Bumrah spearheads India's defence of 119; Pakistan on brink of elimination
The trend of low scores continued in New York as India's attack defended a total of 119 against Pakistan
The trend of low scores continued in New York as India's attack defended a total of 119 against Pakistan
It would have been easy for a captain to burn through his key bowlers too early, but Rohit Sharma got the balance spot on
Could Mohammad Rizwan have taken more risks? Either way, the target should have been chased
All the key stats from a low-scoring thriller in New York
Pakistan captain says lack of rhythm upfront with the bat, and then again in the middle overs, cost his side against India
"Whoever had the ball in hand wanted to make a contribution for the team," Rohit says after hard-fought win over Pakistan
There is excessive seam movement and bounce, batters are getting hit by the ball, and conditions have been anything but standard
Player of the Match Bumrah lauds India's bowlers for keeping calm even as conditions eased out for batting
They took more time to think about their squad than any other side, but still produced one with a number of points of weakness
The final decision was made on the eve of the game, after he passed a fitness test
By design, as well as some strokes of luck, he might have found just the right spot in the starting XI that he can thrive in
Melbourne and Ahmedabad were buzzing on the eve of India-Pakistan, New York not so much
The drop-in pitches at the venue haven't produced ideal T20 cricket, and the relentless schedule of eight matches in ten days isn't helping
Both teams have seen enough of each other in recent times to treat the contest as a serious game of cricket, and not much more
You hardly need it when India play Pakistan at the World Cup, but Pakistan's poor start in the USA means there's plenty of cricketing context to this game
Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.017 |
AFG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.305 |
AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.331 |
BAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.709 |
Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.599 |
ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.992 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.963 |
USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.906 |
Group A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.137 |
USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.127 |
PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.294 |
CAN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.493 |
IRE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.293 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.791 |
ENG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.611 |
SCOT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.255 |
NAM | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.585 |
OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.062 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.257 |
AFG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.835 |
NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.415 |
UGA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4.51 |
PNG | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.268 |
Group D | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.47 |
BAN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.616 |
SL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.863 |
NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.358 |
NEP | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.542 |