India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Vijay Shankar replaced the injured Shikhar
Dhawan. Pakistan (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Asif Ali, Nawaz and Shaheen Shah Afridi made way for Mohammad Hafeez,
Imad Wasim and Wahab Riaz.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the Indians. Lokesh Rahul, whose 78-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 57. A hundred and forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Babar Azam. Riaz broke the 136-run stand.
Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, scored 140. His 113-ball innings included 14 boundaries and three sixes. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Riaz. Hasan Ali broke the 98-run stand. Hardik Pandya, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Azam. Mohammad Amir broke the 51-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Amir broke the 13-run stand. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 77. His 65-ball innings included seven boundaries. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Amir broke the 16-run stand.
Shankar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was unbeaten, as was Kedar Jadhav, who scored nine. His eight-ball innings included a boundary. Pakistan conceded 11 extras. India scored 336 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Shoaib Malik and Hafeez bowled a wicketless over each, conceding 11 apiece.
Shadab Khan, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 61. Wasim, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49. Hasan Ali, who bowled nine overs, conceded 84. He picked up a wicket, as did Riaz, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 71. Amir bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three scalps.
Rain resulted in the revision of Pakistan’s target to 302 off 40 overs. Imam-ul-Haq, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. Twenty-nine balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shankar, who broke the 13-run stand.
Azam, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 48. A hundred and fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep Yadav, who broke the 104-run stand.
Fakhar Zaman, whose 75-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 62. Eight balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Yadav broke the nine-ball stand. Hafeez, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Nine balls later, he was caught by Shankar. Pandya broke the three-run stand.
Malik, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Pandya. Ahmed, who faced 30 balls, scored a dozen. Forty-three balls later, Shankar broke the 36-run stand. Wasim, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. He was unbeaten, as was Khan, who scored 20. His 14-ball innings included a boundary.
The Indians conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who scored 212 for the loss of six wickets off 40 overs, lost by 89 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled 16 wicketless balls, conceding eight before getting injured. Chahal, who bowled seven overs, conceded 53. He was wicketless, as was Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled eight overs, conceding 52.
Shankar, who bowled 32 balls, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Pandya (who bowled eight overs, conceding 44) and Yadav (who bowled nine overs, including a maiden, and conceded 32).
Having never lost a World Cup match to the Pakistanis, the Men in Blue were undoubtedly in seventh heaven.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the Indians. Lokesh Rahul, whose 78-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 57. A hundred and forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Babar Azam. Riaz broke the 136-run stand.
Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, scored 140. His 113-ball innings included 14 boundaries and three sixes. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Riaz. Hasan Ali broke the 98-run stand. Hardik Pandya, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Azam. Mohammad Amir broke the 51-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Amir broke the 13-run stand. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 77. His 65-ball innings included seven boundaries. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Amir broke the 16-run stand.
Shankar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was unbeaten, as was Kedar Jadhav, who scored nine. His eight-ball innings included a boundary. Pakistan conceded 11 extras. India scored 336 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Shoaib Malik and Hafeez bowled a wicketless over each, conceding 11 apiece.
Shadab Khan, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 61. Wasim, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49. Hasan Ali, who bowled nine overs, conceded 84. He picked up a wicket, as did Riaz, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 71. Amir bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three scalps.
Rain resulted in the revision of Pakistan’s target to 302 off 40 overs. Imam-ul-Haq, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. Twenty-nine balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shankar, who broke the 13-run stand.
Azam, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 48. A hundred and fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep Yadav, who broke the 104-run stand.
Fakhar Zaman, whose 75-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 62. Eight balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Yadav broke the nine-ball stand. Hafeez, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Nine balls later, he was caught by Shankar. Pandya broke the three-run stand.
Malik, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Pandya. Ahmed, who faced 30 balls, scored a dozen. Forty-three balls later, Shankar broke the 36-run stand. Wasim, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. He was unbeaten, as was Khan, who scored 20. His 14-ball innings included a boundary.
The Indians conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who scored 212 for the loss of six wickets off 40 overs, lost by 89 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled 16 wicketless balls, conceding eight before getting injured. Chahal, who bowled seven overs, conceded 53. He was wicketless, as was Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled eight overs, conceding 52.
Shankar, who bowled 32 balls, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Pandya (who bowled eight overs, conceding 44) and Yadav (who bowled nine overs, including a maiden, and conceded 32).
Having never lost a World Cup match to the Pakistanis, the Men in Blue were undoubtedly in seventh heaven.
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