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India vs Pakistan Live scores: Rohit Sharma Fifty helps India get off to a flying start
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in this big clash at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester.
Winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bowl first and the Indian team with its exceptional opening line-up managed to get a steady start. KL Rahul is promoted top the order in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan and did complete justice in this role.
India were 49/0 when Rohit Sharma smashed a solid four down the rope to help India reach 53 without a loss. However, this stability in the opening batting order will take off the pressure from the skipper Virat Kohli who comes to bat number 3.
At the end of 12 overs, the Indian team managed to put on 79 runs on board without a loss. Rohit Sharma scored a splendid half century in just 35 deliviers. KL Rahul on the other hand smashed 27 runs in 37 deliveries.
The Indian batting line-up looks extremely robust with the likes of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya in the middle order. The team will look forward to set up a high total against the Pakistani bowlers and will score most of the runs in the first 30 overs of the game.
The team reveived a major blow post the injury of their opener, Shikhar Dhawan. However, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma provided the Indian team steady start in this game.Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the tournament for a couple of games post his thumb injury. However, this opened the routes for KL Rahul to showcase his exceptional batting up the order. We’ll hope for the Indian stalwart to recover as soon as possible and for KL Rahul to contribute to the team’s batting.
