Virat-led India bea‘ten’ by Pakistan

India (Shar)made nine changes to their playing eleven – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya and Sandeep Warrier made way for Lokesh Rahul, Rohit, Virat Kohli (who was leading the team), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.

Pakistan (Moham)made four changes to their playing eleven – Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Wasim and Usman Qadir made way for Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim and Shaheen Shah Afridi (the player of the match).

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

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost three wickets.

Sharma, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Afridi, who broke the one-run stand.

Rahul, who faced eight balls, scored just three. Nine balls later, Afridi broke the five-run stand.

Suryakumar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Rizwan. Hasan Ali broke the 25-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.4 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. Pant was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Marais Erasmus.

India scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Pant’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Pant, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 39. Forty balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Shadab Khan, who broke the 53-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

Jadeja, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-three balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Mohammad Nawaz. Hasan broke the 41-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 45 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 49 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the six. Five balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by Rizwan. Afridi broke the eight-run stand.

The 19^th over of India’s innings – bowled by Afridi – was called a five-ball over by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney.

Pandya, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Five balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Azam. Haris Rauf broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.5 overs (120 balls). Pakistan had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced four balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Shami, who didn’t face a ball.

Pakistan eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 151 for the loss of seven wickets off seven wickets off 20 overs.

Mohammad Hafeez and Imad bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 12, the latter conceded 10.

Rauf and Shadab bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.

Hasan, who bowled four overs, conceded 44. He picked up two wickets.

Afridi, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. 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 43, without the loss of a wicket.

Pakistan’s openers put on 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Rizwan’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Azam’s contribution to it was 19.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 71 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rizwan was batting on 35, Azam was batting on 34.

Azam’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

Pakistan’s openers put on 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While Rizwan’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Azam’s contribution to it was 52.

Rizwan’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.

Pakistan’s openers put on 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Rizwan’s contribution to the partnership was 79, Azam’s contribution to it was 66.

Rizwan, whose 55-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten, as was Azam, who eventually scored 68. His 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Pakistan, who scored 152 without the loss of a wicket off 17.5 overs, won by 10 wickets.

Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.

Shamim who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Varun Chakravarthy and Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.