India vs Pakistan, 16th Match, Super 12 Group 2 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

India clinch the final-ball thriller!

What an incredible finish to this exceptional fixture. 16 needed off the final over and only left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz to bowl. He bowled with a long run up with Rizwan standing back to deny the Indian pair of Kohli and Hardik to get a win. Hardik fell first ball trying to hit big. Next two balls fetched a single and a double, taking India's equation to 13 off last 3 balls. Nawaz then bowled a high full toss that Kohli deposited over deep square leg and the umpire ruled it a no ball. So the equation came down to 6 off 3. The next ball Kohli was foxed but the ball hit the stumps and ran down to the third man. As the ball was a free hit delivery, the dismissal didn't count.

The equation was down to 3 off 2 and then Dinesh Karthik got out stumped. The equation was now 2 off 1 and R Ashwin let a leg side ball go down and it was 1 off 1. Then the field came up and a calm Ashwin hit one over mid off to complete a phenomenal chase. What scenes! Indian players crowd Kohli, Rohit picks him up, and it appears Kohli is in tears. What a finish!

India need 16 off 6...

What a finish we have on our hands. India have dwarfed the 48 off 18 equation to 31 off 12 and now to 16 off 6. The 19th over was turning Pakistan's way as Haris Rauf kept up his pace and control, but erred on the very last two balls. First a slow bouncer that Kohli saw through and hit for a straight six. And then a leg-side ball has been deposited over fine leg for another six. 16 to get from 6 with Nawaz to bowl...

Fifty for Kohli but India's chase equation tricky...

Virat Kohli pulls a Shaheen Afridi delivery to get his half-century but the equation - 48 off 18 - is tricky for India, considering Haris Rauf still has one over left.

Hardik, Kohli shift gears...

Eerily, they do it in the 12th over too (Remember, the 21-run Axar Patel over?). Pakistan's left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz was at the receiving end this time - getting hit for three sixes in the over. Are the tables about to turn?

India are four down!

The Axar Patel experiment at #5 is a failure. Not because the left-hander couldn't play hit shots, but because of a miscommuncation with Kohli on a run. A bit of a yes-no while trying to pinch a single and Kohli sent him back. Axar turned around, dashed back and even put in a dive but he was caught short. Pakistan only just picked the wicket there because Rizwan didn't collect the ball cleanly and seemed to have broken the stumps with his hands. But replays showed that the ball ricocheted off his glove and hit the stumps. The bail lit up and was out of the groove before Rizwan could break the stumps with his hands. So the TV umpire ruled in Pakistan's favour. It was a close call but went Pakistan's way.

Suryakumar Yadav falls!

MCG has been silenced! Pakistan are ecstatic! And why shouldn't they be? Haris Rauf has taken out India's current best T20 batter with a mean short ball. Suryakumar looked to adjust last minute by swaying back and lapping the ball over the slip cordon but the bounce was steep and an edge went to Rizwan behind the stumps.

When India fans say 'over to Kohli', they truly mean it...

India 10 for 2...

Rohit Sharma is gone! He's poked at one from Haris Rauf just outside the offstump and Iftikhar Ahmed grabbed a sharp catch. Early trouble for the chasing side here. Over to Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav!

Naseem Shah strikes early...

And out goes KL Rahul. It was a nervy start from India's openers - sort of taking stock of how the ball was behaving for the Pakistan quicks. Rahul here ended up being too tentative on a forward defence and ended up playing the ball onto the stumps. This chase is not going to be easy by any stretch of imagination - India are 7 for 1.

Pakistan finish on 159/8

Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed got fifties, India pushed back hard with wickets through the middle but they've conceded 53 off the last five overs to let Pakistan post 159 for 8. At one stage, Pakistan were looking at a sub-140 total so they'd go into the break thinking they've got enough for a win here.

Quality meme here...