India 102-2 (19.1) beat Pakistan 165 (39.4) by 8 wickets (D/L method).
India cruised to an 8 wicket victory over a poor Pakistan effort. The Indian bowling attack proved too much for Pakistan to handle as they were bowled out for a woeful 165 runs in only 40 overs. India raced away to 102-2 after 19.1 overs before the rain stopped play for the day. There was no doubt to who was going to win this encounter and with the help of the Duckworth-Lewis method, India were vastly ahead of the required run rate. It was a poor showing from Pakistan, who are already knocked out, whilst India look strong going into the semi-finals and are the only team unbeaten so far.
My Opinion: India really thrashed Pakistan here. It was a slow start from the Pakistan batsmen but losing five wickets for only 34 runs at the end of the innings shows a real weakness in their team. On the other hand, India look to be getting stronger as the tournament progresses. A great bowling display which was backed up by some strong batting showed why they are favourites to retain their title.
Match Guide: Key Moments
India won the toss and elected to field.
PAK: 4-1 (2.3) Jamshed 2 (9), caught Raina, Kumar.
50-2 (12.1) Hafeez 27 (31), 5 x fours, caught Dhoni, Kumar.
56-3 (15.1) Akmal 21 (38), 2 x fours, caught Kohli, Ashwin.
110-4 (26.4) Misbah 22 (33), 1 x four, bowled by Jadeja.
131-5 (31.1) Shafiq 41 (57), 3 x fours, caught Dhoni, I. Sharma.
139-6 (33) Malik 17 (23), 2 x fours, lbw Jadeja.
140-7 (33.3) Riaz 0 (2), bowled by Ashwin.
159-8 (38.1) Ajmal 5 (16), caught R. Sharma, I. Sharma.
159-9 (38.2) Junaid Khan 0 (1), run out by Kohli.
165 all out (39.4) Irfan 0 (2), run out by Yadav. Amin 27* (26), 3 x fours.
IND: 58-1 (10.4) R. Sharma 18 (32), 2 x fours, caught Misbah, Ajmal.
78-2 (14.3) Dhawan 48 (41), 5 x fours, caught Jamshed, Riaz.
102-2 (19.1) India win by 8 wickets on D/L method. Kohli 22* (27), 3 x fours. Karthik 11* (15), 1 x four.
Best Bowler: Kumar with figures of 2-19-2-(8).
Best Batsman: Dhawan for scoring 48 runs off 41 balls.
Man of the Match: Kumar for a brilliant bowling display which helped limit Pakistan's total.
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