Amir rattled India early wit a fiery spell. (Source: AP)
India, chasing 84, lost the top-order cheaply but Virat Kohli (49) steadied the ship and stitched a match-winning partnership with Yuvraj Singh (14*) to guide his side home with more than four overs to spare. Earlier, Hardik Pandya was the star with figures of 3/8 with the ball. He was assisted by Jadeja, who not only scalped two but was electric in the field. (PHOTOS: India vs Pakistan, blast from the past)
REPORT: India stay ice cool after enduring early storm
ANALYSIS: One spell can’t define Amir but it is a step in the right direction
COMMENTS: Mohammad Amir is a world class bowler: Virat Kohli
ON THE INTERNET: How Twitterati reacted to India’s win
Scorecard: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2016
WATCH: Kohli, Pandya star in India’s five-wicket win (App users click here)
The match, as it happened
ALL OVER! Dhoni scores the winning runs…India beat Pakistan by five wickets
2150 hrs IST: WICKET! Sami strikes again. Pandya edges one to Hafeez at first slip
2149 hrs IST: WICKET! Sami traps Kohli in front…the right-hander not happy with the decision. Replays suggest some bat involved there. India 76/4
2142 hrs IST: India 69/3, and Kohli is batting on 43
2135 hrs IST: On the pads, and Kohli clips it in fine fashion to the ropes. Moves to 38. How well has he played today under pressure
2132 hrs IST: FIFTY-run partnership between Kohli and Yuvraj comes up off 54 balls
2128 hrs IST: After a poor first over, Riaz oversteps early in the second. Free hit but does well to keep it to a dot ball
2123 hrs IST: Kohli and Yuvraj doing a fine job. Collect 15 from the Riaz over and are happy to deal in singles
2115 hrs IST: Wahab Riaz into the attack and Kohli powers his 150+ delivery to the ropes
2113 hrs IST: Amir ends his spell with brilliant figures of 3/18
2111 hrs IST: Back-to-back boundaries for Virat Kohli. India move to 29/3
2108 hrs IST: Quality bowling from both ends. And, Afridi is bowling out Amir here. Makes sense since Pakistan need wickets
In T20Is India’s lowest after 6 (PP) overs: 24/4 (135) v Aus at Bridgetown 2010
Today 21/3 (this is now the lowest!)#AsiaCupT20#IndvsPak— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
2100 hrs IST: Umar Akmal throws, and it hits the umpire. He’s in some pain here
2055 hrs IST: Irfan is first change and Yuvraj greets him with an exquisite cover-drive
2050 hrs IST: And, almost gets Yuvraj first ball
In T20Is India’s lowest score at the fall of 3rd wkt was 17 vs Aus at Bridgetown 2010
Today 8/3#AsiaCupT20#IndvsPak— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
2050 hrs IST: WICKET! Raina had no clue about the shot, miscues and gives Amir the third wicket. India 8/3
2044 hrs IST: Sami to bowl from the other end. It has become very interesting now, Pakistan with their tails up
If you needed to know, Mohd Amir can bowl!!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 27 February 2016
2040 hrs IST: WICKET! Dream start for Amir…traps Rahane in front now. India in a spot of bother at 2/2
This is not an easy track. Still cricket to be played…
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 27 February 2016
2036 hrs IST: WICKET! Amir traps Rohit in front with a peach. India off to a poor start in modest chase. 0/1
2034 hrs IST: India openers Rohit and Rahane out in the middle for the modest chase. Amir with the new ball for Pakistan
2019 hrs IST: Pakistan bowled out for just 83
2018 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya applies the finishing touch. Cleans up Amir to end with figures of 3/8
2015 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya has not put a foot wrong today. Returns to bowl and gets rid of Sami early in the over. Pakistan 83/9
2010 hrs IST: Thanks to Ashwin, Pakistan won’t get bundled out for their lowest total
Pakistan lowest total in T20Is: 74/10 (19.1 ov) v Aus at Dubai in 2012
Today: 75/8 in 16.1 ov#AsiaCupT20#IndvPak— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
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2007 hrs IST: WICKET! With Sarfraz go Pakistan’s hopes of posting a decent total. Jadeja cleans up the last recognised batsman. Pakistan 70/8
2000 hrs IST: For Pakistan, it’s important Sarfraz stays there right till the end and gets his team to a respectable total
1954 hrs IST: WICKET! Jadeja into the attack he strikes early. Traps Wahab Riaz in front. Pakistan 52/7
1949 hrs IST: Sarfaraz in the middle, and tail-enders to follow
Pakistan lowest after 10 overs vs India 45/3 at Bangalore 2012 (Pak won!)
Today 47/6#AsiaCupT20#IndvPak— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
1942 hrs IST: WICKET! Afridi takes on Jadeja’s arm and doesn’t make a wise call as he fails to make ground. Dhoni whips the bails in a flash to give India sixth success. Pakistan 42/6
1940 hrs IST: Shahid Afridi walks out to bat, not when he would have liked. Pakistan need a special effort now
Well……well……well….Afridi in, in the 8th over. 4 quicks after this.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 27 February 2016
1938 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj into the attack and he strikes first ball. Traps Umar Akmal in front. Pakistan in deep deep trouble. 35/5
1936 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya strikes in his first over. Scalps the experienced Shoaib Malik. Pakistan struggling at 35/4
1935 hrs IST: Powerplay over, Dhoni turns to his third seamer Hardik Pandya
1930 hrs IST: WICKET! mix-up….Khurram goes for the single, loses his bat and Virat Kohli hits the stumps. Pakistan in a spot of bother at 32/3
Last time #IndvPak played, also at Mirpur on 21-3-2014
after 6 overs:
Pak 34/1 (130/7)
Today: Pak 32/3 #AsiaCupT20— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
1924 hrs IST: Dhoni was up, Nehra was celebrating but umpire wasn’t interested. Replays suggest contact & deflection. India can’t believe it. Khurram survives
Last time #IndvPak played, also at Mirpur on 21-3-2014
after 5 overs:
Pak 22/1 (130/7)
Today: Pak 28/2 #AsiaCupT20— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
1919 hrs IST: WICKET! Clever change of pace by Bumrah and Sharjeel edges it to Rahane at first slip. Pakistan 22/2
1914 hrs IST: Good over for Pakistan, collect 13 from Nehra’s second. 18/1 after three overs
The best thing that has happened to India in T20–wickets with the new ball…Nehra, Bumrah and Ashwin. Brilliant. 👏👏🇮🇳🇮🇳
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 27 February 2016
1911 hrs IST: Short again from Nehra, Khurram cuts and Jadeja sprints to save a run for his side
1911 hrs IST: FOUR! Khurram gets his front leg out of the way and muscles it to the ropes
1909 hrs IST: Young Bumrah, playing his first India-Pakistan contest, starts with a maiden
1905 hrs IST: Bumrah from the other end, and he gets one to angle sharply into Khurram. Top start
1904 hrs IST: Khurram Manzoor joins Sharjeel in the middle
Old is gold
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 27 February 2016
1902 hrs IST: WICKET! Nehra responds in style. Extracts extra bounce and Hafeez, attempting the cut, could only edge it to Dhoni behind the stumps. 4/1
1901 hrs IST: Hafeez, Pakistan away with a boundary. Pitched up, and he creams it past point
1900 hrs IST: The teams are out in the middle. Sharjeel Khan and Hafeez to open the innings for Pakistan, Nehra with the new ball for India
1855 hrs IST: Five minutes away from the start…It’s very noisy in the middle. Crowd getting behind their teams
The atmosphere is absolutely electric!! Five minutes to go for #IndvsPak match! #AsiaCupT20 pic.twitter.com/Wy19ULe8nR
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) 27 February 2016
1851 hrs IST: India U-19s are glued to all the action. Quick reminder: They beat Pakistan U-19 in World Cup warm-ups
Everyone is excited @rickybhui … Hope to see some thrilling action s https://t.co/Hd5C5IRdQU
— ishan kishan (@ishanKishan18) 27 February 2016
1850 hrs IST: Here’s why Dhawan is not playing this high-voltage fixture
Dhawan suffers a left ankle niggle. Rested. #AsiaCup #IndvsPak
— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) February 27, 2016
1848 hrs IST: Show your support. Get behind your team before the first ball is bowled in the ‘Epic’
Who are you supporting today?
Live Updates https://t.co/t5fz1vbenY
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) 27 February 2016
1844 hrs IST: Huge crowd today. Plenty of support for both India and Pakistan
1843 hrs IST: Ashwin leads the list of most economical bowlers in India-Pakistan T20Is
Most eco bowlers in #IndvsPak T20Is
min 8 overs
5.58 R Ashwin
5.63 M Irfan
6.00 I Pathan/RP Singh
6.88 S Ajmal
6.90 M Hafeez#AsiaCupT20— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 27 February 2016
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1842 hrs IST: India, bowling first, need wickets up front and Sehwag hopes “Nehra ji” does that
Hope Nehra Ji will take early wkts n give good start to the team .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 27 February 2016
1841 hrs IST: Ind XI – RG Sharma, A Rahane, V Kohli, S Raina, Y Singh, MS Dhoni, H Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Nehra, J Bumrah
1840 hrs IST: Pak XI – K Manzoor, S Khan, M Hafeez, S Malik, S Ahmed, U Akmal, S Afridi, Wahab Riaz, M Sami, M Amir, M Irfan
1838 hrs IST: Sehwag is ready for the big one, are you?
Waiting for this contest for long time . Top 2 team of Asia will play today Ind vs Pak . Good luck to both the teams .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 27 February 2016
1831 hrs IST: TOSS! India elect to field, injured Shikhar Dhawan makes for Ajinkya Rahane. Pakistan field four quicks for this contest
1828 hrs IST: PITCH! Some bare spots, but some grass too. Team winning the toss would look to field first, feels Dean Jones
1820 hrs IST: The last discussion before the coin goes up for the toss
#TeamIndia in a huddle before #IndvPak game #AsiaCuphttps://t.co/vFG0Wo8Bx3
— BCCI (@BCCI) 27 February 2016
1810 hrs IST: And, again there’s a dash of green on the strip
Less greener than what we’ve seen in the past in #mirpur Pakistan won’t mind this… #IndvsPak #AsiaCupT20 pic.twitter.com/FUPaym6mys
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 27 February 2016
1800 hrs IST: MS Dhoni, who missed the training on Friday, is out for the warm-ups as India engage in their customary football session
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The build-up
Old Dhoni, Afridi guards in new setting
Live Cricket Score, India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2016: The high volatile duel between arch-rivals would be a tale of two captains: MS Dhoni and Shahid Afridi. File
MS Dhoni and Shahid Afridi are treading the final phase of their careers, but they still have retained their charm.
WATCH: Here’s what to expect from India-Pakistan Asia Cup contest (App users click here)
Another spectacle in the offing
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India will look to keep their winning momentum going when they take on bitter rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Dhaka.
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India and Pakistan have faced each other 11 times in the Asia Cup, and both teams are locked at 5-5.
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