Cricket World Cup 2019 match update:
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00:00Good evening and welcome back to our special coverage of the India versus Pakistan cricket match.
00:07We are at the innings break right now, with India having scored 336 runs on board, Pakistan has to chase 337.
00:14So, Ashfaq, are the pizzas still coming?
00:17Yes, Chiranjeev, pizza is still on, game is on, Pakistan is going to bat, they have to dig in.
00:24And I think Fakhar Zaman is the king, followed by Babar Azam.
00:29And don't forget, we have a very good batting line-up.
00:33We kept Shoaib Ahmed, who has a very good track record against India, and I hope he's going to rock today.
00:40And pizza is on.
00:43Right, good to know. Les, what are the odds exactly right now?
00:48Yeah, but just a first gentle reminder to Ash, I'm a vegetarian, so don't forget to order one veg pizza.
00:54Yeah, I'm a big follower of the odds markets because it tells you the trends.
00:58And right now, the odds have reversed back in India's favour, because this is a mammoth total chase down.
01:04Pakistan did it against Bangladesh in 2014 in the Asia Cup, but this is the World Cup stage where they've never beaten India in six matches so far.
01:14So, according to the betting trends, the money is still on India to win, at very cramped odds.
01:19So, if you put 10 dirhams, you get half a dirham back, which is ridiculous odds.
01:24You wouldn't risk 10 dirhams to win half a dirham.
01:26But in the case of Pakistan, you put 10 dirhams and Pakistan wins, you get 40 plus your 10 dirhams back.
01:32So, you get 50 dirhams for the bet.
01:34So, that will tell you that they do have an outside chance, a very big outside chance.
01:39So, Les, I'm going to be a millionaire today because I'm putting my money on Pakistan.
01:44So, I'll be rich.
01:46Good luck, yeah. Save some for the pizzas.
01:49Yeah, but a bit of bad news in between.
01:53So, it seems to be drizzling and the covers are on.
01:56The umpires are right now inspecting the field.
01:59So, we'll have to wait a bit.
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02:15So, going back to the game, Shyam.
02:17Do you really think that the first half belonged to India or were Pakistan able to claw it back towards the end?
02:25The game belonged to India.
02:27If you look at the score, it was going like 350.
02:32At best, what Pakistan managed was to pull back by 14 runs, which is not much, really.
02:38Because anything above 320 in a World Cup match is going to be a very, very stiff target.
02:44Also, remember, India-Pakistan matches are not just about cricket.
02:47It's about nerves, really.
02:49Most of the India-Pakistan matches never rise up to the expectations.
02:53All the hype and hoopla, 90% of the matches have never risen to that level.
02:58So, which means nerves is a big factor here.
03:01Here, what India has shown here now is they have conquered the nerves.
03:05They managed to put together a decent score without even falling apart.
03:08Now, it's up to Pakistan to show that they can conquer the nerves.
03:12Like Ashfaq said, they have a good batting line-up.
03:15The first three actually holds the key to the chase, really.
03:18And, of course, Malik always does second in India because he is married to Sania Mirza.
03:24Yes, okay. He has stakes on both sides.
03:27But, having said that, I will not write off completely, but it's a steep target.
03:32The two early wickets and it's India all the way.
03:36Right. So, Satish, who stands out with the bat from India's innings?
03:41India's innings, I would say Rohit did an excellent job because he is a big match player and he scores big.
03:48So, on the back of Rohit's innings, India has managed to score a good score of 336,
03:55which is probably the record chase if Pakistan manages to win.
03:59But, having said that, I would like to say that the last session belonged to both India and Pakistan.
04:06Though the first four sessions, it was all the way India.
04:10The last session belonged to Pakistan and India, where Pakistan managed to pull back India.
04:15And, yeah, initially my target, as Shamu said, it was between 340 to 350.
04:19They have managed to score, pull India back by four runs at least.
04:23But, the fact remains that they got the momentum back slightly.
04:27Again, now it depends. Pakistan's main players are the first three,
04:32Babar Azam, the openers, and Imam, and then, who's the other opener, Ashfaq?
04:40Fakhar Zaman.
04:41Fakhar Zaman, yeah, the left-hander, who again has a very good record against India the last time they met again in England.
04:47So, it's the top three who are key, but I'm sure…
04:52Fakhar Zaman, let me interrupt. Fakhar Zaman has not been doing particularly well here.
04:56Because, if you look at his strike rate, it is not really up to a mark, really.
05:00But, it rings a bell. Remember Champions Trophy?
05:02Champions Trophy, yeah. That's why, you know, like I'm saying that…
05:05And, he's again another big-match player who can come good and he has a Navy background.
05:09So, obviously, he's, you know, like cut out for steel.
05:13Right. So, just let me go to Ashfaq and who stands out with the ball from Pakistan's effort?
05:20It's clearly Aamir.
05:22Bad luck, he couldn't get his fourth wicket because Sir Fraz was yawning at that time.
05:27Maybe he had a little too much biryani in the break.
05:30After this rain break, he was yawning too much. I think he had his biryani.
05:34Did he have biryani?
05:35He had early lunch.
05:36Aamir stood out and India very wisely played Aamir in the first session.
05:42They just saw him off very quietly while hitting at other ballers.
05:46But, other baller who stood out was Imad Waseem who really choked India's run rate in the middle.
05:54Right. Okay. We'll just do a very quick fire round starting with Leslie.
05:59Pakistan wins this, yes or no?
06:02No.
06:03Ashfaq?
06:04Yes, pizza is on.
06:07Okay. Satish is very keen to point something and then your poll.
06:13Yes, just like what Ashfaq said.
06:15In fact, I would rate Imad Waseem's bowling slightly ahead of Aamir because when the new ball was there and the conditions were good,
06:22Aamir bowled those initial overs and restricted India.
06:25But, when Imad Waseem came in, the Englanders were already in full swing.
06:29That's when he bowled and the sad part is there was one point of time when Imad Waseem and Shadab Khan pulled India back giving away just about 3.5 runs and over.
06:41But, then comes Hafeez and Shoaib Malik giving away 11 runs each in their over and the momentum immediately shifted.
06:48So, my best bet would be Imad Waseem who did very well.
06:53So, who wins? Pakistan will win, yes or no?
06:58No, it's still a 50-50 because it depends on the…
07:01No, there's no 50-50. Pakistan 51-59.
07:06In that case, then I would go with India because the odds are against.
07:09Okay, Shyam?
07:11India and I'll stick my neck out and say Pakistan will make around 280.
07:17Okay. So, we'll keep watching for that whether Pakistan makes 280 or goes beyond or falls lower than that.
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