World T20 Champs, Second Round, Oct 22 - Nov 13

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Redemption for Hardik!

Looks like a competitive score is possible for Pakistan from here though. 150 gives them a glimmer of a chance.

Took his career best haul of 4 fer recently iirc. Been injured and dropped down pace from 140 kph. Now bowling at much lower speed between 130 kph to 137 kph.

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Iftikhar gets lot of stick from Pak fans. Ensured another wicket didn't fall soon. Needs to score at much better sr though.

Quality knock from Ifthikhar! Took axar down rebuilt well and gave some much needed impetus to the innings

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Out. 151/8 . First one for Bhuvi in this match.

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Iftikhar gets lot of stick from Pak fans. Ensured another wicket didn't fall soon. Needs to score at much better sr though.

Quality knock from Ifthikhar! Took axar down rebuilt well and gave some much needed impetus to the innings

Those sixers helped the target and up the sr. But other Pak batters could not score quickly.

159/8 after 20 overs. 20 short of 180 runs. Indian bowlers have done their job, it's upto the batsmen now. There is nothing alarming about this wicket. Better loneups would have scored more than this. Even Jas wasn't playing this one. India will be happy at thsi point of time.

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Sunny says 160 is very good total. I thought they are 20 short. Are we losing this.

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First run on board for India. Inside edge off Rahuls bat. Rahul, Rohit and Virat will enjoy the bounce and pace. Especially Rohit who more often than not plays the short stuff very well.

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Rahul gets bowled. Not for the first time. Very familiar way for him to get out like this. old habits dont go away easily.

India 7/1 in 2 overs.

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Might wish they had Pant in the side.

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Ashwin prefered over Yuzi for his batting, seemingly, so maybe India were worried about a top order collapse

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SKY's flurry to break the shackles has ended early. India 3 down for not many. Ashwin had better score a hatful of runs, because he didn't ask too many questions of Pakistan with the ball

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It gets worse for India

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it appears that Axar was promoted up the order as a left hander to try and take on the spinners, but instead he threw his wicket away

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Kohli eating up the overs like a fat man at an all you can eat breakfast buffet

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42/4.

118 required from 64 balls. Still achievable with 3 senior well experience batsmen Virat, Hardik and Dinesh Karthik yet to be dismissed.

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it appears that Axar was promoted up the order as a left hander to try and take on the spinners, but instead he threw his wicket away

Yes, no order way that justifies how he can be sent ahead of Hardik in LOI format. Run out