LIVE India vs Pakistan T20 Asia Cup 2022 Cricket Score and Updates: India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
FPJ Web Desk Updated: Monday, August 29, 2022, 12:07 AM IST
Hardik Pandya: I assess the situation and bowl according to it. I have become more calmer and that helps me excute my plans. I try to keep my mindset clear as I feel the bowler is under more pressure
Rohit Hardik Sharma: Belief was there that we could pull it off. Hardik has been brilliant. When he was not part of the team, he worked on his fitness. And now he is hitting 140 which is good for us. He understands his game and his is confident about his game
Pakistan captain Babar Azam: We were 15-20 runs short but our bowlers did well. We wanted to the game deep but unfortunately, we coudn't win
Massive hit by R Jadeja. India inching back into the match. India 127/4 after 18 overs, need 21 runs in 12 balls
Out? Ravindra Jadeja given LBW. Batsman reviews. Third umpire reverses it. Loads of drama
Equation after 17 overs: India need 32 runs in 18 balls, six wickets in hand
Equation after 16 overs: India need 41 runs in 24 balls, six wickets in hand
Suryakumar Yadav clean bowled by Naseem Shah for 18. India in trouble. Fans go silent
At end of 10 overs India reach 62-3. 86 runs required in 60 balls with 7 wickets in hand
Massive wicket! Virat (35) fails to time the shot as Mohammad Nawazget two wickets in as many deliveries
Rohit Sharma tries to heave one over the long-off. Mohammad Nawaz get it to spin away. Comfortable takn by Iftikhar Ahmed
Pakistan review a stumping chance for Rohit Sharma. Third umpire gives not out. A wake-up call for the skipper
Rohit Sharma gets hit by a shot from Virat. All seems fine with the captain
Earlier, actor Vijay Deverakonda on Virat Kohli: "I am very high on energy. I am hopeful that Kohli will hit at least a 50 today. Once he gets over 20, he can cross the mark. It's his 100th match and I can't wait to see it."
Rohit Sharma survives scare. Pakistan appeal for caught behind. Umpire is not having any of it. All happening in the first over. India 3-1
Did Pakistan just gave away the match? Naseem Shah pitches outside off stump, Virat Kohli chases it only for Fakhar Zaman to drop difficult one
Naseem Shah gets KL Rahul to edge back onto the stumps. India 1-1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bags best bowling figures against Pakistan in T20Is - 4-26.
Arshdeep Singh send Dahani packing. Pakistan post 147 in 19.5 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets the second wicket in the over. Naseem Shah dismissed Lbw for a duck
A wicket and 10 runs from the last over from Arshdeep Singh. Pakistan staging a late fight back. Pakistan 124-7 in 18 overs
Arshdeep Singh gets his first wicket of the night. Bowls short of a good length outside off stump, Mohammad Nawaz chases and only manages a faint outside edge. A simple catch for Dinesh Karthik behind the wicket
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has Asif Ali (9) caught by Suryakumar Yadav with a leg-cutter outside off stump. Asif Ali plays a bit too early. Suryakumar takes a simple catch
Hardik continues to trouble Pakistan bastmen with the short deliveries. The ball jumps onn Khushdil Shah who fails to keep it down. Flashes his bat at it and holds out to Ravindra Jadeja
Another one down. Third wicket for Hardik Pandya. Pakistan reeling at 97-5
Hardik Pandya strikes again. The short ball works for him again. Rizwan plays it late, only to be caught by Avesh Khan for 43
Hardik Pandya gets the dangerous Iftikhar Ahmed 28 (22), caught by Dinesh Karthik!! Massive wicket just as a partnership was building. Hardik bounces one. The batsman pulls but only gets a faint edge to the wicketkeeper.
Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela in the stadium for the high-profile clash
I0 overs gone Pakistan reach 68-2. India still hold the edge. Rohit Co. bagged two crucial wickets in Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, two dangerous batsmen. All to play for in next 10 for Pakistan
Avesh Khan gets the dangerous Fakhar Zaman, out caught by Dinesh Karthik! The batsman decided to walk! The bowler pitched outside off stump, bounces a bit extra and catches the batsman by surprise
Bhuvneshwar Kumar drops a short ball. Babar Azam decides to go for the pull and gets a top-edge. Arshdeep Singh at short fine takes a simple catch. India players celebrate as if they have won the match
So much action in first over itself. India review for caught behind now! Third umpire is called in again. He truns down India's review. Rizwan survives again!
What a start for India! Mohammad Rizwan is given out LBW. He has reviews it. It was a length delivery on off, Rizwan goes for a cross-batted slog and misses. Third umpire gives it not out
Pakistan playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani
India playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss, opts to bowl against Pakistan
South Africa batting greats AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis have congratulated Virat Kohli ahead of his 100th T20I appearance when India face Pakistan tonight. "I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate my very good friend Virat Kohli on becoming the first Indian cricket player to play a 100 matches across all three formats. What an amazing achievement Virat, we are all very proud of you and all the very best in your 100th T20 International game. Will be watching you."
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Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammed Hasnain, Hasan Ali
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
Let's take look at the squads of the two teams ahead of the high-octane clash
Kohli hasn't scored an international hundred for nearly three years but his poor run of form did affect him as he revealed that at times he was "faking intensity" in trying to show that he is an epitome of mental strength. "I am not shy to admit that I was feeling mentally down," the former India skipper told Star Sports.
Virat Kohli has had a torrid time with the bat recently, but the batting maestro will have something to cheer for tonight as he will play his 100th T20I match during the India-Pakistan encounter in Dubai. The batting star will also become the first player in history to play a hundred matches for India in all formats of the game.
In a boost for the Men in Blue, coach Rahul Dravid has fully recovered from COVID and will join Team India for the crucial encounter
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