India made
just one change to their playing eleven – Nilesh Kulkarni made way for Vinod
Kambli. Pakistan made one change to theirs too – Hasan Raza made way for Shahid
Nazir. On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India’s skipper, (Sach)inserted the
Pakistanis.
The match was reduced to a 28-overs-a-side match. Owing to rain and a wet outfield, it commenced at 2:36pm local time (1:06am Indian Standard Time on September 21). Shahid Afridi, who faced a couple of (Sa)balls, scored as many. He was caught by Karim. Debasis Mohanty broke the 31-run stand.
Saeed Anwar, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and two sixes, scored 30. Abey Kuruvilla broke the 15-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 19-ball innings included a six, scored 15. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Harvinder Singh broke the 26-run stand.
Rameez Raja, Pakistan’s skipper, faced 40 balls, scoring 20. He was caught by Karim. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, broke the 23-run stand. Saleem Malik, whose 27-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was caught by Singh. Ganguly broke the 12-run stand.
Khan, whose 27-ball (Mo)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was caught by Tendulkar. Harvinder broke the 48-run stand. Azhar Mahmood, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Saqlain Mushtaq, who didn’t face a ball.
India conceded 19 extras. Pakistan scored 159 for the loss of six wickets off 28 overs. Robin, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 33. Mohanty bowled five overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Kuruvilla, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 29.
Harvinder, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29.
India’s target was revised to 160 from 26 overs. Although his innings included a boundary, Tendulkar wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Khan. Nazir broke the eight-run stand.
Ganguly, whose run-a-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 75. He was unbeaten. Robin, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. He was caught by Akram. Nazir broke the 33-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was caught by Ahmed. Nazir broke the 13-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 37. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 21 extras. India, who scored 162 for the loss of three wickets off 25.3 overs, won by seven wickets with three balls to spare. Aaqib Javed, who bowled 4.3 wicketless overs, conceded 35.
Saqlain, Akram and Mahmood bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31, 27 and 25, respectively. Nazir, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 38. He picked up the three wickets that fell.
India led the five-match series 4-0. It was the first time they won four consecutive One-day Internationals against Pakistan. The previous best was three on two occasions – from September 11, 1983 to April 13, 1984, and from February 20, 1985 to March 22, 1985.
The match was reduced to a 28-overs-a-side match. Owing to rain and a wet outfield, it commenced at 2:36pm local time (1:06am Indian Standard Time on September 21). Shahid Afridi, who faced a couple of (Sa)balls, scored as many. He was caught by Karim. Debasis Mohanty broke the 31-run stand.
Saeed Anwar, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and two sixes, scored 30. Abey Kuruvilla broke the 15-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 19-ball innings included a six, scored 15. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Harvinder Singh broke the 26-run stand.
Rameez Raja, Pakistan’s skipper, faced 40 balls, scoring 20. He was caught by Karim. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, broke the 23-run stand. Saleem Malik, whose 27-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was caught by Singh. Ganguly broke the 12-run stand.
Khan, whose 27-ball (Mo)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was caught by Tendulkar. Harvinder broke the 48-run stand. Azhar Mahmood, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Saqlain Mushtaq, who didn’t face a ball.
India conceded 19 extras. Pakistan scored 159 for the loss of six wickets off 28 overs. Robin, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 33. Mohanty bowled five overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Kuruvilla, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 29.
Harvinder, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29.
India’s target was revised to 160 from 26 overs. Although his innings included a boundary, Tendulkar wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Khan. Nazir broke the eight-run stand.
Ganguly, whose run-a-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 75. He was unbeaten. Robin, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. He was caught by Akram. Nazir broke the 33-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was caught by Ahmed. Nazir broke the 13-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 37. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 21 extras. India, who scored 162 for the loss of three wickets off 25.3 overs, won by seven wickets with three balls to spare. Aaqib Javed, who bowled 4.3 wicketless overs, conceded 35.
Saqlain, Akram and Mahmood bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31, 27 and 25, respectively. Nazir, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 38. He picked up the three wickets that fell.
India led the five-match series 4-0. It was the first time they won four consecutive One-day Internationals against Pakistan. The previous best was three on two occasions – from September 11, 1983 to April 13, 1984, and from February 20, 1985 to March 22, 1985.
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