Indian captain Virat Kohli has hailed Yuvraj Singh after India's win over Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy match in Birmingham on Sunday, describing the veteran's innings as the "game-changer".
Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad had gotten Pakistan off to a steady start in the powerplay overs.
Pakistan's target at the start of its innings was 324 runs in 48 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method, but this became 289 in 41 after play was again interrupted by rain.
With India put in to bat, Rohit and Shikhar started on a cautious note as Pakistani pacers were right on the coin in the first hour. In the field we were still six.
It was surprisingly easy for India.
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Earlier, put in to bat first, openers Rohit Sharma (91) and Shikhar Dhawan (68) provided their side with a ideal start as not only did they blast half-centuries each, but also went on to stitch a huge 136-run stand, thus making them the most successful opening pair in the history of the eight-team marquee event.
India plundered 72 runs in their final four overs as Pakistan's attack wilted. There were just two balls left in the Indian innings but the Pakistan keeper-skipper seemed more interested in going back to the dressing room to escape more punishment. The dismissal triggered jeers from Indian fans. Jadeja picked up a ball which was travelling, turned and hit the stumps in a flash to caught Malik short of ground.
Sources from PCB said Rumman Raees and Mohammad Abbas are being considered as a possible replacement for Wahab Riaz. India-Pakistan is a pressure game, hopefully we play as a free game. Most of that 20 came during a costly 23-run last over for Imad Wasim (0-66).
"Everything was under control after 40 overs, but we lost the plot in the last eight". Play was temporarily halted for rain 9.5 overs into the match.
After nearly a 40-minute holdup, with the scoreboard reading 46 runs in 9.5 overs, India regrouped their strategy and started counter-attacking. Skipper Kohli then joined Rohit and the dashing duo steadied the game in India's favor.
India captain Virat Kohli made 81 not out, sharing a quickfire third-wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh (53) as Pakistan paid a heavy price for dropping both batsmen.
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