IND vs PAK Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! DONE AND DUSTED! The skipper of India, Suryakumar Yadav, finishes the match in style and India defeat Pakistan by seven wickets with 25 balls to spare. Touch full and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav clears his front leg away again and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie to seal the deal. A thumping win for India.

Full and around middle, Suryakumar Yadav clears out his front leg and looks to slog it across but gets an inside edge that rolls away to short fine leg.

A pleading appeal for LBW, but only Mohammad Haris seems to be interested. Salman Agha, after chatting briefly with his keeper, sends it upstairs. Pitching outside leg? It is a full ball from Muqeem, on a lower trajectory. Suryakumar Yadav tries to sweep that away and finish things off, but misses to connect as the ball spins into him, and he is rapped on the front pad. The technology comes up and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking comes up and shows the ball to be pitching inside the line of the stumps, but it is projected to clip the leg stump on the umpire's call. Hence the on-field decision stays. NOT OUT!

A yard behind fuller length, outside off. Shivam Dube rocks back and cuts it to deep point for another solo. Just 3 needed for India now.

Pitched outside leg, spinning down leg, on a length. Suryakumar Yadav hangs deep, and whips it across to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! BLUDGEONED! Full and around middle, Shivam Dube uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it well over the wide long on fence for a biggie. That has travelled way back in the stands, and it was a massive six. 13 runs off the over, and India need just 5 runs more.

Touch short and around off, Yadav punches it through covers for a single.

Tossed it up and around middle, Suryakumar Yadav plays it off the back foot and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Spins away, on a length, outside off, Suryakumar reaches for it on the back foot, and cuts it between cover-point and backward point for a couple of runs.

Fuller in length, outside off, driven by SKY to the cover region.

FOUR! In a hurry now! Serves it full in length, does Saim, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav takes a giant stride forward and sits down for the sweep shot. Uses his wrists to execute that shot, over the vacant backward square leg region. Shaheen Afridi from deep fine leg runs across to his left, and even dives full stretch, but the ball races away to the fence.

Nagging length and outside off, Shivam Dube tries to cut it but gets an inside edge that goes through between his legs and zips past the leg stump to short fine leg. Dube looks for a single but is sent back by his skipper. 10 runs off the over and India need just 18 now.

Slower and fuller, around middle, Yadan flicks it to the right of long on for a single.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! A bit short and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav goes back, uses the depth of the crease and cuts it to the right of backward point for a cracking boundary. No chance for the deep point fielder to cut it off.

Nice and full, around off, gently pushed to short cover.

FOUR! Almost carried, and SKY gets a boundary! Floated fuller and around the off stump, with a sharp turn away from the batter. Suryakumar Yadav slices it off the outside half of the bat. The ball goes a bit uppishly and dips in front of the substitute fielder, Hasan Ali, stationed at backward point. He tries to catch, diving to his left, but the ball evades him and races to the fence behind.

Slides across the batter, from around the stumps, on a length. Dube rocks back and punches it along the ground for a single at long off.

100 is up for India. Short and around off, Shivam Dube presses back and punches it down to long on for a single. 3 runs off the over and a wicket.

A low full toss, around middle, Suryakumar Yadav plants his front leg forward and across before knocking it down to long on for a single.

Slower and fuller, around off, Shivam Dube tucks it towards square leg for a single.

Dragged length, around off, Shivam rocks back and chop-cuts it to the point region.

OUT! OUTFOXED! Third wicket falls for India and all have been snagged by Saim Ayub. He dishes out a length ball, from around the wickets, and gets it to turn away from the batter. Tilak Varma rocks back to punch it across but that excessive spin does him in. Beats the bat and completely makes the mess of the stumps behind. Tilak Varma is shell-shocked and departs for a run-a-ball 31. India are 97/3, needing another 31 runs off 46 deliveries.

Tossed up, full and drifting in on middle, clipped by Tilak to mid-wicket.

Huge shout for LBW! Turned down! Pakistan have taken the review. Very full, around off, Suryakumar Yadav got down to sweep but missed and was hit on the pads. The bowler and keeper appealed but the umpire shook his head. To the naked eye, this seems to be missing off stump. Yes, Ball Tracking confirms. In fact, the impact itself seemed to be outside off but it is returned as umpire's call. Review lost.

Full and on the pads, Varma flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DROPPED! Oh dear, just the day Pakistan have had. Fractionally short, around middle, Tilak Varma looks to punch it down the ground, but the ball sticks on the surface a touch. As a result, the shot is played early while the ball arrives late. Gets spooned off the inner half of the bat, back to the bowler. It is a pretty simple return catch but Nawaz spills it.

Floated up, full and around middle, Suryakumar Yadav backs away and goes inside out. Chips it over cover and gets a single before the long off fielder cuts it off to his left.

Short and around middle, Varma presses back and punches it to long on for a single more.

Short and well outside off, Suryakumar Yadav throws his hands at it and cuts it hard towards backward point where Fakhar Zaman makes a fumble as the ball came a bit quicker than he would have expected it to be. It rolls away behind him and they take a single.

Much shorter and around off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to flick it off the back foot but gets a leading edge that lobs up straight back to the left of the bowler. But luckily for Suryakumar Yadav, the ball travels over the bowler and they cross.

Nagging length and around middle, Yadav backs away a bit and cuts it but straight to short third.

Floated up, around middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets across on one knee and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg. Calls for two instantly and Shaheen Afridi runs across to his left from deep fine leg and puts in a full-length dive to cut it off. Two runs taken. The 50-run partnership is up between Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.

Slower and a bit shorter, on leg, Varma crouches and swipes it across to deep square leg for one.

Tossed it up and around middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets across on one knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Full and around middle, Suryakumar Yadav presses back and pushes it down back to the bowler.

Tossed it up and around middle, Tilak Varma goes back and tucks it to backward square leg. Another big over for India as 14 came off it.

Very full and outside off, Yadav gets down on one knee and fetches it with a sweep to the right of long on for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it off the back foot towards sweeper cover. Saim Ayub runs across to his right from deep point and puts in a dive to cut it off. Saves two runs for his side and a good effort in the field.

FOUR! Cleverly played! This is sheer class. A quick googly, outside off, short in length, but Suryakumar Yadav brings his wrists into play. If the ball is quick, his reaction is even quicker, scything the cut to the right of short third, for a boundary!

Short and around middle, knocked down to long on for a single off the back foot by TV.

SIX! BOSH! This is the difference between Indian batting and Pakistan's batting. Show intent, attack, but attack with some purpose. Not just blindly. Tilak Varma watched out an entire over of Sufiyan Muqeem, just to judge how he is bowling. And in his next over, he has gone bang. Flighted, outside off, Tilak Varma got down on knee and slog swept it over mid-wicket for half a dozen!

A bit fuller and outside off, Yadav goes back and cuts it but finds the backward point fielder.

Slower and fuller, around middle, Tilak backs away a touch and taps it in front of backward point. Sneaks a quick single.

Short and around middle, Tilak clips it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Short and down leg, Tilak Varma presses back, crouches and looks to pull it but misses. The ball hits his front pad on the knee roll and lobs up towards short third. Abrar Ahmed shouts for the catch but it was off the pads. Oh, hang on, the replays have shown that there was an inside edge. The fielder should have been more alert there and should have gone for the catch as he seemed a bit casual.

Much fuller and around middle, Yadav plays it off the back foot and uses his wrists to tuck it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and around leg, Varma presses back and nudges it to the right of short fine leg for a single.

Touch short and wide outside off, Yadav waits, extends his arms and cuts it down to short third. 7 off the over.

Floated up, full and around middle, TV nudges it through mid-wicket for a single off the back foot.

A bit full and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav comes forward and cracks his drive through covers for one.

FOUR! Finally gets his favourite shot away. He tried a similar one early on in his innings but has connected with one now. Full, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on a knee and laps it over short fine leg for a boundary. 59 more needed from 75 balls.

A bit short and around off, Varma goes back and uses his wrists to flick it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed it up, around off, Tilak Varma lunges and drives it to cover.

Nagging length and around middle, Tilak hangs back and eases it down to long off for one. Just 3 off the over.

Full but down the leg side, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on one knee and sweeps it. His bottom hand comes off the handle of the bat but still, he completes his bat swing. The ball rolls down to deep fine leg. A single taken.

Full and around middle, Varma knocks it down to beat the diving bowler to his left for a single.

A bit shorter and around middle, TV punches it towards mid on, where the mid-wicket fielder gets across to his right and makes a good stop to deny the single.

Flighted, full and on leg, Tilak taps it to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Slower and shorter, around middle, Varma presses back and clips it to short fine.

Tossed it up and around off, Tilak Varma plays it off the back foot and flicks it to deep square leg for a single. India end their Powerplay with a score of 61/2, needing another 67 runs in the last fourteen overs.

Short and on the pads, tucked away towards backward square leg.

Dragged back length and outside off, Tilak Varma gets across on his back foot and uses his wrists to turn it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket. Calls for two and completes it before the wide long on fielder gets across to his left and collects the ball.

FOUR! This time, Tilak finds the boundary. Tossed up, outside off, Tilak jumps down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and chips it beautifully over cover. One bounce and into the fence.

Touch short and outside off, Tilak Varma backs away and punches it through the gap between mid off and extra cover. Picks up two runs, and Faheem Ashraf gives it a chase from mid off and even puts in a dive to cut it off to save two runs for his side. Good effort.

FOUR! Welcome into the attack! Full, on middle and leg, Tilak Varma gets down and plays the reverse sweep. Gets it in the gap between cover and point and finds the boundary! 50 UP FOR INDIA AS WELL. 76 more needed from 89 balls.

On middle and leg, flicked towards short mid-wicket. First boundaryless over of the innings!

Shortish, outside off, Yadav punches it towards cover.

One more googly, fired in on middle, Suryakumar gets down to sweep and just about gets some glove on it. Had he missed, he was gone LBW. Instead, he earns a couple of runs through fine leg.

Pitched outside leg, Tilak gets down and across to play the paddle but misses. The ball hits something and lobs over the keeper. Both, bowler and keeper appeal for LBW, but don't get it. Meanwhile, the batters pinch a leg bye.

Another wrong 'un, fuller on middle, Tilak Varma lunges and works this with soft hands through mid-wicket. That is a bigger area on that side and the fielder is pretty deep at mid-wicket. Easy couple taken.

A googly to start, short in length, around off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it down to long off for a single.

Fractionally short, outside off, Varma goes back and punches it towards cover. 9 runs but a wicket as well from the over, Saim Ayub's bowling figures read 2-0-19-2.

WIDE. Down the leg side, Tilak gets across to flick but misses. The keeper, Mohammad Haris, fumbles as the ball deflects off his glove to his right, but no run taken.

Full and straight, Tilak Varma offers a good frontfoot defense.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! An absolutely needless shot from Abhishek and Ayub has his second. Spots Sharma dancing down the track, and Saim smartly drags the length back, and flattens the trajectory, giving very little space for the southpaw to work with. Abhishek Sharma dances down and mistimes it in the air, towards long off. Faheem Ashraf swallows a simple catch in the deep. Abhishek Sharma departs for a quickfire 31 off just 13 balls, and India are 41/2, needing another 87 runs.

Outside off, Abhishek Sharma opens the face of his bat nicely and punches this towards cover.

FOUR! Finds the gap to perfection! Runs are leaking at an alarming rate for Pakistan here! Touch full and outside off, Abhishek Sharma pounces on the width offered and smashes it through the cover and point gap for a boundary.

FOUR! Into the overdrive mode, is Abhishek! Ayub dishes out a length ball, sliding into the batter. Abhishek Sharma backs away, creates room and lofts it over the cover fielder for a boundary, beating long off to his right.

Good stop by the bowler. Full and straight, around off, Suryakumar drives this straight back, but Shaheen Afridi sticks out his left hand and makes a half stop. The ball deflects behind, past the stumps and Surya looks for the single but mid on comes in quickly to stop the ball and the Indian skipper changes his mind. 11 from the over, Shaheen Afridi's bowling figures read 2-0-23-0!

Nearly a Supla shot. On a length, outside off, angling away, Suryakumar Yadav looks to whip it over fine leg with his feet rising on their toes, but misses it completely.

Full and arrow straight, Sharma pushes it down the ground for a single.

SIX! KABOOM! Shaheen serves it into the slot, on middle. Abhishek Sharma finds the middle of the blade, and tonks it comfortably over long on for a huge six. Holds his pose after executing the shot. Moves into his 20s, does Abhishek Sharma! The target for India shrinks under triple digits as they need 96 runs to win in 105 balls.

On a length, around off, coming in, Abhishek defends it towards cover.

FOUR! Intent! Full and pace on, outside off. Abhishek Sharma throws his bat at it, and lofts it over the backward point region for a boundary.

OUT! STUMPED! Brilliant execution by Ayub and Pakistan have their first! Carrom ball from Ayub, on a length, just around off and spinning away off the deck. Shubman Gill yet again takes a big stride down the track and tries to push it away, but does not account for the ball turning away from him. Hence, he is beaten all ends up on the outside edge, and the ball is collected by Mohammad Haris behind the stumps before he whips the bails off in a flash. Now, into the forensics. The third umpire is summoned for the stumping check. Side-on replay shows that Gill's back leg is outside the popping crease as Haris dislodges the bails off. Shubman Gill departs early on 10 (7) and India are 22/1.

FOUR! Sublime touch! Darted full and outside off. Shubman Gill again dances down the track and lofts it effortlessly over cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Smashed! Pushed through on a fuller length, on a lower trajectory, around off. Shubman Gill shimmies down the track and smashes it down the ground, to the right of the bowler for a boundary.

Very full, around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Short again, outside off, Abhishek Sharma gives himself room to the leg side and slaps it through the covers for a run.

Fractionally short to start, around off, punched down to mid on for a quick single.

Around middle and off, punched down to mid on for a single, to end a 12-run opening over!

Ooohhh... a touch loose from Gill. Full, outside off, angling across, Shubman Gill looked to hit it up and over the bowler but did not move his feet. Got beaten on the outside edge. The bowler started to celebrate, thinking he heard a noise but got no response from his keeper.

Full, tailing down the leg side, Abhishek whips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a single.

Keeps going full, does Afridi. This is on target though, nearly a yorker, on middle, Abhishek Sharma digs it out watchfully towards short mid-wicket.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! An attempted yorker, just tailing back in a touch, on a fuller length. Abhishek Sharma hits it through the line, picks it up cleanly and parks it behind long off for a six. India need 118 runs to win off an equal number of deliveries.

FOUR! How about that for a start? Shaheen Afridi hurls a low full toss, on middle. Abhishek Sharma shimmies down the track and smashes it gun-barrel straight down the ground for a cracking boundary. Abhishek Sharma and India are off the mark in the chase!