End of over 1 (4 runs) India 4/0 (115 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 4.00, RRR: 6.76) S Dhawan1 (2b 0x4 0x6) RG Sharma1 (4b 0x4 0x6)

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End of over 1 (4 runs) India 4/0 (115 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 4.00, RRR: 6.76)

S Dhawan1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
RG Sharma1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Mohammad Amir1-0-3-0
0.6
Mohammad Amir to Dhawan, no run
0.5
Mohammad Amir to Sharma, 1 run, pushes forward at a good length ball angling across him and opens the face to steer behind point, Amir's pace is bringing the ball on to the bat nicely
0.4
Mohammad Amir to Dhawan, 1 run, a full ball angling into the pads, Dhawan clips it behind square and the fielder does well to keep it to a single, no swing for Amir
 

Bilal: "Shiv: wanna know what's even more frustrating.. Pakistan leaving out Imad wasim.(for Sami)*silently sobs"

 
0.3
Mohammad Amir to Sharma, 1 leg bye, a length ball pitching outside leg, Rohit stays in his crease and tries to flick but misses and is hit on the pad, leg bye behind square
0.3
Mohammad Amir to Sharma, 1 wide, sprays it wide outside off stump this time, Rohit lets it go
0.2
Mohammad Amir to Sharma, no run, played off the hips towards midwicket
0.1
Mohammad Amir to Sharma, no run, beaten outside off stump! Rohit was expecting the ball to swing back into him after it angled across from over the wicket, but Amir slanted it across with a scrambled seam and beat his forward push
 

The chase will begin really soon. Is it going to be straightforward? If Pakistan don't bowl poorly, India will have to bat really well. It's not hard to bowl well on this pitch, just hit a good length and vary pace. How big a factor will dew be, though?

Rohit and Dhawan are out in the middle. Rohit to face, Mohammad Amir from over the wicket. Rohit had sought to puncture the hype around Amir's comeback not so long ago. Should be interesting, this duel. He lasted two balls against Amir in the Asia Cup.



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