India vs Pakistan 16th Match at Melbourne, 23 Oct, 2022

Toss: India, who chose to bowl
Pakistan 159/8 (20)
India 160/6 (20)
India won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Virat Kohli
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 1 * (1)
  • Virat Kohli 82 * (53)

Over 4.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 4.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the back foot and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 4.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulled away through mid-on and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 5.5  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, moves on the off-side and tucks it down the leg side.

Over 5.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 6.1 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and tries to push at it but gets beaten.

Over 6.2 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed, 3 runs, gets on top of the bounce and pulled away over mid-wicket and picks up three runs.

Over 6.5 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Over 7.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch

Over 7.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch

Over 7.2  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 leg bye, gets forward and attempts a nudge, but this clips his thigh pad and rolls to fine leg

Over 7.4  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and went for a swing through the line but misses.

Over 7.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 7.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 8.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it short of length to Shan Masood, no run, rocks back and slices this to backward point

Over 8.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and whips it down to long-on for one.

Over 8.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and drives it through point for a single.

Over 9.1 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 9.2 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and guides it to third man on a bounce

Over 9.4 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed, Boundary! Makes room and carved it away to the square third-man boundary. There was a fielder in the deep, but Iftikhar Ahmed had timed it and placed it well enough to beat that fielder

Over 9.5 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep square leg.

Over 10.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and tries to squeeze it out, but this yorker length ball nutmegs him

Over 10.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, gets forward and nudges it back to the bowler.

Over 10.5 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Iftikhar Ahmed, Six! Picks the bones out of this carrom ball and launches it over long-on for a towering six. Clean as a whistle as Iftikhar Ahmed is getting a move on

Over 10.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Iftikhar Ahmed,1 run, gets forward and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 11.1: Sixer!. Axar Patel to Iftikhar Ahmed,

Over 11.2: No runs. Axar Patel to Iftikhar Ahmed,

Over 11.3: Sixer!. Axar Patel to Iftikhar Ahmed,

Over 11.4: Sixer!. Axar Patel to Iftikhar Ahmed,

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