India-Pakistan T20. During UPI Transactions World Cup Match: India’s iconic win over Pakistan on Sunday sent a wave of emotions and joy across the nation, with Virat Kohli’s innings being one of his best. The India-Pakistan cricket match attracted so much that along with the heartbeat, the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) India Saw a skip too.
By the time the match started in India at 1:30 PM on 23 October, the morning Bharat Pay UPI transaction volume had increased by 15 per cent at around 10:30-12 during the ongoing festive season. 30 am as compared to the level recorded at 9:00 am.
Also read: Dead Ball controversy: Why Virat Kohli 3 byes were given even after being bowled out
However, as the India-Pakistan cricket match was approaching, UPI transactions started declining, reflecting the craze of people to shop for the match. Transaction volume fell at 1:30 pm to almost the same level it was at 9:00 am.
Transaction volume declined further during Pakistan’s batting – India won the toss and elected to bowl. It fell by about 6 per cent as compared to the level seen at 9:00 am. Pakistan ended their innings with a score of 159. And, Bharat Pay UPI transaction resumed for sometime and recovered a bit.
However, at around 3:30 pm, when India started batting, UPI transactions on Bharat started declining again, indicating that people stopped shopping to watch the match.
The sharpest drop in UPI transaction volume was seen in the last overs of the match when Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 82 off 53 balls. Transaction volume declined from (-)6 per cent at around 4:45 am (compared to the 9:00 am level) to (-)20 per cent at around 5:30 am, when India claimed victory.
Later, as soon as the match ended, buying resumed and transaction volume recovered sharply by about 20 percent, compared to the level at 9:00 a.m. after 6:00 a.m. by about 5 p.m. increased by -6 percent. Sunday afternoon.
“UPI Transactions from 9 am to evening yesterday – as soon as the match becomes interesting, online shopping stopped – and fast return after the match!” Mihir Vora, Chief Investment Officer, Max Life, said in a tweet on Monday.
ALSO READ: Babar Azam tells Pak team, don’t raise finger, ‘don’t worry Nawaz’ in ‘ironic’ moment
In the big-ticket T20 World Cup game on Sunday, Virat Kohli single-handedly led India to a four-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan with a thumping 82 off 53 balls. Pakistan recovered from a poor start and fought a battle of 159 for eight. India completed the chase off the last ball, with Kohli and Hardik Pandya (40) making up the bulk of the scoring after a frightening start to their innings.
The duo revived India with a 113-run partnership for the fourth wicket when they were reeling in at 31/4 in one leg. Sent in to bat, Pakistan were bowled over by Iftikhar Ahmed’s 34-ball 51 and Shan Masood’s 42-ball 52 not out as they lost their first two wickets with just 15 runs on the board in the fourth over.
For India, Arshdeep Singh was among the most successful bowlers in the much-awaited match of the tournament, which ended with figures of 3/32 in four overs in the prestigious Melbourne. Cricket field.
read all latest business news Here