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It has stopped raining and the covers are coming off. We will have an update for you shortly.#INDvPAK
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UPDATE – The players are coming off the field due to rain. Covers coming on.#INDvPAK
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Match 22. 45.1: WICKET! MS Dhoni (1) is out, c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir, 298/4 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 44.3: H Ali to V Kohli (64), 4 runs, 294/3 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 44.2: H Ali to V Kohli (60), 4 runs, 290/3 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 43.5: WICKET! H Pandya (26) is out, c Babar Azam b Mohammad Amir, 285/3 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 43.4: M Amir to H Pandya (26), 4 runs, 285/2 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 43.2: M Amir to V Kohli (54), 4 runs, 280/2 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 42.4: H Ali to H Pandya (20), 4 runs, 272/2 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 41.1: W Riaz to V Kohli (45), 4 runs, 258/2 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 39.1: S Khan to V Kohli (34), 4 runs, 242/2 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma, K.L. Rahul steal the show, get India off to perfect start against Pakistan.
Rohit Sharma departs after a brilliant knock of 140.#TeamIndia 234/2 after 38.2 overs
Live – https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #INDvPAK #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/i7uIBNMvpM
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Match 22. 38.2: WICKET! R Sharma (140) is out, c Wahab Riaz b Hassan Ali, 234/2 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 38.1: H Ali to R Sharma (140), 4 runs, 234/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 37.2: W Riaz to R Sharma (132), 4 runs, 225/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 35.3: W Riaz to R Sharma (123), 4 runs, 211/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 34.5: I Wasim to R Sharma (119), 4 runs, 206/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 33.5: S Khan to R Sharma (111), 4 runs, 197/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 30.2: M Amir to V Kohli (13), 4 runs, 177/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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💯
Back to back centuries for HITMAN. What a player 🇮🇳💪👏 pic.twitter.com/pOh7HVbibi
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Match 22. 26.2: H Ali to R Sharma (91), 6 runs, 157/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 26.2: H Ali to R Sharma (91), 6 runs, 157/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 24.3: H Ali to R Sharma (80), 4 runs, 143/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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King Kohli in the house 👑👑#CWC19 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/lNb5fcCYBH
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The 32-year old was lucky to survive a run-out chance in the 11th over when a hesitation between him and Rahul saw Rohit way out of his crease, but Shadab Khan did superbly well to pick up the ball one-hand but got the direction of the throw wrong.
#CWC2019 Wahab Riaz takes India's first wicket as KL Rahul gets caught by Babar Azam. Captain Virat Kohli enters the fray, India 136/1 in 24 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/JyCZtOPmgH
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Match 22. 23.5: WICKET! KL Rahul (57) is out, c Babar Azam b Wahab Riaz, 136/1 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 22.5: M Hafeez to KL Rahul (57), 6 runs, 134/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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FIFTY!
@klrahul11 joins the party, brings up a well made half-century 💪💪🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/nS3m7kzXAy
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Match 22. 22.1: M Hafeez to R Sharma (73), 4 runs, 127/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 21.4: S Malik to KL Rahul (50), 6 runs, 121/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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#CWC19 India 105/0 in 20 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan https://t.co/AmsYRp3p12
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100-run partnership between #TeamIndia openers @ImRo45 & @klrahul11 👏👏🇮🇳#INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/JVorfyN293
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Match 22. 15.1: S Khan to R Sharma (57), 4 runs, 91/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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#CWC19 India 83/0 in 14 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan https://t.co/58RpjDoJZZ
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FIFTY!
Here comes the half-century for @ImRo45 off 34 deliveries. His 3rd in the tournament so far.#CWC19 pic.twitter.com/euCtyDGJa5
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Match 22. 11.5: S Khan to R Sharma (50), 4 runs, 79/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 11.4: S Khan to R Sharma (46), 6 runs, 75/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 11.1: S Khan to KL Rahul (26), 4 runs, 66/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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Match 22. 10.1: I Wasim to KL Rahul (18), 4 runs, 57/0 https://t.co/GuJZFwzObH #IndvPak #CWC19
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India's opening stand has crossed 50 and the party is getting started. Join in! #TeamIndia #INDvPAK #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/DfkljSQpLn
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#CWC19 India 46/0 in 9 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan https://t.co/z7ygZg5UM0
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#CWC19 India 42/0 in 8 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. KL Rahul at 10 runs in 24 balls #IndiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/on5L8tKMTg
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#CWC19 India 35/0 in 7 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. Rohit Sharma at 26 runs in 21 balls #IndiaVsPakistan https://t.co/RBOvmavwxt
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#CWC19 Rohit ends the over with a huge '6'! India 32/0 in 6 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/0IpsGTbJjg
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#CWC19 India 20/0 in 5 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan https://t.co/Tit8sqKvYD
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#CWC19 India 16/0 in 4 overs against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan pic.twitter.com/skx9gpXSsj
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England: Fans cheer for Indian team outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. #IndiaVsPakistan match has begun now. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/muIUfmpLqp
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#IndiaVsPakistan: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul start batting for India. Mohammad Amir opens the bowling attack for Pakistan, at Old Trafford, Manchester. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/xKQzNVl0qw
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CWC'19: Pakistan win toss against India, opt to bowl first
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Indiaaaa Indiaaa 🇮🇳🇮🇳#CWC19 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/uTU4Qtwv7Q
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Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and asked India to bat first in their World Cup group stage encounter at the Old Trafford on Sunday.
India brought in Vijay Shankar for the injured Shikhar Dhawan, while Pakistan has brought back spinners Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim in place of Shaheen Afridi and Asif Ali.
Following are the India’s and Pakistan’s playing XI:
India- Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar.
Pakistan- Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan.