Rohit-led India beat Pakistan narrowly

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Pakistan (Moham)made four changes to their playing eleven – Shan Masood, the Alis (Haider and Asif), and Nawaz made way for Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir.

On winning the toss, Babar Azam, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to field.

There was rain at the start of play. As a result, the ground was wet.

It rained an over into India’s innings. Their openers had put on eight. Rohit Sharma, their skipper, scored all those runs.

The mandatory Powerplay was between the first and the sixth over. India had scored 50 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point.

Virat Kohli, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nine balls later, he was caught by Usman. Naseem Shah broke the 12-run stand.

Rohit, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 13. Seven balls later, he was caught by Haris Rauf. Shaheen Shah Afridi broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Pakistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Axar Patel, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Thirty-one balls after Rohit’s dismissal, Naseem broke the 38-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 81 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rishabh Pant was batting on 34, Suryakumar Yadav had scored five.

Suryakumar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 22 balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Amir. Rauf broke the 31-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced nine balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Naseem, who broke the six-run stand.

Pant, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 42. Five balls later, he was caught by Babar. Amir broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a ball, failed to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Imad off the bowling of Amir.

India scored 100 off 16 overs (97 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Pakistan no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Though his 12-ball innings included a boundary, Hardik Pandya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls later, he was caught by Iftikhar Ahmed. Rauf broke the 16-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, faced a ball, failing to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Imad off the bowling of Rauf.

A hundred and fourteen balls (18.5 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Mohammed Siraj was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Rod Tucker.

The last-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Arshdeep, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seven balls later, Babar and Mohammad R(izw)an him out.

Siraj, who faced seven balls, eventually scored as many. He was unbeaten.

India were dismissed for 119 off 19 overs.

Iftikhar, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Imad, who bowled three overs, conceding 17.

Shaheen, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Amir, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Rauf and Naseem took three for 21 apiece. But while the former bowled three overs, the latter bowled four.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had scored 35, and lost a wicket, at that point.

Babar, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bumrah broke the 26-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 57 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rizwan was batting on 27, Usman was batting on 13.

Sixty-two balls (10.1 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Usman, the batsman, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. It was upheld by Tucker. He was trapped leg before wicket by Axar, who broke the 31-run stand.

Zaman, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Pant. Hardik broke the 16-run stand.

Rizwan, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 31. Eleven balls later, Bumrah had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Shadab Khan had no reason to be in seven heaven – he scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Pant. Hardik broke the eight-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 18.1 overs (110 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Iftikhar, who faced nine balls, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Bumrah broke the 14-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. A hundred and sixteen balls (19.1 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Imad, the batsman, scored 15 off 23 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Illingworth. He was caught by Pant off the bowling of Arshdeep.

In the last over of Pakistan’s innings, a slow-over rate penalty was imposed upon India, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

Shaheen, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Naseem, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was unbea‘ten’.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Pakistan, who scored 113 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by six runs.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Siraj, who bowled four overs, conceding 19.

Axar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket, as was Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up three scalps.