India VS Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy LIVE: Pakistan struggled but finally managed to post a competitive 241 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday thanks to Saud Shakeel's well-served half century (62, 76b, 5x4). Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were tasked to hand India a positive start at a ground that favoured the teams chasing in seven of the last ten games. Gill didn't go all guns-blazing against Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi and targeted poor deliveries while 'Hitman' played his natural game -- attack from the word go!
In case you missed the beginning of India's run chase, here is an over-wise recap of what happened:
Over 1: Shaheen Shah Afridi started the proceedings for Pakistan against the Indian skipper. The first run came in the second ball when the tall seamer bowled a wide. Rohit found a single in the next ball to open his account and hand Gill the strike. Five balls of the over breached the 140-mark and the in-form Gill remained unable to open the scoring.
2/0
Over 2: As expected by most, Naseem Shah got the second over. A top edge gave India the first boundary of the innings as Rohit Sharma's shot flew over the slips to cross the boundary rope. The very next ball, Rohit Sharma flicked one over the leg side to smash a huge six as the Indian fans erupted. However, Shah finished the over strongly and leaked no more runs.
12/0
Over 3: An inside edge helped Gill finally get off the mark as the ball rushed towards the boundary. After three dot balls, Gill played a classy cover drive to score the second boundary of the over to frustrate Afridi.
20/0
Over 4:
