India vs Pakistan Highlights, World Cup 2023: IND thrash PAK by 7 wickets

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: That over would have been a maiden had it not been for a four that Shafique managed to hit off the last ball. Slightly over pitched on the pads from Bumrah and Shafique clips it away through midwicket.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Allright then, Jasprit Bumrah with the ball in his hand, Abdullah Shafique facing the first ball with Imam-ul-Haq at the other end. An India-Pakistan match on Indian soil for the first time in nearly a seven years is a go.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: First comes Pakistan's "Pāk Sarzamīn" and then comes India's ‘Jana Gana Mana’. The Indian teamm goes into a huddle after that while the Pakistani players go off the ground. And then out come openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: He kept the trophy on a podium and then takes his place in the middle with the umpires and other officials for the national anthems. Then come the two teams.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The Pakistan captain admits that he was going to bowl first as well. He however notes that Pakistan have a good momentum coming into this match. "Jampacked stadium, we are enjoying our opportunity, and just want to enjoy. We have to be good in the field. We have had good practice sessions," he said. He signs off by saying that they have made no changes to the team and so Abdullah Shafique has cemented his spot at the top of the order.

Rohit Sharma says that it cannot get bigger than this as the crowd roars in approval. “Sure lot of us are going to experience something really extraordinary.” He further states that it's a good track, not going to change much, dew could be a big factor and keeping that in mind, India want to bowl first. “We want to keep striving for the best, we want to come out there and give our best in every game. Keeping the atmosphere in the team relaxed is the most important thing in a tournament like this.”

He then said that he feels sorry for Ishan Kishan but the team wanted Shubman Gill to be back as soon as he is available. “Gill has been a special player for us over the past year or so, especially at this ground and we wanted him back.”

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The Indian captain says that the hosts will bowl first.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Ravi Shastri makes the Narendra Modi Stadium shake with his booming voice. Rohit and Babar can't help but smile when the former India head coach does that.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Well in case you are not among the chosen 1,30,000 who actually got to go the stadium and you are wondering where in the world is Arijit Singh, well he performed allright. Just that this performance was only meant for those in the stadium. The rest of us, well we will have to make do with just the cricket. Not too bad a deal though, isn't it?

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Ok then, ticking down now. Rohit Sharma was spotted walking out in his full jersey, having a conversation with Suryakumar Yadav at the boundary as he did so.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: That is what Venkatesh Prasad has to say about the Pakistan captain. He feels that while Babar is a great batter, he doesn't have the presence of someone like Imran Khan, Waqar Younis or Wasim Akram as a captain.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Sanjay Manjrekar states that the pitch was flat but after the latest dose of the heavy roller, it has become even flatter. Waqar Younis notes that there's not much grass on it.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Pathan feels that the humid conditions calls for the extra fast bowler. He also said that the make up of the Pakistan lineup means that having Shardul Thakur instead of Ravichandran Ashwin would be better for India.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The Pakistan captain wore his philosopher's hat when he was asked about the streak in the pre-match press conference. "I believe there is no point focusing on whatever has happened in the past. I believe we need to focus on what is ahead of us," he said. He did go on to say, though, that these streaks are "made to be broken."

"God willing, we will try to give our best tomorrow. Anything can happen on the day. I fully believe my team has done well in the first three matches, and will continue doing so in the coming matches."

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Pakistan lead the overall head to head between these two sides and the ODI head to head as well but in World Cups, they have famously never been able to beat India. Seven matches have been played between Pakistan and India, all of them ending in victories for the latter. The same was the case for the T20 World Cup as well, until Pakistan spectacularly ended that streak in 2021. If they do the same today, though, it will be quite a colossal event. For this one is being played in India's biggest den and with little to no Pakistan fans getting visas, the hosts' fans will be the overwhelming majority, to put it mildly.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Agha Salman, Fakhar Zaman, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Babar Azam has not really shown up with the bat and yet, one of the two victories for Pakistan this year involved them breaking the record for their highest succesful run chase in World Cup history. That is because no matter how low the scores are when he comes in at No.4, Mohammad Rizwan has been around to mop up the damage, alognwith the rest of the Pakistan middle order. In the case of the record-breaking chase, Rizwan was unbeaten on 131 off 121 and he had a fellow centurion in the form of opener Abdullah Shafique. Memories of Rizwan and Babar bludgeoning the Indians to submission in the 2021 T20 World Cup would still be fresh in the minds of the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, who was at the receiving end of that onslaught in the UAE, and so Rohit Sharma and Co. will be perfectly wary of the danger of letting Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter stay in the middle for too long.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Like Pakistan, India have started off the tournament with two wins as well but they have looked a far more well-rounded side. They beat Australia and Afghanistan in two different kinds of comprehensive wins. Against Australia, their top order was blown away for two runs, none of which came from the bat, and it took a masterclass of an ODI partnership between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to cancel out that disadvantage while chasing 200. Against Afghanistan, Rohit Sharma scored the fastest World Cup century by an Indian, an innings that also broke a plethora of other records, and led India to a target of 273 with a whopping 15 overs to spare. In both games, they had significant contributions from their big name stars in the batting and bowling departments.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Pakistan have started this tournament with wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. What was pretty much a common theme in both those matches was the lack of returns they got from arguably two of their biggest stars - Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam, and the mountain of runs scored by their middle order, led by Mohammad Rizwan.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Adding an extra layer of intrigue to today's contest are the rankings of both India and Pakistan. Pakistan currently hold the No. 1 position, with India closely following at No. 2. These two teams have been engaged in a back-and-forth battle for the top spot. India managed to snatch the No. 1 rank from Pakistan during the Asia Cup, but with consecutive victories against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, Pakistan has swiftly reclaimed their position at the summit. The tussle for the top rank has been a rollercoaster journey, and the result of today's game could have a significant impact on the position of India and Pakistan on the rankings list.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: It's been a tournament where the lack of public attendance has made more noise that the crowd itself, and while fans have thronged the stadium in the second-half, you'd have expected the Narendra Modi stadium to be filled by now given it's an India-Pakistan. But nah, only 30 percent of the stadium seems to have been taken up. Having said that, there's still a good hour and a half left for the toss, but given the magnitude of the event, more people are anticipated to start turning up as we get closer to action. Numerous images are capturing long queues forming outside the venue. It's only a matter of time before this sea of blue spills into the world's largest cricket stadium.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The additions of Abdullah Shafiq and Saud Shakeel have provided the perfect solution to Pakistan's puzzle. Fakhar Zaman had long been struggling, and in the middle order, besides Mohammad Rizwan, there was lack of consistency. However, Pakistan found an unexpected gem in Saud Shakeel. The left-handed made an immediate impact in Pakistan's opening match against the Netherlands, scoring a crisp half-century while the other batsmen seemed a bit hurried. On the other hand, Shafique notched up a century in his World Cup debut, laying the foundation for Rizwan to successfully chase down Pakistan's target of 349 – the highest ever in a World Cup match – and extend their impressive unbeaten record against Sri Lanka to 8-0.