While
India made no changes to their playing eleven, Pakistan made five changes to
the eleven that last played the Indians – Aamer Sohail, Shadab Kabir, Wasim
Akram, Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed made way for Shahid Afridi, Rameez Raja
(who was leading the team), Mohammad Hussain, Azhar Mahmood and Aaqib Javed.
On winning the toss, Raja chose to bat. Afridi, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Abey Kuruvilla broke the eight-run stand. Raja, who faced 51 balls, scored 22. Robin Singh broke the 89-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 116-run partnership.
Saeed Anwar, the player of the match, scored 194. His 146-ball innings included 22 boundaries and five sixes. He was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, broke the 84-run stand.
Anwar broke the then record for the highest One-day International innings (189 by the West Indies’ Vivian Richards against England in 1984). Incidentally, Afridi acted as the runner for Anwar from the 19th over to the end of Pakistan’s innings, and Mohammad Wasim substituted for him during the Indian innings.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 39. He was unbeaten. Khan, whose six-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored nine. Tendulkar broke the 18-run stand. Hussain, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. Pakistan scored 327 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Sunil Joshi, who bowled four overs, conceded 36. He was wicketless, as was his Karnataka teammate Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled nine overs, conceding 63.
Kumble and Singh bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 58, the latter conceded 50. Kumble’s sixth over – the 37th of the innings – was a seven-ball over (allowed by Sri Lankan umpire K T Francis).
Tendulkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 61. He picked up a couple of wickets. The penultimate over of the innings – Tendulkar’s last – was a five-ball over (allowed by Francis). Kuruvilla bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50, picking up a scalp.
Tendulkar wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Inzamam. Javed broke the nine-run stand. Ganguly, whose 28-ball (Saqla)innings included seven boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Mushtaq. Javed broke the 52-run stand.
Vinod Kambli, whose 80-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 65. He was caught by Ijaz. Hussain broke the 134-run stand. Jadeja, who faced seven balls, scored four. He was caught by the substitute (Wasim). Saleem Malik broke the 14-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 116-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 107. He was caught by Afridi. Javed broke the 38-run stand. The Little Master acted as the runner for The Wall during the 23rd and 24th overs of the innings.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 28. Singh, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the Indian innings, scored 35. Ijaz and Saqlain ran him out. Nayan Mongia, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
Joshi, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Khan. Javed broke the four-run stand. Kumble, who faced four balls, did not get off the mark. He was caught by Saqlain, who broke the two-run stand.
Kuruvilla, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was caught by Hussain. Javed broke the three-run stand. Prasad, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was caught by Khan. Saqlain broke the eight-run stand.
Pakistan conceded 16 extras. The Indians, who were dismissed for 292 off 49.2 overs, lost by 35 runs. Mahmood, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He was wicketless, as was Afridi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.
Malik, who bowled six overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket. Hussain, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Saqlain, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of wickets. Aaqib, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 61. He picked up five scalps.
While the Pakistanis advanced, the hosts were eliminated.
On winning the toss, Raja chose to bat. Afridi, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Abey Kuruvilla broke the eight-run stand. Raja, who faced 51 balls, scored 22. Robin Singh broke the 89-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 116-run partnership.
Saeed Anwar, the player of the match, scored 194. His 146-ball innings included 22 boundaries and five sixes. He was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, broke the 84-run stand.
Anwar broke the then record for the highest One-day International innings (189 by the West Indies’ Vivian Richards against England in 1984). Incidentally, Afridi acted as the runner for Anwar from the 19th over to the end of Pakistan’s innings, and Mohammad Wasim substituted for him during the Indian innings.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 39. He was unbeaten. Khan, whose six-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored nine. Tendulkar broke the 18-run stand. Hussain, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. Pakistan scored 327 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Sunil Joshi, who bowled four overs, conceded 36. He was wicketless, as was his Karnataka teammate Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled nine overs, conceding 63.
Kumble and Singh bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 58, the latter conceded 50. Kumble’s sixth over – the 37th of the innings – was a seven-ball over (allowed by Sri Lankan umpire K T Francis).
Tendulkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 61. He picked up a couple of wickets. The penultimate over of the innings – Tendulkar’s last – was a five-ball over (allowed by Francis). Kuruvilla bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50, picking up a scalp.
Tendulkar wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Inzamam. Javed broke the nine-run stand. Ganguly, whose 28-ball (Saqla)innings included seven boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Mushtaq. Javed broke the 52-run stand.
Vinod Kambli, whose 80-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 65. He was caught by Ijaz. Hussain broke the 134-run stand. Jadeja, who faced seven balls, scored four. He was caught by the substitute (Wasim). Saleem Malik broke the 14-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 116-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 107. He was caught by Afridi. Javed broke the 38-run stand. The Little Master acted as the runner for The Wall during the 23rd and 24th overs of the innings.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 28. Singh, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the Indian innings, scored 35. Ijaz and Saqlain ran him out. Nayan Mongia, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
Joshi, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Khan. Javed broke the four-run stand. Kumble, who faced four balls, did not get off the mark. He was caught by Saqlain, who broke the two-run stand.
Kuruvilla, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was caught by Hussain. Javed broke the three-run stand. Prasad, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was caught by Khan. Saqlain broke the eight-run stand.
Pakistan conceded 16 extras. The Indians, who were dismissed for 292 off 49.2 overs, lost by 35 runs. Mahmood, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He was wicketless, as was Afridi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.
Malik, who bowled six overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket. Hussain, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Saqlain, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of wickets. Aaqib, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 61. He picked up five scalps.
While the Pakistanis advanced, the hosts were eliminated.
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