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9:35pm
India coast to a eight-wicket win over Pakistan, reaching 164 for 2 in 29 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan set up the foundation with a 86-run opening wicket partnership, before Ambati Rayudu (31) and Dinesh Kartik (31) completed the job. The two now clash for their Super Four clash in Dubai on September 23.
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Scoreboard:
Pakistan 1st innings
Imam ul-Haq c MS Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2
Fakhar Zaman c Yuzvendra Chahal b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0
Babar Azam b Kuldeep Yadav 47
Shoaib Malik Run Out Ambati Rayudu 43
Sarfraz Ahmed c (Sub) b Kedar Jadhav 6
Asif Ali c MS Dhoni b Kedar Jadhav 9
Shadab Khan st MS Dhoni b Kedar Jadhav 8
Faheem Ashraf c Shikhar Dhawan b Jasprit Bumrah 21
Mohammad Amir Not Out 18
Hasan Ali c Dinesh Karthik b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1
Usman Shinwari b Jasprit Bumrah 0
Extras 0b 6lb 1nb 0pen 0w 7
Total (43.1 overs) 162 all out
Fall of Wickets: 1-2 ul-Haq, 2-3 Zaman, 3-85 Azam, 4-96 Ahmed, 5-100 Malik, 6-110 Ali, 7-121 Khan, 8-158 Ashraf, 9-160 Ali, 10-162 Shinwari
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 7 1 15 3
Jasprit Bumrah 7.1 2 23 2
Hardik Pandya 4.5 0 24 0
Yuzvendra Chahal 7 0 34 0
Kuldeep Yadav 8 0 37 1
Ambati Rayudu 0.1 0 0 0
Kedar Jadhav 9 1 23 3
India 1st innings
Rohit Sharma b Shadab Khan 52
Shikhar Dhawan c Babar Azam b Faheem Ashraf 46
Ambati Rayudu Not Out 31
Dinesh Karthik Not Out 31
Extras 0b 0lb 2nb 0pen 2w 4
Total (29.0 overs) 164-2
Fall of Wickets: 1-86 Sharma, 2-104 Dhawan
Did Not Bat: Dhoni, Jadhav, Pandya, Kumar, Yadav, Chahal, Bumrah
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk
Mohammad Amir 6 1 23 0
Usman Shinwari 4 0 27 0
Hasan Ali 4 0 33 0
Faheem Ashraf 5 0 31 1
Shadab Khan 1.3 0 6 1
Fakhar Zaman 6.3 0 25 0
Shoaib Malik 2 0 19 0
Man of the Match: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Match Referee: David Boon
9:30pm
India reach 153 for 2 in 28 overs as the match is headed for an early finish.
9:25pm
India reach 140 for 2 in 26 overs, Ambati Rayudu playing on 18 not out with Dinesh Karthik on 20 not out.
8:50pm
Shikar Dhawan falls for 46 off 54 deliveries, caught by Babar Azam off Faheem Ashraf. India are 106 for 2 in 17 overs.
8:35pm
Indian captain Rohit Sharma wows the crowd before getting bowled by a Shadab Khan beauty. His 52, off 39 deliveries, had six fours and three sixes. India is 92 for 1 at the end of 14th over.
8:10pm
Indian openers cross 50 unseparated after nine overs with Rohit Sharma on 52 and Shikhar Dhawan on 9 going great guns.
7:50pm
Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma start the chase steadily, reach 17 for no loss in 6 overs.
6:45pm
Innings break: Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets apiece as Pakistan crumbled to 162 all out.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 for 15 while off-spinner Kedar Jadhav finished with 3 for 23 as Pakistan, who won the toss and batted, collapsed from 85 for 2 to be bowled out in 43.1 overs.
Scoreboard:
Pakistan
Imam-ul-Haq c Dhoni b Kumar 2
Fakhar Zaman c Chahal b Kumar 0
Babar Azam b Yadav 47
Shoaib Malik run out 43
Sarfraz Ahmed c sub (Pandey) b Jadhav 6
Asif Ali c Dhoni b Jadhav 9
Shadab Khan st Dhoni b Jadhav 8
Faheem Ashraf c Dhawan b Bumrah 21
Mohammad Amir not out 18
Hasan Ali c Karthik b Kumar 1
Usman Shinwari b Bumrah 0
Extras (lb6, nb1) 7
Total (all out; 43.1 overs) 162
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Imam), 2-3 (Zaman), 3-85 (Azam), 4-96 (Sarfraz), 5-100 (Malik), 6-110 (Asif), 7-121 (Shadab), 8-158 (Ashraf), 9-160 (Hasan)
Bowling: Kumar 7-1-15-3, Bumrah 7.1-2-23-2, Pandya 4.5-0-24-0, Chahal 7-0-34-0, Yadav 8-0-37-1, Rayudu 0.1-0-0-0, Jadhav 9-1-23-3
6:35pm
Pakistan are 160 for 9 as Hasan Ali goes for 1, caught by Dinesh Karthik off BhuvneshwarKumar. They are unlikely to bat for full 50 overs.
6:30pm
Pakistan lose their 8th wicket, Faheem Ashraf is caught by Shikar Dhawan off Jasprit Bumrah for 21 in the 42nd over, reach 160 for 8.
6:25pm
Pakistan cross 150-mark with Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Amir stitching together a handy partnership, which lead Pakistan to 157 for 7 in 40 overs.
5:55pm
Pakistan lose their 7th wicket, Shadab Khan is stumped by Dhoni off Kedar Jadhav for 8, slip to 121 for 7 at the end of 33rd over.
An inept batting performance sees Pakistan slump to 121 for seven after 33 overs. Only Babar Azam (47) and Shoaib Malik (43) show some resistance as Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Yadav do most of the damage after Bhubaneswar Kumar's early breakthroughs.
5:40pm
Another wicket. Pakistan's Asif Ali departs, caught by Dhoni off Kedar Jadhav for 9. Pakistan is 110 for 6 now in 29 overs.
5:30pm
Pakistan is in big trouble, 5th wicket falls, Shoaib Malik is run out by Rayudu for 43. Reach 100 for 5 in 27 overs.
5:25pm
Pakistan slip to 96 for4 as skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is caught by substitute fielder Manish Pandey off Kedar Jadhav for 6.
5:10pm
Babar Azam falls for 47, clean bowled by Kuldeep Yadav for 47 runs. Pakistan is 83 for 3 in 22 overs.
4:55pm
Hardik Pandya is stretchered off the field after sustaining a lower back injury. It happened in the 18th over of the Pakistan innings.
#INDvPAK Bad news for India. Hardik Pandya stretchered out of the ground after losing balance at the delivery point and falls in a heap.
— Gulf News Sport (@GulfNewsSport) September 19, 2018
4:45pm
#INDvPAK Pakistan recover to 60/2 after 16 overs with Shoaib @realshoaibmalik and Babar Azam holding fort. @msdhoni drops Malik at 26 off @hardikpandya7
— Gulf News Sport (@GulfNewsSport) September 19, 2018
4:30pm
Pakistan counter-attack after pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar removes openers, reach 55 for 2 in 14 overs (Shoaib Malik on 23 not out and Babar Azam on 25 not out)
3:50pm
Pakistan opener and Champions Trophy hero Fakhar Zaman is out for a duck. Indians avenge the thrashing from this left-hander that crashed their hopes of winning the Champions Trophy.
#PAKvIND Pakistan 3-2. Fakhar Zaman, India's tormentor in Champions Trophy'17, falls for 0 to @BhuviOfficial
— Gulf News Sport (@GulfNewsSport) September 19, 2018
3:35pm
#INDvPAK Bhubaneshwar Kumar strikes as Inam-ul Haq is caught behind By Dhoni. Pakistan 2 for one.
— Gulf News Sport (@GulfNewsSport) September 19, 2018
3.15pm
Pakistan win toss and elect to bat
Pakistan captain Sarfraz wins toss and elects to bat first. This will put pressure on India who scraped through their first match against Hong Kong.
Pakistan kept the same team which beat Hong Kong in the first match in Dubai on Sunday while India returned to full strength after resting key players in their 26 run win over Hong Kong. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and allrounder Hardik Pandya replaced Khaleel Ahmed and Sharadul Thakur.
This is the first match between the arch-rivals since the Champions Trophy final in London in June last year.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Fahim Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan Shinwari
Stage all set
The stage is all set for India-Pakistan match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
A full house is expected for the Asia Cup group league. Tickets have been sold out days in advance.
The last time India and Pakistan met in a 50-overs contest was in the Champions Trophy final last year where Pakistan won.
While the venue has worked as a windfall for the legion of expat fans of these two countries here, a billion more will be glued to their TV sets.
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