India’s future in the Champions Trophy 2009 now hinges on this match. If Australia hand Pakistan a defeat, India will have to bow out and their match against the West Indies will only be of academic interest. As I write, Pakistan are batting first and have reached 89/3 - captain Younis Khan has just got out after a real struggle at the wicket managing just 18 runs off 49 balls. Mitchell Johnson hold on to a skier, and made a rather difficult catch look rather easy.
The wicket is not the easiest to bat on, and this is not your typical 300 runs one day cricket surface. If Pakistan can get to about 250 runs, we should have a match on our hands. The problem however is that 250 looks quite far right now!
You can see the live telecast of the match on Star Cricket to find out more on the progress of the match. For Live Cricket Streaming of the match, refer to the ICC website for correct info. Happy viewing!