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Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam are out in the middle. Rizwan has taken his guard and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at the top of his mark.
Play.
Summary
India win dramatic match by four wickets
Kohli hits unbeaten 82 off 53 balls
Ind 160-6 (20 overs): Kohli 82* (53), Pandya 40 (37); Rauf 2-36, Nawaz 2-42
Pak 159-8 (20 overs): Masood 52* (42), Iftikhar 51; Pandya 3-30, Arshdeep 3-32
Postpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Postpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the MCGAn atmosphere for the ages is building at the MCG. Every seat has been sold. There will be over 90,000 people in. It’s a privilege to be here.
Postpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Image source, Getty ImagesAssuming these guys are neutral fans...
Postpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
The players have just been through the pomp and circumstance of the national anthems at the MCG. Rohit Sharma looked to the sky when India's concluded welling up.
We're almost ready to go.
Postpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the MCGIt was bedlam outside a little earlier...
Postpublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam: "We would have bowled first, too. We will try to put runs on the board and get to 160 or 170. We are very prepared for this."
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Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the MCGI don't want to upset anyone but the India players got the louder cheers when the teams were just read out. I reckon the Pakistan supporters are outnumbered.
Postpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
India captain Rohit Sharma: "I think looks like a good pitch, a bit of grass, and it's a little overcast, so the ball might swing around a little bit, so we'll try and use that to our advantage. It's time to come out and enjoy ourselves."
Postpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer India captain Sunil Gavaskar has just said in an interview with ABC Radio that the rivalry is in many ways much more intense between the fans than the players themselves, who largely have cordial relations.
The atmosphere is certainly building at the MCG as the fans stream through the gates into this gargantuan coliseum.
Postpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the MCGThe fans have been pouring into the G for the last two hours. Cries of “India, India” and “Pakistan Zindabad” ringing around the streets. I passed a dad taking his daughter, who was just nine months old, to the ground on my way into the MCG.
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Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke, sporting the brightest ice-white trainers you could imagine, has just done a pitch report of sorts.
"It's a rock with a covering of grass. It's going to be good whether you bat first or second. Should be some swing around early on," he bellows confidently.
Postpublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the MCGI'd tell you what happened at the toss but you may have a better idea than me. Literally couldn't hear a thing.
This atmosphere is going to be unlike anything I've experienced.
India win toss and bowl firstpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Rohit Sharma gives the coin a flick and, Babar Azam calls tails. It's heads.
India have won the toss and elected to go into the field first. They quite fancy chasing.
Welcome...published at 08:30 British Summer Time 23 October 2022
Image source, Getty ImagesHere we are then, the big one. India v Pakistan.
We even have some moody pictures of both captains brooding during a pre-match photoshoot to draw upon. Yes, it's that big.
There's nearly always fireworks when these two meet and with the Melbourne Cricket Ground set to packed rafters with partisan supporters this has the makings of a cracker.
Stick with us for the next few hours.