Suryakumar-led India trounce the Pakistanis

India (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh made way for Abhishek and Kuldeep Yadav.

Pakistan (Moham)made changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Fakhar Zaman, Haris, Hussain Talat, and Haris Rauf made way for Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and the Usmans (Khan and Tariq).

On winning the toss, Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Abhishek, who faced four balls, did not get off the mark. An over into the match, he was caught by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Agha broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). Pakistan had not conceded any extras at that point.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Ishan Kishan, the player of the match, had scored 42, Varma was unbea‘ten’.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Kishan’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Tilak Varma’s contribution to it was 10. Extras had not contributed to the partnership.

Kishan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 77 off 40 balls, which included 10 boundaries and three sixes. Forty-six balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, Saim Ayub broke the 87-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). Pakistan had not conceded any extras at that point.

A dozen overs into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, was the batter. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena.

Fourteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 125 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Varma had scored 25, Suryakumar had scored 21.

Varma, who faced 24 balls, did not add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-four balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ayub, who broke the 38-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Hardik Pandya, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Babar off the bowling of Ayub.

Eighty-nine balls (14.5 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shivam Dube was the batter. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Illingworth.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). Pakistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Suryakumar, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 32. Twenty-six balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Ayub. Tariq broke the 33-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 16. Dube, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls later, Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Khan ran him out.

Rinku Singh, whose four-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Axar Patel, who faced a ball, did not open his account. A ball after Dube’s dismissal, he was caught by Ayub off the bowling of Shaheen.

Pakistan eventually conceded three extras. India scored 175 for the loss of seven overs off 20 overs.

Shadab Khan bowled a wicketless over, conceding 17.

Abrar Ahmed bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 38.

Nawaz bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 28.

Shaheen and Agha bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 10.

Tariq bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket.

Ayub bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost four wickets.

Pakistan’s openers did not get off the mark. Sahibzada Farhan, who faced four balls, did not open his account. Four balls into the chase, he was caught by Rinku off the bowling of Hardik.

Eight balls (1.2 overs) into the chase, Pakistan sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Ayub, the batter, faced a couple of balls, scoring half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. It was struck down by Dharmasena. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jasprit Bumrah, who broke the six-run stand.

Agha, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Needless to say, Bumrah was in seventh heaven.

Babar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Seventeen balls later, Axar broke the 21-run stand.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Usman Khan had scored 21, Shadab had scored a run.

Pakistan scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Usman Khan, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, missed his half-century by half-a-dozen runs. Thirty-five balls after Babar’s dismissal, he was stumped by Kishan. Axar broke the 39-run stand.

Nawaz, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dube. Kuldeep broke the five-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Shadab, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Dube off the bowling of Varma.  

Fourteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 89 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Faheem Ashraf was in seventh heaven, Shaheen had scored a couple.

Ashraf, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty balls after Shadab’s dismissal, he was caught by Rinku. Chakravarthy broke the 19-(Va)run stand.

Shaheen, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Ninety-four balls (15.4 overs) into the chase, Pakistan sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Abrar, the batter, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. It was struck down by Dharmasena. He was trapped leg before wicket by Chakravarthy.

The next ball, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Tariq was the batter. It was struck down by Dharmasena.

Pakistan scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Tariq, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Fourteen balls after Abrar’s dismissal, Hardik broke the 17-run stand.

India eventually conceded four extras. Pakistan, who were bundled out for 114 off 18 overs, lost by 61 runs.

Rinku, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine.

Varma, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket, as Kuldeep, who bowled three overs, conceding 14.

Bumrah, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Chakravarthy and Hardik bowled three overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 16.

Axar, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.