End of the Indian innings, one that ebbed and flowed. Given how the pitch has behaved, India will take 175.
Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, ! CAUGHT! 16 runs from the final over. INDIA FINISH AT 175/7.
Axar Patel walks out.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! SHIVAM DUBE IS RUN OUT! A big mix-up between the batters and Shivam pays the price.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! The move to close the innings out with Shaheen Afridi is proving expensive. 15 runs off the over with two balls to go. Angled in the slot, on middle. Rinku crouches to get under the ball and clubs it over deep square leg for a biggie. With two left-handers at the crease, could Salman Agha not bowled himself?
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! Useful runs for India!
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, Takes pace off, on a length, outside off, Shivam Dube hangs back and punches it to long off for a single.
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, ! SMASHED! Shaheen goes full and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube uses his bottom hand and bludgeons is straight down the ground. And before anyone could move a muscle, the ball races away to the fence.
Time for the final over. It will be pace to close out the innings.
Usman Tariq to Rinku Singh, Pushed flatter and fuller, at 79.3 kph, in front of the sticks, Rinku Singh sits down to sweep, but the ball goes straight to the bowler off the bottom end.
Rinku Singh is in next.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! TAKEN! Tariq breaks the 33-run partnership.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Swing and a miss! A leg break, on a fullish length just outside off, SKY shuffles towards the off side. He swipes at it and misses, getting struck on the pad.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Leg bye.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, ! CLUBBED! Slider into the batter, full in length, Shivam Dube picks the length nicely and shimmies down the track before pumping it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Nearly dragged on! A round-arm delivery, bowled really slow, fullish and on off, Shivam Dube goes for the cut, but the ball goes off the inside edge and deflects off his back boot and rolls past the stumps.
Usman Tariq to bowl the 19th over.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, ! MUSCLED! Not that short by Ahmed, just outside off, Shivam Dube brings his long levers into play, stands tall and blasts it massively over deep mid-wicket for an enormous six.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and quick, on the fourth stump, Suryakumar Yadav leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Round-armish, on a length, on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it on the bounce to Saim Ayub at deep mid-wicket for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, A bit quicker and fuller, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Top drawer shot! Abrar lands it on a length, and it is the carrom ball that spins away from middle. Suryakumar Yadav waits for it on the back foot and whips it perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Into the blockhole, on off, Suryakumar Yadav carves it down to long on for a single. A fantastic over by Usman. Just 4 from it.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Well bowled! SKY is itching to get going.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, An in-dipping length ball, on off, and it slides in with the arm. Shivam Dube pulls it off the inner half of the blade to mid-wicket for a run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up fuller and on the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav mistimes his slog sweep off the toe end. It lands safely in the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, A long pause before Tariq dishes out a length ball that spins in sharply. Suryakumar Yadav watches it closely and punches chop-cuts it to backward point.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, On a lower trajectory, on a length, around off, Dube pumps it across to long on for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Dube pushes it to the cover region and rushes off for a single. The fielder throws it flat to the bowler, but Nawaz does not gather it at the bowling end.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, ! Powerful shot! A touch short, on middle, Shivam Dube pivots on the back foot and pulls it to the leg side, bisecting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. A boundary after a long time for India.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Slows it up, a touch fuller and spinning away, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav jabs it through cover-point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Full and around off, spinning in, Shivam gentle pushes it through mid on for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Much fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav clips it using his wrists to deep mid-wicket for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Pitched full and on middle, Shivam gets down on his knee and sweeps it off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, Flighted delivery, on leg, Dube flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. End of an eventful over, a potentially game-defining one. Just 2 runs and 2 big wickets off the over.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, No run.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, My word! How did that miss the stumps? Hang on, after a chat, Pakistan have gone for the review. They think the ball may have brushed the edge and want to take a chance. Slanting in, on a length, on middle. Dube closes the bat face to work it with the angle but the lands and straightens to rip past the outside edge.
126/2 becomes 126/4 for India. Shivam Dube is in at number 6.
Saim Ayub to Hardik Pandya, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Two in two for Saim Ayub. A golden duck for Hardik Pandya. Carrom ball from Ayub and he keeps it away from the batter's hitting arc. Hardik cannot resist himself after seeing the ball tossed up slightly. He has a big swing at it but only gets the height and not the distance. It is skied towards long off, where Babar Azam takes the catch in reverse cup style over his right shoulder.
A wicket right after the break. How often have seen this happening? Hardik Pandya walks in at number 5.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! LBW! A big shout and the finger is raised. After a chat with the skipper, Tilak Varma decides not to take the review. Drifting into the left-hander from around the wicket, on a length, on middle and leg. Varma gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. He misses and the ball straightens after landing to hit him on the crouched back thigh. Saim Ayub provides Pakistan with a timely breakthrough.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and around off, Suryakumar Yadav cuts it to the left of backward point and pinches a quick single.
DRINKS BREAK. It is delicately poised at the moment. India have scored 73/1 after the Powerplay. But Pakistan have not allowed these two to free their arms.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Short and at the sticks, turned away to mid-wicket from the crease.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, SKY uses his feet and whips it to wide long on for one.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Shadab Khan makes a mess of it.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, This is quicker through the air and the length stays short, on off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it without much timing to cover.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and sliding on, on middle. SKY ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit too wide and short as well, Tilak lets the ball come to him and cuts it through the vacant backward point region for a brace. 10 runs off the over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Wide! A bit of air given and bowled with a round-arm action. This slides down leg. Yadav misses out on the tickle.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Loopy ball delivered by going wide on the crease, full and outside off, Tilak strokes it to deep cover and crosses over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Flat and short, on middle, Suryakumar punches it to long on and picks up a run.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Good save!
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Leg bye.
A review for LBW taken by Pakistan. Pitching outside leg? Or in the line? First, UltraEdge comes up. Shows nothing but a flat line.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Fuller and quicker, on off, Tilak pushes it with a straight bat to long off for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Angled in, on the shorter side, SKY tucks it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, At 89.8 kph, fuller and on off. Varma watchfully pats it wide of cover and crosses over.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, This spins back in sharply, shorter and on middle and leg. Varma goes back to work it with the spin on the leg side but the ball spins past the blade to catch him on the pads.
It's a nice little comeback by Pakistan. 16/1 in the last 3 overs for India. Mohammad Nawaz to continue. 1-0-3-0 so far.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, ! That is a shot and a half!
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, This is bowled into the surface slightly, on off. Varma waits on it for the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. Gets more of a top edge but it goes through the vacant backward square leg region for a single. A good comeback from Tariq after conceding a boundary on the first ball.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Beaten! Another ball bowled from wide of the crease, this keeps straight, full and outside off. Varma plays inside the line of the ball and the ball sneaks past the blade.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit round arm and bowled by going wide on the crease, pushed through at the sticks, on a length. Tilak Varma defends it off the front foot.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A longer pause this time from Tariq, full and on middle and leg. Varma clips it to mid-wicket.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and around the off stump, SKY punches it through covers and turns the strike over.
Is it Usman Tariq time? Sure is.Â
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! 'Welcome, Usman,' says Suryakumar!
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flight on offer, on off and full, Tilak Varma takes a giant stride forward and drives it to short cover. At halfway, India are 92/2.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Fraction fuller, on off, Suryakumar Yadav gently pushes the ball to the right of backward point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker through the air, straighter too, on a length, Suryakumar Yadav knocks it to the off side.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Tilak crouches a bit and slashes it through backward point for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, More flight on a fuller length, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav drills it along the ground to long off for a single.
With a right-hander at the crease in Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Agha brings on Mohammad Nawaz.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav drives it inside out to short cover.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, A touch short, on middle, drifting in and then spinning the other way. Tilak Varma covers the line and stabs it down the pitch.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
A much-needed breakthrough for Pakistan.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Just the breakthrough Pakistan were desperately in search of.Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! That is ordinary bowling. Saim drops it short, and outside off, Ishan Kishan switches the stance and nails the reverse pull over and between backward point and short third for a boundary.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Flat and tad short, on leg, Tilak paddles it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Oh, what has happened here? Ishan Kishan is down and grimacing in pain. Seems like he is experiencing cramps in his right leg.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Slightly short and a googly, on leg. Ishan hangs deep in the crease and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Full and on off, Ishan shimmies down the track and blasts it past the bowler, to the right of long on for a couple more.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! Into the gap! This is good, proactive batting by Kishan. Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length, spinning down leg. Kishan sweeps it powerfully to the long leg fence and picks up another boundary.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! That is a monster! Shadab dishes out a friendly half-volley, on leg, Ishan Kishan picks the length in a trice and bludgeons it with a slog sweep, and parks it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.
5th bowler of the night for Pakistan. Here's the leggie Shadab Khan.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flighted up, full and on leg, Ishan Kishan gets down on a knee and sweeps it to the left of deep backward square leg. Faheem Ashraf moves across in the deep, fumbles, and that allows the batters to steal the second run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A googly, short and outside off, and Ishan pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 from the over. 24 from the last two.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Slides in with the arm, on a length, into the bodyline. Ishan is rushed on the back foot and pulls it to mid-wicket.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A touch short, outside off, Ishan late cuts it, but this time, he finds short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! PUNISHED! Lands in thereabouts of the off pole, Ishan Kishan gets a big stride forward and smashes it over covers for a cracking boundary. Abrar has been taken to the cleaners.Â
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! FIFTY FOR ISHAN KISHAN! Off just 27 balls, and he gets to his 9th T20I half century! Dropped full and on off, sliding in. Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot, gets under it and pumps it mercilessly to the left of Faheem Ashraf at long off for a boundary.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Deft touch! Abrar goes short and around off, Ishan Kishan waits for it on the back foot and delicately cuts it late through the right of the short third fielder for a boundary.
DRINKS BREAK! India will be relatively happy with the start. Despite losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over, they have managed to keep the scoreboard ticking at close to 9 runs an over.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! Good effort in the deep, but goes in vain.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Fractionally full, on middle, Ishan walks forward and eases it wide of cover for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! Just up and over! On a length, on off, Ishan Kishan presses back and pulls it over mid on for a boundary. Didn't time too well, but just enough to clear Shaheen Afridi in the ring.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Pushed fuller on middle, Tilak Varma tries to reverse, but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball rolls in front of square on the off side for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Nicely tossed up from a wider angle, around the stump. On a length, around off, Kishan presses back and punches it through mid off for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, Floated up again, around off, Varma pushes it off the front foot to cover. 11 runs off Abrar's first over.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Easy pickings!
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Much better from Abrar! On top of off and this is shorter, Ishan waits on it and steers it to short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Did that brush something? Another ball that is a bit too full and too straight as well, Ishan walks inside the line to play the fine sweep but misses. Not given as a wide because the ball brushed the pads.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! All the way!
Change.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Oh, Ishan takes out his partner at the other end!Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Ayub gets away with it! Short again and a bit too wide, Kishan gets the width to free his arms but he picks out the cover fielder.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Four!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, That turned a long way!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, This is dropped short, on off, Kishan hangs deep in the crease and looks to force it down the ground. The ball stops on him and he chips it on the bounce to Saim.
Will Shaheen get another over? Nah, he won't. Spin from both ends as Saim Ayub will roll his arm over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, In the air....but safe! Floated up by Agha, full and outside off. Ishan reaches out in front for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. Slices it aerially but luckily for him, the ball drops well in front of the charging Babar Azam at long off. Just a single.
Salman Agha to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and shorter, on middle. Kishan whips it to the left of mid on and crosses over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Not in control but safe! Around off, fractionally short, on off. Kishan gets down on a knee for the sweep but fails to get on top of it. Gets a top edge that sails over backward square leg and drops out of the reach of the chasing Sahibzada Farhan. Two runs taken. Usman Khan and Ishan Kishan bump into each other as the throw comes in from the deep but no harm done.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, ! Up and over! Flighted delivery from around the wicket, on middle. A bit too full, Kishan drops on a knee, clear the front leg and clubs it over mid on. One bounce and over the ropes.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, ! Off the edge! Tilak Varma is underway with a streaky boundary. This moves away in the air, in the channel, on a good length. Varma goes searching for the ball and hangs his bat out away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and goes well wide of the man at first slip and the deep third fielder is also beaten. 15 runs off Shaheen's first over.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Afridi pushes the length up and finds a bit of away shape, on off. Varma presents a straight bat for the block. The ball squirts off an outside edge to backward point.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Hits the top of off, does Shaheen. Tilak covers the line and defends it right under his eyes.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, On a good length, on off, Kishan swipes it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! On any other day, that would have gone back onto the stumps.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! Shaheen Afridi is greeted with a biggie! Afridi starts with a short ball, in line with the left shoulder. Ishan gets his hands high and gets on top of the bounce. Nails the pull and the ball slams the scoreboard in the deep square leg region.
Pakistan are all over the moon. The plan to go spin straightaway has worked wonders for them.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! A masterstroke from Salman Agha. Pakistan have a massive wicket early in the game. Abhishek Sharma goes for a four-ball duck.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Three dots in a row! This is slower through the air, fuller and outside off. Abhishek reaches out and cuts it to cover-point.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Sliding in again, on a length, on middle. Abhishek plays a punchy drive along the ground to extra cover.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Drags it down a touch, on middle, Ishan advances and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. With this single, Kishan and India are off the mark!
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Agha begins from around the wicket and this is darted into the left-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. Ishan watchfully defends.
End of the Indian innings, one that ebbed and flowed. Given how the pitch has behaved, India will take 175.
Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, ! CAUGHT! 16 runs from the final over. INDIA FINISH AT 175/7.
Axar Patel walks out.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! SHIVAM DUBE IS RUN OUT! A big mix-up between the batters and Shivam pays the price.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! The move to close the innings out with Shaheen Afridi is proving expensive. 15 runs off the over with two balls to go. Angled in the slot, on middle. Rinku crouches to get under the ball and clubs it over deep square leg for a biggie. With two left-handers at the crease, could Salman Agha not bowled himself?
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! Useful runs for India!
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, Takes pace off, on a length, outside off, Shivam Dube hangs back and punches it to long off for a single.
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, ! SMASHED! Shaheen goes full and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube uses his bottom hand and bludgeons is straight down the ground. And before anyone could move a muscle, the ball races away to the fence.
Time for the final over. It will be pace to close out the innings.
Usman Tariq to Rinku Singh, Pushed flatter and fuller, at 79.3 kph, in front of the sticks, Rinku Singh sits down to sweep, but the ball goes straight to the bowler off the bottom end.
Rinku Singh is in next.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! TAKEN! Tariq breaks the 33-run partnership.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Swing and a miss! A leg break, on a fullish length just outside off, SKY shuffles towards the off side. He swipes at it and misses, getting struck on the pad.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Leg bye.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, ! CLUBBED! Slider into the batter, full in length, Shivam Dube picks the length nicely and shimmies down the track before pumping it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Nearly dragged on! A round-arm delivery, bowled really slow, fullish and on off, Shivam Dube goes for the cut, but the ball goes off the inside edge and deflects off his back boot and rolls past the stumps.
Usman Tariq to bowl the 19th over.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, ! MUSCLED! Not that short by Ahmed, just outside off, Shivam Dube brings his long levers into play, stands tall and blasts it massively over deep mid-wicket for an enormous six.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and quick, on the fourth stump, Suryakumar Yadav leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Round-armish, on a length, on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it on the bounce to Saim Ayub at deep mid-wicket for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, A bit quicker and fuller, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Top drawer shot! Abrar lands it on a length, and it is the carrom ball that spins away from middle. Suryakumar Yadav waits for it on the back foot and whips it perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Into the blockhole, on off, Suryakumar Yadav carves it down to long on for a single. A fantastic over by Usman. Just 4 from it.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Well bowled! SKY is itching to get going.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, An in-dipping length ball, on off, and it slides in with the arm. Shivam Dube pulls it off the inner half of the blade to mid-wicket for a run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up fuller and on the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav mistimes his slog sweep off the toe end. It lands safely in the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, A long pause before Tariq dishes out a length ball that spins in sharply. Suryakumar Yadav watches it closely and punches chop-cuts it to backward point.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, On a lower trajectory, on a length, around off, Dube pumps it across to long on for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Dube pushes it to the cover region and rushes off for a single. The fielder throws it flat to the bowler, but Nawaz does not gather it at the bowling end.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, ! Powerful shot! A touch short, on middle, Shivam Dube pivots on the back foot and pulls it to the leg side, bisecting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. A boundary after a long time for India.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Slows it up, a touch fuller and spinning away, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav jabs it through cover-point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Full and around off, spinning in, Shivam gentle pushes it through mid on for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Much fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav clips it using his wrists to deep mid-wicket for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Pitched full and on middle, Shivam gets down on his knee and sweeps it off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, Flighted delivery, on leg, Dube flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. End of an eventful over, a potentially game-defining one. Just 2 runs and 2 big wickets off the over.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, No run.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, My word! How did that miss the stumps? Hang on, after a chat, Pakistan have gone for the review. They think the ball may have brushed the edge and want to take a chance. Slanting in, on a length, on middle. Dube closes the bat face to work it with the angle but the lands and straightens to rip past the outside edge.
126/2 becomes 126/4 for India. Shivam Dube is in at number 6.
Saim Ayub to Hardik Pandya, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Two in two for Saim Ayub. A golden duck for Hardik Pandya. Carrom ball from Ayub and he keeps it away from the batter's hitting arc. Hardik cannot resist himself after seeing the ball tossed up slightly. He has a big swing at it but only gets the height and not the distance. It is skied towards long off, where Babar Azam takes the catch in reverse cup style over his right shoulder.
A wicket right after the break. How often have seen this happening? Hardik Pandya walks in at number 5.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! LBW! A big shout and the finger is raised. After a chat with the skipper, Tilak Varma decides not to take the review. Drifting into the left-hander from around the wicket, on a length, on middle and leg. Varma gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. He misses and the ball straightens after landing to hit him on the crouched back thigh. Saim Ayub provides Pakistan with a timely breakthrough.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and around off, Suryakumar Yadav cuts it to the left of backward point and pinches a quick single.
DRINKS BREAK. It is delicately poised at the moment. India have scored 73/1 after the Powerplay. But Pakistan have not allowed these two to free their arms.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Short and at the sticks, turned away to mid-wicket from the crease.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, SKY uses his feet and whips it to wide long on for one.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Shadab Khan makes a mess of it.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, This is quicker through the air and the length stays short, on off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it without much timing to cover.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and sliding on, on middle. SKY ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit too wide and short as well, Tilak lets the ball come to him and cuts it through the vacant backward point region for a brace. 10 runs off the over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Wide! A bit of air given and bowled with a round-arm action. This slides down leg. Yadav misses out on the tickle.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Loopy ball delivered by going wide on the crease, full and outside off, Tilak strokes it to deep cover and crosses over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Flat and short, on middle, Suryakumar punches it to long on and picks up a run.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Good save!
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Leg bye.
A review for LBW taken by Pakistan. Pitching outside leg? Or in the line? First, UltraEdge comes up. Shows nothing but a flat line.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Fuller and quicker, on off, Tilak pushes it with a straight bat to long off for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Angled in, on the shorter side, SKY tucks it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, At 89.8 kph, fuller and on off. Varma watchfully pats it wide of cover and crosses over.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, This spins back in sharply, shorter and on middle and leg. Varma goes back to work it with the spin on the leg side but the ball spins past the blade to catch him on the pads.
It's a nice little comeback by Pakistan. 16/1 in the last 3 overs for India. Mohammad Nawaz to continue. 1-0-3-0 so far.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, ! That is a shot and a half!
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, This is bowled into the surface slightly, on off. Varma waits on it for the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. Gets more of a top edge but it goes through the vacant backward square leg region for a single. A good comeback from Tariq after conceding a boundary on the first ball.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Beaten! Another ball bowled from wide of the crease, this keeps straight, full and outside off. Varma plays inside the line of the ball and the ball sneaks past the blade.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit round arm and bowled by going wide on the crease, pushed through at the sticks, on a length. Tilak Varma defends it off the front foot.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A longer pause this time from Tariq, full and on middle and leg. Varma clips it to mid-wicket.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and around the off stump, SKY punches it through covers and turns the strike over.
Is it Usman Tariq time? Sure is.Â
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! 'Welcome, Usman,' says Suryakumar!
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flight on offer, on off and full, Tilak Varma takes a giant stride forward and drives it to short cover. At halfway, India are 92/2.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Fraction fuller, on off, Suryakumar Yadav gently pushes the ball to the right of backward point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker through the air, straighter too, on a length, Suryakumar Yadav knocks it to the off side.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Tilak crouches a bit and slashes it through backward point for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, More flight on a fuller length, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav drills it along the ground to long off for a single.
With a right-hander at the crease in Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Agha brings on Mohammad Nawaz.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav drives it inside out to short cover.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, A touch short, on middle, drifting in and then spinning the other way. Tilak Varma covers the line and stabs it down the pitch.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
A much-needed breakthrough for Pakistan.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Just the breakthrough Pakistan were desperately in search of.Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! That is ordinary bowling. Saim drops it short, and outside off, Ishan Kishan switches the stance and nails the reverse pull over and between backward point and short third for a boundary.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Flat and tad short, on leg, Tilak paddles it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Oh, what has happened here? Ishan Kishan is down and grimacing in pain. Seems like he is experiencing cramps in his right leg.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Slightly short and a googly, on leg. Ishan hangs deep in the crease and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Full and on off, Ishan shimmies down the track and blasts it past the bowler, to the right of long on for a couple more.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! Into the gap! This is good, proactive batting by Kishan. Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length, spinning down leg. Kishan sweeps it powerfully to the long leg fence and picks up another boundary.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! That is a monster! Shadab dishes out a friendly half-volley, on leg, Ishan Kishan picks the length in a trice and bludgeons it with a slog sweep, and parks it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.
5th bowler of the night for Pakistan. Here's the leggie Shadab Khan.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flighted up, full and on leg, Ishan Kishan gets down on a knee and sweeps it to the left of deep backward square leg. Faheem Ashraf moves across in the deep, fumbles, and that allows the batters to steal the second run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A googly, short and outside off, and Ishan pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 from the over. 24 from the last two.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Slides in with the arm, on a length, into the bodyline. Ishan is rushed on the back foot and pulls it to mid-wicket.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A touch short, outside off, Ishan late cuts it, but this time, he finds short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! PUNISHED! Lands in thereabouts of the off pole, Ishan Kishan gets a big stride forward and smashes it over covers for a cracking boundary. Abrar has been taken to the cleaners.Â
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! FIFTY FOR ISHAN KISHAN! Off just 27 balls, and he gets to his 9th T20I half century! Dropped full and on off, sliding in. Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot, gets under it and pumps it mercilessly to the left of Faheem Ashraf at long off for a boundary.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Deft touch! Abrar goes short and around off, Ishan Kishan waits for it on the back foot and delicately cuts it late through the right of the short third fielder for a boundary.
DRINKS BREAK! India will be relatively happy with the start. Despite losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over, they have managed to keep the scoreboard ticking at close to 9 runs an over.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! Good effort in the deep, but goes in vain.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Fractionally full, on middle, Ishan walks forward and eases it wide of cover for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! Just up and over! On a length, on off, Ishan Kishan presses back and pulls it over mid on for a boundary. Didn't time too well, but just enough to clear Shaheen Afridi in the ring.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Pushed fuller on middle, Tilak Varma tries to reverse, but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball rolls in front of square on the off side for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Nicely tossed up from a wider angle, around the stump. On a length, around off, Kishan presses back and punches it through mid off for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, Floated up again, around off, Varma pushes it off the front foot to cover. 11 runs off Abrar's first over.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Easy pickings!
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Much better from Abrar! On top of off and this is shorter, Ishan waits on it and steers it to short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Did that brush something? Another ball that is a bit too full and too straight as well, Ishan walks inside the line to play the fine sweep but misses. Not given as a wide because the ball brushed the pads.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! All the way!
Change.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Oh, Ishan takes out his partner at the other end!Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Ayub gets away with it! Short again and a bit too wide, Kishan gets the width to free his arms but he picks out the cover fielder.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Four!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, That turned a long way!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, This is dropped short, on off, Kishan hangs deep in the crease and looks to force it down the ground. The ball stops on him and he chips it on the bounce to Saim.
Will Shaheen get another over? Nah, he won't. Spin from both ends as Saim Ayub will roll his arm over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, In the air....but safe! Floated up by Agha, full and outside off. Ishan reaches out in front for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. Slices it aerially but luckily for him, the ball drops well in front of the charging Babar Azam at long off. Just a single.
Salman Agha to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and shorter, on middle. Kishan whips it to the left of mid on and crosses over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Not in control but safe! Around off, fractionally short, on off. Kishan gets down on a knee for the sweep but fails to get on top of it. Gets a top edge that sails over backward square leg and drops out of the reach of the chasing Sahibzada Farhan. Two runs taken. Usman Khan and Ishan Kishan bump into each other as the throw comes in from the deep but no harm done.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, ! Up and over! Flighted delivery from around the wicket, on middle. A bit too full, Kishan drops on a knee, clear the front leg and clubs it over mid on. One bounce and over the ropes.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, ! Off the edge! Tilak Varma is underway with a streaky boundary. This moves away in the air, in the channel, on a good length. Varma goes searching for the ball and hangs his bat out away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and goes well wide of the man at first slip and the deep third fielder is also beaten. 15 runs off Shaheen's first over.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Afridi pushes the length up and finds a bit of away shape, on off. Varma presents a straight bat for the block. The ball squirts off an outside edge to backward point.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Hits the top of off, does Shaheen. Tilak covers the line and defends it right under his eyes.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, On a good length, on off, Kishan swipes it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! On any other day, that would have gone back onto the stumps.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! Shaheen Afridi is greeted with a biggie! Afridi starts with a short ball, in line with the left shoulder. Ishan gets his hands high and gets on top of the bounce. Nails the pull and the ball slams the scoreboard in the deep square leg region.
Pakistan are all over the moon. The plan to go spin straightaway has worked wonders for them.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! A masterstroke from Salman Agha. Pakistan have a massive wicket early in the game. Abhishek Sharma goes for a four-ball duck.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Three dots in a row! This is slower through the air, fuller and outside off. Abhishek reaches out and cuts it to cover-point.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Sliding in again, on a length, on middle. Abhishek plays a punchy drive along the ground to extra cover.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Drags it down a touch, on middle, Ishan advances and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. With this single, Kishan and India are off the mark!
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Agha begins from around the wicket and this is darted into the left-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. Ishan watchfully defends.
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Pakistan
114/10(18 Overs)
End of the Indian innings, one that ebbed and flowed. Given how the pitch has behaved, India will take 175.
Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, ! CAUGHT! 16 runs from the final over. INDIA FINISH AT 175/7.
Axar Patel walks out.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! SHIVAM DUBE IS RUN OUT! A big mix-up between the batters and Shivam pays the price.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! The move to close the innings out with Shaheen Afridi is proving expensive. 15 runs off the over with two balls to go. Angled in the slot, on middle. Rinku crouches to get under the ball and clubs it over deep square leg for a biggie. With two left-handers at the crease, could Salman Agha not bowled himself?
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! Useful runs for India!
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, Takes pace off, on a length, outside off, Shivam Dube hangs back and punches it to long off for a single.
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, ! SMASHED! Shaheen goes full and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube uses his bottom hand and bludgeons is straight down the ground. And before anyone could move a muscle, the ball races away to the fence.
Time for the final over. It will be pace to close out the innings.
Usman Tariq to Rinku Singh, Pushed flatter and fuller, at 79.3 kph, in front of the sticks, Rinku Singh sits down to sweep, but the ball goes straight to the bowler off the bottom end.
Rinku Singh is in next.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! TAKEN! Tariq breaks the 33-run partnership.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Swing and a miss! A leg break, on a fullish length just outside off, SKY shuffles towards the off side. He swipes at it and misses, getting struck on the pad.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Leg bye.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, ! CLUBBED! Slider into the batter, full in length, Shivam Dube picks the length nicely and shimmies down the track before pumping it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Nearly dragged on! A round-arm delivery, bowled really slow, fullish and on off, Shivam Dube goes for the cut, but the ball goes off the inside edge and deflects off his back boot and rolls past the stumps.
Usman Tariq to bowl the 19th over.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, ! MUSCLED! Not that short by Ahmed, just outside off, Shivam Dube brings his long levers into play, stands tall and blasts it massively over deep mid-wicket for an enormous six.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and quick, on the fourth stump, Suryakumar Yadav leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Round-armish, on a length, on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it on the bounce to Saim Ayub at deep mid-wicket for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, A bit quicker and fuller, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Top drawer shot! Abrar lands it on a length, and it is the carrom ball that spins away from middle. Suryakumar Yadav waits for it on the back foot and whips it perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Into the blockhole, on off, Suryakumar Yadav carves it down to long on for a single. A fantastic over by Usman. Just 4 from it.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Well bowled! SKY is itching to get going.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, An in-dipping length ball, on off, and it slides in with the arm. Shivam Dube pulls it off the inner half of the blade to mid-wicket for a run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up fuller and on the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav mistimes his slog sweep off the toe end. It lands safely in the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, A long pause before Tariq dishes out a length ball that spins in sharply. Suryakumar Yadav watches it closely and punches chop-cuts it to backward point.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, On a lower trajectory, on a length, around off, Dube pumps it across to long on for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Dube pushes it to the cover region and rushes off for a single. The fielder throws it flat to the bowler, but Nawaz does not gather it at the bowling end.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, ! Powerful shot! A touch short, on middle, Shivam Dube pivots on the back foot and pulls it to the leg side, bisecting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. A boundary after a long time for India.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Slows it up, a touch fuller and spinning away, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav jabs it through cover-point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Full and around off, spinning in, Shivam gentle pushes it through mid on for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Much fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav clips it using his wrists to deep mid-wicket for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Pitched full and on middle, Shivam gets down on his knee and sweeps it off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, Flighted delivery, on leg, Dube flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. End of an eventful over, a potentially game-defining one. Just 2 runs and 2 big wickets off the over.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, No run.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, My word! How did that miss the stumps? Hang on, after a chat, Pakistan have gone for the review. They think the ball may have brushed the edge and want to take a chance. Slanting in, on a length, on middle. Dube closes the bat face to work it with the angle but the lands and straightens to rip past the outside edge.
126/2 becomes 126/4 for India. Shivam Dube is in at number 6.
Saim Ayub to Hardik Pandya, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Two in two for Saim Ayub. A golden duck for Hardik Pandya. Carrom ball from Ayub and he keeps it away from the batter's hitting arc. Hardik cannot resist himself after seeing the ball tossed up slightly. He has a big swing at it but only gets the height and not the distance. It is skied towards long off, where Babar Azam takes the catch in reverse cup style over his right shoulder.
A wicket right after the break. How often have seen this happening? Hardik Pandya walks in at number 5.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! LBW! A big shout and the finger is raised. After a chat with the skipper, Tilak Varma decides not to take the review. Drifting into the left-hander from around the wicket, on a length, on middle and leg. Varma gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. He misses and the ball straightens after landing to hit him on the crouched back thigh. Saim Ayub provides Pakistan with a timely breakthrough.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and around off, Suryakumar Yadav cuts it to the left of backward point and pinches a quick single.
DRINKS BREAK. It is delicately poised at the moment. India have scored 73/1 after the Powerplay. But Pakistan have not allowed these two to free their arms.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Short and at the sticks, turned away to mid-wicket from the crease.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, SKY uses his feet and whips it to wide long on for one.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Shadab Khan makes a mess of it.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, This is quicker through the air and the length stays short, on off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it without much timing to cover.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and sliding on, on middle. SKY ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit too wide and short as well, Tilak lets the ball come to him and cuts it through the vacant backward point region for a brace. 10 runs off the over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Wide! A bit of air given and bowled with a round-arm action. This slides down leg. Yadav misses out on the tickle.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Loopy ball delivered by going wide on the crease, full and outside off, Tilak strokes it to deep cover and crosses over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Flat and short, on middle, Suryakumar punches it to long on and picks up a run.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Good save!
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Leg bye.
A review for LBW taken by Pakistan. Pitching outside leg? Or in the line? First, UltraEdge comes up. Shows nothing but a flat line.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Fuller and quicker, on off, Tilak pushes it with a straight bat to long off for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Angled in, on the shorter side, SKY tucks it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, At 89.8 kph, fuller and on off. Varma watchfully pats it wide of cover and crosses over.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, This spins back in sharply, shorter and on middle and leg. Varma goes back to work it with the spin on the leg side but the ball spins past the blade to catch him on the pads.
It's a nice little comeback by Pakistan. 16/1 in the last 3 overs for India. Mohammad Nawaz to continue. 1-0-3-0 so far.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, ! That is a shot and a half!
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, This is bowled into the surface slightly, on off. Varma waits on it for the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. Gets more of a top edge but it goes through the vacant backward square leg region for a single. A good comeback from Tariq after conceding a boundary on the first ball.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Beaten! Another ball bowled from wide of the crease, this keeps straight, full and outside off. Varma plays inside the line of the ball and the ball sneaks past the blade.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit round arm and bowled by going wide on the crease, pushed through at the sticks, on a length. Tilak Varma defends it off the front foot.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A longer pause this time from Tariq, full and on middle and leg. Varma clips it to mid-wicket.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and around the off stump, SKY punches it through covers and turns the strike over.
Is it Usman Tariq time? Sure is.Â
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! 'Welcome, Usman,' says Suryakumar!
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flight on offer, on off and full, Tilak Varma takes a giant stride forward and drives it to short cover. At halfway, India are 92/2.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Fraction fuller, on off, Suryakumar Yadav gently pushes the ball to the right of backward point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker through the air, straighter too, on a length, Suryakumar Yadav knocks it to the off side.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Tilak crouches a bit and slashes it through backward point for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, More flight on a fuller length, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav drills it along the ground to long off for a single.
With a right-hander at the crease in Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Agha brings on Mohammad Nawaz.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav drives it inside out to short cover.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, A touch short, on middle, drifting in and then spinning the other way. Tilak Varma covers the line and stabs it down the pitch.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
A much-needed breakthrough for Pakistan.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Just the breakthrough Pakistan were desperately in search of.Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! That is ordinary bowling. Saim drops it short, and outside off, Ishan Kishan switches the stance and nails the reverse pull over and between backward point and short third for a boundary.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Flat and tad short, on leg, Tilak paddles it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Oh, what has happened here? Ishan Kishan is down and grimacing in pain. Seems like he is experiencing cramps in his right leg.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Slightly short and a googly, on leg. Ishan hangs deep in the crease and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Full and on off, Ishan shimmies down the track and blasts it past the bowler, to the right of long on for a couple more.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! Into the gap! This is good, proactive batting by Kishan. Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length, spinning down leg. Kishan sweeps it powerfully to the long leg fence and picks up another boundary.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! That is a monster! Shadab dishes out a friendly half-volley, on leg, Ishan Kishan picks the length in a trice and bludgeons it with a slog sweep, and parks it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.
5th bowler of the night for Pakistan. Here's the leggie Shadab Khan.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flighted up, full and on leg, Ishan Kishan gets down on a knee and sweeps it to the left of deep backward square leg. Faheem Ashraf moves across in the deep, fumbles, and that allows the batters to steal the second run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A googly, short and outside off, and Ishan pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 from the over. 24 from the last two.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Slides in with the arm, on a length, into the bodyline. Ishan is rushed on the back foot and pulls it to mid-wicket.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A touch short, outside off, Ishan late cuts it, but this time, he finds short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! PUNISHED! Lands in thereabouts of the off pole, Ishan Kishan gets a big stride forward and smashes it over covers for a cracking boundary. Abrar has been taken to the cleaners.Â
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! FIFTY FOR ISHAN KISHAN! Off just 27 balls, and he gets to his 9th T20I half century! Dropped full and on off, sliding in. Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot, gets under it and pumps it mercilessly to the left of Faheem Ashraf at long off for a boundary.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Deft touch! Abrar goes short and around off, Ishan Kishan waits for it on the back foot and delicately cuts it late through the right of the short third fielder for a boundary.
DRINKS BREAK! India will be relatively happy with the start. Despite losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over, they have managed to keep the scoreboard ticking at close to 9 runs an over.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! Good effort in the deep, but goes in vain.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Fractionally full, on middle, Ishan walks forward and eases it wide of cover for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! Just up and over! On a length, on off, Ishan Kishan presses back and pulls it over mid on for a boundary. Didn't time too well, but just enough to clear Shaheen Afridi in the ring.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Pushed fuller on middle, Tilak Varma tries to reverse, but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball rolls in front of square on the off side for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Nicely tossed up from a wider angle, around the stump. On a length, around off, Kishan presses back and punches it through mid off for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, Floated up again, around off, Varma pushes it off the front foot to cover. 11 runs off Abrar's first over.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Easy pickings!
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Much better from Abrar! On top of off and this is shorter, Ishan waits on it and steers it to short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Did that brush something? Another ball that is a bit too full and too straight as well, Ishan walks inside the line to play the fine sweep but misses. Not given as a wide because the ball brushed the pads.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! All the way!
Change.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Oh, Ishan takes out his partner at the other end!Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Ayub gets away with it! Short again and a bit too wide, Kishan gets the width to free his arms but he picks out the cover fielder.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Four!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, That turned a long way!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, This is dropped short, on off, Kishan hangs deep in the crease and looks to force it down the ground. The ball stops on him and he chips it on the bounce to Saim.
Will Shaheen get another over? Nah, he won't. Spin from both ends as Saim Ayub will roll his arm over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, In the air....but safe! Floated up by Agha, full and outside off. Ishan reaches out in front for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. Slices it aerially but luckily for him, the ball drops well in front of the charging Babar Azam at long off. Just a single.
Salman Agha to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and shorter, on middle. Kishan whips it to the left of mid on and crosses over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Not in control but safe! Around off, fractionally short, on off. Kishan gets down on a knee for the sweep but fails to get on top of it. Gets a top edge that sails over backward square leg and drops out of the reach of the chasing Sahibzada Farhan. Two runs taken. Usman Khan and Ishan Kishan bump into each other as the throw comes in from the deep but no harm done.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, ! Up and over! Flighted delivery from around the wicket, on middle. A bit too full, Kishan drops on a knee, clear the front leg and clubs it over mid on. One bounce and over the ropes.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, ! Off the edge! Tilak Varma is underway with a streaky boundary. This moves away in the air, in the channel, on a good length. Varma goes searching for the ball and hangs his bat out away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and goes well wide of the man at first slip and the deep third fielder is also beaten. 15 runs off Shaheen's first over.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Afridi pushes the length up and finds a bit of away shape, on off. Varma presents a straight bat for the block. The ball squirts off an outside edge to backward point.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Hits the top of off, does Shaheen. Tilak covers the line and defends it right under his eyes.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, On a good length, on off, Kishan swipes it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! On any other day, that would have gone back onto the stumps.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! Shaheen Afridi is greeted with a biggie! Afridi starts with a short ball, in line with the left shoulder. Ishan gets his hands high and gets on top of the bounce. Nails the pull and the ball slams the scoreboard in the deep square leg region.
Pakistan are all over the moon. The plan to go spin straightaway has worked wonders for them.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! A masterstroke from Salman Agha. Pakistan have a massive wicket early in the game. Abhishek Sharma goes for a four-ball duck.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Three dots in a row! This is slower through the air, fuller and outside off. Abhishek reaches out and cuts it to cover-point.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Sliding in again, on a length, on middle. Abhishek plays a punchy drive along the ground to extra cover.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Drags it down a touch, on middle, Ishan advances and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. With this single, Kishan and India are off the mark!
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Agha begins from around the wicket and this is darted into the left-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. Ishan watchfully defends.
End of the Indian innings, one that ebbed and flowed. Given how the pitch has behaved, India will take 175.
Shaheen Afridi to Axar Patel, ! CAUGHT! 16 runs from the final over. INDIA FINISH AT 175/7.
Axar Patel walks out.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! SHIVAM DUBE IS RUN OUT! A big mix-up between the batters and Shivam pays the price.
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! The move to close the innings out with Shaheen Afridi is proving expensive. 15 runs off the over with two balls to go. Angled in the slot, on middle. Rinku crouches to get under the ball and clubs it over deep square leg for a biggie. With two left-handers at the crease, could Salman Agha not bowled himself?
Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh, ! Useful runs for India!
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, Takes pace off, on a length, outside off, Shivam Dube hangs back and punches it to long off for a single.
Shaheen Afridi to Shivam Dube, ! SMASHED! Shaheen goes full and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube uses his bottom hand and bludgeons is straight down the ground. And before anyone could move a muscle, the ball races away to the fence.
Time for the final over. It will be pace to close out the innings.
Usman Tariq to Rinku Singh, Pushed flatter and fuller, at 79.3 kph, in front of the sticks, Rinku Singh sits down to sweep, but the ball goes straight to the bowler off the bottom end.
Rinku Singh is in next.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! TAKEN! Tariq breaks the 33-run partnership.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Swing and a miss! A leg break, on a fullish length just outside off, SKY shuffles towards the off side. He swipes at it and misses, getting struck on the pad.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Leg bye.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, ! CLUBBED! Slider into the batter, full in length, Shivam Dube picks the length nicely and shimmies down the track before pumping it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, Nearly dragged on! A round-arm delivery, bowled really slow, fullish and on off, Shivam Dube goes for the cut, but the ball goes off the inside edge and deflects off his back boot and rolls past the stumps.
Usman Tariq to bowl the 19th over.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, ! MUSCLED! Not that short by Ahmed, just outside off, Shivam Dube brings his long levers into play, stands tall and blasts it massively over deep mid-wicket for an enormous six.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and quick, on the fourth stump, Suryakumar Yadav leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Round-armish, on a length, on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it on the bounce to Saim Ayub at deep mid-wicket for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, A bit quicker and fuller, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Abrar Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Top drawer shot! Abrar lands it on a length, and it is the carrom ball that spins away from middle. Suryakumar Yadav waits for it on the back foot and whips it perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Into the blockhole, on off, Suryakumar Yadav carves it down to long on for a single. A fantastic over by Usman. Just 4 from it.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Well bowled! SKY is itching to get going.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, An in-dipping length ball, on off, and it slides in with the arm. Shivam Dube pulls it off the inner half of the blade to mid-wicket for a run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up fuller and on the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav mistimes his slog sweep off the toe end. It lands safely in the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, A long pause before Tariq dishes out a length ball that spins in sharply. Suryakumar Yadav watches it closely and punches chop-cuts it to backward point.
Usman Tariq to Shivam Dube, On a lower trajectory, on a length, around off, Dube pumps it across to long on for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Dube pushes it to the cover region and rushes off for a single. The fielder throws it flat to the bowler, but Nawaz does not gather it at the bowling end.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, ! Powerful shot! A touch short, on middle, Shivam Dube pivots on the back foot and pulls it to the leg side, bisecting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. A boundary after a long time for India.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Slows it up, a touch fuller and spinning away, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav jabs it through cover-point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Full and around off, spinning in, Shivam gentle pushes it through mid on for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Much fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav clips it using his wrists to deep mid-wicket for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Shivam Dube, Pitched full and on middle, Shivam gets down on his knee and sweeps it off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, Flighted delivery, on leg, Dube flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. End of an eventful over, a potentially game-defining one. Just 2 runs and 2 big wickets off the over.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, No run.
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, My word! How did that miss the stumps? Hang on, after a chat, Pakistan have gone for the review. They think the ball may have brushed the edge and want to take a chance. Slanting in, on a length, on middle. Dube closes the bat face to work it with the angle but the lands and straightens to rip past the outside edge.
126/2 becomes 126/4 for India. Shivam Dube is in at number 6.
Saim Ayub to Hardik Pandya, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Two in two for Saim Ayub. A golden duck for Hardik Pandya. Carrom ball from Ayub and he keeps it away from the batter's hitting arc. Hardik cannot resist himself after seeing the ball tossed up slightly. He has a big swing at it but only gets the height and not the distance. It is skied towards long off, where Babar Azam takes the catch in reverse cup style over his right shoulder.
A wicket right after the break. How often have seen this happening? Hardik Pandya walks in at number 5.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! LBW! A big shout and the finger is raised. After a chat with the skipper, Tilak Varma decides not to take the review. Drifting into the left-hander from around the wicket, on a length, on middle and leg. Varma gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. He misses and the ball straightens after landing to hit him on the crouched back thigh. Saim Ayub provides Pakistan with a timely breakthrough.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and around off, Suryakumar Yadav cuts it to the left of backward point and pinches a quick single.
DRINKS BREAK. It is delicately poised at the moment. India have scored 73/1 after the Powerplay. But Pakistan have not allowed these two to free their arms.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Short and at the sticks, turned away to mid-wicket from the crease.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, SKY uses his feet and whips it to wide long on for one.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Shadab Khan makes a mess of it.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, This is quicker through the air and the length stays short, on off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it without much timing to cover.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and sliding on, on middle. SKY ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit too wide and short as well, Tilak lets the ball come to him and cuts it through the vacant backward point region for a brace. 10 runs off the over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Wide! A bit of air given and bowled with a round-arm action. This slides down leg. Yadav misses out on the tickle.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Loopy ball delivered by going wide on the crease, full and outside off, Tilak strokes it to deep cover and crosses over.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Flat and short, on middle, Suryakumar punches it to long on and picks up a run.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Good save!
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Leg bye.
A review for LBW taken by Pakistan. Pitching outside leg? Or in the line? First, UltraEdge comes up. Shows nothing but a flat line.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Fuller and quicker, on off, Tilak pushes it with a straight bat to long off for one more.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Angled in, on the shorter side, SKY tucks it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, At 89.8 kph, fuller and on off. Varma watchfully pats it wide of cover and crosses over.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, This spins back in sharply, shorter and on middle and leg. Varma goes back to work it with the spin on the leg side but the ball spins past the blade to catch him on the pads.
It's a nice little comeback by Pakistan. 16/1 in the last 3 overs for India. Mohammad Nawaz to continue. 1-0-3-0 so far.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, ! That is a shot and a half!
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, This is bowled into the surface slightly, on off. Varma waits on it for the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. Gets more of a top edge but it goes through the vacant backward square leg region for a single. A good comeback from Tariq after conceding a boundary on the first ball.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, Beaten! Another ball bowled from wide of the crease, this keeps straight, full and outside off. Varma plays inside the line of the ball and the ball sneaks past the blade.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A bit round arm and bowled by going wide on the crease, pushed through at the sticks, on a length. Tilak Varma defends it off the front foot.
Usman Tariq to Tilak Varma, A longer pause this time from Tariq, full and on middle and leg. Varma clips it to mid-wicket.
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter and around the off stump, SKY punches it through covers and turns the strike over.
Is it Usman Tariq time? Sure is.Â
Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav, ! 'Welcome, Usman,' says Suryakumar!
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flight on offer, on off and full, Tilak Varma takes a giant stride forward and drives it to short cover. At halfway, India are 92/2.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Fraction fuller, on off, Suryakumar Yadav gently pushes the ball to the right of backward point for a single.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker through the air, straighter too, on a length, Suryakumar Yadav knocks it to the off side.
Mohammad Nawaz to Tilak Varma, Flat and quick, full and outside off, Tilak crouches a bit and slashes it through backward point for a run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, More flight on a fuller length, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav drills it along the ground to long off for a single.
With a right-hander at the crease in Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Agha brings on Mohammad Nawaz.
Mohammad Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav drives it inside out to short cover.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, A touch short, on middle, drifting in and then spinning the other way. Tilak Varma covers the line and stabs it down the pitch.
Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.
A much-needed breakthrough for Pakistan.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Just the breakthrough Pakistan were desperately in search of.Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! That is ordinary bowling. Saim drops it short, and outside off, Ishan Kishan switches the stance and nails the reverse pull over and between backward point and short third for a boundary.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Flat and tad short, on leg, Tilak paddles it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Oh, what has happened here? Ishan Kishan is down and grimacing in pain. Seems like he is experiencing cramps in his right leg.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Slightly short and a googly, on leg. Ishan hangs deep in the crease and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Full and on off, Ishan shimmies down the track and blasts it past the bowler, to the right of long on for a couple more.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! Into the gap! This is good, proactive batting by Kishan. Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length, spinning down leg. Kishan sweeps it powerfully to the long leg fence and picks up another boundary.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, ! That is a monster! Shadab dishes out a friendly half-volley, on leg, Ishan Kishan picks the length in a trice and bludgeons it with a slog sweep, and parks it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.
5th bowler of the night for Pakistan. Here's the leggie Shadab Khan.
Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, Flighted up, full and on leg, Ishan Kishan gets down on a knee and sweeps it to the left of deep backward square leg. Faheem Ashraf moves across in the deep, fumbles, and that allows the batters to steal the second run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A googly, short and outside off, and Ishan pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 from the over. 24 from the last two.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Slides in with the arm, on a length, into the bodyline. Ishan is rushed on the back foot and pulls it to mid-wicket.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, A touch short, outside off, Ishan late cuts it, but this time, he finds short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! PUNISHED! Lands in thereabouts of the off pole, Ishan Kishan gets a big stride forward and smashes it over covers for a cracking boundary. Abrar has been taken to the cleaners.Â
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! FIFTY FOR ISHAN KISHAN! Off just 27 balls, and he gets to his 9th T20I half century! Dropped full and on off, sliding in. Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot, gets under it and pumps it mercilessly to the left of Faheem Ashraf at long off for a boundary.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Deft touch! Abrar goes short and around off, Ishan Kishan waits for it on the back foot and delicately cuts it late through the right of the short third fielder for a boundary.
DRINKS BREAK! India will be relatively happy with the start. Despite losing Abhishek Sharma in the very first over, they have managed to keep the scoreboard ticking at close to 9 runs an over.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, ! Good effort in the deep, but goes in vain.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Fractionally full, on middle, Ishan walks forward and eases it wide of cover for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, ! Just up and over! On a length, on off, Ishan Kishan presses back and pulls it over mid on for a boundary. Didn't time too well, but just enough to clear Shaheen Afridi in the ring.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, Pushed fuller on middle, Tilak Varma tries to reverse, but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball rolls in front of square on the off side for a single.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Nicely tossed up from a wider angle, around the stump. On a length, around off, Kishan presses back and punches it through mid off for a single.
Abrar Ahmed to Tilak Varma, Floated up again, around off, Varma pushes it off the front foot to cover. 11 runs off Abrar's first over.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! Easy pickings!
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Much better from Abrar! On top of off and this is shorter, Ishan waits on it and steers it to short third.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, Did that brush something? Another ball that is a bit too full and too straight as well, Ishan walks inside the line to play the fine sweep but misses. Not given as a wide because the ball brushed the pads.
Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, ! All the way!
Change.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Oh, Ishan takes out his partner at the other end!Â
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Ayub gets away with it! Short again and a bit too wide, Kishan gets the width to free his arms but he picks out the cover fielder.
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, Four!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, That turned a long way!
Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, This is dropped short, on off, Kishan hangs deep in the crease and looks to force it down the ground. The ball stops on him and he chips it on the bounce to Saim.
Will Shaheen get another over? Nah, he won't. Spin from both ends as Saim Ayub will roll his arm over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, In the air....but safe! Floated up by Agha, full and outside off. Ishan reaches out in front for the slog sweep but he is not to the pitch of the ball. Slices it aerially but luckily for him, the ball drops well in front of the charging Babar Azam at long off. Just a single.
Salman Agha to Tilak Varma, 1 run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Flatter and shorter, on middle. Kishan whips it to the left of mid on and crosses over.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Not in control but safe! Around off, fractionally short, on off. Kishan gets down on a knee for the sweep but fails to get on top of it. Gets a top edge that sails over backward square leg and drops out of the reach of the chasing Sahibzada Farhan. Two runs taken. Usman Khan and Ishan Kishan bump into each other as the throw comes in from the deep but no harm done.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, ! Up and over! Flighted delivery from around the wicket, on middle. A bit too full, Kishan drops on a knee, clear the front leg and clubs it over mid on. One bounce and over the ropes.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, ! Off the edge! Tilak Varma is underway with a streaky boundary. This moves away in the air, in the channel, on a good length. Varma goes searching for the ball and hangs his bat out away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and goes well wide of the man at first slip and the deep third fielder is also beaten. 15 runs off Shaheen's first over.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Afridi pushes the length up and finds a bit of away shape, on off. Varma presents a straight bat for the block. The ball squirts off an outside edge to backward point.
Shaheen Afridi to Tilak Varma, Hits the top of off, does Shaheen. Tilak covers the line and defends it right under his eyes.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, On a good length, on off, Kishan swipes it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! On any other day, that would have gone back onto the stumps.
Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, ! Shaheen Afridi is greeted with a biggie! Afridi starts with a short ball, in line with the left shoulder. Ishan gets his hands high and gets on top of the bounce. Nails the pull and the ball slams the scoreboard in the deep square leg region.
Pakistan are all over the moon. The plan to go spin straightaway has worked wonders for them.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! A masterstroke from Salman Agha. Pakistan have a massive wicket early in the game. Abhishek Sharma goes for a four-ball duck.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Three dots in a row! This is slower through the air, fuller and outside off. Abhishek reaches out and cuts it to cover-point.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, Sliding in again, on a length, on middle. Abhishek plays a punchy drive along the ground to extra cover.
Salman Agha to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Drags it down a touch, on middle, Ishan advances and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. With this single, Kishan and India are off the mark!
Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, Agha begins from around the wicket and this is darted into the left-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. Ishan watchfully defends.