9.2 Axar nails a direct hit from mid-on and Imam could be out here. Axar thinks he has his man. Indeed, he's gone. There was no single there. Signs of panic after dotting up? Imam jumps out of his crease once again and pushes it straight to Axar at mid-on. Axar gathers the ball quickly and throws down the stumps at the bowler's end to catch Imam well short. The belated dive isn't enough for Imam. Two in two overs for India 47/2

8.2 Boundary and out! Hardik has Babar nicking this behind. Rahul dives to his right to grab the ball. Hardik drags his length back outside off, it veers away against the inward angle. He finds the away movement he was looking for off the pitch. It messes with Babar's drive. He can only snick it behind to the keeper. Early breakthrough for India. Babar gone for 23 off 26 balls 41/1

34.5 Pakistan have lost both their set batters! Hardik has Shakeel holing out to deep midwicket. Shortish and outside off, does not come onto Shakeel, he tries to force a pull over Axar but can't clear the outfielder. Pakistan slip to 159 for in the 35th over 159/4

33.2 Axar gets rid of Rizwan to break this stand! Pushed through flat on middle from left-arm around, very full, Rizwan steps out and aims to heave it over mid-on who is inside the circle. But does not connect with the ball at all. Axar, however, hits his target and celebrates. Rana's drop costs India just two runs 151/3

42.4 Leading edge... taken at cover point by Jadeja with a slide! Overbalanced and fell to the side but never lost possession of the ball Overspin working for Kuldeep. Almost a cross-seam release, stock ball came out like a slinky, 83ks. Agha got to it on a fullish length and looked to run into the flick. Aimed over square leg. 200/6

36.1 Jaffa to dink off stump! And Jadeja knows it, skedaddles to the left, upper cuts the air while letting go a roar. Was a stock ball, landed on a length in front of middle and turned away a touch. Tahir was leg side of the ball, standing in front of leg. Front leg was out of the way - likely to avoid lbw - and tried to run it towards third. Tentative poke, got the wrist down but played the wrong line. Ball hit middle and off in the end, around top of the stumps. Pakistan's slump continues. 165/5

49.4 Another slog sweep, this time it's a top edge. Taken at deep midwicket. Cutter was full just outside off, Khushdil got down on one knee and swung for the hills. Top edge meant they finished without a run in the final over 241/10

42.5 Lbw appeal, given out straight away! Reviewed early too, but that looks out. Was an 82ks length ball that landed on fourth, beat the back-foot block from the crease to hit him in front of off. Hawk-Eye goes to top of middle. Afridi shaped to defend straight before shifting to the flick, but got beaten on the inside edge by a mile. 250? 220 more likely now. 200/7

46.4 Chipped.... Kohli runs in from long-on and takes a low catch. Crowd's chuffed. His 157th catch, most by an Indian in ODIs informs Ravi Shastri on air. Was an 81ks fullish ball around middle and off. Likely to have dipped, Naseem was too early on the drive too. Got it halfway into the outfield but Kohli sped through before sliding to take it 222/8

48.6 Rauf risks two to get Khushdil on strike. Umpire confers with the third ump, no need for televised replays to call that out. Was a yorker on leg that was flicked along the ground to deep midwicket. Axar ran in a few metres and fired a throw on the bounce to Rahul, top of stumps height. Rahul coiled to the right and whipped the bails off. Rauf ran full-tilt but was short 241/9

4.6 Whoa! Afridi storms back. He storms through the defences of Rohit with a ripping inswinging yorker. How do you play this? Magic ball from Afridi: on pace, very full, swings back in, swings back in late, against the angle from left-arm over to clatter into the base of middle stump. Rohit desperately jams his bat down but can't touch it. Unplayable. Afridi had Rohit lbw for duck in 2021 in Dubai. He's bowled Rohit for 20 at the same venue in 2025 with another inswinger 31/1

17.3 Yeah, baby! It's jaffa time. And the send-off! There will psych youtubers breaking it down. A stroll across, eyes on the batter, arms folded, slight nods signalling the pavillion. Ajantha Mendis, Sunil Narine would be proud of the ball. Delivered off the front of the hand, carrom ball-esque if not the carrom ball itself, drifted in to land on a length around leg if not outside and spun... four degrees, if I heard Ian Bishop on comms, right to beat the flick and hit top of off 100/2

38.5 Silence as Imam takes a stunner at cover. Leapt to the right and was mid-air while grabbing it with both hands. Shreyas made room and slashed the loopy full ball. Got a lot of power on it. It went low and was travelling quickly, well intercepted 214/3

39.6 Bumper down leg... and Hardik's strangled. It was another checked pull. Ball was around rib-height but was going wide. He tried to help it through fine leg 223/4