Pakistan 130/7 (20/20 ov)
India require another 67 runs with 9 wickets and 10.4 overs remaining
India RR 6.85
Last 5 ovs 45/1 RR 9.00
Required RR 6.28
Pakistan RR 6.50
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Current partnership 10 runs, 1.2 overs, RR: 7.50 (Sharma 0, Kohli 6)
Last bat S Dhawan c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul 30 (28b 5x4 0x6) SR: 107.14
Fall of wicket 54/1 (7.6 ov); Partnership: 54 runs, 8.0 overs, RR: 6.75 (Dhawan 30, Sharma 24)
9.2
Saeed Ajmal to Kohli, 1 run
9.1
Saeed Ajmal to Kohli, no run, whipped towards square leg
vamshi: "May not be a nice looking innings from shikar, but he has done well to hang in there and give India a very good start"
End of over 9 (9 runs) India 63/1 (68 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 6.18)
- V Kohli5 (6b 1x4 0x6)
- RG Sharma24 (20b 1x4 2x6)
- Shahid Afridi2-0-12-0
- Umar Gul2-0-20-1
8.6
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, 1 run, defended towards point for a single, nine off the over though the first four balls were dot balls
8.5
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, FOUR, lovely from Kohli, waits on the back foot, and gently guides the legspinner past slip for four, great way to get off the mark
8.5
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, 3 wides, down the leg side for another wide, Kohli charges back for the second, so four dot balls but he has still conceded four runs
8.4
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, no run, driven towards cover, and Kohli is still not off the mark
8.3
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, no run, blocks another one, three dots to start for Kohli
8.2
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, no run, defended off the front foot, edged onto the pad
8.1
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, no run, Kohli defends this one off the back foot
8.1
Shahid Afridi to Kohli, 1 wide, down the leg side
End of over 8 (13 runs) India 54/1 (77 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 6.75, RRR: 6.41)
- RG Sharma24 (20b 1x4 2x6)
- Umar Gul2-0-20-1
- Shahid Afridi1-0-3-0
7.6
Umar Gul to Dhawan, OUT, Dhawan perishes to the short ball again, though this time it is because he was going for another adventurous strokes, looking to hook when he is nowhere in position, top edge as it hits low on the blade, down to fine leg where Ajmal holds on, that innings wasn't quite easy on the eye, a flurry of slogs and close calls
S Dhawan c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul 30 (28b 5x4 0x6) SR: 107.14
Shreeram: "After all this, Cricinfo's front page Headlines: "India openers fluent in chase of 130". Shikar will be like: Who?, me? "
7.5
Umar Gul to Dhawan, FOUR, length ball on the pads, that is thumped past the bowler for four, it wasn't too far from Gul but that was powerfully struck, another boundary for Dhawan
7.4
Umar Gul to Dhawan, 2 runs, short of length ball, plenty of bounce once more, guided behind point for a couple, the fifty stand comes up
Sohail Tanvir is on the field as a substitute for Umar Akmal.
SillyPoint: "Only thing missing from Dhawan today is to offer a catch to Kamran and have him drop it :)"
7.3
Umar Gul to Sharma, 1 run
7.2
Umar Gul to Sharma, SIX, short of a length ball is dismissed from his presence, Rohit Sharma launches this over long-on for six, Rohit rarely goes for the slog when he's aiming to clear the rope
7.1
Umar Gul to Sharma, no run, defended towards cover off the front foot
End of over 7 (3 runs) India 41/0 (90 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 5.85, RRR: 6.92)
- RG Sharma17 (17b 1x4 1x6)
- S Dhawan24 (25b 4x4 0x6)
- Shahid Afridi1-0-3-0
- Umar Gul1-0-7-0
6.6
Shahid Afridi to Sharma, 1 run, this time Umar Akmal can't stop the single, played with soft hands by Rohit, giving time to take the run
6.5
Shahid Afridi to Sharma, no run, driven towards cover for another dot ball
6.4
Shahid Afridi to Sharma, no run, aaja Umar, Kamran shouts as Rohit taps the ball towards backward point, Umar Akmal stops the single
6.3
Shahid Afridi to Dhawan, 1 run, on middle stump, Dhawan gets behind the line and pushes the ball towards point
6.2
Shahid Afridi to Sharma, 1 run, drags it short and that is powered towards sweeper cover
6.1
Shahid Afridi to Sharma, no run, length ball on off stump, defended off the front foot to the off side
Here's Afridi, he wasn't at his best with the bat. How will he fare with the ball?
End of over 6 (7 runs) India 38/0 (93 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 6.33, RRR: 6.64)
- S Dhawan23 (24b 4x4 0x6)
- RG Sharma15 (12b 1x4 1x6)
- Umar Gul1-0-7-0
- Saeed Ajmal1-0-12-0
5.6
Umar Gul to Dhawan, FOUR, that was poor from Gul, down the leg side, Dhawan just has to steer it past short fine leg, he thumps it past short fine leg for four
Ali Murtaza : "Dhawan should try becoming the first man to tight rope walk over Victoria Falls today."
Srinivas Goud: "I am baffled..... how Dhawan is still not out?!?? But after realizing that he is fully out of touch today....Dhawan is trying extravagant, shots on Gul & Ajmal.... seems clever for now!!!!"
5.5
Umar Gul to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan dances down the ground, and gets a thick outside edge, that lands short of a diving Maqsood at first slip[, and what's worse, it strikes him midships, Maqsood in some pain here, wishing he had worn an abdominal guard
5.4
Umar Gul to Dhawan, 2 runs, that waas an eye-cathing stroke from Dhawan, both feet off the ground as he upper cuts a short ball that was over head high, loops towards third man for a couple
5.3
Umar Gul to Dhawan, no run, another slog from Dhawan, makes no contact this time, it was a slower one from Gul, through to the keeper
5.2
Umar Gul to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan somehow survives again, looking to whip the ball to the leg side, got an inside-edge onto the pad
5.1
Umar Gul to Sharma, 1 run, an lbw appeal, think there was an inside edge there, otherwise that was going on to hit middle, now there's a run-out appeal as the ball is thrown in from point, Dhawan has just about made it
End of over 5 (12 runs) India 31/0 (100 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 6.20, RRR: 6.66)
- S Dhawan17 (19b 3x4 0x6)
- RG Sharma14 (11b 1x4 1x6)
- Saeed Ajmal1-0-12-0
- Junaid Khan2-0-14-0
4.6
Saeed Ajmal to Dhawan, FOUR, length ball is swept well behind square leg this time, three boundaries in the over for Dhawan, he hasn't looked at his most comfortable, but he's now on 17 off 19 and India have moved on to 31 for 0
4.5
Saeed Ajmal to Dhawan, no run, slices this towards backward point
Hours of play (local time) 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.50, Interval 20.50-21.10, Second Session 21.20-22.30
MATCH COVERAGE
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