Summary Superb bowling from India resulted in dismissal of Men in Green for only 83 runs in 1st innings
DHAKA (Web Desk) - Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first against arch-rivals Pakistan, led by Shahid Afridi, in the fourth match of the Asia cup 2016, reported Dunya News.
Pakistan s batting proved to be lack lustrous as not one batsman out of the 11 was able to stick to the crease for some overs and make any significant contribution. Indian bowlers striked regularly and were equally wonderful in the fielding. They restricted Men in Green to a mere total of 83 runs as they were bowled out in 17.3 overs. Sarfraz was the top-scorer for Pakistan with 25 runs, Pandya picked 3 wickets giving away only 8 runs.
India made a shaky start to its second innings as Amir picked two wickets in the first over, giving some hope to Pakistan. But Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh put up a long partnership, making sure that India win the match comfortably. Kohli was dismissed for 49 runs and was the top-scorer for his side. Amir picked three wickets for Pakistan and Sami picked 2. India won the match in the 16th over with the loss of 5 wickets.
India Innings
Overs 15.3: FOUR! INDIA WIN BY 5 WICKETS! Dhoni smashed this wide one from Riaz for four towards the off-side. India finish the game at 85 for 5 with 4.3 overs to spare.
Overs 14.4: OUT! Sami gets another one! Pandya edges this one towards the slip fielder who clings to it. India lose their 5th for 76
Overs 14.2: OUT! Sami traps Kohli in-front. He goes, LBW, for 49, one run short of what would have been a wonderful half century. Well played though. Ind 76/4
Overs 13.4: FOUR! Riaz again bowls it wide and Kohli plays a splendid cover drive off it. Ind 75/3
Overs 13.2: Single taken. Riaz bowled it wide and Kohli played it towards the off-side fielder for 1 run; getting close to his fifty. Ind 70/3
Overs 11.3: FOUR! Kohli in top-form! Sami angled this one into his pads and he played this one towards mid-wicket for four. Ind 62/3
Overs 10.6: 1 run. Kohli elegantly guides this one towards third-man area and picks a single. Ind 58 for 3
Overs 8.5: FOUR! Riaz bowled this one in Yuvraj s pads who played it towards the leg side for four. Ind 50/3
Overs 8.3: FOUR! Another one! Lovely shot throught the covers from Kohli. Four more. Ind 45/3
Overs 8.1: FOUR! Welcome to the crease, Wahab! Kohli slices this first ball from Riaz towards the off-side for four. Ind 39/3
Overs 7.5: FOUR! Kohli edged it. It was away from the reach of the slip fielder and raced towards third man area for four. Ind 34/3
Overs 5.6: Yuvraj leaves this short-widish one from Irfan. He is having troubles facing the 7-foot tall bowler. Ind 20/3
Overs 3.6: 4-wides. Amir seems to be too much pumped up as he bowled it wat too short, away from the reach of the keeper. Ind 18/3
Overs 2.4: OUT! This time he gets it right! Raina played this one in towards mid-on and it went up in the air. Riaz safely catches it! Ind 8 for 3
Overs 2.3: MASSIVE APPEAL but NOT OUT says the umpire! Would have been third one for Amir. Kohli survives! Ind 8/2
Overs 0.4: OUT! Can you believe it! Another LBW! Amir again! Rahane departs. Ind 2/2
Overs 0.2: OUT! Amir strikes for Pakistan and Sharma is out LBW! India lose their first one for a duck. Ind 0/1
Pakistan Innings
Overs 17.3: OUT! And that is it for Pakistan! Pandya uproots Amir s middle stump on his very first ball! Poor batting display from Pakistan and excellent bowling and fielding from India. Men in Green have been bowled out for a low score of 83 runs.
Overs 17.2: OUT! Pandya bowls it short to Sami who pulls it and the ball goes a long way up in the air and Jadeja successfully catches it. Pak 83/9
Overs 16.1: 4-wides! Extra runs for the Men in Green as Dhoni misses this one bowled down the leg side from Jadeja. Pak 80/8
Overs 16.1: FOUR! Sweep shot from Sami and the ball races towards the boundary. One bounce and four! Pak 75/8
Overs 15.1: OUT! Sarfraz is comprehensively bowled by Jadeja as he wanted to play this one towards off-side but missed it and the ball made a mess of his stumps. Pak 70 for 8
Overs 14.1: FOUR! Sarfraz smashes this one from Ashwin between long-on and mid-wicket for four! Pak 67/7
Overs 13.2: FOUR! Late cut from Sarfraz off Jadeja s delivery and the ball races towards third man area for four. Much needed boundary for Pakistan. They are 62/7
Overs 11.4: OUT! Yet another LBW! Wahab went down on one knee and wanted to sweep this one from Jadeja but it struck him in-front. Pak 52/7
Overs 10.3: 1 run. Pandya bowls this one into Sarfraz s pads who hestitantly takes the single. Pak 49/6
Overs 7.6: OUT! Pakistan skipper Afridi is run out courtesy a brilliant throw from the leg-side boundary area from Jadeja. Pak 42/6
Overs 7.4: FOUR! Yuvraj bowls it wide and Sarfraz smacks it towards the off-side for a boundary. Pak 40/5
Overs 7.1: OUT! Yuvraj strikes on his very first delivery! Akmal is LBW. Everything going India s way here! Pak 35/5
Overs 6.6: OUT! Pakistan in dissaray! Pandya picks his first wicket as Malik edges this one straight in Dhoni s gloves. Pak 35/4
Overs 5.5: OUT! It is a direct hit from Kohli and Manzoor has to go! Pak 32/3
Overs 5.1: 4 leg-byes. Bowled down the leg side. The ball touches Malik s thigh pad and races for four. Pak 32/2
Overs 4.4: APPEAL and NOT GIVEN! Wow! That was real close! Nehra along with his team-mates appeal for Manzoor s caught behind but the umpire says not out! The Indians are in disbelief! Pak 28/2
Overs 3.5: FOUR! Malik smacks this short and wide one from Bumra towards the off-side for four. Pak 26/2
Overs 3.3: OUT! Bumra gets his man! Bowled this one wide, Sharjeel edged it and ended up being caught at first slip. Pak 22/2
Overs 3.1: FOUR! Sharjeel smashes this short one from Bumra towards deep mid-wicket. Pak 22/1
Overs 2.2: 3 runs. Played towards cover area by Manzoor but some excellent fielding from Jadeja prevents the boundary. Pak 14/1
Overs 2.1: FOUR! Manzoor takes his front leg aside and smacks this one from Nehra towards deep mid-wicket area for four. Pak 11/1
Overs 2.1: Bowled down the leg-side and given as a wide. Sharjeel takes a quick single. Pak 7/1
Overs 1.6: MAIDEN OVER! How often do you see that in T20 cricket. Bumra kept a very tight line and length, offering no room to Manzoor at all. Impressive bowling from India. Pak 5/1
Overs 0.6: 1 run. Nehra again bowls it wide and Manzoor plays it towards third-man area for a single. Successful start for India. Pak 5/1
Overs 0.4: OUT! Nehra strikes and Hafeez is caught behind! Early break-through for India. Pak 4/1
Overs 0.2: FOUR! Cracking shot from Hafeez off Nehra s widish delivery! Elegantly played through the covers for four. Pak 4/0
India lineup
RG Sharma
AM Rahane
Virat Kohli
SK Raina
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (c)
HH Pandya
RA Jadeja
R Ashwin
JJ Bumra
A Nehra
Pakistan lineup
Mohammad Hafeez
Sharjeel Khan
Khurram Manzoor
Shoaib Malik
Sarfraz Ahmed
Umar Akmal
Shahid Afridi (c)
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Sami
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Irfan
