END OF OVER:48 | 23 Runs | IND: 319/3 | RR: 6.64
- Virat Kohli81 (68b)
- Hardik Pandya20 (6b)
- Imad Wasim9.1-0-66-0
- Hasan Ali10-0-70-1
Pakistan's target, by the way, is 324 in 48 overs. The rain seems to have stopped, and Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, who are doing an interview at the ground, have dropped their umbrellas.
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Yuvraj Singh: Delivering in a big game, lucky, got dropped, but capitalised in the end. The partnership between Rohit and Shikhar allowed us to bat deep. I think it's a very good batting wicket. Because of the rain interruptions, you have to give yourself time. Hopefully we can get some wickets with the new ball."
Irfan: "I hope this finally opens the eye for Pakistan. Wahab is another Mohammad Sami who never delivered, was always expensive, didn't pick wickets but was the go-to bowler just for pace. Between these two, they have lost countless matches for Pakistan - in particular the big games."
Snehil: "In the warm-up match against Bangladesh Hardik finished the first innings with a six and the second innings with a wicket. Also he played numerous vital cameos during the IPL. That last over power hitting is exactly what India was missing.I know that Hardik Pandya has got to go a long way, but till now with whatever we have witnessed he can go on to become India's Ben Stokes if properly groomed. I have a gut feeling that he will play a pivotal role in India's 2019 World cup campaign."
3.31pm The players run off in the rain. Hopefully it'll stop soon and Pakistan can begin their chase on time. India finish with 319 - they scored 23 off the last over, and 72 in the last four for the loss of Yuvraj. A sensational finish, with Pakistan hampered by injury to Mohammad Amir. Wahab Riaz went off the field with one ball left to bowl as well.
Pakistan's bowling effort disintegrated towards the end, and they'll be disappointed especially because they seemed to have pulled things back a bit after that big opening stand. They'll also be disappointed that they dropped both Yuvraj and Kohli. They went on to add a further 83 runs between them, off just 38 balls.
3.30pm Rain. It's hammering down now, all of a sudden.
Imad to bowl the last over.
Benny: "Since CWC 2015, Wahab has taken 25 wickets @47.08 in 25 innings. Before this period he took 77 wickets @30.20 in 53 innings"
END OF OVER:47 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 296/3 | RR: 6.29
- Virat Kohli77 (67b)
- Hardik Pandya1 (1b)
- Hasan Ali10-0-70-1
- Imad Wasim8.1-0-43-0
Hardik Pandya is in now, ahead of Dhoni and Jadhav.
Zuhaib Qureshi: "Even Indian supporters will be thinking why was Wahab given an over. Imaad, Shoaib or Hafeez would have been a better option."
Usama: "You drop Kohli, he scores 21 off the next 6 deleveries he faces....that was the match for Pak, they could have tried chasing 290 but 320 is an uthopy"
Yuvraj Singh lbw b Hasan Ali 53 (49m 32b 8x4 1x6) SR: 165.62
Hasan.
END OF OVER:46 | 21 Runs | IND: 285/2 | RR: 6.19
- Virat Kohli67 (64b)
- Yuvraj Singh53 (30b)
- Imad Wasim8.1-0-43-0
- Hasan Ali9-0-59-0
Imad Wasim to bowl the last ball.
Now Wahab's sat down and feeling his leg - is he injured too? One more ball to go in this over... He's taken his right shoe off. Looks like he landed awkwardly on that foot in his follow-through. He goes off the field now. Wow.
While we wait to see what the issue is, here's a sobering stat: Wahab Riaz has now conceded more than 80 runs four times in ODIs, the second-most of all-time, behind Lasith Malinga's seven.