Kohli-led India beat Pakistan comfortably

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin made way for Rohit, Shikhar Dhawan and Umesh Yadav.

Pakistan (Moham)made nine changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Khans (Younis and Sohail), Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah and Irfan made way for Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed (who was leading the team, and inserted the Indians on winning the toss), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali.

The match was reduced to a 48-overs-an-innings match.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 46, without the loss of a wicket.

Sixty balls (9.5 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. They had scored 46, without the loss of a wicket. While Sharma was batting on 25, Dhawan was batting on 20.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 39^th over. They scored 160, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 50 off 10.4 overs (65 balls). Pakistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 21.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 71 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off 19.3 overs (118 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 55, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 44.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 48 balls.

Dhawan, whose 65-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 68. A hundred and forty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Azhar. Shadab broke the 136-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 27.3 overs (166 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

Thirty-two overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 171 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 76, Virat Kohli, their skipper, was batting on 23.

Two hundred balls (33.1 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. They had scored 173, for the loss of a wicket. While Sharma was batting on 77, Kohli was batting on 24.

The second-wicket put on 50 off 68 balls. Pakistan hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Kohli’s contribution to it was 28.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 56. Sharma, whose 119-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 91. Two hundred and twenty-one balls (36.4 overs) into the match, Azam and Ahmed ran him out.

India scored 200 off 37.5 overs (228 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 40^th and the 48^th over. They scored 113, for the loss of a wicket.

The third-wicket put on 50 off 38 balls. Pakistan hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 13, the contribution of Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, to it was 37.

India scored 250 off 44.2 overs (267 balls). Pakistan had conceded five extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 58 balls.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 29 balls.

Two hundred and eighty balls (46.2 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. Yuvraj Singh was the batsman. It was upheld by South African umpire Marais Erasmus. He eventually scored 53 off 32 balls. He was trapped leg before wicket by Hasan, who broke the 93-run partnership.

India scored 300 off 47.1 overs (285 balls). Pakistan had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Two hundred and eighty-eight balls (47.4 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. Hardik Pandya was the batsman. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena.

Kohli eventually scored 81 off 68 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Pandya, who scored 20. His six-ball innings included three boundaries.

India scored 319 for the loss of three wickets off 48 overs.

Malik, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Amir bowled 8.1 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32.

Wahab Riaz, who bowled 8.4 wicketless overs, conceded 87.

Wasim, who bowled 9.1 wicketless overs, conceded 66.

Hasan and Shadab bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 70, the latter conceded 52.

Pakistan’s target was revised to 289 off 41 overs.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the eighth over. They scored 38, without the loss of a wicket.

Twenty-nine balls (4.5 overs) into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. They had scored 22, without the loss of a wicket. While Azhar was batting on a dozen, Ahmed Shehzad was in seventh heaven.

The second Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the ninth and the 33^rd over. They scored 124, for the loss of seven wickets.

Shehzad, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Nine overs into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who broke the 47-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India had scored three extras at that point.

Azam, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls after Shehzad’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Yadav broke the 14-run stand.

Azhar’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 64 balls.

He eventually faced 65 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-one balls after Azam’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Jadeja broke the 30-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 21.4 overs (130 balls). India had scored five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Malik, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 15. Sixteen balls after Azhar’s dismissal, Jadeja ran him out.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Hafeez was batting on 24.

Hafeez, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 33. Eighteen balls after Malik’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumar. Jadeja broke the 17-run stand.

Wasim, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Kedar Jadhav. Pandya broke the four-run stand.

Pakistan scored 150 off 29.2 overs (176 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ahmed, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. A dozen balls after Wasim’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pandya broke the 16-run stand.

Shadab, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Amir, who faced 16 balls, scored just nine. Twenty-three balls after Ahmed’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadhav. Yadav broke the 13-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Hasan, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhawan off the bowling of Yadav.

Riaz was absent hurt.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who were bundled out for 164 off 33.4 overs, lost by 124 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Kumar bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up a wicket.

Both Pandya and Jadeja bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. They conceded 43 apiece.

Yadav bowled 7.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up three scalps.