India made one
change to their playing eleven – Prashant Vaidya made way for Venkatesh Prasad.
Pakistan made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Saleem
Malik, Basit Ali, Rashid Latif, Akram Raza and Ata-ur-Rehman made way for
Ghulam Ali, Moin Khan (who was leading the side), a couple of One-day
International debutants (Zafar Iqbal and Naeem Ashraf) and Nadeem Khan.
On winning the toss, Moin chose to bat. Aamer Sohail scored 40. His run-a-ball (Sach)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by Tendulkar. Javagal Srinath broke the 58-run stand. Saeed Anwar, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Anil Kumble broke the 15-run stand.
Ali, who faced 49 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Tendulkar. Utpal Chatterjee broke the 31-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Asif Mujtaba wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored four. He was run out. Moin, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Chatterjee broke the 11-run stand. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 100-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 88. Prasad broke the 81-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 41. Wasim Akram, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 50. He was run out. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Iqbal, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. He was dismissed by Kumble. Ashraf, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 11. Nadeem, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was run out. India conceded 16 extras. Pakistan scored 266 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 27. He was wicketless, as was Manoj Prabhakar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 64.
Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled nine overs, conceding 60. Chatterjee and Kumble bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 29.
The Delhi all-rounder, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Moin. Aaqib Javed, the player of the match, broke the two-run P(rabhak)artnership. Tendulkar, who faced nine balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Moin. Javed broke the nine-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Mujtaba. Javed broke the 26-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vinod Kambli, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Javed. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 81-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 54. He was trapped leg before wicket by Iqbal, who broke the 69-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 73-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 50. He was caught by Mujtaba. Sohail broke the 38-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was dismissed hit wicket. Needless to say, Akram was in seventh heaven.
The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Srinath, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Javed off his own bowling. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out. Chatterjee, who faced 25 balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. Prasad, who faced 16 balls, scored three. He was caught by Moin. Sohail broke the 16-run stand.
Pakistan conceded 26 extras. The Indians, who were dismissed for 169 off 42.4 overs, lost by 97 runs. Ashraf, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Nadeem, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 42.
Iqbal and Akram bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 23. Sohail, who bowled 1.4 overs, conceded just three. He picked up a couple of wickets. Javed bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up five scalps.
On winning the toss, Moin chose to bat. Aamer Sohail scored 40. His run-a-ball (Sach)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by Tendulkar. Javagal Srinath broke the 58-run stand. Saeed Anwar, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Anil Kumble broke the 15-run stand.
Ali, who faced 49 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Tendulkar. Utpal Chatterjee broke the 31-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Asif Mujtaba wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored four. He was run out. Moin, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Chatterjee broke the 11-run stand. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 100-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 88. Prasad broke the 81-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 41. Wasim Akram, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 50. He was run out. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Iqbal, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. He was dismissed by Kumble. Ashraf, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 11. Nadeem, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was run out. India conceded 16 extras. Pakistan scored 266 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 27. He was wicketless, as was Manoj Prabhakar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 64.
Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled nine overs, conceding 60. Chatterjee and Kumble bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 29.
The Delhi all-rounder, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Moin. Aaqib Javed, the player of the match, broke the two-run P(rabhak)artnership. Tendulkar, who faced nine balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Moin. Javed broke the nine-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Mujtaba. Javed broke the 26-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vinod Kambli, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Javed. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 81-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 54. He was trapped leg before wicket by Iqbal, who broke the 69-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 73-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 50. He was caught by Mujtaba. Sohail broke the 38-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was dismissed hit wicket. Needless to say, Akram was in seventh heaven.
The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Srinath, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Javed off his own bowling. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out. Chatterjee, who faced 25 balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. Prasad, who faced 16 balls, scored three. He was caught by Moin. Sohail broke the 16-run stand.
Pakistan conceded 26 extras. The Indians, who were dismissed for 169 off 42.4 overs, lost by 97 runs. Ashraf, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Nadeem, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 42.
Iqbal and Akram bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 23. Sohail, who bowled 1.4 overs, conceded just three. He picked up a couple of wickets. Javed bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up five scalps.
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