India vs Scotland Match Stats

Into the pads, Sharma works it through square leg. One taken.

FOUR! That is glorious! So nonchalant! He hits his first boundary! Trademark Rahul! Fuller and on middle, angling into the batter. Rahul shows the maker's name as he lofts it with a straight bat and over mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! Not sure it was where Rahul wanted it to go but it is the result he desired. Angled into the pads, Rahul is early in the flick, it goes more off the toe-end through mid-wicket. Boundary. 

WIDE! Slips this one down the leg side. Rahul looks to flick but misses. Wided.

The idea was right but the execution was not there! Shorter and outside off, Rahul looks to guide it past short third man. He fails to get it past that fielder. A little to the left or the right and would have been a boundary.

FOUR! Does find the boundary this time! On the leg side through, third in the over! Angled into the pads, Rahul waits a little and then whips it behind square on the leg side.

Fuller and on off, Rahul drives it crisply but a little too close to mid off. Only one. End of a big over for India. 63 in 31 if they are to better Afghanistan's NRR.

FOUR! That is a hit-me ball! With no protection on the off side, he goes full and outside off. Rahul lofts it over covers for a boundary.

SIX! Into the crowd! The Scotland pacers are clueless as to where to bowl to Rahul! He went outside off on the last ball and got hit over covers, this time he looks to tuck him up and bowl it on the body. Rahul whips it over the square leg fence for a biggie. India well on course to chase it down within 7 overs.

Better! Good length and on off, gets it to jag back in a little. Rahul drops it towards cover for one.

A slower delivery outside off, Rohit looks to cut but misses. A rare dot.

FOUR! Once again a little too full and he goes for a boundary. Fuller and on off, Sharma at the end, just opens the face of the bat and manages to lift it over extra cover. Boundary.

A single to end yet another good over for India! Rohit comes down the track but the bowler slows the pace. Rohit is a touch early in the drive, it goes off the inner half towards mid on for one.

SIX! BOOM! There it goes! Length ball, on off. Rohit Sharma gets in position and heaves it way, way over the mid-wicket fence.

Length ball, on off. Pushed to mid off.

FOUR! Carved away! Full ball, outside off. Rohit Sharma nicely carves it over cover for another boundary. India are racing away towards the target.

Length ball, on off. Cut away to point. The man dives and stops it.

FOUR! Way too easy for Rohit Sharma! Full ball, on the pads. He flicks it to the mid-wicket fence. 50 up for India now.

Short ball, outside off. Sharma reaches out for it but gets no bat on it. Not called a wide.

Short ball, on off. Rahul goes for the pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes over mid on. The fielder chases it, dives and keeps it to two.

FOUR! Through the gap! Full ball, on off. Rahul drives it through the gap at covers for a boundary.

SIX! Over the fielder! Short ball and Rahul pulls it. He does not middle it though. The ball goes to deep square leg. The fielder leaps up but the ball goes just over him.

Length ball, on the pads. Worked away to the leg side for one.

FOUR! Another boundary for India! Short again, on off. This time, Rohit Sharma pulls it. The ball goes over mid on and runs to the fence.

OUT! LBW! A screeching yorker and a consolation wicket for Scotland! Right on the off pole. Sharma looks to get his bat down but he is not quick enough. The ball hits the boot and the umpire raises the finger right away.

FOUR! Thrashed! Full toss, on off. Rahul smacks it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.

Loopy ball, on off. Hit towards mid off.

SIX! Helped on its way! Darted down the leg side. Rahul gets low and sweeps it over the fine leg fence.

Darted on the pads. Rahul works it to the right of the bowler and takes one. 50 up for Rahul and he has continued where he left off against Afghanistan.

Flatter ball, on off. Kohli works it past mid-wicket for one.

OUT! TAKEN! A marvelous, marvelous knock by KL Rahul ends! Tossed up on leg. He looks to heave it down the ground but does not middle it. The ball goes high in the air to long on. Calum MacLeod settles under it and takes it.

Short and on middle. Virat Kohli pulls it more off the inner half towards deep square leg for a single.

Short again, outside off. Yadav looks to cut but fails to connect it. 

SIX! Suryakumar Yadav finishes things off in style. A full ball, on middle. Yadav lofts it high and handsomely straight down the ground for a biggie. INDIA WIN BY 8 WICKETS.