Bumrah to Nawaz, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! This is high

not enough legs on it and taken at deep mid-wicket. this is atrocity of the highest order. This wasn't international standard of cricket that we saw from Pakistan in the last 30-odd minutes but this is exactly why you don't take your eyes off the game when Pakistan are playing. They can stun you but can also make you rip your own hair. Simple short of length delivery angling away from Bumrah. I will use the pitch, good luck to you if you want to take it on kind of ball. Nawaz swung for a six, got it on the bottom of the bat and Rinku swallowed it at deep mid-wicket. B2$

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nawaz, 1 run

low full toss down leg, Nawaz paddles it to fine leg. Enough time for two but Nawaz wants strike so he only takes one run. In fact, Nawaz wasn't running initially. Looks like he wasn't aware that this was the last ball of the over

Varun Chakaravarthy to Abrar Ahmed, 1 run

short on the stumps, Abrar rocks back and tucks it to square leg

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nawaz, 1 run

opened the bat face and guided it to short third man. Looked at his partner for an are you sure about this run look. Abrar Ahmed runs through

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nawaz, no run

short and wide outside off stump, Nawaz reaches out and cuts to deep point but he doesn't run

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nawaz, no run

oh a compact defence covering the line

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nawaz, 2 runs

short and wide outside off stump, Nawaz reaches out and cuts square of the wicket

Bumrah to Abrar Ahmed, no run

gets his bat down in time to save the stumps and Bumrah teases Abrar to take a single

Bumrah to Haris Rauf, out Bowled!! There's the Bumrah base of off-stump yorker that's not been a regular feature in this comp. And he does Haris' dipping flight gesture with a smile. Haris couldn't cover the line and drives blindly

only to see his off-stump flattened.

Bumrah to Haris Rauf, 2 runs

yorker length at the base of off, Haris manages to drive it through extra-cover

Bumrah to Haris Rauf, no run

now Haris wants to smash a six off Bumrah. Only connects with thin air

Bumrah to Haris Rauf, FOUR

educated edge if you want to give any credit to the batter. Short of a length delivery, Haris played inside the line and poked at it, lucky runs for Pakistan as he manages to send this between the keeper and the short third man fielder

Bumrah to Nawaz, 1 run

slower delivery outside off stump, Nawaz gets a thickish outside edge, Varun fumbles to allow the run

Kuldeep Yadav to Faheem Ashraf, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Even the extremely wise people will find it hard to decode this implosion. Full and turning away

Faheem goes for glory, instead picks out long-off. B2$

Kuldeep Yadav to Faheem Ashraf, no run

oh googly almost through him, managed to defend

Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Afridi, out Lbw!! . This is called making a proper mockery. Classic example of taking a completely emotional approach than putting some thought to madness. Shaheen came out ultra aggressive. All he wanted to do was smash Kuldeep every ball for six over the leg-side. He moved across

stayed on the crease, tried a lot of stuff in those few balls but never connected. This time he moved too far across and Kuldeep smartly dropped the googly short. Shaheen was days ahead with his shot. Ball struck him in line with middle stump and ball-tracker says hitting leg stump. Looked very out, not given and India got it overturned. B2$

Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Afridi, no run

again a wild slog across the line, Shaheen misses and it goes past the off stump

Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Afridi, wide

Shaheen knows Kuldeep Yadav is bowling googlies so moves across and slogs hard, but Kuldeep gets it to spin away. Kuldeep argues that this isn't a because Shaheen moved

Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Afridi, no run

instant review from Shaheen. Excellent googly from Kuldeep Yadav that spun back in sharply to surprise Shaheen on the cut shot, the batter was cramped for room but he managed to get the glove before the ball went further. In fact it never hit the pad but the ump failed to spot that

Kuldeep Yadav to Salman Agha, out Caught by Samson!! This is high

Sanju calls for it. Bumrah is there at mid-wicket but Sanju runs all the way to his left and then had to dive with outstretched arms to grab it. Agha played a blind slog and completely mishit it. Pakistan doing Pakistan things again. They have completely thrown away a great base. But in walks Shaheen, who actually has a much better strike-rate than his batters in this comp.

Axar to Salman Agha, 1 run

Agha backs away and cuts, finds deep point

Axar to Nawaz, 1 run

this time hits the gap at mid-wicket

Axar to Nawaz, no run

flatter delivery on the stumps, Nawaz defends

Axar to Hussain Talat, out Caught by Samson!! Left-handed batter against left-arm finger spinner is a positive matchup generally in T20 cricket these days. Talat tries to take toll and smash the slog over mid-wicket

but he got it on the bottom of the bat and it went straight up. Sanju moved a few steps to the left to collect it cleanly. . B2$

Axar to Salman Agha, 1 run

flatter delivery, Agha pushes it to point

Axar to Salman Agha, 2 runs

hang on! There's two runs in this but the throw from SKY hit the striker as he was completing the second run. The batter didn't seem like he moved deliberately. SKY wants this checked - he said "you check it" to the umps. The batter certainly didn't change direction. The third ump is confident there was nothing wrong with that. So Agha stepped out and drove this full delivery towards extra-cover, SKY dived and fumbled, hurled the throw and it wasn't on target as well

Varun Chakaravarthy to Salman Agha, 1 run

moves across and then taps this flatter delivery towards cover for a sharp run

Varun Chakaravarthy to Hussain Talat, 1 run

pushed off the back foot to point, quick single and the throw goes to the bowler

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Kuldeep Yadav!! Fakhar Zaman smashed a towering six last ball but Varun Chakaravarthy didn't bother one bit and stuck to his plan of bowling wide. Full credit to him because it's so easy to succumb to pressure

especially in a final. This time a bit fuller so Fakhar couldn't exactly hit it straight or get under it. The ball hits the outer half of the bat and flies off a thick edge. Kuldeep takes a good catch back-pedaling at backward point. Key wicket this as Fakhar was the set batter.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, SIX

that's an aggressive shot, left nothing in the tank. Varun was trying to hide it wide of off stump but he offered length and Fakhar was able to get under it and smash it so high over long-on

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, no run

oh play and miss! Flatter delivery from Varun Chakaravarthy, Fakhar again down on the knee for a slog-sweep but misses the ball that finished outside off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

smart short! Point and third man were up, so the moment Fakhar spotted the ball being short and wide, cut it over the infield but again the thick outfield doesn't help the batter

Axar to Salman Agha, 2 runs

backs away to access the off-side but Agha only manages to square-drive past point and it's not powerful enough to give him more than two

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flat and on the pads, Fakhar clips it to mid-wicket

Axar to Salman Agha, 1 run

flatter delivery, Salman pushes it through cover

Axar to Mohammad Haris, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! He's played an excellent inside-out lofted drive

but it looked only good for the cameras than the placement. The same shot would have given him four had he gone squarer, instead he's picked out long-off and bagged a silver duck. Stepped out of the crease to play the lofted shot, got sucked into the shot by the flight and he couldn't get his act right. India getting quick wickets now.

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

on the pads this time, Fakhar clips it to square leg

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, no run

oh slogs hard and misses! Axar firing this flat and it kept low, sneaked under the bat and Samson had to bend to collect that just outside off stump

Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammad Haris, no run

googly around off, Haris premeditates the sweep and toe-ends it to mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Bumrah!! Kuldeep strikes! Ayub got away with a couple of cut shots early in the over but not this time. This should help Kuldeep's confidence. Not all that short and spins away a bit

Ayub does not control the cut and slices it to backward point, Bumrah bends down and takes a good low catch. India need to chip away at the wickets if they are to restrict Pakistan to a chaseable total.

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flatter delivery, Zaman knocks it into the mid-wicket pocket and Tilak swoops down, keeps it to a single

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

smart batting. Zaman works it with soft hands to square leg and Samson gives chase, but the pair are quick enough to race back for the second

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, wide

you can feel the pressure on Kuldeep. He is trying to keep it away from the left handers and sprays it outside off, Zaman leaves and collects the . Second for the over..

Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, 1 run

short and spinning away, Ayub flays it square and Rinku keeps it to a single

Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, no run

fraction short and close to off, Ayub slices the cut straight to backward point

Kuldeep Yadav to Saim Ayub, wide

flighted outside off, spins further away and Ayub ignores, easy call for the umpire

Tilak Varma to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

flatter and fired outside off, Zaman slaps it over extra cover and Gill tidies up. There was a fumble but the batters settle with a couple

Tilak Varma to Saim Ayub, 1 run

very full delivery on off, Ayub jams it to the left of Tilak and down to long-on

Tilak Varma to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

darted in around leg, Zaman mistimes the heave towards deep mid-wicket

Tilak Varma to Fakhar Zaman, no run

that's a good stop. Zaman comes down the track, converts it into a half volley and drills it straight back, Tilak makes the stop

Tilak Varma to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

Zaman knows he can't allow Tilak to get away. Shimmies down, does not quite get to the pitch but hits it straight down the ground, flat and one bounce over the rope

Tilak Varma to Saim Ayub, 1 run

flatter and sliding in, Ayub punches it to long-off

Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, 1 run

slower ball around off, Ayub plays it with soft hands in front of cover and retains strike

Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, FOUR

poor delivery and Ayub puts it away easily. short and down leg, Ayub just had to help it along and he does that with ease, fine of Bumrah at short fine and there's no stopping that

Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, no run

fraction short and slanted across, Ayub cuts and picks out Axar at point

Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, FOUR

that should make Ayub feel better. Another short of length delivery, but Ayub gets hold of this one, swivels around and nails the pull in front of square. He beats a valiant effort from Tilak on the rope

Shivam Dube to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

premeditated the scoop and Dube went short, banged it into the surface and Zaman shuffles across, toe-ends the scoop and gets away with it as the ball rolls to square leg

Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub, 1 run

fuller and angled across, Ayub drives in front of square and settles with a single

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

quicker delivery on off, Zaman laps it round the corner and scampers back for the second

Varun Chakaravarthy to Saim Ayub, 1 run

flatter and stays a bit low, Ayub knocks it to long-on and gets off the mark

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Gone! He's livid with himself and thuds the bat into the ground. He had got the six for the over but perished while trying to hit another. This is fraction short and Farhan rocks back to play the pull

hits it flat and straight to deep mid-wicket, Tilak bends down and reverse cups it safely. The partnership has been broken but Farhan has done his job of getting Pakistan off to a flier.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX

seemed like a mishit but it has cleared long-on comfortably. He really likes that region. Any amount of width and Farhan goes down town, lofts it high and over Abhishek

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

fired full and outside off, Zaman toe-ends the drive to long-off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, no run

googly short and outside off, Zaman reaches and chops it towards cover. It would have been a wide but Zaman went chasing. He also wanted a single but Farhan sends him back

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

quicker delivery on middle, Zaman nudges it square on the leg-side and retains strike

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

shimmies out and does not get to the pitch, works it to mid-wicket and crosses over

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs

fifty for Farhan. Second one against India in this tournament. Normal celebration this time - just a raise of the bat. The rest of the Pakistan players are jubilant as they applaud from the balcony. Short and spinning away, Farhan flays it over point and comes back for the second as the sweeper tidies up

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, leg byes

1 run, not a stumping chance. Zaman is riding his luck. He comes down the track and is defeated by the googly, the ball beats the inside edge and hits the back flap of the pad, lobs over Samson and Zaman survives

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, SIX

Zaman connects with one now. He has been looking for that release and Kuldeep provides him with one, overcooks the flighted delivery and allows Zaman to get under the slog sweep, he smokes it over deep mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

keeps it tight and attacks the stumps, Farhan knocks it past Kuldeep and down to long-on

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, wide

this time the is given. Googly outside off and spins away, this was also close but it hasn't gone India's way. Farhan let it go

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, no run

short and skidding away, Zaman tries his best to reach it but can't connect with the cut. No wide call and Zaman is not happy with the decision. That was touch and go and it has gone in Axar's favour

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

drifting in with the arm, Farhan knocks it to long-on

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR

Farhan is playing a gem. He's keeping the Pakistani supporters going in the crowd. Plenty of noise from them. He gets under this delivery and slog sweeps it in front of square, right between deep mid-wicket and long-on. No chance for Tilak..

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

sliding in with the angle, Farhan opens the bat face and directs it to backward point

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs

short and outside off, Farhan slaps it past a diving extra cover but Rinku is everywhere, he gets around from long-off and keeps it to a brace

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flatter delivery around leg, Zaman kneels down and sweeps on the bounce to deep backward square

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX

the last ball ruins the over for India once again. Farhan is keeping the boundaries coming.. This is dragged short by Kuldeep and Farhan is all over it, rocks back and nails the pull way back into the deep square leg stand

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs

fraction short around off, Farhan toe-ends the pull over mid-wicket and it is a long chase for Rinku, he sprints across and puts in the dive to stop the boundary. Superb effort!

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

wrong 'un on leg, Farhan comes down the track and defends to mid-wicket. He didn't get to the pitch of the ball

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

drifting into the pads, Zaman nudges it to deep square leg

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

slower and turning in, Farhan works it towards mid-wicket and crosses over

Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

starts with a googly on off, Zaman flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR

once again a boundary off the last ball. dragged short, Farhan makes room and flat-bats it over mid-off. That was a half tracker and Farhan ensured he put it away

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

fuller and around leg, Zaman mistimes the sweep and picks out deep square leg

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

shortens the length on leg, Zaman tucks it with soft hands to square leg and races back for the second

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

fraction short and drifting in, Farhan mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

skidding in with the arm, Farhan moves away and jams it onto the pad off the inside edge

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

sliding in with the angle, Farhan backs away and chops it to the off-side. No room on offer..

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

excellent stop by the skipper. short and outside off, Farhan makes room and slaps it towards extra cover, SKY dives to his left and gets a hand, saved three there as the ball was travelling

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

flatter and tad quicker, Zaman nudges it to mid-wicket and settles with a single

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

once again moves away and this time Chakaravarthy bowls the googly outside off, Zaman reaches and toe-ends it past short third, Kuldeep hunts it down and keeps it to a brace

Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, no run

backs away and Chakaravarthy follows him, Zaman misses the sweep and is hit on the pad

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

tossed up close to off, Farhan sits down and sweeps to deep mid-wicket, almost dragged it

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

flighted but fraction short, Farhan makes room and cracks it to cover-point

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

low full toss around off, Farhan drives it wide of mid-off and SKY dives to his left to make the stop

Bumrah to Fakhar Zaman, byes

1 run, edged and safe. off-cutter that grips and straightens, Zaman prods forward and has a poke, the outside edge does not carry to Samson and he fumbles. But umpire has given it as bye - there was a clear deflection

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

direct hit but Farhan was comfortably in. Very full delivery on off, close to yorker length and Farhan squeezes it to mid-off and started running immediately. He beats SKY's throw at the non-striker's end

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX

there you go. Farhan getting the better of Bumrah again. Another slower delivery that is dispatched. right in the slot, Farhan has the space to free his hands and he thumps it over long-off. Third six for Farhan in two games against Bumrah..

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

back of a length delivery, Farhan makes room and cracks it to cover-point, straight to the fielder

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR

Farhan was once of the batters to take on Bumrah in the previous game. He gets hold of this one. short of length delivery and Farhan pulls it towards wide long-on, one bounce and over the ropes

Shivam Dube to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR

that's an excellent shot. Zaman shimmies down and Dube spotted that, banged it into the pitch and got the ball to climb, but Zaman adjusted and ramped it over the keeper. He ends the over with a boundary..

Shivam Dube to Fakhar Zaman, no run

angled across the left hander, Zaman waits and chops it to backward point

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

fullish delivery around off, Farhan swings wildly and squeezes an inside edge past the stumps, Zaman calls him across for a quick single

Shivam Dube to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

good stop by Dube. Zaman advances, converts it into a full toss and drills it down the ground, Dube bends down to his left and parries it to mid-on, saved a few there

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run

slower ball around off, Farhan makes room and punches it towards extra cover

Shivam Dube to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

fullish delivery around off, Zaman drives wide of mid-off and quickly crosses over

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

shortens the length outside off, Farhan looks to loft over mid-on - his favorite area - but the ball bounces more and beats the outside edge

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR

this time he connects. Bumrah goes for the slower ball and pays the price. off-cutter outside off, Farhan bends down and gets under the ball, lofts it over the off-side ring and gets his second boundary

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs

attempted inswinger ends up on the pads, Farhan flicks it backward of square and scampers back comfortably for the second. Abhishek doing the tiding up job in the deep

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

once more Farhan is nowhere close to the ball. full and outside off, shapes away as well, Farhan takes a step down and swings through the line, misses it by a long way

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

full and swinging away, Farhan tries his best to reach it but can't and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. The ball was just inside the wide marker..

Bumrah to Fakhar Zaman, leg byes

1 run, angled in from round the wicket, Zaman misses the tuck and the ball deflects off the thigh pad

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

back of a length delivery, Farhan knocks it down the pitch to Dube

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR

Farhan and Pakistan are away. full and outside off, there was width on offer and Farhan swings through the line, lofts it over mid-on and almost sends it all the way

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

charges down and Dube saw Farhan coming, shortened the length and Farhan can only defend it to the off-side

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

uhhh! Farhan is rooted to the crease. Full pitcher around off, Farhan drives sans moving his feet and almost nicks it behind to Samson

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

fullish delivery close to off, Farhan once again can't time the drive and the ball rolls back

Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan, no run

Haris Rauf to Rinku Singh, FOUR

Look at the celebrations. Tilak is pumped and so is Rinku. The pair run off in different directions in celebration. Pakistan are distraught.

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

scores are level. Fullish delivery around off, Tilak pushes it to mid-off and is happy to take the single. He leaves Rinku to score the winning runs with 3 balls to go

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, SIX

is that the game? The roof is almost coming down in Dubai. The Indian supporters think so. Gambhir bangs the table hard with his hands. He's pumped. Rauf goes for the hard length, bowls it into the wicket and the ball comes on nicely, Tilak gets into a nice position and nails the pull in front of square. 80-meter maximum and India need just 2 runs..

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

just over Rauf. Slower ball outside off, Tilak sits down to access the square leg region with the sweep but gets it off the toe-end, the ball lobs over a leaping Rauf and Rinku races back for the second

Faheem Ashraf to Shivam Dube, out Caught by Shaheen Afridi!! Taken! Excellent catch under pressure. Pakistan are not out of this. This is turning out to be a classic India v Pakistan. Once again Faheem roars and double fists pump. Slower ball bowled into the wicket

Dube decides to go over the off-side, does not get it off the middle and almost ends up slicing it to long-off. Shaheen stations himself right on the edge of the rope and takes it calmly.

Faheem Ashraf to Shivam Dube, no run

swings and misses. slower ball outside off, Dube looks to go down the ground and does not connect. The ball does not carry to Mohammad Haris. Faheem gives a stare to Dube

Faheem Ashraf to Shivam Dube, FOUR

that's what Dube does. He knew what Faheem was doing. Shuffles across, waits for the slower short of length delivery, nails the pull flat and wide of long-on, one bounce and over the ropes

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

slower and short of length, Tilak drags the pull wide of long-on. 3 singles off the first 3 balls..

Faheem Ashraf to Shivam Dube, 1 run

off-pace and bowled into the surface, Dube toe-ends the pull to long-on

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

slower ball angled across, Tilak sits down and drags the sweep towards square leg, Fakhar dives to his left and makes a half stop, enough to keep it to a single

Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, SIX

he's missed his mark but Dube does not. That's a telling shot for India. Rauf goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a juicy full toss, Dube uses his power to tower it over cow corner. Turns out to be a 13-run over..

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

spears it full and outside off, Tilak reaches and digs it off the inner half to mid-wicket. Just 7 runs so far..

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

neatly done! low full toss outside off, Tilak sits down and sweeps it square on the leg-side. He could not generate power on the shot and Farhan is able to chase it down, just a couple

Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, 1 run

so far so good from Rauf. Keeps it full and outside off, Dube drives and the sweeper tidies up

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

full and outside off, Tilak slices it towards sweeper cover. He was made to reach there

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, wide

tries to keep it outside off but sprays it too far outside off, luckily the ball landed beyond the stumps and gets away with it

Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, 1 run

low full toss outside off, Dube toe-ends the drive towards extra cover

Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, 1 run

high full toss but below the waist, Dube is surprised but managed to tuck it into the leg-side. Shaheen is done with the ball. He finishes with impressive figures of 4-0-20-1

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

low full toss close to off, Tilak jams the drive into the ground and mid-off tidies up. Agha wiping the ball..

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

off-pace delivery, Tilak kneels down and slogs across the line, squeezes a thick inside edge towards short fine and Abrar dives, gets a hand to slow the ball and then hunts it down

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, no run

full and angled in, Tilak swings across the line and misses, struck on the back leg and the ball was going down. Missed out..

Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, 1 run

slower ball and Dube is early into the nudge to the leg-side, gets a leading edge and the ball lobs towards cover, lands safely and the pair manage to cross over. Agha is deep and near extra cover which is why he couldn't get there

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

full and angling in, Tilak flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

shortens the length, Varma stays deep in the crease and helps it along to backward square. Fifty for Tilak. He has held this Indian innings together. No celebrations from him because he knows that the job is not done

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run

leg-lined delivery, Dube nudges it past mid-wicket and crosses over

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, no run

seam-up delivery, Dube turns it gently to mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

quicker and drifted across, Tilak eases it down to long-off and rotates strike

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run

in the air and safe. Tossed up around leg, Dube sits down to play the slog sweep and gets a top-edge, the ball balloons towards short fine and the ball does not carry to Rauf. He charges in but does not get there in time

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, wide

spinning away outside off, Dube thought about reaching it but aborts from the shot, called

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, SIX

another teaser and Dube has managed to clear the leaping fielder. Flighted delivery around off, Dube uses his long levers and muscles it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder jumps high but the ball evades him. Pressure back on Pakistan..

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, SIX

just over Ayub. Rauf not happy with the effort but it was a poor delivery. He was predictable with his angle from round the wicket, slants it in nicely in the slot and Tilak crouches a bit before pulling it towards deep backward square. Small side of the rope and Ayub couldn't do much, he leaps but the ball sails over him

Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, 1 run

slanted into the pads, Dube flicks it to deep mid-wicket and settles with a single

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

shimmies down and tries to force it through the off-side, good length ball hits the bat hard and the ball bounces to the left of Rauf, he gets a hand and parries it to long-on

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, FOUR

smashed! slower delivery but it is a half volley and Tilak does not miss out, he drills it straight back and Rauf can't get his boot down to make the stop

Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, 1 run

angled in from round the wicket, Dube tucks it backward of square leg

Haris Rauf to Shivam Dube, FOUR

much needed boundary. Dube has struggled for his timing in this tournament but will this get him going? Pace on and width on offer, Dube didn't have to do much, he had to pick his spot and he crashes it through extra cover

Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, 1 run

Tilak just survives. Mohammad Haris should have done better. Very full delivery, Dube squeezes it off the outside edge and Hasan Ali chases after from short third, gets there with a slide and is quick to release the ball. But allows Tilak to make his ground. He had to put in a full length dive though. That would have been trouble for India..

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, 1 run

shortens the length, Tilak sits down and pulls backward of square

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, no run

flighted delivery on off, Tilak pushes it back to Ayub

Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, 1 run

flatter and not in the slot, Dube works it through mid-wicket

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, 1 run

darted into the pads, Tilak flicks to deep mid-wicket

Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, 1 run

dragged short but it is the off-break, Dube pulls to deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, no run

turning down leg, Tilak misses the glance, ball hits the pad but missing leg

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run

shortish and down leg, Dube glances it to backward square leg

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, no run

short and angling away, Dube slaps it hard to cover

Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, no run

quicker delivery on the stumps, Dube defends it back to the bowler

Abrar Ahmed to Samson, out Caught by Sahibzada Farhan!! Outside edgeee and taken at backward point. Leggie spinning away outside off stump

Sanju tries to go hard through the off-side with a lofted shot. Always a risk when it's not slot and the ball bounced to take the outside edge. Backward point took an easy catch. So that dropped catch earlier has cost Pakistan exactly 12 runs. Agha and Co. have an opening again.

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

quick, short delivery, Tilak mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket

Saim Ayub to Samson, no run

full and turning away, Sanju pushes it to cover

Saim Ayub to Samson, SIX

the pressure of three dots have been released both by the bowler and the batter. The bowler offered a rank long hop that sat up, Sanju said thank you very much and muscled the pull over long-on

Saim Ayub to Samson, no run

leggie on the stumps, Sanju defends it back to the bowler

Saim Ayub to Samson, no run

quicker ball goes as a low full toss, Sanju punches it firmly. Agha at cover makes an excellent stop and Tilak had to return to his crease

Saim Ayub to Samson, no run

oh Sanju goes for a big slog and misses! Gets hit on the pad but heading down leg. The away-spinning ball to the RHB. Was teasingly full, Sanju wanted a smack over mid-wicket but didn't make contact

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, 1 run

turning away, Tilak rocks back and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

turning back in and finishing down leg, Tilak glances it to backward square leg

Abrar Ahmed to Samson, 1 run

flatter delivery, Sanju punches it to deep cover

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

knocked to long-on for a single after the six

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, SIX

brilliant hit! So good to see him take calculated risks. Flighted delivery wide of off, Tilak gets down on one knee and fetches the slog-sweep. Expertly split long-on and deep mid-wicket to pocket a six

Abrar Ahmed to Samson, 1 run

full delivery on the stumps, Sanju taps it to long-off

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

turning back in but nicely handled the back foot punch to play it to deep cover

Saim Ayub to Samson, no run

quicker delivery, Sanju punches it back to the bowler

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, 1 run

neatly knocked to cover-point with the turn

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, no run

offie from round the wicket, Tilak offers a forward defence

Saim Ayub to Samson, 1 run

leg-side ball, easy nudge through backward square leg

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, 1 run

flighted delivery just outside off stump, Tilak taps it to point

Saim Ayub to Samson, 1 run

shortish delivery on the leg stump, Sanju punches it to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, no run

full and on the leg stump, Tilak defends it back to the bowler

Abrar Ahmed to Samson, 1 run

fullish delivery on the stumps, Sanju backs away and punches it to long-off

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

on the stumps, Tilak knocks it to square leg

Abrar Ahmed to Samson, 1 run

he's dropped it! Hussain Talat the fielder. Short ball, Sanju rocks back and pulls, seam up ball got big on him and it hit the higher part of the bat. Deep mid-wicket ran in, got both hands but spilled the catch

Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, 1 run

on the leg stump, Tilak knocks it to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Samson, 1 run

flatter delivery on the stumps, Sanju punches it to long-on off the back foot

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, no run

140.9kph good length delivery on the leg stump, Tilak clips it to mid-wicket

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, no run

round the wicket to angle this short of length delivery on the stumps, Tilak defends to the on-side

Haris Rauf to Samson, 1 run

he takes pace off now and dabs to third man

Haris Rauf to Samson, FOUR

dismissive pull shot but it's not exactly from the middle of the bat. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Sanju gets under this and almost flicks it over the mid-wicket fielder. Will Haris's extra pace negate the slowness of the pitch?

Haris Rauf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

short of length delivery, Tilak pushes it to mid-on

Haris Rauf to Samson, 1 run

nicely guides this short of length delivery through cover-point for a single

Nawaz to Samson, 1 run

turning away, Sanju pushes it to long-off

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, 1 run

goes back and across to pull behind square leg but they have a man squarer now and it's cut off in the deep

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, no run

full delivery turning back in, Tilak leans forward and drives to cover

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, no run

flatter delivery, Tilak looks to force it to long-on but Agha dives to the right and stops the ball at mid-wicket

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, FOUR

powerful sweep! Ball turning into him and he puts his knee on the ground and smashes the pull along the ground through backward square leg to split the fielders in the deep

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, no run

turning back in! Interesting! Tilak adjusts and knocks it to the on-side

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

taps it to point and makes it a run-a-ball powerplay

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, no run

beaten! Slower delivery angling away, Tilak looks to cut, ball sneaks under the bat

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, SIX

the final over of the powerplay is always crucial when the bowling team is doing well but that is exactly what Tilak is trying to capitalize on. Four earlier, six now will ease all the pressure. Poor length delivery down leg, Tilak said thank you very much and played the pick up shot over long leg

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, FOUR

brilliantly punched off the back foot! Top quality shot when the conditions exactly haven't been batting friendly at the moment. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Tilak rocks back and punches to place it wide of mid-off for a handy boundary

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, no run

slower delivery just outside off stump, Tilak defends from the crease

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, no run

short of length delivery just outside off stump, Tilak mistimes the cut to the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Samson, FOUR

crunchy from Sanju! Full and outside off stump, Sanju leans into the drive and plays a delightful cover drive to get off the mark and that should settle some nerves. Shaheen will be livid with himself for overpitching

Shaheen Afridi to Samson, no run

slower delivery full in hope of an early drive, but Sanju neatly guides it along the ground to cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to Samson, no run

oh inside edge onto pad as he looks to defend. Shaheen switched to round the wicket to the RHB

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

good length delivery on the stumps, Tilak clips it through backward square leg, no second run in it

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, no run

makes room to access the off-side, under edge rolls to the off-side

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, no run

short of length delivery on the stumps, Tilak knocks it to mid-wicket

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, out Caught by Haris Rauf!! In the airrrr

taken! Very good catch at mid-on from Haris jumping and grabbing this overhead. Was overbalancing but did well to cling on and Faheem Ashraf is charged up again. Gill wanted back-to-back fours and used his feet again. Didn't middle this at all and he flat-batted the pull. Haris was sharp with his catching and India have lost three now. Pakistan certainly have a good grip on this game. India need some calmness in the middle.

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, FOUR

aggressive from Gill and India finally get a boundary after 21 balls - a rarity these days with their approach. Short of a length delivery, Gill stepped out and dragged the pull wide of mid-wicket

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, no run

fullish delivery, slower ball, wristed to mid-on

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, 2 runs

short of length delivery on the stumps, Gill knocks it through backward square leg

Faheem Ashraf to Tilak Varma, 1 run

calmly turns this length delivery to short mid-wicket

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, 1 run

short and wide, Gill cuts and sends it over backward point

Shaheen Afridi to Gill, 1 run

oh Gill escapes a tight run! Hands on head from the Pakistani fielders. Gill defended this length delivery towards short mid-wicket and set off, under-arm throw to the bowler's end is off target and it could have been tight with a direct-hit. There was a bit of a yes and no. In fact

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

calmly knocks it to mid-on and gets off the mark

Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, no run

blocked

Shaheen Afridi to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Salman Agha!! Now

now! India are 10/2 inside three overs. It's yet again the slower ball that does it for Pakistan. SKY was early into the shot as he wanted to loft over the infield. Didn't time it. Full credit to Agha for diving forward from mid-off and managing to scoop it just before the ball hit the ground. The ball popped out of his hand as he tumbled over but he managed to cling on using his body. Third ump had a close look and was convinced it was a fair catch. Shaheen goes and hugs his captain as his teammates mob him. Pakistani fans are roaring.

Shaheen Afridi to Suryakumar Yadav, no run

low full toss as he misses the attempted yorker, SKY carves it to cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to Suryakumar Yadav, no run

full and attacking the stumps, SKY defends to mid-wicket

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, 2 runs

runs down the pitch, then had to drag the pull squarer as the ball didn't come on and managed to send it to deep mid-wicket

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, no run

110.1kph slower delivery on the stumps, Gill defends

Faheem Ashraf to Gill, no run

short of length delivery outside off stump, Gill mistimes the cut and picks out the man at cover

Faheem Ashraf to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run

good length delivery on the stumps, SKY works it to deep square leg

Faheem Ashraf to Suryakumar Yadav, no run

defended

Faheem Ashraf to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Haris Rauf!! This is a mishit

taken at mid-on. Faheem Ashraf roars and literally celebrates in the face of the batter. We were wondering if Shaheen would try a slower ball first up to Abhishek but Faheem Ashraf did and got his man with a 111kph cutter. Abhishek in his ultra aggressive mindset was always looking to take on the bowler. Faheem got this slower ball wide of off to make Abhishek reach for it and all the batter could do was toe-end it to the fielder as he was early into the shot.

Shaheen Afridi to Gill, 2 runs

142.1kph, good length delivery just outside off stump, Gill looks to defend and it runs past short third man off the outside edge

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run

142kph and slightly down leg so Abhishek clips it away over square leg for a run

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, no run

145kph fullish and on the stumps. Abhishek slogs and gets an inside edge onto pad

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, no run

beaten again! Looks like Shaheen Afridi has finally figured out that short of length into the wicket is the length to trouble Abhishek. The batter was dancing around in the crease to the away-swinger and poking at it, so lucky to have not edged that to the kepeer

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR

gee, just stood tall and literally defended that for four. Short of a length delivery swinging away, Abhishek backs away slightly, played the punch-defence with an angled bat and it rockets through cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, no run

oh it's a length ball swinging away. Abhishek stepped out to drive over the infield but he got beaten by the outswing. Almost shaved the off stump!