Colombo: Rain stopped play after India posted 147/2 in 24.1 overs against Pakistan in the third Super 4 match of Asia Cup at R Premadasa Stadium here on Sunday.
KL Rahul, who is making a comeback after a long lay off due to injury, was batting on 17 and Virat Kohli on 8.
India were off to a great start. Captain Rohit Sharma began with a six off Shaheen Afridi, and boundary in the next over off Naseem Shah. Shubman Gill did not waste time either. He took on the Pakistani pacers and got to his 8th ODI fifty in 37 balls with 10 boundaries.
Gill, however, had his slice of luck twice. In the second over, Shaheen at third man was a bit slow and did not get to the ball that fell in front of him, and in the 8th over Iftikhar Ahmed at first slip did not even react to his flash.
Playing second fiddle to Gill, Rohit reached to his 27 off 37 balls, but cut loose in the 13th over of spinner Shadab Khan carting two sixes, and a boundary and a single to plunder 17 runs and taking his score to 44 off 41 balls.
Rohit reached his fifty after smoking Shadab's full toss over deep mid-wicket for a huge six in his 42nd ball.
India were reduced to 123/2 in 17.5 overs from 115/0 in 15 overs, after both the openers got to their fifties.
Shadab got rid of Rohit for 56 off 49 balls with 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. He was caught by Faheem Ashraf sprinting to his left from long-off, tumbling over and managing to hang on.
In the very next over, Shaheen had Gill caught by Agha Salman off a slower ball for 58 off 52 balls with 10 boundaries. (UNI)
