Rana opens at the other end and he starts with one that hits the deck hard, extra bounce onto middle stump. Imam tucks it to square leg for a single
Length ball next and Azam defends the ball for a dot.
Rana then bowls a wide down the leg side.
Azam then nicely defends it on the front foot.
And another defensive shot next ball.
Azam is off the mark with a tuck towards mid-wicket for a couple.
A dot to end the over as 4 come off it.
Imam and Babar Azam come out to open the innings for Pakistan while Mohammed Shami will open the attack for India.
Shami will start around the wicket to Imam and he starts with one that angles around off and Imam taps it down to start the innings.
Shami follows that up with a wide down the leg side.
short of good length ball, pitching outside off stump, Imam Ul Haq plays a defensive shot on back foot, no run towards Short Mid-Wicket.
Shami bowls another wide down the leg side and follows that with another wide outside the off stump and Imam chases it but can't connect.
Imam is then beaten on the cut as the ball is pitching outside off stump,
He the cuts the ball past backward point to get off the mark with a single. First runs off the bat.
Azam then lets the next one through to the keeper as it is bowled around the off stump.
Shami bowls another wide down the leg side and then one widem very wide past the offstump.
Azam then lets the next one go to the keeper as 6 come off the opening over.
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