India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates: Match washes out in Pallekele after rain plays spoilsport

Match washed out

Update (September 2, 9: 54 PM): The game has been abandoned. The players shake hands as the match is officially washed out. Both teams get one point each. Pakistan is the first team to qualify into Super 4 in Asia Cup 2023.

Wait continues…

Update (September 2, 9: 25 PM): The cut-off time for a 20-over run chase is 22:27 local time. Still around an hour to go.

Revised Target for Pakistan

Update (September 2, 9: 15 PM): Pakistan will now have a revised DLS target of 226 in 36 overs. Looks like the drizzle is back and so are the covers.

Positive signs!

Update (September 2, 8:43 PM): Positive signs. The rain seems to have eased off and covers are getting off by groundstaff.  Ground inspection at 21:00 IST time.

Weather Update

Update (September 2, 8:10 PM): Entire ground is covered, and it is still raining in Pallekele. This will undoubtedly be a run chase that is curtailed by rain. Right now, nothing seems promising. But wait and keep checking for updates.

India allout for 266

Update (September 2, 7:42 PM): Naseem Shah wraps the innings for Pakistan.  Bumrah swings hard across the line and doesn’t generate enough power behind the shot to clear the man and mid wicket. Salman made no mistake to grab the catch. India allout for 266 in 48.5 over with Pakistan pacers picking all the wickets.

Kuldeep departs!

Update (September 2, 7:42 PM): Kuldeep Yadav gets an outside nick. Easy catch for the keeper. Second wicket for Naseem Shah. India nine down. India 261/9 in 48.2 overs

India 257/8 in 47 overs

Update (September 2, 7:36 PM): Jasprit Bumrah is playing handy knock for India. He hits boundaries against Shaheen & Rauf.

Shardul gone!

Update (September 2, 7:24 PM): India is collapsing like a house of cards. Three wickets in seven deliveries. Shadab Khan at point makes a clean catch after Thakur makes a careless shot that leads directly to him. IND 246/8 in 45 over

Jadeja out!

Update (September 2, 7:19 PM): Jadeja chases the sixth stump ball for a drive and nicks off. Easy grab for Rizwan. Two wickets in the over for Shaheen Afridi. He is breathing fire as he completes four wicket haul. IND 242/7 in 44 over

Hardik Pandya gone!

Update (September 2, 7:15 PM): Shaheen Afridi gives the big breakthrough. Soft dismissal. Hardik Pandya is early into his drive.  End of a superb knock. IND 239/6 in 43.1 over

India 231/5 in 42 over

Update (September 2, 7:05 PM): Bowling change. Shadab Khan with his ninth over leaks 11 runs. Agha Salman midfields allows the ball to reach boundary. Poor fielding from Pakistan.  

India 221/5 in 40 over

Update (September 2, 6:54 PM): Hardik thrashes Haris Rauf by hitting 3 boundaries of the over. 12 runs from the 40th over. Hardik noves into 80s.

Ishan Kishan Caught!

Update (September 2, 6:51 PM): Haris Rauf breaks partnership with his third wicket. Kishan hits a back of a length delivery. The ball bounces up towards mid-on, completing an easy catch. Kishan’s fine knock helped India rebuild their innings. Kishan goes for 82 from 81 balls.Well played! Sir Jadeja is the new batter. 204/5 in 37.3 over

200 up for India!

Update (September 2, 6:45 PM): Expensive over from Mohammad Nawaz as he leaks 15 runs. A superb boundary from Ishan followed by a maximum from Hardik brings up 200 for India. IND 202/4 in 37 overs

50 for Hardik!

Update (September 2, 6:30 PM): Standing ovation for Hardik as he take the single to complete a well deserved half-century. 10 runs from the 34th over. Ind 178/4 in 33 overs

100 runs stand!

Update (September 2, 6:27 PM): 100-run stand up as Ishan smashed Shadab for half-a-dozen. 84 metre maximum. Ind 168/4 in 33 overs

150 up for India

Update (September 2, 6:15 PM): India past the 150 figure in 31th over. 7 runs from Shadab’s over.  Steady partnership building between the two batters Ishan and Hardik are keeping India’s hope alive. IND 156/4 in 31 overs 

50 for Ishan!

Update (September 2, 6:10 PM): Ishan completes his 50! Ishan Kishan pulls Shadab for a boundary. Shaheen Afridi in the deep misfields. IND 147/4 in 29 overs 

India 140/4 in 28 over

Update (September 2, 6:05 PM): Bowling change. Agha Salman replaces Shadab. No ball, as Kishan manages a single of the free-hit, moves to 49.

India 135/4 in 27 over

Update (September 2, 6:00 PM): Shaneen continues. Just a single from the over. Pandya missed the attempted cut shot.

India 132/4 in 25 over

Update (September 2, 5:52 PM): Bowling change in the 25th over. Shaheen bowls a short ball and Hardik Pandya pulls for four.

50 runs partnership!

Update (September 2, 5:44 PM): Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya completed 50-run stand from just 52 deliveries. Six runs from the over. Ind 117/4 in 23 overs

India 112/4 in 22 over

Update (September 2, 5:40 PM): Spinners in tendam. Ishan Kishan plays late cut behind square for four. Ind 112/4 in 22 over

India 92/4 in 18 over

Update (September 2, 5:30 PM): Change of ends from Shadab. 3 singles from the over. Hardik attempts a paddle sweep but fails to clear the infield.

Pakistan reviews!

Update (September 2, 5:24 PM): Nawaz and keeper appeals as the as the ball whizzes past the bat. Pakistan opts for a review. Kishan survives as the UltraEdge shows no spike. IND 92/4 in 18 over

Ind 83/4 in 16 overs

Update (September 2, 5:16 PM): Two boundries from the Ishan’s bat. Two loose full toss deliveries from Shadab Khan.

Shubman Gill out!

Update (September 2, 5:09 PM): Shubman Gill gets an inside edge and ball hits the stump. Haris Rauf is pumped up. Pakistan on top. Hardik Pandya is at No.6. Ind 67/4 in 14.1 over

Ind 66/3 in 14 overs

Update (September 2, 5:05 PM): Spin time. Shadab Khan comes into the attack. Three singles from the over.

Kishan hits six!

Update (September 2, 4:58 PM): Short ball Rauf and Kishan flashes his blade hard. The ball sails for Six. Ind 58/3 in 12 overs

Weather Update

Update (September 2, 4:54 PM): The players move toward the ground. Now it’s noticeably brighter.

Rain stops play

Update (September 2, 4:36 PM): Again! We’ve had another interruption in the game, and the players are once more leaving the field as the dizzle is back. Covers are back on the ground.

Shreyas departs!

Update (September 2, 4:28 PM): Short ball from Rauf and Iyer pumps it straight to Fakhar Zaman at mid-wicket. Goes for 14 of 9 balls! Ind 48/3 in 10 over

IND 42/2 in 9 overs

Update (September 2, 4:22 PM): Shaheen with a maiden over. Subhman Gill continues to struggle against Shaheen.

IND 42/2 in 8 over

Update (September 2, 4:18 PM): Haris Rauf replaces Naseem Shah. 12 runs from the over. Two boundaries for Shreyas Iyer in the over. Change of bat as he has broken a part of it.

Kohli out!

Update (September 2, 4:12 PM): Virat Chopped ON! Kohli looks to punch this through the off-side, but ends up getting an inside edge that deflects and hits the wickets. Shaheen Afridi is doing it again for Pakistan. IND 30/2 in 7 over

Rohit Bowled!

Update (September 2, 3: 59 PM): The break has worked in favour for Pakistan. Off stump goes for a walk as Rohit missed the defence. Absolute jaffa from Shaheen Afridi. King Kohli is the new batter. IND 15/1 in 5 over

Rain pauses!

Update (September 2, 3: 50 PM): The covers are off  as the rain stops.

Rain interrupts!

Update (September 2, 3:25 PM): The drizzle gets heavier, the players are rushing off the ground. IND 15/0 in 4.2 over

IND 15/0 in 4 over

Update (September 2, 3:21 PM): Disciplined bowling from Naseem. Just 1 run from the over

Four!

Update (September 2, 3:15 PM): An inswinger by Afridi on a fuller side and Rohit flicked this towards deep backward square leg for four runs. IND 14/0 in 3 over

IND 8/0 in 2 over

Update (September 2, 3:03 PM): Naseem Shah from the opposite end. An appeal for an lbw against Gill, but turned down.

IND 6/0 in 1 over

Update (September 2, 3:03 PM): 6 runs of Shaheen‘s over including a dropped chance!

Rohit dropped!

Update (September 2, 3:03 PM):  Yes, that will go down as a drop chance.  Rohit was the batsman. Four runs eventually as it races away to the fence.

Rohit and Gill open for India

Update (September 2, 3:00 PM): Rohit is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack

Time for national anthems

Update (September 2, 2:55 PM): As the players line up for the respective national anthems, the teams move out towards the middle of the field.

Pakistan playing XI

Update (September 2, 2:45 PM): Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

India’s playing XI

Update (September 2, 2:35 PM):  Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Toss

Update (September 2, 2:34 PM): India wins toss, opts to bat first

Pitch Report

An excellent, unique pitch. On this surface, a talented batsman can also hit a century and fast bowlers will be able to get some seam and turn. The captain who wins the toss may elect to bowl first with DLS in play, says Sanjay Manjrekar.