India won the match by five wickets in the fourth game of the Asia Cup Twenty20 Championship in Mirpur on Saturday. India won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Pakistan were bundled out for 83. Led by some fine bowling from Hardik Pandya (3 for 8) and Jadeja (2 for 11). Nehra and Bumrah bowled brilliantly in the first six overs taking a wicket apiece.
Indian bowling and fielding were brilliant.
The Indian innings had some hiccups in the beginning to due to some very fine bowling by Mohammad Amir, who took three quick wickets for 3 runs. A near-half century by Kohli and some stellar batting by Yuvraj Singh steadied the ship, while captain M.S. Dhoni finished the match with a boundary.
As it happened:
India innings:
16th over: First ball, Wahab Riaz to Yuvraj Singh, no run. Second ball, Riaz to Singh, single. Third ball, Riaz to Dhoni, FOUR! Dhoni finishes the match in style and India win by five wickets.
15th over: First ball, Mohammad Sami to Virat Kohl, Kohli is OUT. Leg before wicket. Kohli walks back to the pavilion, one run short of a half century. Hardik Pandya replaces Kohli. Second ball, Sami to Pandya, no run. Third ball, Sami to Pandya, OUT! Taken by Mohammad Hafeez. India at 76/5, need 8 runs to win the match. Dhoni walks out, swinging his bat. Will he win the match for us? Fourth ball, Sami to Dhoni, no run. Fifth ball, Sami to Dhoni, a misfield and a comfortable 3 runs. Sixth ball, Sami to Yuvraj, single. India at 80/5.
14th over: First ball, Wahab Riaz to Virat Kohli, no run. Second ball, Riaz to Kohli, one run. Third ball, Riaz to Yuvraj Singh, one run. Fourth ball, Riaz to Kohli, four! Fifth ball, Riaz to Kohli, one run. Sixth ball, Riaz to Singh, no run. India at 76/3 at the end of 14 overs.
13th over: First ball, Mohammad Irfan to Virat Kohli, no run. Second ball, Irfan to Kohli, the batsmen quickly scamper for two runs. Third ball, Irfan to Kohli, no run. Fourth ball Irfan to Kohli, no run. Fifth ball, Irfan to Yuvraj Singh, one run. Umpire rules no ball. Free hit coming up. Free hit: Irfan to Singh, one run. Sixth ball, Irfan to Kohli, one run. India at 69/3. India need 15 runs from 42 balls.
12th over: First ball, Mohammad Sami to Virat Kohli, no run. Second ball, Sami to Kohli, no run. Third ball, Sami to Kohli, four. Fourth ball, one run. Fifth ball, Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run. Sixth ball, Sami to Yuvraj Sing, no run. India at 63/3. India need 21 runs to win.
11th over: First ball, Wahab Riaz to Kohli, one run. Turns out to be a no-ball. Yuvraj Singh to take the free hit. Free hit: Riaz to Singh, no run. Second ball, Riaz to Singh, no run. Third ball, Riaz to Singh, no run. Fourth ball, Riaz to Singh, wide. Fourth ball, Riaz to Singh, no run. Fifth ball, Riaz to Singh, one run. Sixth ball, Riaz to Singh, one run. India 58/3.
10th over: First ball, Mohammad Sami to Virat Kohli, two runs. Second ball, Sami to Kohli, no run. Third ball, Sami to Kohli, no run again. Fourth ball, Sami to Kohli, no run. Fifth ball, Sami to Kohli, one run. Sixth ball, Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run. Singh ducks a bouncer. India at 53/3.
9th over: First ball, Wahab Riaz to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Second ball, Riaz to Kohli, two runs. Third ball, Riaz to Kohli, it's a four again. 10 runs off this over so far. Fourth ball, Riaz to Kohli, single. Fifth ball, Riaz to Yuvraj Singh, it's a four! Sixth ball, Riaz to Singh, no run. India at 50/3 at the end of nine overs. India need 34 runs to win the match.
8th over: First ball, Mohammad Irfan to Yuvraj Singh, no run. Second ball, Irfan to Singh, one run. Third ball, Irfan to Kohli, no run. Fourth ball, Irfan to Kohli, no run. Fifth ball, Irfan to Kohli, four! Sixth ball, Irfan to Kohli, single. India at 35/3. India need 49 runs to win.
7th over: First ball, Mohammad Amir to Virat Kohli, no run. Second ball, Amir to Kohli, four. Third ball, Amir to Kohli, ANOTHER FOUR! The stands erupt in cheers. Fourth ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. Fifth ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. Sixth ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. India at 29/3.
6th over: First ball, Mohammad Irfan to Yuvraj Singh, no run. Second ball, Irfan to Singh, one wide. Second ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Third ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Fourth ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Fifth ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Sixth run, Irfan to Singh, no run. India at 21/3.
5th over: First ball, Mohammad Amir to Kohli, wide ball goes to the boundary. Five wides. First ball, Amir to Kohli, a single. Second ball, Amir to Yuvraj Singh, one run. Third ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. The return throw hits the umpire and he doubles over in pain. Fourth ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. Sixth ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. India at 20/3. India need 64 runs to win the match.
4th over: First ball, Mohammad Irfan to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR! First boundary of the India innings. Second ball, Irfan to Singh, no run, gets inside edge. Third ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Fourth ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Fifth ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. Sixth ball, Irfan to Singh, no run. India at 13/3.
3rd over: First ball, Mohammad Amir to Raina, one run. Second ball, Amir to Kohli, no run. Third ball, Amir to Kohli, loud appeal for an LBW, umpire says no. Leg bye. Fourth ball, Amir to Raina, caught at mid-on by Wahab Riaz. Raina out for one run. India at 8/3. Yuvraj Singh walks in. Fifth ball, Mohammad Amir to Yuvraj, one leg bye. Sixth ball, no run. India at 9/3.
2nd over : Suresh Raina walks in to replace Rahane. First ball, Mohammad Sami to Kohli, no run. Second ball, Mohammad Sami to Kohli, no run. Third ball, Sami to Kohli, two runs. Fourth ball, Sami to Kohli, no run. Fifth ball, Sami to Kohli, two runs. Sixth ball, Sami to Kohli, no run. India at 6/2 at the end of two overs.
1st over : Rohit on strike. Amir to open the attack. first ball, loud appeal for LBW. Amir is sharp on target. second ball, another appeal for LBW, this time umpire takes his own time and gives it. Pakistan strikes. Amir strikes with the second ball. it is Rohit. India 0 for 1. third ball, Virat Kohli is the new batsman. Kohli takes a single. India 1 for 1. fourth ball, Rahane on strike. wide. India 2 for 1. Loud appeal another wicket. Rahane gone. Two big wickets for Amir. Rahane is out for a duck. India 2 for 2. Fifth ball, excellent stuff from Amir. beautiful delivery. Raina beaten. India 2 for 2. sixth ball, excellent over from Amir. India 2 for 2.
Pakistan players and Indian openers are out in the middle
Pakistan innings :
18th over : Pandya intothe attack. First ball, Wild swing from sami and no run. Second ball, Sami lofts it in the air and Raina takes a simple catch. It is second wicket for Pandya. Pak 83 for 9.Third ball, Pandya cleans Mohammad Sami off and Pakistan is all-out for 83.
17th over: Ashwin continues, first ball, good shot from Wahab Riaz and the ball went in the air and races to the mid-wicket boundary Pak 75 for 8. second ball, it is wide four now. runs for Pakistan Pak 80 for 8. Amit plays it on the offside and takes a single. third ball, Sami plays it defensively and no run. fourth ball, Sami taps it on the offside and takes a single. Pak 82 for 8. fifth ball, plays it striaight to Ashwin. sixth ball, Riaz plays it stright to long-leg and one run. Pak 83 for 8.
16th over: Jadeja continues, Jadeja cleans Sarfaraz with a straight delivery. Sarfaraz wants to play in on the off-side by giving room and Jadeja strikes a big blow. Pak 70 for 8. Second wicket for Jadeja. second ball, M. Amir in. on the legside and it is wide. Pak 71 for 8. Amir plays it defensively and no run. third ball, Amir plays it defensively and no run. fourth ball, wants to cut but misses and no run. fifth ball, Amir plays it straight and no run. sixth ball, the ball turned and Amir plays it defensively and no run. Pak 71 for 8
15th over: Ashwin continues, first ball, Sarfaraz jumps and plays it on the onside and the ball races thorugh the long-on for a four Pak 67 for 7. second ball, plays it on the onside and takes a single. Pak 68 for 7. third ball, Sami plays it defensively and no run. fourth ball, Sami once agian plays it defensively and one run. fifth ball, palys it stright to the bowler. sixth ball, Sarfaraz sweeps and takes a single and Pak 70 for 7.
14th over: Jadeja continues. first ball, Sarfaraz sweeps and no run. second ball, Sarfaraz nudges through the third man and it is four after a very long time. Pak 62 for 7. third ball, plays it on the onside and a single is taken. Pak 63 for 7. fourth ball, Sami plays defensively and no run. fifth ball, Sami plays it on the onside and no run. sixth ball, Sami plays it defensively and no run. Pak 63 for 7.
13th over: Ashwin into the attack. first ball, Sami plays into the onside and no run. second ball, Sami takes a quick single and Pak 57 for 7. third ball, excellent stuff from Ashwin, Sarfaraz takes a single. Pak 58 for 7. fouth ball, good bowling and excellent fielding. fifth ball, ball turned and Sami plays it on the offside. no run. sixth ball, plays it defensively on the onside and Pak 58 for 7.
12th over : Jadeja into the attack. first ball, Sarfaraz takes a single. Pak 52 for 6. second ball, no run. third ball, no run. fourth ball, Jadeja strikes. Wahab wants to sweep the ball but the ball straightened and he is plumb infront of the wicket. Pak 52 for 7. fifth ball, down the leg side and it is wide. Pak 54 for 7. plays it defensively and no run. sixth ball, Sarfaraz plays and takes a single and Pak 56 for 7.
11th over : Pandya continues. first ball, Wahab takes a single. Pak 48 for 6. second ball, Sarfaraz plays it defensively and no run. third ball, Sarfaraz wants it to turn it on the onside and the ball deviates and falls on the off-side and takes a single. Pakl 49 for 6. fourth ball, Wahab takes a single on the on-side and it is fifty for Pak. Pak 50 for 6. fifth ball, Sarfaraz takes a single on the onside Pak 51 for 6. sixth ball, excellent bowling from Pandya and no run. Pak 51 for 6.
10th over : Yuvraj's first ball driven on the off=side and takes a single. Pak 44 for 6. second ball, Wahab takes a single and it is 45 for 6. third ball, plays it on the onside, takes a single and Wahab wants the second but safely sent back by Safaraz. fourth ball, no run. fifth ball, excellent delivery, no run. sixth ball, sweeps from the off-side and takes a single. Pak 47 for 6. Wahab on 2 and Sarfaraz on 8 at the crease.
9th over: Wahab Riaz. Pandya continues, first ball played it defensively by Sarfraz. second ball, plays it defensively and no run. Pak 42 for 6. third ball, excellent stuff from Pandya. Sarfaraz plays it defensively and no run. Pak 42 for 6. fourth ball, Sarfaraz plays it through the third man and takes a single. Pak 43 for 6. Wahab Riaz on strike. fifth ball, excellent short delivery from Pandya. good bowling from all the iNdian bowlers. sixth ball, good bowling from Pandya, no run. Pak 43 for 6.
8th over:Yuvraj strikes with his first bal, It is Ukmal. Ukmal is out LBW. Pakistan in deep trouble. 35 for 5. Afridi takes a single and Pak 36 for 5. third ball, no run. fourth ball, beautifully played though the point for a four. Pak 40 for 4. Sarfraz played it beautifully. fifth ball, plays it into the vacant mid-wicket and takes a singhle. Pak 41 for 5. sixth ball, Afridi takes single quickly and wants to take the second run. Jadeja quickly releases the ball from the deep. Indians are confident. It is out. Excellent fielding from Indians.Pak 42 for 6.
7th over: Hardik Pandya into the attack. first ball, Akmal on strike. pulls the shot and Akmal off the mark with the two. Pak 34 for 3. second ball, excellent bowling from Pandya. Akmal plays it straight to mid-on, no run. third ball, Akmal takes a single and Pak 35 for 3. fourth ball, stick to stick stuff from Pandya. Malik plays it back to the bowler and no run. fifth ball, Malik plays it straight to mid-on and no run. sixth ball, it is out Pandya strikes it big and Malik is out caught by Dhoni. Pak 35 for 4.
6th over : Bumrah to continue. first ball, down the leg side Malik glances it and the ball races to the boundary. Pak 32 for 2. second ball, a loud shout for LBW. Again umpire says no. third ball, Malik plays it defensively and no run. fourth ball, excellent shot but the non-striker stumps stood in the way of the ball and no run. fifth ball, brilliant fielding from Virat Kohli and Khurram is way down and it is runout. Pak 32 for 3. Pakistan in trouble. Khurram is run-out. sixth ball, excellent bowling from Bumrah and Pak 32 for 3
5th over: Nehra continues. 1st ball no run. 2nd ball, played it through the cover and excellent fielding from Virat Kohli. no run. 3rd ball, jumps out of the crease and Khurram takes two runs. a misfielding from Pandya at mid-on. Pak 28 for 2. 4th ball, It is out but umpire sternly says no. Loud shout from the Indians and they were stunned. 5th ball, excellent bowling from Nehra, no run. Khurram plays it defensively. sixth ball, a very good come-back over from Nehra. Pak 28 for 2.
4th over: Bumrah to continue. Sharjeel smashes the first ball through the onside and another boundary. Pak 22 for 1. 2nd ball, bowls wide of the off-stump and no run. 3rd ball, beautiful catch from Rahane. Bumrah strikes by dismisses Sharjeel. Pak 22 for 2. 4th ball, Shoaib Malik is the new batsman. excellent stuff from the young Bumrah. Pak 22 for 2. fifth ball, a good shot through the point and the ball races to the boundary. Pak 26 for 1. sixth ball, excellent stuff from Bumrah. Pak 26 for 2.
3rd over: Nehra to continue. 1st ball, Excellent delivery from Nehra. Umpire calls it a wide but actually brushed the pads. one run. Pak 7 for 1. Khurram smashes the ball through the mid-wicket for a boundary. Pak 11 for 1. 2nd ball, another excellent shot from Khurram. Ravindra Jadeja saves a certain boundary, only three runs. Pak 14 for 1. 3rd ball. Excellent stuff from Nehra. no run. 4th ball, excellent shot through the mid-wicket and another three runs Pak 17 for 1. 5th ball, another wide, Nehra certainly misses the trick in this over. Pak 18 for 1. excellent bowling to Nehra. no run. sixth ball, no run of the last ball. Pak 18 for 1.
2nd over: Bumrah into the attack. First ball, appeals for an LBW and umpires said no. It is the height factor. Excellent first ball from Bumrah. second ball, Another excellent delivery from Bumrah, the ball swings and Khurram swings and misses. 3rd ball, another LBW shout and Bumrah runs in to catch the ball, but umpire says no. excellent stuff from Bumrah. 4th ball, this ball swings into the right hander and Khurram plays it to mid-on and no run. 5th ball, once again the ball swings and Khurram plays it to cover and no run. 6th ball, A very good over from Bumrah and it is a maiden. Pakistan 5 for 1.
1st over: Hafeez and Sharjeel are the Pakistani openers. Ashish Nehra to open the bowling. He bowls to Hafeez. 1st ball, Hafeez plays it to cover and no run. 2nd ball Beautifully played through the cover and it is first four of the match and Pak innings. Beautiful shot. 3rd ball, excellent bowling from Nehra, the ball curved in and Hafeez plays it defensively to the slip fielder. 4th ball, First strike for India. Hafeez is dismissed. Nehra strikes. Hafeez caught by Dhoni. and Pak 4 for 1. It is Khurran Manzoor. fifth ball, excellent bowling from Nehra. played it defensively and no run. Sixth ball, Excellent shot and single of the last ball. Pak 5 for 1.
Indian team and the Pakistan openers are out in the middle.
Umpires are walking out in the middle.
M.S. Dhoni and Shahid Afridi share a few laughs as they walk out for the toss. They have been here before, so many times.
Dhoni says it is a harder surface than the first game with more grass, and there isn't much dew at the moment, so he wants to give his bowlers first use of the conditions.
M.S. Dhoni says "pressure is always there. Pressure is big part of cricket." Dhoni said "Well I'm surviving," about his fitness.. Ajinkhya Rahane comes place for Shikhar Dhawan.
Shahid Afridi says "We also liked to bat first. we are going to enjoy this game. There is something for the fast bowlers."
Pakistan has four fast bowlers in his XI! India have only two.
The teams
India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, M.S. Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan: Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan
When India and Pakistan clash in any tournament, it becomes a carnival for fans all around the world.
While fans support their respective teams at the stadium, millions watch the match on TV with bated breath.
India has never lost to Pakistan in major global tournaments conducted by the ICC. But the fiery neighbours have split the spoils in Asia Cup tournaments. India and Pakistan have won two matches each in the Asia Cups (50-over format).
Their rivalry in T20s is historic, despite playing just six matches against each other. India has lost one, tied one and won four of the matches including the >2007 ICC World T20 final .
Let us have a look at some of the important matches between India and Pakistan in the ODI and T20 formats including World Cup and Asia Cups.
Asia Cup
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On March 18, 2012, riding on a brilliant century from Virat Kohli, India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup clash. Batting first, Pakistan scored a massive 329 for six. Besides Kohli's 183 and half-centuries from Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma, India reached target in 47.5 overs with six wickets in hand. >Read more
On June 20, 2010, Harbhajan's towering strike of the match's penultimate ball helped India defeat Pakistan by three wickets in a crucial Asia Cup clash at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. >Read more
India outplayed Pakistan in World Cups (2011 and 2015)
India defeated Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup semifinals at Mohali. Batting first India,riding on a fine 85 by maestro Sachin Tendulkar, scored 260 for nine wickets. All the Indian bowlers, Zaheer, Munaf, Harbhajan, Nehra and Yuvraj, took two wickets apiece. Nehra was the pick of the bowlers. Sachin Tendulkar was declared the man-of-the-match. >Read more
India kept their clean slate in the World Cups by defeating Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup. India pulled off a comprehensive 76 run victory, riding on a scintillating century from Virat Kohli. India scored a massive 300 before bundling out Pakistan for a meagre 224. >Read more
Read the interesting analysis of India-Pakistan World Cup history by Our Sports Correspondent Ashwin Achal. >Read more
