IND vs PAK: FOUR!

Oh, what a shot it is! This is what you call form! Suryakumar Yadav got a fuller delivery on the stumps and he hit a beautiful straight drive on it for a four. This was the first ball he was facing in the game, but the shot will tell you a different story, for sure!

15:55 (IST)

IND vs PAK: WICKET! Rohit falls for 4

Haris Rauf has provided Pakistan the second breakthrough. Rohit Sharma edged the good length dleivery outside off stump and Iftikhar Ahmed at first slip took a really good catch diving to his right. Rohit departs for 4 runs off 7 balls.

15:53 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Appeal for LBW!

IND 10/1 (3)

IND vs PAK: 2nd innings underway

India have started their chase of 160 runs against Pakistan at the MCG. KL Rahul takes the strike, while Rohit Sharma is at the other end. No wonder, Shaheen Afridi is bowling the first over. Here we go!

15:29 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Important Stat

The last time India failed to successfully chase down a target under 170 in a complete 20-over T20I was against New Zealand in Nagpur in WT20 2016. It will be interesting whether Team India chases this target successfully or not.

15:28 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Here’s what Arshdeep Singh said after the innings

I wanted to enjoy the moment, it will never come again. The straight boundaries were big, so we tried to use it to our advantage. Tried to hit the wickets and the pads. I think we can chase this total down.

15:24 (IST)

15:21 (IST)

IND vs PAK: SIX!

Bhuveshwar Kumar bowled a lower full-toss to Haris Rauf and the latter heaved it over deep mid-wicket boundary for a six. Pakistan are eight down in the game but they are getting boundaries quite easily. Bhuvi has conceded 8 runs in this over so far.

15:20 (IST)

IND vs PAK: WICKET! Shaheen is out!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has got the wicket of Shaheen Afridi on the second ball of his last over. It was pitched short from Bhuvi and Afridi was late on the pull. The ball hit the area around the sticker of the bat and Bhuvi took a good return catch.

15:15 (IST)

IND vs PAK: FOUR from Shaheen Afridi!

Okay! So you must be expecting Shan Masood to lead the innings from here but it is rather Shaheen Afridi who is putting on a show here. He is literally disdaining a quality bowler like Arshdeep Singh… And we all know how much dangerous Shaheen is in the slog overs.

15:14 (IST)

IND vs PAK: SIX from Shaheen Afridi!

Shaheen Afridi created room for hismelf and hit Arshdeep Singh over deep mid-wicket for a six.

15:13 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Fifty for Shan Masood!

A single near point fielder and Shan Masood races to his T20I fifty in 40 balls. Pakistan kept losing wickets from one end, but he kept the other end tight. He has scored his fifty and now it’s the time to capitalize it and take Pakistan to a fighting total.

15:09 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Another FOUR from Shan Masood!

PAK 133/7 (17.3)

IND vs PAK: Lucky FOUR!

Shan Masood created room for himself and hit Mohammed Shami’s fuller delivery for a four. It came as a lucky boundary for him as the ball took edge of his bat and fell right in front of wicketkeeper and short third man to eventually run for a four.

15:02 (IST)

IND vs PAK: WICKET! Third one for Ashdeep!

Arshdeep Singh has dismissed Asif Ali with a beautiful bouncer and Pakistan are at sea. He bowled it into the body of Asif, who failed to take his body off the line of the ball and edged the ball to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. That’s the third wicket for Arshdeep Singh. What a game he is having!

14:57 (IST)

IND vs PAK: WICKET! Hardik strikes again!

Hardik Pandya has the last laugh as he got the better of Mohammad Nawaz. He bowled a short ball on the body of Nawaz and the batter wanted to play it towards the third man region but edged it to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik in the process. Pakistan are six down.

14:56 (IST)

IND vs PAK: FOUR!

Another four from Mohammad Nawaz. This is smart batting from the southpaw. He stepped out of his crease and slammed Hardik Pandya for a four to the right of long-off region.

14:55 (IST)

IND vs PAK: FOUR!

Width of offer from Hardik Pandya and Mohammad Nawaz took full advantage of that. Hardik pitched it short and Nawaz threw his bat to it and the ball ran towards backward point region for a four.

14:52 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Catch dropped!

Shan Masood danced down the track and hit Ravichandran Ashwin’s delivery back to the bowler but Ashwin failed to take the catch. To be honest, it was a really tough chance. Meanwhile, the Pakistan batters stole a couple of runs.

14:47 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Another WICKET for Hardik Pandya!

Hardik Pandya has trapped Haider Ali at long-on and Pakistan are five down in the game with 6 overs still remaining in their innings. Hardik Pandya took two wickets in his third over and has changed the scenario of the game. Note that he conceded only 2 runs in the over and India take control once again!

14:43 (IST)

IND vs PAK: WICKET!

Hardik Pandya opens his account in the wickets tally for the game. Shadab Khan could not do much as he departs for a 6-ball 5-run knock. He hit the short of length ball high in the air and Suryakumar Yadav took the catch comfortably at long-on. Pakistan are four down.

14:40 (IST)

14:33 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Another SIX from Iftikhar!

Iftikhar Ahmed went slightly on the leg side, creating some room for himself and hit Axar Patel over deep mid-wicket for a big six.

14:31 (IST)

IND vs PAK: First SIX of the match!

Okay! Here is the first six of the match fellas! Flight on offer from Ravichandran Ashwin and Iftikhar Ahmed tonked him over long-on for a six. Pakistan need many more like that in the follow up though to get to a fighting total vs India.

14:28 (IST)

IND vs PAK: 10-run over from Hardik Pandya

PAK 60/2 (10)

IND vs PAK: FOUR!

A boundary comes for Pakistan after a long gap. It was bowled outside off from Hardik Pandya and Iftikhar Ahmed cut it between the point fielder and the third man for a four. The partnership between Ifikhar and Shan Masood grows to 43 runs now.

14:22 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Tidy over from Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin conceded only 6 runs in his first over. None between Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood tried to hit him for runs and they were happy with only singles and double in the over. Pakistan are going less than 6 runs per over.

14:16 (IST)

IND vs PAK: Chance missed!

PAK 43/3 (7.3)