- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 the low bounce had been threatening to do for someone, and it has done for Abdullah!. Kept very, very low and struck him square on the pad, halfway up the shin. Imam tells up there is no point reviewing, and the crowd, as well as Rohit Sharma, make their delight apparent 41/112.3 And he goes driving the very next ball! Hardik is pumped, the crowd is pumped! India have two. Length ball that angles away from Imam, who takes the bait and goes fishing at it. The ball catches the outside edge and Rahul dives to his left to complete a simple catch. 73/229.4 As you say that, Siraj cleans Babar up with a gem! Angled in, heading for the top of off. Babar wanted to run that down to third man, but it keeps low, and the ball hits three fourths of the way up the stumps. Ahmedabad roars once more as India have a much needed breakthrough 155/333.6 Cleans him with a ripper! The slower offcutter does Rizwan in and the collapse is well and truly on. Gets the offcutter outside off stump to grip and deviate sharply into Rizwan. Bowled at only 122kph. Rizwan plays all around it and sees his stumps in a mess. The batter was on the walk and the ball made its way between bat and pad. Boom Boom Bumrah is the chant across the stadium. 168/632.2 He stays back and is caught in front of the stumps as he misses the clip. A loud appeal ensues but the umpire stays unmoved. Oh, this looks so close. Rohit looks at Rahul with a perplexed reaction, and they have taken the review. Was the leggie that skids off the pitch, and catches the batter in front. No batter involved and the tracker confirms the ball would have gone on to thud into middle and leg stump. 162/432.6 Bowled around the legs! Kuldeep on a roll. The wrong'un does the damage and all of a sudden, Pakistan are in all sorts. Flighted googly down leg, Iftikhar goes for a sweep, the ball catches his gloves and rolls back onto his stumps, behind his back. Rahul exults, Iftikhar is confused but has to walk back. 166/535.2 Boom Boom Bumrah! No stopping the fast bowler. Gets the length ball to land on off stump and straighten off the surface. Shadab plays down the wrong line and sees his off stump take a pounding. The Pakistan middle order is in shambles, courtesy Siraj, Kuldeep and Bumrah. 171/739.6 Hacked straight to mid-on and the collapse extends. A nothing short really. Was on a length on middle stump. He backs away looking to clear the fielder. The bat turns in his hand and he can only plonk it to Bumrah. The ball dips and wobbles on Bumrah, who does well to hang on 187/840.1 and another one gone. He has a slog that goes nowhere except high, high in the air. Shubman Gill gets underneath it and takes a calm, composed catch 187/942.5 rapped on the pads and India go up again, but the umpire isn't having it. Rohit reviews. It's hitting, and that is a wrap!. Pakistan have been blown away in Ahmedabad. They lost eight wickets for 36 runs, going from what now looks like a very daunting 155 for 2 to 191 all out 191/10Extras4 (b 1, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL191 all out (42.5 Overs, RR: 4.45)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Abdullah Shafique, 7.6 ov), 2-73 (Imam-ul-Haq, 12.3 ov), 3-155 (Babar Azam, 29.4 ov), 4-162 (Saud Shakeel, 32.2 ov), 5-166 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 32.6 ov), 6-168 (Mohammad Rizwan, 33.6 ov), 7-171 (Shadab Khan, 35.2 ov), 8-187 (Mohammad Nawaz, 39.6 ov), 9-187 (Hasan Ali, 40.1 ov), 10-191 (Haris Rauf, 42.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JJ Bumrah 7 1 19 2 2.71 33 3 0 1 0 Mohammed Siraj 8 0 50 2 6.25 22 7 0 0 0 HH Pandya 6 0 34 2 5.66 20 6 0 0 0 Kuldeep Yadav 10 0 35 2 3.50 38 4 0 0 0 RA Jadeja 9.5 0 38 2 3.86 35 4 0 0 0 SN Thakur 2 0 12 0 6.00 6 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.4 Toe end of the bat and Rohit does not get his eighth World Cup century! The slower offcutter bowled at 107kph does him in. Was fuller and well outside off. Rohit reaches for it and looks to swing across the line. Does not account for the slowness and flaps it straight to midwicket for the easiest of catches. End of a stunning innings from the India captain. 156/32.5 Cut hard but straight to point who takes a super catch! Short and hard as Gill climbs into it but he can't find the necessary elevation. Shadab goes reverse-cup and hangs onto the sharp chance. Ahmedabad is silenced for a second before they see Kohli walk out and find their voice again. 23/19.5 Pulled straight to mid-on and Kohli is filthy with himself there! Banged in short outside off. Kohli looks for a pull, but is hurried into the shot. The ball catches the splice of his bat, which also turns in his hands and Nawaz barely has to move. 79/2Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL192/3 (30.3 Overs, RR: 6.29)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Shubman Gill, 2.5 ov), 2-79 (Virat Kohli, 9.5 ov), 3-156 (Rohit Sharma, 21.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 6 0 36 2 6.00 21 5 1 1 0 Hasan Ali 6 0 34 1 5.66 23 7 0 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 8.3 0 47 0 5.52 23 3 2 0 0 Haris Rauf 6 0 43 0 7.16 14 1 3 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 31 0 7.75 10 2 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30
Match days
14 October 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Pakistan 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 138 runs, 7 wickets)
- Over 13.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - Mohammad Rizwan (Upheld)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 75/2 in 14.0 overs (Babar Azam 16, Mohammad Rizwan 2)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Babar Azam 18, Mohammad Rizwan 32, Ex 0)
- Over 24.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 28.6 overs (174 balls), Extras 1
- Babar Azam: 50 off 57 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 157/3 in 31.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 47, Saud Shakeel 2)
- Over 32.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - Saud Shakeel (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 4 runs, 2 wickets)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 191/10 in 42.5 overs (Shaheen Shah Afridi 2)
- Over 42.5: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - Haris Rauf (Upheld)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 79 runs, 2 wickets)
- India: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (RG Sharma 38, V Kohli 15, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 113 runs, 1 wicket)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 36 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: India - 111/2 in 15.0 overs (RG Sharma 61, SS Iyer 16)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (RG Sharma 23, SS Iyer 27, Ex 0)
- India: 150 runs in 20.4 overs (124 balls), Extras 2
- SS Iyer: 50 off 62 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPCB files complaint with ICC over 'inappropriate conduct by spectators' at India vs Pakistan game
The PCB has also "lodged another formal protest" over delays in visas for Pakistani journalists and absence of a visa policy for Pakistan fans
ICC chair Barclay on Arthur remark: 'Will review all criticisms'
"We will just take it as it plays out, get to the end of the event. I'm satisfied that it will still be an outstanding World Cup"
Blockbuster Siraj once again shows he is no longer a sidekick
Bumrah was the Player of the Match, but Siraj played more than just a cameo with wickets of Shafique and Babar
Mickey Arthur: 'It didn't seem like an ICC event, it seemed like a BCCI event'
Pakistan's coaching staff point out that Pakistani music was also missing on the night, even as visa issues continue to plague their fans and journalists
An hour of hell: Deconstructing Pakistan's jaw-dropping collapse
From a solid position, it suddenly and irretrievably all went downhill, triggered by the dismissal of Babar Azam