Captain quotes from post match presentation
Virat Kohli, India captain: We didn't execute properly. Credit where it's due and Pakistan outplayed us today. They started brilliantly with the ball, and 3 wickets for 20 runs was not a good start. We needed wickets early but with the bat they gave us absolutely no chances. It played slow in the first half and hitting through the line was not that easy as it was in the second half, after 10 overs. We needed those 15-20 extra runs and for that we needed a good start but Pakistan's bowling didn't allow us to get those extra runs. We could make the argument of getting in another slower bowler, but it's important to stay composed and understand our strengths, because with the dew the slower bowlers couldn't be effective either. This is just the first game of the tournament, not the last.
Babar Azam,Pakistan captain:This was the team's effort, and the early wickets were very helpful. It gave us a lot of confidence and our spinners were very good as well. We applied our plans and got the results. We, the openers, kept it simple and built a partnership and because the wicket was getting better so we just wanted to keep batting till the end, which we did. It won't get easier just because we beat India. We will take the confidence, but we're taking it one match at a time, and there's a long way to go in the tournament. We prepared well, and just kept the history out of our mind. We needed quality practice, and warm-up matches, and even our domestic tournament and those games gave us a lot of confidence.
Player of the Match
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi wins the Player of the Match award for his superb spell for 3/13.
Shaheen Shah Afridi:It is the good wishes of my parents and all Pakistanis. Very happy with my performance. The plan was to bring the ball back in. I was just trying to swing it and I was just looking to give the team a breakthrough. That was what I practiced in the nets as well yesterday. Batting against the new ball was tough. The credit goes to Babar and Rizwan for the way they played. All teams are good in the tournament and we will look to carry this momentum through and go to the finals.
Result
Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets.
PAK 152/0 after 17.5 overs.
Shami to bowl the eighteenth over.
17.1Shami to Rizwan, SIX! Short ball on middle and leg, Rizwan pulls and sends the ball back in the stands for a maximum!!!!!
17.2Shami to Rizwan, FOUR! Good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
17.3Shami to Rizwan, FOUR MORE! Back of the length balland Rizwan pulls for a boundary.
17.4Shami to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.5Shami to Babar, 2 runs and PAK WIN! Full ball and Babar drills the ball down the ground and complete two runs. With these two runs, Pakistan beat India for the first time in a T20 World Cup match.
PAK 128/0 after 16 overs.
Shami to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Shami to Rizwan, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Rizwan pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a boundary.
15.2Shami to Rizwan, no run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan hits the ball to mid-off.
15.3Shami to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
15.4Shami to Babar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball down the ground for a single.
15.5Shami to Rizwan, 1 Leg Bye, full ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to cover, Rizwan takes a single.
15.6Shami to Babar, no run, full ball on off stump, Babar blocks the ball.
PAK 121/0 after 15 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the fifteenth over. Pak need 40 runs from 36 balls.
14.1 Bumrah to Rizwan, no run, slow low full toss on off stump, Rizwan drives the ball back to Bumrah.
14.2 Bumrah to Rizwan, FOUR AND FIFTY FOR RIZWAN! Short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan rocks back and pulls the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary. The boundary takes Rizwan too to his FIFTY!
14.3 Bumrah to Rizwan, 2runs, full ball on off stump, Rizwan works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
14.4 Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run, slow low full toss on off stump, Rizwan works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
14.5 Bumrah to Babar, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Babar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
14.6 Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Rizwan cuts the ball to backward point for a single.
Chakaravarthy to bowlthe thirteenth over.
12.1Chakaravarthy to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
12.2Chakravarthy to Rizwan, SIX! SHort ball on off stump, Rizwan rocks back and slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!
12.3Chakaravarthy to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan works the ball for a single.
12.4Chakaravarthy to Babar, SIX AND FIFTY! Short ball and this time Babar slogs the ball for a maximum. With the six Babar gets to his FIFTY!
12.5Chakaravarthy to Babar, 1 run, good length ball, Babar works the ball for a single.
12.6Chakaravarthy to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan hits the ball dowm the ground for a single.
PAK 80/0 after 11 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1Bumrah to Babar, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Babar hits the ball through cover for a couple of runs.
10.2Bumrah to Babar, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! Good length ball wide of off stump, Babar pumps the ball over extra cover for a boundary.
10.3Bumrah to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Babar defends.
10.4Bumrah to Babar, no run, full ball on off stump, Babar fails to bring his bat down in time and the ball goes to Pant.
10.5Bumrah to Babar, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Babar hits the ball down to long-on for a couple of runs.
10.6Bumrah to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar hits the ball down to third-man for a single.
PAK 71/0 after 10 overs.
Chakaravarthy to bowl the tenth over.
9.1Chakaravarthy to Babar, FOUR! Short ball bowled wide of off stump, Babar cuts the ball over backward point for a boundary.
9.2Chakaravarthy to Babar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball down the ground for a single.
9.3Chakaravarthy to Rizwan, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
9.4Chakaravarthy to Rizwan, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan works the ball to short fine for a single.
9.5Chakaravarthy to Babar, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Babar guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.6Chakaravarthy to Rizwan, no run, full ball on middle stump, Rizwan plays a front foot defensive shot.
PAK 62//0 after 9 overs.
Jadeja to bowl the ninth over.
8.1Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan makes room and hits the bal through cover for a single.
8.2Jadeja to Babar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball through cover for a single.
8.3Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
8.4Jadeja to Babar, norun, back of the length ball on off stump, Babar comes down the track and hits the ball to cover.
8.5Jadeja to Babar, SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Short ball, Babar rocks back and pulls the ball over cow corner for a maximum!!!!
8.6Jadeja to Babar,1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Babar punches the ball through extra-cover for a single.
PAK 46/0 after 7 overs.
Ravindra Jadjea to bowl the seventh over.
6.1Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
6.2Jadeja to Babar, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Babar defends.
6.3Jadeja to Babar, no run, full ball on off stump, Babar pushes the ball back to Jadeja.
6.4Jadeja to Babar, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Babar drives the ball back to Jadeja.
6.5Jadeja to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Babar plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
6.6Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Rizwan plays a late cut for a single.
PAK 43/0 after 6 overs.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the sixth over.
5.1Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side.
5.1Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 2 runs, slow good length ball wide of off stump. Rizwan pulls the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.
5.2Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan works the ball to square-leg for a single.
5.3Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Babar plays the ball to cover for a single.
5.4Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan pushes the ball to cover and takes a sharp single.
5.5Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Babar tucks the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.
5.6Bhuvneshwar to Babar, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Babar blocks the ball with a straight bat.
PAK 35/0 after 5 overs.
Shami to bowl the fifth over.
4.1Shami to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off and middle, Rizwan works the ball to square-leg for a single.
4.2Shami to Babar, no run, slow back of the length ball tad wide of off stump, Babar makes room to play the ball, the ball takes an inside edge and just rolls past the stumps.
4.3Shami to Babar, FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg, Babar picks the ball and hits it down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
4.4Shami to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Babar plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
4.5Shami to Rizwan, FOUR! TOP CLASS! Slow back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan plays a short arm jab for a bounadry.
4.6Shami to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan works the ball to square-leg for a single.
PAK 22/0 after 3 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the third over.
2.1 Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rizwan works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
2.2Bumrah to Babar, no run, full ball on off stump, Babar squeezes the ball to point.
2.3Bumrah to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Babar plays the ball on the off side.
2.4Bumrah to Babar, 3 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Babar guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for three runs.
2.5Bumrah to Rizwan, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Rizwan drives the ball to cover.
2.6Bumrah to Rizwan, no run, yorker on middle and leg, Rizwan digs the ball out back to Bumrah.
PAK 18/0 after 2 overs.
Mohammad Shami to bowl the second over.
1.1 Shami to Babar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball to point for a single.
1.2 Shami to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan defends.
1.3 Shami to Riawan, 2 runs, good length ball on on middle and leg, Rizwan tucks the ball behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.
1.4 Shami to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan plays the ball for a single.
1.5 Shami to Babar, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Good length ball on off stump, Babar plays a classy cover drive for a boundary.
1.6Shami to Babar, no run, full ball on off stump, Babar pushes the ball to cover.
PAK 10/0 after 1 over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the first over of the inning.
0.1Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run, full ball around off stump, the ball takes an outside edge and goes to point.
0.2Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, FOUR! Full ball ion middle and leg, Rizwan drives the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
0.3Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, SIX! Short ball on off stump, Rizwan pulls and sends the ball flying over deep backward square-leg for a maximum!!!
0.4Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan plays the ball to the off side.
0.5Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan works the ball just around the corner./
0.6Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run, full ball on off stump,. Rizwan defends.
Welcome back for the second half of the chase. The players and the umpires are back on the field. Mohammad Rizwan andBabar Azam are the two openers for Pakistan. We are almost ready for the chase.
IND 151/7 after 20 overs.
Rauf to bowl the last over.
19.1Rauf to Pandya, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, a swing and a miss from Pandya.
19.2Rauf to Pandya, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Pandya plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
19.3Rauf to Pandya, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on off stump, Pandya hits the ball high in the air, the man at extra cover takes an easy catch.
Hardik Pandya c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf 11(8)
Mohammad Shami walks out to bat.
19.4 Rauf to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Bhuvheshwar hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs.
19.5Rauf to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, slow full ball on off stump, Bhuvneshwar works the ball down to deep mid-wicket and takes two more runs.
19.6Rauf to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off stump, Bhuvneshwar goes for a scoop but fails to connect, the ball rolls to the keeper but Bhuvneshwar takes a single.
IND 144/6 after 19 overs.
Afridi to bowl the ninteenth over.
18.1Afridi to Pandya, WIDE! Slow good length ball wide of off stump.
18.1Afridi to Pandya, no run, slow good length ball tad wide of off stump, as wing and a miss from Pandya.
18.2Afridi to Pandya, FOUR! Pin-point yorker on off stump, but Pandya digs the ball out and runs the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
18.3Afridi to Pandya, 1 run, slow bouncer on middle and leg, Pandya goes for a pull, the ball takes the gloves and goes to the leg side, Pandya takes a single.
18.4Afridi to Kohli, WICKET! CAUGHT BEHIND! Afridi bowls short and slow, Kohli is early in the pull shot, the ball takes a faint edge and flies to Mohammad Rizwan.
Kohli c Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 57(49)
BhuvneshwarKumar walks out to bat.
18.5 Afridi to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Bhuvnehswar plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
18.6Afridi to Pandya, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Pandya hammer the ball through backward point for a boundary.
IT IS A NO BALL!
FREE HIT!
18.6Afridi to Pandya, 5 runs, slow back of the length ball wide of off stump, Pandya goes for a pull but fails to connect, Pandya takes a single., but an overthrow from the keeper goes down the boundary line
IND 128/5 after 18 overs.
Hasan to bowl the eighteenth over.
17.1 Hasan to Kohli, 2 runs, back of the length ball on off stump, Kohli steps out and hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs and get to his FIFTY!!!
17.2Hasan to Kohli, FOUR! WOW! Back of the length ball wide of off stump, Kohli powers the ball over cover and fetches a boundary.
17.3Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Kohli pushes the ball to cover for a single.
17.4Hasan to Jadeja, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Jadeja hammers the ball over the fielder at short fine for a boundary.
17.5Hasan to Jadeja, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball wide of off stump, Jadeja goes for a wild slog, the ball takes the lower end of the bat and lobs to deep mid-wicket, the fielder at deep mid-wicket makes a run from the deep and takes a fine catch.
Jadeja c (sub)Mohammad Nawaz b Hasan Ali 13(13)
Hardik Pandya walks out to bat.
17.6 Hasan to Kohli, 2 runs, back of the length ball on off stump, Kohli hits the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
IND 113/4 after 17 overs.
Rauf to bowl the seventeenth over.
16.1Rauf to Jadeja, 1 run, slow full ball on off stump, Jadeja drives the ball down to mid-off for a single.
16.2Rauf to Kohli, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Kohli makes room and hits the ball over cover for a single.
16.3Rauf to Jadeja, 1 run, slow full ball on middle and leg, Jadeja taps the ball to mid-off for a single.
16.4 Rauf to Kohli, no run, slow good length ball tad wide of off stump, Kohli looks to drive the ball but fails to connect.
16.5Rauf to Kohli, no run, slow back of the length ball wide of off stump, Kohli only manages to nudge the ball to the fielder at backward point.
16.6Rauf to Kohli, 1 run, slow full ball on off stump, Kohli tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.
IND 110/4 after 16 overs.
Hasan to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Hasan to Kohli, no run, slow back of the length ball on off stump, Kohli comes down the track and mishits the ball the ball goes just wide of Hasan Ali.
15.2Hasan to Kohli, FOUR! MUCH NEEDED BOUNDARY FOR INDIA! Short ball on middle and leg, Kohli steps out and pulls, the ball goes wide of the fielder at short for a boundary.
15.3Hasan to Kohli, no run, back of the length ball tad wide of off stump, Kohli looks to cut the ball down to third-man but fails to connect.
15.4Hasan to Kohli, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Kohli leans and plays a great cover drive for a boundary.
15.5Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Kohli pumps the ball through backward point for a single.
15.6Hasan to Jadeja, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Jadeja hits the ball to the off side for a single.
IND 100/4 after 15 overs.
Shadab to bowl the fifteenth over.
14.1Shadab to Jadeja, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Jadeja drives the ball to cover.
14.2Shadab to Jadeja, no run, fullish ball wide of off stump, Jadeja pushes the ball to cover.
14.3Shadab to Jadeja, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Jadeja drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
14.4Shadab to Kohli,1run, fullish ball on off stump, Kohli drives the ball through cover for a run.
14.5Shadab to Jadeja, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off stump, Jadeja drills the ball down to long-off for another single.
14.6Shadab to Kohli, 1 run, short and wide, Kohli cuts and gets a single.
IND 96/4 after 14 overs.
Rauf to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1Rauf to Kohli, 1 run, slow full ball on off stump, Kohli drives the ball down the ground for a single.
13.2Rauf to Jadeja, no run, yorker around off, Jadeja digs the ball out.
13.3Rauf to Jadeja, 2 runs, good length ball wide of off stump, Jadeja drives the ball down to third-man for a couple of runs.
13.4Rauf to Jadeja, 1 run, slow back of the length ball wide of off stump, Jadeja hits the ball down to third-man for a run.
13.4Rauf to Kohli, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
13.5Rauf to Kohli, FOUR! Full ball into the pads, Kohli uses the pace on the ball and guides it down to fine-leg for a boundary.
13.6Rauf to Kohli, no run, slow full ball on off stump, Kohli blocks the ball.
IND 87/4 after 13 overs.
Shadab Khan to bowl the thirteenth over.
12.1Shadab to Pant, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Pant sweeps the ball over the keeper and gets a couple of runs.
12.1Shadab to Pant, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side.
12.2Shadab to Pant, WICKET! CAUGHT! SLow full ball on middle and leg, Pant looks for a slog, the ball takes the top edge of the bat and lobs high in the air, Shadab settles under the ball and takes the catch.
Pant c and b Shadab Khan 39(30)
Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat.
12.3 Shadab to Kohli, no run, back of the length ball on off stump, Kohli hits the ball back to the bowler.
12.4Shadab to Kohli, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Kohli works the ball to the leg side for a single.
12.5Shadab to Jadjea, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Jadeja hits the ball to the leg side for a single.
12.6Shadab to Kohli, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Kohli drives the ball for a run.
IND 81/3 after 12 overs.
Hasan Ali to bowl the twelfth over.
11.1Hasan to Pant, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Pant hits the ball to the off side.
11.2Hasan to Pant, SIX! Good length ball on middle and leg, Pant plays one-handed hoick over deep backward square-leg for a maximum!!!!Q
11.3Hasan to Pant, SIX MORE! Full ball wide of off stump, another one-handed swing of the bat and this time the ball clears long-off with ease.
11.4Hasan to Pant, 2 runs, back of the length ball on off stump, Pant pumps the ball through cover for a couple of runs.
11.5Hasan to Pant, 1 run, back of the length ball around off stump, Pant tucks the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.
11.6Hasan to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli works the ball to the leg side.
IND 65/3 after 11 overs.
Harris Rauf to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1Rauf to Pant, 1 run, short and wide from Rauf, Pant hammers the ball over cover and gets a single.
10.1Rauf to Kohli, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
10.2Rauf to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli edges the ball down to third-man for a single.
10.3Rauf to Pant, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Pant drives the ball through backward point for a single.
10.4 Rauf to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli hits the ball down to long-on for a run.
10.5Rauf to Pant, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Pant drives the ball to the man at mid-off.
10.6Rauf to Pant, 1 run, full and straight ball wide of off stump, Pant drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
IND 60/3 after 10 overs.
Hafeez to bowl the tenth over.
9.1 Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Kohli nudges the ball to the leg side for a single.
9.2Hafeez to Pant, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Pant rocks back and cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
9.3Hafeez to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant steps out and drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
9.4Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Kohli hits the ball behind square on the leg side for another single.
9.5Hafeez to Pant, no run, short ball on middle and leg, the ball hits the pads and goes to the off side.
9.6Hafeez to Pant, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Pant works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
IND 42/3 after 8 overs.
Mohammad Hafeez to bowl the eighth over.
7.1 Hafeez to Pant, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Pant defends.
7.2 Hafeez to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant sweeps and gets a single.
7.3Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Kohli guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.4Hafeez to Pant, appeal for caught behind, good length ball tad wide of off stump, Pant looks for a reverse sweep but loses his balance while playing the shot and the Mohammad Rizwan collects the ball, he appeals for a caught behind as he thinks there is an edge, he is confident about his appeal, Pak take review and the review shows that there is no edge, Pant survives as Pak lose the review.
7.5Hafeez to Pant, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Pant hits the ball through cover for a single.
7.6Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Kohli goes back in crease and plays the ball to square-leg for a single.
IND 39/3 after 7 overs.
Shadab Khan to bowl the seventh over.
6.1Shadabto Pant, no run, full ball on off stump, Pant drives the ball back to the bowler.
6.2Shadab to Pant, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Pant tucks the ball to the leg side.
6.3Shadab to Pant, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Pant guides the ball to the fielder at short fine.
6.4Shadab to Pant, 2 runs, short and wide, Pant rocks back and cuts the ball through backward point for a couple of runs.
6.5Shadab to Pant, no run, full ball on off stump, Pant drives the ball to mid-on.
6.6Shadab to Pant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant guides the ball to square-leg just for a single.
IND 36/3 after 6 overs.
Hasan Ali to bowl the sixth over.
5.1 Hasan to Kohli, no run, full ball around off stump, Kohli plays the ball to the leg side.
5.2Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Kohli drives the ball down to third-man for a single.
5.3Hasan to Suryakumar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Suryakumar works the ball to backward point.
5.4Hasan to Suryakumar, WICKET! ANOTHER INDIAN BATTER DEPARTS! TROUBLE FOR INDIA! Back of the length ball on off stump, Suryakumar looks to cut the ball, the ball takes a thick edge and flies behind the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan puts a great dive and completes a stunning catch.
Suryakumar Yadav c Rizwan b Hasan Ali 11(8)
Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.
5.5 Hasan toPant, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pant guides the ball to the leg side for a single.
5.6Hasan to Kohli, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Full ball wide of off stump, Kohli drives the ball through the big gap between cover and point for a boundary.
IND 30/2 after 5 overs.
Afridi to bowl the fifth over.
4.1Afridi to Kohli, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Kohli comes down the track and guides the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.
4.2Afridi to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli gives the bowler a charge and guides the ball to cover.
4.3Afridi to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli dabs the ball to the fielder at backward point.
4.4Afridi to Kohli, no run, Afridi bowls full tad wide of off stump, Kohli drives the ball away from his body and the ball rolls to the man at cover.
4.5Afridi to Kohli, SIX! TAKE THAT! Full ball on middle and leg, Kohli steps out and whacks the ball straight down the ground for a maximum!!!!
4.6Afridi to Kohli,1 run, full toss on middle stump, Kohli drives the ball to mid-off and darts to the other end for a single.
IND 21/2 after 4 overs.
Imad to bowl the fourth over.
3.1Imad to Kohli, no run,
3.2Imad to Kohli, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Kohli plays the ball to the leg side.
3.3Imad to Kohli, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Kohli guides the ball down to long-on for a single.
3.4Imad to Suryakumar, 1 Leg Bye, full ball on middle and leg, Suryakumar looks to sweep, the ball raps on the pads and the batter takes a single.
3.5Imad to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Kohli pushes the ball to cover for a run,
3.6Imad to Suryakuamr, FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg, Suryakumar sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
INSD 14/2 after 3 overs.
Afridi to bowl the third over.
2.1Afridi to Rahul, WICKET! CLEAN BOWLED! AFRIDI IS ON FIRE! Good length ball on off-stump, the ball swings back in sharply and Rahul looks to work the ball on the leg side but the ball goes through the big gap between the bat and the pad and crashes on to the stumps.
Rahul b Shaheen Afridi 3(8)
Suryakumar Yadav walks out to bat.
2.2Afridi to Suryakumar, no run, full ball, Suryakumar hits the ball to cover.
2.3Afridi to Suryakumar, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Suryakumar works the ball to the leg side.
2.4Afridi to Suryakumar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Suryakumar whips the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
2.5Afridi to Kohli, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Kohli guides the ball to square-leg for a single.
2.6Afridi to Suryakumar, SIX! FIRST MAXIMUM OF THE MATCH! Good length ball on middle and leg. Suryakumar whips the ball and the ball just flies over the man at square-leg for a maximum!!!
IND 6/1 after 2 overs.
Imad Wasim to bowl the second over.
1.1 Imad to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Kohli guides the ball to the fielder at short fine for a single.
1.2 Imad to Rahul,no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rahul rocks back and punches the ball to cover.
1.3 Imad to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg. Rahul works the ball to the leg side for a run,
1.4 Imad to Kohli, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Kohli drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
1.5Imad to Rahul, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul nudges the ball to the leg side.
1.6 Imad to Rahul, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Rahul hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
IND 2/1 after 1 over.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over of the inning. KL Rahul is on strike.
0.1Shaheen to Rahul, no run, fuller ball on off stump, Rahul drives the ball straight to the fielder at extra-cover.
0.2Shaheen to Rahul, no run, full ball tad wide of off stump, Rahul leans and drives the ball to Babar Azam at extra cover.
0.3Shaheen to Rahul, 1 run, first run of the match, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.
0.4Shaheen to Rohit, WICKET! LBW! BIG BLOW FOR INDIA! ROHIT DEPARTS ON A FIRST-BALL DUCK! Yorker on middle and leg stump, the ball nips back in a bit and hits Rohit on the foot, Afridi appeals and he is almost sure, the umpire raises his finger and Rohit starts walking back!
Rohit lbw b Shaheen Afridi 0(1)
Virat Kohli walks out to bat.
0.5 Afridi to Kohli, no run, good length ball around off, the ball swings away, Kohli lets the ball go to Rizwan.
0.6Afridi to Kohli, 1 run, fullish ball on off stump, Kohli manages to work the ball to the leg side for a single.
Pakistan players form a huddle by the boundary side. And after a quick team chat the Pakistan players disperse on the field. And out walk KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma the two Indian openers.
Right then, the match officials and the players are marching to the middle for the national anthems. The national anthems have been sung, time for cricket to take the center stage.
Teams
India:Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan:Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Captains' quotes from toss
Babar Azam, Pakistan captain at toss:We are going to bowl first. We'll look to take early wickets and put pressure. Dew is also a factor. We have had good practice sessions and am confident about our preparations. Pakistan's bowlers are known to trouble other teams but I am confident about our batting too. Haider Ali is left out.
Virat Kohli, India captain at toss:We are pretty happy with setting the target. We would have bowled first too, but the toss is not in your control. We are pretty balanced with our squad and you need to be prepared for it. We need to stay as professional as possible. We need to stay focussed on the processes. Everyone watches it closely all over the world. We need to ensure we don't get too emotional. The pitch looks very different. Evenly rolled and there is no grass at all which was the case during the IPL. We expect the pitch to stay good all through and set a good total. The four not playing are: Rahul Chahar, Ishan Kishan, Ashwin and Thakur.
Toss
Pakistan captain Babar Azam wins the toss and opts to bowl first.
Pakistan's strengths and weaknesses
Pakistan’s strengths: Pakistan players are used to playing in the UAE. No team has played more T20I cricket in the UAE than Pakistan. So, Pakistan cricketers will be accustomed to the pitches and conditions of the UAE. The team also boasts of a well-rounded pace attack. Pakistan have form by their side. The team has won four of the last five T20I bilateral series
Pakistan’s weaknesses: ThePakistan team doesn’t have an experienced all-rounder who could bowl medium pace. The only medium pace bowler who can bat like an all-rounder is Mohammad Wasim.But 20-year-old Wasim doesn’t have much experience and is unlikely to get regular starts in the team.
India's strengths and weaknesses:
India’s strengths: Every member of the Indian squad was involved in IPL 2021. So, it is safe to assume, that the whole squad has already been playing in the T20 mode for more than a month now.
India’s weaknesses: The form of batters Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav will cause grave concern for Virat Kohli. Kishan scored 241 runs from 10 outings averaging just 26.77 in IPL 2021. Kishan’s Mumbai Indian teammate Suryakumar managed 317 runs12 innings at an average of 22.64. The two were expected to form the core of the middle order. Considering their form it would be risky to play both of them together
Form Guide
INDIA: L-L-W-W-W
PAKISTAN: NR-NR-W-NR-NR
India vs Pakistan Head to Head
Matches played: 8
India wins: 7
Pakistan wins: 1
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