| 0.0 : TOSS - Babar Azam calls 'heads' and heads it is. Pakistan have opted to BOWL first. |
| India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj. |
| Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan says that they will bowl first given the weather and pitch conditions and will try to utilize the first 6 overs. Adds that the early conditions will suit them given they have four fast bowlers and mentions that they have to forego the past and are ready for the clash. Adds that they are always motivated when facing India and informs that they have one change in the side. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Babar Azam (C), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (In for Azam Khan), Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir. |
| The captain of India, Rohit Sharma says that they would have bowled first as well. Tells that they will look to assess as quickly as possible and try to get a decent score. Feels that it can be challenging upfront but they know what they need to do as a batting group. Reckons that every game in the World Cup is crucial and it is important to turn up pretty well. Opines that having played a couple of games in New York will help them in assessing what the right score is on this surface. Ends by in |
| Suryakumar Yadav is down for a chat. He says that you can't prepare for weather like this but the general preparation has been good. Adds that he won't try to avoid any shot on this track and intent is important. Mentions that it has always been a great competition between India and Pakistan and he is looking forward to a good game. |
| UPDATE - 8.14 pm IST (2.44 pm GMT) - Oh, no! The rain has returned, and the ground staff are quick to put the covers back on. Fingers crossed that the rain subsides soon enough for us to get going at the scheduled start time of 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT). |
| UPDATE - 8.23 pm IST (2.53 pm GMT) - Great news! The rain has stopped, and the covers are coming off. However, it does not look like we will be starting on time, and we will most certainly be having a further delay to this high-octane clash. The hessian has also been removed, which is a good sign. The match officials are seen in a discussion with the chief of the ground staff and will soon have an update regarding the start of play. Stick around for more news. |
| UPDATE - 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT) - The Super Soppers have done their job, and the outfield has dried up nicely. Play is set to start at 8.50 pm IST (3.20 pm GMT), provided there is no more rain. It has brightened up as well, and let's hope that we do not have any more delays. In case you were wondering, no overs have been lost despite the amount of time we have lost. |
| Just a few minutes left for the big clash! One of the ambassadors of this T20 World Cup and one of India's greatest white-ball players ever, Yuvraj Singh walks out and places that coveted trophy on the podium. Next up the officials walks out and behind them are the two sets of players who will line up for their respective national anthems. It is a sea of blue out in the crowd with a tinge of green here and there. It will be the national anthem of Pakistan first followed by the national anthem o |
| Done with the pre-match proceedings and it is now time to play! It has been quite a long wait but it is almost always worth the wait. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Pakistan who spread out on the field. The prolific opening duo of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli walks out to open the innings for India. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Just the one slip in place. Let's go... |
| 0.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma and India are underway! Shaheen Afridi steams in from over the wicket with a slip in place and pitches it right up, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma brings his wrists into play and clips it through square leg. The ball holds up in the outfield and Rohit comes back for the second run. |
| 0.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 0.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, Gets the ball to angle across from over the wicket, on a good length, Rohit Sharma watcfully shoulders arms. |
| 0.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, Delivers it on the off-stump line and keeps it on a good length, Rohit Sharma gets a good stride in and dabs it square to cover-point. |
| 0.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, SIX! WOW! It does not take long for Rohit Sharma to get going! The Indian skipper picked the bones out of that. Shaheen bowls it around middle and leg, on a length, Rohit Sharma picks up the line and length early and plays the pick-up shot to perfection. Clears deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 0.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, A massive shout for LBW but the umpire shakes his head! Shaheen Afridi is extremely confident but Babar Azam, standing at mid off, spots the inside edge and Pakistan do not take the review. |
| 0.0 : UPDATE - Uh, oh! Look who's back? Yes, the rain but it seems to be just a passing shower and hopefully, it just is only a passing shower. Just as Naseem Shah was raring to bowl the second over, the heavens opened up again and the players are off the field. Frustrating for everyone on and off the field but it is just that kind of a day. Stay tuned for further updates. A few minutes later, the rain has really picked up now. Another thing to keep in mind is that there is a buffer of 90 minutes be |
| UPDATE - 9.12 pm IST (3.42 pm GMT) - Positive news! As we had hoped, it was just a passing shower, and the umpires are out to inspect the outfield as we speak. The square stays covered for now and the call on taking the covers off will be taken soon by the match officials, who are currently in a discussion with the head of the ground staff. The covers are being peeled off now, and the stumps are being erected. The Pakistan players have come out, and we should not be far away from resumption now. |
| Welcome, back! It is time for Take 2 and the mother of all cricketing clashes is back underway and the big positive is that the skies have cleared up a bit more as well. The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the players of Pakistan. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to resume their stay with the latter taking strike for the first ball. Naseem Shah will share the new ball with Shaheen Afridi. Let's go... |
| 1.1 : Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Class written all over it and Virat Kohli is away! Naseem gets a good away shape on this one, full and outside off, Virat Kohli stays balanced in the crease and extends his hands to cream the drive through covers. Despite the damp outfield, the ball has enough legs to reacht the fence. |
| 1.2 : Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli, Pulls the length back and bowls it on off, Virat Kohli uses his feet and defends it right under his eyeline. |
| 1.3 : Naseem Shah to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the fielder and it is Naseem Shah with the first strike for Pakistan. Not the best of deliveries from Naseem but he still manages to get a wicket off it. Naseem offers width and it is too short as well, Virat Kohli reaches out as he looks to slap it over covers. The ball stops in the surface a bit and Kohli has to reach out to get the connection. Ends up getting this one off the toe-end of the bat and it goes straight to cover-point wher |
| 1.4 : Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant, Past the outside edge! |
| 1.3 : Rishabh Pant has been sent up the order at number 3. |
| 1.5 : Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant, TWO WIDES! Tries to get the ball to shape back into the left-hander but slips it down leg, on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant lets it go and it goes on the bounce to the keeper, Mohammad Rizwan who fails to make a clean stop diving away to his right and concedes an extra. |
| Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Too straight and these are easy pickings for Rohit Sharma. |
| 1.6 : Naseem Shah to Rohit Sharma, Bangs it away on a hard length, over off, Rohit Sharma hangs back in his crease and steers it with an open bat face down to deep third to keep the strike. End of a successful over from Naseem. |
| 2.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, At 136.1 kph, full and angling away, around off, Rohit Sharma gets on the front foot and covers the line of the ball to block it out. |
| 2.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, Play and a miss! The ball is coming out of the hand nicely for Shaheen Afridi after the break. |
| 2.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, Edged but it drops way short! Continues to angle it away from the batter, around off, Rohit Sharma defends it with soft hands and it goes on the bounce to the diving fielder at first slip. |
| 2.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Rohit Sharma, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The Eagle has landed in New York. India have been rocked early with both back openers in the hut. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, WIDE! Lands it beyond the tramline on off, Axar Patel lets it go for a wide. |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel has been sent up the order as a pinch-hitter it seems. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, Hurls it around off, on a short of a good length, Axar Patel gets on top of the bounce nicely and punches it to cover. |
| 2.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, Angling in from wide of the crease on the over-the-wicket angle, on off, Axar Patel plays it late off the back foot and guides it to backward point. Back-to-back successful overs for Pakistan have put India under early pressure. |
| Mohammad Amir comes into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, Starts with an outswinger from over the wicket and bowls it full as well, Rishabh Pant shoulders arms. |
| 3.2 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, A good chase from Shaheen Afridi to save a run for his side. Bowls it with an upright seam, full and on off, Rishabh Pant brings his bottom hand into play and whips it along the ground through mid-wicket. The ball holds up in the outfield again, allowing Shaheen to pull it back. Three runs taken. |
| 3.3 : Mohammad Amir to Axar Patel, Beaten! Serves it on a good length and in that channel on off, Axar Patel has a loose poke at the delivery and he is lucky not to nick this one behind as the ball nips past the bat. |
| 3.4 : Mohammad Amir to Axar Patel, And again! Pulls the length back and offers a bit of width on off, Axar Patel tries to latch onto the width but goes after it tentatively and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 3.5 : Mohammad Amir to Axar Patel, Trifecta of plays and misses! Much fuller from Amir and this is near the tramline on off, Axar Patel goes for an expansive drive away from his body but the ball goes away and whizzes past the bat. |
| 3.6 : Mohammad Amir to Axar Patel, Dishes it out on a fullish length, outside off, Axar Patel gets his bat down in time and squeezes it out to deep third for a single. |
| 4.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Afridi bowls it in the corridor of off, on a short of a good length, Axar Patel pushes at the delivery away from his body. He is late on the shot and the ball races off the toe-end of the bat to the right of deep third for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, SIX! More in control and Axar Patel gets the maximum reward! |
| 4.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 4.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Rishabh Pant, Angling in, fuller as well, outside off, Rishabh Pant leans on it and times the drive straight to cover. |
| 4.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Rishabh Pant, Almost dragged it onto the stumps! |
| 4.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, Good running! |
| 0.0 : A slight halt in play as Axar Patel seems to have hurt himself a bit as he put in that big dive on the previous delivery. The batters also get a few refreshments and we are back to the game. |
| 5.1 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, EDGED AND FOUR! |
| 5.2 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, DROPPED! That was much more of a valiant effort and a highly difficult chance but Usman Khan has grassed it. Pitched up again around off stump, Rishabh Pant gets in a poor position as he looks to flick it away and skies it off the toe end of the bat over the point region. Usman gives it a good chase and puts in the dive but the ball is always going further away and he cannot hang on. The batters pick up three runs |
| 5.3 : Mohammad Amir to Axar Patel, Oh, that was mighty close to the off stump! |
| 5.4 : Mohammad Amir to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 5.5 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Rishabh Pant going for broke here and he has picked up 11 vital runs off miscued shots. Full again and around off stump, Pant is late on the flick again and cue-ends it well over Iftikhar Ahmed's head this time at first slip for another boundary. Mohammad Amir is highly frustrated with that. |
| 5.6 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, Beaten! Keeps it quite full in the channel around off and gets it to swing away sharply, Rishabh Pant gets squared up as the ball beats the outside edge. India are 50/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| First look at spin as Iftikhar Ahmed come into the attack. |
| 6.2 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Axar Patel, Dropped a bit shorter on off and this one pops up after pitching, Axar Patel backs away and taps it past point for a single. |
| 6.1 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Axar Patel, Starts from around the stumps and bowls it a bit flatter around off, Axar Patel blocks it down the deck off the front foot. |
| 6.3 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 6.4 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Oh, dear! Rishabh Pant is living on a knife's edge and probably trying too many things out there. Nagging length around off stump, Pant walks across trying to scoop it away but gets an inside edge onto the back leg. |
| 6.5 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Quicker one, full and fired in down the leg side for a wide. |
| Iftikhar Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Full and at the stumps, Rishabh Pant walks down the pitch and pushes it down to long on for a single. |
| 6.6 : Iftikhar Ahmed to Axar Patel, FOUR! Now, that is a lovely shot! Tossed up at the stumps, Axar Patel skips down the pitch, holds his shape really well and just lifts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant, Pitched up from over the wicket and right on off stump, Rishabh Pant looks to punch off the front foot but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.2 : Naseem Shah to Axar Patel, Pitched up again around the off stump, Axar Patel leans into the drive and punches it on the bounce towards mid off. |
| 7.3 : Naseem Shah to Axar Patel, Good length around the top of off stump, Axar Patel stays in his crease and tentatively blocks it out. |
| 7.4 : Suryakumar Yadav comes in at number 5. |
| 7.5 : Naseem Shah to Suryakumar Yadav, Just back of a length and around off stump, Suryakumar Yadav stays on the back foot and nudges it down on the off side. |
| 7.4 : Naseem Shah to Axar Patel, OUT! TIMBER! Axar Patel looked to be aggressive there but gets cleaned up instead. Just as the on-air commentators said that this was the highest score by an Indian batter at number 4 against Pakistan in a T20 World Cup clash, Axar walks back. |
| 7.6 : Naseem Shah to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is up and running! |
| 8.1 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Starts off with a slingy delivery that is pushed well outside the off stump, Rishabh Pant looks to reverse sweep but misses. |
| 8.2 : Imad Wasim to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run. |
| 8.1 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, Rishabh Pant seems to have the luck of the Irish right now with him. |
| 8.3 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 8.4 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, That one straightened a bit! Quick and a bit full around off stump, drifting away and then just coming back in. Rishabh Pant pokes at it and almost gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. |
| 8.5 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs. |
| 8.6 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, On the bounce! Speared in at the stumps, Rishabh Pant swats it flat and over mid on as Iftikhar Ahmed rushes in from the deep but the ball lands well short and the batters get a single. |
| 9.1 : Haris Rauf to Rishabh Pant, Begins from around the stumps, bowling it back of a length and around off stump, Rishabh Pant stays on the back foot and pushes it down in front of covers. |
| 9.2 : Haris Rauf to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Slower ball, Rishabh Pant picks it up and gets it away to the fence. |
| 9.3 : Haris Rauf to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! That is classic Pant, no idea how he played that shot but he gets the boundary again. |
| 9.4 : Haris Rauf to Rishabh Pant, Four! |
| 9.5 : Haris Rauf to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Haris Rauf to Suryakumar Yadav, Much better from Haris Rauf. |
| 10.1 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, Starts from over the wicket and tosses it up nicely, full and on middle, Rishabh Pant slog sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Despite the loss of three wickets, India have managed to build a decent platform. Rishabh Pant has taken his chances to keep the scoreboard ticking and will look to bat in the same fashion, whereas the newly arrived Suryakumar Yadav will look to play the anchor role on a wicket that looks the best of what we have seen in New York so far. Pakistan have been unable to keep the pressure on the Indian batters and have allowed them to gain momentum. They will be hoping that this break i |
| 10.3 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, Goes straight on, on a nagging length, on off, Rishabh Pant looks to play it with the turn but the ball skids through to go past the bat. |
| 10.2 : Imad Wasim to Suryakumar Yadav, Slides on the pads, full in length, Suryakumar Yadav tickles it wide of short fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 10.4 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Executed to perfection! |
| 10.5 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, Slows it up a touch and bowls it short, turning in, on middle, Rishabh Pant skips down the track and tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.6 : Imad Wasim to Suryakumar Yadav, Comes from around the wicket for the right-hander, short and on off, punched with a straight bat down to long off for one more run. |
| 11.1 : Haris Rauf to Suryakumar Yadav, Half a shout for LBW but this looks to be clearly going down leg. As always, Haris Rauf is interested but Mohammad Rizwan indicates that the ball was going down leg and the UltraEdge confirms the same. Full and tailing back into the right-hander, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav plays all around it and gets pinged on the front pad. |
| 11.2 : Haris Rauf to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf strikes back after an expensive first over. He is pumped up as is Mohammad Amir who bangs the ball into the turf. |
| 0.0 : Shivam Dube walks in at number 6. |
| 11.3 : Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, Past the outside edge straight away! Comes in from around the wicket and gets the ball to zip through, on a back of a length, Shivam Dube fiddles at the delivery and he is lucky not to nick this one behind. |
| 11.4 : Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, No run. |
| 11.5 : Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, Oh, that popped up off the surface. Bangs it away on a hard length, a hint of extra bounce, Shivam Dube does well though to keep it down beside the pitch on the off side. |
| 11.6 : Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, Hurls it on a back of a length, around off, Shivam Dube gets on top of the bounce nicely and punches it square to deep point for a single to get off the mark. |
| 12.1 : Imad Wasim to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 12.2 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Imad Wasim to Shivam Dube, Fires it in, full and on middle, Shivam Dube pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.4 : Imad Wasim to Shivam Dube, Floats it up again and this is on a nagging length, on off and middle, the ball grips in the surface and Shivam Dube has to check his shot before turning it in front of square on the leg side for one. |
| 12.5 : Imad Wasim to Rishabh Pant, Leg bye. |
| 12.6 : Imad Wasim to Shivam Dube, This is flat and short, on a hard length, on middle, Shivam Dube firms the drive down the deck where Imad Wasim makes a good stop to his left. |
| 13.1 : Naseem Shah to Rishabh Pant, Comes back into the attack and angles it across from over the wicket, on a good length, around off, Rishabh Pant uses the angle and glides it down to deep third for one. |
| 13.2 : Naseem Shah to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A soft dismissal and the bowling change has done the trick for Pakistan. |
| 13.3 : Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, Hurls it on a good length, on off, Hardik Pandya covers the line of the ball and gets on the front foot to defend it out on the off side. |
| 13.4 : Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, Good shot for no run! Naseem serves it much fuller this time, on off, Hardik Pandya shimmies down the track and drills it down the ground but can't get it past mid off. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya is the new man in. |
| 13.5 : Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, This is on a length, just outside off, Hardik Pandya pats it from the crease to cover. |
| 13.6 : Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, NO BALL! Naseem Shah goes up in appeal for caught behind but he has overstepped here. |
| Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, Big swing and a miss! Hits the hard length, outside off, Hardik Pandya clears his front leg to swipe across the line but the ball climbs onto him and sails past the bat. |
| 14.1 : Mohammad Amir to Rishabh Pant, OUT! TAKEN! A massive blow to India as the well-set Rishabh Pant departs. Pakistan have pulled things back and how since the halfway mark. Amir gets the first wicket of the game and it is the big one of Pant. |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja is the next batter in. |
| 14.2 : Mohammad Amir to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Two in two for Mohammad Amir and Pakistan are all over India like a rash! |
| 0.0 : Arshdeep Singh comes in to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 14.3 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh sees off the hat-trick ball! |
| 14.4 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Bowls it really full but the line is around the pads, Arshdeep Singh flicks it off his pads behind square on the leg side and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 14.6 : Mohammad Amir to Hardik Pandya, At pace this time and angling away, full in length, Hardik Pandya covers his stumps and shoulders arms. End of a tide-turning over from Amir, 2 wickets and just a single off it. |
| 15.1 : Naseem Shah to Arshdeep Singh, Ooh, close to the outside edge but not close enough! |
| 14.5 : Mohammad Amir to Hardik Pandya, Rolls his fingers over the ball and it goes across the batter, outside off, Hardik Pandya is happy to leave the ball alone. |
| 15.2 : Naseem Shah to Arshdeep Singh, This is bowled short of a length and at the batter, Arshdeep Singh nudges it away to deep third for a single. |
| 15.3 : Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, On a fuller length again and outside off, Hardik Pandya gets on the front foot and punches it straight to mid off for a quick single. |
| 15.4 : Naseem Shah to Arshdeep Singh, That had some serious heat on it! |
| 15.5 : Naseem Shah to Arshdeep Singh, Goes full and straight now but takes pace off, this gives Arshdeep Singh time to just push it away to short cover. |
| 15.6 : Naseem Shah to Arshdeep Singh, Good length around off and angling away, Arshdeep Singh walks across and tucks it to the leg side in front of square for one more. The 100 comes up for India as well. |
| 16.1 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, FOUR! Stand and dleiver from Arshdeep Singh. This is banged in halfway down the pitch, no real intent on that one. Singh picks it up and lifts it high in front of the mid-wicket region. The ball pitches and trickles into the fence. |
| 16.2 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Bowls it full now and on off stump, Arshdeep Singh stays in the crease and manages to block it off. |
| 16.3 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Ouch, that is a stinging blow! |
| 0.0 : A halt in play as Arshdeep Singh has copped a blow on the glove and he is whining his right hand in pain. The physio sprints out to have a look. The magic spray seems to have done its job and Arshdeep is ready to resume. |
| 16.4 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Pitched up around the off stump, Arshdeep Singh hangs deep in the crease and uses the bottom hand to whip the ball across towards deep mid-wicket. The man in the deep gets to his right and keeps it down to a brace. |
| 16.5 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Edged but lands short! |
| 16.6 : Mohammad Amir to Arshdeep Singh, Pace on this time, seemed like another cross-seamer, bowled a tad full and outside off. Arshdeep Singh swings wildly at it but only connects with thin air. |
| 17.1 : Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Nicely done in the end by Hardik Pandya. Banged in quick and short outside the off stump, Pandya backs away a bit and slashes at it. The ball goes off the outer half of the bat and fine of third man. Naseem Shah runs across to his left but cannot get there and it will be a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, Slightly short again, bowled from wider on the crease and angled back in a long way into the pads. Hardik Pandya looks to get inside the line and flick but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 17.3 : Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, Steep bounce on that occasion! Quick and just short of a good length around off, shooting off the deck. Hardik Pandya is late on the cut and the ball flies down well fine of third man. Shadab Khan there does extremely well to run across and put in a big dive to save the boundary. Two more. |
| 17.4 : Who comes in next? |
| Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and taken! |
| Jasprit Bumrah walks out to bat now. |
| 17.5 : Haris Rauf to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and India are going down in a hurry here. Haris Rauf goes for the quick and full ball, gets it in at around 150 clicks and just outside the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah just leans right ahead and drives it straight into the hands of Imad Wasim at short cover who takes a sharpo catch and Pakistan are just a wicket away from bundling India out. |
| 17.6 : Haris Rauf to Mohammed Siraj, No hat-trick! Haris Rauf went for the yorker at the toes but got it a bit too full on the leg stump, Mohammed Siraj manages to get bat on it and nudges it away behind square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 18.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Mohammed Siraj, Overthrows! That was unncessary from Pakistan's point of view. Full and right in the blockhole around off, Mohammed Siraj bunts it off the toe end of the bat towards point where Shadab Khan dives to his right and fires in a throw at the keeper's end. It is well wide and Siraj picks up an extra run. |
| 18.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Mohammed Siraj, Two more! These could be crucial runs in the context of the game. |
| 18.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Mohammed Siraj, Yikes, that is so sloppy from Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan on the whole. Nice and full around off stump, Mohammed Siraj just opens the bat face and plays it away square through covers for a single. The throw from the deep is a bit wide and Shaheen is somewhat lazy to collect it and lets it through his hands. Siraj gets another extra run. |
| 18.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Mohammed Siraj, No run. |
| 18.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Mohammed Siraj, Trying too many things here Mohammed Siraj. |
| 18.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! RUN OUT! Uh, oh! Complete miscommunication there between Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh and finally, Pakistan are able to close out the innings. This is pitched up by Shaheen around off, Siraj clears the back leg and thumps it just on the bounce to Babar Azam at mid off. Babar does well to get behind it and Siraj is off for a single. Arshdeep Singh doesn't have much of a clue and has to just go for it in the end. Babr throws it at the right en |
| 0.0 : A masterful bowling effort from Pakistan to bowl India out for 119. Having won a crucial toss in overcast conditions, the Pakistan pacers have done Babar Azam justice. It was the ball attack of Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah that set the tone, removing both Indian openers early. Naseem struck again after the Powerplay but despite that, Pakistan failed to stem the flow of runs and were a bit sloppy with the ball. Brought back into the attack to break the flourishing stand, Haris Rauf answered |
| As for India, this has been a collapse of some enormity, losing their last 7 wickets for just 30 runs and they will certainly be disappointed with their batting effort. Having lost the toss, it was always going to be challenging upfront for their openers. Rohit Sharma got an early maximum before the rain interruption but post the resumption, neither Virat Kohli nor Rohit could have much of an impact. Sent in at number 4, Axar Patel took his chances as did Rishabh Pant to keep the scoreboard ti |
| Mohammad Amir is in for a chat. He says that the wicket is a bit tricky and it is a decent total on board and they need to bowl well. Adds that his role was to set the tone for the team and hit the right areas and feels he was able to do his job. Reckons that the batting needs to be sensible from them and a lot will depend on how they start. |
| Right then, the Pakistan bowlers have set the game up nicely for them and the onus is now on their batters to take them over the line. It will be nowhere close to being easy on a tricky surface where the odd ball is stopping in the surface. Despite posting only 119 on the board, India are more than in with a shout and they have the resources to make a match out of this. Wickets in the Powerplay will be of utmost importance and the first six overs will be pivotal in deciding the outcome for the |
| 0.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Off the mark with a good-looking shot! Arshdeep Singh starts from over the wicket and bowls it full around off, looking to shape it back in. Mohammad Rizwan leans right on and strokes it nicely through extra cover. Hardik Pandya from mid off chases it down but Pakistan get off the mark with a three. |
| 0.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Babar Azam, Another good drive and another three as now Babar Azam too gets off the mark right away. |
| 0.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Inside edge but past the stumps! A tad fuller, bringing the lines closer to the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan looks to play off the front foot but gets an inside edge past leg stump and picks up a single. |
| 0.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Babar Azam, TWO WIDES! Full and swinging well down the leg side for a wide, Rishabh Pant dives across and gets a hand on it but the batters do manage to cross over. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 0.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length this time and angling it across the off stump, Mohammad Rizwan reaches out and taps the ball down in front of point. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Three dots on the trot but Pakistan do get 9 runs off the first over of the chase. Fuller delivery, dished out across the off stump, Mohammad Rizwan drives off the front foot but hits it straight to Virat Kohli at cover and he makes a sharp stop. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Mohammed Siraj. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Babar Azam, FOUR! That had class written all over it. Starts off with a fullish delivery, on off stump and just seaming away a touch. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and plays a lovely on-drive with a straight bat, getting it to the left of the man at mid on for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Babar Azam, Much better length, not all that full and in the channel around off, nipping away as well, Babar Azam edges it down with soft hands a and gets it to third man for a single. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, Oh, that's a beauty! A tad full and on the off stump line, getting it to swing away late, Mohammad Rizwan doesn't quite get forward enough and the ball zips past the outside edge staying a bit low as well. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, Sharp work in the field by Rohit Sharma. Full again but much straighter on the stumps, looking for the magical away-swinger. Mohammad Rizwan clips it towards mid-wicket where Rohit Sharma makes a sharp stop. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, Oh, dear! That is a bit too aggressive from Mohammed Siraj and he apologizes straight away. |
| 2.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, Starts off with a fullish delivery, bowling it in the channel around off, Mohammad Rizwan slices it away past point and picks up a couple of runs in the deep. |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah has been introduced into the attack now. |
| 2.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 2.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 2.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 2.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, DROPPED! Shivam Dube has put down a sitter in the deep and you simply cannot afford to do that while defending a low score. |
| 2.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, Just back of a length and around off, Mohammad Rizwan dabs it down in front of mid off. |
| 3.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Babar Azam, ANOTHER DROP! One of those that stick or don't! |
| 3.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Babar Azam, No run. |
| 3.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Babar Azam, Leg bye! Bowls it shorter and at the hips, Babar Azam fails to flick it away and the ball goes off the thigh pad behind square leg for a leg bye. |
| 3.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, Nice and full, looking to slant one in through bat and pad, Mohammad Rizwan flicks it away to mid-wicket. |
| 3.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, Bowled back of a length and at almost 143 clicks on the fifth stump channel, Mohammad Rizwan hops on the back foot and jams it out in front of covers. |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, On a good length, angling it onto the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan stays put and tucks it away into the open space around mid-wicket and picks up an easy single. A safe start this from Pakistan but they can't look to be too casual on this deck. |
| 4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run. |
| 4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Babar Azam, Back of a length again and outside the off stump, Babar Azam punches it away but hits it straight towards covers. |
| 4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Babar Azam, FOUR! Top shot from Babar Azam. Jasprit Bumrah drops the length short and bowls it around off, Babar is quick to pick up the length and climbs into the pull, hammering it in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Babar Azam, OUT! CAUGHT! A ripper of a catch from Suryakumar Yadav and he is absolutely thrilled with that take. |
| 0.0 : Edged and taken! Or is it? India are celebrating, and Suryakumar Yadav is claiming it. The umpires have asked Babar Azam to wait, though, as the third umpire is called into action to check for a fair catch. And yes, the replays confirm that SKY has his fingers clearly underneath the ball. |
| 4.4 : Usman Khan comes in at number 3. |
| 4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khan, Beaten! One wicket and now, Jasprit Bumrah has his tail up. On a good length on the fifth stump line and nibbling off the deck. Usman Khan looks to drive it away on the off side but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khan, Another brute of a delivery to end the over. A bit of a snorter this one as Jasprit Bumrah bends his back and shortens the length, bowling it around off. Usman Khan does well to away away from the line of the ball. |
| 5.1 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 5.2 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, Full and slanting in, on middle and leg, Mohammad Rizwan gets his bat out in front of the pads and pats it to mid on. Every dot being cheered now by the Indian fans. |
| 5.3 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, Six! |
| 5.4 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Mohammad Rizwan is stung on the gloves, not for the first time and seems to be in a bit of pain. We will have a slight halt in proceedings as the physio comes out with the magic spray. |
| 5.5 : Hardik Pandya to Usman Khan, WIDE! Goes for the bumper but this sails over the batter's head. Usman Khan ducks and lets it go for a wide. |
| Hardik Pandya to Usman Khan, Honing in at the stumps from over the wicket, on a good length, Usman Khan gets his weight on the front foot and plays it in front of mid on for a single. |
| 5.6 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, Rolls his fingers over the side of the ball and keeps it around the off-stump line, on a good length, Mohammad Rizwan waits on it and dabs it in front of point. Usman Khan sets off before getting sent back by Rizwan. Ravindra Jadeja misses the shy at the bowling end but it would not have mattered anyway as Usman was in by then. |
| Mohammed Siraj (2-0-7-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khan, Hurls it in the channel on off, skidding through onh a good length, Usman Khan stays leg side of the ball and mistimes the drive in front of mid off. |
| 6.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khan, Drags the length back and it keeps it coming in with the angle, over off, Usman Khan shapes up for the cut but he is unable to free his arms. Gets beaten as the ball sneaks under the bat. |
| 6.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khan, This is on a shortish length, on off, Usman Khan rides the bounce nicely and fetches the pull from over his head. Controls the pull in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 6.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mohammad Rizwan, Rizwan cops it on the glove, yet again! He is really struggling to negotiate the steep bounce. Bends his back and goes into the wicket does Siraj, on off, Mohammad Rizwan hops back but fails to get on top of the bounce. Gloves it down to deep third for a single. |
| 6.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khan, Usman continues to look unsettled out in the middle as the ball goes past his bat again. Bowls it with a scrambled seam, on a good length, in the channel on off, Usman Khan goes for the drive away from his body but the ball nips away and goes past the bat. |
| 6.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khan, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Spin for th first time in the chase as Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khan, Starts off on a nagging length from around the wicket and spears it in, on middle, Usman Khan gets down and half-pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 7.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, Gets a bit of purchase off the surface as this spins away, fuller and on off, Mohammad Rizwan works it with the turn to short cover. |
| 7.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, Fires it in, full and on the pads, Rizwan lunges and tucks it to the right of the bowler for a run. |
| 7.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khan, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, This is quicker as Jadeja targets the pads, on a length, Mohammad Rizwan misses the tickle and gets hit on the pads. Rizwan wants a single as the ball rolls away on the leg side but Rishabh Pant gets there quickly and prevents the single. |
| 7.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, Very full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan eases it down to long off and rotates the strike. |
| 8.1 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, Oh, dear! That would have been curtains for Usman Khan had the throw hit! |
| 8.2 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, This is on a back of a length, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan hops back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 8.3 : Hardik Pandya to Usman Khan, FOUR! Hit with authority and this should help Usman Khan feel a lot better. |
| 8.4 : Hardik Pandya to Usman Khan, 2 runs. |
| 8.5 : Hardik Pandya to Usman Khan, Digs it in short, on off, Usman Khan rolls his wrists on the ball and pulls it along the carpet to deep square leg for one more run. The 50 comes up for Pakistan. |
| 8.6 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, Takes pace off and it is full as well, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan nudges it off his pads to square leg for one. A productive over for Pakistan, 9 runs off it. |
| 9.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Usman Khan, 1 run. |
| 9.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run. |
| 9.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, Nicely bowled! This one comes in with the angle, short and outside off. Mohammad Rizwan pushes at it but the ball spins away and beats the outside edge. |
| 9.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, Attacks the stumps and it is short as well, Mohammad Rizwan goes on the back foot and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 9.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, A bit fuller and quicker, on off, Mohammad Rizwan chops it square towards point. |
| 9.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Lovely shot! |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! It has been fairly easy going for Pakistan in their first 10 overs just like it was for India as well. However, the Pakistan bowlers staged a mighty comeback and the Indian bowlers will have to replicate their counter-parts if they are to have a real shot of winning this game. Mohammad Rizwan has been bruised every now and then but has remained solid and Usman Khan is slowly starting to get going as well. Can India stage a comeback and get the big win over their arch-rivals? Let' |
| 10.1 : Axar Patel to Usman Khan, OUT! LBW! Excellent review! Bowls it with a high-arm action and slides it well into the batter from around off stump. This one drifts in late and Usman Khan is caught on the back foot getting hit on the pads as well. There is a big appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down and eventually, Rohit Sharma does take the review. There's no bat involved as confirmed by UlotraEdge but Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and Axar Patel breaks the stand on his very |
| 0.0 : Fakhar Zaman comes out to the middle now. |
| 10.2 : Axar Patel to Fakhar Zaman, Comes from over the wicket to the left-hander and tosses it up around the off stump. Fakhar Zaman brings out the hard sweep and nails it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : Axar Patel to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run. |
| 10.5 : Axar Patel to Fakhar Zaman, No run. |
| 10.4 : Axar Patel to Fakhar Zaman, SIX! Fakhar Zaman just about manages to keep his shape and he has nailed it over the fence. Flighted ball around off stump, Fakhar skips down the pitch, almost gets beaten in flight but manages to whip it straight back over the bowler's head with immense power for a biggie. |
| 10.6 : Axar Patel to Fakhar Zaman, Bowled flatter and on middle and leg, Fakhar Zaman just tucks it away behind square leg for an easy single. |
| 0.0 : Change. |
| 11.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! Poor line from Arshdeep Singh and Fakhar Zaman deals with it effectively. Too full and just angling down leg, Fakhar picks it up and flicks it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman, On a hard length and around the top of off stump, Fakhar Zaman stays halfway forward and just blocks kit down in front of covers. |
| 11.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman, A bit uppish but quite safe! |
| 11.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Just drags the length back a bit, bowling it slower as well and on off stump, Mohammad Rizwan hops back to block it off. |
| 11.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Oh, a bit edgy that from Mohammad Rizwan. Hard length aroiund the top of off stump and angling it across the right-hander. Rizwan looks to run it down to third man but gets an inside edge just over the off stump. |
| 11.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Short of a length and around leg stump, Mohammad Rizwan pulls it away down to deep backward square leg and picks up an easy single. |
| Change. |
| 12.1 : Hardik Pandya to Mohammad Rizwan, Pitched up on middle and leg stump, Mohammad Rizwan leans ahead and clips it away in front of square leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, OUT! CAUGHT! What a take from Rishabh Pant! |
| 0.0 : Imad Wasim is in at number 5. |
| 12.3 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, Takes some pace off and bowls it on a good length around leg stump, Imad Wasim nudges it down to square leg and looks for one but is sent back. |
| 12.4 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, Just short of a good length at aroudn 135 clicks and on middle and leg, this one sticks in the pitch again and Imad Wasim defends it off the back foot. |
| 12.5 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, Beaten! This has been a brilliant over from Hardik Pandya so far. Hard length in the channel around off and angling away, Imad Wasim looks to hang back and cut but there's no foot movement and the ball goes past the outside edge. |
| 12.6 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, A wicket and just the single off that over, just what India would have wanted. Pandya changes the angle of attack by coming from around the stumps and digs it in short around the off stump. Imad Wasim stands tall and dabs the ball down to backward point. |
| 13.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, Leg bye! On a good length around the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan looks to wait back and tuck it away but misses. The ball goes off the pads and towards cover. They get a leg bye. |
| 13.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, EDGED AND FOUR! A handy boundary for Imad Wasim and Pakistan. |
| 13.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, A stifled appeal for a catch but no bat on that one. A slower bumper this from Arshdeep Singh, well directed and right around head height. Imad Wasim backs away to take it on but is beaten and wants a wide which will not be given. |
| 13.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, Slightly shorter and at the legs, tucked away off the hips and down to fine leg for a single by Imad Wasim. |
| 13.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, Just short of a length, taking pace off and bowling it into the wicket. Imad Wasim steps out to open up the off side but gets an under edge that almost goes back onto the stumps. |
| Jasprit Bumrah has been brought back into the attack. How Pakistan play his remaining two overs will be crucial here. |
| 14.1 : Shadab Khan makes his way out to the centre now. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! BOWLED'EM! That's Jasprit Bumrah for you, never ever misses out on the big occasion and India are back in the game. |
| 14.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shadab Khan, No run. |
| 14.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shadab Khan, That nagging length again, keeping it in the channel around off and at 141.2 clicks, Shadab Khan plays tentatively at it and gets an outside edge to a wide first slip. |
| 14.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shadab Khan, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Imad Wasim, On a hard length over off stump and just angling across at 140 clicks, Imad Wasim stands tall and waits well before just guiding the ball away well wide of third man for a couple of runs. |
| 14.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Imad Wasim, Slightly fuller at 144 clicks and trying to angle it well across from around middle stump, Imad Wasim gets on the front foot and drives it off the toe end of the bat to mid off. |
| 15.1 : Axar Patel to Shadab Khan, No run. |
| 15.2 : Axar Patel to Shadab Khan, Tosses it up and it is full as well, on middle, a bit slower, Shadab Khan gets on the front foot and plays it with a straight bat to long off for one. |
| 15.3 : Axar Patel to Imad Wasim, Beaten! Angles it across from around the wicket, flatter and shorter, on off, Imad Wasim slashes at the delivery but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 15.4 : Axar Patel to Imad Wasim, Another one that slides through with a round-arm action, on a short length, Imad Wasim gets rushed as he goes for the cut and he misses. |
| 15.5 : Axar Patel to Imad Wasim, No run. |
| 15.6 : Axar Patel to Imad Wasim, Offers a bit of width this time and it is too short as well, the ball sticks in the surface and it results in Imad Wasim mistiming the hit to deep point for one. Just 2 runs off the over and India are building the pressure here. |
| 16.1 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, Starts with a slower delivery and it is on a good length, around leg, Imad Wasim backs away and hacks it off the inner half of the bat to wide long on for a run. |
| 16.2 : Hardik Pandya to Shadab Khan, Smart batting! Hardik sees the batter make room and follows him with a heavy delivery, Shadab Khan calmly tucks it in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes back for the second run. |
| 0.0 : Iftikhar Ahmed walks in with Pakistan in a spot of bother. |
| 16.3 : Hardik Pandya to Shadab Khan, OUT! GONE! Hardik Pandya strikes again! Another well-directed bumper from the Indian all-rounder and he gets the reward. |
| 16.4 : Hardik Pandya to Iftikhar Ahmed, Bangs it into the deck again and it is outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed stands tall and cuts it along the ground to deep point for a single to open his account. |
| 16.5 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, Beats the bat does Hardik! This is on a hard length, over off and middle, Imad Wasim creates room by moving to the leg side and tries to slap it square on the off side but the ball zips through to go over the bat. |
| 16.6 : Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, Superb stuff from Hardik Pandya! A wicket and just the 5 runs off it. The required run rate for Pakistan has crept up to 10 now. Hardik rolls his fingers over the ball and it is a bit fuller as well, on off, Imad Wasim drags the slog without any timing whatsoever to long on for just a single. Hardik is done with the ball. He finishes with figures of 4-0-24-2 and has delivered for India in a pressure game. |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Imad Wasim, Steams in from over the wicket and bashes it in on a hard length, over middle, Imad Wasim moves leg side and chops it down to deep point for a single. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, NO BALL! Oh, no! India cannot afford this. Mohammed Siraj has overstepped. Pitches it right up, on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed drives it a bit too straight and it hits the stumps at the bowling end. Free Hit coming up. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, Gets away with it does Siraj! |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, Lands it on a back of a length and it is around off, Iftikhar Ahmed makes room and dabs it in front of backward point for a single. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Imad Wasim, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, WIDE! Siraj seems to be trying to be a bit too much and needs to keep it simple. Digs it in short but the line is down leg, Iftikhar Ahmed cleverly gets inside the line of the ball and lets it go for a wide. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, Honing in around middle, on a hard length, Iftikhar Ahmed dabs it in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single as Siraj cuts it off. Can Siraj close out the over well here? |
| 17.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Imad Wasim, Yes, he can. Just a single off the last ball. It leaves Pakistan needing 21 runs off the last 2 overs but remember, one of those will be bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. Dishes out a low full toss, on middle, Imad Wasim jams it out to the left of the bowler. Siraj fails to get down low enough in his follow through and the ball rolls down to long on for one. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Imad Wasim, Starts from over the wicket and takes all the pace off as he goes into the turf, on middle and leg. Imad Wasim hops to keep it out with a straight bat but the ball grips in the surface and catches the outer half of the bat. It rolls wide of backward point and the batters cross for one. |
| 17.6 : Jasprit Bumrah (3-0-12-2) is back on to bowl that crucial penultimate over. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, Clever, very clever! Being able to bowl with such control is tremendous from Bumrah. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, Swing and a miss! At pace and lands it on a hard length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed stays rooted in his crease and goes for a wild heave across the line but connects with thin air. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, Leg bye! Iftikhar Ahmed missed out there big time! |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Imad Wasim, Casual running from Imad Wasim but he gets away with it! Angling away, on a nagging length, on off, Imad Wasim slaps it straight to extra cover on the ring. Rohit Sharma fires in a slightly wayward throw at the bowling end but Bumrah does well to flick back onto the stumps. |
| 18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, OUT! c Arshdeep Singh b Jasprit Bumrah. |
| 0.0 : Right then, 18 needed off the final over. Arshdeep Singh has been handed the ball by Rohit Sharma and will look to defend 17 runs here. Shaheen Afridi walks out to bat will be at the non-striker's end. |
| What happened there? A lot of confusion and drama out in the middle and eventually, it is a review taken by Imad Wasim for a caught behind decision. |
| 19.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Expertly held by Rishabh Pant and India could not have asked for a better start to the final over. |
| Naseem Shah is the new batter in. |
| 19.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, Hurls it full and straight, on off, Naseem Shah clears his front leg and drills it along the carpet to long off. Singles won't hurt India. |
| 19.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Shaheen Afridi, Leg bye! Nearly sneaked through! |
| 19.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, FOUR! Innovative and effective! Keeps Pakistan in the game does Naseem. |
| 19.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, FOUR! A boundary but it will not be enough for Pakistan. That should do it for India and now, Arshdeep Singh needs to ensure that he does not concede any extras here. |
| 19.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, THAT'S IT! INDIA HAVE DONE IT! Arshdeep Singh steams in from over the wicket and nails the yorker, at the stumps, Naseem Shah can only dig it out to long off for just a single. |
| 0.0 : A COMEBACK OF EPIC PORPORTIONS AND THE MEN IN BLUE HAVE DONE IT! Absiolute elation in the blue corner and heartbreak in the green corner as Pakistan have gone from being firm favorites to being handed their second-successive loss. India meanhwile just kept chipping away with concedings just 4-5 runs in an over and got it to a point from where they could pile on the pressure, and boy, they did it extremely well. Never a dull day when it is a India vs Pakistan clash and even after all the rain an |
| Defending just 119 runs, India needed their ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah to step up and he didn't disappoint one bit. Bumrah had read the pitch really well and every over that he bowled kept on turning the tide in India's favor. He finished with 3 for 14 with 15 dot balls and won the game for his side. Apart from him, the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya and even Axar Patel bowled well at different stages of the game. That sedate over from Axar that was snuck in just after the 15th over did |
| Pakistan in general love chaos and a lot of time chaos loves them back, especially after an uncanny loss but this time around, they have let back-to-back games slip out of their grasp. At the halfway mark in the chase Pakistan looked comfortable but they weren't looking to go after the bowlers and just looked to tick along which was a fatal mistake. Babar Azam started on the front foot but was dismissed and then Mohammad Rizwan who was well settled and had started decently, just went into a |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Jasprit Bumrah is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his game-changing spell. He says that it feels really good to get the win. Adds that they were little under par and that the wicket got better to bat under the sun. Shares that the key was to keep things simple and tried to focus on the execution. Further says that the ball was coming out of his hand nicely. When asked about the crowd support, he replies that it felt like they were playing in India and the fans supporting them gave them energy on th |
| Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan says that they bowled well after the first 10 overs and would have taken 120 at the start. Adds that with the bat they started well but lost wickets and took a few too many balls to get going. Mentions that the plan was to plan simple cricket, pick up a boundary and get 5-6 runs but they played a few too many dot balls and the pressure got on the tailenders. Reckons that they weren't up to the mark in the Powerplay and made the same mistakes after 10 overs an |
| The captain of India, Rohit Sharma says that they did not bat well enough and fell 15-20 runs short. Adds that they needed to string partnerships which they did not. Tells that they were aiming for 140 but he is happy that the bowlers came in and did the job. Feels that there was enough in the pitch for the bowlers and it is a good one as compared to the other games. Adds that everyone showed up with the ball. Lauds Jasprit Bumrah for his effort and says that he is a genius with the ball. State |
| Right then, end of a fabulous Sunday in the ICC 2024 Men's T20 World Cup as India pull off another classic win against arch-rivals Pakistan in New York and Scotland aboslutely dismantle Oman across the Atlantic in Antigua. That is all from the weekend but it is a new week next up and it begins with a bang as South Africa take on Bangaldesh at this very venue on Monday, 10 June at 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT). You can join us much sooner for the build-up as usual but until then, take care and goodby |
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