Over 22. 20 runs. Bowler: Zia Sharifi. India Men: 3-182(rr 8.27) Rahul steps forward to a length ball outside off, driving it fluently and middling it with great control over extra cover for six! KL Rahul lights up the over with his fourth boundary, now thirty runs off sixteen balls as India tighten their grip with a 92% win probability and just 13 needed off 18.
A short slower ball outside off, perfectly timed by KL Rahul. He pulls it cleanly, driving the ball along the ground through long on for a boundary. KL Rahul continues his strong hitting with another four, making it three boundaries in this over.
The off cutter pitches short and wide outside off, but KL Rahul leans into a masterful pull. He times it perfectly, sending the ball soaring with controlled precision over long on for six. India's win probability surges from 71% to 80% with that powerful strike.
Over 21. 6 runs. Bowler: AM Ghazanfar. India Men: 3-162(rr 7.71) Over the wicket. Short, middle stump, down the track, worked along the ground to Ibrahim Zadran at long on. 1 run.
An off break pitched on a length outside off, Shubman Gill attempts a slog but mistimes it, sending the ball racing to deep mid-wicket for a quick two.
Ghazanfar delivers an off break on a good length, pitching on middle stump. Shubman Gill works it carefully along the ground towards midwicket, but no run comes from this tidy shot.
Over 20. 3 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. India Men: 3-156(rr 7.8) Rashid Khan bowls a deceptive googly on a back of a length outside off stump. KL Rahul works it down to mid-wicket where Rahmat Shah fields smartly. No run from this delivery. India need 39 runs from 30 balls with 7 wickets in hand, holding a 73% chance in this chase.
Rashid Khan floats a leg spinner outside off stump, and Shubman Gill goes for a slog but mistimes it, sneaking a single to deep mid-wicket where Mohammad Saleem fields it cleanly.
Rashid Khan delivers a length ball on off stump, but KL Rahul flicks it neatly down towards square leg. The ball stays low and is fielded quickly, yielding no run.
Over 19. 10 runs. Bowler: Azmatullah Omarzai. India Men: 3-153(rr 8.05) Azmatullah delivers a back of a length ball outside off, met with a controlled push by Rahul who plays it neatly to extra cover where it is fielded cleanly. No run comes off this delivery. India require 42 from 36 balls, holding a solid 78% chance with seven wickets in hand.
Azmatullah delivers a length ball outside off, and Shubman Gill pushes it neatly along the ground towards extra cover. No run comes off this tidy stroke.
Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a back of a length delivery just outside off, and Rahul pushes it neatly through point for a single. India moves along to 150 for 3.
