| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match 19 of ICC World T-20. |
| This is a Super 10 game in Group 2 and It's the clash of the titans , with India taking on Pakistan. |
| Both the teams have totally different result in their opening match. India lost to New Zealand, while Pakistan defeated Bangladesh with ease. India will be keen to bounce back and Pakistan will be trying to keep the winning momentum going. |
| Pakistan have never won a match in world cup T-20 against India and the results lies 4-0 in favour of India. On the other hand, India has never defeated Pakistan at this venue, Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| It was raining an hour ago at Kolkata, but the weather seems to have cleared up now and that is a big news for millions of people around the world, who are ready to witness this big clash. |
| Covers are starting to come off and ground-staff is busy in preparing the ground |
| All the covers have not been taken off yet and the toss might get delayed. We will keep you updated with the latest developments on the ground. |
| Meanwhile, rain is playing it's part too in women's game where Pakistan Women needed 97 runs to defeat Indian Women. They have reached 77/6 in 16 Overs. Play currently suspended due to rain. Pakistani Women ahead on L/D by 2 runs |
| Result Update: Pakistani Women have defeated Indian Women by 2 runs ( L/D method). The rain had the final say there with Pakistani Women needing 20 runs from last 4 Overs with 4 wickets in hand. Anam Amin is Player of the Match there. |
| Anam Anim bowled 4 overs and gave away just 9 runs and took 1 wicket. |
| More covers are being taken off at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Toss has been delayed. |
| All the covers are off now. We could be having toss in next 15 minutes |
| No official word yet on toss and start time of the match. Super-soppers are fully in action. We will start losing overs at 2010 local time, which is another 45 minutes away. Till then, it is a fully 20 overs per side match |
| A function has started. Sourav Ganguly and West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee, are gracing the program. The Pakistan team are also out for a warm-up session. |
| The function is over and let's hope we have the match starting soon |
| The players are busy in warm ups |
| Finally the captains walks out for the toss |
| Toss: Dhoni spins the coin. "Heads" is the call from Afridi but the coin spins down as " Tails". India have won the toss and they will be bowling first. |
| Indian team is unchanged from last match against New Zealand |
| India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w k & c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah |
| Pakistan (Playing XI): Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w k), Shahid Afridi(c), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan |
| Time for national anthems. Pakistan national anthem first and it will be followed by the Indian national anthem |
| Pakistan's national anthem was sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali. Amitabh Bachchan currently singing the Indian national anthem. |
| Alright, time for action on the field. Indian team is in a huddle discussing their final strategy. |
| Indian players taking their positions as the Pakistani openers walks out |
| Toss will happen at 2010 local time and the match will start at 2030 local time. The match is now reduced to 18 overs per side. Power-play Overs 1-5. 3 Bowlers can bowl a maximum of 4 overs |
| Sharjeel is taking strike. He will face, Nehra from the High Court End |
| 0.1 : Nehra to Sharjeel Khan, one run, tucks it through backward square leg for a single. Pakistan are underway |
| 0.2 : Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, goes on the back foot and works it towards wide mid on for a single |
| 0.3 : Nehra to Sharjeel Khan, no run, goes on the back foot and cuts it towards point but finds Jadeja |
| 0.4 : Nehra to Sharjeel Khan, one run, pulls it through square leg for a single |
| 0.5 : Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, drives it to the square leg fielder |
| 0.6 : Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, looks to defend the slower ball but gets a leading edge that drops short of the bowler. |
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3 dot balls and 3 singles from Nehra's first over End of over: PAK 3/0 (Sharjeel Khan 2, Ahmed Shehzad 1)
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| 1.1 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, no run, flicks it towards short fine leg |
| 1.2 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, no run, comes forward and looks to defend but misses and gets beaten |
| 1.3 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, no run, prods forward to defend but misses again |
| 1.4 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, no run, defends it towards short cover |
| 1.5 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, one run, drives it towards mid on for a quick single |
| 1.6 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, bye, looks to defend but misses. The ball spins and Dhoni fails to collect it cleanly. |
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A wonderful over from Ashwin End of over: PAK 5/0 (Sharjeel Khan 3, Ahmed Shehzad 1)
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| 2.1 : Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, tucks it towards square leg for a single |
| 2.2 : Nehra to Sharjeel Khan, one run, drives it towards wide mid on for a single |
| 2.3 : Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, comes forward and pushes it towards mid off |
| 2.4 : Wonderful bowling by Nehra and Ashwin so far |
| Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, pushes it towards the cover fielder |
| 2.5 : Nehra to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, turns it towards square leg for a single. Good diving stop by Raina |
| 2.6 : Nehra to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, full ball on the pads, Khan flicks it through backward square leg for a bounary. End of over: PAK 12/0 (Sharjeel Khan 8, Ahmed Shehzad 3) |
| 3.1 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, hangs back and cuts it towards cover point |
| 3.2 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, no run, turn and bounce! looks to defend it off the back foot but gets a leading edge that bounces towards point |
| 3.3 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, one run, dabs it towards short third man for a single |
| 3.4 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, gives the charge and swings it over mid wicket for a boundary |
| 3.5 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 1000 runs for Shehzad in T-20's with that boundary |
| 3.6 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, turns it towards square leg. End of over: PAK 19/0 (Sharjeel Khan 9, Ahmed Shehzad 9) |
| 4.1 : Bumrah to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, dabs it down towards third man for a single |
| 4.2 : Bumrah to Sharjeel Khan, no run, tries to pull but gets a bottom edge towards mid on |
| 4.3 : Bumrah to Sharjeel Khan, no run, tries to pull but misses |
| 4.4 : Bumrah to Sharjeel Khan, no run, defends it bac to the bowler |
| 4.5 : Bumrah to Sharjeel Khan, no run, tries to pull but misses, gets beaten by the slowness of the ball this time |
| 4.6 : Bumrah to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, drives it nicely through cover for a boundary. |
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End of power-play End of over: PAK 24/0 (Sharjeel Khan 13, Ahmed Shehzad 10)
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| 5.1 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, pushes it towards point |
| 5.2 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, drives it down towards long on |
| 5.3 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, one run, pushes it towards cover point |
| 5.4 : Ashwin to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, pushes it into the gap at cover for a quick single |
| 5.5 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, no run, looks to defend but misses |
| 5.6 : Ashwin to Sharjeel Khan, one run, drives it through square leg for a single. End of over: PAK 28/0 (Sharjeel Khan 15, Ahmed Shehzad 12) |
| 6.1 : Jadeja to Sharjeel Khan, wide, down the leg side |
| Jadeja to Sharjeel Khan, APPEAL, no run, comes forward and looks to defend but misses. Off the pad the ball goes into the gloves of Dhoni |
| 6.2 : Jadeja to Sharjeel Khan, one run, turns it towards short fine leg |
| 6.3 : Jadeja to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets beaten |
| 6.4 : Jadeja to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, waits for the ball and dabs it past the first slip fielder and the ball rolls into the third man fence |
| 6.5 : Jadeja to Ahmed Shehzad, APPEAL, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pad |
| 6.6 : Jadeja to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, defends it towards point. End of over: PAK 34/0 (Sharjeel Khan 16, Ahmed Shehzad 16) |
| 7.1 : Raina to Sharjeel Khan, one run, turns it through square leg |
| 7.2 : Raina to Ahmed Shehzad, two runs, gives the charge and slices it over extra cover for a couple of runs |
| 7.3 : Raina to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, comes down the track and drives it towards deep cover |
| 7.4 : Raina to Sharjeel Khan, OUT, no run, gives the charge and lofts it towards long off. Pandya runs forward and puts in a full length dive to take a brilliant catch |
| Pandya seems to have injured himself trying to take the catch |
| 7.5 : Raina to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 7.6 : Raina to Ahmed Shehzad, APPEAL, leg bye, looks to flick but misses and off the pad the ball rolls towards short third man. End of over: PAK 39/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 19, Shahid Afridi 0) |
| 8.1 : Jadeja to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, turns it towards square leg |
| 8.2 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, no run, defends it |
| 8.3 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets beaten. Turn and bounce! |
| 8.4 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, one run, pushes it towards cover point for a quick single |
| 8.5 : Jadeja to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, drives it through square leg for a single |
| 8.6 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, no run, looks to work it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge that bounces a couple of times before rolling to the point fielder. |
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At Halfway stage, Pakistan 42/1 End of over: PAK 42/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 21, Shahid Afridi 1)
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| 9.1 : Bumrah to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, moves outside off stump and flicks it over short fine leg fielder for a boundary |
| 9.2 : Bumrah to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT, no run, looks to work it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge towards point. Jadeja moves backward and takes the catch |
| 9.3 : Bumrah to Shahid Afridi, FOUR |
| 50 comes up for Pakistan |
| Bumrah to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, tries to pull the short ball but gets a top edge that goes into the fine leg fence |
| 9.4 : Bumrah to Shahid Afridi, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses |
| 9.5 : Bumrah to Shahid Afridi, no run, pulls it towards Dhawan at square leg |
| 9.6 : Bumrah to Shahid Afridi, one run, turns it towards short mid wicket for a single. End of over: PAK 51/2 (Umar Akmal 0, Shahid Afridi 6) |
| 10.1 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, no run, looks to defend but misses |
| 10.2 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, one run, lofts it towards long off for a single |
| 10.3 : Jadeja to Umar Akmal, no run, pushes it towards point. Afridi wants a single but Akmal sends him back |
| 10.4 : Jadeja to Umar Akmal, no run, looks to defend but misses |
| 10.5 : Jadeja to Umar Akmal, one run, drives it through point for a single. |
| 10.6 : Jadeja to Shahid Afridi, one run, pushes it towards cover point for a single. End of over: PAK 54/2 (Umar Akmal 1, Shahid Afridi 8) |
| 11.1 : Pandya to Shahid Afridi, leg bye, tries to pull but misses and off the pad the ball goes towards point |
| 11.2 : Pandya to Umar Akmal, FOUR, pulls the short ball towards wide long on for a boundary |
| 11.3 : Pandya to Umar Akmal, one run, dabs it towards short third man for a single |
| 11.4 : Pandya to Shahid Afridi, no run, tries to slice this short ball towards third man but misses |
| 11.5 : Pandya to Shahid Afridi, OUT, no run, swings it towards long on. His one hand comes off the bat while playing that shot. Kohli takes an easy catch on long on fence |
| 11.6 : Pandya to Umar Akmal, five runs, pushes it towards cover point and goes for a quick single. A shy at the striker's end and the ball deflects for 4 overthrows |
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Pandya to Umar Akmal, five runs, pushes it towards cover point and goes for a quick single. A shy at the striker's end and the ball deflects for 4 overthrows. End of over: PAK 65/3 (Umar Akmal 11, Shoaib Malik 0)
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| 12.1 : Nehra to Umar Akmal, no run, cuts it to the point fielder |
| 12.2 : Nehra to Umar Akmal, no run, drives it towards cover. Sharma makes a diving stop |
| 12.3 : Nehra to Umar Akmal, one run, steers it towards short third man |
| 12.4 : Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, drives it towards mid on |
| 12.5 : Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, slower ball well outside off stump, Malik looks to drive but misses |
| 12.6 : Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, drives it towards deep cover. |
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Just 2 runs from the 13th Over. 5 More overs to go! End of over: PAK 67/3 (Umar Akmal 12, Shoaib Malik 1)
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| 13.1 : Pandya to Shoaib Malik, one run, pushes it towards deep mid on for a single |
| 13.2 : Pandya to Umar Akmal, one run, tries to cut but gets a bottom outside edge towards short third man |
| 13.3 : Pandya to Shoaib Malik, no run, lets this short ball go into the gloves of the keeper |
| 13.4 : Pandya to Shoaib Malik, SIX, swings this length ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 93 metres that ball travelled off the bat |
| 13.5 : Pandya to Shoaib Malik, one run, swings the full toss through square leg for a single |
| 13.6 : Pandya to Umar Akmal, SIX, Akmal swings this slower ball over wide long on for SIX. |
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Most expensive over of the inning so far! End of over: PAK 82/3 (Umar Akmal 19, Shoaib Malik 9)
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| 14.1 : Bumrah to Shoaib Malik, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| Bumrah to Umar Akmal, (no ball) one run, pushes it towards short third man. Bumrah oversteps and Free Hit coming up next |
| 14.2 : Bumrah to Shoaib Malik, one run, Free Hit |
| 14.3 : Bumrah to Umar Akmal, one run, cuts it towards backward point |
| 14.4 : Bumrah to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, drives it hard through extra cover for a boundary. he beats the diving effort from Dhawan |
| 14.5 : Bumrah to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, flicks the low full toss through backward square leg for a boundary |
| 14.6 : Bumrah to Shoaib Malik, no run, defends it back to the bowler. |
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The run rate for Pakistan is over 6 for the first time in the inning End of over: PAK 95/3 (Umar Akmal 21, Shoaib Malik 19)
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| 15.1 : Jadeja to Umar Akmal, no run, pushes it back to the bowler |
| 15.2 : Jadeja to Umar Akmal, one run, pushes it towards point for a single |
| 15.3 : Jadeja to Shoaib Malik, FOUR |
| 100 comes up for Pakistan |
| Jadeja to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary |
| 15.4 : Jadeja to Shoaib Malik, one run, pushes it towards cover point |
| 15.5 : Jadeja to Umar Akmal, OUT, no run, hangs back and tries to cut but gets an outside edge Dhoni takes the catch behind the wicket |
| 15.6 : Jadeja to Sarfraz Ahmed, two runs, chips it over the bowler's head for a couple of runs. End of over: PAK 103/4 (Shoaib Malik 24, Sarfraz Ahmed 2) |
| 16.1 : Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, drives it through point for a couple of runs |
| 16.2 : Nehra to Shoaib Malik, OUT, no run, looks to work it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge. Ashwin settles under the ball and takes the catch |
| 16.3 : Nehra to Sarfraz Ahmed, one run, defends it and takes a quick single |
| 16.4 : Nehra to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, works it through backward square leg |
| 16.5 : Nehra to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, flicks the low full toss through square leg for a boundary |
| 16.6 : Nehra to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, tries to hook the bouncer but misses. End of over: PAK 111/5 (Mohammad Hafeez 1, Sarfraz Ahmed 7) |
| 17.1 : Bumrah to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, drives it down towards long off |
| 17.2 : Bumrah to Sarfraz Ahmed, one run, swings it through mid wicket for a single |
| 17.3 : Bumrah to Mohammad Hafeez, two runs, swings it through square leg for a couple of runs |
| 17.4 : Bumrah to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, works it towards long leg for a single |
| 17.5 : Bumrah to Sarfraz Ahmed, bye, swings across the line and misses. A quick bye is attempted and completed successfully as Dhoni misses the stumps |
| 17.6 : Bumrah to Mohammad Hafeez, leg bye. |
| Pakistan ends with 118/5 from their 18 Overs thanks to some good batting from Malik and Akmal |
| Bumrah to Mohammad Hafeez, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes behind the wicket. |
| 49 dot balls in the inning in total but this is not an easy pitch to bat on. Malik top scored with 26 runs from 16 balls. Akmal made 22 runs from 16 balls. Shehzad scored 25 runs from 28 balls |
| Raina, Pandya, Jadeja and Bumrah shared 1 wicket each for India |
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Join us back shortly for the coverage of Indian run chase. End of over: PAK 118/5 (Mohammad Hafeez 5, Sarfraz Ahmed 8)
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India Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan Squad:
Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (c), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan
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