India vs Pakistan LIVE: T20 World Cup final score, result and reaction today

A six to follow! That’s not that short, but Rizwan is swiftly latching on to it, squatting in his stance to get underneath a ball that may have grazed the top of the bails and unleash a compact pull over the short square leg boundary. A lovely little number.

A hint of away-movement to the right-handed Mohammad Rizwan through the air as Kumar immediately finds a good area.

That’s a nice shot, though - Rizwan clips a leg-side length ball between midwicket and mid-on, with Varun Chakravarthy just about able to scoop the ball back and prevent a boundary. We check with the third umpire - has he still got the ball when he slides into the advertising triangle? Ah, he has - four runs it is!

...Will be Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a mightily effective bowler when there’s a bit of swing of nip. Can he find it?

Much may rest on Pakistan’s excellent opening pair. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have evolved into one of the world’s most consistent partnership, neither the fiercest ball striker but each perhaps the perfect sort of player for a surface like this.

If they are able to get them close, Asif Ali might be key - he’s the true power-hitter in this side and will likely be given the finisher’s role at six. The usage of Fakhar Zaman will be interesting, too - he’s the sole left-hander in the top order who may try and target Ravindra Jadeja. Remember that with Hardik Pandya unable to bowl, Virat Kohli (!) is India’s sixth bowling option.

An off-day for Hasan Ali, who went at eleven an over, but otherwise a pleasing day at the office for Pakistan’s bowling attack. Shaheen led the charge with his superb new-ball burst but Haris Rauf was outstanding, conceding just 25 from his four and bowling some tough overs, while Shadab Khan and the combined might of Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez tied India down well in eight economical overs of spin.

You would say that 151 is just about par on a surface upon which it looks tricky to score freely. Having been rocked by a brilliant new-ball spell from Shaheen Shah Afridi, India, led by Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli, battled well to a competitive score but missed out on the late acceleration to propel themselves to something slightly more imposing.

The surface looked particularly devilish when Pakistan’s seamers used their cutters late on, and there was a bit of turn and bounce for the spinners. It won’t be easy for Babar Azam’s side to track it down, but they’ll be pleased to have limited India as they did. Might dew have a role to play - the ball could well skid on slightly better under the lights?

This time it is a raunchier number from Bhuvneshwar, throwing his bat all over the place like a crazed conductor’s baton as he tries to manipulate Haris Rauf behind the stumps. Rauf drags the ball wide of off in response to an initial attempted scoop, and Bhuvneshwar can’t make contact as he tries to reverse the shot and beat short third man.

Shami nonetheless calls him through for a bye as Mohammad Rizwan is forced to his knees in gathering Rauf’s slower ball, and India will finish up on 151.

Just about home! India hurry two as new man Mohammed Shami beats the throw of the fielder despite a direct hit.

And again! India reach 150 as Hasan Ali fumbles his pick-up after another Bhuvneshwar Kumar leg-side nudge allows his partner to use his sprinting spikes. Two more.

Lobbed to extra cover! This has been a death bowling master-class from Haris Rauf, executing his plans perfectly on a pitch favouring cutters and slower balls. Another sticks in the surface from short of a good length and Hardik, like all of the batters tonight, is ahead of the curve in his short, skewing an attempted slog up and to the off-side.

Babar Azam calls off the dogs as he steadies himself and takes a calm catch moving to his right and towards long-off.