0945: Meanwhile, Dhawan is in a zone of his own. Regardless of what's happening at the other end, he is looking at ease.
0940: Kohli walks out to a loud cheer.
0939: Out! Rohit tries to do a Dhawan but gets an outside edge off Sohail and falls for 15.
0930: Dhawan pulls Irfan and gets a six for his efforts! Great shot from a man who is looking extremely confident today.
0921: Rohit slams a four off Irfan's bowling and he made it look absolutely effortless. So, both openers now with a boundary each.
0919: Dhawan drives Sohail for the first four of the innings. What a glorious shot and what a reception from the fans. It was almost like the Indian team has already won!
0915: Irfan getting dangerous bounce from the track. One of his deliveries surprises Dhawan but the top edge falls in no man's land.
0900: Sohail Khan is the bowler from the other end. He is a talented prospect but Dhawan and Rohit are established players who are known to shine in pressure situations.
0855: Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma open the innings. Mohammad Irfan, at seven feet one, takes the new ball for Pakistan.
0846: Pakistan XI: Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Harris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Irfan
0845: India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami
0843: India win toss, opt to bat vs Pakistan. Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picked.
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0805: NDTV's Nikhil Naz who is just outside Adelaide Oval says fans can been seen for over a kilometer all across the stadium. "This is not Australia anymore. The energy is electric," he says.
0800: A fantastic afternoon in Adelaide and it is not a city in Australia today! It is painted in the Indian tri-colour and the Pakistani green.
