| 3.4 : 3.4: J Bumrah to Imam, FOUR! Just evades the diving fielder at point! That was hit mighty hard! A rare loose ball by Bumrah and Imam puts it away. Short and wide outside off, Imam cuts it uppishly but away from the fielder at point and it reaches to the fence in a jiffy. |
| 5.4: J Bumrah to Imam, FOUR! How delightful it is to watch a left-hander play a ball through the off side! Yes, it was a half-volley but it still has to be put away. A man in form will not miss out. He lunges and drives it square through the off side and the ball races away. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Y Chahal to Imam, OUT! Excellent use of the review there by India and the change in bowling has worked wonders. Chahal strikes off the last delivery of his first over. Imam-ul-Haq has to take the long walk back, cheaply this time. Credit though has to be given to Dhoni here, he wanted the review to be taken and it turned out to be the right move. Chahal tosses this up around middle and off, it pitches and turns back in. Imam lunges forward to defend but his bat hits the pad first due to whi |
| 12.2 : 12.2: K Yadav to F Zaman, SIX! BANG! Enough of knocking it around says Zaman. This should get him going now. Trademark Zaman this. He goes down on one knee and sends this ball into the mid-wicket stand. |
| 14.2: K Yadav to F Zaman, FOUR! He favors the mid-wicket area and he favors the slog sweep shot against Kuldeep. Once again it is a tossed up delivery and Zaman slog sweeps it over mid-wicket and into the fence. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: K Yadav to F Zaman, OUT! Plumb in front! Kuldeep gets his revenge and he is delighted. One shot too many there by Zaman, having got a boundary on the last ball not sure if this was needed. He walks back just as his innings was starting to flourish. He goes for the sweep again but the ball is too full to play it. He also slips in the process and misses the ball. It hits him on the pads, even before the bowler appeals the umpire raises his finger. Zaman walks upto his partner and has a chat |
| 15.5 : 15.5: R Jadeja to S Ahmed, OUT! Confusion and Azam has faced the damage! This is a big, big wicket for the Men in Blue. Quicker through the air on off, Ahmed taps it towards cover-point and takes off. Azam responds to his call but seeing Chahal attack the ball, the Pakistan skipper sends him back. Babar is already halfway down the track and has to turn back. Yuzvendra picks up the ball and throws it back to Jadeja who takes the bails off as Azam seems to be struggling. It is referred upstairs. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: R Jadeja to S Malik, FOUR! Much-needed one! That was deft from Malik. He waits for it, it is short and outside off. Malik guides it late through backward point and the ball races away. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: R Jadeja to S Ahmed, FOUR! Nice way to end the over! Nothing wrong with this delivery to be honest but a very clever shot there from Sarfraz. He is known to be street smart and he has shown us why there. He steps down the track, plants his front foot across and flicks it over mid-wicket. No fielder in the deep and the ball races away. 7 from the over. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: R Jadeja to S Malik, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Very short outside off, Malik says thank you so much, he guides it past backward point and there is no stopping those. |
| 27.5: Y Chahal to S Malik, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Executed that with so much precision. Tossed up ball on middle and leg, Malik kneels and slog sweeps it against the spin in front of square leg. It is going, going and sails deep into the stands. |
| 30.4 : 30.4: K Jadhav to S Ahmed, FOUR! Drilled! Hit with a lot of authority. Loopy full ball around off, Sarfraz clears his front leg and nails the drive through covers to find the fence. |
| 30.6 : 30.6: K Jadhav to S Malik, FOUR! This time Jadhav is guilty of bowling too short and gets the treatment. Short and outside off, there is space to work with and Malik cuts it with the spin past backward point for a boundary. 12 from the over, a very good one for Pakistan. |
| 37.1 : 37.1: R Jadeja to S Malik, SIX! In the arc, out of the park! Malik is one of the best in the business when it comes to going over the top. Reads the bowler's mind so quickly. It is tossed up on off, Malik puts his dancing shoes on and tonks it way into the long off stands. |
| 38.5 : 38.5: K Yadav to S Ahmed, OUT! Ahmed holes out! The threatening 107-run stand from 138 balls has been broken. India will breath a sigh of relief. This one tossed up on a fullish length around off, Ahmed in an attempt to go over covers goes for a full blooded uppish drive but fails to get the desired elevation. Rohit Sharma at extra cover leaps and pouches it safely. Not what Pakistan would have wanted. Powerplay 3 is coming up and this wicket can take a toll on them. |
| 41.1 : 41.1: B Kumar to S Malik, FOUR! Not off the meat but enough on it! Malik lines up the length ball around off and takes it on. Clears his front leg and drags his heave over wide mid on. The fielder chases it but only comes second best. |
| 41.3 : 41.3: B Kumar to A Ali, SIX! Stand and deliver! That is the power that this youngster possesses. It is on a good length outside off, Ali stands tall and dismisses it from his presence. Super clean connection and the ball sails over the long on fence. Picked the bones out of that one. |
| 41.4 : 41.4: B Kumar to A Ali, FOUR! 10 from 2 balls! He is taking Bhuvi on. Slower off cutter on a fullish length outside off, Asif reaches for it and slices it over point to find the fence. |
| 41.5 : 41.5: B Kumar to A Ali, SIX! Make that 16 from 3! Big hitting at its best. He is such a good striker of the ball. Gets another one in the slot and dumps it over wide long on for another maximum. |
| 43.4 : 43.4: J Bumrah to S Malik, OUT! That's a painful way to depart! Soft dismissal really. India won't mind though. Bumrah goes wider of the crease and bowls a fuller length ball down the leg side. Malik tries to flick it across but gets a faint nick behind. Dhoni moves to his left and collects it. The umpire is quick to raise his finger. A tame end to a really good knock from Shoaib Malik. He departs at the wrong time for Pakistan, this could now probably make a difference of 10-15 runs to the fin |
| 44.5 : 44.5: Y Chahal to A Ali, OUT! Bowled 'em! 50th ODI wicket for Chahal and he is cock-a-hoop. He slips in the googly on middle, Asif clears his front leg and goes for the slog sweep but misses it completely to hear the death rattle. A cameo from Ali comes to an end. The Men in Blue are certainly have a good time at this stage. Can they bowl Pakistan out? |
| 46.6 : 46.6: Y Chahal to M Nawaz, FOUR! Shot! Gets the boundary which was really needed. It has spoiled what would have been a good over. Outside off, doesn't spin much. Nawaz lifts it over covers to pick up a boundary. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: J Bumrah to S Khan, OUT! Dragged on! Another one bites the dust. Very full ball, tailing in. Shadab swings hard at it but gets an inside edge onto his back pad and the ball deflects onto the stumps. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: M Amir to S Dhawan, FOUR! What a shot, first boundary of the Indian innings! Not a bad delivery but it's played quite nicely. A length delivery landing outside off and shaping back in off the seam, Dhawan strides forward and strokes it elegantly through covers. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: S Afridi to S Dhawan, FOUR! Lovely timing this time! A delivery angling into the batsman, anything in line of the stumps and Dhawan is quite severe. He just picks it up and flicks it with beautiful timing through mid-wicket. No chance this time for the fielder running after it. |
| 4.2: H Ali to R Sharma, FOUR! First boundary for Rohit. Not only square of the wicket on the off side, Sharma loves it on the leg side as well. Hasan drops it short and on middle, Ro puts it away with a little swivel inside the ring. Gets on top of the bounce and stylishly sends it to the deep backward square leg fence. |
| 5.2: S Afridi to R Sharma, SIX! All timing, zero power. Shaheen is on the shorter side around leg, Rohit turns inside the crease with his pull shot and sends it packing ten rows back over backward square leg. The crowd certainly enjoyed it. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: H Ali to S Dhawan, FOUR! Excellently done. Just uses the pace of the bowler. Shortish delivery outside off, Dhawan just reaches out for it and places his shot behind point for a boundary. Third man is quite straight and he has got no chance of cutting it off. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: H Ali to S Dhawan, EDGY FOUR! Not going Pakistan's way! Dhawan goes hard at a full delivery outside off and edges it behind. Third man this time is standing square as a result of first boundary and this time it scoots to his right to meet the fence. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: S Afridi to R Sharma, FOUR! No stopping this one! Shaheen pitches it up wide outside off, plenty of width on offer and Rohit just goes through with his shot. Inside-out over covers and there is no one in the deep. He plays these shots so effortlessly. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: M Amir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Outstanding timing! Amir angles in a length ball around off, Dhawan gets forward just a bit but offers the full face of the bat. It finds the middle and races away down the ground, past the right side of the mid on fielder, for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: M Amir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Magnificent shot once again! Dhawan is looking in sublime touch. Another shot down the ground, this time there is a little bit of power as well along with some timing. A delivery around off, Dhawan has put it away in style, no chance for mid on yet again. Two boundaries off this over. Powerplay 1 done and dusted and India are off to a fine start. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: M Nawaz to R Sharma, FOUR! First one conceded by a spinner. Good start to the over! Tossed up ball landing outside leg, Rohit kneels down and sweeps it superbly behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: M Nawaz to R Sharma, FOUR! A boundary to start the over and a boundary to end it. Nawaz serves a long hop outside off, Rohit goes deep inside the crease, doesn't try to hit it too hard and just concentrates on the placement. Finds it with finesse and it races through point for a boundary. |
| 17.6: S Khan to S Dhawan, FOUR! Good effort but in vain. Loopy and around leg, spinning down, Dhawan plays a full-blooded sweep shot down to deep backward square leg where Afridi rushes across to his left and puts in a full length dive to pull it back. The umpire goes upstairs to check and the replays find that although Afridi pulled it back but then it brushed his right hand when his body was in contact with the rope. A boundary is signalled. 26th ODI fifty for Shikhar Dhawan. Effortless, so fa |
| 18.2 : 18.2: H Ali to S Dhawan, FOUR! Nails his pull shot. Fetches a short ball from outside off, keeps his weight on the back foot and hammer-pulls it through mid-wicket. No fielder in the deep and it's a boundary. Ali needs to rethink his line and length if he wants to bowl from 'round the wicket with no fielder in the deep on the leg side. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: S Khan to S Dhawan, FOUR! Boom! Loopy and on middle, Dhawan runs down the track to meet the pitch of the ball and drills it straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 21.2 : 21.2: M Amir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Sarfraz is clearly frustrated as he uses his cap to wipe off his sweat on the forehead. Amir drags his length back and bowls it around off. Dhawan loves it there. Rocks back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 23.6 : 23.6: M Amir to S Dhawan, SIX! CLUNK! Fine shot. Like the other night, Pakistan bowlers are not learning to bowl against Dhawan. He feasts on short stuff. And his stomach has got plenty of capacity. Never gets tired of long hops. Swivels and sends this over square leg. Almost a flat hit. 11 from the over, 107 more needed to win from 156 balls. |
| 24.6: H Ali to S Dhawan, FOUR! No mistake with the pull shot this time. It is banged in short and Dhawan pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 25.2 : 25.2: S Khan to R Sharma, SIX! CLOUT! A short ball outside off, Rohit rocks back and pulls it massively over mid-wicket! Six number 299 in international cricket for him. |
| 25.6 : 25.6: S Khan to R Sharma, FOUR! What a delightful shot. Outside off, Rohit leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! 150 UP FOR INDIA! 14 from the over. |
| 26.3 : 26.3: M Nawaz to R Sharma, FOUR! He is in his own zone now. He struggled to get to his 50 but since then, the Indian skipper seems to have exploded. Full and outside off, this is swept with disdain behind square leg. No man in the deep over there. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: S Khan to R Sharma, SIX! THERE COMES NUMBER 300!!! Another short ball, Rohit rocks back and heaves it over mid-wicket! |
| 28.1 : 28.1: M Nawaz to S Dhawan, FOUR! Short and outside off, Dhawan punches this on the up through the covers and finds the gap. |
| 29.3 : 29.3: S Khan to S Dhawan, FOUR! The googly, and punished. Short and outside off, Dhawan plays it with the angle and punches it through the covers for a boundary. Moves to 93. Both batsmen are in a race to get to century first. |
| 30.3: S Afridi to R Sharma, FOUR! Bad bowling. Short and down the leg side, Rohit swivels and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary! Moves to 90 from 93 balls with his 7th four. |
| 30.6 : 30.6: S Afridi to S Dhawan, FOUR! What a shot! A short ball outside off, Dhawan jumps and then upper cuts it over point for a boundary! Moves to 98!!! |
| 32.2 : 32.2: S Afridi to S Dhawan, FOUR! CENTURY NUMBER 15 IN ODIS! That too, in just 95 balls. With 15 fours and 1 six. Who remembers England now? At least, not Dhawan. He has been in tremendous form in this tournament. Full and outside off, Dhawan just eases this past extra cover and mid off has no chance running to his right. He celebrates as usual by taking his helmet off and then hugs his skipper. Well played. Now, for a quick finish? Errr... sorry. Quicker finish? |
| 32.4 : 32.4: S Afridi to S Dhawan, SIX! CLOUT! Toying with the bowling now. A short ball, outside off, Dhawan pulls this into oblivion, wayyyy over mid-wicket!!! |
| 32.6 : 32.6: S Afridi to S Dhawan, FOUR! Fine way to end the over. 15 from it! Full and outside off, Dhawan hammers this through mid off and gets a boundary! |
| 33.3 : 33.3: S Malik to R Sharma, OUT! No 10-wicket win for India. Dhawan is run out. In fact, even though it was referred upstairs, Dhawan was walking back to the pavilion. A rare communication failure between the openers. Rohit dabs it towards point and Dhawan, without any warning, rushes for the single. The Indian skipper is not the least bit interested and Dhawan has to turn back. Hasan Ali quickly gets to the ball from cover and returns the ball to Malik who disturbs the bails. He does not even ap |
| 34.6 : 34.6: H Ali to A Rayudu, FOUR! Cheeky. On a length, outside off, Rayudu waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it to third man for a boundary. |
| 36.5 : 36.5: H Ali to R Sharma, SIX! CRASH! A short ball outside off, Rohit climbs onto it and heaves it massively over mid-wicket! The long hops keep on coming and the balls keep on disappearing. |
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