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.
28.1 Pakistan 132-5 Imad Wasim 1 Sarfaraz Ahmed 2
Pandya, on a hat-trick, steams in with purpose and aggression, but Sarfaraz is equal to the delivery and blocks it confidently.
29.0 Pakistan 137-5 Imad Wasim 5 Sarfaraz Ahmed 2
A welcome boundary to end the over for Pakistan as Wasim pulls the ball away for four. This game is effectively over as a contest now, though.
30.0 Pakistan 140-5 Imad Wasim 6 Sarfaraz Ahmed 5
Pakistan collect three more runs, but it's not really doing them much good. The required run rate is now at almost 10.
31.0 Pakistan 146-5 Imad Wasim 9 Sarfaraz Ahmed 8
Pakistan take six straight singles from Pandya's seventh over. Wasim and Sarfaraz have regained some control, but they will need to put together an incredible partnership if they're to get Pakistan anywhere close to the required 337.
32.0 Pakistan 154-5 Imad Wasim 15 Sarfaraz Ahmed 10
Wasim has made a good start to his innings and takes Pakistan beyond 150. He ends the over with a crunching pull shot which races away for four.
33.0 Pakistan 157-5 Imad Wasim 16 Sarfaraz Ahmed 11
Ravindra Jadeja is enjoying himself in the field. He makes two acrobatic dives to stop the ball going through to the boundary and Pakistan, in the end, manage just three runs from the 33rd over.
33.2 Pakistan 161-5 Imad Wasim 20 Sarfaraz Ahmed 11
Bumrah is back into the India attack for the first time in a while, and his second delivery is driven down the ground by Wasim. He's growing in confidence at the crease.
34.0 Pakistan 165-5 Imad Wasim 22 Sarfaraz Ahmed 12
Eight runs off Bumrah's sixth over in the end. It's been a relatively quiet day for the world number one bowler, who's yet to take a wicket.
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