| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the one of the most anticipated matches of the year. It's the finals of ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 between India and Pakistan at The Oval. One of the fiercest rivalry and the cricket fans all over the globe would have their eyes glued to this. Both these teams started this tournament against each other in which India dominated their neighbours. |
| The Men In Green after their first loss have pulled their act together and haven't lost a game since. No one expected them to get till here but they have proved all their critics wrong. The Men In Blue too have suffered one loss this tournament against Sri Lanka. Apart from that, they have displayed a superb all-round performance in the rest of their games. They are the favourites to defend the trophy but Pakistan are known to create major upsets. The all-important toss is coming up! |
| TOSS - INDIA WIN THE TOSS AND OPT TO FIELD! |
| Virat Kohli says that he will bowl first. Mentions that it is a hard wicket which should stay true throughout. Informs that they are a side which likes chasing so they will look to chase any total down. Adds that the guys are looking forward to put their best performances in the final game of the tournament. Reckons that they take every opponent seriously and they believe in their abilities. Ends by saying that they are unchanged. |
| Sarfraz Ahmed says that he would have bowled first as well but the toss is not in their hands. Mentions that it's a good wicket for batting. Adds that when they came here, they were ranked eighth and had nothing to lose and today also they are going to play with the same attitude. Informs that Mohammad Amir is fit and will replace Rumman Raees. |
| PITCH REPORT - Nasser Hussain says that there is a little bit of grass on the wicket but it is dead grass. Feels that there will be nice carry on the deck. Mentions that it is a fresh pitch which has not been used in the tournament. Informs that the outfield is full of lush green grass but the boundaries are long. Ends by saying that it is a good surface for batting. |
| The players observed a minute of silence in the memory of the victims of the Grenfell Tower victims. They are now standing in attention for their respective national anthems. |
| The final is about to get underway. Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali to open for Pakistan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start the first new ball. He has a couple of slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to A Ali, Full outside off with a hint of away swing, Ali makes a watchful leave. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to A Ali, Angling into the batsman, Ali shimmies a touch and looks to work across but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to A Ali, Full outside off, pushed off the front foot to mid off. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to A Ali, Full outswinger outside off, driven crisply but straight to Pandya at short cover. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to A Ali, Full outside off, driven to mid off. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to A Ali, Pitched outside off, Ali leaves it alone. Good start by Bhuvneshwar. It's a maiden. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to start with the second new ball. Just a slip in place for him. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Full toss on the pads, Zaman looks to whip it away but gets beaten by pace. Is rapped on the pads and Bumrah appeals mutely. However, it's turned down. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Length delivery on middle and leg, defended on the leg side. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Wide! Full and swinging down leg, Zaman misses his flick and a wide is signaled. First runs on board. |
| J Bumrah to F Zaman, Pitched on middle, angling away a touch. Zaman looks to push it away from his body, gets an inside edge and the ball runs to fine leg for a single. Fakhar is off the mark. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Length delivery around off, Ali shimmies just a touch and tucks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Full on leg, dug out to mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Length delivery on middle and leg, defended on the leg side. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to A Ali, Streaky runs! On a length outside off. Ali hangs his bat, gets an outside edge past the second slip for a run. First runs off Bhuvi's bowling. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Run out chance! A touch ahead of length on middle. Zaman taps it in front of covers and takes off for a quick single. Jadhav there, runs to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, Zaman was a goner. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to A Ali, Angling into the pads, Ali looks to work it but gets an inside edge. The ball brushes the pads and runs down the leg side. A single is taken. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Fuller on the stumps, flicked to right of mid-wicket. Pandya makes a diving stop there but fails to prevent another quick single. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to A Ali, Outside off, pushed to covers. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to A Ali, Pitched in the line of the stumps, tapped back to the bowler. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Wide! Bumrah once again gets his line wrong. Bowls it down the leg side. Zaman looks to flick it but misses. A wide is signaled. |
| J Bumrah to F Zaman, OUT... Hang on... It's a no ball. Length delivery, slanting away, Zaman looks to poke at it but gets an outside edge and Dhoni behind the stumps celebrates. India starts celebrating but the umpire wants to check for a no ball. Bumrah's nightmare comes true as the replays confirm it's a no ball. Zaman survives. |
| Free Hit coming up... |
| J Bumrah to F Zaman, Superb delivery, this! Zaman tries to make room, Bumrah follows him with a yorker which sneaks through the batsman's legs. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, FOUR! Edgy! On a length and angling away, Zaman goes hard at it. Gets an inside edge and the ball runs to the fine leg fence. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Zaman taps it beside the pitch on the off side and takes a quick single. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to A Ali, FOUR! First boundary from Azhar. Short outside off, Ali plays a flat-batted shot past the bowler. Beats the mid on fielder and earns himself a boundary. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to A Ali, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Wide! Full but down the leg side again. Ali fails to tickle it and a wide is signaled. |
| J Bumrah to A Ali, Angling into the batsman, defended to mid-wicket. |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Length delivery, punched to cover-point. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to F Zaman, On middle and leg, pushed to mid on. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Four leg byes! Banged in short, Zaman goes for the pull but is late into the shot. The ball hits him on the helmet and goes through the gap between Dhoni and Sharma at wide slip for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to F Zaman, FOUR! Zaman not getting off to his usual flier, dances down the track. Goes through with a big heave on the leg side. Gets it off the inner half through square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to F Zaman, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to A Ali, FOUR! Back of a length delivery outside off, Ali has a go at it but gets a thick outside edge. Flies over the slip cordon and to the fence behind. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to A Ali, On a length outside off, punched to mid off. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Back of a length delivery outside off, Azhar goes for a wild pull but misses it completely. He doesn't need to play such shots as Zaman from the other end will keep doing that. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Wide! Again Bumrah bowls it down the leg side, Ali misses to flick it and a wide is signalled. |
| J Bumrah to A Ali, Full around off, driven to covers. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to A Ali, FOUR! Ali with another boundary. Slower one, angling in, Ali flicks it wristily through square leg. Yuvraj in the deep, runs to his left, dives but fails to stop it. Second boundary off the over. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Length delivery, Ali defends it solidly. Another expensive over from Bumrah! |
| 6.1 : B Kumar to F Zaman, On the pads, worked to short fine leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : B Kumar to A Ali, Almost carried! Short outside off, pulled straight down the track but falls short of Kumar in his followthrough. |
| 6.3 : B Kumar to A Ali, Outside off, Ali checks his drive to mid off. |
| 6.4 : B Kumar to A Ali, Ali taps it wide of Kohli at mid on and takes a quick single. Virat has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 6.5 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Pitched outside off, driven on the up to mid off. |
| 6.6 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Full around off, tapped back to the bowler. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Off spinner around off, defended neatly. |
| 7.2 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Wide! Spinning down the leg side. Ali shimmies a touch and looks to flick but misses. A wide is signaled. |
| R Ashwin to A Ali, Tossed up around off, spinning in, turned through forward square leg for a single. |
| A slip for the southpaw. |
| 7.3 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Wide! Ashiwn drifts it down the leg side. Zaman leaves it and a wide is signalled. |
| R Ashwin to F Zaman, Once again Ashwin slants it into the southpaw, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.4 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Flatter delivery outside off, Ali prods forward and pushes it to point. |
| 7.5 : R Ashwin to A Ali, SIX! This is good intent from Ali! Not letting Ashwin settle. The Indian offie tosses it up outside off, Azhar dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over long off. The timing is so good on it that the ball sails over the fence for the first maximum of the day. |
| 7.6 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Spinning in from around off, punched down the track. Ashwin dives to his right and makes a good stop. |
| 8.1 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Banged in short, angling away, Zaman looks to pull but misses. |
| 8.2 : B Kumar to F Zaman, On a length and angling away, pushed to mid off. |
| 8.3 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Another short delivery from Bhuvneshwar. Zaman once again tries to pull it but the ball gets big on him and goes from over his bat. |
| 8.4 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Length delivery on middle, defended down the track. |
| 8.5 : B Kumar to F Zaman, On the pads, Zaman looks to play it across the line but misses. The ball rolls on the off side. |
| 8.6 : B Kumar to F Zaman, Pitched around leg, Zaman makes slight room but fails to clip it away. Gets rapped on the pads once again. Second maiden this, for Bhuvneshwar. |
| 9.1 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Spinning into the pads, turned on the leg side. |
| 9.2 : R Ashwin to A Ali, FOUR! Swept away! Full in the line of the stumps, Ali kneels down and sweeps it hard through the gap between short fine leg and backward square leg for a boundary. Azhar has been on a counter-attacking role, here! He doesn't want Ashwin to settle down. |
| 9.3 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Ashwin drags his length a touch back, Ali punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 9.4 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Served around leg, Zaman advances leg side of the ball, goes for a hard slog but gets it off the inside half to short fine leg. A single is taken. |
| 9.5 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Full on middle, flicked through wide mid on for a single. |
| 9.6 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Sliding into the southpaw, Fakhar plays away from his body, gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a single. End of a good Powerplay for Pakistan. They are scoring at a good rate and most importantly haven't lost a wicket. |
| Powerplay 2 has been taken. Now a maximum of four fielder are allowed outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back for a bowl. |
| 10.1 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Length delivery and angling away, Fakhar Zaman guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 10.2 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Run out chance missed! Angling into the hips, Azhar Ali tucks it away in the mid-wicket region and scamper for a single. Rohit picks it up and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Had he hit, Ali was gone by a mile. |
| 10.3 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, FOUR! Beautiful! Fuller delivery around off, Zaman drives it dead straight along the ground. Ali is down on the ground trying to reach back at the crease as the ball races away to the fence. |
| 10.4 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Zaman punches it through the cover region for a single. |
| 10.5 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Huge shout for LBW! Good length delivery and angling into the batsman, Ali shuffles across and tries to clip it on the leg side. Misses it completely and gets rapped high on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire is not interested. Good call as the replays show it was way too high. |
| 10.6 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Fuller delivery around middle and leg, Ali misses his clip and gets rapped on the pads. A stifled appeal is denied. |
| 11.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Sprayed into the pads, Zaman is unable to clip it away. |
| 11.2 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Fakhar clips it through the mid-wicket region. Calls for the second but his partner sends him back so he has to settle for the single. |
| 11.3 : R Ashwin to A Ali, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket |
| 11.4 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Ali flicks it through the deep square leg region for a single. |
| 11.5 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Fuller into the stumps, Zaman blocks it away. |
| 11.6 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, FOUR! Zaman is trying to match his partner! Tossed up around middle and leg, Fakhar comes down the track and heaves it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Back of a length delivery around off, Ali punches it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Wide! Sprayed way down the leg side, Ali tries to clip but he misses. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| J Bumrah to A Ali, Fuller around off, Ali mistimes his drive towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 12.3 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Another stifled appeal turned down! Fuller around middle and leg, Azhar Ali gets an inside edge onto his pads. Gets it towards square leg for a single. |
| 12.4 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Zaman clips it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : J Bumrah to A Ali, Fuller around off, Ali flicks it towards mid on and scampers across for a single. Yuvraj Singh has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. |
| 12.6 : J Bumrah to F Zaman, Zaman stays in his crease and defends it with soft hands on the leg side for a quick single. Pandya is quick to reach the ball but the batsmen are equally quick between the wickets. |
| 13.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Drifting around leg, Fakhar Zaman tries to back away, Ashwin follows him. Gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Ali stays in his crease and clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.3 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Fuller around middle and leg, Zaman goes for the reverse sweep and he miscues it towards the fielder at short third man. |
| 13.4 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Fuller into the pads, Zaman fails to clip it through and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 13.5 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 13.6 : R Ashwin to A Ali, A bit short around off, Ali nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Hardik Pandya is introduced into the attack. |
| 14.1 : H Pandya to A Ali, Leg bye! Good length delivery and angling in, Ali tries to drive it on the up. Misses it completely and he gets rapped on his back thigh pad. The ball goes past the keeper towards third man for a leg bye. A huge appeal is denied. Replays show that the impact was umpires call. Later the snicko shows that it had hit the front pad first. |
| 14.2 : H Pandya to F Zaman, That might hurt! Back of a length delivery into the body, Zaman gets hit on his body. |
| 14.3 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Short delivery into the body, Zaman pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : H Pandya to A Ali, Length around off, Ali gets an inside edge towards the short fine leg region for a single. |
| 14.5 : H Pandya to F Zaman, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 14.6 : H Pandya to A Ali, FOUR! Good shot! Short and wide outside off, Ali slashesh it off the outer half over the backward point region for a boundary. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack now. |
| 15.1 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 15.2 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Fuller around off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 15.3 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Drifting around middle and leg, Ali drives it down the ground. Jadeja cannot stop it and the batsmen run a single. |
| 15.4 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Tossed up around leg, Zaman comes down the track and whips it through the wide mid on region for a single. |
| 15.5 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Ali stays in his crease and punches it through mid off for a single. |
| 15.6 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Zaman stays in his crease and defends it well. |
| 16.1 : H Pandya to A Ali, Back of a length around off, Azhar Ali stays in his crease and defends it well. |
| 16.2 : H Pandya to A Ali, Fuller around leg, Ali clips it on the leg side. Yuvraj Singh at mid-wicket dives to his right to make a fine stop. |
| 16.3 : H Pandya to A Ali, Good length delivery outside off, Azhar Ali stays in his crease and punches it straight to covers. |
| 16.4 : H Pandya to A Ali, In the air.....safe! Short delivery into the batsman, Azhar Ali charges down the wicket and goes for a big one. Gets it off the splice of the bat and the ball balloons over the cover fielder. Two fielders cannot reach it and he lands himself with a single. |
| 16.5 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Short delivery into the body, Zaman pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : H Pandya to A Ali, Ali punches it towards the mid on fielder. Finds the fielder standing at the edge of the circle which allows them to take the single easily. Bumrah collects it quickly and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. |
| Drinks has been taken. Pakistan are currently on top of their game. They have been batting really well and have scored runs at a quick pace. India, on the other hand, will need some wickets to get back in the game. An interesting phase of cricket awaits. |
| 17.1 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Ali drives it through point for a single. |
| 17.2 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Around middle and leg, Zaman clips it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 17.3 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Zaman stays deep in his crease and nudges it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 17.4 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Fuller outside off, Zaman sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.5 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Ali punches it through covers for a single. |
| 17.6 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet! Zaman comes down the track and slogs it over the wide mid on region for a boundary. 100 up for Pakistan. |
| 18.1 : H Pandya to A Ali, Fuller around middle and leg, Ali clips it towards mid on for a single. |
| 18.2 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Good length delivery outside off, Zaman tries to guide it towards third man but fails to make contact. |
| 18.3 : H Pandya to F Zaman, A rare misfield from Jadeja! Good length delivery outside off, Zaman dabs it towards backward point where Jadeja misfields. The batsmen run a single and Jadeja scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end but the batsman was already in. |
| 18.4 : H Pandya to A Ali, Driven through the covers by the batsman. |
| 18.5 : H Pandya to A Ali, Short delivery into the batsman, Ali pulls it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 18.6 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Short delivery outside off, Zaman lets it through. |
| 19.1 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Ali stays in his crease and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 19.2 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Tossed up outside off, Zaman tries to cut it hard but cannot beat the fielder at point. |
| 19.3 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, FOUR! He finally gets a boundary through his favourite region! Spinning in from around off, Zaman cuts it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 19.5 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Second consecutive ODI fifty against India! Fuller into the batsman, Ali clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. He has played a good knock till now and he will look to make it big today. |
| 12th ODI fifty for Azhar Ali! |
| 19.6 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, FOUR! Three fifties in a row for Fakhar Zaman! Tossed up outside off, Zaman cuts it through point. Yuvraj misfields there and the ball races away to the fence for a boundary. The southpaw has been in tremendous form and he has continued with it. Will look to convert it into a century tonight. |
| 3rd ODI fifty for Fakhar Zaman! |
| 20.1 : H Pandya to A Ali, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the front foot to mid on. |
| 20.2 : H Pandya to A Ali, Short outside off, Ali rides the bounce and plays a controlled pull to long leg for a single. |
| 20.3 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Fuller on the pads, Zaman flicks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 20.4 : H Pandya to A Ali, Back of a length delivery outside off, pulled over square leg for a single. |
| 20.5 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Back of a length delivery, angling away. Sits up nicely to Zaman, who middles his pull over square leg. Goes on the bounce to Yuvraj, who doesn't make any mistake this time. A single is taken. |
| 20.6 : H Pandya to A Ali, An effort ball from Pandya. Bangs it short outside off, Ali looks to ramp it over the keeper's head but misses. |
| 21.1 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Flatter delivery on middle, defended neatly. |
| 21.2 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Shortish delivery around off, spinning in, Zaman makes room and cuts it through point. Yuvraj dives to his left and makes a half stop. A single is taken. |
| 21.3 : R Jadeja to A Ali, FOUR! Another short delivery from Jadeja and this time it's put away. Ali the batsman, who makes room and cuts it hard through backward point. Beats Jadhav in the deep and picks up another boundary. Pakistan are cruising through at the moment! |
| 21.4 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Spinning away from outside off, glided past short third man. This time Jadhav cuts it off in the deep. A brace is taken. |
| 21.5 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Full around off, driven to covers. |
| 21.6 : R Jadeja to A Ali, Tossed up around off, pushed to cover. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is back on. |
| 22.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Drifts it into the pads, played across the line to mid-wicket. |
| 22.2 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Once again slides it into the pads, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 22.3 : R Ashwin to A Ali, Another straighter one, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 22.4 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Flatter delivery, Zaman makes room and cuts it straight to point. |
| Yuvraj has scored a direct hit at the bowler's end. The umpire has gone upstairs to check if Zaman's dive has saved him. Seems fine! |
| 22.5 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, NOT OUT! He is fine! Sliding into the batsman, defended with soft hands in the mid-wicket region. Yuvraj there, gets to the ball and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. Zaman puts in a good dive to come in but the umpire still goes upstairs to confirm. The replays show that Fakhar was well in. |
| 22.6 : R Ashwin to A Ali, OUT! Big mix-up! And, this time the luck goes India's away! Ali dabs it in the mid-wicket region and takes off for a single. His partner, however, stays unmoved at the bowler's end and both the batsman end up at one end. Bumrah, runs to his left and throws the ball to his keeper, who whips the bails off. Azhar Ali has to depart. It was an easy single. Can this open the floodgates for India? |
| Babar Azam walks out at no. 3! |
| 23.1 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Spinning in from around off, turns to mid-wicket. |
| 23.2 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Full outside off, reverse swept to point. |
| 23.3 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Turned with the spin on the leg side. |
| 23.4 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Spinning into the pads, Zaman works it behind square on the leg side. Wants a single but Azam isn't interested. It was an easy single though. |
| 23.5 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 23.6 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Zaman works it in the backward square leg region for a single. |
| 24.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman goes back and punches it through mid on for a single. |
| 24.2 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Straying on the pads, flicked on the leg side for a single. |
| 24.3 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Shortish delivery outside off, cut towards short third man, where Bumrah makes a solid diving stop to deny a run. |
| 24.4 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman down the track and heaves it wide on long on for a couple. |
| 24.5 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman eases it down to long on for a single. |
| 24.6 : R Ashwin to B Azam, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 25.1 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, SIX! What a shot! This is good intent from Zaman. He doesn't want India to put pressure on them. Dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and clobbers it over long on for a maximum. This is good cricket from the opener. |
| 25.2 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, FOUR! Short outside off, Zaman makes room and cuts it hard past point for a boundary. He is so strong in that region. |
| 25.3 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, Calm thing to do. Punches the ball off the back foot to long on for a single. |
| 25.4 : R Jadeja to B Azam, Served outside off, pushed to cover. |
| 25.5 : R Jadeja to B Azam, Punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 25.6 : R Jadeja to F Zaman, FOUR! Safe shot to play with mid off and extra cover in place and no one in the deep. Uses his feet, gets down the track and goes inside out over covers for a boundary. 16 runs off the over. Massive one for Pakistan! |
| 26.1 : R Ashwin to B Azam, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 26.2 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Zaman leaves it alone. A wide is signaled. |
| R Ashwin to F Zaman, Wide! Another one sliding down the leg side. Zaman once again leaves it alone and gets a wide. |
| R Ashwin to F Zaman, SIX! This is superb counter-attacking cricket from Zaman. He is in his groove now. Zaman dances down the track, goes through with his slog. Seems to have mistimed it but the ball sails over the long on fence for half a dozen. He is on fire! |
| 26.3 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Some shot, that! Full outside off, driven crisply through covers. Bhuvneshwwar from long off, hares to his right and makes a diving stop near the fence. Saves a run for his team. Such efforts will lift India. The timing however was exceptional on that one. |
| 26.4 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Slanting into the pads, turned to mid-wicket. |
| 26.5 : R Ashwin to B Azam, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 26.6 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, FOUR! Edgy! Shorter delivery outside off, Zaman looks to punch it with an angled bat. Gets an outside edge which runs fine down the off side. Bumrah from short third man, chases after it, gets his hands to it but fails to keep it in. 18 runs from the over. The spinners have been hammered in the past two overs! |
| Hardik Pandya is called back for a bowl. |
| 27.1 : H Pandya to B Azam, Shortish delivery outside off, punched through point for a single. |
| 27.2 : H Pandya to F Zaman, FOUR! Pandya goes short again, Zaman looks to pull it but doesn't seem in control of the shot. Gets a top edge and the ball flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. He moves into his nineties! |
| 27.3 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Length delivery, tapped in front of covers for a single. |
| 27.4 : H Pandya to B Azam, Outside off, Azam looks to glide it on the off side but misses. |
| 27.5 : H Pandya to B Azam, Short delivery, Azam rides the bounce and pulls it through backward square leg for a brace. |
| 27.6 : H Pandya to B Azam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 28.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Short delivery, fired at 100 kph. Zaman looks to punch it on the off side but gets an outside edge to short third man. |
| 28.2 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman eases it down the long on for a single. |
| 28.3 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Spinning in from around off, turned to mid-wicket. |
| 28.4 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Off spinner on off, clipped to short mid-wicket again. |
| 28.5 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Azam goes back and cuts to cover. |
| 28.6 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Spinning into the batsman, played with the turn to forward square leg. |
| 29.1 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Back of a length delivery around leg, pulled on the bounce to fine leg. A single is taken. |
| 29.2 : H Pandya to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, chopped to backward point. |
| 29.3 : H Pandya to B Azam, Pitched on a length outside off, Babar feels for it but gets beaten. |
| 29.4 : H Pandya to B Azam, On a length around off, tapped to mid on. |
| 29.5 : H Pandya to B Azam, Back of a length outside off, guided to third man for a single. 50-run stand between Azam and Zaman. |
| 29.6 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Leg bye! On a length around leg, Zaman looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball lobs off the thigh pad on the leg side. A leg bye is taken. Back-to-back tight overs for India. |
| 30.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, FOUR! Ton for Fakhar! Fuller outside off, Fakhar Zaman sweeps it through the square leg region for a boundary. He has been sensational throughout and he is playing a terrific knock when it matters the most. |
| 0.0 : Maiden ODI century for Fakhar Zaman! |
| 30.2 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman drives it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 30.3 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Tossed around off, Zaman comes down the track and lofts it over the cover region. Kedar Jadhav fumbles in the deep which allows them to take two runs easily. |
| 30.4 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Quicker one outside off, Zaman gets an inside edge and the ball goes to the keeper. Hits Dhoni low on the pads. |
| 30.5 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, The batsman has driven it through mid-on. One run added to the total. |
| 30.6 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Azam punches it back to the bowler. Ashwin dives to his right and makes a fine stop to save runs for his team. |
| Drinks break! Another good phase of play for Pakistan apart from the wicket. They have been playing beautifully and Fakhar Zaman has scored his maiden ODI century. They will want to post a really big total now. India will want to trigger a collapse because chasing a big total under pressure is never going to be easy. |
| 31.1 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Short delivery outside off, Fakhar Zaman sways away from the line of the ball. |
| 31.2 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Length delivery outside off, Zaman cuts it straight towards the fielder at backward point. |
| 31.3 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Short delivery into the batsman, Fakhar goes for the pull. Gets it off the splice through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 31.4 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Another short delivery into the batsman, Zaman pulls but cannot get it past the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 31.5 : H Pandya to F Zaman, Good length delivery outside off, Zakhar punches it through the cover-point region for a single. |
| 31.6 : H Pandya to B Azam, Another short ball, Babar Azam pulls it through the mid-wicket region. Shikhar Dhawan chases it down through the deep square leg region and saves the boundary. The batsmen run a couple. |
| 32.1 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, SIX! Brilliant! Floated around leg, Fakhar takes out his front leg and sends that deep into the stands of the mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 32.2 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman comes down the track and he throws his bat at it. Gets it off the toe end towards long off for a single. |
| 32.3 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Azam paddles it towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 32.4 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 32.5 : R Ashwin to F Zaman, Zaman cuts it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 32.6 : R Ashwin to B Azam, Tossed up around off and spinning in, Azam comes down the track and tries to block it away. gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 33.1 : H Pandya to F Zaman, OUT! Jadeja does not miss those! Length delivery outside off, Zaman takes out his front leg out of the way and goes to play the slog shot. Gets a top edge on it and the ball balloons over the backward point region. Jadeja from backward point traces back and takes a really fine catch to send back the opener. A terrific innings from the southpaw comes to an end and India will want a couple of quick wickets to get back in the game. |
| 0.0 : Shoaib Malik is the new man in. |
| 33.2 : H Pandya to S Malik, Length delivery around off, Shoaib Malik defends it towards the fielder at point. |
| 33.3 : H Pandya to S Malik, Good length delivery outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 33.4 : H Pandya to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Babar Azam goes to drive it on the up. Misses it completely and the ball goes through to the keeper. |
| 33.5 : H Pandya to B Azam, Back of a length delivery around off, Azam drags it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 33.6 : H Pandya to S Malik, Fuller around off, Malik drives it straight to the fielder at cover. An excellent over from Pandya where he gives away just two runs and takes a wicket. |
| Ravindra Jadeja was handed the ball at first but Virat Kohli had a change of mind at the last moment. He brings Jasprit Bumrah back into the attack. |
| 34.1 : J Bumrah to B Azam, Azam punches it through covers for a single. |
| 34.2 : J Bumrah to S Malik, Fuller around off, Malik drives it back to the bowler. |
| 34.3 : J Bumrah to S Malik, Good length delivery outside off, Malik dabs it towards third man for a single. |
| 34.4 : J Bumrah to B Azam, FOUR! Easy pickings! Full toss into the pads, Babar is obliged as he just helps it through the vacant square leg region for a boundary. |
| 34.5 : J Bumrah to B Azam, Good length around off, Azam punches it straight towards the fielder at point. |
| 34.6 : J Bumrah to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam punches it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 35.1 : H Pandya to B Azam, Short delivery into the batsman, Babar goes to play the pull shot but fails to make contact. |
| 35.2 : H Pandya to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam punches it through the cover region for a couple. |
| 35.3 : H Pandya to B Azam, Fuller around off, Azam digs it out towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 35.4 : H Pandya to B Azam, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease and pulls it with grit. Over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 35.5 : H Pandya to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam punches it through the cover-point region for a single. |
| 35.6 : H Pandya to S Malik, It's a short ball and a dot ball this time. Malik pulls it but cannot beat the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is back on. |
| 36.1 : R Jadeja to B Azam, Tossed up outside off, Azam punches it towards covers for a single. |
| 36.2 : R Jadeja to S Malik, Quicker one around off, Malik cuts it through the point region for a single. |
| 36.3 : R Jadeja to B Azam, Angling into the stumps, Azam punches it through covers for a single. |
| 36.4 : R Jadeja to S Malik, SIX! Malik gets into the act! Tossed up outside off, Malik comes down the track, reaches to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the extra-cover region for half a dozen. |
| 36.5 : R Jadeja to S Malik, Driven down to long off for a single. |
| 36.6 : R Jadeja to B Azam, Azam comes down the track and eases it down to long off for a single. |
| 37.1 : H Pandya to B Azam, FOUR! Babar makes the most of it! Short delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease and cuts it over the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 37.2 : H Pandya to B Azam, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Angling into the hips, Azam stays in his crease and flicks it through the backward square leg region for a boundary. |
| 37.3 : H Pandya to B Azam, Fuller around off, Azam drives it back to the bowler. |
| 37.4 : H Pandya to B Azam, Wide! Sprayed way down the leg side, Azam fails to clip it through. This is the tenth wide of the innings. |
| H Pandya to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 37.5 : H Pandya to B Azam, Angling into the batsman, Azam wrists it through the square leg region. Runs the first one hard and slips while turning for the second run. So only a run taken in the process. |
| 37.6 : H Pandya to S Malik, Short delivery into the batsman, Malik goes for the hook at first but sways away at the last moment. |
| Kedar Jadhav is introduced into the attack. |
| 38.1 : K Jadhav to B Azam, A lose delivery into the pads, Azam pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 38.2 : K Jadhav to S Malik, Quicker one around off, Malik cuts it late. Rohit from short third man dives to his right to make a good stop. A single is taken. |
| 38.3 : K Jadhav to B Azam, Azam stays in his crease and punches it towards long on for a single. |
| 38.4 : K Jadhav to S Malik, Worked through the square leg for a single. |
| 38.5 : K Jadhav to B Azam, Wide! Sprayed down the leg side, Azam lets it through. |
| K Jadhav to B Azam, Wide! A replica of the last ball. |
| K Jadhav to B Azam, Azam stays in his crease and drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 38.6 : K Jadhav to S Malik, A bit short around off, Malik cuts but straight to the fielder at point. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is brought back for a bowl. |
| 39.1 : B Kumar to B Azam, Length delivery around off, Azam guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 39.2 : B Kumar to S Malik, Length delivery outside off, Malik dabs it towards the fielder at point. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar sees Shoaib Malik making room and he pulls out in the last moment. |
| 39.3 : B Kumar to S Malik, Good length delivery outside off, Malik throws his bat at it but cannot make contact. |
| 39.4 : B Kumar to S Malik, OUT! Malik holes out! Short delivery outside off, Malik plays the forehand smash. Does not middle it well and the ball goes towards the deep cover region. Jadhav gets under it and takes a simple catch. Bhuvneshwar has struck at a really crucial time as Malik could have been dangerous in the latter stages. |
| Mohammad Hafeez walks out to bat. |
| 39.5 : B Kumar to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Azam drives it towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 39.6 : B Kumar to B Azam, Another good length delivery around off, Azam works it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. A sensation over from Bhuvneshwar. Only two runs and a wicket from it. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled. Now a maximum of five fielders are allowed outside the circle. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is back into the attack. |
| 40.1 : R Jadeja to M Hafeez, FOUR! Hafeez continues from where he left against England. Dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it down the track over mid off for a boundary. Off the mark in style. |
| 40.2 : R Jadeja to M Hafeez, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 40.3 : R Jadeja to M Hafeez, Full around off, pushed to cover. |
| 40.4 : R Jadeja to M Hafeez, FOUR! Bad, bad ball this, from Jadeja! Slants it down the leg side, Hafeez kneels down and sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. The left-arm orthodox is proving to be expensive again. |
| 40.5 : R Jadeja to M Hafeez, Shortish outside off, cut through cover-point for a single. |
| 40.6 : R Jadeja to B Azam, Azam kneels down and paddle sweeps down the leg side for a single. |
| 41.1 : B Kumar to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, punched to long off for a single. |
| 41.2 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Banged in short, Hafeez sees that and gets out of harm's way. |
| 41.3 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, FOUR! Hafeez is taking the attack to the opposition. Advances down the track and pulls the back of a length delivery over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 41.4 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Wide! Kumar goes for the bouncer once again. However, it's too short this time and a wide is signaled for height. |
| B Kumar to M Hafeez, Bhuvi goes for the yorker, ends up bowling a low full toss, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 41.5 : B Kumar to B Azam, Fullish deliveries on the stumps, clipped to deep square leg for a single. |
| 41.6 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, On a length and angling in, tucked through backward square leg for a single. |
| Kedar Jadhav is back on. |
| 42.1 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, Hafeez makes room, Jadhav follows him. The Professor can only punch it back to the bowler. |
| 42.2 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, Fuller in the line of the stumps, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 42.3 : K Jadhav to B Azam, OUT! Azam misses out on his half century. Tries to take on the part-timer Jadhav. Dances down the track, goes for the big lofted shot but ends up miscuing it to Yuvraj at long off. The veteran doesn't make any mistake and Azam has to walk back. Jadhav's golden arm once again does the trick. India are pulling things back at the right moment. |
| Imad Wasim strides out to the middle. |
| 42.4 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, Jadhav bowls a round-arm delivery around off, Hafeez dabs it towards short third man for a single. |
| 42.5 : K Jadhav to I Wasim, Slower through the air outside off, Wasim makes room and slashes it through covers for a single. |
| 42.6 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, Off spinner on off, milked down to long off for a single. |
| India's death bowling specialist is back on. |
| 43.1 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, Length delivery outside off, dabbed to backward point. |
| 43.2 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, FOUR! Bumrah slants it into the pads, Hafeez flicks it through forward square leg. Beats the deep mid-wicket fielder and picks up another boundary. He is ticking along nicely! |
| 43.3 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, On a length and angling in, defended with soft hands in the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 43.4 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, Length delivery, angling away, Imad punches it past the diving point fielder for a single. |
| 43.5 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, Back of a length slower delivery, MH waits for it and glides it to third man for a single. |
| 43.6 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, On a length around leg, Imad tucks it in the mid-wicket region and slips as he takes off for a quick single. Bumrah gets to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses but Wasim does well to recover and reach back in. |
| 44.1 : K Jadhav to I Wasim, Sliding away from the southpaw, Wasim mistimes his slog to long on for a single. |
| 44.2 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, SIX! Just over! Jadhav tosses it up, Hafeez dances down the track, gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over long on. Pandya in the deep, jumps full stretch but can't get his fingers to it. The ball sails over and lands over the ropes. Hafeez is playing a gem on an innings here. |
| 44.3 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, Full outside off, eased down to long off for a single. |
| 44.4 : K Jadhav to I Wasim, SIX! That's hit hard! Flatter delivery around off, this time Wasim dances down the track and bunts it down the track over long for a flat maximum. 14 runs off the over already. |
| 44.5 : K Jadhav to I Wasim, Wasim once again dances down and drills it uppishly towards long on for a single. |
| 44.6 : K Jadhav to M Hafeez, Almost a yorker, dug out on the off side for a quick single. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar replaces Bumrah! |
| 45.1 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Slower delivery wide outside off, Hafeez tries to glide it on the off side but misses. |
| 45.2 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, SIX! Hammered! Slower length delivery from Bhuvneshwar. Hafeez picks it early and pulls it handsomely over mid-wicket for a biggie. Moves to 38 off just 22 balls. |
| 45.3 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Full and angling in, driven through mid on for a single. |
| 45.4 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Very full on middle and off, almost a yorker, dig out through mid on for a single. |
| 45.5 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Full outside off, Hafeez slashes it over backward point. The man in the deep, cuts it off and keeps it down to two. |
| 45.6 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Full toss on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Change of ends for Jasprit Bumrah! |
| 46.1 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, Slower one to start off, Hafeez places it on the full through cover-point for a single. |
| 46.2 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, Length delivery, angling away, Wasim goes hard at it but mistimes it through covers for a single. |
| 46.3 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, Almost a yorker around off, dug out to short third man for a single. |
| 46.4 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, FOUR! Slower length ball around middle and off, Imad clears his front leg and tonks it over mid off. Beats Pandya at long off and earns a boundary. Hardik had to cover only a few yards to his left but the ball was hit so hard that he couldn't get there. |
| 46.5 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, Full outside off, Wasim tries to be cheeky. Goes for the reverse scoop but misses it completely. Hafeez is not happy with his partner and has a word with him after the ball. |
| 46.6 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, Low full toss around off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 47.1 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Wasim dances down the track and digs it out to long on for a single. |
| 47.2 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Hafeez sets himself up for a pre-determined reverse scoop. Kumar, however, follows him and MH can only jam it out on the off side for a single. |
| 47.3 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Low full toss on the stumps, driven to long on for a single. |
| 47.4 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Very full and very wide outside off, Hafeez looks to squeeze it out but gets an inside edge to the keeper. A quick single is taken. |
| 50-run stand between Wasim and Hafeez! |
| 47.5 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Leg bye! Slower short delivery, Wasim looks to play a reverse-pull type shot. Misses and the ball lobs off his helmet towards the short fine leg region. A leg bye is taken. |
| 47.6 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Slower delivery on a length outside off, Hafeez looks to flay it on the off side but misses. Superb over from Bhuvi. Just 5 from it! |
| 48.1 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, Leg bye! Wasim shuffles a long way across, looking to scoop. Bumrah cleverly follows him with a yorker. Imad misses and gets rapped on the pads. The ball rolls beside the pitch and a leg bye is taken. |
| 48.2 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, What happened there? The ball hit the stumps, but the bails didn't fell. Bumrah bowls a perfect yorker, Hafeez fails to dig it out. The ball then deflects off the pads onto the stumps. The bails lobs a touch but then lands back in its place. Hafeez can't believe his luck and so can't Bumrah but for contrasting reasons. |
| 48.3 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, Full toss, driven crisply to Yuvraj at covers. A single is taken. |
| 48.4 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, No ball! High full toss, Wasim mistimes it over covers for a single. Hang on, the umpire has his one hand stretched out. It's a no ball for height. |
| Free Hit coming up... |
| J Bumrah to M Hafeez, Full toss, driven through mid on for a brace. |
| 48.5 : J Bumrah to M Hafeez, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 32nd ODI fifty for Mohammad Hafeez! |
| 48.6 : J Bumrah to I Wasim, No ball! Another one from Bumrah! Full outside off, driven to long off for a single. Bumrah has overstepped once again and it's his third no ball. He has got to be more disciplined at this level. |
| Free Hit coming up... |
| J Bumrah to I Wasim, Leg bye! Superb Free Hit delivery. Bumrah bowls a slow, in-dipper, deceives Wasim with the variation. The Pak all-rounder misses and the ball goes off the pads on the off side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 49.1 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Yorker, dug out on the leg side for a single. |
| 49.2 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Wide yorker from Kumar. Hafeez, advances down, tries to jam it out but manages to get a bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 49.3 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, SIX! Full and wide outside off, Hafeez, reaches out and goes hard at it. Bunts it over mid off and the ball sails all the way for a maximum. That will help their total! |
| 49.4 : B Kumar to M Hafeez, Another yorker, dug out in the cover region for a single. |
| 49.5 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Banged in short, angling away, Wasim makes room, looks to hook it away but misses. |
| 49.6 : B Kumar to I Wasim, Slow bouncer from Kumar. Wasim makes room, looks to ramp it over short third man but ends up slicing it over point. The batsmen can only manage to collect a run. PAKISTAN FINISH ON 338/4! |
| A terrific batting performance from Pakistan and they have posted a huge total on the board. They were determined from the very beginning and an efficient start from their openers laid the perfect platform for them. Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman stitched in a vital 128-run stand where the latter went to score his maiden ODI hundred after getting a reprieve just when he was on 3. The former was dismissed courtesy of a run out but nothing went India's way even after that. |
| Babar Azam also stepped up and made a useful contribution but it was the promotion of Imad Wasim which made the difference. He, along with Mohammad Hafeez went ablaze in the end and helped them cross the 330-run mark. Hafeez also went onto score a quickfire 50. The Men in Green will be really happy with their batting performance as they all stepped up in the game which matters the most. |
| India, on the other hand, had a day to forget with the ball. None of the bowlers except Bhuvneshwar Kumar were effective and he ended with respectable figures of 10-2-44-1. The spin duo of Ashwin and Jadeja went for plenty and they will be really disappointed. The Men in Blue will have to put their act together and put in a solid performance and a really good start is the need of the hour for them. Can the defending champions defend their title or will we have new winners this time around? Join |
| 0.0 : Welcome back for the chase! Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma will open the batting for India. Mohammad Amir will start the proceedings with the first new ball for Pakistan. With two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Amir to R Sharma, Fuller delivery outside off to start with, Rohit Sharma gets an inside edge onto his body. |
| 0.2 : M Amir to R Sharma, Good length delivery outside off, the ball swings away. Rohit Sharma shoulders his arms to it. |
| 0.3 : M Amir to R Sharma, OUT! Rohit Sharma departs on a duck! On a length around leg, the ball nips back in. Sharma fails to clip it through and gets hit flush on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire responds by raising his dreaded finger. He has a talk with his partner but he is not that keen for a review. The umpire tells them that the time is over and Rohit has to walk back to the hut. Replays show that even if they had opted for the review, the umpire's decision would have stayed as |
| Virat Kohli will bat at number 3! |
| 0.4 : M Amir to V Kohli, Peach of a delivery! Amir welcomes Kohli with a length delivery outside off, the ball nips back in. Kohli prods forward in defence but fails to defend it as the ball sneaks past his inside edge. |
| 0.5 : M Amir to V Kohli, Fuller delivery outside off, Kohli drives it towards mid off. Malik dives to his right and makes a fine stop. |
| 0.6 : M Amir to V Kohli, Into the pads, Kohli clips it through the square leg for a couple to get off the mark. |
| Junaid Khan to bowl with the second new ball from the end. |
| 1.1 : J Khan to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 1.2 : J Khan to S Dhawan, Length delivery and angling into the batsman, Dhawan tries to defend it. Gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 1.3 : J Khan to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan punches it back to the bowler. |
| 1.4 : J Khan to S Dhawan, Short delivery into the batsman, Dhawan pulls it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 1.5 : J Khan to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli lets it through to the keeper. |
| 1.6 : J Khan to V Kohli, Fuller into the pads, Kohli clips it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 2.1 : M Amir to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli tries to defend it. Gets a leading edge through the cover-point region for a couple. |
| 2.2 : M Amir to V Kohli, Fuller delivery outside off, Kohli drives it straight back to the bowler. Amir stops it well in his followthrough. |
| 2.3 : M Amir to V Kohli, Dropped! Amir does all the hard work but Azhar Ali does not support him. Length delivery outside off, Kohli prods forward in defence. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies towards Azhar Ali who cannot hold onto it. Could be a turning point in the context of the match. |
| 2.4 : M Amir to V Kohli, OUT! Azhar Ali is a happy man! Good length delivery outside off, Kohli tries to flick it on the leg side. Gets a leading edge to it and the ball flies towards the fielder at point. Shadab Khan goes to his right and takes a really fine catch to send the dangerman back to the hut. The best chaser of the game has to walk back to the hut. |
| Yuvraj Singh is the next man in. |
| 2.5 : M Amir to Y Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 2.6 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Angling into the stumps, Dhawan does well to defend it. |
| 3.1 : J Khan to Y Singh, Good length delivery outside off, Yuvraj Singh defends it on the off side. |
| 3.2 : J Khan to Y Singh, Back of a length delivery outside off, Yuvraj Singh defends it neatly. |
| 3.3 : J Khan to Y Singh, Short delivery outside off, Yuvraj sways away from the line of the ball. |
| 3.4 : J Khan to Y Singh, Another back of a length delivery outside off, Singh thinks of going for the pull but he decides to defend it in the last moment. |
| 3.5 : J Khan to Y Singh, Length delivery around off, Yuvraj drives it back to the bowler. |
| 3.6 : J Khan to Y Singh, Length delivery outside off, Yuvraj punches it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 4.1 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Dhawan clips it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Fuller into the pads, Dhawan cannot flick it away. He gets rapped low on his pads. |
| 4.3 : M Amir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Short delivery into the batsman, Dhawan pulls it over the backward square leg region for a boundary. That's a much needed boundary. |
| 4.4 : M Amir to S Dhawan, If they were good with the bat and the ball till now, they are even fielding well. Fuller into the stumps, Dhawan drives it down the ground. Malik dives to his right from mid on and stops a certain boundary. |
| 4.5 : M Amir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Precise! Fuller around off, Dhawan leans into the drive and plays it through the cover region. Wasim gives it a chase but he cannot stop it as the ball wins the race. |
| 4.6 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Dhawan flays it past the diving point fielder for a single towards third man. A good over for India. 9 runs off it. |
| 5.1 : J Khan to S Dhawan, Fuller into the pads, Shikhar Dhawan clips it through the backward square leg region for a single. |
| 5.2 : J Khan to Y Singh, Good length delivery outside off, Yuvraj punches it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 5.3 : J Khan to Y Singh, Length delivery outside off, Singh defends it on the off side. |
| 5.4 : J Khan to Y Singh, FOUR! Lucky runs! Short delivery into the batsman, Yuvraj Singh goes for the pull. Gets a top edge which flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : J Khan to Y Singh, Good length delivery outside off, Yuvraj Singh tries to poke at it but fails to make contact. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 5.6 : J Khan to Y Singh, Back of a length delivery outside off, Singh stays deep in his crease and defends it. |
| 6.1 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Leg bye! Sprayed down the leg side, Dhawan cannot help on its way. Gets hit on the pads and the ball goes towards fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 6.2 : M Amir to Y Singh, Good length delivery outside off, the ball nips way in. Yuvraj Singh smartly lets it through to the keeper. |
| 6.3 : M Amir to Y Singh, Length delivery outside off, Yuvraj Singh defends it on the off side. |
| 6.4 : M Amir to Y Singh, Angling in from a length around middle and off, Yuvraj Singh somehow manages to block it away. |
| 6.5 : M Amir to Y Singh, Length delivery outside off, Yuvraj defends it from his crease. |
| 6.6 : M Amir to Y Singh, Fuller delivery outside off, Yuvraj drives it towards the fielder at covers. A maiden from Amir. |
| 7.1 : J Khan to S Dhawan, FOUR! Crunched! Short delivery outside off, Dhawan punches it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : J Khan to S Dhawan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 7.3 : J Khan to S Dhawan, FOUR! Delightful Dhawan! Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan stays in his crease, trust the bounce and punches it through the cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : J Khan to S Dhawan, Fuller into the pads, Dhawan clips it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : J Khan to Y Singh, Length delivery outside off, Yuvraj flays at it but fails to make contact. |
| 7.6 : J Khan to Y Singh, Fuller into the pads, Yuvraj drives it back to the fielder at mid on. |
| 8.1 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Back of a length delivery around middle and off, Dhawan stays tall in his crease and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 8.2 : M Amir to S Dhawan, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 8.3 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan prods forward and defends it. |
| 8.4 : M Amir to S Dhawan, Fuller around middle and leg, Dhawan pushes it towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 8.5 : M Amir to Y Singh, Good length delivery outside off, Yuvraj Singh guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 8.6 : M Amir to S Dhawan, OUT! India are in a state of worry! Bowls a cross seam delivery on a length outside off, the ball nips away after pitching. Dhawan tries to poke at it. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies towards the keeper. Ahmed accepts it gleefully and the top run-scorer of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is on his way back. Pakistan are on top of the game now. Amir has shattered the Indian openers and he has taken a 3-fer. |
| MS Dhoni is the new man in. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is into the attack. Can he back-up his quickies? |
| 9.1 : M Hafeez to Y Singh, Fuller into the pads, Yuvraj fails to clip it on the leg side but gets rapped on the pads. |
| 9.2 : M Hafeez to Y Singh, FOUR! Tossed up around middle and leg, Yuvraj flicks it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : M Hafeez to Y Singh, Leg bye! Fuller into the pads, Yuvraj Singh fails to clip it through. Gets hit full on the pads and the players appeal. The umpire says no and the ball goes towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 9.4 : M Hafeez to MS Dhoni, Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 9.5 : M Hafeez to Y Singh, FOUR! Good shot! Yuvraj Singh charges down the track and strokes it through the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : M Hafeez to Y Singh, FOUR! Another top shot! Short outside off, Yuvraj Singh punches it through the cover region for a boundary. 14 runs off the over. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signalled. Now, 4 fielders can stay outside the ring till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : M Amir to MS Dhoni, Length delivery, angling away, Dhoni shimmies across and tucks it on the leg side. |
| 10.2 : M Amir to MS Dhoni, Angling away from Dhoni, he covers the stumps and pushes it on the off side. |
| 10.3 : M Amir to MS Dhoni, Amir searches for the yorker, ends up bowling it very full around off, pushed from within the crease to mid off. |
| Hasan Ali is seen warming up! |
| 10.4 : M Amir to MS Dhoni, Slanting away from around off, Dhoni leaves it alone. |
| 10.5 : M Amir to MS Dhoni, Length delivery, angling away, Dhoni makes a watchful leave. |
| 10.6 : M Amir to MS Dhoni, Length delivery, angling away from Dhoni. He jumps across in leave but the ball brushes his pads on its way to the keeper. Sarfraz gobbles the ball and appeals but is the only one appealing. Another maiden from Amir. He has given Pakistan a sensational start! |
| As expected, Hasan Ali comes on, replacing Hafeez. |
| 11.1 : H Ali to Y Singh, A touch ahead of length around off, Yuvraj plays a punchy off drive but to no avail. |
| 11.2 : H Ali to Y Singh, Shortish delivery, Yuvraj stays tall and pulls it through mid-wicket. Zaman in the deep, covers good ground to his right and makes a good diving stop near the fence. A couple of runs taken. |
| Yuvraj is holding his hand and seems to be in a lot of pain. The physio has come out to attend him. |
| 11.3 : H Ali to Y Singh, On the pads, worked on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.4 : H Ali to MS Dhoni, Fullish outside off, driven to mid off. |
| 11.5 : H Ali to MS Dhoni, On a length outside off, Dhoni leaves it alone. |
| 11.6 : H Ali to MS Dhoni, Pitched outside off, Dhoni makes another leave. |
| The leggie Shadab Khan is into the attack now. |
| 12.1 : S Khan to Y Singh, Googly around leg, turned in the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0.0 : A short leg in place. |
| 12.2 : S Khan to MS Dhoni, Tossed up outside off, Dhoni dances down and looks to push it on the off side but gets it off the inner half on the leg side. Hafeez at mid-wicket misfields and concedes a single. |
| 12.3 : S Khan to MS Dhoni, Leg spinner outside off, Dhoni advances ahead and pushes it on the off side. |
| 12.4 : S Khan to MS Dhoni, Dhoni makes a huge stride forward and pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 12.5 : S Khan to Y Singh, Wrong 'un around off, Yuvraj prods forward to defend but gets beaten by the away turn. |
| An appeal against Yuvraj has been turned down. Shadab Khan, however, is very confident and has compiled his skipper in taking the review. |
| 12.6 : S Khan to Y Singh, OUT! Successful review! What a call this from Shadab Khan. He was confident all the way and made his skipper take the review. Leg spinner around off, Yuvraj leans ahead to defend with bat and pad close. There are two sounds as the ball rolls on the off side. The players appeal but it's turned down. The leggie says it's bat first and hence his skipper takes the review. The Hot Spot shows that it's bat first and the Hawk Eye shows that the impact is in line and going on t |
| Kedar Jadhav is the new man in. |
| 13.1 : H Ali to MS Dhoni, at Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 13.2 : H Ali to MS Dhoni, Superb stop, Shadab! Take a bow young lad. Took the wicket a couple of delivery ago and now made an exceptional stop to back his mat. Coming back to the ball, Dhoni punches it through point and Shadab makes an exceptional stop. |
| 13.3 : H Ali to MS Dhoni, OUT! Dhoni holes out! India have lost half their side in 20 overs. Short delivery by Hasan, angling in. Dhoni goes for the pull but the ball gets big on him. Gets a top edge and the ball travels over mid-wicket. Wasim in the deep, runs ahead and takes a superb catch, diving forward. The Indian fans in the stadium can't believe their eyes. The defending champions are falling like a pack of cards. Pakistan need just 5 wickets now. |
| Time for Drinks! India are in a depleted state currently. Half their side is back in the hut and Pakistan are cruising at the moment. India, on the other hand, will want something really special to chase it down. |
| Hardik Pandya strides out to the middle. |
| 13.4 : H Ali to H Pandya, No run. |
| 13.5 : H Ali to H Pandya, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : H Ali to K Jadhav, No run. |
| 14.1 : S Khan to H Pandya, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : S Khan to K Jadhav, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 14.3 : S Khan to K Jadhav, Full outside off, pushed through covers for a single. |
| 14.4 : S Khan to H Pandya, Tossed up outside off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 14.5 : S Khan to K Jadhav, FOUR! Khan drags his length back, Jadhav picks the length quickly, latches onto it in a flash and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : S Khan to K Jadhav, Defended off the front foot. |
| 15.1 : H Ali to H Pandya, 1 run. |
| 15.2 : H Ali to K Jadhav, Banged in short, Jadhav leaves it alone. |
| 15.3 : H Ali to K Jadhav, Length delivery, angling in, punched to mid on. |
| 15.4 : H Ali to K Jadhav, Angling into the batsman, played to mid on again. |
| 15.5 : H Ali to K Jadhav, Another bouncer from Jadhav, he lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 15.6 : H Ali to K Jadhav, FOUR! Wristy! On a length and angling away, Jadhav tucks it superbly past mid on. It's a huge gap there and the ball races to the fence. |
| 16.1 : S Khan to H Pandya, Tossed up outside off, driven to covers. |
| 16.2 : S Khan to H Pandya, FOUR! Shortish leg spinner, Pandya cuts it hard past backward point for a boundary. A much-needed one for India. |
| 16.3 : S Khan to H Pandya, Pandya eases it down to long on for a single. |
| 16.4 : S Khan to K Jadhav, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 16.5 : S Khan to K Jadhav, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 16.6 : S Khan to K Jadhav, OUT! In the air... Gone! Another one bites the dust. Leg spinner from Shadab on the shorter side. Jadhav clears his front leg, looks to pull it away on the leg side but the ball spins a long way. Catches the top edge and the ball skies in the short cover region. Sarfraz from behind the stumps, gets under it and gobbles it. Pakistan are surely pumped up and are letting it know through their celebrations. |
| The Indian fans are seen leaving the stadium. Surely not good signs these. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja walks out to the middle. |
| 17.1 : H Ali to H Pandya, 2 runs. |
| 17.2 : H Ali to H Pandya, Shortish delivery outside off, cut past backward point for a brace. |
| 17.3 : H Ali to H Pandya, FOUR! Innovative! Hasan bangs it short again. Pandya gets underneath it and ramps it over the keeper's head. Gets it off the middle and the ball goes on the bounce across the fence. |
| 17.4 : H Ali to H Pandya, Fuller length delivery, angling in, driven on the up to mid on. |
| 17.5 : H Ali to H Pandya, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 17.6 : H Ali to H Pandya, A touch ahead of length outside off, driven crisply but straight to mid off. |
| 18.1 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Straying on the pads, worked down the leg side for a single. |
| 18.2 : S Khan to H Pandya, Tossed up, driven to mid off. The fielder there makes an excellent diving stop. |
| 18.3 : S Khan to H Pandya, SIX! Thump! Shadab tosses it up, Pandya clears his front leg and clobbers it over long on for a maximum. Hardik is looking really solid out there. However, he has to play big to win the game for his team. |
| 18.4 : S Khan to H Pandya, Full outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 18.5 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| There's an appeal for a run out at the striker's end and the umpire has gone upstairs to have a look at it. Hardik seems fine though! |
| 18.6 : S Khan to H Pandya, NOT OUT! Served outside off, Pandya taps it in covers and takes off for a quick single. |
| Imad Wasim is introduced into the attack. He takes some medicine from his physio before bowling the first ball. |
| 19.1 : I Wasim to R Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 19.2 : I Wasim to H Pandya, Sliding into the pads, turned on the leg side for a brace. |
| 19.3 : I Wasim to H Pandya, Another slider from Wasim, defended on the leg side. |
| Even the magi pill doesn't work for Imad Wasim. He was struggling a bit before and now he can't continue. Fakhar Zaman to continue his over. |
| 19.4 : F Zaman to H Pandya, The batsman has driven past the bowler to long off for a single. |
| 19.5 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Jadeja works it to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Straying around leg, Jadeja tickles it down the leg side. He wants a single but his partner doesn't. |
| 20.1 : S Khan to H Pandya, Fuller outside off, Hardik Pandya drills it straight towards long off for a single. |
| 20.2 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Full toss around leg, Jadeja punches it towards long on for a single. |
| 20.3 : S Khan to H Pandya, Pandya drives it towards covers. The fielder there misjudges it completely which allows them a single. |
| 20.4 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Short around off, Jadeja punches it towards long on for a single. |
| 20.5 : S Khan to H Pandya, FOUR! Good shot! Short outside off, Hardik Pandya punches it through the cover region for a boundary. 100 up for India. |
| 20.6 : S Khan to H Pandya, Short outside off, Hardik Pandya punches it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 21.1 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Fuller outside off, Pandya drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 21.2 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Shorter outside off, Pandya mistimes his punch towards mid-wicket. |
| 21.3 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Fuller into the pads, Pandya drives it towards long on for a single. |
| 21.4 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Quicker into the pads, Jadeja clips it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 21.5 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Into the pads, Jadeja works it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 21.6 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Short outside off, Pandya stays deep in his crease and punches it towards long on for a single. |
| 22.1 : S Khan to H Pandya, SIX! Pandya, you beauty! Fuller into the pads, Pandya waits for it and slogs it powerfully over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 22.2 : S Khan to H Pandya, SIX! Wrong' un tossed outside off, Pandya reads it well and sends that deep into the long on stands for half a dozen. |
| 22.3 : S Khan to H Pandya, SIX! Three in a row! Pandya is making it count! Fuller in the line of the stumps, Hardik just hits that straight down the ground for a maximum. With that, he brings up his fifty. Such a fantastic knock from this young lad, how long can he continue? |
| 2nd ODI fifty for Hardik Pandya! |
| 22.4 : S Khan to H Pandya, Pandya drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 22.5 : S Khan to H Pandya, FOUR! Tossed up outside off, Pandya executes the inside out shot to perfection. Lofts it over the extra cover region for a boundary. |
| 22.6 : S Khan to H Pandya, In the line of the stumps, Pandya heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 24 runs off the over. Big over this. |
| 23.1 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Fuller into the stumps, Pandya digs it out towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.2 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Jadeja eases it towards long on for a single. |
| 23.3 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Fuller outside off, Pandya drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 23.4 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 23.5 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Into the pads, clipped towards long on for a single. |
| 23.6 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Full outside off, Jadeja drives it towards long on for a single. |
| 24.1 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Fuller around leg, Jadeja blocks it away. |
| 24.2 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Fuller outside off, Jadeja prods forward and pushes it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 24.3 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Fuller around leg, Jadeja nudges it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 24.4 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Jadeja eases it towards long on for a single. |
| 24.5 : S Khan to H Pandya, Pandya pushes it towards covers for a quick single. |
| 24.6 : S Khan to R Jadeja, Jadeja defends it on the off side and scampers across for a quick single. |
| Imad Wasim is back on the field. |
| 25.1 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Fuller into the pads, Jadeja clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.2 : F Zaman to H Pandya, The batsman has driven it through mid on. They pick up a single. |
| 25.3 : F Zaman to R Jadeja, Full toss delivery, pushed towards long on for a single. |
| 25.4 : F Zaman to H Pandya, Quicker outside off, Pandya lets it through. |
| 25.5 : F Zaman to H Pandya, SIX! What a shot Pandya! Hardik gets to the pitch of the ball and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets it over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 25.6 : F Zaman to H Pandya, SIX! Such a delight to watch! Fuller around leg, Pandya kneels down and slog sweeps that over the mid-wicket region for half a dozen. That was a 107 metre long. |
| Hasan Ali is back on. |
| 26.1 : H Ali to R Jadeja, Good length delivery outside off, Jadeja defends it on the leg side. |
| 26.2 : H Ali to R Jadeja, Length delivery outside off, Jadeja bunts it towards the fielder at point. |
| 26.3 : H Ali to R Jadeja, OUT! What has happened there? Length delivery outside off, Jadeja punches it towards the cover region. Hardik Pandya feels that there is a run there and he starts running. Hafeez collects it quickly and throws it back to Hasan Ali who dislodges the bails. Jadeja did not even try running as he was in his crease. Hardik Pandya has to depart after such a fantastic knock. He was furious. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is the new man in. |
| 26.4 : H Ali to R Jadeja, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 26.5 : H Ali to R Jadeja, Good length delivery outside off, Jadeja tries to cut but he misses. |
| 26.6 : H Ali to R Jadeja, Jadeja stays deep in his crease and defends it well. |
| Junaid Khan is back into the attack. |
| 27.1 : J Khan to R Ashwin, Wide! Short delivery outside off, Ashwin sways away from the line of the ball. It was way too high and the umpire signals it as a wide. |
| J Khan to R Ashwin, Length delivery outside off, Ashwin punches it towards covers for no run. |
| 27.2 : J Khan to R Ashwin, Good length delivery outside off, Ashwin guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 27.3 : J Khan to R Jadeja, OUT! Jadeja departs! Good length delivery outside off, he tries to flay at it. Gets a thick outside edge on it and the ball flies straight towards the fielder at first slip. Babar Azam takes it comfortably to send Jadeja back. Junaid Khan strikes and India are on the brink of a big defeat. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar walks out to the middle. |
| 27.4 : J Khan to B Kumar, Kumar stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 27.5 : J Khan to B Kumar, Good length delivery outside off, Kumar lets it through to the keeper. |
| 27.6 : J Khan to B Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar shoulders his arms to it. |
| 28.1 : H Ali to R Ashwin, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Hasan Ali is finishing off the tail. Good length delivery outside off and Ashwin flashes at it. Gets an outside edge to it and the ball flies straight to the keeper. Sarfraz Ahmed makes no mistake and Ashwin has to walk back. Hasan Ali celebrates in an emphatic fashion as he senses glory. |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah is the last man in. |
| 28.2 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Low full toss around off, Bumrah drives it back to the bowler. |
| 28.3 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Good length delivery outside off, Bumrah tries to poke at it but misses. |
| 28.4 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Bumrah stays deep in his crease and defend it. |
| 28.5 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Back of a length delivery outside off, Bumrah defends it neatly. |
| 28.6 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Fuller outside off, Bumrah drives it towards the fielder at mid off. A wicket maiden from Hasan Ali. |
| 29.1 : J Khan to B Kumar, Length delivery around off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 29.2 : J Khan to B Kumar, Angling across from a length, Kumar flays at it but he fails to make contact. |
| 29.3 : J Khan to B Kumar, Short delivery into the batsman, Bhuvneshwar Kumar ducks under it. |
| 29.4 : J Khan to B Kumar, Fuller outside off, Bhuvi drives it towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 29.5 : J Khan to B Kumar, In the air...Safe! Slower delivery outside off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar throws his bat at it. Gets it off the outer half and the ball flies over the cover region. Three fielders try getting under it but no one cannot reach it. The batsmen run a single. |
| 29.6 : J Khan to J Bumrah, Bumrah clips it on the leg side for a single. |
| 30.1 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Back of a length delivery outside off, defended solidly. |
| 30.2 : H Ali to J Bumrah, Length delivery outside off, pushed to covers. |
| 30.3 : H Ali to J Bumrah, OUT! PAKISTAN WIN BY 180 RUNS! Banged in short, angling in, Bumrah is caught by surprise and just hangs his bat. The ball lobs off the gloves in the slip cordon. Sarfraz hops to take the catch and completes the proceedings and the players start celebrating. Pakistan are the new champions! This is India's biggest defeat against Pakistan in the ODIs. |
| Pakistan have scripted history and they have won the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time ever. They were exceptional from the start of the day. The only thing which went against them was the toss. After losing the toss, they were put into bat first. The Pakistani batters stood up courtesy of the fantastic knocks from Fakhar Zaman, Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez. |
| The Men in Green posted 338 which looked sensational at the moment. However, no one would have ruled out India with the firepower they possess with the bat. Pakistan came out in the second innings with the same determination and was quite visible on the field. Amir and Junaid started to make the ball talk. The former sent the Indian top-order back in the hut in a jiffy. |
| None of the Indian batsmen stood up against the fierce Pakistan bowlers except Hardik Pandya who clobbered them all around the park. However a confusion in the field, cost him his wicket which was the last thing the defending champions needed. Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali bowled brilliantly and they will be really happy with their performances. |
| Pakistan came into the match seeded last and lost their very first match with a big margin against the same opponent. However, since that game everything went their way and they produced some amazing performances which have landed them to a glorious position. Cricket is a game of uncertainties and this tournament just proved it and Pakistan surely deserve every bit of it. |
| Mohammad Hafeez says that their openers set up the platform for them. Adds that he wanted to exprss himself and wanted to do something for the nation. Ends by saying that there was something missing to inspire the nation and this will lift the whole nation up. |
| Mohammad Amir says that it was about team work and everyone played well. Adds that the win against South Africa was the game-changer. |
| Imad Wasim says winning it is unbelievable. An ICC event and nothing gets better than it. Thanks the supporters. Ends by saying that the captaincy was superb. |
| Shoaib Malik says that it's hard to describe in words. Mentions that people at home would be up and celebrating. Dedicates this trophy to the supporters and also applauds India's performances in this tournament. Informs that he wasn't nervous and being the senior cricketer, he had to stay calm to set an example for the juniors. |
| Mickey Arthur says that he is proud of his players and says they have achieved something incredible. Adds that they aren't as consistent as other teams and but have a fantastic group of players. Qualifying for the 2019 World Cup and that's our first aim. |
| Azhar Mahmood says that Hasan Ali is a young guy and always wants to run hard, he is a match winner for them. On Fakhar Zaman, he says that it's more about self belief and mental strength for them. Adds that he puts pressure on the opposition and these are good signs for us. |
| FAKHAR ZAMAN is awarded the Man of the Match. SHIKHAR DHAWAN wins the Golden Bat Award for scoring 338 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. HASAN ALI is awarded the Golden Ball Award and is also awarded the Man of the Tournament for taking 13 wickets. |
| Man of the Tournament, Hasan Ali says that he thanks the Almighty for winning this tournament. Reckons that he has worked hard to reach this level. Mentions that he was calm thoughout the game. Informs that he is really happy with the way he bowled in this tournament. Ends by saying that it was really special to take the last wicket of the game. |
| Virat Kohli congratulates Pakistan cricket team and their fans. Mentions that they turned things around superbly and they can beat anyone on their day. Informs that he has a smile on his face because of his team's performance in this tournament and he is proud of them. Adds that they were more intense and passionate and outplayed us. With the ball, he says they had a few wicket-taking opportunities but couldn't make it count. Applauds Hardik Pandya's knock. On that wicket of Zaman off the no bal |
| Sarfraz Ahmed thanks the Almighty for winning the tournament. Reckons that after losing the first game against India, he told his boys that the tournament is not over yet. Mentions that they responded really well. Credits Fakhar Zaman for the way he played in his first ICC tournament. Informs that his bowlers bowled really well and applauds all his bowlers for bowling terrifically. Adds that credit goes to everyone in his team for giving their all in the field. Adds that no one recognized Pakist |
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