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Pakistan off to a good start vs India
June 18, 2017



Pakistan 56-0 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar has kept things tight, sticking to a good line and length. He sends down another tidy over, giving away just two singles.

Bumrah is taken off after just three overs as off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack.

Check out the Bumrah no-ball on the left, which saw Fakhar get a lifeline after being caught behind, courtesy of ICC.

He also bowls a leg side wide, to Azhar, who then takes a single on the leg side.

Ashwin bowls another wide, this time to Fakhar, who also picks a single.

Azhar gives Ashwin the charge and lofts him straight down the ground for the first six of the final as the off-spinner goes for 10 in his first over.

Bhuvneshwar tests Fakhar with a couple of fast bouncers as he continues to stick on the leg stump line against the left-hander.

Fakhar is unable to get any run from the over as Bhuvneshwar registers his second maiden over of the day, having conceded just 10 runs from his first five overs.

Azhar looking to take on Ashwin. He takes a big stride down and sweeps Ashwin behind square on the leg side for a four, which takes Pakistan past the 50-run mark, in the 10th over.

Fakhar is nearly done in the flight as he comes down the track but somehow manages to get it on the leg side for a single and Azhar takes another run to long-on.

Fakhar is beaten all ends up by one which goes straight on from Ashwin as he gets an inside edge for a single.

After 10 overs, Pakistan have reached 56 for no loss with Azhar on 29 and Fakhar on 16.
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