Live Scores Ireland 301/6 | Overs 45 Ireland are really stuttering here all of a sudden. Gary Wilson fell for 1 run of six balls to the bowling of Jerome Taylor and Kevin O’Brien got run out for a duck. But Niall was unfazed and he struck Roach for two lovely boundaries. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 78(59) John Mooney 1(1)

OUT! Kevin O’Brien 0(1) run out

Live Scores Ireland 286/4 | Overs 42: Andy Balbirnie tried to smash Jerome Taylor for a six over square leg but only found the fielder but that should not cause them any worry as they are now within 20 runs of victory with plenty of wickets in hand. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 65(48) Gary Wilson 0(1)

OUT! Balbirnie c Bravo b Taylor 9(9)

Live Scores Ireland 283/3 | Overs 40: Ed Joyce in his hurry to finish this off smashed a four first ball and went for the bigger shot the next ball but was caught out at long off. Another Irish batsman denied of a hundred but Ireland are well in control. Fourteen runs from that over and Ireland now require just 22 short of victory. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 63(43) Andy Balbirnie 8(3)

OUT! Ed Joyce 84(67) c Bravo b Taylor

Live Scores Ireland 269/2 | Overs 39: Niall O’Brien brought up his half-century with an emphatic boundary of the very first ball off this over from Jason Holder. Ireland are winning this and West Indies need a miracle if they are to make a change to this story. O’Brien then struck another four and a couple of twos to finish a good over. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 62(42) Ed Joyce 80(65)

Live Scores Ireland 255/2 | Overs 38: The over started with a dropped catch and Jason Holder was the man who dropped the tough chance at long off. After that Niall O’Brien smashed a four through covers. Ireland are well in control. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 49(37) Ed Joyce 79(63)

Live Scores Ireland 244/2 | Overs 37: Ireland are literally running away with this, Niall O’Brien smashed the second ball of the over for a beautiful lofted boundary to the covers. Six runs of the over. Ireland now need just 61 runs to win from 78 balls. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 38(33) Ed Joyce 79(62)

Live Scores Ireland 238/2 | Overs 36: No change in story here. West Indies still lacking the intent to effect a change in course of this game. Ireland are all set to start their opening game with an emphatic victory. Jerome Taylor was the bowler. His line and length weren’t very threatening but had good speed which kept the Irish batsmen in check. But the over yielded five runs. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 30(24) Ed Joyce 76(59)

Ireland 233/2 | Overs 35: Very poor bowling performance by the West Indian bowlers, Lendl Simmons was pathetic and Ed Joyce was quick to pounce on ordinary the ordinary bowling. Ireland are now poised to win this match comfortably. Meanwhile even Niall O’Brien has joined the act. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 28(23) Ed Joyce 75(58)

Ireland 201/2 | Overs 32: Ed Joyce is unfazed by the wicket of Paul Stirling and has looked solid and only grown in confidence ever since. He’s getting boundaries consistently and when he’s not, the singles are coming in all the time. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 12(13) Ed Joyce 63(52)

Ireland 177/2 | Overs 28: Marlon Samuels gets the wicket of Paul Stirling! A big breakthrough for the West Indies indeed. Stirling was looking to cut but got an edge to Denesh Ramdin but a very well constructed knock, deserved a hundred. BATTING: Niall O’Brien 0(1) Ed Joyce 40(32)

OUT! Paul Stirling 92(84) c Ramdin b Samuels

Ireland 162/1 | Overs 25: Paul Stirling is in full attack mode now even as he inches towards a well played century. In the 25th over he smashed Jerome Taylor for 18 runs, Ireland are in a real strong position to live up to their giantkillers tag. BATTING: Paul Stirling  88(75) Ed Joyce 40(32)

Ireland 131/1 | Overs 23: Chris Gayle continued to keep it quite tight and conceded just four runs. But Kemar Roach was hammered for 12 runs in the next over after being brought back into the attack. Paul Stirling hit him for a monstrous six and a four. BATTING: Paul Stirling  69(67) Ed Joyce 28(28)

Ireland 115/1 | Overs 21: Darren Sammy is welcomed back to crease with a monstrous six over his head from the bat of Ed Joyce. He adjusted his length quite well after that. Nine runs of that over. BATTING: Paul Stirling  56(60) Ed Joyce 26(23)

Read about Paul Stirling’s fifty

Ireland 106/1 | Overs 20: Gayle is maintaining quite a strong stranglehold and concedes just four runs of the twentieth over. BATTING: Paul Stirling  55(57) Ed Joyce 18(20)

Ireland 102/1 | Overs 19: Darren Sammy is brought into the attack. Brave effort to come out to bowl even though his back was giving trouble and a good first over in fact. Just three runs conceded. Ireland have taken a couple of runs to surpass the 100-run mark, they’re certainly in a commanding position as of now. BATTING: Paul Stirling  53(55) Ed Joyce 16(15)

Ireland 99/1 | Overs 18: Excellent half-century by Paul Stirling as he reaches his milestone of just 49 deliveries. Chris Gayle manages to keep it tight, but concedes a boundary of the last delivery of the over. Ed Joyce starts well.  BATTING: Paul Stirling  51 (52) Ed Joyce 15(13)

Ireland 92/1 | Overs 17: Paul Stirling growing in confidence with every passing over, hit Gayle for a nice boundary. Andre Russell made the mistake of over-exploiting the short ball against a quality batsman like Ed Joyce and was punished with a six with a pull shot. These two are key to Ireland’s chances of staging an upset. BATTING: Paul Stirling 48(48) Ed Joyce 11(11)

Ireland 77/1 | Overs 15: Ireland have to focus on preserving wickets. A good over by Andre Russell there, only lets out a couple of runs. The fifth ball was hit nicely straight back but was intercepted by Chris Gayle himself. BATTING:  Paul Stirling 40(42) Ed Joyce 3(5)

Ireland 75/1 | Overs 14: Chris Gayle is bowling very accurately. Doesn’t get a wicket of the good balls and bowls a widish one the third ball and Porterfield edges it to the keeper. Gayle has provided an important breakthrough. Porterfield has been looking vulnerable for some time now and he’s out of his misery now. Ed Joyce out in the middle now. BATTING:  Paul Stirling 37(37) Ed Joyce 2(3)

OUT! Porterfield 23(43) c Ramdin b Gayle

Ireland 70/0 | Overs 13: Missed caught and bowled opportunity for Andre Russell of the first ball. Second ball was taken for two runs. The third was guided down to mid on for a single. Porterfield is looking quite circumspect. BATTING: William Porterfield 23(41) Paul Stirling 37(37)

Ireland 66/0 | Overs 12: Chris Gayle brought into the attack for an over of spin and he’s surprisingly getting good turn and caused some amount of trouble. Porterfield was unable to rotate strike until the last ball. BATTING: William Porterfield 22(37) Paul Stirling 34(34)

Ireland 65/0 | Overs 11: Andre Russell brought in to replace Jason Holder. The batsmen played him around quite easily; great partnership this. West Indies need a wicket and fast. Four runs of that over. BATTING: William Porterfield 21(31) Paul Stirling 34(34)

Ireland 61/0 | Overs 10: Paul Stirling in very good form. Hit the second ball through extra cover for an amazing four and it wasn’t even a very bad ball. Taylor came back with a bouncer which Stirling ducked away from. He guided the next ball; another bouncer to third man for a single. Porterfield slashed the next ball outside off but was cut off at point. BATTING: William Porterfield 18(28) Paul Stirling 33(32)

Ireland 56/0 | Overs 9: Jason Holder has shown most intent of all the West Indian bowlers. He’s getting movement of the pitch but may want to adjust his length a little. Porterfield and Stirling have been sedate. The fifth ball was a viscious short ball but was a little too high and was called wide. But an economical over otherwise finishing with a good length ball that missed the outside edge. BATTING: William Porterfield 18(26) Paul Stirling 28(28)

Ireland 54/0 | Overs 8: Holder has shown a lot of intent and went for a head-height bouncer but due to movement of the pitch it went down the legside which Denesh Ramdin failed to collect. Apart from that Holder bowled quite well and his lengths have been much better than that of Roach at the other end. Jerome Taylor was brought into the attack to replace the misfiring Roach, he started off with a hostile bouncer which got Paul Stirling on the helmet in his attempt to pull. The next ball was fuller which Stirling timed nicely to the mid wicket for two. The next ball Taylor attempted the short ball again and Stirling connected the hook this time send the ball for a six at backward square leg boundary. BATTING: William Porterfield 18(22) Paul Stirling 27(26)

Ireland 40/0 | Overs 6: Skipper Jason Holder  bowled beautifully getting movement of the pitch and good amount of bounce. William Porterfield and Stirling have shown solid intent despite some quality bowling and the results has been favourable so far. Porterfield hit a good-looking shot but couldn’t place it through the covers. Roach has been slightly on the shorter side and batsmen have been more comfortable against him. In the last ball of the over he bowled fuller and Porterfield picked it of his pads and flicked it to the vacant legside boundary for four.BATTING: William Porterfield 17(21) Paul Stirling 18(15)

Ireland 31/0 | Overs 4: Ireland have started off very positively. They’re getting the singles and also hitting the timely boundaries. But given their reputation to collapse under pressure, West Indies will not have much to worry just as yet. Paul Stirling swatted Kemar Roach for a four to the square leg boundary. The rotation of strike has been quite good too. PAul Stirling then went on to hit a beautiful looking straight drive straight down the ground. BATTING: William Porterfield 10(11) Paul Stirling 16(13)

Ireland 16/0 | Overs 2: It has been a mixed first couple of overs with the batsmen looking edgy but determined at the same time. But with 16 runs of the first two overs they’ll be happy with the progress. Surprisingly, the usually slow-paced William Porterfield took the aerial route for maximum effect against Kemar Roach BATTING: William Porterfield 10(10) Paul Stirling 1(2)

West Indies 304/7 | Overs 50: Simmons got to his hundred. He was majorly responsible for the remarkable recovery partnering Darren Sammy for a 154 run partnership. Got to his hundred of 83 balls and got out one ball later but the damage was done. Ireland have to chase 305 for victory. BATTING: Andre Russell 27(13) Jason Holder 0(0)

OUT! Lendl Simmons 102(84) c Dockrell b Sorensen

West Indies 243/6 | Overs 45: Ireland have taken that precious wicket of Darren Sammy better late than never. But he’s done a lot of damage smashing 89 of 67 balls and West Indies can even push for 300 now. Remarkable recovery with that 154 run stand between Sammy and Lendl Simmons. The Irish fast bowlers have been very ineffective towards the end. Kevin O’Brien was taken for 22 runs by Lendl Simmons in the 44th Over. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 69(66) Andre Russell 1(1)

OUT! Darren Sammy 89(67) c Dockrell b Mooney

West Indies 206/5 | Overs 43: Darren Sammy seems unstoppable now despite the tropuble he’s coping with his back. In fact it feels as if the back ache has spurred him on to hit a few sixes. Lendl Simmons is also getting in on the act. The Irish bowlers have lacked intent of late. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 46(59) Darren Sammy 77(63)

West Indies 180/5 | Overs 40: Darren Sammy seems to be having some problem with his back, but that doesn’t deter him from smashing the second ball for a huge six over cow corner. 12 from the over after Simmons hits a boundary. West Indies looking poised for 250+ score now.BATTING: Lendl Simmons 37(49) Darren Sammy 62(55)

West Indies 168/5 | Overs 39: Kevin O’Brien bowled too many short ball in the over and while Darren Sammy failed to get hold of the first four ball, he dispatched the fifth delivery for four and got a single of the next ball. Five of that over. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 33(47) Darren Sammy 55(51)

West Indies 163/5 | Overs 38: Even Simmons is getting in on the act now as West Indies look to up the ante. Smashed a huge six of Kevin O’Brien in an over that yielded 8 runs. George Dockrell has bowled his last over and Darren Sammy hit him for a few runs including a 4 over the in-field towards long on. And he then hit another boundary, bringing his fifty up — a crucial one too. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 33(47) Darren Sammy 50(45)

West Indies 144/5 | Overs 36: Lendl Simmons and Darren Sammy are increasing in confidence and if Ireland fail to break the partnership soon, these two will most certainly launch into attack mode. George Dockrell is nearing the end of his quota and that will be a cause of concern for Ireland. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 26(42) Darren Sammy 38(38)

West Indies 120/5 | Overs 32: After plenty of spin bowling overs from McBrine and Dockrell, Porterfield decides to bring Max Sorensen in the attack but he got smashed for a huge six in an over that brought 10 runs to give West Indies a much-needed move on. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 15(30) Darren Sammy 26(26)

West Indies 106/5 | Overs 30: The spinners are getting good grip and Dockrell is even getting some awkward bounce that batsmen are finding difficult to navigate through. McBrine and Dockrell concede a couple runs each. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 12(27) Darren Sammy 15(17)

West Indies 102/5 | Overs 28: McBrine is no mood to give away any freebies today and while he’s not looked threatening for a wicket, he has held one end up nicely, just conceding two runs in the 27th over which took the Windies past the 100-run mark. George Dockrell conceded just a single run in the following over thus adding to the pressure on batsmen. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 10(17) Darren Sammy 13(15)

West Indies 99/5 | Overs 26: Dockrell got taken for a resounding six by Darren Sammy owing to beautiful use of feet. But no more runs from that over. Sammy is not one to get tied down. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 9(8) Darren Sammy 11(12)

West Indies 93/5 | Overs 25: Another fine over from McBrine. He didn’t get a wicket as yet but has bowled like a miser and has helped build the pressure. Three runs from this over. BATTING:Lendl Simmons 9(8) Darren Sammy 5(6)

West Indies 90/5 | Overs 24: George Dockrell has left the West Indian camp in disarray and strife taking yet another big wicket of Denesh Ramdin this time! Beautiful bowling by him. Third wicket for him that. BATTING: Lendl Simmons 8(7) Darren Sammy 3(1)

Denesh Ramdin 1(6) lbw Dockrell

West Indies lose Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels in quick succession

West Indies 84/4 | Overs 22: Gayle has thrown away a brilliant start getting out for 36. George Dockrell is the man who makes the strike… And now he’s got the wicket of Marlon Samuels as well! Out LBW! Samuels sent it upstairs for review and it’s a close call but it’s ruled in Dockrell’s favour. The giantkillers have announced themselves loud and clear. Great comeback from Dockrell, he’s made good use of the zip on offer.

BATTING: Denesh Ramdin 0(0) Lendl Simmons 6(2)

OUT! Gayle 36(65) c Kevin O’Brien b Dockrell

OUT! Marlon Samuels 21(41) lbw Dockrell

West Indies 78/2 | Overs 21: Seven runs of that over from West Indies thanks to a big hit for six from Marlon Samuels off the bowling of Paul Stirling. BATTING: Chris Gayle 36(63) Marlon Samuels 21(39)

West Indies 71/2 | Overs 20: Good comeback by George Dockrell after being hit for six in his first over. Four runs in form of singles came from that over. BATTING: Chris Gayle 33(59) Marlon Samuels 15(35)

West Indies 67/2 | Overs 19: West Indies have got a bit of a move on now and will look to steady the ship after the loss of early wickets. Kevin O’Brien and Andy McBrine bowled economically. But now Gayle seems to be getting into the act slowly and Ireland will eye his wicket. BATTING: Chris Gayle 35(61) Marlon Samuels 13(31)

West Indies 51/2 | Overs 16: Brilliant over by George Dockrell. Just one run from this over. They are not getting any momentum at all. BATTING: Chris Gayle 22(49) Marlon Samuels 8(23)

West Indies 50/2 | Overs 15: Andy McBrine bowls a another over in stingy fashion. Gayle has been out there for some time but is still not looking very comfortable at the crease. BATTING:Chris Gayle 21(46) Marlon Samuels 8(20) READ :West Indies lose two early wickets

West Indies 49/2 | Overs 14: A nice tight over from Kevin O Brien to maintain the stranglehold. But Ireland will also have to think in terms of wickets as Chris Gayle can be dangerous if he stays on for a few more overs.  BATTING: Chris Gayle 20(41) Marlon Samuels 8(19)

West Indies 48/2 | Overs 13: Another tight over from Andy McBrine. Only two runs from it for West Indies. Ireland doing the right thing by putting the pressure on with tight bowling.BATTING: Chris Gayle 19(35) Marlon Samuels 8(19)

West Indies 46/2 | Overs 12: Five runs come from that over with Marlon Samuels dispatchin Kevin O’Brien for a beautiful lofted straight drive and then tapping the last ball of the over for 1 run towards mid-on. West Indies look to rebuild. BATTING: Chris Gayle 18(34) Marlon Samuels 7(14)

West Indies 41/2 | Overs 11: Couple of anxious moments for Marlon Samuels before he tapped the third ball to the leg side for a single. Gayle tried to hit a boundary at long on boundary but found the mid-on fielder. Just one run from that over.  BATTING: Chris Gayle 18(34) Marlon Samuels 2(8)

West Indies 40/2 | Overs 10:  A good over by Kevin O’Brien resulting in just the single run from that bat of Marlon Samuels, who played a few confident strokes. These two will be key for West Indies.  BATTING: Chris Gayle 18(31) Marlon Samuels 1(5)

West Indies 39/2 | Overs 9: Chris Gayle shook off the double whammy from the last over to hit two confident boundaries. Eight run from that Andy McBrine over. He needs to keep it tighter than that when bowling to Gayle.  BATTING: Chris Gayle 18(30) Marlon Samuels 0(0)

West Indies 31/2 | Overs 8: Double change for Ireland as Kevin O’Brien is brought on to replace Max Sorensen with his medium pace bowling. His first ball is a horrible wide down leg-side. But he got the wicket of Dwayne Smith as the latter tried to take him on in the third ball and picked out the fielder at long-on. Big wicket for Ireland here! Darren Bravo comes out to replace him. And a mess up in the last ball gets Ireland their second wicket; Darren Bravo run-out for a duck without facing. BATTING: Chris Gayle 10(24)

OUT! Dwayne Smith 18(24) c Mooney b O’Brien

OUT! Darren Bravo 0(0) run-out

West Indies 29/0 | Overs 7: Sensing that paced bowling wasn’t really causing much trouble Porterfield brought on Andy McBrine for an over of spin. Bowled quite well and Gayle was happy to simply get a feel for the spin bowling and the over resulted in a maiden. BATTING: Dwayne Smith 18(21) Chris Gayle 10(21)

West Indies 29/0 | Overs 6: Eight runs come from that over as Dwayne Smith nudged a ball for two runs first and then took the aerial route in the fourth ball to clear the infield and get a lovely four down the ground. He then tapped the next ball to the leg side for a single.  BATTING:Dwayne Smith 18(21) Chris Gayle 10(15)

West Indies 21/0 | Overs 5: A bad full length ball by Mooney was driven elegantly to the long on boundary by Dwayne Smith. As he grew in confidence he then dispatched the fourth ball to the cover boundary for a lovely four more. Mooney losing his way here a bit. BATTING: Dwayne Smith 11(16) Chris Gayle 9(14)

West Indies 12/0 | Overs 4: Some more decent bowling by Sorensen. An edgy Gayle attempted to hit out but mistimed it in the third ball. He even mistimed the fourth ball but the ball ran to the boundary by virtue of sheer power. Handy runs for West Indies.  BATTING: Dwayne Smith 2(10) Chris Gayle 9(14)

West Indies 6/0 | Overs 3: Mooney is bowling at about 130 kph but is causing trouble with movement. Got the ball to whiz past Gayle’s outside edge. Positive start by Ireland here. Bowled full the last ball which Gayle pushed down the ground for a single. BATTING: Dwayne Smith 2(10) Chris Gayle 3(8)

West Indies 3/0 | Overs 2: Max Sorensen has come in to bowl the second over and West Indies got off the mark with a leg-bye of the second ball, he’s getting decent bounce and some movement. He hit Smith’s pad but was too high to even appeal in his fourth delivery. Got the thick outside edge in the fifth delivery but fell safe. BATTING: Dwayne Smith 1(9) Chris Gayle 1(3)

West Indies 0/0 | Overs 1: A few anxious moment for the batsmen with John Mooney bowling beautifully first up. He’s getting good amount of swing and Dwayne Smith appeared rather circumspect with the away-swinging ball beating his outside edge on a couple of occasions. A good maiden over. BATTING: Dwayne Smith 0(6) Chris Gayle 0(0)

Teams:

Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Kevin O’Brien, Andy Balbirnie, Gary Wilson, Nail O’Brien, John Mooney, Max Sorensen, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine

West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Lendl Simmons, Denesh Sammy, Andre Russell, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor

Ireland have won the toss and invited West Indies to bat first.

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match between Ireland and West Indies at the Saxton Oval in Nelson. Ireland and West Indies kickstart their campaign in a Pool B match that could potentially decide their fate in the tournament. In a way, the fortunes of both Ireland and West Indies hinge on the result of their opening encounter in Nelson. This is Rishad D’Souza and I will be bringing you the over-by-over updates of the match. Here is the preview of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match between Ireland and West Indies.

Ireland have been appropriately labeled ‘Giant Killers’, and the match against West Indies is another opportunity for them to further enhance their reputation. Ireland are coming off mixed results from the warm-up matches having been humbled by neighbours Scotland in the opening encounter before bouncing back to beat Bangladesh. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

West Indies enter the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 amidst a simmering player-board dispute which threatens to undermine their campaign. Furthermore West Indies were pummelled by England in their first warm-up match before only narrowly edging Scotland out by three runs. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

If batting was the issue against England, then their bowlers let them down against Scotland. West Indies need to quickly iron out their flaws if they are to pose a series threat to Test playing nations during the ICC World Cup 2015. Their current for could see them kiss the quarter-final goodbye if they slip up against one of the associates. Catch the Live Scorecard of the Pool B match between Ireland and West Indies here

Squads:

West Indies : Jason Holder (c), Marlon Samuels, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Nikita Miller, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor

Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Andy Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, John Mooney, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien (wk), Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young

What a match! India were dominant right from the beginning and it never looked like Pakistan were threatening enough in the game. Virat Kohli roared back into form with a brilliant century — his 22nd in ODI cricket — and one would feel that Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina were unfortunate to not get the big ones today. Apart from the batsmen coming back in form, it was really good from India’s perspective to have their bowlers doing what is required of them.

India maintain their domination as the scoreline against Pakistan is 6-0 now. Pakistan have to look into their approach as they were never confident with the bat. Here’s Nishad Pai Vaidya’sfinal report of the match from the Adelaide Oval of this India vs Pakistan clash.

Bringing you the highlights from India’s sixth straight win over Pakistan in Cricket World Cup history.

Misbah-ul-Haq: The pitch was good, but India played well. Our bowlers came well in the end. 300 was gettable if you batted 50 overs. We have to look forward, can’t focus on this game and not look forward. Have to try and win the next one to get momentum back.

MS Dhoni: I think it was very good performance started by the batsmen. Important to give bowlers of extra 20 runs. Partnership was important as bating over here not easy at it has a invariable pace. Long partnership with Shikhar and virat was crucial. Then Raina consolidated with Virat, which was crucial. 8-10 day break was important. Plus we have had people who have come all the way from India for the match, it all helps as it has helped us in the field. Didn’t like to be over-expressive on the field.

Virat Kohli is Man of the Match for the splendid innings of 107.

Live Score Pakistan 220 in Overs 47: Mohit Sharma continues. Indians are all smiles. It’s all over as India win by 76 runs. 6-0 . Sohail Khan goes for a big stroke but ends up lifting high in their air, and Umesh Yadav takes a simple catch. India win by 76 runs. NOT OUT: Mohammad Irfan 1 (5)

OUT! Sohail Khan c Umesh Yadav b Mohit Sharma 7 (10)

Live Score Pakistan 220/9 in Overs 46: Mohmmad Irfan has come out to bat and Mohammed Shami peppers him with two short balls to start off. Four overs remaining. India need one more wicket to maintain their domination. BATTING:  Sohail Khan 4 (7), Mohammad Irfan 0 (2)

Live Score Pakistan 220/9 in Overs 45.4: All over for Pakistan? Shami continues from around the wicket, cramps Misbah for room. The Paksitan captain tries to clear the man at mid-on but Ajinkya Rahane takes a simple catch. BATTING:  Sohail Khan 4 (7)

OUT! Misbah-ul-Haq c Ajinkya Rahane b Mohammed Shami 76 (84)

Live Score Pakistan 220/8 in Overs 45: Umesh continues with Sohail on strike. The right-hander hits a four on the fourth ball like a proper batsman, hitting it past the fielder at short midwicket. Umesh has been a bit erratic. The asking rate is past 15 an over now. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (80), Sohail Khan 4 (7)

Live Score Pakistan 215/8 in Overs 44: Virat Kohli and Sohail Khan have a bit of conversation in the middle. They have a bit of a row going on. But it’s Misbah who has turned on the heat with three consecutive boundaries off Jadeja. 86 runs needed off 36 balls. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (80), Sohail Khan 0 (1)

Live Score Pakistan 203/8 in Overs 43 DROPPED! Mohammed Shami fails to grab the ball as it was a very tough chance off Mohit Sharma. But Mohit soon strikes as Yasir is out caught at mid-on. Fine innings but reckon the game is over. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 63 (71), Sohail Khan 0 (1)

OUT! Yasir Shah c Umesh Yadav b Umesh Sharma 13 (23)

Live Score Pakistan 200/7 in Overs 42: Yasir Shah reaches out to one outside the off stump and sweeps a four off Ravichandran Ashwin. It was a confident strike, proving he can bat. There is appeal for leg before on the second last ball of the over. The required run rate is now past 12 an over. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 63 (71), Yasir Shah 11 (22)

Live Score Pakistan 196/7 in Overs 41: Another impressive over by Umesh Yadav as he does not allow any room to Misbah to free up his arms. Just two runs given. Pakistan need 104 from 54 balls with three wickets in hand. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 63 (71), Yasir Shah 7 (15)

Live Score Pakistan 194/7 in Overs 40: Misbah hits a boundary off reverse sweep in Ravindra Jadeja’s 40th over in the innings. Misbah is showing confidence in Yasir, who has played sensibly so far in the innings. Their partnership is of 40 runs now. Misbah is beaten on the final ball of the over as he went for a mighty heave. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 63 (69), Yasir Shah 6 (12)

Live Score Pakistan 188/7 in Overs 39: Umesh Yadav comes on to bowl as MS Dhoni is looking to contain Misbah who is on an aggressive mode now. An excellent over by Umesh as he does not let the batsmen go for many runs, only four runs taken. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 58 (65), Yasir Shah 5 (9)

Live Score Pakistan 184/7 in Overs 38: Ravindra Jadeja comes on to bowl the 28th over and keeps it very tight to not let the Pakistan batsmen score many runs off him. Misbah and Yasir scramble for three runs in all. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 56 (61), Yasir Shah 4 (7)

Live Score Pakistan 181/7 in Overs 37: First half-century for Pakistan as Misbah-ul-Haq is kind of leading a lone battle here. The Pakistan captain is playing strokes all over the park as he is not looking like giving up easily. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 55 (58), Yasir Shah 2 (4)

Live Score Pakistan 169/7 in Overs 36: Misbah thinks it’s time to take the attack to the opposition as he starts off R Ashwin’s over with a huge six. The final ball is again hit for a boundary as Pakistan are trying to get some quick runs here. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 44 (53), Yasir Shah 1 (3)

Live Score Pakistan 154/7 in Overs 35: Pakistan are falling apart quite quickly here. In and out for Wahab Riaz as well who gets an outside edge and MS Dhoni takes a clean catch to get rid of the tail ender. India are on course for a big win here. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 31 (48), Yasir Shah 0 (2)

OUT! Wahab Riaz c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 4 (2)

Live Score Pakistan 149/6 in Overs 34.1: Mohammed Shami strikes on a full-toss delivery as a mishit from Shahid Afridi has been collected brilliantly by Virat Kohli. Pakistan in deep, deep trouble now. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 30 (47),

OUT! Shahid Afridi c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami 22 (22)

Live Score Pakistan 149/5 in Overs 34: Misbah makes room to smash a four off Umesh’s first ball in the over. The required run rate is well over nine an 0ver now and Pakistan need a boundary and a couple of singles every over to stay on track. 10 runs scored from that over.BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 30 (47), Shahid Afridi 22 (21)

Live Score Pakistan 139/5 in Overs 33: After just scoring one from four deliveries, Misbah gives himself some room and tries to smash the ball towards the covers but it’s straight to the fielder. Misbah seems to get impatient as he tries to smash the ball over mid on but again mistimes it and goes straight to the fielder at mid on. Tries it again but manages to get a single this time.BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 21 (42), Shahid Afridi 21 (20)

Live Score Pakistan 137/5 in Overs 32: Shahid Afridi pulls a short ball by Ravindra Jadeja towards mid-wicket for a single, Misbah then follows it up with a single. Jadeja manages to conatin Afridi as he concedes just a run off the fourth ball after the third ball was a dot. Misbah then plays the next two deliveries cautiously. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 20 (37), Shahid Afridi 21 (19)

Live Score Pakistan 134/5 in Overs 31: Mohit Sharma keeps it tight as he tries out a few slower deliveries and both the batsmen are finding it hard to get runs off his bowling. Misbah then playes an excellent shot to square leg, but gets just a single. Excellent over, just two singles from that over.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 19 (34), Shahid Afridi 19 (16)

Live Score Pakistan 132/5 in Overs 30: Shahid Afridi gets a much needed boundary from that over from R Ashwin. Misbah on the other end in keen on giving as much strike as possible to Afridi. Eight runs from that over.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 18 (30), Shahid Afridi 18 (14)

Live Score Pakistan 124/5 in Overs 29: Shahid Afridi look to pull Mohit Sharma off the second ball, but the ball thuds into the hands of MS Dhoni. Dots of the first two deliveries. Yorker from Mohit Sharm fetches Afridi a run through mid-wicket. Misbah then plays the ball to deep square leg and brings Afridi back on strike. Slower delivery by Mohit and Afridi plays it to cover for another single. Misbah then gets two off the final ball . BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 15 (27), Shahid Afridi 12 (11)

Live Score Pakistan 119/5 in Overs 28: Ravichandran Ashwin returns to bowl his third maiden over in the innings. Pakistan need 182 to win from 132 balls with five wickets in hand. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 12 (25), Shahid Afridi 11 (7)

Live Score Pakistan 119/5 in Overs 27: Shahid Afridi rocks back to hit a six on the leg side, but then he hits again in the air inside out as the ball drops short of Virat Kohli deep in the cover region.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 12 (19), Shahid Afridi 11 (7)

Live Score Pakistan 109/5 in Overs 26: India are all fired up as Shahid Afridi ducks a bouncer from Umesh Yadav. India would be delighted to see Umesh back in rhythm in the second spell after a poor start. BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 10 (16), Shahid Afridi 3 (4)

Live Score Pakistan 105/5 in Overs 25: Pakistan have lost half of their side and need 195 runs to win this clash. Shahid Afridi has joined Misbah-ul-Haq in the middle.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 8 (13), Shahid Afridi 1 (1)

Live Score Pakistan 103/5 in Overs 24.4: MS Dhoni appeals for a caught behind and goes for the review, and Captain Cool is right! Jadeja draws Umar Akmal forward and there is a faint edge. India are all over Pakistan at the moment. Time for Boom Boom Afridi.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 5 (9),

OUT! Umar Akmal c MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja 0 (4)

Live Score Pakistan 102/4 in Overs 24: Umar Akmal has joined Misbah in the middle with his side in deep trouble.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 5 (9), Umar Akmal 0 (2)

Live Score Pakistan 102/4 in Overs 23.4: In an out for Sohaib Maqsood. Umesh Yadav has struck twice in the same over as Maqsood is caught in the first slip by Suresh Raina, who takes a sharp catch. Pakistan in big trouble now!   BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 5 (9)

OUT! Umar Akmal c Suresh Raina b Umesh Yadav 0 (2)

Live Score Pakistan 102/3 in Overs 23.2: Shehzad falls to pressure as he slices one really hard but is caught by Ravindra Jadeja who fumbles but holds onto the catch. India right on top with the wickets now.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 5 (9)

OUT! Ahmed Shehzad c Ravindra Jadeja b Umesh Yadav 47 (72)

Live Score Pakistan 101/2 in Overs 23: Pakistan need 200 runs to win from remaining 27 overs with eight wickets in hand. The required run rate is above seven an over and India need to keep taking wickets to maintain the pressure.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 47 (72), Misbah-ul-Haq 5 (9)

Live Score Pakistan 98/2 in Overs 22: Umesh Yadav was erratic early on and MS Dhoni has brought him back again to bowl in these middle overs. Shehzad is a little restless at the crease as he is trying to take a couple of risky singles. Umesh improvises, beats Shehzad as the batman tried to play on the off side.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 46 (71), Misbah-ul-Haq 3 (4)

Live Score Pakistan 97/2 in Overs 21: Ravindra Jadeja comes on to bowl the 21st over and he cramps up Shehzad for room on the first four deliveries. Four runs off the final two balls as Pakistan inch closer to the 100-run mark.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 46 (66), Misbah-ul-Haq 2 (3)

Live Score Pakistan 92/2 in Overs 20: Ashwin continues as Shehzad makes room to hit a four off the Indian spinner. The right-hander is applying himself really well, as this time he comes down the track to lift over the fielder at mid-off. Pakistan need a couple of good overs to shed off the pressure. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 42 (61), Misbah-ul-Haq 1 (2)

Live Score Pakistan 81/2 in Overs 19: Shehzad continues as he collects a couple on the off side. Pressure on Pakistan increasing as the asking rate is now past seven runs an over. Close shave for Ahmed Shehzad as a run-out appeal goes in his favour. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 34 (57), Misbah-ul-Haq 0 (0)

Live Score Pakistan 79/2 in Overs 18: Ashwin continues as he maintains a tight line and gets some turn off the pitch to keep Sohail at the crease for a major part of the over. And strikes on the final ball to remove the batsman! Sohail Khan gets a tossed up delivery and edges to Suresh Raina in the first slip. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 28 (48)

OUT! Haris Sohail c Suresh Raina 36 (48)

Live Score Pakistan 79/1 in Overs 17: Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack after the drinks break. Haris Sohail and Ahmed Shehzad have been batting well in the past couple of overs as the scoreboard is not stalled. Fine effort by Dhawan to save a boundary. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 30 (52), Haris Sohail 36 (42)

Live Score Pakistan 72/1 in Overs 16: Ravichandran Ashwin continues as Pakistan batsmen scramble to add five more runs to their total. Pakistan now need 229 runs to win from 34 overs with nine wickets in hand. The required run rate is more than 6.70 right now. It’s time for drinks.BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 28 (48), Haris Sohail 31 (39) READ: Haris Sohail, Ahmed Shehzad continue to lead Pakistan’s charge

Live Score Pakistan 67/1 in Overs 15:  Mohit starts off with a lose delivery on the pads as Sohail gets two runs on the leg side. Mohit is doing a decent job for India as this is his fifth over and he has not given away many runs. Shehzad and Sohail bring up their 50-run stand for the second wicket. The second last ball of the over is hit over the mid-off fielder for four. India need wickets to keep pressure on Pakistan.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 26 (45), Haris Sohail 28 (36)

Live Score Pakistan 58/1 in Overs 14:  Ravichandran Ashwin has come into the attack with Shehzad on strike. Ashwin is right on the money as he starts off with a maiden over. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 20 (42), Haris Sohail 25 (33)

Live Score Pakistan 58/1 in Overs 13:  Five runs scored as Shehzad hit a boundary to Mohit Sharma and then took a single off the final ball. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 20 (36), Haris Sohail 25 (33)

Live Score Pakistan 53/1 in Overs 12: Interesting change as MS Dhoni has called upon Suresh Raina in the bowling attack. Brace yourself for some very quick overs as the Indian spinners are coming on. Pakistan go past the 50-run mark with couple of singles in that over.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 15 (30), Haris Sohail 25 (33)

Live Score Pakistan 47/1 in Overs 11: Mohit Sharma continues as Pakistan have somewhat slowed down in their scoring rate. It has been quite a while that India have leaked a boundary, and the pressure has certainly increased a little bit on Pakistan. BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 10 (26), Haris Sohail 24 (31)

Live Score Pakistan 46/1 in Overs 10: Another good over from Mohammed Shami as Pakistan batsmen are able to manage only one more run from the over. Pakistan now need 255 runs to win from 40 overs.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 10 (23), Haris Sohail 23 (28)

Live Score Pakistan 45/1 in Overs 9: Mohit Sharma continues to keep it tight as Sohail is able to get off the strike only on the second last ball of the over. Mohit signs off from the over with a delivery beating Shehzad outside off-stump.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 10 (19), Haris Sohail 22 (26)

Live Score Pakistan 44/1 in Overs 8: Shami continues as Shehzad is trying find gaps. He finally gets one as a short ball is slapped for a boundary towards the midwicket region. Indian bowlers are getting a little indisciplined   BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 10 (17), Haris Sohail 21 (21) READ: Pakistan recover after early blow

Live Score Pakistan 39/1 in Overs 7: Mohit Sharma oversteps and Sohail fails to make most of the scoring opportunity here. Mohit improvises in the rest of the over as Pakistan add only five runs.   BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 6 (12), Haris Sohail 21 (20)

Live Score Pakistan 34/1 in Overs 6: Sohail continues as he collects two runs from the off side. Bit of frustration as Shami bowls it very short and it is a wide delivery. Shami improves his line and beats Sohail outside the off-stump. MS Dhoni has a rare blip as he hits on the wrong end when the batsman had come down halfway on the pitch.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 6 (12), Haris Sohail 17 (14)

Live Score Pakistan 28/1 in Overs 5: Haris Sohail gets his first boundary as the ball had width on offer and he put it away in the third man area. Shami runs hard but could not stop the ball. Umesh needs to be a little tight with his line as he needs to maintain pressure from the other end as well. Umesh banged one very short and Dhoni did well to stretch his hand and stop it. Wide. The second last ball is hit for a four, as well as the final ball through covers.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 5 (11), Haris Sohail 14 (9)

Live Score Pakistan 14/1 in Overs 4: A misfield from Mohit Sharma gives Haris Sohail an extra run on the first ball. Mohammed Shami is bowling an excellent spell here and India would want him to keep bowling like this.  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 4 (10), Haris Sohail 2 (4) READ: Pakistan off to shaky start

Live Score Pakistan 11/1 in Overs 3.2: Younis Khan is OUT! Mohammed Shami surprises the Pakistan veteran with the short ball which hits the gloves and Dhoni takes a simple catch. The big gun Younis Khan is out! Game on!  BATTING: Ahmed Shehzad 4 (10),

OUT! Younis Khan c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 6 (10)

Live Score Pakistan 11/0 in Overs 3: Younis hits the first four in the innings as Umesh Yadav bowls one on pads, and the right-hander puts it away for boundary towards midwicket region. The second last ball is the same, and Shehzad collects a couple of runs in the same area. BATTING: Shehzad 4 (10), Younis 6 (8)

Live Score Pakistan 4/0 in Overs 2: Mohammed Shami comes on bowl as Pakistan are looking for a steady start. Shami is all charged up as he is bending the back and trying to bowl really fast. Younis Khan is watchful early on, leaving the balls outside the off-stump. Younis off the mark on the final ball. BATTING: Shehzad 2 (6), Younis 1 (6)

Live Score Pakistan 2/0 in Overs 1: Ahmed Shehzad and the big man Younis Khan come out to open the innings. Umesh Yadav with the ball. And he starts with a wide. Well bowled, pitched on off and swinging away. And another dot. And that is the first run off the bat. Bowled on the pads and Shehzad works it away. Oh that was a play and miss. Great ball from Umesh! Beat Younis completely. No run. Good ball again. BATTING: Shehzad 1(4), Younis 0(2)

The Indian Team gets together for a team photo. The Pakistan openers, Ahmed Shehzad and Younis Khan, walk out to bat.

India have done really well on this wicket to put up a huge target against Pakistan. Virat Kohli scored a fine century, and Shikhar Dhawan too looked set for a ton unless that run out had not happened. India would be a little sad as they could not garner many runs in the end overs, but nevertheless, it’s about bowling well here on. Here is Nishad Pai Vaidya’s innings report of India vs Pakistan from the Adelaide Oval.

Live Score India 300/7 in Overs 50: India were certainly be a bit rattled by the quick wickets but they have done exceptionally well to put up a strong target against Pakistan in this clash. Mohammed Shami and Ravishandran Ashwin. BATTING: Mohammed Shami 3 (3), Ravichandran Ashwin 1 (1)

Live Score India 296/7 in Overs 49.2: Sohail Khan gets another wicket as Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks back to the pavilion. And Ajinkya Rahane has followed him back as well. India are yet to cross the 300-run mark. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 0 (0)

OUT! MS Dhoni c Misbah-ul-Haq b Sohail Khan 18 (13)

OUT! Ajinkya Rahane b Sohail Khan 0 (1)

Live Score India 296/5 in Overs 49: Pakistan bowlers are doing a good job by not giving India many lose balls in the end overs. Like Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz too keeps it very close to the wickets. And gets rid of Ravindra Jadeja on the final delivery of the second last over. BATTING: MS Dhoni 16 (10)

OUT! Ravindra Jadeja b Wahab Riaz 3 (5)

Live Score India 292/4 in Overs 48: Sohail Khan gifts MS Dhoni a full toss, and the Indian captain rams it right into the stands or a massive six! BATTING: MS Dhoni 16 (10), Ravindra Jadeja 1 (1)

Live Score India 283/4 in Overs 47.4: Suresh Raina has fallen after a brisk innings of 74 runs off just 56 balls. BATTING: MS Dhoni 8 (7) 

OUT! Suresh Raina c Haris Sohail b Sohail Khan 74 (54)

Live Score India 283/3 in Overs 47: Dhoni tries but is not able to connect on any delivery off Wahab Riaz. This is the highest score in any India versus Pakistan match in World Cup history. A very good over from Riaz as Indians are able to add only four runs off it. BATTING: Suresh Raina 74 (54), MS Dhoni 8 (7) 

Live Score India 279/3 in Overs 46: MS Dhoni smashes a four through the covers to get off the mark. India would be looking to get to the 300-run mark. Dhoni collects two runs from the last ball as India add six more runs.  BATTING: Suresh Raina 72 (51), MS Dhoni 6 (4) 

Live Score India 273/3 in Overs 45.2:  Virat Kohli has fallen to Sohail Khan after a superb innings of 107. MS Dhoni has walked out to bat.  BATTING: Suresh Raina 72 (51)

OUT! Virat Kohli c Umar Akmal b Sohail Khan 107 (126)

Live Score India 273/2 in Overs 45: Mohammad Irfran bowls a full toss above Kohli’s waist but the umpire does not think it is a no-ball. Raina shuffles across to smash a four on the leg side as India are racing towards a big score right now. Irfan’s last delivery is a beamer, right above Raina’s had.   BATTING: Virat Kohli  107 (124), Suresh Raina 72 (51)

Live Score India 259/2 in Overs 44: There is an appeal for caught behind by Sohail Khan and company, but replays show that the ball had brushed the thigh pad. Raina adds to Pakistan’s woes with a four on the leg side and then another one right down the ground. India are past 250-run mark now! Raina gets another four, this time on the deep square leg area. Big over for India as 14 runs come off it. BATTING: Virat Kohli  101 (121), Suresh Raina 65 (47)

Live Score India 245/2 in Overs 43:  Virat Kohli’s love affair with Adelaide continues as he gets his third century on the tour at this ground. Raina too completes his half-century with a massive six and a single. Kohli struck seven boundaries for his century, while Raina smashes three sixes and a four to get to the feat! BATTING: Virat Kohli  99 (118), Suresh Raina 51 (41)

Live Score India 235/2 in Overs 42: India are not able to pick boundaries and are only settling down with singles and doubles. Raina finally breaks the shackles as he slams one off Yasir on the leg side to hit a huge six. Kohli takes a single to move on to 99. India add 11 runs from the over. BATTING: Virat Kohli  99 (118), Suresh Raina 43 (38)

Live Score India 224/2 in Overs 41: Shahid Afridi to bowl the 41st over and Suresh Raina tries to pierce the gap on the leg side. He is not able to find the gap and settles down for a couple. .BATTING: Virat Kohli  97 (116), Suresh Raina 34 (34)

Live Score India 217/2 in Overs 40:  Wahab Riaz continues as he lets Indian batsmen take only two runs off the first three deliveries. Overall four runs scored in the over. India would now be looking to score quick runs. BATTING: Virat Kohli  94 (113), Suresh Raina 30 (37)

Live Score India 213/2 in Overs 39: Mohammad Irfan puts one on the leg side and Virat Kohli moves into the 90s with a boundary past the fielder at short square leg. India seemed to be a bit stalled here as they need quick runs. BATTING: Virat Kohli  92 (109), Suresh Raina 28 (29)

Live Score India 206/2 in Overs 38:  Suresh Raina whacks a four towards midwicket off Riaz. Virat Kohli is beaten on the fourth ball as he is surprised by the bounce that the ball had. Strong breeze going across the field troubling the players a bit.  BATTING: Virat Kohli  87 (105), Suresh Raina 27 (27)

Live Score India 200/2 in Overs 37: Mohammad Irfan is from the other end as Suresh Raina puts one towards the covers for a couple. The left-hander tries to go for the big shots but is not able to dissect the field. India bring up their 200-run mark in the 37th over.  BATTING: Virat Kohli  86 (101), Suresh Raina 22 (26)

Live Score India 196/2 in Overs 36: Wahab Riaz has been summoned back in the bowling attack as India have taken the Batting PowerPlay. Indian batsmen do not attack as they take only a couple of runs.  BATTING: Virat Kohli  85 (100), Suresh Raina 19 (20)

Live Score India 192/2 in Overs 35: Afridi has definitely not been his best today, and his failure to make an impact is perhaps not serving Pakistan’s cause. Only two runs added in the 35th over.  BATTING: Virat Kohli  83 (97), Suresh Raina 17 (17)

Live Score India 190/2 in Overs 34: Suresh Raina hits in the air off Haris Sohail and the ball goes past the boundary ropes for a six, as Yasir Shah in the deep tries to take a diving catch. Another good over for India as nine runs come off it. BATTING: Virat Kohli  82 (94), Suresh Raina 16 (14)

Live Score India 181/2 in Overs 33: Brilliant running by the Indians as Shahid Afridi returns to the bowling attack. How costly would the drop in the last over be? India add another eight runs to their total. BATTING: Virat Kohli  80 (92), Suresh Raina 9 (10)

Live Score India 173/2 in Overs 32: Haris Sohail produces a chance but another Akmal — Umar has dropped a catch behind the wickets. They would have two in quick succession but alas.BATTING: Virat Kohli  76 (91), Suresh Raina 5 (6)

Live Score India 170/2 in Overs 31: Pakistan are persisting with Yasir Shah as India look to rebuild after the second wicket. Suresh Raina has come out to bat, which indicates that India may also be looking for quick scores. BATTING: Virat Kohli  75 (87), Suresh Raina 3 (3)

Live Score India 165/2 in Overs 30: Oh dear! India have lost a wicket here as Shikhar Dhawan has fallen after a superb innings of 73. Kohli asked for a run which was never there — Dhawan started off frm the non-strike and returned back, but failed to get un on time,. BATTING: Virat Kohli  73 (84), Suresh Raina 0 (0) 

OUT! Shikhar Dhawan run out 73 (76)

Live Score India 159/1 in Overs 29: Excellent over for India as India manage to score 15 runs from that over. Two boundaries for Dhawan gets the entire crowd excited as both Dhawan and Kohli look set to get a huge score. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 72 (75), Virat Kohli  65 (79) 

Live Score India 144/1 in Overs 28:  Haris Sohail has been introduced into the attack as India are flourishing in the middle with Pakistan in desperate need of wickets. Both Kohli and Dhawan are into the 60s now. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 63 (72), Virat Kohli  62 (76) 

Live Score India 139/1 in Overs 27: There is a review of run-out appeal against Virat Kohli but the Indian batsman is comfortably in the crease as the ball hit the wickets. India add another five runs off Yasir Shah’s over. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 62 (71), Virat Kohli  58 (71) 

Live Score India 134/1 in Overs 26: Umpire Ian Gould has officially warned Mohammad Irfan for running on the wickets. Kohli sets off for a single and a throw from Afridi hits him on the posterior. Kohli smiles after being hit. And Irfan has been warned again! the next time he does so, he will be barred from bowling in the match! Kohli and Dhawan have also brought up their 100-run partnership. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 59 (67), Virat Kohli  56 (69) 

Live Score India 131/1 in Overs 25: Yasir Shah continues in search of wicketss as India add another four runs to their total. The second wicket partnership is of 96 runs now. Although it is cloudy in Adelaide, it isn’t expected to rain. Humidity is predicted at a maximum 46 percent.BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 58 (64), Virat Kohli  54 (66) 

Live Score India 127/1 in Overs 24: Mohammad Irfan is back into the attack and tries to trouble Kohli with bounce and bit of pace. The Indian batsman is unmoved. India add five runs in the over. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 57 (60), Virat Kohli  52 (64) 

Live Score India 122/1 in Overs 23: Yasir Shah continues from the other end as Pakistan are now desperately looking for wickets. Kohli slams it down the wicket and a misfield from Mohammad Irfan gets him another four. The Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli then brings up his half-century with a single. What a knock this has been! BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 54 (56), Virat Kohli  50 (60)

Live Score India 115/1 in Overs 22: Dhawan celebrates his half-century with a big bear hug from Virat Kohli! Who was it saying these two were at loggerheads a couple of weeks ago? Dhawan ends the over with a fine stroke for a boundary. Pakistan on the backfoot now.BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 54 (56), Virat Kohli  44 (56) 

Live Score India 110/1 in Overs 21.1: What a start to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 for Shikhar Dhawan! He is coming off a poor run with the bat but he has completed his half-century, a well-constructed innings! BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 50 (59), Virat Kohli  43 (53) 

Live Score India 109/1 in Overs 21: What a shot! Virat Kohli dances down the track, makes room and plays a stroke inside out to bring up the 100-run mark for India. Kohli follows it up with a late-cut for another four. India add another runs to their total. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 49 (58), Virat Kohli  43 (53)

Live Score India 98/1 in Overs 20: Riaz continues as he is not able to create the impact as good as he did last time around. Dhawan and Kohli are rotating the strike quite well in the middle as India would now be crossing the 100-run mark soon. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 47 (57), Virat Kohli  34 (49) 

Live Score India 94/1 in Overs 19: Yasir Shah, Pakistan’s new spin sensation is into the attack now. Virat Kohli is watchful early on as he gets off the strike only on the fourth ball of the over. Dhawan is more positive — pierces the gap on the off side as he collects another boundary to move closer to his half-century. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 45 (49), Virat Kohli  32 (45) 

Live Score India 89/1 in Overs 18: Shikhar Dhawan brings up the 50-run stand with Virat Kohliwith a boundary on the leg side off Wahab Riaz. It’s been a fine effort from the two batsmen as they have taken no risks whatsoever to keep the Indian innings going strong. Another seven runs added from the over. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 41 (47), Virat Kohli  31 (41) 

Live Score India 82/1 in Overs 17: No change from the other end as Afridi continues in search of a wicket. Kohli collects a couple with a stroke on the leg side. Kohli and Dhawan have steadied India and have also added more than 40 runs for the second wicket. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 36 (44), Virat Kohli  29 (38)

Live Score India 75/1 in Overs 16: Wahab Riaz continues and Dhawan plays it down to mid on for a single to bring Kohli on strike. Perhaps the first stroke through covers from Kohli’s bat and man it does look lot pleasant. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 34 (42), Virat Kohli  24 (34) 

Drinks break: Dhawan calls for something and runs into the dressing room. Stuart Binny and Akshar Patel are out, providing Virat Kohli a drink. It is very hot in Adelaide today, and there is some relief for the players as the drinks come out. The clouds have also covered the sun. Some relief! India have maintained the momentum post Rohit Sharma’s dismissal.

Live Score India 71/1 in Overs 15:  Afridi continues as Virat Kohli smashes a four on the deep square leg region. It’s a fantastic shot as Kohli gets down on knees to help India add another nine runs to the scoreboard. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 33 (39), Virat Kohli  21 (31)

Live Score India 62/1 in Overs 14: Wahab Riaz, the man who took five wickets in the 2011 World Cup clash against India, is into the attack now. Dhawan cuts one on the off-side but the shot was in the air, close to the fielder at point. India face his first over confidentially, taking six runs off it.  BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 31 (37), Virat Kohli  14 (27)

Live Score India 56/1 in Overs 13: Shahid Afridi is so, so accurate. The Pakistan bowler does not let India score many runs as the batsmen scramble to add only four runs off it. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 28 (35), Virat Kohli  11 (23) India vs Pakistan Live Score

Live Score India 52/1 in Overs 12: Bit of a drama in the middle as Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan take a single off a misfield. Sohail continues for Pakistan. Kohli punches one towards the covers but the fielder was right there at the position. The final ball is a loose one and Kohli slams it towards the midwicket region for a four. Sheer class.  BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 26 (33), Virat Kohli  9 (19) 

Live Score India 45/1 in Overs 11: A huge cheer as Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl. During the earlier overs, the Pakistan fans were chanting his name. Dhawan takes a single off the first ball.DROPPED! Kohli rocks back to hit towards the midwicket and it was a tough one, Yasir Shah not able to grab the ball as it was dying. CLOSE! BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 24 (31), Virat Kohli  4 (15) 

Live Score India 42/1 in Overs 10: Right-arm seamer Sohail Khan continues as Virat Kohli gets off the strike with a single after defending the first two deliveries. India are cautious after Rohit’s dismissal. The Pakistan fans have occupied the stands to the East. The Indians are all over the arena. The one in the South, close to the press box is the most vocal, says our man from the venue. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 22 (29), Virat Kohli  3 (11)

Live Score India 40/1 in Overs 9: Mohammad Irfan continues in his fourth over as Dhawan hits a boundary on the second last ball of the over on the led side. The fielder was standing close and Dhawan did well for find the gap easily.  BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 21 (27), Virat Kohli  2 (7)

Live Score India 35/1 in Overs 8: A little bit of heat in the middle among the players as Virat Kohli gets a stare from Sohail Khan. Crucial for India not to lose wickets here as they would not want to give Pakistan the advantage. BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 17 (25), Virat Kohli  1 (3)

Live Score India 34/1 in Overs 7.3: Sohail Khan has been quite impressive today with his line and length. And he has been rewarded as Rohit mistimes a pull and Misbah-ul-Haq, standing at long-off, takes a simple catch. India lose their first wicket as Rohit Sharma falls!  BATTING: Shikhar Dhawan 16 (24)  India vs Pakistan Live Score

OUT! Rohit Sharma c Misbah-ul-Haq b Sohail Khan 15 (20)

Live Score India 33/0 in Overs 7: Some issues with the sight screen as Mohammad Irfan is forced to pull out of hi run-up twice in the over. Dhawan, who had requested for the sightscreen to be adjusted pulls one over the deep square leg region for the first six in the innings! The Indians then take a single run off the second last ball, which was a bit risky.  BATTING: Rohit Sharma 15 (18), Shikhar Dhawan 16 (24)

Live Score India 24/0 in Overs 6: Sohail Khan continues as Dhawan takes a single with a pull stroke towards the third man fielder. The ball was in the air for sometime but there was no danger. The Indians are not taking any risks at all. Interesting yet smart approach indeed. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 13 (17), Shikhar Dhawan 10 (19)

Live Score India 21/0 in Overs 5: Rohit too gets his first boundary as he flicks one on the on side off Mohammad Irfan. The second ball is left alone. Rohit continues to be careful as Irfan comes around the wicket to get that angle targetting the stumps. Rohit is beaten on the fifth ball outside the stump. The final ball is a loose one and Rohit gets a four.  BATTING: Rohit Sharma 12 (15), Shikhar Dhawan 8 (15)

Live Score India 13/0 in Overs 4: Sohail Khan is looking quite disciplined with his line and length. Dhawan tries to clear the field with a four but again hits straight to the fielder. Rohit gets an outside edge on the fourth ball as he was looking to flick to the on side. Dhawan rocks back on the fifth ball and gets the first boundary of the innings. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 4 (9), Shikhar Dhawan 8 (15)

Live Score India 7/0 in Overs 3: Mohammad Irfan continues and Rohit takes a single on the first ball of the over. Dhawan defends the second delivery and it looks like the Indians will not be looking for runs early on. Preserving wickets will be the key here. The lanky pacer surprises Dhawan with a rising delivery that was close to the body. Dhawan lets it go unattended. Dhawan has a close shave on the fifth ball as an edge falls in no man’s land.  BATTING: Rohit Sharma 3 (8), Shikhar Dhawan 3 (10)

Live Score India 5/0 in Overs 2: Sohail Khan comes on to  bowl the second over in the innings and he immediately asks for a leg-before review against Dhawan. The ball was in line of the wickets and the batsman did well to play it. But the bowler felt the ball hit the pads first. Dhawan takes a single on the second ball. The third delivery is wide. Dhawan frees up his arms on the fourth ball but the stroke goes right to the fielder at point. The fifth ball is left alone by the southpaw, and so is the last ball. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 2 (6), Shikhar Dhawan 2 (6)

Live Score India 2/0 in Overs 1: Mohammad Irfan will start the proceedings for Pakistan with Rohit Sharma taking the strike. The first ball is outside the off stump and Rohit let’s it go. The second ball is left alone as well. The third delivery is closer to the wickets and Rohit gently defends it on the front foot. The right-hander takes the first run for India on the fourth ball, with a push on the off side past point. Shikhar Dhawan is off the mark too, with a single on the third man area. On the final ball, Rohit is beaten outside the off-stump. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 1 (5), Shikhar Dhawan 1 (1)

8.58 AM IST: National anthems are done, and indeed a large section of the fans had joined the Indian cricket team during their turn. The match is all set to begin in just about a few minutes. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan charge on to the field, Pakistan are in a huddle. Finally, end of all speculations and comments. Let the best team win!

8.55 AM IST: Indian and Pakistan cricketers are all set for the national anthems. The Adelaide Oval seems to be jam-packed. Bring it on!

Teams:

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c&wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav.

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Sohail Khan.Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah.

8.37 AM IST: Matthew Hayden, who has not been very confident of India’s chances says on Twitter that ‘India will win’.

TOSS: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool B match at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. India will play three fast bowlers and two spinners in the clash. Sarfraz Ahmed and Nasir Jamshed are out. Yasir Shah will play and Ahmed Shehzad will open the batting for Pakistan.

8.30 AM IST: Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed will not be playing in this match, says our man from the venue.

8.25 AM IST: Wasim Akram says that the pitch is ideal for batting and whoever wins the toss must bat first. The ball can move a little bit early on and the bowlers can get some bounce as well. Sunil Gavaskar wants India to bat first!  Toss is just a few minutes away. Stay tuned!

8.00 AM IST: Both Indian and Pakistani cricket teams are warming up and are seen in huddles ahead of the big clash. Adelaide Oval is looking a completely different place at the moment! The Pakistani huddle are getting a good piece of advice from the veteran Shahid Afridi, who looks all pumped up. The Indian players are also seen playing football, perhaps trying to de-stressing themselves ahead of the World Cup match versus Pakistan.

7.40 AM IST: The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams have arrived at Adelaide Oval ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match, which is surely going to be one memorable game. Remember, India have never lost to Pakistan and this time around, no side can be said favourites. India vs Pakistan in World Cup history: Magic moments and controversies

7.30 AM IST: So, the big day has finally arrived! The Indian and Pakistani cricket fans are swarming the Adelaide Oval at the moment as they were expected to turn in large numbers for the India vs Pakistan match. As we wait for the proceedings to begin, check out 5 Reasons why India’s win over Pakistan will change scenario for MS Dhoni’s men

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match between the Asian arch rivals, India and Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. It’s going to be a huge match for both the sides, as a win here can set the tone for the upcoming matches in the World Cup. This is Devarchit Varma, and I will be bringing you the over-by-over updates of the clash. CricketCountry correspondent Nishad Pai Vaidya will be covering the high-intensity clash from the venue, and here is his preview of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match between India and Pakistan.

Squads:

India: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Akshar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Umar Akmal (wk), Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Ehsan Adil, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan.

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Live Score Pakistan 102/4 in Overs 24: Umar Akmal has joined Misbah in the middle with his side in deep trouble.  BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 5 (9), Umar Akmal 0 (2)

Given that they are playing at home, New Zealand are likely to pose serious threat to Sri Lanka, more so because they have outplayed South Africa comfortably in their last warm-up match at the same ground, while Sri Lanka had been upset by Zimbabwe at Lincoln, that too in a convincing margin. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

With the bat, Kane Williamson has the toast of the nation for some time now. His current form is nigh-unbelievable: his last 16 innings include three hundreds and nine fifties (two of these half-centuries are 97 apiece); Ross Taylor, the man who tore the Pakistani attack to shreds in ICC World Cup 2011, would be the perfect partner with his ability to explode without warning. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

Brendon McCullum may have been phenomenal form in the longest formats, but his One-Day International (ODI) average since the beginning of 2014 reads a mere 27. The fact that he has a strike rate of 117 can prove to be effective; it is also to be remembered that McCullum, just like Taylor, can play those “impact innings”.

The perpetually underrated Martin Guptill, steady at the top and arguably the best of contemporary fielders, would form the support cast along with Grant Elliott and Luke Ronchi, both of whom have struck gold of late. Add to that the dangerous Tom Latham and Corey Anderson, the reliable Daniel Vettori, and the six-hitter Tim Southee, and New Zealand have a variety and depth in their line-up that can be the envy of many.

The New Zealand ODI seam attack is perhaps the best in the world: Southee and Trent Boult would match any new-ball pair; Kyle Mills has the experience and control; Adam Milne is genuinely quick; Mitchell McClenaghan, full of variations; Nathan McCullum, is unlikely to play, as New Zealand would probably play that old sly fox, Vettori; he will still have a trick or two up his sleeve.

New Zealand’s fielding standards have been traditionally high (often the best in the world). Add to that the home advantage: of their 17 home matches in 2014 and 2015 with decisions, New Zealand have won 12 and lost five (only Australia has better numbers). Restrict the opposition to only subcontinent oppositions, and the ratio reads 10:2. In addition to that, they have steamrolled South Africa by a 134-run margin: all New Zealand batsmen scored runs and no bowler went at above six.

The other aspect Sri Lanka needs to be wary of is Kiwi tactics: the last time New Zealand played in a World Cup at home they had won seven matches on the trot, and Martin Crowe’s shrewd tactics (involving a spinner to start bowling, playing a bunch of four military-medium pacers, using a pinch hitter, and frequent bowling changes) played a crucial role; who knows what “Baz” may unleash this time on his unsuspecting opposition?

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have traditionally not done well in World Cups outside the subcontinent, the only exception being ICC World Cup 2003. Their batting would rely heavily on “The Big Three” — Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, and Tillakaratne Dilshan. While the last two have averaged in excess of 60 on the recently concluded Sri Lanka tour, Mahela has also topped 46.

Unfortunately, with none of the others going past the 30-mark, Sri Lanka may have a thing or two to bother. They have Angelo Mathews, who is maturing with every passing day, and the destructive Thisara Perera, but Sri Lanka’s new-generation middle-order continue to disappoint.

The bowling is more efficient than spectacular. Lasith Malinga did not do a great job against Zimbabwe, which probably means Nuwan Kulasekara will have to assume the role of the spearhead. While Nuwan can be more than a handful with the new ball and Mathews can chip in with the odd wicket, especially in helpful conditions, he would need the young seamers to deliver. Sri Lanka would probably be more comfortable if the track is slightly slower, in which case their specialist spinners (and Dilshan) may come into play.

Squads:

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c & wk), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (wk), Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Trent Boult, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tom Latham, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (c), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan (wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne (wk), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Jeevan Mendis, Dushmantha Chameera

Chaminda Perera