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Kuldeep Yadav (8/10): The left-arm leg-spinner played a crucial role in the game by dismissing Babar Azam and breaking the 104-run partnership for the second wicket between him and Fakhar Zaman. He dismissed Fakhar shortly after to instigate a collapse. Press Association

Lokesh Rahul (9/10): The opener got his team off to a good start, scoring 57 off 78 balls while putting on a 136-run partnership for the first wicket with Rohit Sharma. He should have kicked on to get a hundred, but by the time he was dismissed, the tempo for a big total had been set. Reuters

Rohit Sharma (10/10): India's other opening batsman scored the 24th century of his ODI career as he got his team the start they needed after being sent in to bat. He top-scored with 140, but a double century was there for the taking had he chosen to continue playing mostly orthodox shots. Instead, he tried his trademark cheeky scoop shot which went straight to short fine leg. Reuters

Virat Kohli (9/10): For the second match in a row, the captain scored a big half-century, pacing his innings brilliantly. He played second fiddle to Rohit, like he did to Shikhar Dhawan against Australia, and upped the ante only after Rohit was dismissed. A late flurry of shots from him helped India to well past the 300-run mark. Reuters

Hardik Pandya (8/10): The all-rounder once again batted at No 4, but unlike against Australia, he was unable to find his timing. But he rode his luck, especially against Hasan Ali's pace, to score a cameo at the death as India closed in on a 300-plus total. Reuters

MS Dhoni (3/10): The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman had a quiet day, making just one run from two deliveries. His dismissal raised concern India may end up losing their way at the death, but it mattered little at the end of the day. AP Photo

Vijay Shankar (8/10): He got off to a slow start in his very first World Cup innings but sensibly rotated the strike with Kohli, the set batsman, before using the long handle to finish the innings unbeaten. He then exploited the conditions to his advantage, as his slow medium pace earned him the wickets of Imam-ul-Haq and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Reuters

Kedar Jadhav (3/10): Once again, the batting all-rounder had little to do, with the rest of India's batsmen scoring big runs. But a late flurry from him helped India to 336. He is probably due a big one at some point later in the tournament. Reuters

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/10): India's leading paceman felt a tightness in his left hamstring after bowling 16 deliveries. It put him out of the game, but he has until June 22 to get back to full fitness. AP Photo

Yuzvendra Chahal (6/10): The right-arm leg-spinner had a relatively quiet game, but he was superb in keeping the Pakistan batsmen at bay even as the asking rate continued to climb. Reuters

Jasprit Bumrah (6/10): Like Chahal, the frontline fast bowler also had a quiet day in the office, playing a supporting role to others in the attack instead. AP Photo

Kuldeep Yadav (8/10): The left-arm leg-spinner played a crucial role in the game by dismissing Babar Azam and breaking the 104-run partnership for the second wicket between him and Fakhar Zaman. He dismissed Fakhar shortly after to instigate a collapse. Press Association

Lokesh Rahul (9/10): The opener got his team off to a good start, scoring 57 off 78 balls while putting on a 136-run partnership for the first wicket with Rohit Sharma. He should have kicked on to get a hundred, but by the time he was dismissed, the tempo for a big total had been set. Reuters

Rohit Sharma (10/10): India's other opening batsman scored the 24th century of his ODI career as he got his team the start they needed after being sent in to bat. He top-scored with 140, but a double century was there for the taking had he chosen to continue playing mostly orthodox shots. Instead, he tried his trademark cheeky scoop shot which went straight to short fine leg. Reuters

Virat Kohli (9/10): For the second match in a row, the captain scored a big half-century, pacing his innings brilliantly. He played second fiddle to Rohit, like he did to Shikhar Dhawan against Australia, and upped the ante only after Rohit was dismissed. A late flurry of shots from him helped India to well past the 300-run mark. Reuters

Hardik Pandya (8/10): The all-rounder once again batted at No 4, but unlike against Australia, he was unable to find his timing. But he rode his luck, especially against Hasan Ali's pace, to score a cameo at the death as India closed in on a 300-plus total. Reuters

MS Dhoni (3/10): The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman had a quiet day, making just one run from two deliveries. His dismissal raised concern India may end up losing their way at the death, but it mattered little at the end of the day. AP Photo

Vijay Shankar (8/10): He got off to a slow start in his very first World Cup innings but sensibly rotated the strike with Kohli, the set batsman, before using the long handle to finish the innings unbeaten. He then exploited the conditions to his advantage, as his slow medium pace earned him the wickets of Imam-ul-Haq and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Reuters

Kedar Jadhav (3/10): Once again, the batting all-rounder had little to do, with the rest of India's batsmen scoring big runs. But a late flurry from him helped India to 336. He is probably due a big one at some point later in the tournament. Reuters

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/10): India's leading paceman felt a tightness in his left hamstring after bowling 16 deliveries. It put him out of the game, but he has until June 22 to get back to full fitness. AP Photo

Yuzvendra Chahal (6/10): The right-arm leg-spinner had a relatively quiet game, but he was superb in keeping the Pakistan batsmen at bay even as the asking rate continued to climb. Reuters

Jasprit Bumrah (6/10): Like Chahal, the frontline fast bowler also had a quiet day in the office, playing a supporting role to others in the attack instead. AP Photo

Kuldeep Yadav (8/10): The left-arm leg-spinner played a crucial role in the game by dismissing Babar Azam and breaking the 104-run partnership for the second wicket between him and Fakhar Zaman. He dismissed Fakhar shortly after to instigate a collapse. Press Association

Rohit Sharma unstoppable, Sarfaraz Ahmed has game to forget: India v Pakistan player ratings

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil evaluates the performances of the 22 players who competed in this Cricket World Cup clash between these two rivals

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

June 16, 2019

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