India, Sept. 21 -- The flames are on, and the air is charged with competitiveness in the ongoing Super Four match between India and Pakistan. Pakistan batted first in the game and posted 171 runs on the board after a solid start. Loss in momentum led them to fall 15-20 runs short of what could have been a winning total.

However, it was a competitive total, and Pakistan could have put India on the back foot if they picked up a couple of early wickets. That hope was nipped in the bud by the Indian openers as they brought down the bats like Thor's hammer from the beginning of the chase. Abhishek Sharma started off with a first-ball six and continued with fluency from there on. At the other end, Shubman Gill treated the spectators with class...