The match was attended by 90,923 people.
India made (Hars)half-a-dozen changes to their playing
eleven – Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed
Siraj made way for Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (the player of the match), Hardik
Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh.
Pakistan (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that
last played the Indians – Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah and Hasnain made way for Shan
Masood, Haider Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper,
chose to field.
The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
32, and lost a couple of wickets.
Seven balls (1.1 overs) into the match, Pakistan
sought a batting review. Babar Azam, their skipper, was the batsman. He faced a
ball, failing to get off the mark. It was struck down by South African umpire
Marais Erasmus. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep, who broke the
one-run stand.
Mohammad Rizwan, who faced a dozen balls, scored four.
His runs came by way of a boundary. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by
Bhuvneshwar. Arshdeep broke the 14-run stand.
Pakistan scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). India had
conceded five extras at that point.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken.
Pakistan had scored 60, and lost a couple of wickets at that point. While Masood
was batting on 29, Iftikhar Ahmed was batting on 21.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Masood’s
contribution to the partnership was 21, Iftikhar’s contribution to it was 29.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Iftikhar’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries
and four sixes – came off 32 balls.
He eventually scored 51 off 34 balls. Fifty balls
after Rizwan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shami, who broke
the 76-run partnership.
Shadab Khan, whose six-ball innings included a boundary,
scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Hardik
broke the five-run stand.
Haider, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four
balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the two-run stand.
Pakistan scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). The
number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in
seventh heaven.
Mohammad Nawaz, whose six-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries, scored nine. Eleven balls after Haider’s dismissal, he
was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Hardik broke the 17-run stand.
Asif Ali, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five
balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Arshdeep broke the run-a-ball stand.
Masood’s half-century – which included five boundaries
– came off 40 balls.
He eventually scored 52 off 42 balls, and was
unbeaten.
Pakistan scored 150 off 19 overs (114 balls). India had
conceded 10 extras at that point.
Shaheen, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary
and a six, scored 16. Sixteen balls after Asif’s dismissal, he was caught by
Bhuvneshwar, who broke the 32-run stand.
Haris Rauf, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen.
His runs came by way of a six. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Pakistan scored
159 for the loss of eight wickets at that point.
Axar Patel, who bowled an over, conceded 21. He was
wicketless, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled three overs, conceding 23.
Shami and Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs each, picking up
a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.
Arshdeep and Hardik bowled four overs each, picking up
three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 30.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31,
and lost three wickets.
Rahul, who faced eight balls, scored four. Eleven
balls into the chase, Naseem Shah had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
Rohit had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored
four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Iftikhar. Rauf broke the three-run
stand.
Suryakumar, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries, scored 15. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Rizwan. Rauf
broke the 16-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Axar, who faced
three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Azam and the wicketkeeper R(izw)an
him out.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India
had scored 45, and lost four wickets at that point. While Kohli had scored a
dozen, Hardik was in seventh heaven.
India scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). Pakistan had
conceded an extra at that point.
Sixty-nine balls (11.3 overs) into the chase, Pakistan
sought a bowling review. Kohli was the batsman. It was struck down by
Australian umpire Rod Tucker.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Kohli’s
contribution to the partnership was 22, Hardik’s contribution to it was 29.
Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). Pakistan had
conceded an extra at that point.
Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries
and a six – came off 43 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 73 balls. While Kohli’s
contribution to the partnership was 57, Hardik’s contribution to it was 39.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Hardik, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary and
a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Seventy-eight balls after Axar’s dismissal,
he was caught by Azam.
India scored 150 off 19.3 overs (118 balls). Pakistan had
conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four
balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was stumped by Rizwan. Nawaz broke the 14-run
stand.
Kohli, whose 53-ball innings included half-a-dozen
boundaries and four sixes, scored 82. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who faced
a ball, scoring a run.
Pakistan eventually conceded 11 extras. India, who
scored 160 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, won by four
wickets.
Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.
Shaheen and Shadab were wicketless. While the former
conceded 34, the latter conceded 21.
Naseem, who conceded 23, picked up a wicket.
Nawaz and Rauf picked up two scalps apiece. While the
former conceded 42, the latter conceded 36.
