Pakistan overcame odds, bad starts in each innings as well as late drama to beat India by five wickets in their Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Set a target of a more than a sizable 182, Pakistan lost their captain Babar Azam early and Fakhar Zaman couldn’t do much either. With both men back in the dugout and the chase going awry fast, Babar put his thinking hat on played the masterstroke of promoting Mohammad Nawaz up the order.

Nawaz and Rizwan formed a crucial 73-run partnership for the third wicket that brought Pakistan back in the game. Nawaz’s boundary-laden 42 off 20 was pivotal as it helped Pakistan keep the required run rate in check.

That said, the importance of Rizwan’s 71 off 51 cannot be understated. But the diminutive keeper-batter couldn’t finish and it needed late cameos from Khushdil Shah (14* off 11) and Asif Ali (16 off 8) for Pakistan to seal the match. The end wasn’t without its drama as Arshdeep Singh dropped the simplest of catches of Asif to earn Sharma’s wrath.

Earlier, the Green Shirts had a great start to the evening as they won the battle of coin flips but everything went south for them for a while after that.

Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma set the tone for the night with a blistering 28 (each) a laid a foundation on which Virat Kohli, well and truly back in form, capitalised to help India post 181 for 7.

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End of live thread

Pakistan have won by five wickets.

182-5 after 19.5 overs: Singh to Iftikhar, 2 runs.

180-5 after 19.4 overs: Singh to Asif, OUT.

180-4 after 19.3 overs: Singh to Asif, no run.

180-4 after 19.2 overs: Singh to Asif, 4 runs.

176-4 after 19.1 overs: Singh to Khushdil, 1 run.

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Asif Ali 12 (5), Khushdil Shah 13 (10)

175-4 after 19 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Asif, 4 runs.

171-4 after 18.5 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Khushdil, 1 run.

170-4 after 18.4 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Khushdil, 4 runs.

166-4 after 18.3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Asif, 1 run.

165-4 after 18.3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Asif, 1 run wide.

164-4 after 18.2 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Asif, 6 runs.

158-4 after 18.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Khushdil, 1 run.

157-4 after 18.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Khushdil, 1 run wide.

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Khushdil Shah 7 (7), Asif Ali 1 (2)

156-4 after 18 overs: Bishnoi to Khushdil, 1 run.

155-4 after 17.5 overs: Bishnoi to Khushdil, 2 runs.

153-4 after 17.4 overs: Bishnoi to Asif, 1 run.

152-4 after 17.4 overs: Bishnoi to Asif, 1 run wide.

151-4 after 17.3 overs: Bishnoi to Asif, no run.

151-4 after 17.3 overs: Bishnoi to Asif, 1 run wide.

150-4 after 17.2 overs: Bishnoi to Khushdil, 1 run.

149-4 after 17.1 overs: Bishnoi to Khushdil, no run.

149-4 after 17.1 overs: Bishnoi to Khushdil, 1 run wide.

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Khushdil Shah 3 (3), Asif Ali 0 (0)

148-4 after 17 overs: Hardik to Khushdil, 1 run.

147-4 after 16.5 overs: Hardik to Rizwan (71), OUT CAUGHT.

147-3 after 16.5 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 1 run wide.

146-3 after 16.4 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, no run.

146-3 after 16.3 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 2 runs.

144-3 after 16.2 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 4 runs.

140-3 after 16.1 overs: Hardik to Khushdil, 1 run.

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Mohammad Rizwan 65 (47), Khushdil Shah 1 (1)

139-3 after 16 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 2 runs.

137-3 after 15.5 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run.

137-3 after 15.4 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Khushdil, 1 run.

136-3 after 15.3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Nawaz (42), OUT CAUGHT.

136-2 after 15.2 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Nawaz, no run.

136-2 after 15.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run.

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Mohammad Rizwan 62 (44), Mohammad Nawaz 42 (18)

135-2 after 15 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 1 run.

134-2 after 14.5 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 2 runs.

132-2 after 14.4 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 4 runs.

128-2 after 14.3 overs: Chahal to Nawaz, 1 run.

127-2 after 14.2 overs: Chahal to Nawaz, 4 runs.

123-2 after 14.1 overs: Chahal to Nawaz, 4 runs.

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Mohammad Nawaz 33 (15), Mohammad Rizwan 55 (41)

119-2 after 14 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, 1 run.

118-2 after 13.5 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, 4 runs.

114-2 after 13.4 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, no run.

114-2 after 13.3 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, 4 runs.

110-2 after 13.2 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 1 run.

109-2 after 13.1 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 2 runs.

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Mohammad Rizwan 52 (39), Mohammad Nawaz 24 (11)

107-2 after 13 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 1 run.

106-2 after 12.5 overs: Singh to Nawaz, 1 run.

105-2 after 12.4 overs: Singh to Nawaz, 4 runs.

101-2 after 12.3 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 1 run.

100-2 after 12.2 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 2 runs.

98-2 after 12.1 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 2 runs.

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Mohammad Rizwan 46 (35), Mohammad Nawaz 20 (9)

96-2 after 12 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, 1 run.

95-2 after 11.5 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, no run.

95-2 after 11.4 overs: Bishnoi to Nawaz, 1 run.

94-2 after 11.3 overs: Bishnoi to Nawaz, 6 runs.

88-2 after 11.2 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, 1 run.

87-2 after 11.1 overs: Bishnoi to Nawaz, 1 run.

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Mohammad Rizwan 44 (32), Mohammad Nawaz 12 (6)

86-2 after 11 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, no run.

86-2 after 10.5 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 2 runs.

84-2 after 10.4 overs: Chahal to Nawaz, 1 run.

83-2 after 10.3 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 1 run.

82-2 after 10.2 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, no run.

82-2 after 10.1 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 6 runs.

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Mohammad Rizwan 35 (27), Mohammad Nawaz 11 (5)

Comment: At the halfway mark, India clearly have the upper hand and then some. Pakistan have wickets in hand but runs are hard to come by as reflected in the required run rate that has soared to 10.6 an over.

76-2 after 10 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 1 run.

75-2 after 9.5 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, no run.

75-2 after 9.4 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, 1 run.

74-2 after 9.3 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, no run.

74-2 after 9.2 overs: Hardik to Nawaz, 6 runs.

68-2 after 9.1 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 1 run.

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Mohammad Nawaz 4 (2), Mohammad Rizwan 33 (24)

67-2 after 9 overs: Chahal to Nawaz, 4 runs.

63-2 after 8.5 overs: Chahal to Nawaz, no run.

63-2 after 8.4 overs: Chahal to Zaman (15), OUT CAUGHT.

63-1 after 8.3 overs: Chahal to Zaman, 4 runs.

59-1 after 8.2 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 1 run.

58-1 after 8.1 overs: Chahal to Zaman, 1 run.

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Fakhar Zaman 10 (15), Mohammad Rizwan 32 (23)

57-1 after 8 overs: Bishnoi to Zaman, 1 run.

56-1 after 7.5 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, 1 run.

55-1 after 7.4 overs: Bishnoi to Zaman, 1 run.

54-1 after 7.3 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, 1 run.

53-1 after 7.2 overs: Bishnoi to Zaman, 1 run.

52-1 after 7.1 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, 1 run.

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Fakhar Zaman 7 (12), Mohammad Rizwan 30 (20)

51-1 after 7 overs: Chahal to Zaman, no run.

51-1 after 6.5 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 1 run.

50-1 after 6.4 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 4 runs.

46-1 after 6.3 overs: Chahal to Zaman, 1 run.

45-1 after 6.2 overs: Chahal to Zaman, no run.

45-1 after 6.1 overs: Chahal to Rizwan, 1 run.

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Fakhar Zaman 6 (9), Mohammad Rizwan 24 (17)

44-1 after 6 overs: Singh to Zaman, no run.

44-1 after 5.5 overs: Singh to Zaman, no run.

44-1 after 5.4 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 1 run.

43-1 after 5.3 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 6 runs.

37-1 after 5.2 overs: Singh to Zaman, 1 run.

36-1 after 5.1 overs: Singh to Zaman, no run.

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Mohammad Rizwan 17 (15), Fakhar Zaman 5 (5)

Comment: Decent over for Pakistan and it was much needed as three boundaries are hit off of Pandya’s six-ball set.

36-1 after 5 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 4 runs.

32-1 after 4.5 overs: Hardik to Zaman, 1 run.

31-1 after 4.4 overs: Hardik to Zaman, 4 runs.

27-1 after 4.3 overs: Hardik to Zaman, no run.

27-1 after 4.2 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 1 run.

26-1 after 4.1 overs: Hardik to Rizwan, 4 runs.

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Fakhar Zaman 0 (2), Mohammad Rizwan 8 (12)

22-1 after 4 overs: Bishnoi to Zaman, no run.

22-1 after 3.5 overs: Bishnoi to Zaman, no run.

Comment: Spin introduced already as Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack and the move pays instant dividends. He picks up the massive wicket of Babar Azam, who is caught at midwicket.

22-1 after 3.4 overs: Bishnoi to Azam (14), OUT CAUGHT.

22-0 after 3.3 overs: Bishnoi to Azam, no run.

22-0 after 3.2 overs: Bishnoi to Azam, 2 runs.

20-0 after 3.1 overs: Bishnoi to Rizwan, 1 run.

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Babar Azam 12 (7), Mohammad Rizwan 7 (11)

Comment: Babar ends an otherwise quiet over by Bhuvneshwar with a delightful pull for four. Eight runs off it.

19-0 after 3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Azam, 4 runs.

15-0 after 2.5 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Azam, 2 runs.

13-0 after 2.4 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run.

12-0 after 2.3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run.

12-0 after 2.2 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run.

12-0 after 2.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Azam, 1 run.

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Mohammad Rizwan 6 (8), Babar Azam 5 (4)

Comment: Great opening over by Arshdeep Sindh as he conceded just a pair of singles.

11-0 after 2 overs: Singh to Rizwan, no run.

11-0 after 1.5 overs: Singh to Rizwan, no run.

11-0 after 1.4 overs: Singh to Azam, 1 run.

10-0 after 1.3 overs: Singh to Rizwan, 1 run.

9-0 after 1.2 overs: Singh to Rizwan, no run.

9-0 after 1.1 overs: Singh to Rizwan, no run.

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Babar Azam 4 (3), Mohammad Rizwan 5 (3)

9-0 after 1 over: Bhuvneshwar to Azam, no run.

9-0 after 0.5 over: Bhuvneshwar to Azam, 4 runs.

5-0 after 0.4 over: Bhuvneshwar to Azam, no run.

5-0 after 0.3 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run.

4-0 after 0.2 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run.

4-0 after 0.1 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 4 runs.

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Story at the break: Pakistan recovered well from a horrible start to restrict India to 181 for 7. Pace, which had been pretty effective for Pakistan last Sunday, was completely subdued by Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul (28 each), who came out all guns blazing and gave India a flying start. The foundation laid by the top two had India eyeing a total in excess of 200 at one point but the introduction of spin curtailed the flow of runs.

Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz were excellent again and helped Pakistan negate some of the damage caused by the pacers. Virat Kohli, well and truly back in form, top scored with a 60 but did not quite get the late fireworks from the other end. Following Pakistan’s recovery in the second half of the innings, Pakistan could have held India to an even lower total, if not for a horrible sequence of misfielding in the final over courtesy Fakhar Zaman.

181-7 after 20 overs: Rauf to Bishnoi, 4 runs.

177-7 after 19.5 overs: Rauf to Bishnoi, 4 runs.

173-7 after 19.4 overs: Rauf to Kohli (60), 1 run, OUT.

172-6 after 19.3 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run.

172-6 after 19.2 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run.

172-6 after 19.1 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run.

172-6 after 19.1 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run wide.

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Virat Kohli 59 (40), Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0 (0)

171-6 after 19 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 1 run.

170-6 after 18.5 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 2 runs.

168-6 after 18.4 overs: Naseem to Hooda (16), OUT CAUGHT.

168-5 after 18.3 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 1 run.

167-5 after 18.2 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 2 runs.

165-5 after 18.1 overs: Naseem to Hooda, 1 run.

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Virat Kohli 53 (36), Deepak Hooda 15 (12)

164-5 after 18 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, 6 runs.

158-5 after 17.5 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, no run.

158-5 after 17.4 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, 1 run.

157-5 after 17.3 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, 4 runs.

153-5 after 17.2 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, 2 runs.

151-5 after 17.1 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, 2 runs.

149-5 after 17.1 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, 1 run wide.

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Virat Kohli 47 (34), Deepak Hooda 6 (8)

148-5 after 17 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 2 runs.

146-5 after 16.5 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run.

146-5 after 16.4 overs: Rauf to Hooda, 1 run.

145-5 after 16.3 overs: Rauf to Hooda, 4 runs.

141-5 after 16.2 overs: Rauf to Hooda, no run.

141-5 after 16.1 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run.

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Deepak Hooda 1 (5), Virat Kohli 44 (31)

140-5 after 16 overs: Shadab to Hooda, no run.

140-5 after 15.5 overs: Shadab to Hooda, no run.

140-5 after 15.4 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

139-5 after 15.3 overs: Shadab to Hooda, 1 run.

138-5 after 15.2 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

137-5 after 15.1 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 2 runs.

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Deepak Hooda 0 (2), Virat Kohli 40 (28)

135-5 after 15 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, no run.

135-5 after 14.5 overs: Hasnain to Hooda, 4 runs.

Comment: Big wicket for Pakistan as last Sunday’s player of the match, Hardik Pandya, is out for a duck. Hasnain with the wicket. That man Nawaz with the catch again. Later in the over, Rizwan lands awkwardly trying to reach a rising Hasnain delivery and injures himself. This is not what Pakistan fans would want to see.

131-5 after 14.4 overs: Hasnain to Hardik (0), OUT CAUGHT.

131-4 after 14.3 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, 1 run.

130-4 after 14.2 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, 2 runs.

128-4 after 14.1 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, 2 runs.

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Hardik Pandya 0 (1), Virat Kohli 35 (25)

126-4 after 14 overs: Shadab to Hardik, no run.

126-4 after 13.5 overs: Shadab to Pant (14), OUT CAUGHT.

126-3 after 13.4 overs: Shadab to Pant, 4 runs.

122-3 after 13.3 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

121-3 after 13.2 overs: Shadab to Pant, 1 run.

120-3 after 13.1 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

119-3 after 13.1 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run wide.

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Virat Kohli 33 (23), Rishabh Pant 9 (9)

118-3 after 13 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 1 run.

117-3 after 12.5 overs: Naseem to Pant, 1 run.

116-3 after 12.4 overs: Naseem to Pant, 4 runs.

112-3 after 12.3 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 1 run.

111-3 after 12.2 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 2 runs.

109-3 after 12.1 overs: Naseem to Kohli, 4 runs.

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Rishabh Pant 4 (7), Virat Kohli 25 (19)

Comment: Nawaz was excellent against India last Sunday and he again does a decent job, finishing with figures of 4-25-1. He got just one wicket tonight compared to thee the other day but more importantly, curtailed the flow of runs.

105-3 after 12 overs: Nawaz to Pant, no run.

105-3 after 11.5 overs: Nawaz to Pant, no run.

105-3 after 11.4 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 1 run.

104-3 after 11.3 overs: Nawaz to Pant, 1 run.

103-3 after 11.2 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 1 run.

102-3 after 11.1 overs: Nawaz to Pant, 1 run.

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Virat Kohli 23 (17), Rishabh Pant 2 (3)

Comment: Pace has been ineffective for Pakistan so far in this game but Babar takes the risk and brings back Hasnain, who does an okay job, leaking just 8 runs, which included two needless wides.

101-3 after 11 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, no run.

101-3 after 10.5 overs: Hasnain to Pant, 1 run.

100-3 after 10.5 overs: Hasnain to Pant, 1 run wide.

99-3 after 10.5 overs: Hasnain to Pant, 1 run wide.

98-3 after 10.4 overs: Hasnain to Pant, no run.

98-3 after 10.3 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, 1 run.

97-3 after 10.2 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, 4 runs.

93-3 after 10.1 overs: Hasnain to Kohli, no run.

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Virat Kohli 18 (13), Rishabh Pant 1 (1)

93-3 after 10 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 1 run.

92-3 after 9.5 overs: Nawaz to Pant, 1 run.

91-3 after 9.4 overs: Nawaz to Yadav (13), OUT CAUGHT.

91-2 after 9.3 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 1 run.

90-2 after 9.2 overs: Nawaz to Yadav, 1 run.

89-2 after 9.1 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 1 run.

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Virat Kohli 15 (10), Suryakumar Yadav 12 (8)

88-2 after 9 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

87-2 after 8.5 overs: Shadab to Yadav, 1 run.

86-2 after 8.4 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

85-2 after 8.3 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 4 runs.

81-2 after 8.2 overs: Shadab to Yadav, 1 run.

80-2 after 8.1 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run.

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Virat Kohli 8 (6), Suryakumar Yadav 10 (6)

79-2 after 8 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 1 run.

78-2 after 7.5 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, 2 runs.

76-2 after 7.4 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, no run.

76-2 after 7.3 overs: Nawaz to Kohli, no run.

76-2 after 7.2 overs: Nawaz to Yadav, 1 run.

75-2 after 7.1 overs: Nawaz to Yadav, 4 runs.

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Virat Kohli 5 (2), Suryakumar Yadav 5 (4)

71-2 after 7 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 4 runs.

67-2 after 6.5 overs: Shadab to Yadav, 1 run.

66-2 after 6.4 overs: Shadab to Yadav, no run.

66-2 after 6.3 overs: Shadab to Yadav, no run.

66-2 after 6.2 overs: Shadab to Yadav, 4 runs.

Comment: And just like that, both the Indian openers are gone. Rahul comes down the track on Shadab’s first ball of the match and ends up depositing the catch into the hands of Mohammad Nawaz at long on. Decent first over by the leggie was spoiled by a last-ball boundary.

62-2 after 6.1 overs: Shadab to Rahul (28), OUT CAUGHT.

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KL Rahul 28 (19), Virat Kohli 1 (1)

62-1 after 6 overs: Rauf to Rahul, 1 run.

61-1 after 5.5 overs: Rauf to Rahul, no run.

61-1 after 5.4 overs: Rauf to Rahul, no run.

61-1 after 5.3 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run.

60-1 after 5.3 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 5 wides.

55-1 after 5.2 overs: Rauf to Rahul, 1 run.

Comment: Breakthrough at last for Pakistan as Sharma top-edges Rauf. Khushdil Shah gets under it and holds on despite Fakhar Zaman trying hard to get in his way and make him miss.

54-1 after 5.1 overs: Rauf to Rohit (28), OUT CAUGHT.

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KL Rahul 26 (15), Rohit Sharma 28 (15)

Comment: Pace is taken off and spin is introduced but it does little as Rahul uses his feet to dance down the pitch and nullify any help Mohammad Nawaz might have extracted from the surface.

54-0 after 5 overs: Nawaz to Rahul, 2 runs.

52-0 after 4.5 overs: Nawaz to Rohit, 1 run.

51-0 after 4.4 overs: Nawaz to Rahul, 1 run.

50-0 after 4.3 overs: Nawaz to Rahul, no run.

50-0 after 4.2 overs: Nawaz to Rahul, 4 runs.

46-0 after 4.1 overs: Nawaz to Rahul, no run.

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Rohit Sharma 27 (14), KL Rahul 19 (10)

Comment: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have banished all concerns about their form and brought Pakistani pace down to its knees in early exchanges. Sharma, in particular, looks menacing and if it stays that way, 200 could be on the cards.

46-0 after 4 overs: Rauf to Rohit, no run.

46-0 after 3.5 overs: Rauf to Rohit, no run.

46-0 after 3.4 overs: Rauf to Rahul, 1 run.

45-0 after 3.3 overs: Rauf to Rohit, 1 run.

44-0 after 3.2 overs: Rauf to Rohit, 6 runs.

38-0 after 3.1 overs: Rauf to Rohit, 4 runs.

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KL Rahul 18 (9), Rohit Sharma 16 (9)

34-0 after 3 overs: Naseem to Rahul, 6 runs.

28-0 after 2.5 overs: Naseem to Rahul, no run.

28-0 after 2.4 overs: Naseem to Rohit, 1 run.

27-0 after 2.3 overs: Naseem to Rohit, no run.

27-0 after 2.2 overs: Naseem to Rahul, 1 run.

26-0 after 2.1 overs: Naseem to Rahul, 6 runs.

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KL Rahul 5 (5), Rohit Sharma 15 (7)

20-0 after 2 overs: Hasnain to Rahul, 1 run.

19-0 after 1.5 overs: Hasnain to Rahul, 2 runs.

17-0 after 1.4 overs: Hasnain to Rohit, 1 run.

16-0 after 1.3 overs: Hasnain to Rohit, 4 runs.

12-0 after 1.2 overs: Hasnain to Rohit, no run.

12-0 after 1.1 overs: Hasnain to Rahul, 1 run.

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Rohit Sharma 10 (4), KL Rahul 1 (2)

11-0 after 1 over: Naseem to Rohit, 6 runs.

5-0 after 0.5 over: Naseem to Rohit, no run.

5-0 after 0.4 over: Naseem to Rohit, 4 runs.

1-0 after 0.3 over: Naseem to Rohit, no run.

1-0 after 0.2 over: Naseem to Rahul, 1 run.

0-0 after 0.1 over: Naseem to Rahul, no run.

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6:59pm: The first ball of the match is about to be bowled.

6:58pm: India are the pre-match betting favourites but not as big as they were last week.

6:53pm: The national anthems are being played.

6:40pm: The line-ups are in:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah

India: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

6:37pm: Winning the toss - check

Opting to bowl first - check

Hasan Ali on the bench - check

Looks like the perfect start to the evening for Pakistan.

6:30pm: Pakistan win the toss, will bowl first.

6:28pm: Check out our feature on why tonight’s match should pack a but more passion and intensity.

6:25pm: Indian coach praises Pakistan’s bowling as “glamorous”.

6:24pm: Check out what Mohammad Rizwan had to say ahead of tonight’s clash.

6:22pm: Shahnawaz Dahani will not be playing in tonight’s match.

6:20pm: Five takeaways from Pakistan’s defeat in the first match against India.

6pm: This is the start of Dawn.com’s live thread for the Pakistan vs India match.