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World Cup Updates: India hand Pakistan a thrashing!

Sat, 14 October 2023

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20:07

Dominant India rout Pakistan

India 192-3 (30.3 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

The Pakistan players seems to be going through the motion. Iftikhar gifts Rahul an easy boundary as he messes up the sliding stop at long-off with Nawaz the unfortunate bowler.

Rahul makes room but can only defend a full delivery on the leg stump line and the right-hander takes a single off the fifth ball.

Hasan Ali comes back into the attack. Rahul smashes the second ball past long-on for a boundary with India just one hit away from victory.

Can Rahul finish it off in style? However he is content to play to the merit of the ball as he defends the rest of the over.

Nawaz continues as Shreyas lofts the spinner down the ground for a four to bring up his fifty and take India to victory.

Shreyas brings up his fifty from 62 balls as India race to an emphatic seven-wicket win with 19.3 overs remaining.

This was India at their dominant best with both bat and ball as they registered their third victory in a row in World Cup 2023.

19:58

India set for big win vs Pakistan

India 176-3 (28 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Rauf comes back into the attack. Shreyas defends the first two balls before he drives a wide delivery through the covers for a couple of runs.

He picks another single through the off-side before Rahul is beaten as Rauf gets some late away movement to beat the bat.

Shreyas looks to step down the track as Nawaz bowls it wide and the India No 4 does well to adjust and tap it into the covers.

He clips the next off his pads for a single to deep midwicket to take his score to 45. Rahul rocks back to cut the last ball for another single and Shreyas is beaten last ball trying to cut.

Since Rohit fell in the 22nd over, India have scored 13 runs from the last five overs.

Rauf continues as Rahul and Shreyas take a single each before the former plays a nice drive through the covers for two runs.

He cuts the next behind point for a single and Shreyas slaps the short wide delivery to deep point for another run.

19:44

India set for big win vs Pakistan

India 165-3 (25 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Nawaz continues as Rahul drives the second ball through the covers for a single and Shreyas hits the next down to long-off for another run.

Rahul eases his feet to drive Nawaz to long-off for a single and Shreyas does the same next ball for another run, to get four runs from the 23rd over.

Things have slowed down quite a bit as Indians are in no rush at the moment.

Afridi bowls a tidy over, giving away just a single in the 24th over.

India are just 30 runs from an emphatic victory against Pakistan. They still have 26 overs in hand and look in no rush to finish off the match in a hurry.

Their approach has changed considerably after the dismissal of Rohit.

Shreyas has also gone on the defensive. He nearly chips Nawaz to the fielder in the covers as the ball falls short before he picks a single.

Rahul uses his feet to drive the spinner to long-off for another run and Shreyas wants to hit over the top but adjusts his shot to get it down to long-on for one.

19:33

Rohit dismissed for 86

India 157-3 (22 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Shreyas joins the party as he uses his feet to loft Nawaz over long-on for a six.

He takes a single through the covers before Rohit hits the fourth ball past point for a four.

Rohit down the pitch as Nawaz shortens his length but the India captain manages to smash it down to long-off for a single as the hosts race past 150, in the 21st over.

Afridi, who was hit for 32 runs in his four overs, is back into the attack. Rohit taps the first ball on the leg side for a single and Shreyas picks a single off the third ball.

Afridi denies Rohit the century as he gets the India captain caught at midwicket after he mistimes the slower ball.

Rohit walks back after a superb innings of 86 from 63 balls, with six sixes and as many fours, to spice up an otherwise dull contest.

K L Rahul gets off the mark with a single from the last ball of the over.

19:23

Rohit hits fifty; India set for win

India 142-2 (20 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Shreyas showing his range against spin. He lofts Shadab's full delivery straight down the ground for a six over long-off.

However, he is beaten next ball as he tries to cut the spinner as the ball narrowly misses the edge but manages to keep strike with a single from the last ball.

A test of patience for Shreyas against Nawaz, who is bowling a good line and length just outside the off-stump.

He bowls three dots in a row before Shreyas pushes the fourth ball through the covers for a single.

Singles off the last two balls brings up the 50-run stand for the third wicket from just 55 balls.

Shadab continues as Shreyas hits the first ball for a single before Rohit is beaten trying to slog it across the line.

He miscues the next attempt at slog sweep and gets two runs to deep midwicket.

Rohit plays the lap sweep as he hits Shadab fine on the leg side for a four. The last ball is a full toss and Rohit easily despatches it over midwicket for a six.

India in control on 142/2 in 20 overs, with another 50 needed for victory.

19:13

Rohit slams fifty; India in control

India 118-2 (17 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Rauf suffered at the hands of Kohli in the T20 World Cup match at MCG last year and here Rohit is taking him to the cleaners.

He makes the mistake of bowling short to Rohit, who powerfully pulls it high over square leg for a six.

Rauf is looking really helpless against Rohit as captain Babar and Afridi have a chat with him.

Rauf goes fuller as Rohit flicks through midwicket for two runs and then runs the third ball down to thirdman for one.

Shreyas keeps strike with a single from the last ball as India reach 111/2 in 15 overs at the drinks break.

Rohit has smashed his way to 61 from 42 balls, while Shreyas is on 16.

India set for an easy win, with another 81 runs needed from 35 overs.

Shadab from the other end. Rohit drives a full wide delivery past point for a four to continue to flow of boundaries.

Spin from both ends as Nawaz comes back into the attack, replacing Rauf, who was hit for 34 runs in four overs.

He starts his new spell with a quiet over, giving away just two singles.

18:59

India race past 100 in 14th over

India 101-2 (14 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Hasan Ali is back into the attack. He provides Pakistan some relief with the wicket of Kohli, who mishits the pull shot and is caught by Nawaz at mid-on for 16.

Pakistan are keeping themselves in the hunt by chipping away at the wickets, as India are reduced to 79/2 in 10 overs, with Rohit on 45 from 30 balls.

India will need captain Rohit to stay at the wicket for the next 10-15 overs and take them closer to victory.

Rauf from the other end. Rohit clips the first ball to fine leg for a single and Shreyas Iyer nearly drags the yorker clocked at 147kmph back on to his stumps.

A quick bouncer from Rauf as Iyer avoids it easily. He drives the fifth ball back to the bowler and Rauf throws the ball back trying to hit the stumps as the crowd also get involved.

Another sharp bouncer from Rauf as Iyer finds himself in trouble, awkwardly pulling it or rather mistiming it to square leg for a single.

Not a surprise as Hasan starts the next over with a short ball and this time Shreyas plays a thumping shot for a four through square leg.

He punches the next to sweeper cover for a single and Rohit takes one off the next.

Hasan bowls another half-tracker which Shreyas pulls for a single to deep square leg and Rohit defends the last ball.

Rauf starts his new over with a leg side delivery which Shreyas glances fine for a four.

He is waiting on the backfoot for the Rauf bouncer as he rocks back to pull it to deep midwicket for one.

A short ball clocked at 148.8kmph as Rohit can't get hold of it, pulling it to deep square leg for another run, followed by two more singles, to get eight run from the over.

Leg-spinner Shadab Khan comes into the attack. Rohit hits the first ball to long-on for a single to race to his fifty from 36 balls.

Four more singles as India race past 100, in the 14th over.

18:36

Rohit, Kohli on the attack!

India 77-1 (9 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Pakistan introduce spin as left-armer Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over.

A single each to Rohit and Kohli before the former comes down the track and lofts the spinner over midwicket for a six.

He misses out the sweep next ball before keeping strike with a single from the last ball.

Haris Rauf into the attack with Pakistan down and out at the moment. Rohit defends the first ball before he smashes the next back over the bowler's head for a six.

India have a close escape next ball as Rohit taps the full toss to mid-on as he and Kohli have a big misunderstanding with both stranded in the middle before they decide to go ahead with the risky single.

Kohli is lucky that Afridi misses the direct hit with him struggling to make his crease.

Rohit continues his assault as he smashes a wide full delivery from Rauf over the covers for a four to raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket from 36 balls.

18:26

Rohit, Kohli on the attack!

India 54-1 (7 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Rohit drives Hasan uppishly with a straight bat for a single to mid-off. He has been quite keen to get after the Pakistan bowlers in the Powerplay and not let them settle down.

Kohli solid as ever as he keeps out the remaining five deliveries as Hasan concedes just a single in his third over.

Afridi starts his third over with a bouncer as Rohit pulls it high over fine leg for a six as he continues to put the Pakistan pacers under pressure and then takes a single to point.

Kohli into the act as he pulls Afridi for a boundary through midwicket. The pacer looks to correct his line but ends up giving width as Kohli plays another superb cover drive for back to back fours.

India race past 50, in the seventh over as 15 come from the Afridi over.

18:17

Gill out for 16; India lose 1st wkt

India 38-1 (5 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

India's openers on the attack! Rohit goes hard but gets it off the inside half of the bat towards mid-on and defends the second ball on the off-side.

Rohit looks to flick Afridi over midwicket but this time it goes off the inside half towards deep square leg for a single.

Against the run of play, India lost the wicket of Gill, who is caught at point for 16. Gill cut it powerfully but failed to get enough elevation as Shadab did well to take a sharp overhead catch.

Virat Kohli drives the last ball to mid-off to end the third over.

In the next over, Rohit cuts Hasan on the bounce past point for a four and inside edges the next which falls well short of the wicketkeeper.

Hasan bowls a bit too straight as Rohit flicks it in the big gap through midwicket for another boundary.

Afridi continues as Kohli plays a straight drive for a single to get off the mark.

Rohit mistimes the pull shot to midwicket and defends a full delivery. The India captain shows aggressive intent as he comes down the track and has a big swing but gets a thick outside edge to thirdman for one.

Afridi bowls a wide outside the off-stump to Kohli, who plays a majestic drive through the covers off the last ball for a four.

18:04

India off to a flier; Pakistan 191

India 22-0 (2 ovs) vs Pak 191 | Scorecard

Rohit Sharma walks out to open the batting with Shubman Gill, who is back in the team after recovering from dengue.

Shaheen Shah Afridi opens the bowling for Pakistan, who need a few early wickets to get back into the contest.

The first ball is full and swings into Rohit, who flicks it over square leg for a four to get India off the mark in great style.

The next ball is full and wide as Rohit steers it to thirdman for a single.

Gill back with a bang! He plays a beautiful front foot drive through the gap in the covers for a boundary.

He taps the fourth ball to midwicket and misses the full toss next ball looking to flick it past square leg as he collects a leg bye and Rohit blocks the last ball, as 10 come from the first over.

Hasan Ali from the other end. Gill looking in ominous touch as he plays another cracking drive in the gap between covers and mid-off for a boundary.

Hasan again mistakes the giving Gill room, who crashes it through the covers for another cracking boundary.

The pacer looks to bowl full and straight but slips it down the leg side as Gill glances it fine for the third four of the over.

India off to a flier as they race to 22 for no loss in two overs.

17:26

Pakistan bowled out for 191

Pak 191-all out (42.5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

The wickets keep tumbling. Hasan looks to swing Jadeja over midwicket but miscues it high and is taken by Shubman Gill to perish for 12.

Things going from bad to worse as Pakistan slip to 187/9 in the 41st over.

Last man Haris Rauf is beaten as he looks to tap Jadeja towards point. Infact, the bowler thinks there is an edge but nothing from the umpire.

Rauf clips the fifth ball on the leg side for a couple of runs to get off the mark and blocks the last ball.

Hardik continues as Shaheen Shah Afridi defends the first before he is unable to get the slog sweep away.

Hardik bowls a bouncer as the left-hander ducks and he keeps out the next before pulling the last ball for a single to retain strike.

Jadeja from the other end. Afridi survives the leg before shout as he misses the reverse sweep before he comes down and inside edges the fourth ball for a single to fine leg.

Jadeja has a close shout for leg before turned down against Rauf, who misses the quicker ball sliding straight on.

The umpire is unmoved before India take the review. The ball has struck in line and is going on to hit the leg stump as the decision is overturned.

Pakistan are sent packing for 191 in 42.5 overs, losing their last eight wickets for 36 runs in the space of 79 deliveries.

The wickets were evenly shared by the Indian bowlers with Bumrah, Siraj, Kuldeep, Pandya and Jadeja picked two wickets each, with Shardul the only bowler to go wicketless in two overs bowled.

The match turned on its head in the 30th over when Babar was bowled by Siraj before Kuldeep struck twice in the 33rd, getting the wickets of Shakeel and Iftikhar.

Once Rizwan was bowled by Bumrah, there was no way back for Pakistan, who kept losing wickets at regular intervals to finish on a below-par score.

17:10

Hardik strikes; Pakistan 8 down!

Pak 187-8 (40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep to bowl his final over. Hasan hits the second ball down to long-off for a single and Nawaz is struck on the gloves by a length ball which bounces a bit more as he tries to cut it.

Another single from the last ball as Kuldeep finishes with splendid figures of 2/35 in 10 overs, on a flat wicket which didn't give him any assistance.

Bumrah to bowl his seventh over. Nawaz misses the clip as the ball strikes his pads for a leg bye before Bumrah bowls three dots in a row to Hasan, followed by a wide, followed by two more dot balls.

Jadeja is back into the attack. Hasan gets an outside edge off the third ball but it flies past Rohit, who is slightly wide at slip as he dives to his left but can't get to the ball.

The ball races for a boundary and Hasan keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Hardik is back into the attack. Hasan chips down the track and smashes the first ball back over the bowler's head for a four.

The next ball is short as Hasan is hurried into the pull shot for a single, getting it high on the bat.

After three dot balls, Nawaz (4) looks to hit Hardik over the top but holes out to Bumrah at mid-on.

This has been an unbelievable collapse! Pakistan's batting line-up except for Babar and Rizwan have showed no application at all.

16:55

Bumrah strikes again; Pak 7 down

Pak 172-7 (36 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

India bring back Bumrah from the other end. The fast bowler leaves Pakistan in further strife with the wicket of the well-set Rizwan, who is completely deceived by the slower ball and bowled for 49.

That ball jagged in sharply as Rizwan plays down the wrong line trying to clip it on the leg side and is beaten all ends up.

This is a massive blow for Pakistan, who have suffered a shocking collapse, losing four wickets for 13 runs in the space of 27 balls to slip to 168/6 after 34 overs.

Kuldeep continues as Shadab Khan clips the second ball for a single and Mohammad Nawaz does the same off the fifth ball for another run as just two runs come from the over.

The wickets continue to tumble. Bumrah strikes again in his next over, cleaning up Shadab with a beauty.

The right-hander plays down the wrong line as Bumrah gets the ball to hold its line and strike the bails.

Pakistan collapse to 171/7 in the 36th over and in danger of not even lasting their quota of 50 overs.

From 155/2 in the 30th over, Pakistan have slipped to 171/7 in the 36th over, losing five wickets for 16 runs.

Hasan Ali is completely squared up as he defends against Bumrah, who gets the ball to move away slightly before he digs out a yorker on the leg side and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

16:42

Kuldeep's double strike rocks Pak

Pak 166-5 (33 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues as Shakeel slaps the second ball for a single and Rizwan is unable to get a run from the last four balls, as the spinner concedes just a single from his seventh over.

Siraj to bowl his eighth over. Shakeel slaps the first ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs before he is beaten next ball playing away from his body.

Shakeel gets a single fourth ball and Rizwan pulls the next for one followed by another run to the former.

In the next over, Kuldeep has a confident shout for leg before turned down against Shakeel. The left-hander goes right back to clip Kuldeep on the leg side but misses it completely and is struck on the pads.

Rohit takes the review despite wicketkeeper Rahul not so convinced.

The ball has pitched in line, the impact is in line and it is going on to hit the stumps.

The decision is overturned as Shakeel is given out leg before wicket for six with Pakistan losing their fourth wicket.

Iftikhar Ahmed smashes the second ball he faces hitting Kuldeep over midwicket for a four.

But Kuldeep gets revenge off the last ball of the over. Iftikhar tries the sweep but only manages to drag it back on to his stumps to be bowled for four.

The googly went off the gloves on to the stumps as Pakistan slip to 166/5 after 33 overs, losing three wickets for 11 runs in the space of 21 balls.

After going wicketless in his first seven overs, Kuldeep has got back with two wickets in his eighth over.

16:33

Kuldeep strikes; Pakistan 4 down

Pak 162-4 (32.2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues as Shakeel slaps the second ball for a single and Rizwan is unable to get a run from the last four balls, as the spinner concedes just a single from his seventh over.

Siraj to bowl his eighth over. Shakeel slaps the first ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs before he is beaten next ball playing away from his body.

Shakeel gets a single fourth ball and Rizwan pulls the next for one followed by another run to the former.

Rohit takes the review despite wicketkeeper Rahul not so convinced.

The ball has pitched in line, the impact is in line and it is going on to hit the stumps.

The decision is overturned as Shakeel is given out leg before wicket for six with Pakistan losing their fourth wicket.

16:20

Babar out for 50; Pakistan 3 down

Pak 156-3 (30 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues as Rizwan continues to find the boundaries, pulling the pacer for a four.

Against the run of play, Siraj strikes with the key wicket of Babar, who is bowled for 50.

The Pakistan captain tries to run it down to thirdman but misses the ball completely which strikes his off-stump, as India make an important breakthrough.

He nearly bags another wicket next ball as Saud Shakeel taps it on the off-side and runs across for a quick single. Siraj is quick to get to the ball on his follow through but misses the direct hit with the batter not even in the frame.

Pakistan are 156/3 in 30 overs, with Rizwan unbeaten on 47 from 59 balls.

16:12

Babar hits fifty; Pakistan on top

Babar Azam

Pak 150-2 (29 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

India need their spinners to break this partnership as the two experienced players are looking keen to play till the end. They are quite capable of changing gears quickly and make up for a few quiet overs later on.

Kuldeep concedes just two singles from his fifth over, bowling four dots in a row to Rizwan, who is beaten last ball trying to steer it fine on the off-side.

Change in the bowling as Siraj replaces Jadeja. Singles from the first two balls before Babar flicks a full delivery past the fielder at deep midwicket for a four.

He whips the next ball off his whips to deep square leg for two runs as Shreyas Iyer does well with the sliding stop near the boundary.

A single to Babar to thirdman before Rizwan plays a cracking straight drive off the last ball for another boundary, to get 13 runs from the over and break the shackles after a few quiet overs.

The two spinners haven't been able to make an impact with the wicket not offering much assistance.

Two singles from five balls before Babar eases a full toss from Kuldeep through the covers to bring up his fifty, from 57 balls.

16:00

Babar, Rizwan steady Pakistan

Pak 129-2 (26 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Jadeja bowls a tidy over, giving away just three singles as the two Pakistan batters raise the 50-run stand for the third wicket from 69 balls.

The duo is building a solid platform in the middle overs, dealing the two Indian spinners quite effectively with contrasting approaches.

In the next over, Rizwan pulls Kuldeep for a single to square leg for one before Babar survives a confident shout for leg before wicket after missing the sweep.

Rohit has a long chat with the bowler before he takes the review at the very last second.

Did that pitch outside the line of leg stump? The ball has pitched in line and the impact is in line but the ball is clipping the leg stump which means the review stays with the umpire's decision.

A narrow escape for Babar, who nearly perished playing the sweep shot, which doesn't come naturally to him.

Kuldeep does well to bowl four dots in a row to Babar before he picks a single from the last ball.

Just two runs from the over as Pakistan reach 125/2 in 25 overs at the halfway mark.

Babar has slowed down after a brisk start to score 35 from 47 balls, while Rizwan has made 33 from 41 balls.

In the next over, Babar drives Jadeja to long-off for a single and Rizwan top edges the sweep over short fine leg for two runs followed by one from the last ball.

15:48

Babar, Rizwan take Pak past 100

Pak 120-2 (23 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep back into the attack as he replaces Thakur. He starts with two dots in a row to Rizwan, who clips the third to square leg for a single and Babar hits the fifth to mid-off for another run, to get just two runs from the over.

The two left-arm spinners looking to build some pressure by drying up the runs.

Rizwan breaks the shackles. He looks to cut Jadeja but gets the under edge which goes on the bounce between the wicketkeeper and the slip fielder for a four.

He sweeps the next ball through midwicket for another boundary to get nine from the over.

The quick start has helped Babar take his time against the spinners. He hits Babar to long-off for a single and Rizwan scoops the next fine on the leg side for a four and then takes a single.

15:39

Babar, Rizwan take Pak past 100

Babar Azam

Pak 103-2 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Jadeja has settled into a good rhythm. He starts his third over with two dots in a row to Rizwan, who hits the third ball to long-off for a single.

Babar picks one off the next before Rizwan cuts the spinner behind square on the off-side for a four as Kuldeep at deep point dives over the ball to concede a boundary.

Babar growing in confidence. He drives Shardul on the up past the fielder in the covers for a boundary to bring up Pakistan's 100, in the 19th over.

He punches the next to sweeper cover for a single and Rizwan slaps the fifth ball for one.

Jadeja rushes through his fourth over, conceding just a single, including five dots in a row to Babar.

Pakistan are 103/2 in 20 overs, with Babar on 30 and Rizwan on 16.

15:28

Hardik strikes; Pak lose 2nd wicket

Pak 90-2 (17 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Hardik continues as he keeps on the stumps to Rizwan, who defends the first three balls, before he is beaten trying to cut.

The last ball is too straight as Rizwan flicks in the gap through midwicket to end the over with a four.

Jadeja drifts on the pads as Babar glances it to fine leg for one and Rizwan strokes the third ball to long-off for one, followed by singles off the last three balls to make it five runs from the over.

Shardul Thakur comes into the attack in place of Hardik, who took 1/28 in four overs.

Shardul starts with an overpitched delivery which Babar drives straight down the ground past mid-on for a four and clips the next to fine leg for one.

The third ball is again pitched right up as Rizwan flicks it to deep midwicket for a single.

Shardul bowls a yorker on the stumps as Babar digs it out to mid-on before he cuts the next on the bounce to Jadeja at point.

15:14

Hardik strikes; Pak lose 2nd wicket

Pak 75-2 (14 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, replacing Kuldeep. The first ball grips and turns to beat Rizwan, who tries the defend.

He looks to sweep the next ball but misses as it skids on to be given out leg before wicket.

Rizwan takes the review after a chat with his captain. That turns out to be a crucial review as the ball didn't straighten enough and is missing the leg leg stump.

A huge reprieve for Pakistan as the in-form Rizwan gets a lifeline.

Rizwan offering a straight bat to the next couple of balls before he punches the spinner down to long-off for a single and Babar defends the last ball.

Pakistan are 75/2 in 14 overs at the first drinks break with Babar on 16 and Rizwan on two.

15:10

Imam caught behind for 36

Pak 74-2 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Spin introduced as Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack, to bowl the 12th over.

Imam nudges the first ball on the leg side for a single and Babar punches the third ball to long-off for one.

Imam clips the fourth ball behind square on the leg side for two runs before he glances the last ball for a four, as Kuldeep concedes eight from his first over.

Hardik, who conceded 18 in two overs, continues. Babar steers the first ball to thirdman for one before Imam cuts the second ball past point for a four.

But Hardik gets revenge off the very next ball with the wicket of Imran, who is caught behind for 36.

Imam again looks to hit it through the off-side but Hardik gets slight away movement to get the edge and wicketkeeper Rahul takes a sharp catch to his left.

A blow for Pakistan, who were building a nice partnership, as they are reduced to 73/2 in the 13th over.

14:57

Siraj strikes; Pakistan lose 1st wkt

Pak 60-1 (11 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

A lot of pressure on Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who failed in the first two games, and hasn't also done well against India in the past.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack as Bumrah gets a break. Imam runs the first ball down to thirdman for a single and Babar does the same two balls later for another run to get off the mark.

Another single for Iman to thirdman before Babar avoids the bouncer from Hardik.

The last ball is on the pads as Babar glances it through fine leg for a four.

Siraj continues as he tests Imam with the bouncer who is happy to avoid it. He had fallen for bouncers in the past two games but India's pacers didn't test him much with the short balls with the new ball.

Imam steals a quick single to the fielder at mid-off before Babar pulls the short ball to the fielder at midwicket.

Pakistan slowed down after a fiery start in the first couple of overs to reach 49/1 in 10 overs with Imam on 23 and Babar on five.

Hardik to bowl his second over. A single to Imam off the first ball brings up Pakistan's 50, in the 11th over and Babar pulls the next for another run.

Imam clips Siraj off his pads in the gap through midwicket for a single.

Babar finally gets hold of the pull shot, swatting in the gap perfectly through midwicket for a boundary.

Another short ball from Hardik but this time down the leg side as Babar pulls it for another boundary through fine leg, to make it 11 runs from the 11th over.

14:41

Siraj strikes; Pakistan lose 1st wkt

Pak 41-1 (8 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj again drifts on the pads as Shafique taps it to midwicket for a single and Imam runs the next to thirdman for a single.

Shafique pulls the next for another run before Imam misses out on some easy runs as he glances Siraj straight to the fielder at short fine leg.

Another run to thirdman before Siraj strikes with the last ball of the over.

Shafique plays all over a full delivery on the stumps looking to flick it on the leg side but misses and is caught plumb in front.

Shafique, who made 20 from 24 balls, walks off without taking a review as Pakistan lose their first wicket.

14:37

Shafique, Imam give Pak good start

Imam-ul-Haq

Pak 37-0 (6 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj drifts on the pads as Shafique clips it past the short fine leg fielder for a couple of runs.

He misses the flick off the incoming delivery and manages to pick up a leg bye.

Siraj struggling with his line as Imam clips the fourth ball off his pads for a single and Shafique does the same next ball.

In the next over, Shafique breaks the shackles as he plays a cracking lofted shot back over the bowler's head for a four.

Bumrah follows it up with a slower ball which Shafique drops with soft hands for a quick single.

Imam is beaten for pace as he misses the pull shot and is hit high on the thigh pads.

Bumrah follows it up with a quick bouncer as the left-hander ducks under it and he glances the last ball fine for the second four of the over.

14:24

Pakistan off to steady start vs India

Pak 23-0 (5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shafique defends the first ball of Bumrah's second over and edges the next which falls short of Kohli at first slip and he runs the third ball to thirdman for a single.

Imam watchfully keeps out the rest of the over as Bumrah concedes just a single in his second over.

Siraj continues to leak runs. Shafique plays a cracking drive through the covers for a boundary, the fourth four he has conceded in seven balls.

Siraj shortens his length a little bit making Shafique defend the next two before he picks a quick single to mid-off from the fourth ball and Imam takes one to square leg.

The pacers have cut back their length, looking for a more restrictive length. Imam keeps out the first ball before he gets a leading edge off the next which falls safely on the off-side.

Bumrah switches to round the wicket as Imram leaves one away from his body and pushes the next to point.

Bumrah comes straighter on the line of the stumps as Pakistan's opener defends it with a straight bat.

He cuts the last ball on the bounce to Jadeja at point as Bumrah bowls a maiden over.

Just seven runs from the last three overs as Pakistan reach 23 for no loss in five overs.

14:10

Pakistan off to a quick start vs India

Pak 16-0 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Imam-Ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique are the two openers for Pakistan, while Jasprit Bumrah opens the bowling for India.

The first ball is pitched up as Shafique defends and blocks the next with a straight bat and does the same third ball.

The fourth ball is on the pads as Shafique clips it to the fielder at square leg.

No signs of any swing for Bumrah so far as the wicket looks to be full of runs.

The fifth ball is pushed towards point for another dot before Shafique flicks the last ball through midwicket for a four to get off the mark.

Mohammed Siraj starts with a poor delivery. The first ball is down the leg side as Imam glances it fine for a four. The second ball is again full as the left-hander plays a beautiful straight drive past mid-off for another boundary.

Two balls later, Imam clips Siraj off his pads past square leg for the third four of the over and he defends the last two balls.

Pakistan off a flier with four boundaries in the first two overs as they race to 16 for no loss in two overs.

13:44

Pakistan retain same team

India have made one change as Gill comes back into the team in place of Kishan. All-rounder Shardul Thakur retains his place as India go in with two specialist spinners and four pace options.

Pakistan must be buoyed their superb come form behind win against Sri Lanka as they retain the same team.

Check out the playing XIs:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan (w/k), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.

13:36

Gill back as India elect to bowl vs Pak

India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in the World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

"It is a good pitch, it is not going to change too much. Dew can be a factor in the second half of the game, so we decided to chase," said Rohit at the toss.

But the big announcement from Rohit which evokes a huge response from the fans is: "Gill is back."

Shubman Gill has recovered from dengue and will replace Ishan Kishan as the opener for this crunch match.

Meanwhile, Pakistan have retained the same team which beat Sri Lanka in their previous match.

13:19

Confident India set for Pakistan challenge

Welcome to the coverage of the World Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

The World Cup hasn't generated much buzz so far, but the tournament is finally set to wake up with a high profile match between the two arch-rivals.

Both teams have won their first two matches but recent form and team composition suggests India as the favourites to stretch their unbeaten record to 8-0 against Pakistan in ODI World Cups.

India registered a hard earned six wicket victory against Australia in their opening match on a tough wicket in Chennai, before streamrolling Afghanistan by eight wickets.

Pakistan outclassed The Netherlands by 81 runs and then needed their batters to chase down a World Cup record total against Sri Lanka after their lacklustre bowling attack had conceded a massive 344 runs.

In the absence of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi struggling to find his wicket-taking form, Pakistan may find it tough to stop the Indian batters.

Captain Rohit Sharma laid down the marker with a blistering century against Afghanistan, while Shubman Gill is set to feature in the crunch match after recovering from dengue.

Virat Kohli enjoys the big stage and it will take something special from Pakistan's bowlers to halt the India No 3's smashing recent run, with three fifties and a century in his four innings in ODIs.

K L Rahul will take a lot of confidence from his brilliant 111 not out against Pakistan in the Asia Cup as he made a grand comeback after a long injury lay-off.

The Indian bowlers are also looking in fine touch. Jasprit Bumrah seems to be back to his best, with six wickets in the first two games of the World Cup making up for a lack of wickets from his new ball partner Mohammed Siraj.

All-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur chipped in with wickets in the middle overs against Afghanistan to take the pressure off spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.

India could be expected to field a similar bowling combination against Pakistan, including four pace bowlers and two spinners.

In their previous match, India took the Pakistan bowlers to the cleaners after they amassed a huge 356/2 in the Asia Cup match in Colombo and if the conditions are suitable, it won't be a surprise if their batters post another huge total if they get a chance to bat first on Saturday.

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