END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 119/10 | RR: 6.26
- Mohammed Siraj7 (7b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-29-1
- Haris Rauf3-0-21-3
1.39pm Well, well. Pakistan need exactly 120 to win. A run a ball. This isn't a straightforward pitch to bat on, but for a large chunk of the India innings it looked like the best pitch New York has served up so far at this World Cup. I don't think India will be pleased with this total, but how far is it from par? And how will Bumrah and Co do? These are the big questions leading into the chase.
Here's Mohammad Amir's verdict: "I think we did well as a bowling unit, but this is a decent total on this track. We need to bat well and sensibly. It's a bit tricky. We need to start well and finish well." Given those words, you would think India aren't out of this. Let's hope we have a humdinger of a finish. Danyal will be here shortly to bring you the start of the chase.
Elsewhere, India said farewell to their greatest ever footballer in Sunil Chhetri recently. How can they deal with his departure and can India still keep their World Cup hopes alive?
Akbar: "If you are thinking Pakistan have made it easier for themselves, I believe they have given 20 runs too many. Having watched their performance recently and the condition of the pitch, it isn't going to be all that easy."
ravi: "this match is definitely Pakistan's. India were eyeing 150 from the start - taking risks - losing wickets. But the target is clear for Pakistan and how they need to bat. "
Ajay: "This target will suit babar-rizwan style of battingIndian batsmen certainly couldn't read the pitch."
Arshdeep Singh run out 9 (26m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 69.23
Round the wicket now.
Shaheen to bowl his fourth. Over the wicket.
Deep Bhatia: "This is what happens when you have such batting pitches in the IPL with super short boundaries. Most of the Indian batsmen have perished either getting flummoxed by the pace of the pitch or holing out in the deep."
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 113/9 | RR: 6.27
- Mohammed Siraj1 (1b)
- Arshdeep Singh9 (13b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-21-3
- Mohammad Amir4-0-23-2
Rauf is on a hat-trick now, with Mohammed Siraj in his sights. Slip in place.
JJ Bumrah c Imad Wasim b Haris Rauf 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Bumrah is in at No. 10.
HH Pandya c Iftikhar Ahmed b Haris Rauf 7 (24m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 58.33
Rauf.
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | IND: 106/7 | RR: 6.23
- Arshdeep Singh9 (13b)
- Hardik Pandya1 (8b)
- Mohammad Amir4-0-23-2
- Naseem Shah4-0-21-3
Arshdeep is okay to continue. India will be glad it's his non-bowling hand.
Amir to finish off. Left-arm over.
Din: "No disrespect to Pak, but I don't see they chasing anything above 130 in this pitch against Bumrah and co bowling. " -- 130 is still quite a way away...
END OF OVER:16 | 3 Runs | IND: 100/7 | RR: 6.25
- Arshdeep Singh3 (7b)
- Hardik Pandya1 (8b)
- Naseem Shah4-0-21-3
- Mohammad Amir3-0-17-2