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Where: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

Fiazleghari.72@: "Hi @Danyal! Have been anxiously refreshing the page for last half an hour or so to check if the coverage has started for this "low-key" contest of the tournament . First tell us what everybody here wants to know: Which pitch are they going to use (pitch no. 2 or no. 4)" They'll use the strip they used for yesterday's game, the low-scoring thriller that saw South Africa beat the Netherlands.


Vishal: "How's the weather at the ground? It's raining currently a couple hours away in NJ." It's not raining right now, though it is overcast. Think there's a bit of rain expected, though with some luck it might miss the stadium

Have a read of our preview, where George Binoy talks about Pakistan's predicament, and this piece about Pakistan's squad woes from yours truly. Sid Monga, meanwhile, is in New York, who tells us why this hasn't quite captivated the host city as some might have hoped

9am: We begin once more? Has there been a less fancied team in this rivalry in T20I history than Pakistan are against India today? Will that free them up, or does it motivate India to put the 2022 finalists on the verge of elimination in about five hours time? Join us as we begin coverage of these inevitably captivating match-up.

9.40am The whole square is covered as the rain gets heavier.. The spectators in the stands don't have cover.


Diyath: "Um How's the drainage at this ground? I'm not feeling particularly confident given all the other debacles" Apparently not the best, but we might find out today

varun: "I love the commentary but can you make it audible as well? Would be more interesting and user friendly while doing activities such as driving etc." I'd have to shout fairly loudly for you to hear me

9.27am The drizzle is getting slightly more steady now

9.20am Update from Monga at the ground. It's drizzling very, very mildly now.

9.55am The rain has stopped and the umpires are coming out for an inspection


9.50am The toss has been delayed due to rain. Which, apparently has got lighter, and the Pak players are out training.

Vishwajit Rade : "I'm watching French open final and following Cricinfo !!" You and me both

10.03am There's an inspection at 10.15am local time


Shabbir: "What're the chances of Saim Ayub playing together? He was terrific in the CPL last year but hasn't fired in T20Is yet" Pak have kept team news close to their chest. I suspect he'll miss out today, though

Alosh K Jose: "Got to say, the weather in Paris is perfect for cricket... " They had their fair share of rain in the first week, to be fair

ashish: "@Danyal - you mentioned with some luck the rain might miss the stadium. Looks like you jinxed it right there and the rain decided to take center stage over the stadium." Let's see what else I end up jinxing

Clouds will be gone by 11am...

In reply to Narper

10.07pm Chris Gayle is in New York. Wearing a white jacket that the India players autograph.

In reply to sgtdjones

The Universe Boss on the field

In reply to Narper

UB is a good promoter!
Did you see John Starks with Tendy and Yuraj posing for pix??

In reply to Narper

I was up late last night and tuned into a report from CBS news in NYC and the female anchor was giving a report on the CC and today's
India -Pakistan game ...then she said this matchup has brought in $700M to the region..NYC and Nassau County.

Don't know if I heard correctly but not surprised at the figure. As we would say in The Yard.'ICC or someone bathing in it'

In reply to Narper


ok Narps...

Pick the winner before Halliwell gets here...

Covers coming off

In reply to hubert

Mature Hubert

Lots of People have flown in from around the world for this game...

Tickets are being advertised for 6k US....

10.17am We have news, and it's great news. We'll have a toss at 10.30am, and the match will begin at 11am.


James : "There's a Spanish word, morbo, which has no exact English equivalent. It means history, added interest (for example, Real Madrid vs Barcelona has morbo). There are 2 cricket match ups which, to my mind, have morbo. One is England vs Australia which we had yesterday. The other, particularly because it's only played at world cups, is India vs Pakistan. A weekend of treats!"

10.14am The inspection is on as we speak. The covers are coming off the square.

In reply to sgtdjones

I am supporting Pakistan first, a washout no result second, and I don’t have a third choice.

Who you supporting?

In reply to Halliwell

For Many this is the World Cup

To pick a winner one must be crazy ...

On such a pitch , that's unpredictable , your English bookies will have a field day...

Pakistan looking nervous, India looking too placid...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Going for the underdogs...Pakistan

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10.23am Fairly even square boundaries today: 66m on one side and 70m on the other. The wind speed right now is 23kph - not sure what direction it's blowing in. A network of cracks and large plates all over the pitch, with a good amount of grass cover too. Don't expect big totals today.

"Whether you win the trophy or not, just don't lose to India" - Mohammad Rizwan recalls Ramiz Raja's words before India clash of 2021 T20 World Cup

Is Ravi Shastri drunk????

PAKISTAN WON TOSS AND WILL BOWL

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Pakistan have won the toss and will field first "The past is the past, and we're looking forward to this match." Imad Wasim in for Azam Khan the only Pakistan change

"We've played a few games here, we've tried to assess the conditions as much as possible," Rohit says. "Every game is important. Anything can happen, this is a very funny tournament." India are unchanged

In reply to Halliwell

Ravi is an unabashed alcoholic Bro.

Is only now you find out?

Prashant Vats: "A big toss win for Pakistan. Considering their bowling line up and their never ending habit of ever giving up after loosing to a minnows in a tournament - They are all set to start their tournament with a win over arch rivals!" A lot of you seem to reckon that was a colossal toss to win.


India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj


Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir

The Indian commentators are already blaming weather ,just in case they lose. they will have an out

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CNN just noted over 1.5 billion people World wide will be glued to TV 's today...

In reply to jahmekyah

Those fcukers want to take their flat baked IPL tracks wherever they play.

In reply to SnoopDog

Correct. They already making excuses

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Absolutely pouring now, and the start has been delayed


10.41am: It's raining once more

In reply to SnoopDog



In a tight game, they all show their true colors.

I will never forget in a semi-final in the 1999 World Cup between SA and AUS. AUS once in clear control of the game, now nervous as Lance Klusener is hitting big shots after big shots. The SA and AUS commentators gloves came off when one said, “well, there is mayhem on the field and mayhem in the booth…”

10:52 Local Time, 14:52 GMT, 20:22 IST: Covers are being removed again. Still looking very overcast.

Rain moved from Queens to Long Island...it stopped in Queens, will stop shortly in LI

I live 15 mins from stadium...it stopped raining here

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It's stopped raining, and the umpires are coming out for an inspection

It's stopped raining, and the umpires are coming out for an inspection. We will now start at 11.20am local time

This should be the last of the passing showers.

In reply to SnoopDog

I was at the match yesterday with SA and NED and can say without any bias the pitch was not as bad as everyone is making it out to be! It just required a little application from the batsmen. All in all it was an exciting and competitive match.
Tired of the one sided affair in the IPL where the batsmen dominate!

The teams are walking out for the anthems under somewhat overcast skies

Ahad: "Danyal, my favourite thing about your commentary is the unveiled disdain towards people writing in. Please never change" It's my favourite thing about doing comms, though I still enjoy people writing in. So keep at it, folks!


Shadow-Shell: "Is it the usual 1 hour extra time for rain delay to complete a full match or is it different for World Cups" There's an extra 90 minutes beyond the usual cut-off times for this game. So they'll try and get a full 40 overs in. There is, just to be clear, no reserve day

BalaBlazer: "Can they allow impact players just for this game? @yuvi and @shahidafridi can join the clash which will make it even more interesting. " Could not imagine a less interesting thing to do

Anant: "Looking forward to the creativity of the ICC in terms of scheduling a reserve game"

Wow! Stadium is packed to the rafters!

Meanwhile, as we wait, if you want to hear inspirational stories from other sports, how about this one? Nine months ago, Vinesh Phogat could not even walk. Today, after a gruelling recovery, she is four bouts at the Paris Olympics away from becoming India's greatest-ever wrestler, both on and off the mat.


The teams are walking out for the anthems under somewhat overcast skies.

In reply to StumpCam

Over 5 million East Indians and Pakistanis live inUS...

We're fiddling around with the sightscreen, as we always seem to. About to start though


Looks like Shaheen will bowl the first over. Virat and Rohit walking out to bat.

0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Rohit, SIX, picked up and dunked into the stands! That's trademark Rohit! Full and drifting into the pads, Rohit simply loves it there, he let it come and just flicked it away over the deep square leg ropes effortlessly, tremendous shot!

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Rohit Sharma, no run
Huge appeal from the bowlers, but Babar reckons there's a faint inside edge, and doesn't review. If there wasn't one, that was probably plumb in front

END OF OVER 1
8 runs
IND: 8/0
CRR: 8.00
Rohit Sharma
8 (6b 1x6)

Virat Kohli
0 (0b)
Shaheen Shah Afridi
1-0-8-0

Slight drizzle starts again, and the players are heading off once more. Solid start from India, but this stop-start nature will not help the batters

11.27am Thanks, Danyal. At least the crowd at the stadium is getting to listen to some bangers. Junoon's 'Sayyonee' is playing as we speak.


11.24am Slight drizzle starts again, and the players are heading off once more. Solid start from India, but this stop-start nature will not help the batters. Hopefully we should get play soon, and meanwhile, Karthik comes in to keep you company

ND 8/0 (1) CRR: 8

Play stopped due to rain

Rohit Sharma 8(6)
Virat Kohli 0(0)

Shaheen Afridi
1-0-8-0

In reply to Narper

Has anyone actually hit the ball into the stands at this venue??? I don’t think so!

From the post

In reply to StumpCam

Can't even take a message...great day for the game in USA..drizzles or no.
Slight drizzle all morning here in Philly. But clearing up nicely now.

In reply to googley

Trust me the security at the stadium and surrounding areas is at the highest possible level!

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11.34am By our calculations, we'll start losing overs at 12.04pm.

In reply to hubert

I just hope they don’t cancel this match! The forecast is for sunshine later in the day, but after 2:00pm.

In reply to StumpCam

Nah. The ICC will contort themselves in to a pretzel to ensure there is a match.

In reply to StumpCam

Wow...That would be soooooooooooo sad. I hope SnoopD is right about ICC

-- On the subject of poetry, the stadium DJ, as we speak, is churning out one of the greatest bits of verse ever written, the bit that rhymes "amplifier" and "fire".


11.40am The umpires are out, with their umbrellas, but the umbrellas are folded. These are the cutting-edge observations you log into ESPNcricinfo for. Rod Tucker and Richard Illingworth just had a quick look at their watches too, FWIW.

Prashant: "@Karthik - not sure which broadcast you are watching. But mine showed a replay which indicated an inside edge." -- Must have missed it!

11.48am The match will resume at 12.00pm. No overs lost.


11.44am The covers are coming off. The Pakistan players are getting warmed up.

sun is out

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11.48am The match will resume at 12.00pm. No overs lost.

Who is that chick in the booth with Sunny and Akram??

In reply to StumpCam

I am sure I saw her crotch...black underwear
BTW my wifey is watching with me and I told her the above

1.1
Naseem Shah to Kohli, FOUR, an imperious shot to get started!Oh there aren't many better sights for sore eyes, full and shaping away outside off, Kohli pressed out towards the ball, let it swing before creaming it through covers with a beautiful drive

In reply to googley

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!

one dong

1.3
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Naseem to Kohli , out
Virat Kohli c Usman b Naseem 4 (3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

1.3
Naseem Shah to Kohli, out Caught by Usman Khan!! And he's gone! Naseem Shah to Kohli, out Caught by Usman Khan!! And he's gone! This was short and wide outside off, not really a great delivery but it seemed to stop on Kohli a touch, he was reaching out for it as he looked to slap it up and over point and it went straight to Usman Khan there off the toe end.

Kohli c Usman Khan b Naseem Shah 4(3) [4s-1]

IND 12/1 (1.3) CRR: 8

Kohli down, Kohli down!

Quick, smelling salt, please!

Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4
Naseem Shah to Pant, no run, a peach to start! A good length delivery on off-stump, slanted across and nipped away off the deck to just about beat the outside edge

1.5
Naseem Shah to Rohit, FOUR, poor delivery and it gets the treatment!

IND 19/1 (2) CRR: 9.5

Rohit Sharma 13(
Rishabh Pant 0(1)

Naseem Shah
1-0-11-1

In reply to googley

YES!
YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

2 dong

In reply to Narper

Rohit gone! It’s very difficult to hit the ball out the park at this ground!

2 dong

Shaheen to Rohit , out
Rohit gets caught straight to the square leg fielder Shaheen got the breakthrough, fuller length ball on middle leg, flicked in the air, the ball went high but not far, the ball hit the lower part of the bat. Both the Indian openers are back in the pavilion, now India seems to be in trouble.

Rohit Sharma c Rauf b Shaheen 13 (12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 108.33

2.4
Shaheen Afridi to Rohit, out Caught by Haris Rauf!! Picked up and dunked into the fielder's hands this time! Pakistan are absolutely ecstatic and why shouldn't they be! They've got both Indian openers now and they're massive wickets. Full and into the pads, Rohit's eyes lit up and he looked to flick it over square leg again, once more it just seemed to stop on him a little, didn't come on to the bat nicely and he didn't get the timing. Haris Rauf the man at square leg had all the time in the world to get under this and he made no mistake. Pakistan on top of things at the moment

Rohit c Haris Rauf b Shaheen Afridi 13(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

IND 19/2 (2.4) CRR: 7.12

Both openers gone

Pakistan got them backpedaling already! Changing the batting order!

Change to the batting order, Axar sent in

Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2.5
Shaheen Afridi to Axar, no run, length delivery just outside off, rises with the bounce nicely and punches it straight to cover
2.5
Shaheen Afridi to Axar, wide, full and wide outside off, Axar shoulders arms and it's called a wide

In reply to StumpCam

3.2
Amir to Pant, 3 runs, nicely played, full on off-stump, Pant whipped it into the gap at mid-wicket, strong-bottom hand influence but it doesn't reach the ropes because the outfield is so slow, Shaheen with a good chase

In reply to Narper

At least you are at the top of the table!
Me, have to hope and pray!��

4.2
Shaheen Afridi to Axar, SIX, to third man
4.1
Shaheen Afridi to Axar, FOUR, streaky and it runs away! Length delivery outside off, Axar hung back looking to cut, wasn't quite short enough and he got a thick bottom edge that ran down past slip

Last over of the powerplay . Both batsmen can take chances for big shots, in such a case there will be a chance of getting a wicket. The pitch still has some help for the bowlers. Due to the clouds in the sky, it is almost certain that the ball will move.

The LeakyPaks are on display.

IND 50/2 (6) CRR: 8.33

Rishabh Pant15(9)
Axar Patel 15(12)

Mohammad Amir
2-0-16-0

6.6
Iftikhar Ahmed to Axar, FOUR, superb shot to finish the over! Length delivery on middle, Axar skipped down the track and got to the pitch before punching it firmly and straight back over the bowler's head for four

IND 57/2 (7) CRR: 8.14

Axar Patel 20(15)
Rishabh Pant 16(12)

7.4
Naseem Shah to Axar, out Bowled!!Bowled!! You miss and I hit! That's a loose shot. Length delivery on middle, Axar run down the track and had a wild swipe across the line, got nowhere near it and the ball crashed into the stumps. India lose a third wicket.

Axar b Naseem Shah 20(1 [4s-2 6s-1]

Naseem to Axar , out

Naseem bowled out Akshar , this is his second success, a length ball on the line of the wicket, a straight shot from the bat after moving forward, the ball hit the wicket after dodging the bat, overall the game was being played with a shroud tied on the head, for some time the result went in the batsman's favour and once again in the bowler's favour

Axar Patel b Naseem 20 (18b 2x4 1x6) SR: 111.11
Naseem bowled out Akshar , this is his second success, a length ball on the line of the wicket, he stepped forward and hit an aerial shot with the straight bat, the ball hit the wicket after dodging the bat

Axar Patel b Naseem 20 (18b 2x4 1x6) SR: 111.11

Suryakumar Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.5
Naseem Shah to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, length delivery just outside off, Suryakumar Yadav eases it towards point
7.6
Naseem Shah to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, glorious shot to get underway!Pitched up full on off-stump, Suryakumar Yadav pressed forward and presented the full face of the blade as he drove it back past his partner at the other end, slow outfield won't stop that

IND 62/3 ( CRR: 7.75


Suryakumar Yadav 4(2)
Rishabh Pant 17(13)

Naseem Shah
2-0-16-2

Waaaahh

Drop…difficult tho

Imad Wasim, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
8.1
Imad Wasim to Pant, 1 run, he sure is riding his luck today! Another tough chance that goes down! Full and wide outside off, Pant leant in looking to slog sweep and he had to reach out for it, it took the top-edge and went high, just went the circle in the mid-wicket region and the man running in from deep square leg had too much work to do
8.1
Imad Wasim to Pant, wide, full and wide outside off, Pant goes for a reverse-sweep and misses, that was outside the guidelines

IND 68/3 (9) CRR: 7.56

Rishabh Pant 21(1
Suryakumar Yadav 5(3)

Imad Wasim
1-0-6-0

9.3
Haris Rauf to Pant, FOUR, to fine leg, the tumble-down shot! Full and angling into the pads, Pant shuffles across, uses the pace and tumbles as he paddles it fine and to the left of the man at short fine-leg
9.2
Haris Rauf to Pant, FOUR, he's finally got one out of the screws! Slower delivery full on off-stump, a juicy half-volley and mid-off was up, all Pant had to do was clear him and he did so with ease, one-bounce four

9.4
Haris Rauf to Pant, FOUR, to fine leg

In reply to Narper

Shades of the Great Baboo, fall down hook

In reply to Narper

You see Pant playing the Babulall shot...landing on his ass

Googley saw it too, fall down shot

Pant has to be the most exciting bat in international cricket.

He can also bat under pressure.

4 dong!!!

Surya gone!

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11.2
Haris Rauf to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Amir!!

Suryakumar Yadav c Amir b Haris Rauf 7( [4s-1]

Suryakumar Yadav vs Pakistan in T20Is
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Rauf to Surya Kumar Yadav , OUT
This time Harris got the wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav, fuller on the off stump, tried to hit it over the head of mid-off but missed the timing and gave the catch straight to mid-off

SuryaKumar Yadav c Amir b Rauf 7 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 87.5

Want Pakistan to win.
But with India easily on track for 160+, definitely won’t happen.

In reply to Da-Vincy

Anything over 120 will challenge PAK

5 dong!!!!!!!!

13.2
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Naseem to Shivam , out
Hey, this time Naseem has sent Shivam to the pavilion as well, India has suffered another setback here, good length ball on the middle stump, the ball stopped and in an attempt to stop it, he gave a catch straight into Naseem's hands
Shivam Dube c & b Naseem 3 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR:33.33

13.2
Naseem Shah to Shivam Dube, out Caught&Bowled!! That is soft, really soft. Shivam Dube just hung his bat down to defend, but this ball jumped a bit and hit him high on the bat to lob to the left of Naseem Shah who took a simple return chance. Third wicket for Naseem and he's bowled so well.

Shivam Dube c and b Naseem Shah 3(9)

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Hardik Pandya, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.3
Naseem Shah to Hardik Pandya, no run, fullish delivery, Hardik leans forward and almost presses this into the pitch off the front foot

In reply to sgtdjones

Why you so annoying?
Duplicate copy/paste of the game ain’t needed.
Narper has that locked.
Geez….

Woi woi!!!!
It’s pants and SIX dong

W
Aamir to Pant , out
Hey, another wicket has come, Pant was not on strike for a long time, now when he came, he lost his wicket, fuller near the off stump, tried to hit it towards the sight screen but mid-off went to the left and took an easy catch

Rishabh Pant c Azam b Amir 42 (31b 6x4 0x6) SR: 135.48

14.1
Amir to Pant, out Caught by Babar Azam!! In the airrrr and now Pant is gone too. Full and in the slot, mid-off up and it was a trap from Pakistan and Pant fell for it.

Pant c Babar Azam b Amir 42(31) [4s-6]

Seven Heaven!!!!!!!!!!

Sachin doesn't look happy.

In reply to StumpCam

Aamir to Jadeja , out
Hey what has happened, now the problems of Indian team have increased, Pakistan has dominated this match, it was a good length near the off stump, the ball stopped, went for defense but the ball went in the air and straight into the hands of short cover


Ravindra Jadeja c Imad b Amir 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0


India 96/7

14.2
Amir to Jadeja, out Caught by Imad Wasim!! In the airrrr and taken at short cover! Amir on a hat-trick. Brilliant from Pakistan to have the man close at cover. Again the ball holding in the pitch and forcing the batter to play early. Another soft dismissal from India and it went slow and straight to hand. Amir has taken off on his flight. India in deep trouble now. They need at least 130+ to fight

Jadeja c Imad Wasim b Amir 0(1)

IND 96/7 (14.2) CRR: 6.7

In reply to Titleist

In reply to Narper

Next game Jaiswall coming in for Dube

Gwan Pakistan -

In reply to Narper

Will India make as much as Netherlands??����

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India 4 wickets for 7 runs

Match-Fixing????

In reply to Acid

You think If dem muddies clever enough to wear blue they will get discounted entry into providence?

IND 97/7 (15) CRR: 6.47

Hardik Pandya 0(7)
Arshdeep Singh 1(2)

Mohammad Amir
3-0-17-2

In reply to sgtdjones

Come on, bowl them out.

In reply to Halliwell

16.1
Amir to Arshdeep Singh, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

Drop by keeper

17.1
Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, edgeddd and fine past the keeper, third man dives to the left but the ball wins the battle. Short of a length delivery into the wicket, Hardik backs away and looks to cut, extra bounce takes the thick edge and he escapes

17.3
Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, 2 runs, another edge that flies past Rizwan and this time it's a great diving to the left from Shadab to save a certain four

17.4
Haris Rauf to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Iftikhar Ahmed!! Flicks, but this pitch doesn't have the pace and Ifti takes a well judged catch runing to the left.

Hardik Pandya c Iftikhar Ahmed b Haris Rauf 7(12) [4s-1]

IND 112/8 (17.4) CRR: 6.34

Rauf to Hardik , out

Hey Hardik Pandya is out here, good length on the middle stump, he flicked in the air but could not time it and got caught straight in the hands of deep square leg, now India's last hope is also back in the pavilion
Hardik Pandya c Iftikhar b Rauf 7 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 58.33

17.5
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Rauf to Bumrah , out
Another wicket has been taken, Bumrah has also been out on the very first ball, it was a fuller ball on the fourth stump, he tried to drive towards cover but he gave the ball straight to the hands of short cover

Jasprit Bumrah c Imad b Rauf 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0


India 113/9

Nine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 down!

17.5
Haris Rauf to Bumrah, out Caught by Imad Wasim!! He's smashed that straight to cover. Full and in the slot, Bumrah hit that drive really well but he picked out Imad who didn't have to move an inch.

Bumrah c Imad Wasim b Haris Rauf 0(1)

In reply to Halliwell

Bumbarass will create havoc when Pakmen bat

India losing wickets in 2s

IND 113/9 (1 CRR: 6.28

Mohammed Siraj 1 (1)
Arshdeep Singh 9(13)

Haris Rauf
3-0-21-3

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India needs a Virat Virus here now...

Unnecessary overthrow

Wasim Akram not happy

Good thing that Hindia have gotten this low score out of the way. Only a pity it's against their nemesis, Pakistan.

Another overthrow and then he nearly pelt down the keeper.

Kohli laughing but Akram boil bubbling

18.6
Shaheen Afridi to Siraj, out Arshdeep Singh Run Out!!

Arshdeep Singh run out (Babar Azam/Rizwan) 9(13) [4s-1]

119 - I will take that!

18.6
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Shaheen to Siraj , Out
Hey, you have been run out on the last ball of this over, fuller on the leg stump, created room and hit it fast to mid-off, Siraj ran for the run, Arshdeep did not want to take the run but ran away in the end and Rizwan hit the ball against the stumps

Arshdeep Singh run out (Azam/†Rizwan) 9 (13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 69.23



OVER FINISHED 19
6 runs • 1 wicket
India : 119 / 10
CRR : 6.26
mohammed siraj
7 (7b)

Shaheen Shah Afridi
4-0-29-1
Haris Rauf
3-0-21-3

IND 119 (19) CRR: 6.26

Shaheen Afridi 4 0 29 1
Naseem Shah 4 0 21 3
Mohammad Amir 4 0 23 2
Iftikhar Ahmed 1 0 7 0
Imad Wasim 3 0 17 0
Haris Rauf 3 0 21 3

1:40 pm In this innings, it can be said that Rishabh Pant's luck has helped the Indian team reach 119 runs because if Rishabh had got out early, the Indian team would not have even reached 100 runs. At one time India's score was 89 for four wickets and it seemed that India would reach 140 runs, but in the middle overs, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Aamir broke the back of the Indian team. Now it remains to be seen how Pakistan chases the target of 120 runs.

Run a ball needed - no need for flashy shots. Keep it simple

This keeps USA in contention for the next round

Gavaskar livid during the interview with the lady with the strapless blue dress at the half time break

He says India have been Reckless and Arrogant

In reply to Acid

They need to maybe try to knock it off fast. Cause they need help in the NRR column.
However Pakistan being Pakistan which is a close cousin to West Indies. They can go out there and make a giant mess of this chase. So maybe they should do as you say a run a ball lol

In reply to positiveg



I talking to Pakistanis and they quiet. I know they silently hopeful but just like WI we know the collapsing history

Don’t worry about NRR. Just play with common sense for the win.

BCCI going call for demerit points for this pitch

In reply to Acid

This won't be easy to get. Knowing the mercurial nature of Pakistan they could screw this up..big time.
Bumrah is sure to have a say in this

In reply to positiveg

I fully agree with knocking this off quickly


Pokey pokey cricket will get you cagey with a high RRR

Does Koli still get vex when losing, when he isn’t skipper?

In reply to googley

SHOTTTTT!!!!!

In reply to Halliwell

1.1
Siraj to Babar Azam, FOUR, punchy on-drive and mid-on can't cut if off despite a dive. Full delivery from Siraj, Babar leans into the shot and middles it well. NIcely played

Siraj pelt Rizwan in he head

Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
2.1
Bumrah to Rizwan, 2 runs, edged and wide of backward point. Rizwan is really leaning forward and into every shot that he's trying to play

2.4
Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run, in the airrrrr and Shivam Dube drops a sitter. Short of a length delivery on the pads, Rizwan flicks really fine, straight and low to Dube at fine leg, who only had to bend and not dive. In fact he bent too much. Bumrah couldn't believe what he's seen

In reply to Narper

Dube and Mukesh is frens??

Easy drop
In and out - you could hear the joy in Ramiz Rajah’s voice

3.1
Siraj to Babar Azam, no run, in the airrr, will be a dropped chance but this is really tough.

In reply to Halliwell

Helegance migh know

Siraj floors a return catch

Pakistan do not need to play these big shots. Just keep the ball on the ground!

Gawn !!!!! Bumbarass strikes

4.4
Bumrah to Babar Azam, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! This is an outstanding catch by SKY. If not for his timely dive this couldn't have been possible. But they are checking if it cleanly carried. Looked clean to the naked eye. OUT and India have their first. Back of a length working for Bumrah. This time he got a bit more bounce with some away movement. Babar was opened up in his shot and he almost guided that off the face of the bat. Slip was very wide, close to second slip but SKY was so alert to the dying ball and quickly dived low to grab this inches from the ground.

Babar Azam c Suryakumar Yadav b Bumrah 13(10) [4s-2]

In reply to sgtdjones

ESPN Caribbean switched from cricket to golf

...

Ah... they switched back

What a ball by Bumrah!

Corridor of uncertainty!

A nothing shot by Babar, then again, it Bumrah

In reply to Discourse

In Test Cricket he would have shouldered arms and leave alone

4.6
Bumrah to Usman Khan, no run, beaten again. This time it's the back of a length zone that got him the wicket. Usman plays inside the line and escapes the edge. Half shout for caught behind
4.5
Bumrah to Usman Khan, no run, beaten! Fuller than the length to Babar and Usman tries to push and misses. Interesting he didn't opt for the yorker first up to Usman

In reply to Acid

Precisely

5.3
Hardik Pandya to Rizwan, SIX, he's thumped that over the ropes to ease some pressure. Length delivery, Rizwan advances and has a big swing at it, middles it pretty well to clear mid-off

PAK 42/1 ( CRR: 5.25 REQ: 6.5
Pakistan need 78 runs in 72 balls

Mohammad Rizwan 20(2
Usman Khan 5(10)

Ravindra Jadeja
1-0-4-0

8.3
Hardik Pandya to Usman Khan, FOUR, to deep extra cover

9.6
Jadeja to Rizwan, FOUR, oh he goes inside-out over extra cover and times it beautifully! What makes the shot even better is that he wasn't exactly to the pitch of the ball

PAK 57/1 (10) CRR: 5.7 REQ: 6.3
Drinks - Pakistan need 63 runs in 60 balls

Mohammad Rizwan 27(36
Usman Khan 13(14)

I take it no one following the game in Antigua

Pakistan playing it simple for the first half of the innings. No need to veer off-course

The Fakhar is in

10.4
Axar to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, much slower than what Axar usually bowls.

11.1
Arshdeep Singh to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, poor from Arshdeep.

Pakistan going better than a run a ball now

12.2
Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Pant!! Fakhar outsmarted by Hardik! He advances, gets a short of length delivery at his chest and is completely cramped for room.

Fakhar Zaman c Pant b Hardik Pandya 13( [4s-1 6s-1]

In reply to Acid

Dem like to do this the hard way

PAK 73/3 (13) CRR: 5.62 REQ: 6.71
Pakistan need 47 runs in 42 balls

In reply to Halliwell

Why make that silly shot when you are managing the run rate.

Man run down the pitch for a chest height ball

In reply to Acid

Dem trying to bring it down to 4 and 5 an over. That 4 will help

Next one run down and overhead swipe

Even his bones pelting

In reply to Halliwell

Poor field setting by Rohit. The only way for India to win this is to take wickets. He should keep the slip

13.2
Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, FOUR, outside edge runs away for four! Fuller than a length just outside off, Wasim goes for the drive but gets a thick edge. It races away past the keeper

PAK 80/3 (14) CRR: 5.71 REQ: 6.67
Pakistan need 40 runs in 36 balls

In reply to Halliwell

I don’t like this
Runs and balls too close

*Ramiz

In reply to Halliwell

In reply to Acid

More heart attack stuff now

I was wondering why Rohit took so long to bring on Bumrah

Need to block he out and voop off everybody else

Why that helluva swing, wow

Headless

Don’t understand why Pakistan is panicking at this stage and playing wildly.

14.1
Bumrah to Rizwan, out Bowled!! What was that from Rizwan! You'd have thought he would be more cautious against India's best bowler. But he looks to take him on with an ugly slog and perishes. Length ball slanted in, stays quite low and goes under the bat as he swipes across the line. Off and middle stumps rattled.

Rizwan b Bumrah 31(44) [4s-1 6s-1]

That's the problem with conservatism. Allowing the lesser bowlers to bowl dot balls at you. Rizwan used up 44 balls in a run a ball chase to make 31. Defeatist! Now who will charge Bumrah.

In reply to Halliwell

Pakistan blew the match with last 2 wickets!
Dumb cricket.

PAK 85/4 (16) CRR: 5.31 REQ: 8.75
Pakistan need 35 runs in 24 balls

Imad Wasim 8(14)
Shadab Khan 2(5)

Axar Patel
2-0-11-1

Hardik Pandya [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack

16.1
Hardik Pandya to Imad Wasim, 1 run, to long-on

16.3
Hardik Pandya to Shadab Khan, out Caught by Pant!! Hardik shrugs his shoulders in celebration as he bounces another batter out. Massive roar at Nassau County. Banged in short, follows Shadab as he backs away and gets good height on it. The ball gets big on Shadab as he goes for the pull and balloons off the top-edge

Shadab Khan c Pant b Hardik Pandya 4(7)

Unbelievable

In reply to Narper

Oh dear
Zindabaad crew in danger now

PAK 88/5 (16.3) CRR: 5.33 REQ: 9.14
Pakistan need 32 runs in 21 balls

Why trying to run down to hit bouncers?

Silly batting again!

This was the reason you try to get IN FRONT of the run rate


Not pokey pokey then panic panic

In reply to Halliwell

Yes, they have lost the plot.

In reply to Halliwell

PAK 90/5 (17) CRR: 5.29 REQ: 10
Pakistan need 30 runs in 18 balls

Imad Wasim 10(17)
Iftikhar Ahmed 1(1

In reply to Narper

Dube offer the bowler some paisa

17.2
Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, no ball
17.2
Siraj to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, to deep backward point

This has to be a big over now

No pokey pokey Acid come on

PAK 99/5 (1 CRR: 5.5 REQ: 10.5
Pakistan need 21 runs in 12 balls

19th over is going to be so critical for Pakistan

A mountain of 100 runs

In reply to Acid

Serious stoning mango here

18 needed off the last over
5 wickets in hand

Every man has to go for broke

In reply to Acid

Pakistan need to go home.
They are worse than the associate teams.

18.6
Bumrah to Iftikhar Ahmed, out Caught by Arshdeep Singh!!

Iftikhar Ahmed c Arshdeep Singh b Bumrah 5(9)

Arshdeep Singh [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

Shaheen Afridi, left handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1
Arshdeep Singh to Imad Wasim, out Caught by Pant!! Cracking yorker following Wasim down the leg-side. He looks to swing but misses, and it goes through to Pant. The two batters manage to nab a bye. Oh the umpire has given it out for caught behind. Did he get an inside edge on it? That's a cracking decision from umpire Illingworth as UltraEdge confirms there was an inside edge.

Imad Wasim c Pant b Arshdeep Singh 15(23) [4s-1]

In reply to Ridge

These fellas panic so badly

PAK 102/7 (19.1) CRR: 5.32 REQ: 21.6
Pakistan need 18 runs in 5 balls

19.4
Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, FOUR, to fine leg

12 from 2

They only got a 4 off the 5th

19.5
Arshdeep Singh to Naseem Shah, FOUR, he's struck this well, goes high but it's not long enough!

IND 119 (19)
PAK 113/7 (20) CRR: 5.65

India won by 6 runs

Arshdeep Singh 4 0 31 1
Mohammed Siraj 4 0 19 0
Jasprit Bumrah 4 0 14 3
Hardik Pandya 4 0 24 2
Ravindra Jadeja 2 0 10 0
Axar Patel 2 0 11 1

India won

Pakistan should worry about tyre burning around their house

Chrissy did it again.

VOR was nowhere close.

The door is open for USA

Now this puts USA in the driver’s seat to classify as well

In reply to Drapsey

Restraining order on VOR

In reply to Acid

Pakistan could still very well go through. Cause, it won’t be easy for USA who has to play India and Ireland.

A run a ball is never a run a ball in t20 cricket. The matrix says there were 6 hittable balls in the power play, 9 in the middle overs, 3 in the death overs that Pak failed to make use of. 18 balls not hit for 4/6 in a t20 match is hari-kari! Sorry Pak, you needed more intent.

USA, Scotland and Afghanistan looking good for the knockouts

While Pakistan, England and New Zealand hoping for miracles to avoid and early exit

In reply to Discourse

Pakistan batters lost the plot with 3 wickets down.
Careful batting to grab singles and twos would have kept up the RR.
But once they had to' heave ho' against India they were doomed as losing
wickets against a disciplined attack spelled doom.
They can still finish in top two but they have to dominate in their last two games .....and hope...

I prefer “low” scoring matches with good bowling than flat wickets with vooping 6s into the stands.

In reply to Acid

In reply to Discourse

Seriously,do you believe that Pak know maths?