Sharma-led India trounce Pakistan

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.

Pakistan (Moham)made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Azhar Ali, Hafeez, Imad Wasim and Junaid Khan made way for Imam-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf and Usman Shinwari.

On winning the toss, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 25, and lost a couple of wickets.

Imam had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the player of the match, broke the two-run stand.

Fakhar Zaman, who faced nine balls, failed to get off the mark. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Kumar broke the one-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 132, and lost five wickets.

Pakistan scored 50 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Babar Azam’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Shoaib Malik’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 60 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Azam was batting on 32, Malik was batting on 26.

Azam, whose 62-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 47. A hundred and three balls after Zaman’s dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 82-run partnership.

Sarfaraz, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Manish Pandey. Kedar Jadhav broke the 11-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 26.3 overs (159 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Malik, whose 67-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 43. Thirteen balls after Sarfaraz’s dismissal, Ambati Rayudu ran him out.

Asif, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scoreD(ho)nine. Seven balls later, he was caught behind. Jadhav broke the 10-run stand.

Thirty-two overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. Ashraf was the batsman. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge.

Shadab Khan, who faceD(ho)nineteen balls, eventually scored eight. Twenty-nine balls after Ali’s dismissal, he was stumped. Jadhav broke the 11-run stand.

It was at that point that the second break was taken. Pakistan had scored 121 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Ashraf was batting on five.

Pakistan scored 150 off 38.4 overs (233 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored five, and lost three wickets.

Ashraf, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 21. Forty-nine balls after Khan’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 37-run stand.

Mohammad Amir, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

Hasan Ali, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls after Ashraf’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Kumar broke the two-run stand.

Shinwari, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Bumrah broke the two-run stand.

India eventually conceded seven extras. Pakistan were bundled out for 162 off 43.1 overs.

Rayudu bowled a wicketless dot ball.

Pandya, who bowled 4.5 wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Chahal, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34.

Yadav, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.

Bumrah bowled 7.1 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets.

Kumar bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up three wickets.

Jadhav bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 58, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 8.4 overs (53 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 36, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 14.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 106, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 36 balls.

He faced 39 balls, eventually scoring 52. Seventy-nine balls into the chase, Khan broke the 86-run partnership.

It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. Dhawan was batting on 31.

India scored 100 off 16 overs (98 balls). Pakistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Dhawan, whose 54-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 46. Twenty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Azam. Ashraf broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 150 off 27.2 overs (166 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Karthik’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Both Rayudu and Karthik eventually conceded 31 apiece. While the former’s 46-ball innings included three boundaries, the latter’s 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. They were unbeaten.

India, who scored 164 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 29 overs, won by eight wickets with 21 overs to spare.

Malik, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Hasan and Shinwari bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 27.

Amir bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23.

Zaman, who bowled 6.3 wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Shadab, who bowled nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashraf, who bowled five overs, conceding 31.