DUBAI. India register thrilling 5-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan team was all out for 147 runs. India chased down the target in 19.4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Hardik Pandya hit a match-winning six for India. He remained unbeaten on 33 runs in 17 balls with the help of four fours and a six.
14th over:
India at 89-3
13th over:
Pakistan spinners are doing well but they have to take wickets with Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya still in the line-up. After first two balls, India went for a single and a couple twice. Six runs of the over.
Ball by ball: 0 0 1 2 2 1
India at 83-3
12th over:
Jadeja steps out and hit Nawaz for a cracking four. Both the batters playing responsibly now, rotating strike and keeping India in the hunt, but they need to increase the mounting run-rate.
India at 77-3.
11th over:
India 69-3
10th over:
Ravindra Jadeja hits a massive 98 metres in the second tier of the pavillion. An expensive over with 9 runs being scored albeit Virat's wicket.
Pakistan has got the big fish! Virat Kohli (35 from 34 balls) is out. In-form batter SuryaKumar Yadav is on the crease.
Ball by ball: W 1 0 6 1 1
India at 62-3
9th over:
Just 3 runs in the over. Virat is on the crease. Shadab Khan bowled well and India are under pressure after the fall of two wickets. Ravindra Jadeja is on the crease.
Ball by ball: 0 1 0 1 0 1
8th over:
Before failing out on an earlier shot where he couldn't connect while trying to sweep it, Rohit Sharma broke the shackles to get a six on the fourth ball off Mohammad Nawaz. However, the thrill was short-lived as Sharma trying to take on the bowler for a six again ended up getting caught at mid-off. Sharma scored 12 off 18 balls.
Ball by ball: 1 1 1 6 0 W
India at 50-2.
7th over:
India 41-1 after 7 overs
6th over:
India are cruising well at 38-1 at the end of powerplay.
Ball by ball: 0 4 1 L4 0 0
5th over:
Kohli scores another boundary, throws his bat on a wide ball and the ball reaches the boundary rope in no time.
Ball by ball: 0 0 1 4 0 1
India at 29-1.
4th over:
Kohli took on the short ball and hit the fifth ball for a six after a lull off Haris Rauf. Rauf was a tad unlucky as the ball took the top edge. India slowly setting their foot in.
Ball by ball: 1 0 1 0 6 0
India at 23-1
3rd over:
Youngster Naseem Shah was right up against the world's best Virat Kohli. Five from the over. Pakistan bowled brilliantly and Kohli played sensibly keeping in mind the requirement of the situation.
Ball by ball: 0 0 2 1 1 1
India at 15-1
2nd over:
A perfect start for Pakistan so far. They are making Indian batters struggle with the pace. Dahani bowled well until Kohli pulled one on to the deep square leg.
Ball by ball: 0 0 0 2 4 1
India at 10-1
1st over:
KL Rahul is gone to the pavilion in the very first over. Naseem Shah took the wicket. Rahul has been struggling to get going since his return to the international cricket after injury. There was a caught appeal where Rohit Sharma missed a wide-ish delivery that rose. Reprieve for Rohit as snicker showed no spike. A brilliant first over by Shah.
Ball by ball: 1 W 0 0 1 Wd 0
India at 3-1 after first over.
Time for India's innings
20th over:
Shahnawaz Dahani massive sixes did bring Pakistan back into the match to some extent. It remains to be seen if the score is enough or not. Arshdeep Singh summed up India's dominance thus far in the match with a toe-crushing yorker, dismissing Dahani.
All eyes on India batting now.
19th over:
India on a wicket taking spree. Two consecutive wickets in Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-26 in his quota of four overs. Arshdeep Singh to bowl the last over.
Ball by ball: 4 W W 0 6 2
18th over:
Out! India on a rampage!!!
Mohammad Nawaz c Karthik b Arshdeep Singh 1(3)
Pakistan at 124-7.
17th over:
Asif Ali 9 off 7 balls was caught by Suryakumar Yadav off a Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivery. Pakistan innings have come to a complete halt, thanks to India bowlers' brilliance led by Hardik. Kumar too has been on spot today. An eventful over with misses, singles, wicket and some great accuracy. Just 3 runs in the over.
Ball by ball: 0 1 W 1 0 1
Pakistan at 114-6.
16th over
Ball by ball: 1 1 3 1 2 0
Pakistan are 111-5.
15th over
Another wicket! Hardik is just doing it with the short balls.
Khushdil Shah went for 2 runs, and is caught off a short ball.
Out! A massive wicket for India.
Hardik is crushing Pakistan single-handedly. A 141kph. Rizwan c Avesh Khan b Hardik Pandya 43(42) [4s-4 6s-1]
Ball by ball: W 1 W Wd Wd 1 2 1
14th over:
Ball by ball: 0 0 1 4 0 1
Pakistan at 96-3.
13th over:
Wicket! Hardik dismisses Iftikhar Ahmed.
Iftikhar Ahmed c Karthik b Hardik Pandya 28(22) [4s-2 6s-1]
Ball by ball: W 0 0 1 0 2
Pakistan at 90-3
12th over:
A massive six of 84 metres on the fourth ball. An expensive over for 11 runs. Chahal did miss a catch. The ball popped out off his palms when Iftikhar Ahmed tried to go for a big one again off a full toss.
Ball by ball: 2 1 1 6 0 1.
Pakistan at 87-2.
11th over:
Rizwan accelerated and went for a boundary with a slice on the first ball of the 11th over. Jadeja came back well and went for 8 runs by the end of the over. India still control the match.
Ball by ball: 4 1 1 0 1 1.
Pakistan at 76-2.
10th over:
Halfway through the innings and Pakistan are 68-2.
Mohammad Rizwan (29 off 31) and Iftikhar Ahmed (16 off 14) have shared a decent partnership of 26 runs from 25 balls.
Pakistan need to up the ante if they are two compete against the strong Indian batting line-up but there have been no let up by India spinners operating -- Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal.
The 10th over bowled by Chahal just went for 5 runs.
9th over:
No upping the run rate by Pakistan as frequent fall of wickets have plagued their innings.
Pakistan are 63-2.
8th over:
Yuzvendra Chahal was brought into the attack. A boundary on the third ball by Iftikhar Ahmed. Outside the off stump and Ahmed stretched to slap it over to the left of backward point for a boundary.
Pakistan are 59-2.
7th over:
Pakistan at 51-2.
6th over:
Avesh Khan was brought in the sixth over. And it was an expensive one. Khan went for a massive 87m six by Mohammad Rizwan, who followed it up with a fine boundary. Just when Pakistan decided to shift gears, they had to pay with the wicket of Fakhar Zaman (10 from 6 balls).
The over ends with Pakistan 43-2.
5th over:
Hardik Pandya is the first change. An over with accuracy.
Pakistan are 30-1.
4th over:
So far so good for India! A boundary on the fourth ball. Arshdeep has been exceptional considering the big moment that may jangle a player's nerve. But he has shown calm.
Pakistan at 23-1.
3rd over:
A rather uneventful over going got the spark with the wicket of Babar Azam on the fourth ball of the third over. India got perhaps the WICKET of the match.
He scored 10 runs off 9 deliveries. Two magnificent boundaries in his brief innings.
Babar Azam c Arshdeep Singh b Bhuvneshwar
After 3 overs Pakistan are 19-1
2nd over:
Arshdeep Singh was going magnificently except for the two wides until the last ball. But Babar being the one of the best he is in world cricket produced a class boundary in the last ball. May even remind you of Sachin with that straight blade.
Pakistan 14-0
1st over:
Mohammad Rizwan was adjudged out after appeal by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the second ball of the very first over. The third umpire, however, overturned the decision. Babar Azam struck a beautiful bourndary on the fourth ball as Kumar finished the over conceding 6 runs. The last ball, where India asked for a referral was reversed and Rizwan was given not out yet again. An eventful start for the first over.
Here's what India's favourite all-rounder Hardik Pandya has to say about the match and his mindset going into the contest...
Hardik Pandya: We have prepared well, it is a special game but as players we have to focus on it as any other game. It has never been the case that I wouldn't want to show what I have, but it is about being in a peaceful place and performing. It is never about proving a point. I have been in and out of the team, but to see the respect and value they have given me is incredible. The kind of mindset we are coming from, the players are much more relaxed. They don't want to feel the pressure of playing for India, they just want to express themselves.
Dubai: India won the toss on Sunday and elected to field against Pakistan in the second match of Asia Cup here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Rishabh Pant doesn't find a place in the team against Pakistan.
Captains
Rohit Sharma: Honestly, I don't think the toss is that important, we are just here to play good cricket. We've played here in the IPL, so hopefully the pitch will be good. It was a tough call we had to take between playing Dinesh and Rishabh, Rishabh sadly misses out. And Avesh makes it as the third seamer. This is an important game for us, but as cricketers we don't want to think about the opposition, we just want to correct whatever mistakes we are doing. We are bowling first.
Babar Azam: We would have also been bowling first, but this is not in our hands. We will look to make a big score and see. Three fast bowlers, two spinners and a debut for Naseem Shah. There are a few new faces, and some old faces in that Indian team. We are trying to give it our best.
Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
