The first One-day
International, which was scheduled to be played at the Niaz Stadium, Peshawar,
on December 16, was abandoned without (Arb)aball bowled owing to poor light. An
exhibition match of 20 overs per side was played to please the public.
The second match was a 16-0vers-a-side match. India made seven Ch(et)anges to its playing eleven – Mohinder Amarnath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sharma, Ajay Sharma, Kapil Dev, Sanjay Manjrekar and Arshad Ayub (Moham)made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu, Azharuddin, Ravi Shastri, Maninder Singh and three One-day International debutants – Sachin Tendulkar, Vivek Razdan and Salil Ankola.
Pakistan made four changes to theirs – Aamer Malik, Ijaz Ahmed, Akram Raza and Mushtaq Ahmed made way for Mansoor Akhtar, Saeed Anwar, Zulqarnain and Waqar Younis.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Rameez Raja, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. He was caught by Sidhu. Singh broke the 20-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Saleem Malik, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Singh.
The third-wicket pair put on seven. Wasim Akram, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was run out. The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Akhtar, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was run out.
Saeed Anwar, the player of the match, scored 42. His 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. The fifth-wicket pair put on just seven. Javed Miandad, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. He was run out.
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring just a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Ankola broke the six-run stand. Abdul Qadir, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Raman Lamba, who broke the three-run stand.
Zulqarnain faced four balls, scoring just two. He was caught by Manoj. Ankola broke the seven-run P(rabhak)artnership. The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Younis, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was run out.
India conceded eight extras. Pakistan scored 87 for the loss of nine wickets off 16 overs. Shastri, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. Razdan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. Prabhakar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded eight.
Lamba, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Ankola and Singh bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 17.
Srikkanth, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Younis broke the 26-run stand. Sidhu, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Akhtar. Aaqib Javed broke the six-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on just a couple. Lamba, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was run out.
Tendulkar, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Akram. Younis broke the two-run stand. The Mumbai all-rounder, who faced S(hastr)ix balls, scored a run. Younis broke the 15-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was caught by Malik. Javed broke the eight-run stand.
Kiran More, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Qadir. Khan broke the nine-run stand. Razdan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Khan broke the five-run stand.
Prabhakar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the seven-run stand. Ankola, who faced three balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. His innings included the only six of the innings. He was unbeaten, as was Singh, who faced a ball. He didn’t get off the mark.
Pakistan conceded nine extras. India, who scored 80 for the loss of nine wickets off 16 overs, lost by seven runs. Akram bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 16. Javed bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a couple of wickets. Younis and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 18.
The Pakistanis led the three-match series 1-0.
The second match was a 16-0vers-a-side match. India made seven Ch(et)anges to its playing eleven – Mohinder Amarnath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sharma, Ajay Sharma, Kapil Dev, Sanjay Manjrekar and Arshad Ayub (Moham)made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu, Azharuddin, Ravi Shastri, Maninder Singh and three One-day International debutants – Sachin Tendulkar, Vivek Razdan and Salil Ankola.
Pakistan made four changes to theirs – Aamer Malik, Ijaz Ahmed, Akram Raza and Mushtaq Ahmed made way for Mansoor Akhtar, Saeed Anwar, Zulqarnain and Waqar Younis.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Rameez Raja, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. He was caught by Sidhu. Singh broke the 20-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Saleem Malik, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Singh.
The third-wicket pair put on seven. Wasim Akram, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was run out. The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Akhtar, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was run out.
Saeed Anwar, the player of the match, scored 42. His 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. The fifth-wicket pair put on just seven. Javed Miandad, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. He was run out.
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring just a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Ankola broke the six-run stand. Abdul Qadir, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Raman Lamba, who broke the three-run stand.
Zulqarnain faced four balls, scoring just two. He was caught by Manoj. Ankola broke the seven-run P(rabhak)artnership. The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Younis, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was run out.
India conceded eight extras. Pakistan scored 87 for the loss of nine wickets off 16 overs. Shastri, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. Razdan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. Prabhakar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded eight.
Lamba, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Ankola and Singh bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 17.
Srikkanth, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Younis broke the 26-run stand. Sidhu, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Akhtar. Aaqib Javed broke the six-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on just a couple. Lamba, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was run out.
Tendulkar, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Akram. Younis broke the two-run stand. The Mumbai all-rounder, who faced S(hastr)ix balls, scored a run. Younis broke the 15-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was caught by Malik. Javed broke the eight-run stand.
Kiran More, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Qadir. Khan broke the nine-run stand. Razdan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Khan broke the five-run stand.
Prabhakar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the seven-run stand. Ankola, who faced three balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. His innings included the only six of the innings. He was unbeaten, as was Singh, who faced a ball. He didn’t get off the mark.
Pakistan conceded nine extras. India, who scored 80 for the loss of nine wickets off 16 overs, lost by seven runs. Akram bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 16. Javed bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a couple of wickets. Younis and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 18.
The Pakistanis led the three-match series 1-0.
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