Pakistan beat India in Asia Cup thriller

India are unlikely to make the March 8 final even if they beat Afghanistan in their last match.

DHAKA: Pakistan defeated India by one wicket in a thrilling one-day international in Dhaka on Sunday to virtually knock the reigning World Cup champions out of contention in the Asia Cup.

Pakistan, who restricted India to 245-8, survived anxious moments before Shahid Afridi smashed two consecutive sixes to help his team win with two balls to spare at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.

India, who have lost two of their three matches, are unlikely to make the March 8 final even if they beat Afghanistan in their last match.

Earlier, playing first India scored 245 runs in the first innings after Pakistan chose to field first.

Pakistan, who have five points from their first two matches, are perched at the second spot courtesy their bonus-point win over Afghanistan, while India have four points through their win against hosts Bangladesh.

A defeat for either team would all but end their hopes of playing the final, with only a miraculous jailbreak and setback for Sri Lanka against lowly Afghanistan and Bangladesh a possible bailout.

Congratulations #Pakistan!!!!! And well played #India

— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) March 2, 2014

Mediocrity brought us here, immense talent with a touch of luck sailes us through. Congrats #Pakistan #PakVsInd

— Faisal Subzwari (@faisalsubzwari) March 2, 2014

afridiiiiiiiiiiii ......this is why the nation loves lala . what a cricketer

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 2, 2014

YES!!! Jeevay #Pakistan. What a great match. Both teams played hard and fast. Kudos to our boys, and Afridi for saving the day. #Boomboom

— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) March 2, 2014

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50th over - Pakistan 249-9

Afridi hits two consecutive six. Pakistan won by 1 wickets with 2 balls remaining.

Ashwin bowled Saeed Ajmal on the first delivery off the last over.

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49th over - Pakistan 236-8

Umar Gul departs after making 12 runs off 12 balls.

Pakistan need another 11 runs off 9 balls.

Mohammad Talha out on the first.

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48th over - Pakistan 233-6

Pakistan need another 13 runs off 12 balls.

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47th over - Pakistan 229-6

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling to Afridi.

Afridi hits a four.

Umar Gul hits a six.

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46th over - Pakistan 216-6

Afridi hits a four and a six.

Pakistan require another 30 runs with 4 wickets and 24 balls remaining.

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45th over - Pakistan 203-6

Maqsood run out.

Amit Mishra bowling his last over.

Joining the ranks of that other legendary runner-between-the-wickets from Multan, Sohaib Maqsood departs

— Talat Aslam (@titojourno) March 2, 2014

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44th over - Pakistan 202-5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar caught Hafeez off Ashwin's bowling, he made 75 runs off 117 balls.

Shahid Afridi comes to bat.

all eyes on Afridi now. #PakvsIndi - it is never soothing.

— Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi (@Ali_Abbas_Zaidi) March 2, 2014

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43rd over - Pakistan 199-4

Mohammad Shami comes into the attack.

Hafeez hits a six.

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42nd over - Pakistan 190-4

Jadeja bowled a maiden over.

Pakistan need another 56 runs off 48 balls.

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41st over - Pakistan 190-4

Maqsood hits a six

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40th over - Pakistan 179-4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling to Maqsood and Hafeez.

Pakistan require another 67 runs from 60 balls.

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39th over - Pakistan 173-4

Jadeja bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood. 

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38th over - Pakistan 169-4

Ashwin bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood. 

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37th over - Pakistan 166-4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood. 

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36th over - Pakistan 159-4

Ashwin bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood. 

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35th over - Pakistan 156-4

Mohammad Shami bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood. 

Hafeez completes his fifty.

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34th over - Pakistan 153-4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood. 

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32nd over - Pakistan 145-4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood.

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31st over - Pakistan 144-4

Shami bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood.

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30th over - Pakistan 142-4

Maqsood hits boundary.

Shukar. Boundary #PakvsInd

— Farieha Aziz (@FariehaAziz) March 2, 2014

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29th over - Pakistan 136-4

Jadeja bowling to Maqsood and Hafeez.

Pakistan require another 110 runs from 21 overs remaining.

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28th over - Pakistan 133-4

Ashwin bowling to Maqsood and Hafeez.

At this stage India were 126-4.

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27th over - Pakistan 130-4

Mishra comes to bowl again.

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26th over - Pakistan 128-4

Ashwin is bowling.

Hafeez hits a boundary!

With four down batsmen should be patient and mature. Stop playing huge un-necessary strokes

— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) March 2, 2014

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25th over - Pakistan 123-4

Mishra bowling to Hafeez and Maqsood.

Pakistan requires 122 runs from 149 balls.

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24th over - Pakistan 118-4

Jadeja replaces Ashwin for bowling.

Sohaib Maqsood comes to bat.

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23rd over - Pakistan 114-4

Jadeja catches Umar Akmal out. Akmal made 4 runs for 17 balls.

Mishra was bowling.

Jadeja rocks it. Catches win matches & Umar Akmal digs his own grave. 113/4 & Pak needing an Afridi inning with Hafeez as anchor.Inshallah.

— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) March 2, 2014

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22nd over - Pakistan 112-3

Pakistan requires 134 runs from 168 balls.

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21st over - Pakistan 110-3

Mishra bowling to Umar Akmal and Hafeez.

Current run rate is 5.4 and required run rate is 4.59.

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20th over - Pakistan 109-3

Jadeja bowling; Hafeez hits a boundary.

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19th over - Pakistan 99-3

Mishra bowling to Umar Akmal and Hafeez.

Only 1 run made in this over.

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18th over - Pakistan 98-3

Jadeja is bowling again.

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17th over - Pakistan 97-3

Misbah-ul-Haq is run out, after making only 1 run from 4 balls.

Umar Akmal comes to bat.



Jadeja breaks the stumps to dismiss Misbah. PHOTO: AFP

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16th over - Pakistan 96-2

Misbah comes to bat, Shami is bowling this over.

Never fear, captaan is here. #TeamMisbah

— Asad Hashim (@AsadHashim) March 2, 2014

Pakistan needs 150 runs to win from 34 overs.

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15th over - Pakistan 93-2

Mishra bowls Shehzad out on last ball of the over!

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14th over - Pakistan 89-1

Jadeja bowling to Hafeez and Shehzad.

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13th over - Pakistan 81-1

Mishra bowling to Hafeez and Shehzad.

Only one run made in this over.

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12th over - Pakistan 80-1

Good stuff, professor! Sharma ke saaray runs aap he ko bananay hain. Penalty! #PakvsInd

— Farieha Aziz (@FariehaAziz) March 2, 2014

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11th over - Pakistan 71-1

At this stage, India was 60-2.

Ashwin bowls Sharjeel out! Breaks a good partnership.

What a six...absolutely loving the match...

— Shahzeb Khanzada (@shazbkhanzdaGEO) March 2, 2014

What a shot. 6. #PakvInd

— Ayesha Tammy Haq (@tammyhaq) March 2, 2014

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Tenth over - Pakistan 67-0

Pakistan's run rate was 6.21 at the beginning of the over, while the required run rate is 4.61.

Jadeja appeals against Shehzad but third umpire calls it 'not out'

Team Green hit two boundaries.



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Ninth over - Pakistan 58-0

Ashwin bowls to Shehzad and Sharjeel.

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Eighth over - Pakistan 56-0

Shami bowls to Sharjeel and Shehzad.

Sharjeel hits a huge six and a boundary!

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Seventh over - Pakistan 45-0

Shehzad hits a boundary to Kumar, receiving a round of applause from the benches.

Sharjeel copies his partner, hits a four too!

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Sixth over - Pakistan 35-0

Shami is back to attack the Team Green.

The Pakistani side hits two boundaries in this over.

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Fifth over - Pakistan 24-0

Umpire rejects bowler's appeal against Shehzad on the second ball.

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Fourth over - Pakistan 17-0

Mohammad Shami bowls to Shehzad and Sharjeel.

No run scored in the over.

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Third over - Pakistan 17-0

Injured Sharjeel is finding it difficult to run between the wickets, yet he manages to hit a boundary.

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Second over  - Pakistan 13-0

Shehzad hits another boundary on the third ball, treating the roaring crowd.

Pakistan has won 80% of the matches when Shehzad scores 50+.

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First over - Pakistan 7-0

Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shehzad are the opening batsmen for Pakistan.

Bhuvnesh Kumar is on the crease for the first over.

Shehzad hits this innings' first boundary on the third ball.

Pakistan's required run rate is 4.86.

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50th over - India 245-8

Jadeja scores his 50 on the second ball of this over.

Highest total successfully chased by Pakistan is 242.

And with this, the innings come to an end. Pakistan will have to make 246 runs to win this match.

246 isn't a small target. :(

— Farrukh K. Pitafi (@FarrukhKPitafi) March 2, 2014

On a Batting wkt,brilliant bowling by Pakistan keeps India down to 245.Awful umpiring decisions cost Pak 20 runs.

— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) March 2, 2014

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49th over - India 238-8

Ajmal bowls Ashwin and Shami out!

Shami sent back to pavillion on duck.

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48th over - India 237-6

Umpire Bruce Oxenford rejects Umar Gul's strong appeal against Ashwin.

Ashwin responds by hitting 2 boundaries!

Jadeja hits a six.

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47th over - India 221-6

Rayudu caught out on Saeed Ajmal's delivery.

Jadeja hits a six on the 5th ball of the over.

Rayudu OUT. He played good knock under huge pressure in big match. Saeed Ajmal gets a wicket. Simple catch for Anwar. #AsiaCup

— Rizwan Saeed (@iRizwanSaeed) March 2, 2014

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46th over - India 213-5

Jadeja and Rayudu partnership reaches 53 with a boundary on the fourth ball.

Two boundaries scored in this over by Umar Gul.

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45th over - India 201-5

4.43 was the run rate at the beginning of this over. India expected to score 220 runs at this run rate.

Rayudu and Jadeja face Mohammad Hafeez in this over.

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44th over - India 195-5

Rayudu and Jadeja face Umar Gul.

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43rd over - India 188-5

Mohammad Hafeez bowling to Rayudu and Jadeja.

Rayudu scored his 50.

Hafeez drops crucial catch of Jadeja.

That Professor was a very costly drop #PakvInd

— Farrukh K. Pitafi (@FarrukhKPitafi) March 2, 2014

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42nd over - India 182-5

Rayudu hits a six to Afridi on the fourth ball.

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41st over - India 172-5

Hafeez bowls to Rayudu and Jadeja, gives 4 runs.

This is Jadeja's 100th ODI.

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40th over - India 168-5

Ajmal bowls to Rayudu and Jadeja. Rayudu dives and injures his leg.

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39th over - India 167-5

Hafeez back up to bowl against Jadeja and Rayudu.

The run rate at the start of the over was 4.24. India's projected total at this rate is 212 runs.



Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez (R) celebrate the dismissal of Rohit Sharma as teammate Sharjeel Khan (L) falls on ground after being injured during their one-day international cricket match in Asia Cup 2014 in Dhaka March 2, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS

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38th over - India 161-5

Ajmal bowls to Jadeja and Rayudu, gives 5 runs.

The over started with a run rate of 4.21.

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37th over - India 156-5

Hafeez dismisses Karthik for 23 runs.

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36th over - India 155-4

Ajmal bowls to Karthik and Rayudu. Karthik smacks a four. First boundary scored after 39 minutes.

Run rate at the start of the over was 4.20.

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35th over - India 147-4

Hafeez bowls to Karthik and Rayudu, gives 2 runs.

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34th over - India 145-4 

Pakistani team made a strong but unsuccessful appeal on Afridi's second ball.

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33rd over - India 144-4 

Hafeez comes back to bowl against Karthik and Rayudu.

Run rate was 4.43 at the start of the over. India's expected total score is 252 runs.

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32nd over - India 142-4

Rayudu and Karthik face Junaid once again.

Run rate is now at 4.46.

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31st over - India 138-4

Junaid Khan bowls his sixth over to Rayudu and Karthik.

4.43 was the run rate at the beginning of this over. The projected score at this run rate is 223 runs.

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30th over - India 133-4

Rayudu and Karthik face Afridi in this over.

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29th over - India 128-4

Junaid comes for his fifth over.

Ahmad Shahzad misses a run-out opportunity.

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28th over - India 126-4

Afridi plays his fourth over, gives three runs.

Scorecard:

Rayudu: 20 (19 balls)

Karthik: 7 (17 balls)

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27th over - India 123-4

Pakistan's Junaid comes back for his fourth over.

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26th over - India 118-4

Mohammad Talha gives five runs during the over.

India's run rate now 4.40.

Scorecard:

Rayudu: 16 (14 balls)

Karthik: 3 (10 balls)

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25th over - India 113-4

Saeed Ajmal gives seven runs in this over.

India's run rate is 4.55.

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24th over - India 105-4

Mohammad Talha takes his second wicket. Rahane out for 23 runs off 49 balls.

India's Dinesh Karthik takes the crease.

2 wickets for Talha.. what a debut :)

— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) March 2, 2014

OUTTTTTTT! Pakistan on fire!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌼🌼🌼🌼

— Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) March 2, 2014

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23rd over - India 102-3

Ajmal comes back. He has played 11 Doosras in this match so far.

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22nd over - India 96-3

Mohammad Talha takes the over. He has given 19 dot balls during this match so far.

India's run rate is now 4.40

Scorecard:

Rayudu 2 (6 balls)

Rahane 18 (44 balls)

Yaar when we bowl like this... <3

— Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal) March 2, 2014

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21st over - India 93-3

India's Ambati Rayudu takes the crease. Saeed Ajmal bowls, gives one run only.

India's run rate is now 4.44.

India have lost 88% of the matches where they lost four wickets before the 35th over.

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20th over - 92-3

Excellent over! Mohammad Talha gives a maiden.

Rohit Sharma sent back to the pavilion after scoring 56 runs. Catch taken by Mohammad Hafeez.

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19th over - India 92-2

Saeed Ajmal plays the over, gives three runs.

India's run rate now 4.88 .

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18th over - India 89-2

Mohammad Talha comes back. India's run rate falls to 4.99.

Scorecard:

Rohit 54 (53 balls)

Rahane 16 (31 balls)

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17th over - India 85-2

Saeed Ajmal replaces Mohammad Talha and gives only one run during his first over.

India's expected total score is 275.

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16th over - India 84-2

It was a good over for Pakistan as Mohammad Talha only gave two runs during the over.

   Pakistan's Umar Gul bowls as India's captain Virat Kohli (L) watches during their one-day international (ODI) cricket match in Asia Cup 2014 in Dhaka March 2, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS

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15th over - India 82-2

Afridi is on the crease again.

Sharma scores his 50 with a boundary.

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14th over - India 74-2 

Mohammad Talha bowls to Rahane and Sharma.

The run rate has slowed down, stands at 5.34.

Rahane hits a boundary on the fifth ball.

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13th over - India 68-2

Shahid Afridi is back for his second over.

Only two runs from the over.

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12th over - India 66-2

Umar Gul bowls to Rahane and Sharma.

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11th over - India 65-2

Boom Boom bowled his first over of the match.

Run rate stands at 5.90

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Tenth over - India 60-2

Danger man Kohli is out! Big wicket for Pakistan.

Ajinkya Rahane is the new batsman on the crease, facing Umar Gul.



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Ninth over - India 56-1

India scores 50 with a boundary on the first ball of the over.

Sharma and Kohli face Umar Gul.

Kohli has hit five boundaries in total today.

Cricket unites us as a Nation #PakvsInd

— Dr. Sharmila sahibah faruqui (Phd) s.i (@sharmilafaruqi) March 2, 2014

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Eighth over - India 48-1

Umar Gul bowls to Kohli (5) and Sharma (31).

Last 10 ODIs: Pakistan = Win 6 - Lost 4. India = Won 1 - Lost 7 - Tied 1, N/R 1. #PAKvIND #AsiaCup #Cricket

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) March 2, 2014

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Seventh over - India 44-1

Junaid Khan bowls to Kohli (2) and Rohit (24).

Rohit hits another six and a boundary.

Boundaries: 4 fours 2 sixes. Already! #PakvsInd

— Farieha Aziz (@FariehaAziz) March 2, 2014

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Sixth over - India 32-1

Kohli and Sharma face Umar Gul again.

The run rate drops to 5.31.
https://twitter.com/rHassan110/status/440037995933368320

Dhawan gone... What an amazing break through! #Hafeez you beauty#AsiaCup2014 #PakvsInd

— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) March 2, 2014

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Fifth over - India 30-1

Junaid Khan bowls to Sharma and Kohli.

Indian run rate stands at 6.20

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All experts say fielding first bad decision. Fans on edge. Pakistan India face off in Asia cup cricket”

— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) March 2, 2014

Cricket time! Cant get bigger than this. Pakistan vs India. Lets enjoy it in great friendly spirit.

— Strings (@stringsonline) March 2, 2014

Hafeez strikes for Pak! India 1 down. #PakvsInd #AsiaCup

— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) March 2, 2014

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Fourth over - India 25-1

Virat Kohli is the new batsman. Sharma and Kohli face Umar Gul from the Pakistani side.

On the fifth ball, Sharma hits the match's first sixer.

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Third over - India 18-1

Muhammad Hafeez bowls to Dhawan and Sharma.

Hafeez bowls Dhawan out on the last ball. Total reaches 18 runs.

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Second over - India 11-0

Umar Gul bowls to Dhawan as Indian total reaches 11 runs.

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First over - India 5-0

India scored five runs in the first over; Dhawan hit a four.

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1:01pm

Rohit Sharma and S Dhawan are the openers from the Indian side, while Muhammad Hafeez will be bowling the first over.

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12:31pm

Pakistan win the toss and elect to bowl first.

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12:27pm

Pakistan: Misbahul Haq, Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Fawad Alam, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Talha, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul

India: V Kohli, VR Aaron, R Ashwin, STR Binny, S Dhawan, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik, B Kumar, A Mishra, Mohammed Shami, IC Pandey, CA Pujara, AM Rahane, AT Rayudu, RG Sharma