Bhuvneshwar decides he doesn't like being hit for six and mixes his lengths up nicely. Mohammad Hafeez slashes a slow, wide delivery and then gives his batting partner a right telling off for not turning an easy two into a sneaky three.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at The Oval

Seems a bit over the top for a spilt Pimm's...

Pak 300-4published at 45.2 overs

45.2 overs

Oh, that's a shot and a half from Mohammad Hafeez! It's a perfectly decent delivery from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a good length, and it's been swatted into the crowd. In fact, the crowd parted to let that ball drop in the middle of them. Dismissive from the batsman.

John Poole: ‏Pakistan are going to blow this aren't they? You can never rule out a collapse from these guys.

Dave‏: Enjoying the sunshine & the cricket! Two teams at it hammer & tongs! Pakistan off to a flyer, India fighting back in the last 10!

Here are the two wickets that Pakistan have been rebuilding from. Firstly, Shoaib Malik...

And then Babar Azam.

Pak 294-4published at 45 overs

45 overs

Ooh, that's an almighty effort from Hardik Pandya as Mohammad Hafeez tucks into Kedar Jadhav! That's six, another skip down the pitch and the ball just creeps over Pandya's outstretched hand. And again! This time it's Imad Wasim who goes straight down the ground and into the sightscreen! Kohli might have overbowled his part-timer, here.

Henna Saeed
BBC reporter in Pakistan

People here are watching the match at an empty restaurant. Fasting completes at sunset, after that people will be able to eat here. Until then they will only watch and chat.

Oops. Jasprit Bumrah spears in a full toss and Mohammad Hafeez picks it up off his pads and away to the boundary. Pakistan have stuttered slightly but they've got enough wickets in the tank, although I wonder if they'd have been better sending the captain out at this stage in the innings. Imad gets up on his haunches to drive nicely for a couple.

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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

All the momentum is now with India and with eight overs to go it looks like this score will not be enough. I don't think anyone has failed to chase down anything under 300 at The Oval.

Imad Wasim is the next man in for Pakistan, and he's off the mark as he taps a super low delivery from Jadhav away for a single. The two batsmen head to the middle of the wicket for a brief tactics talk.

Khalid Karamat
BBC Urdu

Pakistan’s batting has been under a lot of scrutiny in the tournament, especially the lack of big hitters in the team. I spoke to Shoaib Malik about this who said that as long as Pakistan keep the strike-rate around 100, there is no need for big hitters.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at The Oval

Spotted in the pavilion, former BBC political correspondent and current Today Show presenter Nick Robinson. A lager man.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back for the final overs of the innings. And he's walloped over cow corner by Mohammad Hafeez! That's really good work, darting down the wicket and pulling him with disdain. This is really good from Pakistan, that nice mixture of aggression and gentle strokeplay, and it's a nice, tidy over from the bowler too.

GarethCalway: ‏Pakistan definitely the side of the tournament.They couldn't, could they?

Right, well. That's one way to get off the mark - Mohammad Hafeez comes dancing down to Ravi Jadeja and slaps the ball straight back past him for four! Even Jadeja looked a little surprised at that. And that's another boundary! Down the leg side from Jadeja and Hafeez gives it a little tickle to help it on its way.

Here's some of the big shots from Shoaib Malik and Babar Azam in the last few overs...

Mohammad Hafeez is the new man at the crease, but he's watching from the non-strikers' as Babar pats out the rest of the over.

Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special

Pakistan are just banking on a bit of experience and not changing things completely.