:00:17. > :00:29.Hello and welcome to Edgbaston in Birmingham for the last of the first
:00:30. > :00:33.set of group matches in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. India and Pakistan
:00:34. > :00:37.are the last two teams to get the campaign underway in a fixture that
:00:38. > :00:41.is always played in front of large, passionate crowds, and today is no
:00:42. > :00:45.exception. As defending champions and currently third in the world in
:00:46. > :00:48.the rankings, India start as firm favourites while Pakistan have
:00:49. > :00:51.struggled with the limited overs game in recent years and only
:00:52. > :00:57.scraped into the tournament, claiming the final spot ahead of the
:00:58. > :01:00.West Indies. After today, every team will have played one game and the
:01:01. > :01:05.group a resumes with Australia taking on Bangladesh at the Oval.
:01:06. > :01:08.Each team faces the other sides in the group ones with the two top
:01:09. > :01:13.sides qualifying for the semifinals. The biggest headline of the Indian
:01:14. > :01:16.team selection is the omission of Ravi Ashwin with an unusual wealth
:01:17. > :01:23.of seam bowlers to choose from, Mohammed Shami is the man who misses
:01:24. > :01:26.out today. For Pakistan, as Ali who was Riise Lee removed as captain is
:01:27. > :01:34.selected at top of the order and Chamakh Khanna is preferred to
:01:35. > :01:38.Ashraf. Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first on what is
:01:39. > :01:40.expected to be the usual good batting wicket at Edgbaston which
:01:41. > :01:45.could prove an important want to win as the forecast is for scattered
:01:46. > :01:47.showers after a sunny start, so rain interruption is a real possibility
:01:48. > :01:54.and Duckworth-Lewis might come into play. Before the match began, both
:01:55. > :01:58.teams and a near capacity Edgbaston crowd observed a minute's silence
:01:59. > :02:12.for those affected by last night's terrorist attacks in London.
:02:13. > :02:22.The umpires for this one are a razzmatazz and Damascene -- Iran is
:02:23. > :02:37.the first ball of this big match. Excellent start. The angle across.
:02:38. > :02:46.The first over completed, 0-0. 28 years of age, and you don't see that
:02:47. > :02:52.much in these conditions, the left-arm spinner starting with good
:02:53. > :02:57.economy, 24 wickets. Best of 5-14, a specialist in these conditions and
:02:58. > :03:08.at this time of the game. A mis-field. A short boundary on that
:03:09. > :03:16.side. Pakistan doing better than they did a few weeks ago and the
:03:17. > :03:25.Caribbean. -- in the Caribbean. That will go all the way to the fence. A
:03:26. > :03:34.first boundary for Rohit Sharma. Ahmed Boles the bouncer. I sharp
:03:35. > :03:46.one. -- a sharp one. That is exactly where it is suppose to go. Off the
:03:47. > :03:53.back foot, through the gap and it will go all the way to the boundary.
:03:54. > :04:04.Easy pickings for Rohit Sharma. Just the sort of start India needed. The
:04:05. > :04:11.length was too short from Iman. Allowed the shops to be played
:04:12. > :04:24.beautifully. -- this shot -- the shot. Missed it. Just wide.
:04:25. > :04:39.Outside edge, Rohit Sharma. Poor captaincy from Sarfraz. A good start
:04:40. > :04:45.this, from Pakistan. A little bit sloppy in the field. We spoke about
:04:46. > :04:51.how important it was for Pakistan to be sharp in the field. It is a good
:04:52. > :05:00.guide to see if they are switched on or not. India tend to start off slow
:05:01. > :05:03.in the first ten overs, they like to get themselves settled and then
:05:04. > :05:10.launch as the game goes on, slowly building up through the overs.
:05:11. > :05:22.Exquisitely timed. Such a good player to watch. Oh, boy, great
:05:23. > :05:28.timing. I have always been a big fan of Rohit Sharma. He's always been a
:05:29. > :05:32.class act. When he starts to play cricket shots are not go too hard,
:05:33. > :05:37.that's when he is at his most dangerous. Nothing more than just a
:05:38. > :05:49.forward push. That gets smacked over mid-wicket. Has the natural angle,
:05:50. > :05:57.and he hit it so sweet. First boundary, but he just got a little
:05:58. > :05:59.bit tight into the pads. That gave him the chance to get out there and
:06:00. > :06:10.fetch it. That is an inside edge, but only a
:06:11. > :06:18.single. Not entirely in control of that on that occasion. As we are
:06:19. > :06:29.speaking now, the lights have come on and there is a bit of drizzle. A
:06:30. > :06:43.few umbrellas have gone up. It is coming down pretty heavy now. The
:06:44. > :06:51.players are off. The rain is turning out to be a spoilsport. There was a
:06:52. > :07:00.chance of rain and play being suspended, but not that early in the
:07:01. > :07:13.piece. There is the batting card so far.
:07:14. > :07:26.Anier could have had a few wickets, beat the bat a couple of times --
:07:27. > :07:33.Anier. -- Amir. The rain is staying away for the time being, and Sarfraz
:07:34. > :07:40.will be quite happy with that little paws that Pakistan were given.
:07:41. > :08:05.That is a no ball and a free hit. You have to do better than that.
:08:06. > :08:16.Clean as a whistle, down the ground, almost six. The 50 comes up for
:08:17. > :08:21.India. At times he looks celestial. We talked about the no balls,
:08:22. > :08:29.generally a no ball bouncer, and he didn't quite get it quite right.
:08:30. > :08:36.Just one bounce, then nearly all the way.
:08:37. > :08:44.Yes, no better player in world cricket to watch when he plays shots
:08:45. > :08:53.like this. Hits the ball incredibly hard, Rohit Sharma. Over pitching.
:08:54. > :08:59.That is a poor delivery, eight wonderful sweep and the distance is
:09:00. > :09:03.fine. That brings up the 50 as well for Rohit Sharma. What a way to get
:09:04. > :09:20.there. Probably the worst ball he has bowled. He picked out that at
:09:21. > :09:23.deep mid-wicket. 95-1, India. No run, and that is the end of the
:09:24. > :09:36.ninth over. India in a very comfortable position. -- 95-1. That
:09:37. > :09:48.is going to be for. -- four runs. Too short. That is what you are
:09:49. > :09:58.going to get. Going to try bowled fast and run into the wicket. So
:09:59. > :10:08.difficult to bowl two, Rohit Sharma. Really well played. The 100
:10:09. > :10:11.partnership comes up. Darwin and -- whose line has been slightly
:10:12. > :10:17.inaccurate, and India making the most of it. Did not want to get wide
:10:18. > :10:34.again, or short. He got two straight. She same short, different
:10:35. > :10:39.direction. We talked about how things had been at the top of the
:10:40. > :10:43.order your -- order. It's about the time and both of these guys are
:10:44. > :10:50.really getting on top of the Pakistani bowling attack. Maybe take
:10:51. > :10:58.some time away for some slower deliveries. A fumble, and an extra
:10:59. > :11:14.run, and the 50 comes up. Something about ICC tournaments and Dhawan
:11:15. > :11:15.just come together. Just 19. Balls. The strike rotation has been very
:11:16. > :11:28.good. The slower ball is driven down the
:11:29. > :11:34.off-side. Once again, sloppy. Going around to his left. Just going
:11:35. > :11:50.through his fingers. India are going along beautifully. That is six more.
:11:51. > :11:58.Terrific shot. Not a bad delivery. Class batting. Clearly a plan
:11:59. > :12:03.against the leg-spinner. That's the third time they've done this in the
:12:04. > :12:10.Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma and Dhawan. And that will be more runs.
:12:11. > :12:17.Just a fraction straight, and an excellent stroke.
:12:18. > :12:26.And now straight down his throat. Can you don't -- believe it? He
:12:27. > :12:31.deserves that. Just slipped at the hands, fault ask, and unfortunately
:12:32. > :12:42.for Dhawan, straight down his throat -- a full toss. Could have heated
:12:43. > :12:49.anywhere. -- heated anywhere. -- heat it anywhere.
:12:50. > :12:59.He will be disappointed, Dhawan. He knew the young fellow was
:13:00. > :13:09.struggling. He has given India a platform for a big total.
:13:10. > :13:20.The skipper, Virat Kohli, comes to the crease. A fantastic position,
:13:21. > :13:24.and look at that record. This will go to the boundary, probably. He
:13:25. > :13:32.plays it fine. They chase for Hassan. Not big boundaries this
:13:33. > :13:37.side. It is all too easy. Virat Kohli showing the absolute class
:13:38. > :13:41.ears. We have seen a class act so far -- he is.
:13:42. > :13:55.We have seen lots of big runs a big totals in the tournament. So you can
:13:56. > :14:01.sit back, and you often see that, 32 overs completed, 171 - one. The bad
:14:02. > :14:09.news is that the players are walking. It's a real shame. The good
:14:10. > :14:22.news is that this ground, almost the entirety of the ground gets covered.
:14:23. > :14:32.The outfield does not get drenched here, so that is great news. So the
:14:33. > :14:39.covers get unrolled onto the plot. The numerous pitches here in
:14:40. > :14:45.England. India, having lost the toss, invited to bat first in this
:14:46. > :14:51.group B match. India's first game, and also Pakistan's. A partnership
:14:52. > :14:57.of 136 the first wicket that was a treat to watch. The umpires
:14:58. > :15:03.walk-out, checking the conditions. 49 overs left the last time we have
:15:04. > :15:07.looked, but now it has been reduced to 48 overs now. Five deliveries
:15:08. > :15:24.left in the over for Mohammad Amir. Some movement off the pitch. We have
:15:25. > :15:31.not seen that much. That is beautifully played. Boundary number
:15:32. > :15:40.seven for Rohit Sharma, and probably his best. It was in the air, but
:15:41. > :15:44.unfortunately in the gap, and he looked really good, the way he
:15:45. > :15:55.played. He has the ability to break the shackles. That will go for six.
:15:56. > :15:59.Helped on its way, short of the two boundaries. Talking of breaking the
:16:00. > :16:10.shackles, he has done that so stylishly. An off-drive, a cover
:16:11. > :16:19.drive, and this one, not too short. This should be tight. It will be
:16:20. > :16:31.tight. Drop and run from Kohli. I think he might have made his ground
:16:32. > :16:37.here. Keep that rolling through players. Thank you. Do you have a
:16:38. > :16:47.script -- split screen on that? -- keep that rolling through, please.
:16:48. > :16:50.OK, I am happy with that, we will go to the big screen and can you please
:16:51. > :17:08.load Out. It was always going to be a tough
:17:09. > :17:13.single. In the end, the bat was up and it was decreed as not hitting
:17:14. > :17:22.the turf, so it is a huge bonus for Pakistan as Rohit Sharma departs.
:17:23. > :17:29.Yuvraj seemed to take the first ball in the innings, and he gets driven
:17:30. > :17:31.down the ground for a single. He is a punishing one-day batsmen, Yuvraj
:17:32. > :17:42.Singh. He has found a very good angle, and
:17:43. > :17:45.he has half stroked it into the fence. That is how good a batsman
:17:46. > :18:03.hears. -- he is. That is a mis-hit, and Hasan Ali
:18:04. > :18:09.gets to the ball. He had plenty of time, and he slid and missed the
:18:10. > :18:12.catch. Nicely bowled again, another wrong. Tries to get it straight down
:18:13. > :18:27.the ground. Down it goes. That is a slower delivery and that
:18:28. > :18:36.is exquisitely timed. Just getting it all wrong, taking a lot of risk
:18:37. > :18:49.bowling that, that over. Hit hard down the ground from Yuvraj Singh.
:18:50. > :18:57.Look at this languid straight drive. A half attempt from Yuvraj to middle
:18:58. > :19:08.it, and once it was middle, it was gone. Oh, last ball, six. Yuvraj has
:19:09. > :19:18.timed it magnificently. A good over is spoiled late, and the craftiness
:19:19. > :19:25.and heating of Yuvraj has done it. -- he attained.
:19:26. > :19:38.Well, they drop it again. Pakistan's pour time on the field continues.
:19:39. > :19:52.Hasan Ali has dropped Yuvraj. Very early in this passage of play. The
:19:53. > :19:57.deep square leg goes behind. Strength, power, another boundary.
:19:58. > :20:01.That is how good he is and how dangerous he is in this situation,
:20:02. > :20:12.Yuvraj Singh. He is very, very dangerous. Does it go the distance?
:20:13. > :20:17.Yes, it does, easily. A 50 four Virat Kohli. That gets him going,
:20:18. > :20:22.because he's hit a good one after a while. Lens, slower delivery and on
:20:23. > :20:39.the up. This time it is through the
:20:40. > :20:52.mid-wicket. No chance. Same delivery, same result. 17 from the
:20:53. > :21:00.over. He is taking the ball was on. It races away. No chance. And a no
:21:01. > :21:09.ball as well. 21 from just six deliveries. Fall and wide, end of
:21:10. > :21:19.the bat. It raises away to the fence. Through the mid-wicket,
:21:20. > :21:24.clears it easily. Strong wrists. India are racing along.
:21:25. > :21:38.That is lovely, lovely from Virat Kohli. He has moved into the zone.
:21:39. > :21:47.There are four more deliveries in this over and Riaz has already gone
:21:48. > :21:58.for 14. Stand and deliver. That is the power and the strength.
:21:59. > :22:08.A 50 four Yuvraj Singh. And it has come in only 29 deliveries, a strike
:22:09. > :22:18.rate of 179, exactly what India required.
:22:19. > :22:23.They are thinking about a review. Hasan Ali wants a review. Yes, and
:22:24. > :22:35.Sarfraz goes for it. That is a fair delivery. We will
:22:36. > :22:42.move onto the vision. -- the spin vision. Could you just roll that
:22:43. > :22:49.back, please? Thank you, can we go to the leg side Hot Spot, please?
:22:50. > :22:58.Can we go to the other range, please? It certainly hit the floor.
:22:59. > :23:09.Carry through. Clearly no bat involved. We will go to ball
:23:10. > :23:13.tracking when ready, thank you. We have it pitching in line, and the
:23:14. > :23:22.impact is in line, and he is hitting the wickets. I will ask you to
:23:23. > :23:25.change your decision. A good innings from Yuvraj Singh, gone for 63. --
:23:26. > :23:34.53. This time, through the off-side. Go
:23:35. > :23:45.and fetch it. He has got the fine leg up. He pitches it up on the
:23:46. > :23:47.off-side and he picks the gap here. All the photographers, that is the
:23:48. > :23:57.one that will be in the morning paper tomorrow. Oh, lovely. Inside
:23:58. > :24:02.out from Virat Kohli. That is special. Hitting it over the covers.
:24:03. > :24:07.Not trying to hit it hard. Just letting the ball coming and making
:24:08. > :24:10.sure he gets underneath it. He whacks it through covers. Just
:24:11. > :24:20.opening the face. The square leg fielder comes in, the mid-off goes
:24:21. > :24:26.out, and the result doesn't matter. Has he hit this well enough? It
:24:27. > :24:33.looks as though he has again. He has put on a piece of power. That was
:24:34. > :24:40.always risky. A spinner bowling in the last over on the last -- good
:24:41. > :24:46.service to indium batsman. Into the stands, over mid-off and the captain
:24:47. > :25:02.watches it -- Indian batsman. Second one of the over. They don't
:25:03. > :25:06.go anywhere. 12 runs from two. Those kind of deliveries, they will
:25:07. > :25:15.disappear. Number three! Number three. And this time on the shorter
:25:16. > :25:19.side. The first two were over mid-off, and the next one over
:25:20. > :25:24.mid-wicket. Just walks it in and makes it into a length delivery and
:25:25. > :25:35.whacks it over mid-wicket. Packing a punch, Virat Kohli. Just putting a
:25:36. > :25:41.word into Virat Kohli's ear, maybe just getting a bit wet. And India
:25:42. > :26:00.would not mind that. It finds the fence. So it is six, six, six,.,
:26:01. > :26:06.four, four. India move on to three. -- 319-3. India made the most of the
:26:07. > :26:13.closing overs. Hardik Pandya taking them to 319-3 in their 48 overs. The
:26:14. > :26:18.Indian top for all made half centuries as they added a in the
:26:19. > :26:23.last ten overs, and 72 in the last four overs for the loss of just
:26:24. > :26:27.Yuvraj Singh 453. Kohli ended the innings undefeated on 81 and
:26:28. > :26:34.Pakistan paid dearly for dropping them both. Pakistan's misery was
:26:35. > :26:40.deepened when Mohammad Amir was off and then imagine limped off the
:26:41. > :26:47.field. The scorecard will made -- make bad reading. Shadab Khan was
:26:48. > :26:52.the pick of the bowlers taking 1-52, but this innings was all about the
:26:53. > :26:59.batsmen. I was lucky I got dropped, then capitalised in the end and then
:27:00. > :27:03.the partnerships allowed us to bat deep and get a very good score. It
:27:04. > :27:08.was a crafty piece of batting because you cover the stumps, so
:27:09. > :27:14.what was the purpose and logic behind that? I thought the ball was
:27:15. > :27:19.reversing a bit, and they were trying York is on the off-stump and
:27:20. > :27:21.then I thought I would just hit it -- your walkers.
:27:22. > :27:27.You have to see what the bowlers try and do, and some days it works, and
:27:28. > :27:36.someday it doesn't. Your assessment of the pitch? Because of the rain
:27:37. > :27:40.interrupting, it would give some to get some good runs, and hopefully
:27:41. > :27:44.with the new ball we will get some more pressure. The rain cleared up
:27:45. > :27:46.during the lunch break and the forecast looked bright of the
:27:47. > :27:54.remainder of the day. The weather delays meant Pakistan's target was
:27:55. > :28:01.adjusted to 324 from 48 overs. Anier Ali and Shehzad were the openers,
:28:02. > :28:05.faced with starting the task. They have to get off to a good start,
:28:06. > :28:08.maybe a partnership of 60 or 70, something to build on. That is
:28:09. > :28:11.something they need to do, take simple steps against the new balls
:28:12. > :28:35.and put pressure on India. Down the leg side. A bit of
:28:36. > :28:42.exercise, and that is a wide. That is a nice way to begin your innings.
:28:43. > :28:47.That is for runs. Beautifully managed and well timed. A little bit
:28:48. > :28:54.of width provided. There has been rain around, so it needs a firmer
:28:55. > :28:59.footing, and that was a lovely piece of timing. He used to the pace of
:29:00. > :29:09.the ball. It was short and wide, standing up on top of the bounce.
:29:10. > :29:22.That is good there. Do not bowl on his pads. The short fence. A good
:29:23. > :29:27.bit of work on the boundary. That is a good effort.
:29:28. > :29:35.That is more like it. A proper bouncer this time, and that will
:29:36. > :29:59.actually hit the fence. That is a good shot from Azhar Ali. 21-0.
:30:00. > :30:05.I don't know whether Pakistan are thinking about Duckworth-Lewis
:30:06. > :30:11.ending here, because if there are no wickets down after 20 overs and they
:30:12. > :30:19.get 103, I think they beat India. Well, they are off. The opening pair
:30:20. > :30:22.are still intact after 4.5 overs. It's been that kind of a day. Very
:30:23. > :30:25.frustrating. Let's hope it is a passing shower.
:30:26. > :30:31.Back to the point you were making about the Duckworth-Lewis, I would
:30:32. > :30:34.like to think they could have got through that, there has been brain
:30:35. > :30:41.around all day, as a batsmen you don't want to be unsure about what
:30:42. > :30:45.the total is after that 20 overs -- rain. The one to keep yourself on
:30:46. > :30:48.track whenever you can. Pakistan would be happy with the start that
:30:49. > :31:02.they've got, 4.5 overs and no dramas. Bowling figures for it
:31:03. > :31:07.India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 2.5 overs. Yadav with two overs. This is
:31:08. > :31:15.England. When we left, it was drizzly, grey, and look at it now!
:31:16. > :31:19.Blue skies, white clouds, and at the moment, the ground is bathed in
:31:20. > :31:26.sunshine as we lose a bit of time because of all of these
:31:27. > :31:32.interruptions... Some revisions now, these are the latest.
:31:33. > :31:38.The target for Pakistan is 208 in 41 overs.
:31:39. > :31:44.The power plays as well changed because of this. The first ball
:31:45. > :31:59.after the interruption, as we resume play. And it turns out to be the
:32:00. > :32:10.last. Hit hard, four runs for that shot. Six overs gone, 27-0. Two men
:32:11. > :32:19.at point. A good shot! On the up, four runs for it. A nice swing of
:32:20. > :32:24.the bat, a class act. He is a good player as Sanjay was saying earlier,
:32:25. > :32:35.he made runs in that test with good ball conditions, using the pace of
:32:36. > :32:44.it and the spin. He wants a single, dangerous! Given up! What happened
:32:45. > :32:49.there? He just stopped. Just watching the screen, saw the batsmen
:32:50. > :32:52.just stopped in his tracks... Ample time, actually, to get the ball to
:32:53. > :33:08.Bumrah as well. The batsmen had given up. Close... And given!
:33:09. > :33:13.CHEERING They had to decide quickly, they
:33:14. > :33:22.have decided against a review. The batsman is walking back, as Ahmed
:33:23. > :33:27.Shehzad is given out, lbw. It looked a little higher, everyone was up for
:33:28. > :33:31.India. I was just wondering if he was a little outside the line or a
:33:32. > :33:38.little higher. The batsman said Yap, you are going to be on your way...
:33:39. > :33:49.-- yes, you are going to be on your way. Another mis-field. I need to
:33:50. > :33:56.see the fielding scorecard for India so far... Virat Kohli would not be
:33:57. > :34:09.happy with this... Straight to the fielder! He does not miss much,
:34:10. > :34:15.Jadeja. Probably some merit in looking to plead that shot, he could
:34:16. > :34:33.not get it away from Jadeja. He has a safer para pounds. -- tearoff
:34:34. > :34:38.hands. Babar Azam goes for aid. -- goes for eight. Another drop. Yes,
:34:39. > :34:44.he makes some good ground, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. And again,
:34:45. > :34:50.another error in the field. It will go down as one. Was he looking to
:34:51. > :34:56.hit over mid-off? He was, the ball cramped him for room. He pulled it
:34:57. > :34:59.at long-on fielder. Once again, the Pakistani fielders have dropped a
:35:00. > :35:04.view in the first innings, now it is time for India. Jadeja to continue,
:35:05. > :35:28.to take you further, it is brown -- it is Ramesh and Ricky Ponting.
:35:29. > :35:41.Good from Jadeja. Ali brings up a 50. Well played, off 64 deliveries,
:35:42. > :35:52.66 boundaries. Top edge this time... After Pandya, a bit of pressure.
:35:53. > :35:59.Good bowling from Jadeja. Sweet from Ali, top edge and come to be taken,
:36:00. > :36:05.that is a big wicket for India. That was top edge, and Pandya took his
:36:06. > :36:13.time. Always looking comfortable. Netting that one. A good catch.
:36:14. > :36:26.Reconstructing the innings, Azhar Ali, but then he walks.
:36:27. > :36:30.A smash, beautifully timed. The drive gets them going. Haven't
:36:31. > :36:34.really seen him get too wide at all in the course of this innings so
:36:35. > :36:41.far. A good bounce of the ball before, not a great follow-up.
:36:42. > :36:48.Slapped hard, backward point from Shoaib Malik. A good start from him.
:36:49. > :36:54.Worked down fine leg, this could also be four. Great piece of work
:36:55. > :37:05.down there. It makes its way into the right, four more. Something as
:37:06. > :37:12.extravagant as that... How good is that six? Down the track, hitting it
:37:13. > :37:18.ever so sweetly. Shoaib Malik there. Using the backswing, it was a
:37:19. > :37:23.beautiful swing of the bat. Going through with the stroke. Hitting it
:37:24. > :37:34.long. Sweet and handsome. What a long way back. A good hit. The
:37:35. > :37:38.chance of a direct hit... He has gone! Shoaib Malik, taken out by the
:37:39. > :37:45.brilliance of Jadeja. Picked up cleanly. Did not take his time to
:37:46. > :37:50.balance it. Off-balance, hit the bottom of the off-stump. Quality
:37:51. > :38:00.fielding by a quality field is. Pick it up and throw in one motion...
:38:01. > :38:05.Bang! A great piece of work. Shoaib Malik on his way. A well made 15,
:38:06. > :38:14.Pakistan in deep trouble now. An interesting field, this. On-side
:38:15. > :38:22.again, hitting across the line. This should be out. Jadeja strikes again.
:38:23. > :38:31.The batsmen struggle against Jadeja. He is an excellent cricketer. A big
:38:32. > :38:41.slog sweep into the air and safely taken, in the deep. Pakistan in all
:38:42. > :38:44.sorts of trouble now. Feeling the pressure with the dotballs and then
:38:45. > :38:56.the wicket comes. Mohammad Hafeez has gone for 33. Into the air...
:38:57. > :39:01.Gone, straight to him. The first ball, can you believe it? Straight
:39:02. > :39:11.to the fielder at cover. That is very close to be single. -- to the
:39:12. > :39:20.single. Trying to hit up on the first ball. The ball was in the air,
:39:21. > :39:32.Yadav taking a smart catch. Gone for a duck. Another slog sweep... A good
:39:33. > :39:38.shot! All of the way to six. One way to upset his rhythm. Two wickets,
:39:39. > :39:43.Jadeja, when the batsmen have attempted the sweep shot, he gets
:39:44. > :39:48.the bounce from this pitch. For once, the sweep shot connects for a
:39:49. > :39:53.batsmen. Into the air, that might be four. Right into the gap, Virat
:39:54. > :40:00.Kohli has the field up for this leg-spinner. A good finish for the
:40:01. > :40:08.over. Two boundaries, six and four. A good shot down the ground. UBP
:40:09. > :40:14.fielder for four. -- beating the fielder for four. Subtle changes
:40:15. > :40:19.making the difference. That is the 54 Pakistan. A genuinely good
:40:20. > :40:24.fielder, Yadav. By his standards, a sloppy effort. Somebody cried out
:40:25. > :40:32.from the Indian camp, they were not happy with that effort from Umesh
:40:33. > :40:44.Yadav. Gone, got him! A run off the bat. The skipper has gone. Just a
:40:45. > :40:50.good length of delivery. A bit of bounce, running it down to third
:40:51. > :40:54.man. Good bounce, good catch from MS Dhoni. The wickets come tumbling
:40:55. > :41:11.four Pakistan! And after that, it bit of a glare. Gone for 15.
:41:12. > :41:18.Into the air... He has dropped it, can you believe it? We've just been
:41:19. > :41:21.giving India a pump up about how well their athleticism is in the
:41:22. > :41:25.field, and how good they are. It went high into the air and it should
:41:26. > :41:34.have been taken. It seemed he caught it and then dropped it. Right under
:41:35. > :41:39.the ball. It's never easy... But it went through. I think he might have
:41:40. > :41:41.been a little too casual and it, when big shots are required.
:41:42. > :41:48.Common-sense cricket was needed, and I think they lost the plot. They are
:41:49. > :41:55.losing the plot here... The end is near. Yadav, picking up a catch has
:41:56. > :41:59.been a bit of a miss in the field. But this time, no mistakes. Hitting
:42:00. > :42:14.high on the bat. An easy catch for the cover fielder. Making catches up
:42:15. > :42:22.covers. Caught by Kedar Jadhav, bowled by Yadav. Pushing Pakistan
:42:23. > :42:30.against the wall, it has ended. Folding in a flash now, Umesh Yadav
:42:31. > :42:34.accepting another. Beaten by pace and beaten by the bounce. The lower
:42:35. > :42:42.order batsmen chipset into the mid-wicket fielder.
:42:43. > :42:50.It's all over, Wahab Riaz is not fit to take to the field, says India.
:42:51. > :42:53.Once again, a stylish win. STUDIO: Pakistan's branch is never really
:42:54. > :42:57.got going in earnest, lacking the firepower of their opponents with
:42:58. > :43:00.the bat, they struggled to keep up with the required rate.
:43:01. > :43:05.The opener provided a solid anchor at the top of the order with a
:43:06. > :43:09.half-century, then the be the agricultural Shoaib Malik cameo was
:43:10. > :43:11.the only flicker of hope for Pakistan.
:43:12. > :43:16.Only a matter of time before the inevitable collapse, and Wahab
:43:17. > :43:22.Riaz's injured ankle that caused him to leave the field in the first
:43:23. > :43:27.innings meant he was unable to play. So they were all out. India's
:43:28. > :43:31.fielding was poor compared to their normally high standards, but on this
:43:32. > :43:34.occasion they were not made to pay for it.
:43:35. > :43:38.Two apiece for Hardik Pandya and Robbie Jadeja, who also
:43:39. > :43:45.spectacularly ran out Shoaib Malik. A comprehensive victory for India by
:43:46. > :43:49.124 under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
:43:50. > :43:52.They won the match with ferocious batting for Yuvraj Singh and that
:43:53. > :43:58.Kohli in their batting. They kept the pressure on Pakistan from the
:43:59. > :44:05.start. We batted well, the opener was a good start. It gave me the
:44:06. > :44:09.opportunity to go in and attack. How easy or challenging is it you just
:44:10. > :44:16.walk in and left the tempo of an innings? It isn't easy at all. You
:44:17. > :44:20.had to back yourself, and let the opposition know that you are here to
:44:21. > :44:25.score runs and to attack. It depends how you are feeling that day. I was
:44:26. > :44:29.feeling good, I was lucky. The players were hitting the ball well,
:44:30. > :44:37.and we finished well at the end. Marks out of ten, how well did this
:44:38. > :44:42.go for you today? Umm... With bat handball, nine out of ten. But in
:44:43. > :44:47.the field, we are still six today. If we get up to eight or nine, we
:44:48. > :44:51.would be a very strong side in the tournament. This was a very complete
:44:52. > :44:54.performance for us, especially starting the tournament. We took
:44:55. > :44:59.what we learned from the practice games into this game and skill wise,
:45:00. > :45:03.we are really clinical. In the field, that is something we can
:45:04. > :45:09.improve on. This is a tournament of all champion teams, we cannot let
:45:10. > :45:15.off in any department at any stage. As a complete performance on bat
:45:16. > :45:18.handball, I would say nine out of ten. Sarfraz, conversely, in the
:45:19. > :45:29.field for Pakistan, how do you feel that you went? I think that we lost
:45:30. > :45:32.in the last few and gave it to the Indian batsmen? Revisiting the
:45:33. > :45:37.decision at the toss, and choosing to bowl, any regrets? No,
:45:38. > :45:45.altogether, I think we had it under control. We made 124 runs, but the
:45:46. > :45:49.prize goes to India. India claim two points for a victory and top the
:45:50. > :45:53.group ahead of South Africa on run rate, they look to be strong favour
:45:54. > :45:58.is progressing to the semifinals from group B.
:45:59. > :46:03.South Africa take on Pakistan here in Birmingham on Wednesday before
:46:04. > :46:04.India face Sri Lanka at the Oval. But for now, it's goodbye from
:46:05. > :46:12.Edgbaston.