India v Pakistan: Cricket World Cup 2023 – live | Cricket World Cup 2023

tenth over: India 79-2 (Rohit 45, Iyer 0) “I don’t get this ‘150-2 at 30 overs is a good platform’ thing that appears to be revived as both a tactic and a commentary cliché,” says Gary Naylor. “Morgan’s England got rid of it (until the final in 2019, which they almost lost as a result) and won far more than they lost by asking the best batters to hit the most boundaries whenever they were in.

“Everyone castigates the 4, 5 or 6 for getting out for 30 off 25 balls but is 50 off 60 that much better if it means 8, 9 and 10 have to make 30 off 25 to get up to a competitive score? You risk 200 all out of course, but the reward is a lot of 340+ scores.”

That’s a whole lot of numbers, and my head hurts barely. I broadly agree with you, although absolutely it relies on pitches, context and the strengths of a selected aspect. For instance, a extra old school strategy has labored brilliantly for South Africa this yr. And a lot as I like Eoin Morgan, and really feel exceptionally smug having defended him when so many individuals needed rid of him between 2015-18, I believe Australia’s 2007 staff may need been the primary to show a 50-over innings right into a dash.

WICKET! India 79-2 (Kohli c Babar b Hasan 16)

ninth over: India 77-1 (Rohit 44, Kohli 15) Another devastating assertion of intent from Rohit Sharma, who drives Haris Rauf’s second ball over lengthy on. That’s his three hundredth six in ODIs, which places him 300 up on you and me.

Kohli survives a run-out probability after being referred to as by for a dodgy single. He was wanting his floor when Afridi’s throw from mid-on missed the stumps on the striker’s finish.

Good lord, make that 301 sixes: Rohit has opened the face to drive a slower ball spectacularly over further cowl and into the gang. Sadism isn’t as elegant as this. As we mentioned earlier, he doesn’t need to beat Pakistan, he needs to humiliate them.

“Sympathy for King Geoff?” sniffs Jeremy Boyce. “I suppose one should show a little kindness to anyone who insists on bowling in their cap. Joel Garner it wasn’t… Anyway, Prince Viv, not for the first or last time, put the old pretender firmly in his place.”

Yes, though by all accounts he ought to have been out for 20-odd to Mike Hendrick (however not first ball as is commonly recommended). And absolutely Viv was the king?

eighth over: India 63-1 (Rohit 31, Kohli 14) The left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz assumes the place. Rohit Sharma humours him for a number of deliveries after which flicks lazily over midwicket for six. We’ve seen greatness so typically from these two that it’s simple to lose sight of how good they’re.

This is getting very ugly for Pakistan, who face being thrashed in a way that would fracture morale forward of a significant recreation in opposition to Australia on Friday. The loser of that one shall be in all types.

seventh over: India 54-1 (Rohit 23, Kohli 13) Afridi decides to check Rohit with the brief ball, and immediately regrets it. Rohit hooks effortlessly into the gang at lengthy leg, the primary six of the whole match.

Kohli provides bleach to Pakistan’s wounds with back-to-back boundaries, a pull by midwicket adopted by an exhilarating cowl drive. India are romping to victory, and we haven’t but had 50 overs within the match.

sixth over: India 39-1 (Rohit 16, Kohli 5) Of those that have performed not less than 10 innings at a males’s World Cup, solely Lance Klusener (124.00), Andrew Symonds (103.00) and Ben Stokes (66.42) have a better common than Rohit Sharma (66.17). He’s been barely skittish tonight and nearly affords Hasan Ali a return catch with an uppish drive.

A superb over from Hasan consists of 5 successive dot balls to Kohli.

fifth over: India 38-1 (Rohit 15, Kohli 5) Afridi switches around the wicke to Rohit, who edges a lusty yahoo between slip and backward level. He’s taking part in very aggressively right here, particularly because the required run price is beneath 3.5 an over. That’s Kohli’s first boundary.

Kohli seems to be suspciously on the pitch after defending a ball that retains a bit low. The subsequent supply is full, vast and skimmed thrillingly by the covers for 4.

“Thank you for the painful reminder of that devastating denouement in 1979,” says Brian Withington. “In the spirit of recycling, I quote from my email to you of 2021 (which I don’t think got used then).

“I watched the 1979 WC final on a black and white TV in my student accommodation and distinctly recall the disappointment when Joel Garner comprehensively yorked Graham Gooch, who was desperately trying to retrieve the situation.

“I recall reading later Brearley’s admission that he was mistakenly swept along by the tea-time euphoria that all he and Boycott needed to do was keep going – he mentioned Derek Randall in particular as congratulating them on the game being in the bag.

“On reviewing now it’s striking that there was both full lunch and tea intervals as well as a break between innings, and I’m guessing it was 60 overs a side, too!”

Lord Beefy additionally advised Brearley and Boycott to maintain going, which doesn’t fairly compute. After taking a subterranean dive into that recreation for a Wisden piece in 2019 I had much more sympathy for Brearley and Boycott.

4th over: India 31-1 (Rohit 14, Kohli 0) Rohit cuts Hasan Ali to the fence, inside-edges wanting the keeper after which flicks superbly by midwicket for 4 extra. The method India have began suggests they don’t need to beat Pakistan; they need to humiliate them.

third over: India 22-1 (Rohit 5, Kohli 0) That was a a lot better over from Afridi, who induced a few false strokes from Rohit earlier than dismissing Gill. Early wickets are Pakistan’s solely hope.

WICKET! India 23-1 (Gill c Shadab b Afridi 16)

2nd over: India 22-0 (Rohit 5, Gill 16) Hasan Ali shares the brand new ball with Shaheen, however Gill ups the punishment with three fours within the over. He drives exquisitely between further cowl and mid off for 4, an nearly equivalent boundary to the one he stroked within the earlier over, waves one other drive to the quilt fence and helps a poor supply to wonderful leg.

If there has ever been a extra elegant opening partnership than Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, I’d prefer to see them.

1st over: India 10-0 (Rohit 5, Gill 4) Rohit Sharma makes probably the most languid assertion of intent, flicking Afrdi’s first ball up and over the leg aspect for 4.

Shubman Gill, again within the aspect after Dengue fever, instances his first ball previous further cowl for 4 extra.

There’s not more than a touch of inswing for Afridi, who has an LBW attraction turned down when Gill is hit by a full toss, and that’s a chastening begin for Pakistan.

Here come the gamers. Shaheen Shah Afridi will open the bowling to Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. A wicketless first spell just isn’t an choice.

“Just back from a lovely long bike ride,” says Jeremy Boyce. “Glad I got off before I checked the score otherwise it could have been a nasty fall, much like Pakistan’s innings. As for the lack of close finishes, isn’t it a bit like the Rugby WC: te pool games can be too one-sided, the whole level will ramp up once the knockouts start. Anyway, this one isn’t over yet, and lest we forget, it’s a funny old game cricket…”

That’s true to an extent, however there are variations – within the rugby World Cup you might have quarter-finals, whereas right here there’ll solely be three knockout video games. There are extra minnows in that match too. The odd factor about this World Cup up to now is that even the conferences between the heavyweights have been one-sided.

On the plus aspect, not less than they didn’t lose eight wickets for 11 runs in their very own World Cup ultimate.

“Afternoon Rob!” writes Kimberley Thonger. “The lesson to be taken from that Pakistan innings is, when on the platform, trying to board the train to Big Score, mind the gap.”

Thanks Tim, hiya everybody. Never thoughts the zinda, that was simply plain dangerous from Pakistan, who collapsed miserably from 155/2 to 191 all out and are dealing with an eighth consecutive defeat to India at an ODI World Cup.

It was an impressive staff effort from India – all 5 bowlers took two wickets apiece, simply as they did within the 2011 semi-final – however there was a tragic familiarity to Pakistan’s demise. Sad for Pakistan followers and neutrals: that is the 14th match of World Cup and we nonetheless haven’t have a detailed end. Don’t count on one at the moment. The cornered tigers of 1992 would battle to defend a complete that feels not less than 80 beneath par.

An innings of two halves

PAKISTAN ALL OUT FOR 191!

forty second over: Pakistan 190-9 (Shaheen Shah Afridi 1, Haris Rauf 2) Yet one other bowling change does the trick. Since Babar was out, we’ve seen seven wickets fall for 34 off 11.4 overs. “Only Pakistan can do this!” says Nasser Hussain, all of a sudden forgetting that he used to captain a staff that all the time had a collapse up its sleeve. And nonetheless does – as do Australia for the time being. That mentioned, it will absolutely go down as one of many all-time nice capitulations. Only some magic from Shaheen Shah Afridi can save Pakistan now, and it’s not going to return from his bat.

Wicket! Hasan Ali c Gill b Jadeja 12 (Pakistan 187-9)

fortieth over: Pakistan 187-8 (Hasan Ali 12, Shaheen Shah Afridi 0) That was one other shock bowling change from Rohit: Bumrah off, Hardik again. He couldn’t be considering he wanted to save lots of Bumrah up for the loss of life, might he? Maybe he needed Hardik to search out some rhythm. His first ball was a loosener and Hasan belted it again previous him for 4, however then Rohit’s magic contact got here into play but once more. This has been a masterclass, entitled Leadership on the Big Stage.

Wicket! Mohammad Nawaz c Bumrah b Hardik 4 (Pakistan 187-8)

thirty ninth over: Pakistan 182-7 (Mohammad Nawaz 4, Hasan Ali 7) As Jadeja returns, Pakistan must do one thing. Anything. And they do, however solely due to a stroke of luck – Hasan edges and Rohit, at slip, doesn’t get all the way down to it, permitting it to squirt away for 4. That’s the one factor Rohit has acquired flawed all day.

thirty eighth over: Pakistan 176-7 (Mohammad Nawaz 3, Hasan Ali 2) Another commanding over from Bumrah, simply two from it. Replays have proven that the ball to Shadab was a leg-cutter, whereas the one to Rizwan was an off-cutter. Magisterial stuff.

thirty seventh over: Pakistan 174-7 (Mohammad Nawaz 3, Hasan Ali 2) The batters are shocked, tongue-tied. Kuldeep, a powerful candidate for Best Supporting Actor, finishes with two for 35 off his ten overs. After the primary one, which went for eight if I keep in mind proper, he was immaculate.

thirty sixth over: Pakistan 172-7 (Mohammad Nawaz 2, Hasan Ali 1) Bumrah has been so good at the moment – thrifty at first, deadly on his return. His figures are like one thing from the Seventies: 6-1-18-2. But oh, Pakistan… In 5 overs of fecklessness, they’ve nearly actually ruined the match. India usually are not simply heading for an eighth successive World Cup win over their native rivals – they’ve acquired a fantastic probability to enhance their run price too.

Wicket! Shadab Khan b Bumrah 2 (Pakistan 171-7)

thirty fifth over: Pakistan 170-6 (Shadab Khan 2, Mohammad Nawaz 1) For 29 and a half overs, Pakistan had been regular, a contact sedate – no fireworks, no sixes, however they calmly constructed their base to succeed in 155 for 2. And then they threw all of it away in 5 and a half overs of chaos, dropping 4 wickets for 14. This is why they’re all the time being described as mercurial.

WICKET!! Rizwan b Bumrah 49 (Pakistan 168-6)

thirty third over: Pakistan 166-5 (Mohammad Rizwan 48, Shadab Khan 0) For a lot of the day, it appeared as if Messrs Ebb and Flow had been denied a visa. But they’re within the constructing now. Pakistan, who had been cruising alongside at 155 for 2, have misplaced three wickets for 11 very quickly. It’s all all the way down to Rizwan, who has been watching all this and getting becalmed – solely seven off the previous 5 overs.

WICKET! Iftikhar b Kuldeep 4 (Pakistan 166-5)

Wicket! Shakeel LBW b Kuldeep 6 (Pakistan 162-4)

thirty second over: Pakistan 162-3 (Mohammad Rizwan 48, Saud Shakeel 6) Five off the over from Siraj. He’s been costly however incisive, as was Hardik Pandya. The different primary bowlers – Bumrah and the 2 spinners, Kuldeep and Jadeja – have been the other, toothless however thrifty. Only Shardul has provided neither economic system nor a leading edge, and he’s been given simply two overs.

thirty first over: Pakistan 157-3 (Mohammad Rizwan 47, Saud Shakeel 2) Kuldeep has been quietly getting by an excellent spell, six overs now for simply 19. At drinks, India are on high, however they should eliminate Rizwan, the keeper who can also be a correct batter – and such a fighter. His partnership with Babar was 82 off 17.1 overs, not earth-shattering however rock-solid.

thirtieth over: Pakistan 156-3 (Mohammad Rizwan 47, Saud Shakeel 1) The Pakistanis have achieved properly to not lose two wickets in a row, however they almost handle it now as Saud Shakeel takes a fast single first ball, doesn’t see the necessity to get his skates on, and solely escapes as a result of Siraj, sprinting towards extra-cover and pirouetting impressively, can’t produce a direct hit.

WICKET!! Babar b Siraj 50 (Pakistan 155-3)

Fifty to Babar Azam!

twenty eighth over: Pakistan 144-2 (Babar Azam 45, Mohammad Rizwan 42) Just as Babar is questioning how on earth to interrupt this spell, Rohit breaks it for him. He takes Jadeja off, presumably wanting to save lots of up his final three overs, and brings again Mohammed Siraj. As within the Powerplay, Siraj comes bearing items, spraying the ball round. Babar clips for 4, nearly giving Hardik a catch at midwicket; Rizwan appears a clip so early that it goes straight for 4 extra, and each different ball leaks not less than one. Suddenly, Pakistan are again within the driving seat.

twenty seventh over: Pakistan 131-2 (Babar Azam 37, Mohammad Rizwan 37) Another miserly over of spin, from Kuldeep this time – two singles after which 4 dots to Babar, who has misplaced that pretty fluency of his. The previous 5 overs have yielded solely 17 runs. What is that this, 1987?

twenty sixth over: Pakistan 129-2 (Babar Azam 36, Mohammad Rizwan 36) Jadeja continues to be on high of the batters, permitting two singles and a two that comes off Rizwan’s high edge. The bowlers have achieved very properly in opposition to Babar, who, up to now 5 overs, has made solely 5 off 13 balls.

twenty fifth over: Pakistan 125-2 (Babar Azam 35, Mohammad Rizwan 33) Babar, dealing with Kuldeep, tries the sweep, which isn’t considered one of his photographs. He misses, the Indians attraction, Marais Erasmus feels it’s pitching exterior leg, Rohit evaluations. Ooh, it’s shut, simply pitched in line, brushing the leg bail… but it surely’s umpire’s name.

twenty fourth over: Pakistan 123-2 (Babar Azam 34, Mohammad Rizwan 32) Good once more from Jadeja, simply three singles from the over. He has none for 25 from six. The fifty partnership comes up – the primary one of many day. These two are so comfy collectively, Babar classical, Rizwan feisty.

twenty third over: Pakistan 120-2 (Babar Azam 33, Mohammad Rizwan 30) The Pakistanis have largely performed orthodox creekit strokes however now Rizwan, nonetheless revelling in that reprieve, decides it’s time to be playful, scooping Kuldeep over his left shoulder like somebody being superstitious with the salt.

Here’s Adam Hirst in Rio. “The Boris Johnson Stadium,” he writes, “is a sad sight these days. Dilapidated, barely used, was built to hold 350m a week but never got anywhere near that. Never even tried to.”

twenty second over: Pakistan 114-2 (Babar Azam 32, Mohammad Rizwan 25) Jadeja very almost nabs Rizwan, chopping at one which’s too low, getting a backside edge and choosing up a streaky 4. But Rizwan retains calm and cashes in subsequent ball, swinging to leg for 4 extra. He’s such a competitor. Rohit, who had a slip a couple of minutes in the past, has now gone on the defensive, which doesn’t appear solely smart.

twenty first over: Pakistan 105-2 (Babar Azam 31, Mohammad Rizwan 17) Rohit, who appeared reluctant to bowl Taker in any respect, takes him off after two overs and opts for spin at each ends. Back comes Kuldeep, with a change of ends, and he does properly, conceding solely two singles. In the commentary field, Sachin Tendulkar is sitting subsequent to Waqar Younis, demonstrating Indo-Pak concord. Sachin seldom has a lot to say however he doesn’t need to as a result of he’s a captivating presence, an envoy in aviator shades.

twentieth over: Pakistan 103-2 (Babar Azam 30, Mohammad Rizwan 16) Jadeja tightens the screws and bowls 5 dots to Babar. India are maybe narrowly the happier of the 2 sides, however Pakistan’s hopes shall be excessive for so long as these two keep collectively.

nineteenth over: Pakistan 102-2 (Babar Azam 30, Mohammad Rizwan 15) You know these gamers who get to 30 with out anybody noticing? Babar is considered one of them, like Joe Root, and much more fluent. He has confronted solely 28 balls right here. He brings up the Pakistan hundred in type, with a canopy drive on the up off Thakur. If there may be ever one other version of the MCC Coaching Book, Babar will certainly be on the quilt.

18th over: Pakistan 96-2 (Babar Azam 25, Mohammad Rizwan 14) Jadeja – such a performer, extra of a rock star than the Indian pacemen – nonetheless can’t recapture the mojo of his first over. Rizwan, so fast to learn the size, cuts him for 4.

seventeenth over: Pakistan 90-2 (Babar Azam 24, Mohammad Rizwan 9) Hardik will get a relaxation after going for loads of runs (28 off 4 overs) however getting a significant wicket (Imam-ul-Haq). Here is Shardul Thakur, who begins as badly as Siraj – a straight half-volley, serenely dispatched down the bottom by Babar. It’s adopted by an excellent worse ball, exterior leg, which one way or the other will get flicked for only a single. Pakistan need to be ruthless with the junior bowlers.

sixteenth over: Pakistan 84-2 (Babar Azam 19, Mohammad Rizwan 8) Jadeja’s second over is much less eventful than his first because the batters work him round for 5 singles.

fifteenth over: Pakistan 79-2 (Babar Azam 16, Mohammad Rizwan 6) Hardik continues and Rizwan performs a beautiful wristy flick, too properly timed to be minimize off on the deep-square boundary.

Before that there’s a cutter that bounces about 3 times earlier than it reaches Rahul. “This pitch is low, slow,” Nasser Hussain says, “probably the lowest we’ve seen in this World Cup.” A caption exhibits that Ahmedabad has additionally provided the least seam motion of the venues used up to now.

“The main problem with the Rishi Sunak Stadium,” says Mark Beadle, “is that there are no rail links to it from anywhere north of Birmingham.”