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

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Babar is on 45 off 53 balls, Rizwan on 42 off 53. The last ball of that over is driven exquisitely by Rizwan straight down the ground. 13 runs from that over.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: That bounced just in front of Pandya at short midwicket. Siraj returns for the 28th over and the third ball is flicked right past Pandya there.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 137/2 in 27.3 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Third ball of the 25th from Kuldeep, Babar tries to sweep it quite uncharacteristically. It takes the pad, the Indians go up in appeal and the umpire shakes his head. A conference ensues between Kuldeep, Rahul and Rohit and the Indian captain takes the review. No bat, two reds on ball tracking but wickets is umpire's call. India retain the review but Babar survives.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 124/2 in 24.3 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Babar is on 34 off 42, Rizwan on 32 off 40. The pair have rarely looked troubled thus far and that is a real worry for India. The hosts look slightly bereft of ideas at the moment.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 123/2 in 24 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Rizwan scoops the fourth ball of the 23rd from Kuldeep over the keeper and to the boundary. Some innovation there from the Pakistan wicketkeeper.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 120/2 in 23 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: A lucky four for Rizwan off the fourth ball of the 22nd from Jadeja. Under edge that slips right through Rahul's legs and goes to the boundary behind him. Then Rizwan smashes the fifth ball through cow corner.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 114/2 in 22 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: This partnership is worth 29 runs now. Both Babar and Rizwan looking quite good, not good signs for India at all. Babar has reached 30 of 28, Rizwan on 15 off 24.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 102/2 in 19 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: 100 up for Pakistan. Third ball of the 19th from Thakur, on a length outside off, Babar gets forward and creams the drive through extra cover.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 100/2 in 18.3 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The sound from the crowd indicates that there may be quite a few who grudgingly admired that. Thakur brought in for the 17th over, his first ball is too full and Babar presents the full face of the bat. The ball goes straight down the ground to the boundary. All class from the Pakistan captain there.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 88/2 in 16.1 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Full and on pace from Pandya for the last ball of the 15th, Rizwan clips it away. It is timed perfectly and races away to the boundary,

Pakistan 79/2 in 15 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Just one run off that over from Jadeja. Babar is on 16 off 14, Rizwan on two off eight. It has been a see-saw contest thus far but India know that this is the partnership. Babar and Rizwan had smashed them into oblivion in that T20 World Cup match in 2021. But they are in a very different situation today and India know that getting one more wicket here could go a long way in ensuring a victory.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 75/2 in 14 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Oh what a big moment this is. Mohammad Rizwan, who scored a half century and a century in the last two matches, given out LBW on one off the second ball of the 14th over, which is the first of the match for Ravindra Jadeja. Rizwan takes the review, big cheers around the ground when the ball goes past the bat without anything on the snicko. Bigger cheers when two reds come up on ball-tracking and then sudden deathly silence when it is missing on wickets.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 74/2 in 13.2 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Edged and gone! Imam falls driving. Hardik had been hit for a four off just the previous ball and the pacer was all fired up by that. He roars with delight when Rahul takes the straightforward catch tumbling to his left.

Imam c Rahul b Pandya 36 (38)

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 73/2 in 12.3 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: That is already Babar's highest score in this tournament. Back of a length again from Pandya on Babar's hips, he swivels and pulls it to the right of deep backward square leg. Babar is on 14 off 10, Imam on 25 off 32.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 60/1 in 11 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Short of a length from Pandya for the fifth ball of the 11th. It doesn't have too much pace and doesn't really rise much as well and Babar pulls it past deep square leg.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 56/1 in 10.5 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The Pakistan captain is in and that drew quite a lot of boos from the crowd. Surprisingly, Rohit decides to replay Bumrah with Hardik Pandya instead of giving the former another over considering Babar has only just come in. Pandya goes a touch too straight and Babar clips it to fine leg for a four. Pakistan 48/1 in 9 overs.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: The ball keeps low and Shafique is given out LBW. Cross seam from over the wicket, it stays very, very low, Shafique looks to flick it but it cut back a bit more than he expected. That is plumb and the batter decides not to take the review.

Shafique lbw b Mohammed Siraj 20 (24), Pakistan 41/1 in 8 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Imam strings the last ball of that over fine through fine leg and to the boundary. He gets to 18 off 21, Shafique on 18 off 21 as well. A good, strong start for both Pakistan openers, for a change.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Second ball of the seventh over, Shafique walks out to Bumrah and puts it back over the bowler's head. Holds the pose for good measure as well. Pakistan 32/0 in 6.2 overs.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Just five runs off the sixth over from Siraj and Pakistan are now 28/0 in 6 overs. Better lengths now from the Indian pacers and the Pakistan batters choosing to squeeze as many runs between the wickets as possible.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: No runs off the fifth over. The pacers now seem to have decided to pull the length back as it is apparent that there is no swing. Pakistan 23/0 in 5 overs.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Bumrah has conceded five runs in two overs, Siraj has conceded 18 in as many. Bit of a lopsided start for the two Indian pacers. Imam is on 13 off 10, Shafique on 10 off 14 as Bumrah steams in for the fifth over.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Full again from Siraj for the fourth ball of the over, Imam clips it towards mid-off off his hips. Nasser Hussain says in the commentary box that the best ploy against Imam is bowling short, he has been bounced out throughout this tournament. Pakistan 16/0 in 1.4 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: This one is even better. Full again from Siraj for the second ball of the over, Imam presents the full face of the bat and sends it straight past the bowler. Pakistan 12/0 in 1.2 overs.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: Shafique got off the mark with a four off the last ball of the first over, Imam gets off the mark with a four off the first ball of the second over. Flicked off the pads past the keeper as Siraj goes full and on the pads.