IND A vs PAK A Live: FOUR!

A four from Abbas and Pakistan now need 12 off 3 balls.

IND A vs PAK A Live: OUT!

Big moment in the game! Abdul Samad is out! That is the end of a superb cameo from the Pakistan star as he departs for 25 off 15 balls. India are on top as Pakistan need 17 off the final 5 balls.

PAK A 167/7 (19.1) 

IND A vs PAK A Live: Brilliant over!

What looked like poor bowling from Rasikh Salam in the first two balls has been turned into a brilliant over. The right-arm pacer nailed his yorkers to perfection and conceded only 7 runs off it. Pakistan need 17 off the final over.

PAK A 167/6 (19)

IND A vs PAK A Live: FOUR!

18.2 – That is poor bowling from Rasikh Salam. He missed his length once again and this time Abbas Afridi has slammed him down the ground for a powerful four. Pakistan A need 19 runs in 10 balls.

IND A vs PAK A Live: Decent bowling!

Eight runs came off the Vaibhav Arora over. Despite getting hit for a four and also bowling a wide, Arora did a decent job to keep Pakistan in check. Pakistan A need 24 runs in 12 balls. This is anybody’s game from this point.

PAK A 160/6 (18)

IND A vs PAK A Live: FOUR!

A crucial boundary this is for Pakistan! It was bowler fuller outside off stump from Vaibhav Arora and Abbas Afridi is lucky there. He threw his bat to it and got a thick outside edge. The ball flew between the short third man and the point fielders for a four. Pakistan A need 27 runs in 15 balls. 

PAKA 157/6 (17.3)

IND A vs PAK A Live: OUT!

A breakthrough for India! Just when it seemed that the match is slipping out of India’s hands, they have got a wicket. Rasikh Dar Salam has dismissed Arafat Minhas. The Pakistan batter mistimed it high in the air and Nehal Wadhera took a really good catch inside the circle towards the extra cover region. Pakistan A need 32 runs in 18 balls.

IND A vs PAK A Live: Expensive over!

Vaibhav Arora has proved to be expensive at a really crucial time in the game. He has conceded 16 runs in his second over. Pakistan A need 42 runs in 24 balls. 

PAK A 142/5 (16)

IND A vs PAK A Live: SIX!

A slower short ball from Vaibhav Arora and Arafat Minhas has pulled it over deep mid-wicket for a big six. Pakistan A need 51 runs in 27 balls. What a game this is turning out to be!

IND A vs PAK A Live: WICKET!

A crucial breakthrough for India! A slower ball from Rasikh Dar Salam does the trick as Haider Ali departs for 9 runs off 15 balls. Haider wanted to play the ball on the leg side but ended up playing it on the stumps. We have a game here! Pakistan A need 58 runs in 31 balls. This is not going to be easy for them now.

IND A vs PAK A Live: Momentum shifts towards Pakistan!

This could be a match-turning over as Pakistan have scored 19 runs in it. Arafat Minhas hit three fours and a six in the over that was bowled by India A captain Tilak Varma. Pakistan are truly alive in this chase. Pakistan need 63 runs in 36 balls. The asking rate is 10.5 for them now. 

PAK A 121/4 (14)

IND A vs PAK A Live: Pakistan need 81 in 42!

This match hangs in balance at the moment, thanks to a run-a-ball 25-run partnership between Arafat Minhas and Haider Ali. The asking rate is close to 12 for Pakistan and they need some attacking batting now to keep things under control. 

PAK A 103/4 (13)

IND A vs PAK A Live: India back on top!

Only five runs came off the Tilak Varma over. Pakistan are 83 for 4 halfway down the chase. They need 101 runs in 60 balls. The asking rate for them is now over 10. With two new batters at the crease, this is not going to be easy for the side. 

PAK A 83/4 (10)

IND A vs PAK A Live: Match turning over!

Nishant Sindhu has bowled a two-wicket over. This has turned the game on its head. First, he claimd the wicket of Yasir Khan, thanks to Ramandeep Singh’s sensational catch running right from cow corner, and Nishant then dismisssed Qasim Akram. Only three runs came off the over and both the set batters of Pakistan are back in the hut.

PAK A 78/4 (9)

IND A vs PAK A Live: Pakistan cruise!

14 runs came off Rahul Chahar’s first over in the game. Pakistan are in a solid position now as they need 113 runs in 78 balls. The asking rate has gone below 9 for them. This partnership between Yasir and Qasim is threatening India now. The duo has added 50 runs off 28 balls.

PAK A 71/2

IND A vs PAK A Live: End of powerplay!

That is the end of the first powerplay and Pakistan have scored a really good total in chase of 184. Rahul Chahar has been brought into the attack now to bowl the 7th over. Let’s see how he fares in his first over…

PAK A 57/2 (6)

IND A vs PAK A Live: SIX! FOUR!

This isa top-class shot from Yasir Khan. Anshul Kamboj bowled it fuller on the leg stump and Yasir flicked it away for a six over the deep square leg. Anshul further errs in his line and bowls it down the stump and Yashir, this time, hits it through the fine leg for a four. 14 came off the over and Pakistan are back in the game. They need 138 runs in 90 balls.

PAK A 46/2 (5)

IND A vs PAK A Live: India on top!

Pakistan’s scoring rate is 8 while they have lost two wickets with the powerplay still on. They not only need to save their wickets but also need to keep scoring over 9 runs per over from this point. India are in a dominating position in the game at the moment.

PAK A 32/2 (4) 

IND A vs PAK A Live: OUT!

Another Pakistan batter gets out and that is wicket number two for Anshul Kamboj. Omair Yousuf pulled the ball to Nishant Sindhu at deep square leg. Pakistan are two down in the chase of 184 runs. India are back in the driving seat.

PAK A 21/2 (2.3)

IND A vs PAK A Live: FOUR!

A poor ball down the leg side from Vaibhav Arora and Pakistan get a four off it as leg byes. Omair Yousuf tried to flick it away but missed it. The ball hit his thigh and escaped a diving Prabhsimran Singh to run away for a four. 

PAK A 20/1 (2)

IND A vs PAK A Live: OUT!

Pooor shot selection and Mohammad Haris has lost his wicket. The right-handed batter went for a paddle shot only on the second ball of his innings and missed the ball completely. The ball rattled his stumps and India have drawn the first blood.

PAK A 6/1 (0.2)

IND A vs PAK A Live: SIX!

What a start for Mohammad Haris! It was slightly short from Anshul Kamboj and Haris pulled it over the deep mid-wicket for a six.

IND A vs PAK A Live: India post 183/8!

A monstrous six on the Rasikh Salam on the bowling of Mohammad Imran and that takes India over the 180-run mark. The Tilak Varma-led side has got a really good total on the board as this wicket has some really good help for the spinners. Pakistan have their task cut out, and they obviously need a solid start to chase this total down. 

IND A 183/8 (19)

IND A vs PAK A Live: WICKET!

Another wicket for Pakistan! Nishant Sindhu has been run out! Ramandeep Singh forced his partner for the second run and he did make it to the danger end in time, but Nishant was late to react and failed to get to the other end in time.

IND A 170/6 (19)

IND A vs PAK A Live: SIX and OUT!

Tilak Varma started the 19th over with a biggie but he has lost his wicket on the very next ball. He tried to hit the ball out of the park with a helicopter shot but got caught at deep mid-wicket. Tilak departs after scoring 44 off 35 balls.

IND A 163/5 (18.2)

IND A vs PAK A Live: SIX!

Clean as a whistle! This is the Tilak Varma we know. It was a fuller ball a bit down the leg stump from Mohammad Imran and Tilak just pulled out a supreme lofted drive for a six over the long-on fence. Brilliant, brilliant shot this is! 

IND A 146/4 (17.2)

IND A vs PAK A Live: FOUR!

Zaman Khan bowled it fuller on the middle and leg stump line and Tilak Varma hit it away for a four. Beautiful wrists of Tilak came into play as he flicked it through the backward square leg for the boundary.

IND A 134/4 (16.3)

IND A vs PAK A Live: It’s a BLUNDER!

Pakistan could have been truly back in the game but Haider Ali dropped a chance there at long-on in the 16th over. It was a slower ball from Abbas Afridi and Ramandeep Singh mistimed it down the ground, but Haider failed to take the catch. 

IND A 128/4 (16)

IND A vs PAK A Live: OUT!

A poor shot from Ayush Badoni has he fails to connect for a big one properly and perishes for a two-run knock off 3 balls. Qasim Akram gets the wicket. India lose another batter in short gap and Pakistan are back in the game.

IND A 120/4 (14.4)

IND A vs PAK A Live: WICKET!

Sufiyan Muqeem has cleaned up Nehal Wadhera. It was bowled around good length onto the stumps from Muqeem and Wadhera missed it completely. ‘You miss, I hit’ kind of delivery it was and Wadhera’s stumps were rattled. He fell for 25 off 22 balls.  

IND A 114/3 (13.4)

IND A vs PAK A Live: Good bowling from Pakistan!

The Pakistan A spinners have done a really good job after the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh. They have kept the duo of Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera in check as the Indians have scored only 34 off 32 so far for the third wicket. 

IND A 110/2 (13)

IND A vs PAK A Live: FOUR!

Nehal Wadhera continues to collect boundaries for India. He created room for himself by going on the leg side and then slammed the Qasim Akram delivery down the ground for a powerful four. Wadhera then played a dot ball before taking single to end the over with eight runs. 

IND A 98/2 (11)

IND A vs PAK A Live: India still solid

After a couple of silent over, India have got a good one. They scored 11 runs off the second overs bowled by Sufiyan Muqeem, thanks to a massive six hit by Nehal Wadhera on the second ball of the over.

IND A 90/2 (10)

IND A vs PAK A Live: SIX!

It was in the slot and Nehal Wadhera has slammed it for a biggie. Sufiyan Muqeem bowled it fuller and Wadhera hit it over the cow corner for the six. India are going really good despite losing both the openers.

IND A 86/2 (9.2)

IND A vs PAK A Live: OUT!

Another Indian wicket falls down and Pakistan are truly back in the game. Spin continues to do the magic for Pakistan. This time it is a wicket for left-arm orthodox Arafat Minhas. Prabhsimran wanted to play a reverse sweep but the lack of speed in the ball sees him getting caught at slip. TV umpire is checking the catch and OUT is the final decision. Prabhsimran goes back for 36 off 19. 

IND A 76/2 (7.4)

IND A vs PAK A Live: WICKET!

Abhishek Sharma is gone for 35 off 22! Spin was brought into the attack and Pakistan get a wicket on the very first ball. Sufiyan Muqeem gave it a good flight and Abhishek Sharma failed to time his shot well. He ended up slicing it and Qasim Akram took a really good catch at point with a brilliant dive. Muqeem then gave a fiery send-off to Abhishek, who was visibly not happy with it.

IND A 68/1 (6.1)

IND A vs PAK A Live: India dominate powerplay!

This is supreme dominance from India in the first powerplay of their innings. A total of 25 runs came off the final over of powerplay that was bowled by Abbas Afridi. 

IND A 68/0 (6)

IND A vs PAK A Live: Consecutive FOURS and then a SIX!

Runs keep coming for India A! Abhishek Sharma swung hard on the first ball of Abbas Afridi’s second over and the ball flew through the third man region for a four after getting a thick outside edge. On the next ball, Abhishek drove through extra cover for a classy four. This was not it as Abhishek slammed yet another boundary, a six this time, over deep point.

INDA 57/0 (5.3)

IND A vs PAK A Live: Belligerent attack!

Prabhsimran Singh started with a cheeky four through slips before smashing a montrous six over the deep square leg on the first two balls of Zaman Khan’s over. The Pakistan pacer made a really good comeback after that and conceded only two runs off the remaining four balls.

IND A 43/0 (5)

IND A vs PAK A Live: 11-run over

After getting hit for a six on the first ball, Abbas Afridi conceded five more runs in the remaining five balls. A total of 11 runs came off the over. 

IND A 31/0 (4)