Cricket World Cup 2019 match update:
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00:00Good evening and welcome to the latest update from our very special coverage of the match
00:06between India and Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup.
00:10While rain has stopped play, the latest updates say that the covers have been removed and
00:16the stumps have been fixed.
00:17So the match is about to start in a few moments from now.
00:20Meanwhile, we just wanted to check that who will this rain stoppage prefer?
00:25Is it India or Pakistan?
00:27India had the momentum going in their favour, but do you think, Ashfaq, that now with the
00:31last couple of overs, Pakistan pulling things a bit and then the rain stoppage, it's going
00:37to help Pakistan chase a more modest total?
00:41Yes, definitely.
00:42As I told you, I guess what you said, Satish said India will be scoring 350-360.
00:49That was before you offered the pizza.
00:52But you can still see India is 3-0-7 and only three overs are left.
00:58If India continues to play, it will be conditions are different now, ball will be swinging more
01:02after the rain and Amar is in, Wahab is in.
01:05So it will be very tough for Indian batsmen.
01:07I wonder if they will even cross 330 on this wicket.
01:11What's a good score on this pitch, Shyam, after the rain?
01:16I think 330 would be a very good score, actually.
01:20Not just that, Ashfaq talked about the changing conditions.
01:26Not just for the Pakistani bowlers, for the Indian bowlers as well.
01:29So actually the Pakistani openers will find going difficult against the Indian bowlers
01:34because the same conditions applies there.
01:35If it's a heavy overcast sky and there's a lot more humidity in the air, it definitely
01:41will favour swing bowling.
01:42So at least, again, what they have to do is exactly what the Indian batsmen did.
01:47First over, they have to get through the new ball and then only they can set a base
01:51for a good chase.
01:53Right.
01:54So just walk us through the scenarios.
01:55What happens when Duckworth Lewis kicks in?
01:58Who does it favour and who ultimately benefits from that?
02:01I think Satish is in a better position to speak about that.
02:06The Duckworth Lewis's turn takes various components into play.
02:12It's like the number of overs remaining, the number of wickets and what is your score.
02:17Sometimes more often than not, you end up seeing the target higher than the actual run scored.
02:24The truncated matches.
02:26But I would say in this scenario, even if there's no reduction in overs, then it's okay.
02:33But even then, I think the momentum will be with Pakistan right now because the Indian
02:36team would have easily gone ahead and scored another 40 runs in about four overs' time.
02:40But this rain came and interrupted the right moment to stop India's march and now the momentum
02:46could shift in Pakistan's favour because for two reasons.
02:49One, if their overs are reduced, then Pakistan would know exactly how many overs they have
02:52to play.
02:53Right.
02:54And their target, revised target.
02:55And the second is if there is no reduction of overs, but still the wicket will be a bit
03:02soggy.
03:03So obviously it's going to help the Pakistan bowlers.
03:06But having said that, I'd love to also support what Shyam said.
03:09These marks will be there for the next batsman to come in as well.
03:12The break would have been reduced to a lesser time because they have to use this time to
03:21play.
03:22Right.
03:23So I would say, right now, I would say it has helped Pakistan more than India.
03:28But let's wait and see what the outcome is.
03:30The umpire's decision is right now.
03:32Right.
03:33So basically the odds are also favouring Pakistan, right, Leslie?
03:37That's how it swung.
03:40First, let me say I totally disagree with all my colleagues.
03:44I think the Duckworth-Lewis turn philosophy will only affect a low-scoring match.
03:50Already 300-odd runs are on board.
03:52Okay, just, sorry, just breaking in because the news is just breaking that the match will
03:56start very soon and no overs have been lost.
03:59So India will complete their full quota of 50 overs.
04:02And then there is only a 15-minute innings break.
04:05So let's...
04:06Sorry, Leslie.
04:07Yeah, so let's forget about our good friends Duckworth-Lewis and Stern.
04:10Yes.
04:11Let them keep planning for the next match and all that.
04:13Till the next rain interruption.
04:14But again, I disagree with my colleagues.
04:16We now see that rain has affected the conditions.
04:20It's going to be wet.
04:21The outfield's going to be wet.
04:23So if Pakistan won a good toss with conditions that are supposed to favour seam bowling,
04:29I think the whole, the dice has rolled now in India's favour.
04:32When they come into bowl, they will have conditions that they can exploit.
04:35And if the sun comes in, they'll be a little sweating on the wicket.
04:39Sorry if I'm sounding too technical, but you know, many, many years of cricket experience,
04:43I'm forced to say these things.
04:45So basically, you'll go against the odds as of now.
04:48But yeah, looking at the odds markets also, I've been following the odds markets.
04:51The trends are very accurate.
04:53They're very shrewd people.
04:54And they're saying?
04:56They had Donald Trump to beat Hillary Clinton.
04:58Right.
04:59So what are they saying right now?
05:01So initially, it was India to sweep Pakistan.
05:03But now Pakistan seem to have come back into the match, perhaps because of Duckworth loose
05:08and stern.
05:09But we'll have to see now once when India continue and finish their 50 overs, I'll have
05:14a look at the odds and see what the, where the people are putting their money.
05:18That would be really sad, not because of Pakistan winning, but because we'll lose out on the
05:22pizzas from Ashfaq that he promised in the last.
05:25Yeah, but I'm still banking on the pizzas.
05:27In fact, I suggest we order them right now.
05:29So we don't lose time just in case, just in case they get caught in the poor guy delivering
05:34the pizzas.
05:35Right.
05:36It's caught in the rain as well.
05:37Right.
05:38So the odds favor Pakistan, as we say, and we'll have to see what happens.
05:42Maybe some kind of drama happens in the next two and a half hours before India finishes
05:45their quota of 50 overs.
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