India vs Pakistan Cricket Score, Asia Cup 2018: India crush Pakistan by 8 wickets

B Kumar to Imam, OUT! Kumar is up and running! He was off color in the previous game against Hong Kong but he has come out firing on all cylinders today. He spots Imam using his feet and hence, shortens his length. Hits the deck hard as the batsman swings wildly at it. Ends up getting a thick outside edge though and Dhoni behind the stumps does the rest. That was a poor shot, the youngster will be kicking himself. Fails in his first outing against India. It was a surprising shot selection from him though. He usually takes his time to get in but today he perished attempting to do something extravagant.

J Bumrah to F Zaman, Fractionally overpitched on middle and leg, driven hard but straight to mid on. Brilliant start from Bumrah, a maiden.

J Bumrah to F Zaman, Bumrah spots Zaman taking a few steps down the track and bowls a high full toss aimed at him. He tries to hit it too hard and mistimes it back towards the bowler. A maiden on the cards?

J Bumrah to F Zaman, Four dots in a row! Back of a length ball, a touch straighter this time. Zaman is on his toes as he tries to defend it. He does block it but not convincingly. It was more of a fend towards mid-wicket.

J Bumrah to F Zaman, Same line and length from Bumrah in the off stump corridor. Fakhar puts his head down and defends it besides the pitch on the off side.

J Bumrah to F Zaman, Bumrah pitches this one up again and there is a bit of nibble in the air. Zaman leans ahead and blocks it with authority.

J Bumrah to F Zaman, Zaman is showing intent straightaway! Pitched up ball around off, Zaman makes a bit of room, clears his front leg and drills it but finds the extra cover fielder.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball from the other end.

B Kumar to Imam, Length ball that swings into the batsman who covers the line and tucks it towards mid-wicket. Decent start for Bhuvi and India, only 2 from the first over.

B Kumar to Imam, A bit tentative! Back of a length and some width on offer, Imam tries to force it off the back foot through covers but ends up getting it off the inner half down the track.

B Kumar to Imam, Stump-to-stump line and on a length, Imam hangs back and blocks it with authority.

B Kumar to Imam, Pakistan and Imam are underway! In search of extravagant swing, Bhuvi ends up bowling it on a length on the hips. Imam moves inside the line and tucks it in front of square leg. Chahal gives it a chase and keeps the batsmen down to a couple.

B Kumar to Imam, Pitches this one fuller outside off, Imam-ul-Haq leans ahead a touch and taps it towards cover-point.

B Kumar to Imam, Right on the money is Bhuvneshwar! Bowls it on a good length around off and gets some inward movement. Imam shuffles a touch and blocks it down the track.

The players come out to the middle for their respective national anthems. After the completion, we are all set to roll. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq will open the batting for Pakistan. They are in rich vein of form and will be eager to capitalize on it. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will steam in with the first new ball. A slip in place. Here we go...

India skipper, Rohit Sharma, says that they would have batted first as well but nevertheless they know what they are doing now. Adds that they will play their upcoming games at the same ground and it is nice that they will chase today. Credits Hong Kong for the way they played in the last game but is happy that they were successful in getting over the line. Feels that it will be a fantastic game against Pakistan and they are all geared up for it. Informs there are two changes - Jasprit Bumrah comes in for Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed makes way for Hardik Pandya.

Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says that they will bat first today. Informs that they are going in with the same eleven that featured in their last game. Mentions that it is a good batting pitch and they want to put India under pressure. Ends by saying that they will target to put up a score above 280.

TOSS - Sarfraz Ahmed calls heads and the coin lands in his favour. Pakistan opt to bat.