Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 113/7 (7 runs required, RR: 5.65)

  • Naseem Shah10 (4b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi0 (1b)
  • Arshdeep Singh4-0-31-1
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-14-3

3.57pm And that is that. Fantastic win for India, puts them on top of their group above USA. Pakistan, well... they're in some trouble now. They've been in these situations before in world tournaments and come back from them, as we all know, so never say never. Anyway, we've just witnessed one hell of a contest, and my fingers need all the rest they can get. I shall take your leave, therefore, and bid you a warm goodbye on behalf of myself, Danyal, Thilak and Ranjith. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Rohit Sharma: "We didn't bat well enough. I thought halfway through, after 10 overs, we were in a good position, you expect guys to stitch partnerships. We were 15-20 runs short, and every run matters. We were looking at 140, but nevertheless the bowlers did the job. It was a good wicket compared to the one we played on here [against Ireland]. There's that never-say-die attitude in the team. Only 119 on the board, and we wanted to make early inroads which we didn't. But at the halfway stage we got together and said if things can happen to us, they can happen to them too. The little contributions from everyone makes the difference. Whoever has the ball wants to make the difference. Bumrah is going from strength to strength. I'm not going to talk too much about him, we want him to be in that kind of mindset till the end of this World Cup, he's a genius with the ball. The crowd was superb, they never disappoint, wherever we play in the world, they come out in huge numbers and support us. They'll be going home with a big smile on their face as well. Just the start of the tournament, we have a long way to go."

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

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

Mustafa Moudi : "That shot at 19.4 brings back the historical 2007 World Cup Winning Moment !!"

Asahel: "@Karthik even then they would have to beat the NRR of USA. It's quite a gap" -- Yup.

Enish: "Sure, India-Pak is the big hype, but don't let this game distract you from the fact England is on the brink of getting knocked out with Scotland cruising towards victory. As an Australian Cricket fan, gotta be honest here- I love this!"

Arjit: "The terror of Bumrah is such that even his full tosses aren't dispatched, one was single and another got him the wicket."

Nilesh Thakker : "I guess we underestimate Rishabh Pant's performance here.. 42 runs, 3 excellent catches. He's my PoTM"

Anser: "Pakistan is now almost out of the World Cup." -- They will need to beat Ireland and Canada now, and hope that USA lose to both India and Ireland. That's their route to the Super 8s, if my calculations are right.

3.38pm Phew. The smallest total that India have successfully defended in T20Is. The lowest target that Pakistan have failed to chase down. Tears for Naseem as he walks off, with Shaheen's arm around his shoulder. Two teams gave it their all today, on a tricky, tricky pitch, and we've all witnessed a contest that's lived up to all the India-Pakistan hype. You always felt that Jasprit Bumrah would be key in defending a total this small, and he finishes with figures of 4-0-14-3. What a man. Excellent support from the other quicks too. Siraj has gone at below 5, and Hardik came back with 2 for 6 from two overs after conceding 18 in his first two.

Utsav Mukherjee: "How important were the 16 runs from Arshdeep and Siraj! Incredible win!"

Venkatesh : "How good was that bumrahs over 3 runs and 1 wkt, just extraordinary "

19.6
1
Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, 1 run, and he does his bit. Low full-toss on off stump, jabbed back down the ground, past the other end, and India have defended 119. What a performance, and what a match this has been

All India need now is for Arshdeep to not bowl a wide or no-ball.

19.5
4
Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, FOUR, and he slices it up in the air, and briefly it seems as though it may carry all the way... Full, slantin g away from off stump, and he slices it up and away, to the right of Kohli at deep backward point. Dives to his right, but can't stop it, but all India will worry about is that it bounced before it reached the boundary

Two sixes needed...

19.4
4
Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, FOUR, wow, Naseem Shah! Terrific shot from the No. 10! Steps across, expecting the attempted yorker at the stumps, and Arshdeep delivers what he expects. Meets it on the full, and scoops it over the keeper, and it runs away despite Siraj's chase from short fine

16 off 3.

19.3
1lb
Arshdeep Singh to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 leg bye, bit of reverse? Looked to veer in late. Yorker, hits the back leg on the full as Shaheen looks to step leg side and somehow whip it away. Rolls away into the short leg region
19.2
1
Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, 1 run, full, slanting across, driven to the left of long-off

Here's Naseem Shah. Shaheen, already in, is at 0 off 0 at the other end. Arshdeep stays over the wicket.

19.1
W
Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, OUT, what's happened here? Arshdeep followed Imad's movement towards the leg side with a blockhole ball, and it goes through to the keeper. It's given out on field, and Imad has reviewed it. Let's figure out what happened here. Yorker slips between bat and back pad as Imad jams his bat down. Did the ball hit the inside edge? Did the bat hit the ground? Ultra Edge suggests it's inside edge, and there's daylight between the toe of the bat and the ground. Well, then, Pakistan are seven down!

Imad Wasim c †Pant b Arshdeep Singh 15 (40m 23b 1x4 0x6) SR: 65.21

Pakistan need 18 off the last over, and Imad is on strike to Arshdeep. Left-arm over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 102/6 (18 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.36, RRR: 18.00)

  • Imad Wasim15 (22b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-14-3
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-19-0

What an over, that. What a bowler.

18.6
W
Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, OUT, gone, Bumrah strikes with a full-toss, and Arshdeep takes a terrific catch despite almost running into Suryakumar Yadav! Full-toss angling into the batter, about thigh high, and he swings hard at it while cramped for room. Top-edges it high into the sky, and Arshdeep, from fine leg, and SKY, from deep square leg, converge towards the ball, and almost, almost collide. Arshdeep keeps his eyes locked on the ball and catches it nervelessly

Iftikhar Ahmed c Arshdeep Singh b Bumrah 5 (14m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55

18.5
1
Bumrah to Imad Wasim, 1 run, looks to make room again, and slaps this length ball - which is just over the top of off - to the man at extra-cover, right on the edge of the circle. Late to take off for the single, and he ambles in as Bumrah collects the throw and back-flicks into the stumps, and he's juust in when the bails glash

Just two off the over so far. One off the bat.

18.4
1lb
Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 leg bye, full-toss at thigh height, angling into leg stump. Swiped down to fine leg. Oh, only thigh pad on it.
18.3
0
Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, into the pitch again, seam-up this time, outside off. Sneaks under the bat as Iftikhar attempts to pull
18.2
0
Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, slower short ball, and again it turns like an offbreak. Amazing. Starts outside the tramline, and it's well within it by the time it reaches the crease. By this time, Iftikhar has just left it alone, playing the initial line. Amazing stuff
18.1
1
Bumrah to Imad Wasim, 1 run, offcutter grips like an offbreak. Into the pitch, pitches well outside leg stump and ends up the other side of Imad's body as he tries to make room. Then ends up jabbing at it and gets a thick edge that rolls towards short third

21 from 12. Here is Bumrah. Over the wicket.

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | PAK: 99/5 (21 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 10.50)

  • Imad Wasim13 (20b)
  • Iftikhar Ahmed5 (5b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-19-0
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-24-2
17.6
1
Mohammed Siraj to Imad Wasim, 1 run, good ball to finish the over, low full-toss at the base of the stumps. Driven back down the ground off the low part of the bat, and Siraj, falling down in his follow-through, can't quite prevent it from rolling down to long-on for one
17.5
1
Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, hard length, angling in towards leg stump. No room at all, and Iftikhar pushes with a straight bat into the vacant midwicket region. Siraj does the chasing himself
17.5
1w
Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 wide, slower bouncer, ends up looping down the leg side, as Iftikhar pulls out of the pull
17.4
1
Mohammed Siraj to Imad Wasim, 1 run, looks to make room again and Siraj slants an attempted yorker out towards off stump. Low full-toss, steered to deep point
17.3
1
Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, back of a length outside off, chopped to the right of backward point
17.2
2
Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, flat-batted to the right of deep point
17.2
1nb
Mohammed Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 no ball, full, angling into the stumps. Almost a yorker. Wristily drilled back down the ground, and it hits the stumps at the other end. And... uh oh, Siraj has overstepped. Not by a lot, but a no-ball nonmetheless.

Short third, short fine leg.

17.1
1
Mohammed Siraj to Imad Wasim, 1 run, length ball finishing on top of off stump, makes room and slaps to deep point

Three overs to go. It'll be Siraj to bowl this, and I guess Bumrah the 19th and Arshdeep the 20th. Pakistan need 30. Ten an over. Hardik goes off the field, and Samson comes on as a sub.

Siraj over the wicket to the LHB.

Joe: "This is turning from slow burner into a cliffhanger."

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 90/5 (30 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.29, RRR: 10.00)

  • Imad Wasim10 (17b)
  • Iftikhar Ahmed1 (1b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-24-2
  • Axar Patel2-0-11-1
16.6
1
Pandya to Imad Wasim, 1 run, 2-6 now, and he'll finish with 2-24. What an effort. Looks to make room again, and Hardik bowls a fullish offcutter that finishes around off stump. Swiped along the ground to long-on

Hardik has 2-5 from his last 1.5 overs.

16.5
0
Pandya to Imad Wasim, no run, looks to create room and Hardik denies him room, goes into the wicket on a leg-stumpish line. Looks to cut, and the ball bounces over his bat

Stays over the wicket to Imad.

16.4
1
Pandya to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, shortish outside off, cut towards deep point

Iftikhar is in at No. 7. It's now 72-27 in terms of win probability. What a match.

16.3
W
Pandya to Shadab Khan, OUT, steps leg-side again to make room, and Hardik nails the bouncer, angles it in, gets it up to shoulder height, and it gets big on Shadab. Only manages to top-edge the hook into the air, and Pant, sprinting to his left, gets nicely under it. Started with two expensive overs, but Hardik has taken two big wickets since then

Shadab Khan c †Pant b Pandya 4 (10m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
2nd31Mohammad RizwanUsman Khan
3rd16Mohammad RizwanFakhar Zaman
4th7Imad WasimMohammad Rizwan
5th8Imad WasimShadab Khan
6th14Imad WasimIftikhar Ahmed
7th0Imad WasimShaheen Shah Afridi
8th11Shaheen Shah AfridiNaseem Shah

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33062.017
AFG3214-0.305
AUS3122-0.331
BAN3030-1.709
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.599
ENG32141.992
WI31220.963
USA3030-3.906
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND43071.137
USA42150.127
PAK42240.294
CAN4123-0.493
IRE4031-1.293
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS44082.791
ENG42153.611
SCOT42151.255
NAM4132-2.585
OMA4040-3.062
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44083.257
AFG43161.835
NZ42240.415
UGA4132-4.51
PNG4040-1.268
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44080.47
BAN43160.616
SL41230.863
NED4132-1.358
NEP4031-0.542