Defending champs India is taking on a resurgent Pakistan side in the title clash of the Champions Trophy at the Oval on Sunday. Indian captain Virat Kohli
won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat on what seems to be quite a
placid track at the Oval. Defending champs India are bidding for a
record third title whereas Pakistan would be hoping to win their maiden
Champions Trophy.
Pakistan has opened with their regular opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
started off the proceeding for India with the new ball. It was a good
toss to win by the Indian captain as India are a good chasing side and
would relish batting second in a major final. Meanwhile, Pakistan pacer
Mohammad Aamir has made a comeback into the Pakistani side.
Live updates from the match:
#India would have to score 339 for winning the Champions Trophy
#Pakistan have posted a mamooth 338 for four in their 50 overs
#Bhuvi bowls a bouncer, Imad cant score
#Hafeez rotates the strike with another single
#Hafeez has tonked a straight delivery of Bhuvi for a six down the ground
#Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been phenomenal in the last two overs
#Over 49 - Pakistan are 329 for 4
#Oh that's a blunder, a front foot no ball at this stage
#Mohammad Hafeez registers a valuable half century
#Another full length delivery by Bhuvi, only a single
#Bumrah bowls a full toss, Wasim cant capitalize
#Bumrah digs in two yorker length deliveries#India would look to finish off strongly with Bumrah and Bhuvi
#Bumrah comes into bowl at the death
#Over 48 - Pakistan are 318 for 4
#Only 5 off that over
#Bhuvi has been pretty tidy in this over#Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack
#Over 47 - Pakistan are 313 for 4
#Three dot ball and then Hafeez picks his spot to score a boundary
#Pakistan batsmen have other ideas, Hafeez is playing a cameo out here
#Bumrah has come back to finish things strongly for India
#Over 46 - Pakistan are 305 for 4
#Bhuvi bowls wide of the stumps
#Bhuvi digs in a yorker!!!!!
#Thats a classy shot. Hafeez pulls Bhuvi on the front foot for a six
#Over 45 - Pakistan are 294 for 4
#Fifteen off the over
#Imad Wasim comes out and uses his feet to hit a maximum off Jadhav
#Kedhar Jadhav bowls it a little short and Hafeez slams him for a huge six
#Over 44 - Pakistan are 278 for 4
# FOUR! to Bumrah, Hafeez plays it on the leg side and gets a boundary. Pakistan is heading towards a big score.
# Jasprit Bumrah [6.0-0-43-0] is back into the attack.
#Over 43 - Pakistan are 270 for 4
#The Indian spinners have pegged back the Pakis
#India are pulling back things here
#Imad Wasim comes into bat
#Pakistan are 267 for 4
#Jadhav strikes again!!!gets Babbar Azam for 46 runs
#Jadhav has come a bit late
#Kedhar Jadhav comes into bowl
#Over 42 - Pakistan are 266 for 3
#Bhuvi tries to bowl a yorker, Babbar clips it for two
#Hafez pulls a short delivery from Bhuvi for a four
#Bhuvneshwar comes in to bowl
#Can Pakistan finish off with a bang
#Over 41 - Pakistan are 257 for 3
#Time for Powerplay
#Mohammad Hafeez comes into bat#Over 40 - Pakistan are 247 for 3
#India can make a comeback into the match
#Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes big!!!! gets Shoiab Malik
#India would look to the seamer to take wickets
#Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack
#Over 39 - Pakistan are 246 for 2
#The spinner is under pressure, he darts one into Malik
#Jadhav has bowled two back to back wides
#Jadhav has regularly broken partnership for India
#Jadhav has come in a bit late
#Kedar Jadhav comes into the attack
#Over 38 - Pakistan are 239 for 2
#Azam is a class act and has come good in the big final
# Pandya has been slammed for two boundaries by Azam
# Pandya has been on the shorter side all game
#Over 37 - Pakistan are 217 for 2
#Malik goes after Jadeja and tonks him for a maximum
#Shoiab Malik can be dangerous late in the innings. He is known to score lusty hits to finish innings with a bang
#Over 36- Pakistan are 216 for 2
#Azam is now picking up the scoring rate with a flurry of boundaries
#Pandya bowls a length delivery and pulls it for a boundary by Azam
#Pandya has tried to mix up his deliveries
#Over 35- Pakistan are 209 for 2
#Bumrah bowls one onto the leg, easy pickings for Babar Azam, clips it for four
#India would look to make some inroads in the middle order
#Virat Kohli sees a opening out here
#Bumrah comes back into the attack
#Shoiab Malik has the ability to step up the momentum
#Over 34- Pakistan are 202 for 2
#Pakistan are 200 for 2
#Shoaib Malik comes to the crease
#Can India make some inroads here!!!
#Pakistan are 200 for 2
#Oh that's a big breakthrough, centurion Fakhar Zaman goes back to the pavilion
#Pandya comes back in search of a wicket
#Pakistan bring up their 200
#Overs 33 - Pakistan are 191 for one
#Rare to Ashwin go for plenty as he has done today
#Fakhar Zaman hits his third maximum off the match#Ashwin has been off colour and continues to be given the treatment
#Overs 32 - Pakistan are 191 for one
#Zaman is equal to the task in negating the swing
#Pandya trying to mix up his deliveries with short pitch stuff and bouncers#Pakistan openers have laid the platform and Zaman is carrying on with his good form
#India for the first time are looking weak with their bowling
#Overs 31 - Pakistan are 186 for one
#Pandya has continued being expensive
#This has been spectacular by the young Paki openers who is just playing his fourth ODI
#Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman brings up his maiden ODI ton
#Overs 30 - Pakistan are 179 for one
#After getting off to a powerpacked side, Pakistan quite content with milking the singles
#Over 29 - Pakistan are 176 for one
#Ashwin has given the ball some air and inviting the batsmen to drive
#Ashwin now gets some rip off the ball
#Ravichandran Ashwin has also been pretty flat
#Over 28 - Pakistan are 175 for one
#Pandya once again on the shorter side, Babar heaves it on the midwicket for another two
#Zaman near his maiden ODI ton#Pandya drags it short, Zaman pulls it for yet another boundary
#Hardik Pandya is back into the attack
#Over 27 - Pakistan are 167 for one
#Yet another four!!!!! Zaman races away to 89
#Zaman showcasing his destructive pedigree
#Zaman hits a maximum off Ashwin!!!!
#Ashwin getting punished by Zaman
#Overs 26 - Pakistan are 150 for one
#16 off the over, that is big for Pakistan
#Zaman is on fire, another boundary off Jadeja
#Zaman has scored back to back boundaries against Jadeja
#Zaman is going after Jadeja
#Overs 25 -Pakistan are 134 for one
#Ashwin
#Overs 24 - Pakistan are 129 for one
#Another brilliant over by Jadeja
#Babbar Azam comes into bat
#Overs 23 - Pakistan are 128 for one
#Oh that is a terrible mix-up, Azhar Ali gets run out, what a soft dismissal after playing so well
#India in desperate search of a breakthrough
#Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack
#Overs 22- Pakistan are 125 for no loss
#Ali scores another boundary against Jadeja
#Pakistan have been equally aggressive against spinners
#Pakistan have build a strong foundation to make an imposing total
#Overs 21- Pakistan are 118 for no loss
#Fakhar Zaman continues to attack
#He has struggled to keep his line steady
#Hardik Pandya has been a little offline
#Overs 20 - Pakistan are 114 for no loss
#Fakhar Zaman registers his fifty, this has been a brilliant start by the Paki openers
#Azhar Ali bring up his fifty, what a knock by the seasoned opener
#Over 19 - Pakistan are 103 for no loss
#Zaman has been the accelerator and Ali has provided the supporting role
#Both openers nearing their half centuries
#Pandya is desperate search of a wicket
#Overs 18- Pakistan are 100 for no loss
#Pakistan bring up their 100 in the 18th over
#Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack
#Overs 17 - Pakistan are 93 for no loss
#Pandya once again bowls wicket to wicket, Azhar finds it difficult to get him away
#That was a rare loose shot from Azhar Ali, scooped high in the air, no one to catch that
#Pandya has been on the money with some tight bowling so far
#Hardik Pandya comes back for his second over
#Over 16 - Pakistan are 90 for no loss
#Good over for India, only four off it
#Azhar Ali has provided good support to Zaman
#Jadeja starts off well, two dots in succession
#Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack
#Over 15 - Pakistan are 86 for no loss
#Loose delivery from Pandya.That has been punished by Zaman
#Pandya has been guilty of going for plenty in his opening spell, will have to tighten that
#Pandya has complimented the Indian seam attack pretty well
#Hardik Pandya brought into the attack
#Overs 14 - Pakistan are 78 for no loss
#Ashwin keeps the Pakistan batsman quiet
#Ashwin has been using his variety to keep the Pakistan fans bewildered
#Ashwin using all his tricks to strike the first blow for India
#Overs 13 - Pakistan are 74 for no loss
#Pakistan only score 5 off Bumrah's over
#Bumrah has been able to keep the Pakis openers quite in this over
#Bumrah has been much better this over and settled into a good line
#Bumrah comes back in desperate search of a wicket
#Over 12 - Pakistan are 69 for no loss
#Ashwin also slammed for a boundary
#Pakistan openers are relentless against spin
#Ashwin comes back into the attack
#Over 11 - Pakistan are 63 for no loss
#Another boundary through the covers by Zaman
#Fakhar Zaman has come alive in this tournament
#Pakistan are really going after the Indian attack
#Jasprit Bumrah comes back into attack
#Over 9 - Pakistan are 48 for no loss
#Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a maiden over
#Over 8 - Pakistan are 48 for no loss
#Over 7 - Pakistan are 38 for no loss
#Over 6 - Pakistan are 36 for no loss
Over 4 - Pakistan are nineteen for no loss. Azhar Ali 7(14), Zaman 8(11)
# Good over for Pakistan. 12 runs of it. Pakistan are 19/0 After 4 overs.
# FOUR! Straight down the ground from Azhar Ali.
#OUT! no no wait... It's a no ball... look at the smile on Fakhar Zaman's face. He survives.
# Over 3 - Pakistan are seven for no loss. Azhar Ali 3(11), Zaman 3(7)
# Ooppss.. direct-hit would have been curtains for Zaman.
# Over 2 - Pakistan are 3 for no loss. Azhar Ali 1(7), Zaman 1(5)
# Just Three off the over. First good over from Bumrah.
# Wide... First runs for Pakistan but that didn't come from bat.
# Jasprit Bumrah to attack from another end.
# Over 1 - Pakistan are 0/0 . Azhar Ali 0(6), Zaman 0(0)
# India start off with a maiden over.
# First ball of the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls to Azhar Ali with good pace gets a fine early outswing. No run.
Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman are at the crease. Azhar Ali is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack
#Playing Eleven
Pakistan (Playing XI): Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan
# India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
# India skipper Virat Kohli wins toss, elects to field
#Naseer Hussain with the Pitch report - "There is a bit of grass, but it's dead grass, because the sun has been out. This is a fresh pitch. This has not been used in the tournament. It is a very good surface."
