India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018 Highlights: Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu steered India to victory. (Source: AP)
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018 Highlights: India blew Pakistan away at the Dubai International Stadium. Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik put in the finishing touches to take India to an eight-wicket win but the foundation was laid by a brilliant bowling performance and Pakistan’s astonishingly poor shot selection. The only negative for India from this match is the injury suffered by Hardik Pandya, who had to be stretchered off the pitch due to a back spasm during Pakistan’s innings.
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Sarfraz Ahmed admits that Pakistan's lacklustre performance with the bat is what did them in. Not too much celebrations from the Indians in the pavilion. As far as competing against India is concerned, Hong Kong outclassed Pakistan in a number of ways. But Pakistan can take heart from the fact that they will face India at least one more time in this tournament. The last time they lost like this to India in a tournament they came back to hand them one of the biggest defeats they have suffered in ODI cricket in recent times. That's it from here then.
Rayudu pulls to the square leg boundary and India have complete an emphatic victory here. They beat Pakistan by 8 wickets. with 21 overs remaining in the match. Not much of a contest in the end.
Shoaib Malik is into the attack now and he concedes a four off the fourth ball of the over before which he conceded three singles. Pakistan have been completely blown away here. Meanwhile, here's hoping that the boy in this particular barber shop in Karachi did not end up getting an angry botched up haircut.
Easy does it for India now. They need 31 off a whopping 163 balls. Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu are in the middle. Two experienced campaigners. Any sting that might have been there of this match being an India-Pakistan contest is gone and only a miracle can give Sarfraz and co. a win.
20 overs gone - India reach 121/2. Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu are slowly moving about their business and are steering India towards chase. India need 42 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand.
SIX! Dinesh Karthik joins the party as he hammers a slower delivery from Fakhar Zaman for a massive six. Excellent footwork from the batsman and India move further towards the target.
GONE! A wide delivery from Faheem Ashraf and Shikhar Dhawan just pounced on it. Hammers it straight to Babar Azam at point. And Dhawan has to walk back to the pavillion for 64. IND 104/2
100 up for India at the end of 16 overs - India need 63 runs more to win with 9 wickets in hand. This seems to be an easy run chase from here on.
Shadab Khan has hurt his back and he has decided to go off the field in the middle of his over. Shadab walks back to the pavilion and Fakhar Zaman comes out to complete the over.
15 overs are up and India are 98/1. Still India need 65 runs to win and 9 wickets are in hand. Pakistan need to do more damage and pick up quick 2-3 wickets to bring themselves back into the match.
WICKET! First ball from Shadab Khan and skipper Rohit Sharma has been deceived by a google. He stepped outside his crease to play the ball but mistimed it and the ball just went on to knock down the stumps. First blow for India. IND 86/1 as Rohit Sharma departs on 52.
WHAM! WHAM! Rohit Sharma gets a full delivery from Hasan Ali and Rohit Sharma just hammers his bat on it. Maintains perfect balance and excellent timings of the bat as the ball goes for a four. Raises his bat to acknowledge his fifty in just 36 balls.
SIX! A short delivery from Hasan Ali and Rohit Sharma delivers another one of his trademark pull shot for another massive six. The Hitman is waiting for loose deliveries and he is just punishing them blindly.
FOUR! The onslaught continues after the first powerplay and it has completely been India's match so far. Shikhar Dhawan is now flexing his arms as he hammers a slower delivery from Ashraf towards the leg side for a boundary. IND 73/0 after 12 overs.
End of first powerplay and India are cruising towards an easy run chase here. After 10 overs, IND 58/0. Still 10 wickets in hand and need 105 runs to win. Pakistan need to take a wicket or two here.
Change in attack - Faheem Ashraf comes on to replace Usman Khan as Pakistan look to put a leash on the run flow. But that might not just be enough. Pakistan need to pick up a wicket or two here, just to tighten things up a bit now. Can Ashraf make any difference?
FOUR! Rohit Sharma has been unleashed and he uses the pace of the ball from Hasan Ali to just steer the ball over the covers for a four in the mid-wicket. 50 up for India in the 9th over. India are cruising here now.
FOUR! Rohit Sharma follows a Six with a four off a NO BALL!
FREE HIT! Where will this go? DEEP INSIDE THE STANDS! Rohit Sharma hammers it miles into the crowds. 19 runs come in the over and India are 48/0 after 8 overs.
SIX! Rohit Sharma has been unleashed now and he is just showing his class. A short delivery from Usman Khan. Rohit Sharma gets inside of it and just uses the pace of it to guide it over the top ropes behind the stumps. First six of India's run chase.
BACK TO BACK BOUNDARIES! Two conseucutive boundaries from Rohit Sharma as he looks to relieve some of the pressure. Mohammad Amir just misses the length by a tad bit but it is enough for the Indian skipper to pounce on them. India 27/0 after 7 overs.
The fans in Mumbai are watching India vs Pakistan match at a Ganpati mandal.
India's cautious start continues as Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan take India's total to 15/0 after 5 overs. Sharma and Dhawan are building a partnership, getting themselves in and going about their business for now.
CRACKER! Shikhar Dhawan shows his elegance as he opens up the face of the bat on a full-length delivery from Mohammad Amir and the ball raced towards the boundary. Absolutely beautiful shot from Dhawan. He follows it up with another shot on the off-side and the duo ran quickly to take three runs. Good cricket from India.
LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY! India get their first boundary in the match and it comes from Sharma's bat. Good delivery from Usman to Rohit, and the skipper used the speed of the ball. But gets an edge on it and the ball just went past the wicketkeeper for a four.
Good start from Mohammad Amir in the first over. Cautious start from Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. India off to a slower start. IND 2/1 after first over. Usman Khan starts off from the other end. Another left-arm seamer.
Shikhar Dhawan walks out with skipper Rohit Sharma and seamer Mohammad Amir starts off with the new ball for Pakistan. India need 163 to win. HERE WE GO!
INNINGS RECAP
Excellent bowling effort from India as Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar pick up three wickets each to dismantle Pakistan's batting order. On a surface that promised to offer plenty for the batsmen, Indian bowlers did not allow Pakistan to take advantage despite winning the toss and electing to bat first. Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals and only the 82-run stand between Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik and the 36-run stand between Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Amir saw Pakistan getting over 150. Jasprit Bumrah, who failed to take a wicket with the new ball, was excellent once again in the death overs and picked up two wickets as Pakistan were bundled out for 162. India need 163 to win.
Kedar Jadhav, who took three wickets, speaks to Ramiz Raja and he says that the pitch has something in it for the spinners. Here is a tip for Pakistan bowlers if they want to win the match, somehow.
Kedar Jadhav: I have already taken my role seriously hence I am doing well and bowling consistently. My role in the team is to contain batsmen and in that process if I get a wicket, it's fine. The wicket was slightly on the better side and my bowling is all about reading batsmen's mind. I stick to my limitations and try to bowl likewise. I have tried bowling with a lower arm in nets but that's not allowed, I guess. I have to stick to wicket-to-wicket bowling, that's why batsmen find difficult to score against me. To get singles as well, it becomes difficult. I don't give them much speed to deal with, hence it becomes difficult to hit the big shots. It's a manageable target but still we got to go out and get those runs.
BOOM! Jasprit Bumrah dismisses Usman Khan with a stunning yorker and Pakistan are bowled out for 162. India need 163 to win.
WICKET! A moment of fielding practice for India as Hasan Ali hits tries to go over the mid-on fielder on an off-cutter from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But there was absolutely no timing. no power and it landed straight in Dinesh Karthik's hands. PAK 160/9
GONE! Jasprit Bumrah strikes as Faheem Ashraf departs for 21. Ashraf tries to go big but he completely mistimes a quicker delivery from Bumrah and the ball lands straight in Shikhar Dhawan's hands in deep mid-wicket. PAK 158/8
40 overs gone and Pakistan are 157/7. Kuldeep Yadav has given 7 runs in his over. This has been 36-run partnership between Mohammad Amir and Faheem Ashraf. India looking for three quick wickets now.
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IN THE AIR... IN THE AIR... IN THE AIR... And the ball lands in No Man zone. Three fielders were running towards it and somehow the ball decided to drop in the middle of all three. Amir survives to breathe another life.
DROPPED! Yuzvendra Chahal gets the opportunity to dismiss Faheem Ashraf as the Pakistan batsman hit it straight. Chahal jumped and got both his hands to it. But the ball eventually slipped out of his hands. PAK 138/7
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GONE! Kedar Jadhav strikes again - his third wicket. A slower delivery from him and Shadab Khan has stepped outside his crease. MS Dhoni quickly takes the ball and takes down the stumps. Pakistan are falling all apart here. PAK 121/7
India waste a review after MS Dhoni asks Rohit Sharma to review a LBW call in Jasprit Bumrah's over. But the replay showed it was going above the stumps.
21 overs: PAK 85/2
25 overs - PAK 96/4
27 overs - PAK 100/5
30 overs - PAK 113/6
WICKET! Kedar Jadhav gets another wicket as Asif Ali gets the leading edge of the bat on a slower delivery and the ball goes straight to MS Dhoni behind the stumps. Pakistan suffer another blow and India are in total control now. PAK 110/6
GONE! WHAT A THROW! Excellent throw from Ambati Rayudu on the non-srtriker's end to dismiss Shoaib Malik. He was dropped twice before and he would feel really disappointed to depart in such a fashion. Exquisite fielding from Rayudu. Malik departs for 43. PAK 100/5
100 up for Pakistan in the 27th over. It has taken them almost the same number of deliveries to bring up their second fifty in the innings.
GONE! WHAT. A. CATCH.
Manish Pandey takes a brilliant catch in the deep with Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed slamming a powerful shot, but Pandey took the catch near to the ropes. He thought that he is falling, but then he flew the ball in the air, and then he came out to take it again. PAK 96/4
ANOTHER CHANCE WASTED!
Shoaib Malik looked to relieve off the pressure and he hammered a shot miles into the air and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was in that position over ran it. He completely misjudged it and Malik gets another lifeline.
GONE! Kuldeep Yadav breaks the partnership. A slower delivery from the chinaman, forced Babar Azam to step forward. The ball took a turn and Azam completely missed it. It hit the stumps and Azam has to walk back for 47. BIG BLOW! PAK 85/3
20 overs are gone and Pakistan have reached 80/2. The run rate is still not too much, but Pakistan will not worry too much. Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik are still in the middle. And they are playing smartly, and safely.
WATCH: Hardik Pandya being stretchered off the field
Hardik Pandya has fallen down on the ground after completing his delivery as he appears to have a serious cramp on his back. The medical teams are out as they take a stock of the situation. He looks to be in serious pain, and for now, it seems he has to go out. He is being stretchered off the pitch.
DROPPED! What a chnace India had to dismiss Shoaib Malik and Mahendra Singh Dhoni has dropped it. SHOAIB MALIK DROPPED ON 26. Hardik Pandya looks frustrated. But there is little he could do about it. This could really come back to haunt India.
PAK 60/2
15 overs are up and Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik have taken their side's total to 58/2. After 5 overs, Pakistan were 4/2. These two batsmen have really given a push to their side.
50 up for India! It has taken them 13.3 overs to reach the milestone. This has been a good rebuild up to the side and the fifty-run partnership is up for the two batsmen. Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik have given a good push to the side.
Kuldeep Yadav replaces Yuzvendra Chahal as India look to rebuild pressure non Pakistan. But he has been hammered for a six in the fourth delivery by former skipper Shoaib Malik. The batsman charged down to Chahal and then struck it hard. Poor start for Yadav. Gives away 10 runs in his over. PAK 48/2 after 13 overs
Time for some spin, and it is Yuzvendra Chahal who comes into the attack. Pakistan will not midn that. They are in need for amping up the strike rate and a leg-spinner would give them the perfect opportunity to do so.
End of first powerplay and so far things are still tilted towards India. The experience of Shoaib Malik and the brilliance of Babar Azam prevented further damage for Pakistan in the powerplay. PAK 25/2 in 10 overs
Change in attack - Hardik Pandya comes on to replace Jasprit Bumrah as India look for another wicket before the end of first powerplay.
Some of the pressure that Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah built early on has been relieved with Pakistan getting two good overs in a row. Three boundaries in two overs, and Pakistan getting 16 runs in it.
Two loose deliveries from Jasprit Kumar and the experience of Shoaib Malik helps Pakistan in putting on some runs on the board for his side.Good over for Pakistan. 8 runs in it. PAK 12/2 after 6 overs.
WICKET! With the pressure building, Fakhar Zaman decided to charge, and he struck the ball miles into the air with a leading edge. Misjudged the timings and it went straight to Yuzvendra Chahal at covers. Pakistan lose both openers. PAK 3/2