The enormity of the Indo-Pak rivalry was clearly visible in New York as the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium was packed with fans
But to the fans’ dismay, the toss was delayed due to rain
After close to 45 minutes after the scheduled start time, the captains walked out to the middle for toss
Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened the innings for India while Shaheen Shah Afridi started with the ball
There was stoppage of play yet again as rain returned and got intense. India was 8/0 in 1 over
Virat was off the mark with a four through covers but fell off the next delivery as Naseem Shah had the last laugh
Afridi provided yet another breakthrough for Pakistan as he dismissed Rohit
Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel, who was promoted up the order, added 39 runs for the third wicket before the latter perished
Suryakumar Yadav was the next batter to fall as he was decieved by Haris Rauf’s slower one. Mohammed Amir completed a simple catch at mid-off
Naseem Shah and Rauf picked three wickets apiece to trigger a collapse as India found itself at 112/9
Bumrah provided the early breakthrough for India as Babar was caught at slips via a sensational catch from Suryakumar Yadav