India vs Pakistan, Cricket World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli's men win by 89 runs (DLS)
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Your support makes all the difference.A dominant India beat Pakistan by 89 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit group match at Old Trafford to maintain their unbeaten World Cup record against their arch-rivals on Sunday.
Put into bat in a stop-start match, India posted a commanding 336-5 with Rohit Sharma (140) smashing his second century of the tournament.
Skipper Virat Kohli (77) and KL Rahul (57) also got fifty but Mohammad Amir's (3-47) tight death-overs spell denied India a 350-plus total in the sold out contest between the arch-rivals.
A century stand between Fakhar Zaman (62) and Babar Azam (48) kept alive Pakistan's hopes until they suffered a batting collapse and finished on 212-6 in 40 overs chasing a revised target of 302.
Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar claimed two wickets each for India who now have a 7-0 record against Pakistan in World Cup.
15.0 Pakistan 64-1 Babar Azam 27 Fakhar Zaman 28
Pakistan take six runs from Kuldeep's second over. Babar and Fakhar have put together a decent partnership, but the run rate remains a real problem.
It's time for drinks.
15.3 Pakistan 70-1 Babar Azam 28 Fakhar Zaman 33
Pandya gets his length wrong and Fakhar smashes the ball away on the leg side for four. He's beginning to look settled after a slow start.
16.0 Pakistan 75-1 Babar Azam 28 Fakhar Zaman 38
An expensive over in the end from Pandya. Fakhar gets a thick outside edge from a wider delivery which races away for another boundary.
17.0 Pakistan 79-1 Babar Azam 30 Fakhar Zaman 40
India bring in some more leg-spin in Yuzvendra Chahal and Pakistan collect four runs from his first over. It would have been more had it not been for some brilliant fielding by Dinesh Karthik, who needed to dive to stop a shot running through the infield for four.
18.0 Pakistan 84-1 Babar Azam 33 Fakhar Zaman 42
Five more singles on the board for Pakistan, who are ticking along nicely without really taking the game to India's bowlers.
19.0 Pakistan 86-1 Babar Azam 34 Fakhar Zaman 43
A good over from Chahal, who restricts Pakistan to just two runs. He appeals for a potential lbw on Babar, too, but the umpire isn't interested. It looks like there was some bat involved.
19.2 Pakistan 86-1 Babar Azam 34 Fakhar Zaman 43
Stumping review!
Dhoni thinks he's stumped Fakhar, but the batsman just about gets his back foot in the crease. It was a brilliant delivery from Kuldeep, spinning sharply away from Fakhar, who had advanced down the pitch.
20.0 Pakistan 87-1 Babar Azam 34 Fakhar Zaman 44
Another very good over from Kuldeep - just the one run from it. Pakistan need another 250 runs from the remaining 30 overs.
20.1 Pakistan 93-1 Babar Azam 34 Fakhar Zaman 50
What a way to get to 50! Fakhar hits a massive slog sweep off the first ball of Chahal's over which comfortably clears the boundary. He took his time to get going, but this is turning into a measured innings from the opener.
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