Champions Trophy, Feb 19 - March 9

[andy]

Brakes have been put on by mehidy

[Arthur Crabtree]

Kohli might fancy a slow, steady 70 not out.

[andy]

Leg spinner rishad has come on...haven't seen him bowl before...gives it a big rip and bowls at a really good pace too...pitch turning more and more and looking more worn

[sussexpob]

Leg spinner rishad has come on...haven't seen him bowl before...gives it a big rip and bowls at a really good pace too...pitch turning more and more and looking more worn

Gets Kohli as well. Wonder if the ball before was on Kohli's mind, because that turned big and ripped past him.

[andy]

50 for Gill

[sussexpob]

Iyer goes.... a little opening for BD if they can bag another couple quick

[backfootpunch]

Jaker ali dropping rahul likely ends any chance Bangladesh have of winning

They'd have loved another 30 runs to bowl at

[Arthur Crabtree]

It least BD making India work for it. Which didn't always look likely.

[mikesiva]

India 231-4

Gill 101*
Rohit 41
Rahul 41*

Rishad 2-38

[meninblue]

From whatever few overs of the chase I watched and followed the rest on scorecard, Shubman showed once again that ODI is his best format.

Spin options of Kuldeep, Jaddu, Varun, Axar and Washington Sundar is more than enough. It was important how Shami would perform after a long injury because Harshit Rana lacjs experience and can leak runs. Hardik will need to bowl good to cover the pace overs when Shami and Harshit would not have a good day.

It is good in a way that all Indian specialist batsman got to bat in this match.

The next match against Pakistan is a big one and scheduled for prime Sunday holiday. More pressure though on Pakistan after having lost the first one. Another loss and they will be out of home tournament? Not ideal after more than 20 years of not hosting major tournament at home and readying all stadiums and flying the JF17 Thunder planes over stadium to show India their Air arsenal during CT inaugration and not hoisting the Indian flag at stadiums in Pakistan as India did not go to Pakistan.

[Durhamfootman]

Rohit dropped a sitter on hat trick ball for axar

it was a sitter as well, I've just seen it. Axar must have been distraught

[GarlicJam]

I have paid bugger all attention to this tournament, but I have just seen that Aus open with a game against England. Nicely convenient, especially with the Saturday evening our timeslot.

After a couple of complete thrashings at the hands of Sri Lanka, I am not getting my hopes too high for this one day side - but I am Australian, I am eternally optimistic at times like this.

How are the England prospects?

[andy]

I have paid bugger all attention to this tournament, but I have just seen that Aus open with a game against England. Nicely convenient, especially with the Saturday evening our timeslot.

After a couple of complete thrashings at the hands of Sri Lanka, I am not getting my hopes too high for this one day side - but I am Australian, I am eternally optimistic at times like this.

How are the England prospects?

Have you seen any of England's results recently haha? Our prospects are 50-50 i would say...the side is talented from top to bottom, match winners the whole line up but it isnt clicking....'Bazball' has taken over and no one other than Root is prepared to give themselves time to get in...Duckett's record in odi's is outstanding but he always gets in and gets out, Salt never goes on to make a big score, makes a lovely 30-40 and is out, normally inside the first 10 overs...

Harry brook worries me especially against spin...looked all at sea against Chakravathy in the recent ODI series, and has struggled against spin ever since breaking into the england side...I like Jamie Smith at 3 for the game against Australia, very good move, and a move that will put pressure on Salt, as when Bethell is fit again, i can see Bethell batting 3 and Smith opening in place of Salt.

The bowling is very one dimensional, all out and out pace and nothing different in case it goes wrong...Carse is hit and miss, one day exceptional, the next day can easily go at 10 runs an over...Archer hasn;t been the same since coming back in, howevrr his fitness seems to be a lot better and has strung a lot of games together now, Wood is always impressive however he's 35? Now i believe, so time isn't on his side...

Rashid is the banker but there's very little behind him...Rehan has carried drinks all winter which is pointless, he needs to bowl he needs game time, I'm not sure why McCullum has him arond if he is never going to play

[andy]

South Africa have won the toss against Afghanistan and chosen to bat

[andy]

There's definitely variation in bounce on this deck and some alarming cracks too...Jansen and his height will be a real handful on this pitch