India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Woorkeri Raman made way for Sanjay
Manjrekar. Pakistan made a couple of changes to the team that last played the
Indians – Shoaib Mohammad and Rameez Raja made way for Ijaz Ahmed and One-day
International debutant Sajjad Akbar. On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin,
India’s skipper, inserted the Pakistanis.
Saeed Anwar, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. He was caught by Kapil Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the 73-run stand. Saleem Malik, who faced 17 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Shastri broke the 17-run stand. Saleem Yousuf, whose 90-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 62. He was stumped by Kiran More. Anil Kumble broke the 40-run stand.
Khan, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 18. His 29-ball I(mra)nnings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Manoj broke the 36-run P(rabhak)artnership. Wasim Akram, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 11. He was trapped leg before wicket by Sanjeev Sharma, who broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. The sixth-wicket pair put on 15. Javed Miandad, who faced 74 balls, scored 37. He was run out.
The seventh-wicket pair put on just a couple. Abdul Qadir, who faced four balls, scored just one. He was run out. The eighth-wicket pair put on 21. Akbar, who faced nine balls, scored five. He was run out. Ahmed, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was caught by Shastri. Prabhakar broke the 19-run stand.
Waqar Younis, who faced half-a-dozen balls, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten, as was Aaqib Javed, who didn’t face a ball. India conceded 18 extras. Pakistan scored 235 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Dev and Krishnamachari Srikkanth bowled five wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 19.
Sharma and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 33. Prabhakar and Shastri bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 36.
India’s openers put on 61. Prabhakar, whose 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was run out. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Younis, the player of the match*. Cheeka, whose 51-ball innings included a boundary, conceded (Srikkan)thirty-five. He was stumped by Yousuf. Akbar broke the 27-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 95-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 78. He was unbeaten. Dev, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. Younis broke the three-run stand. Manjrekar, who faced 24 balls, scored 10. He was caught by Ahmed. Akbar broke the 38-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was caught by Anwar. Khan broke the 36-run stand.
Shastri faced eight balls, scoring three. He was caught by Yousuf. Younis broke the 25-run stand. More, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Miandad. Needless to say, Akram was in seventh heaven.
Sharma faced nine balls, scoring five. He was caught by Yousuf. Younis broke the 11-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on a run. Kumble, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Pakistan conceded 26 extras. India, who were dismissed for 209 off 46.3 overs, lost by 26 runs. Qadir bowled seven overs, conceding 44. He was wicketless, as was Javed, who bowled eight overs, conceding 25.
Khan bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Akram, who bowled 8.3 overs. He conceded 28. Akbar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a couple of scalps. Younis, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up four scalps.
While the Pakistanis advanced to the semi-finals (and eventually won the tournament), the Indians were eliminated.
(*Note: Sidhu has often been reminded of this dismissal by comedian Kapil Sharma on the latter’s show.)
Saeed Anwar, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. He was caught by Kapil Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the 73-run stand. Saleem Malik, who faced 17 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Shastri broke the 17-run stand. Saleem Yousuf, whose 90-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 62. He was stumped by Kiran More. Anil Kumble broke the 40-run stand.
Khan, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 18. His 29-ball I(mra)nnings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Manoj broke the 36-run P(rabhak)artnership. Wasim Akram, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 11. He was trapped leg before wicket by Sanjeev Sharma, who broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. The sixth-wicket pair put on 15. Javed Miandad, who faced 74 balls, scored 37. He was run out.
The seventh-wicket pair put on just a couple. Abdul Qadir, who faced four balls, scored just one. He was run out. The eighth-wicket pair put on 21. Akbar, who faced nine balls, scored five. He was run out. Ahmed, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was caught by Shastri. Prabhakar broke the 19-run stand.
Waqar Younis, who faced half-a-dozen balls, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten, as was Aaqib Javed, who didn’t face a ball. India conceded 18 extras. Pakistan scored 235 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Dev and Krishnamachari Srikkanth bowled five wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 19.
Sharma and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 33. Prabhakar and Shastri bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 36.
India’s openers put on 61. Prabhakar, whose 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was run out. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Younis, the player of the match*. Cheeka, whose 51-ball innings included a boundary, conceded (Srikkan)thirty-five. He was stumped by Yousuf. Akbar broke the 27-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 95-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 78. He was unbeaten. Dev, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. Younis broke the three-run stand. Manjrekar, who faced 24 balls, scored 10. He was caught by Ahmed. Akbar broke the 38-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was caught by Anwar. Khan broke the 36-run stand.
Shastri faced eight balls, scoring three. He was caught by Yousuf. Younis broke the 25-run stand. More, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Miandad. Needless to say, Akram was in seventh heaven.
Sharma faced nine balls, scoring five. He was caught by Yousuf. Younis broke the 11-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on a run. Kumble, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Pakistan conceded 26 extras. India, who were dismissed for 209 off 46.3 overs, lost by 26 runs. Qadir bowled seven overs, conceding 44. He was wicketless, as was Javed, who bowled eight overs, conceding 25.
Khan bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Akram, who bowled 8.3 overs. He conceded 28. Akbar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a couple of scalps. Younis, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up four scalps.
While the Pakistanis advanced to the semi-finals (and eventually won the tournament), the Indians were eliminated.
(*Note: Sidhu has often been reminded of this dismissal by comedian Kapil Sharma on the latter’s show.)
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