India Vs Pakistan T20 Match 19 Group A

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Babar Azam: “I think they bowled well after 10 overs. We were chasing 120, we were run a ball for the first 10 overs, but back to back wickets and then [we left too much in the end]. Tactics was simple, play normally, rotate strike, 5-6 an over. But in that period we had too many dot balls, the pressure was on us, and we lost three quick wickets. Can’t expect too much from tailenders. We were not up to the mark in the first six overs, we had targeted 40-45 runs, we have not capitalised properly. Pitch looked decent, ball coming nicely. Little bit slow, some balls are bouncing a bit more, but you expect it with a drop-in pitch.”

Jasprit Bumrah is the Player of the Match. “It feels really good,” he says. “We felt we were a little under par, and when the sun came out, the wicket got a little better, so we had to be really disciplined. I tried to keep it simple, tried to hit the seam as much as I can, focus on my execution. It felt like we were in India, and the cheering is really appreciated, we were really happy with the support we got, it gave us a lot of energy. Focus on the now. We’ve played two games, played very good cricket. We’ll stick to our processes, and come out and try our best.”

ICC Player of the Match

Jasprit Bumrah ( 4 over, 3 Wicket, 14 Run, Eco- 3.50)

India won by 6 runs

 

Two losses on the bounce for Pakistan in this tournament, and their poor record against India continues. They were in reasonable control of the chase around the 10-over point. With as many as nine wickets in hand and the asking rate only around 6, they should’ve been able to get the job done despite the up-and-down nature of the surface. But as we’ve seen time and again, some poor choices with the bat let them down. Rizwan, in particular, will look back at that shot against Bumrah.

PAK-113/7 (20 Over)
Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, out Caught by Pant!! Cracking yorker following Wasim down the leg-side. He looks to swing but misses, and it goes through to Pant. The two batters manage to nab a bye. Oh the umpire has given it out for caught behind. Did he get an inside edge on it? That’s a cracking decision from umpire Illingworth as UltraEdge confirms there was an inside edge. The task getting harder and harder for Pakistan now. Imad Wasim c Pant b Arshdeep Singh 15(23) [4s-1]

Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, out Caught by Arshdeep Singh!! Iftikhar Ahmed c Arshdeep Singh b Bumrah 5(9)

 

Hardik Pandya to Shadab Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Hardik Pandya to Shadab Khan, out Caught by Pant!! Shadab Khan c Pant b Hardik Pandya 4(7)

Bumrah to Rizwan, out Bowled!! What was that from Rizwan! Rizwan b Bumrah 31(44) [4s-1 6s-1]

Bumrah to Rizwan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

 

Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, out

Caught by Pant!! Fakhar outsmarted by Hardik! He advances, gets a short of length delivery at his chest and is completely cramped for room as he goes for the pull shot. It balloons off the shoulder after taking the top edge and goes behind Pant who takes a sharp catch. He wasn’t far from stepping on the helmet as he pedalled back. Thankfully for India, that didn’t happen as he hopped back to grab it behind his right shoulder. Fakhar Zaman c Pant b Hardik Pandya 13(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

Axar to Usman Khan, out Lbw!!

Big shout for LBW as Usman is trapped in the crease by a slider. Not out says the umpire and India go for the review. Oh that looks very close. Length ball sliding in with the arm, beats the inside edge as he plays across the line and hits the back leg. Not far for the ball to travel as he’s caught in the crease, and ball-tracking says it would’ve crashed into leg stump. Axar provides the breakthrough with his very first ball. Usman Khan lbw b Axar 13(15) [4s-1]

Bumrah to Babar Azam, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!!

This is an outstanding catch by SKY. If not for his timely dive this couldn’t have been possible. But they are checking if it cleanly carried. Looked clean to the naked eye. OUT and India have their first. Back of a length working for Bumrah. This time he got a bit more bounce with some away movement. Babar was opened up in his defence and he almost guided that off the face of the bat. Actually wanted to bail out but couldn’t drag his bat away. Slip was very wide, close to second slip but SKY was so alert to the dying ball and quickly dived low to grab this inches from the ground. Babar Azam c Suryakumar Yadav b Bumrah 13(10) [4s-2]

Pakistan Need 120 Run in 19 Over (R.R 6.00)

India- 119 (10 wkts, 19 Over)

Shaheen Afridi to Siraj, out Arshdeep Singh Run Out!!

Siraj drives this almost to mid-off’s hand. Arshdeep wanted strike so he stayed put, but Siraj didn’t think about that plan and came rushing for a single. Arshdeep had nowhere to go and Babar fired a throw to the keeper who ran up to the stumps to effect the runout. Arshdeep Singh run out (Babar Azam/Rizwan) 9(13) [4s-1]

Haris Rauf to Bumrah, out Caught by Imad Wasim!! He’s smashed that straight to cover. Full and in the slot, Bumrah hit that drive really well but he picked out Imad who didn’t have to move an inch. Nine down and Pakistan dominating this now. Third for Haris now and he’s on a hat-trick. Bumrah c Imad Wasim b Haris Rauf 0(1)
Amir to Jadeja, out Caught by Imad Wasim!!
In the airrrr and taken at short cover! Amir on a hat-trick. Brilliant from Pakistan to have the man close at cover. Again the ball holding in the pitch and forcing the batter to play early. Another soft dismissal from India and it went slow and straight to hand. Amir has taken off on his flight. India in deep trouble now. They need at least 130+ to fight. Jadeja c Imad Wasim b Amir 0(1)
Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, out!!!
Caught by Iftikhar Ahmed!! Flicks, but this pitch doesn’t have the pace and Ifti takes a well judged catch runing to the left. Short of a length delivery into the wicket, Hardik moves inside the line and tries to get a maximum. This isn’t MCG for the ball to travel and deep backward square leg moves to the left to take a good catch. This will dent India badly. Hardik Pandya c Iftikhar Ahmed b Haris Rauf 7(12) [4s-1]

Naseem Shah to Shivam Dube, out Caught&Bowled!!

That is soft, really soft. Shivam Dube just hung his bat down to defend, but this length ball jumped a bit and hit him high on the bat to lob to the left of Naseem Shah who took a simple return chance. Third wicket for Naseem and he’s bowled so well today. Pakistan keep chipping away at the wickets. Shivam Dube c and b Naseem Shah 3(9)

Haris Rauf to Suryakumar Yadav, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

 

 

 

Axar Patel Out….

Naseem Shah to Axar, out Bowled!! You miss and I hit! That’s a loose shot. Length delivery on middle, Axar run down the track and had a wild swipe across the line, got nowhere near it and the ball crashed into the stumps. India lose a third wicket. Axar b Naseem Shah 20(18) [4s-2 6s-1]

Naseem Shah to Axar, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Virat Kohli Out..

 

Naseem Shah to Kohli, out Caught by Usman Khan!! And he’s gone! This was short and wide outside off, not really a great delivery but it seemed to stop on Kohli a touch, he was reaching out for it as he looked to slap it up and over point and it went straight to Usman Khan there off the toe end. Pakistan strike an early blow and it’s a massive wicket! Remember, prior to this he averaged 308 against Pakistan in T20 WCs. Kohli c Usman Khan b Naseem Shah 4(3) [4s-1]

 

Rohit Sharma Out..

Shaheen Afridi to Rohit, out Caught by Haris Rauf!! Picked up and dunked into the fielder’s hands this time! Pakistan are absolutely ecstatic and why shouldn’t they be! They’ve got both Indian openers now and they’re massive wickets. Full and into the pads, Rohit’s eyes lit up and he looked to flick it over square leg again, once more it just seemed to stop on him a little, didn’t come on to the bat nicely and he didn’t get the timing. Haris Rauf the man at square leg had all the time in the world to get under this and he made no mistake. Pakistan on top of things at the moment. Rohit c Haris Rauf b Shaheen Afridi 13(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

Rain Stop!!! Match Start Again

Here Match Start , And Again Stop due to Rain !!!!!

India – 8/0  (1.0 Over )

Rohit Sharma – 8* ( 6 Ball)

Virat Kohi- 0* (0 Ball)

 

11 AM local time (8:30 PM IST): We were supposed to start now but there’s a revised start time – the match will commence at 11:20 AM local time (8:50 PM IST).
10:53 AM local time (8:23 PM IST): The covers are coming off now. Here’s hoping it’s the last we see of the covers for the day and that we get a complete, uninterrupted game ahead of us. The umpires are out in the middle having a discussion.
Vikash: “I want to see the old Hardik” – he has stepped up in India-Pakistan games over the years. India will hope there’s another great performance loading from him today.
Simanta: “Tomorrow is my exam 😶but I am waiting for Ind-Pak match” – I’m sure we’ve all done this a day before our exams now, haven’t we?
Alish: “Which pitch is being used?” – the same as yesterday’s, Alish. Although it remains to be seen as to how it plays with the rain we’ve had.
10:42 AM local time (8:12 PM IST): Uh oh – it’s raining again and the covers are back on! Surely not what we wanted to hear…
Let’s hear from Suryakumar Yadav: We definitely can’t prepare for weather like this but our preparations are good so looking forward to it. I won’t think of avoiding any shot on this track because intent is very important when you go out to bat in this format. If the team requires me to stay there I will definitely do that. It has always been a great competition between the two teams and we’ve always been excited to play them in this tournament. So we’re very happy and are eagerly looking forward to the game.
Well, here’s something the Indian fans wouldn’t want to pay heed to at the moment given what’s up ahead, but our very own Rudransh has just dissected the answers to an age-old question after a candid chat with Paddy Upton. Click on the link below to have a read, folks!

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir

Live Score

Team Watch

India

Injuries/unavailability: The Rohit Sharma-Rahul Dravid duo is not expected to go in for any change in the four-pronged pace attack. One change that can cross their mind is bringing in Kuldeep Yadav, who has an impressive record against Pakistan, in place of Axar Patel. But then that is a long shot.

Tactics & Matchups: Rizwan and Babar’s vulnerability against left-arm spin is no secret. The duo strikes at only 116 and 107.2 against the ilk, respectively, and have lost their wickets to left-arm spinners 7 and 6 times, respectively, in all T20Is. India could be tempted to throw the new ball to Axar Patel for an over to two for an early breakthrough.

Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan

Injuries/Unavailability: Coach Gary Kirsten, in India till recently, knows the Indian cricketers inside out and he may draw a plan on how to break the Indian hegemony over their arch-rivals. He is well known to inspire teams and Pakistan, at a low after losing to minnows US in the first game, will look to him for inspiration. Although an important member of the side, Shadab Khan’s spot might be under scrutiny as there is not much assistance for the spinners in the wicket. If they are to strengthen their batting, then top order bat Saim Ayub may be an option.

Tactics & Matchups: Indian openers Rohit (SR: 121.21) and Kohli (SR: 103.10) have been dismissed 13 and 4 times, respectively, by left-arm seamers in the PowerPlays in T20Is since 2016, making their match-up against Afridi and Amir one to watch-out for.

Probable XI: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan/Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf

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