ICC Cricket World Cup, 4th Match, Pool B: India v Pakistan at Adelaide, Feb 15, 2015
India 300/7 (50.0 ov) Pakistan RR 4.76
Last 5 ovs 24/3 RR 4.80
Pakistan 224 (47.0 ov) Required RR 25.66
India RR 6.00
India won by 76 runs
Last bat
Sohail Khan
c Yadav b MM Sharma
7 (21m 10b 1x4 0x6)
SR: 70.00
Fall of wicket 224/10 (46.6 ov); Partnership: 4 runs, 1.2 overs, RR: 3.00 (Sohail Khan 3, Mohammad Irfan 1)
Fall of wicket 224/10 (46.6 ov); Partnership: 4 runs, 1.2 overs, RR: 3.00 (Sohail Khan 3, Mohammad Irfan 1)
Umpire reviews remaining
Pakistan
1
(0 successful, 0 unsuccessful);
India
1
(1 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
End of over 47
(4 runs)
Pakistan
224/10
(77 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.76, RRR: 25.66)
-
- Mohammad Irfan 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)
-
- MM Sharma 9-0-35-2
- Mohammed Shami 9-1-35-4
46.6
MM Sharma to Sohail Khan,
OUT,
it's all over. India make it 6-0 in
World Cups against Pakistan. Slower ball, Sohail mis-hits it, and is
caught at long-on
Sohail Khan c Yadav b MM Sharma 7 (21m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 70.00
46.5
MM Sharma to Mohammad Irfan,
1 run,
on a length, middle and leg, pushed to long-on
46.4
MM Sharma to Mohammad Irfan,
no run,
short, outside off, Irfan doesn't want to have anything to do with it
46.3
MM Sharma to Mohammad Irfan,
no run,
full outside off, pushed to cover
46.2
MM Sharma to Sohail Khan,
1 run
46.1
MM Sharma to Sohail Khan,
2 runs,
slower ball, into the pads, clipped away wide of short of fine leg for two
End of over 46
(wicket maiden)
Pakistan
220/9
(81 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.78, RRR: 20.25)
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- Mohammad Irfan 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
- Sohail Khan 4 (7b 1x4 0x6)
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- Mohammed Shami 9-1-35-4
- UT Yadav 10-0-50-2
45.6
Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Irfan,
no run,
short ball, Irfan avoids it, and India have bowled another wicket-maiden
45.5
Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Irfan,
no run,
another bouncer. The thing with
bowling them to Irfan is, you will never be called. Irfan sways out of
its line
45.4
Mohammed Shami to Misbah-ul-Haq,
OUT,
and Misbah misses the century again.
A good bouncer. Over his left shoulder. Head high. All Misbah manages
is a lob to mid-on
Misbah-ul-Haq c Rahane b Mohammed Shami 76 (118m 84b 9x4 1x6) SR: 90.47
45.3
Mohammed Shami to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
makes room to try to go over cover. He has made too much room and can't connect well
45.2
Mohammed Shami to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
another bouncer, it gets big on
Misbah, but the mis-hit doesn't carry to deep midwicket. He turns down
the single
45.1
Mohammed Shami to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
moves inside the line early, Shami bounces him, Misbah doesn't play the hook
Misbah is 24 from being what could be a maiden century. He wouldn't want
to score it in a lost cause, though. Shami to bowl round the wicket
End of over 45
(5 runs)
Pakistan
220/8
(81 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.88, RRR: 16.20)
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- Sohail Khan 4 (7b 1x4 0x6)
- Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (80b 9x4 1x6)
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- UT Yadav 10-0-50-2
- RA Jadeja 10-0-56-1
44.6
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
no run,
another bouncer. Sohail ducks under it again
44.5
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
no run,
bouncer, straight, Sohail ducks it
44.5
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
1 wide,
wide this time at least. A big one too. Dhoni is not happy with the drop in intensity
44.4
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
FOUR,
short, outside off, Sohail has pulled this away, between mid-on and midwicket
44.3
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
no run,
wide down the leg side as Yadav
tries to bounce him. Actually not called a wide. Even the umpires seem
in a hurry to end this no-contest
44.2
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
no run,
short of a length, quite straight, defended to leg
44.1
Yadav to Sohail Khan,
no run,
bouncer from Yadav, Sohail ducks under it
End of over 44
(12 runs)
Pakistan
215/8
(86 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 4.88, RRR: 14.33)
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- Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (80b 9x4 1x6)
- Sohail Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
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- RA Jadeja 10-0-56-1
- MM Sharma 8-0-31-1
43.6
Jadeja to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
yorker, middle and off, dug out to cover
43.5
Jadeja to Misbah-ul-Haq,
FOUR,
he has nearly set himself up for an
lbw. Nearly a yorker as he has gone too far across, but the bat comes
down in time, and the sweep beats midwicket
43.4
Jadeja to Misbah-ul-Haq,
FOUR,
moves well across, takes this from
well outside off, and sweeps this through the vacant square leg
43.3
Jadeja to Misbah-ul-Haq,
FOUR,
slogs this full ball over midwicket for four
43.2
Jadeja to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
played to mid-on
43.1
Jadeja to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
shortish, cut away to cover
Oh ho. Towards the end there is some needle. Kohli not happy about
something. And he is asking the crowd to raise its voice. It's actually
Sohail who is not happy with something
End of over 43
(3 runs)
Pakistan
203/8
(98 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 4.72, RRR: 14.00)
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- Sohail Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
- Misbah-ul-Haq 64 (74b 6x4 1x6)
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- MM Sharma 8-0-31-1
- R Ashwin 8-3-41-1
42.6
MM Sharma to Sohail Khan,
no run,
on a length, on off, defended back
to him. Doesn't look interested in getting behind the line
Sohail Khan comes in
42.5
MM Sharma to Yasir Shah,
OUT,
Shah goes. Drills this length ball
straight down the throat of mid-on. Two strikes away from the inevitable
Yasir Shah c Yadav b MM Sharma 13 (32m 23b 1x4 0x6) SR: 56.52
42.4
MM Sharma to Yasir Shah,
2 runs,
bouncer, pulled away towards deep
midwicket, Shami charges in, dives forward, but can't take the catch.
Almost doesn't carry either
42.3
MM Sharma to Misbah-ul-Haq,
1 run,
finally gets a shot by moving deep
into the crease and going across, but gets just a single to deep
midwicket
42.2
MM Sharma to Misbah-ul-Haq,
no run,
slower bouncer, Misbah is flummoxed and watches it balloon through to Dhoni
Commentator: Sidharth Monga
Scorer: Sanjay Murari
India were once again cooler and calmer than the old rivals. Dhawan set the tone really with a patient return to form. Hardly looked like a bloke who has been struggling all summer. Kohli pkayed the big innings, Raina provided the impetus, and despite a blip in the end you knew India had enough. Shehzad and Haris Sohail threatened India briefly, but they played too many dots. They didn't bat like modern limited-overs batsmen do. Shami's good work was followed up by Ashwin, who bowled three maidens, and began Pakistan's slide with Sohail's wicket. It was all over when Shehzad fell on 48. Misbah's 76 was, alas and predictably, an effort in vain, and one that took shape after all had been lost. Will Pakistan have to wait four more years before having a go at India in a World Cup or will the two meet again in the knockouts? We will see about that later. Now is goodbye from Sidharth Monga and Sanjay Murari
"It was a very good performance," says MS Dhoni. "I was very happy with our batting. When you are batting first, it is not easy over here. It doesn't come on that nicely. It has a bit of a variable pace initially. Gets comfortable after that. It was important we stayed in the middle. The big partnership between Virat and Shikhar. And then Raina capitalised as well. The break in between was important. the World Cup itself can get you going. Also the fans. Even before we came here, there were a lot of fans in our lobby. That helped."
The fan question for Dhoni is: "How do you control your emotion when you sense a big win?" The answer is: "I don't control my emotions. They are there. Just that I don't like to be over-expressive."
"They played really well," says Misbah-ul-Haq. "They posted a big total, and bowled really well. We lost our way with three wickets in the middle. The pitch was really good, and with the quality of their batting, 300 was a pretty good effort. If all the batsmen had batted well, it could have been achieved. Two-three batsmen never got in, and got out in the first couple of balls. You can't say much about that. Now we have to just look forward. You can't just think of this game. We have to focus on the next one."
"Probably one of the biggest in my career so far," says Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match. "Amazing way to begin our World Cup. Big game against Pakistan, amazing fight from them. expectations are going to be there when you do well for your country./ I just look to stand up to them because I hate to lose and play passionately. I like the expectations. Last couple of days have been too tough. Too many people in the hotel getting worked over. You just have to stay in your little space. My role in the team is to bat through, and the power-hitters can play around knowing that one end is secure. The way Shikhar and Suresh batted today is commendable. The support has been magnificent. We expect the same throughout the tournament. Too loud at times for MS to catch our attention."