three games I have bowled really well," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the game against Australia they were struggling to hit me and that's important for any spinner."</p>.<p class="bodytext">India vice-captain Rohit Sharma stood out with his 140 off 113 deliveries during India's 336 for five in 50 overs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Sharma was quick to praise Yadav for his key strikes in the Pakistan innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He's our match-winning bowler in that middle over phase, and today also you saw how important those crucial wickets were," said Sharma.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Both the batsmen were set. Of course, he didn't start the tournament the way he would like to, but for us as a group around him, our job is to just make sure that he gets that confidence, he gets that backing from the team."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yadav has claimed 90 wickets from 47 ODI matches since his debut in 2017.</p>
<p class="title">India's Kuldeep Yadav admitted bowling Pakistan batsman Babar Azam in the World Cup with a magical delivery that tossed and turned was a "dream" for any spinner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yadav returned figures of 2-32 with his left-arm wrist spin to play a key role in India's 89-run victory via DLS over arch rivals Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yadav got Azam bowled through the gate -- the ball nipping between bat and pad -- for 48 to end a 104-run second wicket stand involving Fakhar Zaman, who top scored with 62.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Getting Babar Azam out was the best delivery for me in this tournament. I got him out in the Asia Cup as well," Yadav told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After the rain break I went back and watched that delivery. It had drift and turn, so any spinner will love that delivery.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a proper dream delivery and a proper Test delivery. Deceiving the batsman in the air and making him commit the mistake. A perfect delivery," he said with a smile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He struck again in his next over to send the left-handed Fakhar packing after the batsman played against the spin to give away a catch at short fine leg.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vijay Shankar and Hardik Pandya also took two wickets each to restrict Pakistan to 212 for six in a failed chase for their revised target of 302 in 40 overs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Both Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman play spin well. They were rotating the strike and were attacking, so it was important to break that partnership," said Yadav.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Getting Babar out and then another wicket put them under pressure and according to DLS they needed a very high run-rate and that was a plus point for us."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pundits had raised doubts about Yadav's performance in the World Cup after coming off an ordinary show in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But the 24-year-old spinner has held his own with 1-46 against South Africa and a breakthrough performance against Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Everyone is talking about my rhythm. I don't think I lost my rhythm. It happens when you don't pick wickets but the last three games I have bowled really well," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the game against Australia they were struggling to hit me and that's important for any spinner."</p>.<p class="bodytext">India vice-captain Rohit Sharma stood out with his 140 off 113 deliveries during India's 336 for five in 50 overs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Sharma was quick to praise Yadav for his key strikes in the Pakistan innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He's our match-winning bowler in that middle over phase, and today also you saw how important those crucial wickets were," said Sharma.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Both the batsmen were set. Of course, he didn't start the tournament the way he would like to, but for us as a group around him, our job is to just make sure that he gets that confidence, he gets that backing from the team."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yadav has claimed 90 wickets from 47 ODI matches since his debut in 2017.</p>