India don’t (Paki)s(ta)nap loS(ach)ing streak

The match was attended by 10,531 people. India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Debasis Mohanty made way for V V S Laxman and Ajit Agarkar. Pakistan made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Abdul Razzaq and Saqlain Mushtaq made way for Shoaib Malik and Waqar Younis.

While Nikhil Chopra was India’s twelfth man, Mohammad Wasim was Pakistan’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 50 off 48 balls in 34 balls. Saeed Anwar, whose 48-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Eighty balls into the match, Javagal Srinath broke the 77-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on 19. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, Venkatesh Prasad ran him out. Pakistan’s 100 came off 82 balls in 103 balls. Shahid Afridi, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 41. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Prasad. Sourav Ganguly broke the 37-run stand.

Pakistan’s 150 came off 157 balls in 119 minutes. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 42-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries, scored 35. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Singh broke the 32-run stand. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Ganguly broke the run-a-ball stand.

Pakistan’s 200 came off 218 balls in 163 minutes. Khan, whose 30-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored 23. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper. Sourav Ganguly broke the 22-run stand. Azhar Mahmood, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Prasad broke the 34-run stand.

Akram, the player of the match, scored 31. His 40-ball innings included a six. He was unbeaten. Pakistan’s 250 came off 290 balls in 210 minutes. Shoaib Malik, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Anil Kumble broke the 18-run stand. Younis, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

India scored 24 extras. Pakistan scored 261 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Agarkar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 60. Singh, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Kumble bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled nine overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket. Ganguly bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.

Ganguly, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Khan. Younis broke the run-a-ball stand. Tendulkar, whose 14-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 17. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Khan. Younis broke the 13-run stand.

Dravid, who faced 14 balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Khan. Akhram broke the three-run stand. Laxman, who faced 14 balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akram, who broke the one-run stand.

While India’s 50 came off 106 balls in 88 minutes, their 100 came off 199 balls in 139 minutes. Sameer Dighe, who faced 13 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Khan. Akram broke the nine-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 86. Jacob, whose 71-ball (Mart)innings included four boundaries, scored 39. He was run out. He and Singh put on 50 in 77 minutes. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Agarkar, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Akram off the bowling of Afridi.

Singh, whose 102-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 51. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Afridi, who broke the 14-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced 14 balls, scored seven. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Mahmood off the bowling of Afridi.

Srinath, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on 24. Prasad, who faced 17 balls, scored 14. Thirty-one balls later, Younis ran him out. Pakistan conceded 14 extras. India, who were dismissed for 157 off 46 overs, lost by 104 runs.

Akhtar bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16. Mahmood bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11. Malik, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 41.

Younis, who bowled eight overs, conceded 33. He picked up two wickets. Akram bowled seven overs, including four maidens. He conceded 10, picking up three wickets. Afridi bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.

India beaT(endulk)arch-rivals Pakistan, salvage pride

India made just one change to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman made way for Hrishikesh Kanitkar. Pakistan made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Waqar Younis made way for Azhar Mahmood. The match was attended by 11,263 people.

On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India's skipper, chose to bat. While the openers put on 50 off 47 balls in 36 minutes, he scored 41. His 46-ball (Mo)innings included five boundaries. Ninety-one ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Khan. Abdul Razzaq broke the 88-run partnership in 69 minutes. India’s 100 came off 116 balls in 88 minutes.

Rahul Dravid, whose 58-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Shahid Afridi broke the 87-run partnership. Kanitkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. Three overs later, he was caught by Inzamam. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 11-run stand.

Singh, whose 24-ball (Rob)inningS(aqla)included a six, scored 21. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Mushtaq, who broke the 48-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 141. His 144-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, who broke the 23-run stand.

While he scored 50 off 59 balls – including half-a-dozen boundaries – in 88 minutes, his century, which came off 118 balls in 167 minutes, included eight boundaries. His second-wicket partnership with Dravid – worth 87 – came off 109 balls in 81 minutes.

India’s 150 came off 30.2 overs in 133 minutes, their 201 came off 40.2 overs in 174 minutes and their 250 came off 47.4 overs in 205 minutes.

Jacob, whose 13-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten. Javagal Srinath, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Khan. Mushtaq broke the five-run stand. Sameer Dighe, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Pakistan conceded a dozen extras. India scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Mahmood bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.

Razzaq, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Akhtar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Akram, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Saeed Anwar, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls into the chase, he was caught by Martin. Debasis Mohanty broke the run-a-ball stand. Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Srinath broke the one-run stand.

Pakistan’s 50 came off 10.5 overs in 51 minutes. Inzamam, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 41-run stand.

Pakistan’s 100 came off 22.5 overs in 102 minutes. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Seventy-one balls later, he was caught by Martin. Anil Kumble broke the 47-run stand.

Ijaz Ahmed – whose 50 came off 70 balls in 95 minutes – scored 54 off 77 balls, which included three boundaries. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the 15-run stand.

Khan, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Nine balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie, who broke the four-run stand. While Pakistan’s 150 came off 34.2 overs in 147 minutes, their 200 came off 40.5 overs in 176 minutes.

Razzaq, who faced 27 balls, scored 13. Sixty balls after Khan’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumble. Prasad broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was 54 minutes long, and worth 72.

Akram, who faced five balls, scored four. An over later, he was caught by Srinath. Needless to say, Mohanty was in seventh heaven. Mushtaq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the three-run stand.

Mahmood’s 50 came off 34 balls in 38 minutes. It included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He scored 67 off 50 balls, which included seven boundaries and the six. The match was delayed 44.3 balls into the innings as he received attention for a cramp in his leg. Yousuf acted as his runner.

The next ball (i.e., seven balls after Mushtaq’s dismissal), he was caught by Kanitkar. Kumble broke the nine-ball stand. India conceded 13 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 219 off 44.4 overs, lost by 48 runs.

Singh, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 45. Srinath and Prasad bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 41. Mohanty, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 40. He picked up four scalps.

It was India’s only win in the tournament.  

  

The Pakistanis beaT(endulk)arch-rivals Indians again

India made a couple of Ch(opr)anges to their playing eleven – Devang Gandhi and Nikhil made way for Jacob Martin and Debasis Mohanty. Incidentally, Chopra was their twelfth man. Pakistan made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians. Azhar Mahmood was their twelfth man.

On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India’s skipper, (Sach)inserted the Pakistanis. Shahid Afridi, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Mohanty broke the 22-run stand. Pakistan’s 50 came off 51 balls in 71 minutes.

Saeed Anwar, whose 66-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 43. Sixty-four balls later, he was caught by Sameer Dighe. Sourav Ganguly broke the 60-run partnership. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Ganguly broke the 14-run stand.

Pakistan’s 100 came off 166 balls in 118 minutes, and their 150 came off 215 balls in 156 minutes. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 90-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 67. Sixty-seven balls later, Venkatesh Prasad broke the 60-run partnership.

He put on 50 off 78 balls with Anwar in 58 minutes. His 50, which came off 74 balls in 111 minutes, included the three boundaries and the six.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Moin Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Dighe off the bowling of Prasad. Pakistan’s 200 came off 262 balls in 191 minutes.

Mohammad Yousuf, whose 52-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 45. Fifty-six balls later, he was caught by Mohanty. Anil Kumble broke the 67-run partnership. He put on 50 off 59 balls with Ahmed in 44 minutes.

Abdul Razzaq, the player of the match, scored 70. His 52-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. His 50, which came off 36 balls in 43 minutes, included the four boundaries and a six. He put on 50 off 44 balls with Yousuf in 31 minutes.

Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Mohanty broke the 20-run partnership. Pakistan’s 250 came off 297 balls in 213 minutes. Waqar Younis, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 14 extras. Pakistan conceded 262 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen. Robin Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Javagal Srinath, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 55.

Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket.  Ganguly, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mohanty, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 76. He picked up a couple of wickets. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India were fined a couple of overs for a slow over rate. Their 50 came off 62 balls in 45 minutes. Ganguly, whose 55-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. A hundred and ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Afridi. Razzaq broke the 99-run partnership.

India’s 100 came off 113 balls in 86 minutes. V V S Laxman, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Khan. Razzaq broke the 12-run stand.

India’s 150 came off 174 balls in 132 minutes. Rahul Dravid, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Nine overs later, he was trapped leg before by Akram. Tendulkar, whose 103-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 93. His 50, which came off 51 balls in 68 minutes, included eight boundaries. Thirty-one balls later, Razzaq broke the 19-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 16. Martin, whose 27-ball innings, scored 16. Twenty-four balls later, the substitute, Shoaib Malik, ran him out. Singh, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Shoaib Akhtar, who broke the one-run stand.

India’s 200 came off 248 balls in 186 minutes. Dighe, who faced 20 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten. Kumble, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-one balls later, Razzaq broke the 25-run stand. Srinath, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, Razzaq broke the two-run stand.

Prasad had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akram, who broke the nine-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohanty, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Akram.

Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India, who were dismissed for 230 off 46.5 overs, lost by 32 runs. Younis bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 19. Afridi bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 33. Saqlain Mushtaq bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 42.

Akhtar bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up a wicket. Akram bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up three wickets. Razzaq bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. He picked up five scalps.

Pakistan T(endulka)rounce India in millennium-opener

It was India’s first One-day International of the 21^st century, and was attended by 15,583 people. They made half-a-dozen Ch(opr)anges to their playing eleven – Devang Gandhi, Vijay Bharadwaj, Mannava Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran and Nikhil made way for V V S Laxman, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, D(igh)ebutant Sameer, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar and Venkatesh Prasad. Jacob Martin was the twelfth man.

Pakistan made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Saleem Malik and Azhar Mahmood (Moham)made way for Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq. Shoaib Malik was their twelfth man.

On winning the toss, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Laxman, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Shahid Afridi. Waqar Younis broke the 15-run stand.

Rahul Dravid, whose 18-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Khan. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 35-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-five balls later, Razzaq broke the 26-run stand.

Kanitkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the one-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 101-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 61. A hundred and twelve balls later, Akhtar broke the 66-run partnership.

Dighe, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, Akhtar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket. Singh, whose 84-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries, scored 50. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Waqar. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the 36-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Kumble, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Three balls later, Afridi and Khan ran him out. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Agarkar, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Akhtar and Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, ran him out.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Akram. Venkatesh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

Pakistan conceded 30 extras. India were dismissed for 195 off 48.5 overs. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 26. Razzaq and Younis bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31, the latter conceded 30.

Akram bowled 9 5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Mushtaq, who bowled nine overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akhtar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up three scalps.

Pakistan were fined an over for a slow over rate. At the start of their innings, Australian umpire Steve Davis strained his calf, and was replaced by his compatriot Daryl Harper. Afridi, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Needless to say, Srinath was in seventh heaven.

Ijaz Ahmed, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. Forty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 29-run stand. Inzamam-ul-Haq, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.

Saeed Anwar, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Singh. Srinath broke the 13-run stand. Razzaq, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the (Kumb)leggie, who broke the nine-run stand.

Khan, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Srinath was in seventh heaven. Akram, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. Seventy-one balls later, Ganguly broke the 49-run stand.

Yousuf, the player of the match, scored 63. His 83-ball innings included eight boundaries. Fifty-six balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Srinath broke the 33-run stand. Mushtaq, whose 52-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Younis, who scored 13. His 15-ball innings included a boundary.

India conceded 19 extras. Pakistan, who scored 196 for the loss of eight wickets off 49 overs, lost by a couple of wickets. Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Venkatesh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 27.

Ganguly bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up two wickets. Srinath bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up four scalps.

Azhar’s back; Pakistan beat India

This was India’s last One-day International before the World Cup. They (Moham)made three changes to their playing eleven – Amay Khurasiya, Vinod Kambli and Sunil Joshi made way for Sourav Ganguly, Azharuddin (who was leading the team) and Javagal Srinath.

Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Wajahatullah Wasti and Saleem Malik made way for Yousuf and Arshad Khan.

On winning the toss, Azharuddin chose to bat. India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper and the player of the match.

The second-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akram. Azharuddin, who faced 15 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Azhar Mahmood. Shoaib Akhtar, the player of the series, broke the 14-run stand.

Ajay Jadeja, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Saeed Anwar. Mahmood broke the 32-run stand. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Moin Khan. Mahmood broke the four-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 32. Robin Singh, who faced 42 balls, scored 15. Fifty-six balls later, Shahid Afridi and Moin ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Nayan Mongia, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Yousuf ran him out.

Ganguly, whose 96-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 50. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Arshad broke the 20-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on 18. Anil Kumble, who faced 21 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 43 balls later, Ijaz Ahmed ran him out.

Ajit Agarkar, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Three balls later, Akram broke the three-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Pakistan conceded 13 extras. India were bundled out for 125 off 45 overs. Afridi, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Saqlain Mushtaq, who bowled seven overs, conceding 20.

Akhtar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Arshad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Mahmood, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akram bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 11, picking up three scalps.

Afridi, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Kumble broke the 53-run partnership. Anwar, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kumble, who broke the 12-run stand.

Ahmed, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored 39. His 38-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. India conceded 15 extras. Pakistan, who scored 129 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 28 overs, won by eight wickets with 22 overs to spare.

Agarkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 52. Prasad bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 17. Srinath bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 31. Kumble, who bowled nine overs, conceded 28. He picked up two scalps.

Pakistan conceded the 1998/99 Coca-Cola Cup.

Jadeja-led India beat the Pakistanis

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly and Javagal Srinath made way for Amay Khurasiya and Ajit Agarkar. Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Yousuf and Arshad Khan made way for Wajahatullah Wasti and Saleem Malik.

On winning the toss, Wasim Akram, Pakistan's skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 16. Shahid Afridi, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the match, Khurasiya and Nayan Mongia ran him out. Mongia left the field at this point. Rahul Dravid kept wicket.

Saeed Anwar, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper. Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 11-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Inzamam-ul-Haq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Sixteen balls later, Kumble ran him out. When Mongia returned, Pakistan were 100 for the loss of four wickets, and the fifth-wicket pair had put on 50.

Wasti, whose 86-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. A hundred and thirteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Agarkar broke the 60-run partnership. Malik, who faced 91 balls, scored 50. Eighty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 73-run partnership.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Akram, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Jadeja ran him out. Although his innings included a boundary, Azhar Mahmood had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Robin Singh. Jadeja broke the 16-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, whose 61-ball (Mo)innings included five boundaries, scored 54. Two dot ballS(uni)later, he was caught by Joshi off the bowling of Jadeja. Saqlain Mushtaq,who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Shoaib Akhtar, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

India conceded 12 extras. Pakistan scored 205 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Joshi, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26.

Prasad and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 27. Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up two scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.

Although his innings included a boundary, Khurasiya wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. Nineteen balls into the chase, Akhtar broke the 17-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 166. Sadagoppan Ramesh, the player of the match, scored 82. His 131-ball innings included eight boundaries. Two hundred and thirty-seven balls later, Anwar ran him out.

The third-wicket pair put on four. Dravid, whose 121-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 81. Half-a-dozen balls later, Wasti ran him out. Jadeja, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Akhtar broke the three-run stand.

Singh, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, who scored nine. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. Pakistan conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 206 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by six wickets with 11 balls to spare.

Wasti, who bowled a wicketless ball, conceded four. Afridi, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 32. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 47. Akram and Mahmood bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35. Akhtar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up two scalps.

Pakistan crush India yet agA(zharudd)in

The Coca-Cola Cup, which commenced in Sharjah just three days after the final of the Pepsi Cup, while India hosted. Besides the difference in the venues, the other difference between the two triangular series was the third team vying for the title – while Sri Lanka made the Pepsi Cup a sub-continental affair, England joined India and Pakistan in the Emirate.

Four days after Pakistan beat India in the Pepsi Cup final, the arch-rivals met again in Sharjah. India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Amay Khurasiya and Ajit Agarkar (Moham)made way for Azharuddin (who was leading the team) and Sunil Joshi. Pakistan made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

Another similarity between the two matches was the toss. On winning it, Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 11. Saeed Anwar, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Sixteen balls into the match, Anil Kumble ran him out.

Ijaz Ahmed, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 38. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie, who broke the 45-run stand. 

At the start of the 16^th over, Rahul Dravid donned the keeping gloves, replacing Nayan Mongia. At that point, the Pakistanis had scored 79 for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Shahid Afridi, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 38-run stand. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 57. A hundred and fifty-two balls later, Javagal Srinath broke the 10-run partnership.

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the player of the match, scored 107. His 115-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Prasad broke the 38-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair had no reason to be (Mo)in seventh heaven. Khan didn’t face a ball. Three balls later, Joshi ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Akram, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. The next ball, he was dismissed by Prasad.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Azhar Mahmood didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Mongia ran him out. Arshad Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 17 extras. Pakistan scored 279 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Robin Singh, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 43. Joshi, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 58.

Srinath and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 31. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up three scalps.

Inzamam did not take to the field during the chase. He was replaced by Abdul Razzaq. Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced 31 balls, scored 10. Fifty-eight balls into India’s innings, he was caught by Akram. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 27-run stand.

Ganguly, whose 46-ball (Saqla)innings included a boundary, scored 26. Twenty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mushtaq, who broke the 26-run stand. Azharuddin had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mahmood broke the five-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood. Singh, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 26. A hundred and eighteen balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Afridi broke the 51-run partnership.

Dravid, who faced 79 balls, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Afridi broke the 10-run stand. Joshi, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 38. He was unbeaten, as was Mongia, who scored 22. His 31-ball innings included a boundary.

Pakistan conceded 12 extras. India, who scored 163 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs, lost by 116 runs. Akram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 24. He was wicketless, as was Arshad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 31.

Akhtar bowled half-a-dozen overs, including two maidens. He conceded 12, picking up a wicket. Saqlain bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Afridi bowled eight overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Mahmood, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 20.

Pakistan trounce Jadeja-led India again

India made five changes to their playing eleven – Saba Karim, Virender Sehwag, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Gyanendra Pandey made way for Sadagoppan Ramesh, Ajit Agarkar, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath.

Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Nazirs (Imran and Shahid) made way for Yousuf and Arshad Khan. Wasim Akram, their skipper, won the toss, choosing to bat.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Saeed Anwar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just 13. Thirteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatesh Prasad, who broke the 23-run stand.

Ijaz Ahmed, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, Srinath broke the five-run stand. Shahid Afridi, whose 61-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 65. Ninety-five balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper. Sourav Ganguly broke the 94-run partnership.

Yousuf, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Ganguly broke the 32-run stand. Khan, whose 42-ball (Mo)innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 63-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 30. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 112-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 91. Thirty-eight balls later, Jadeja and Kumble ran him out. Azhar Mahmood the player of the match, scored 25. His 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Agarkar broke the 26-run stand.

Akram, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Saqlain Mushtaq, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Prasad ran him out. Arshad, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 15 extras. Pakistan conceded 291 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Robin Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He was wicketless, as was Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.

Srinath and Agarkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 65, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 63. Ganguly, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.

Ramesh, who faced five balls, scored a run. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Moin. Akhtar broke the five-run stand. Ganguly, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Moin. Akram broke the 36-run stand.

Amay Khurasiya, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akhtar, who broke the three-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood, who broke the 12-run stand.

Singh, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Needless to say, Mahmood was in seventh heaven. The sixth-wicket pair put on 41. Agarkar, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-four balls later, Ahmed ran him out.

Jadeja, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mahmood broke the 27-run stand. Mongia, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

Kumble, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Mahmood broke the four-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood.

Prasad, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Sixty-five balls later, Mushtaq broke the 33-run stand. Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India, who were dismissed for 168 off 42.1 overs, lost by 123 runs. Afridi, who bowled three overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Arshad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 23.

Akram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Mushtaq, who bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. Akhtar bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22, picking up a couple of maidens. Mahmood bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up five scalps.

Pakistan won the 1998/98 Pepsi Cup.

Jadeja leads; Pakistan beat India

This was the curtain-raiser to the final, and as it was played on April Fools’ Day, it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that was foolish on the Indians’ part to make half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Sadagoppan Ramesh, Ajit Agarkar, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Nikhil Chopra and Javagal Srinath made way for Saba Karim, One-day International debutant Virender Sehwag, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Gyanendra Pandey and Venkatesh Prasad.

Pakistan (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq and Arshad Khan made way for Imran Nazir, Saqlain Mushtaq and Shahid Nazir.

On winning the toss, Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Twenty-one balls into the match, Sourav Ganguly was batting on five when he was struck on the chest by Shoaib Akhtar. He had to retire hurt. India had scored 16, and hadn’t lost a wicket at that point. When he resumed his innings, they had scored 47, and lost a couple of wickets.

Rahul Dravid, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three dot balls after Ganguly retired, he was caught by Shahid Afridi off the bowling of Akhtar. Karim, whose 51-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Seventy-six balls later, he was caught by Ijaz Ahmed, the player of the match. Azhar Mahmood broke the 31-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirteen balls later, Mahmood had a reason to be in seventh heaven. Amay Khurasiya, whose seven-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls later, he was stumped by Khan. Mushtaq broke the 17-run stand.

Ganguly, whose 90-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 57. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Afridi. Shahid Nazir broke the 74-run partnership. Sehwag, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akhtar, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 22. Kanitkar, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls later, Ahmed ran him out. Shukla, who faced nine balls, scored five. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Shahid Nazir. Mushtaq broke the 14-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Singh, whose 67-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 42. A couple of balls later, Mushtaq ran him out. Pandey, who never represented India again, faced nine balls, scoring four. He was unbeaten. Prasad, who faced seven balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mushtaq was in seventh heaven.

Pakistan conceded 33 extras. The Indians were dismissed for 196 off 49.5 overs. Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Shahid Nazir, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket.

Mahmood and Akhtar and bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 18. Mushtaq, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 49. He picked up three scalps.

Pakistan were fined three overs for a slow over rate. Their openers didn’t get off the mark. Saeed Anwar, who faced six balls, didn’t open his account. An over into the chase, he was caught by Karim off the bowling of Prasad. Imran, who faced 13 balls, scored four. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Karim. Prasad broke the 14-run stand.

Afridi, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Prasad broke the 20-run stand. Ahmed, whose 129-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 89. He was unbeaten, as was Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored 63. His 88-ball innings included four boundaries.

India conceded 25 extras. The Pakistanis, who scored 197 for the loss of three wickets off 42 overs, won by seven wickets with five overs to spare. Sehwag and Pandey bowled three wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 21.

Kanitkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21. Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 26. Singh, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 24. Shukla, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 37. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 27, picking up three scalps.  

Pakistan beat India yet agA(zharudd)in

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Laxmi Ratan Shukla made way for One-day International debutant Gyanendra Pandey. Pakistan (Moham)made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Aamer Sohail, Saleem Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq, Aaqib Javed and Zahid (Moham)made way for Yousuf, Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq, Arshad Khan and Shoaib Akhtar.

On winning the toss, Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Shahid Afridi, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 38. Fifty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Nikhil Chopra. Anil Kumble broke the 75-run partnership.

Ijaz Ahmed, whose 45-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Chopra broke the 75-run partnership. Saeed Anwar, the player of the match, scored 95. His 117-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six. Seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Rahul Dravid broke the 50-run partnership.

Yousuf, who faced five balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Kumble broke the three-run stand. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 60-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 43. Thirty-three balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the run-a-ball stand.

Akram, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. (Srina)Three balls later, he was caught by Javagal. Kumble broke the two-run stand. Khan, whose 19-ball (Mo)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Fourteen balls later, Srinath broke the 22-run stand.

Azhar Mahmood, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Ajit Agarkar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the eight-run stand. Razzaq, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Eight balls later, he was caught by Chopra. Srinath broke a run-a-ball stand. Arshad faced five balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten, as was Akhtar, who didn’t face a ball.

India conceded 18 extras. Pakistan scored 278 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Pandey bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Dravid, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket.

Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 73. He picked up a wicket. Chopra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket. Srinath bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up four scalps.

Sourav Ganguly, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Moin. Akhtar broke the 23-run stand. Dravid, who faced nine balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, Akhtar broke the 10-run stand.

Mohammad Azharuddin, India's skipper, faced four balls, scoring a run. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Moin. Razzaq broke the 15-run stand. Vinod Kambli, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Razzaq, who broke the five-run stand.

Mongia, who faced 34 balls, scored 11. Seventy-one balls later, he was stumped by Moin. Arshad broke the 35-run stand. Agarkar, who faced 14 balls, scored four. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Arshad, who broke the eight-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pandey, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of dot balls later, he was stumped by Moin off the bowling of Arshad. The eighth-wicket pair won 28. Chopra, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 20. Twenty-nine balls later, Moin ran him out.

Ajay Jadeja, whose 95-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 61. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Afridi, who broke the seven-run stand. Kumble, who faced 11 balls, conceded four. He was unbeaten. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Akram. Afridi broke the four-run stand.

Pakistan conceded 11 extras. India, who were bundled out for 135 off 36.1 overs, lost by 143 runs. Akram, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He was wicketless, as was Mahmood, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15.

Akhtar bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 10, picking up two wickets. Razzaq, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up two wickets. Afridi, who bowled 6.1 overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of wickets. Arshad bowled seven overs, conceding 22. He picked up three scalps.

Pakistan beat A(zharuddi)n improved India

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Rahul Dravid and Hrishikesh Kanitkar made way for Sachin Tendulkar and Sanjay Raul. Pakistan made no changes to theirs.

The start was delayed for 15 minutes due to dew on the ground. On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

Sourav Ganguly, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq, the player of the series. Azhar Mahmood broke the 35-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood. He never represented India in One-day Internationals again.

Tendulkar, whose 109-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 77. A hundred and forty-one ballS(ohai)later, he was caught by Inzamam. Aamer, Pakistan’s skipper and the player of the match, broke the 121-run partnership.

Ajay Jadeja, who faced 17 balls, scored five. Thirty-one balls later, Shahid Afridi broke the 19-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Afridi. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the 32-run stand.

Azharuddin, whose 111-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 101. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mushtaq, who broke the six-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Raul, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mushtaq.

Although his (Mo)innings included a couple of boundaries, Javagal, who scored 10, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. (Srina)Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Khan. Sohail broke the 14-run stand.

Ajit Agarkar, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Sunil Joshi, whose seven-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 19. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Inzamam. Mushtaq broke the 29-run stand.

Pakistan conceded 13 extras. India scored 256 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Mohammad Zahid bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Aaqib Javed, who bowled seven overs, conceding 26.

Afridi, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Sohail and Mahmood bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 59, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 30. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 67. He picked up four scalps.

Afridi, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifty balls into the chase, Srinath broke the 48-run stand. Saeed Anwar, whose 94-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 83.  A hundred and forty-four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Joshi, who broke the 119-run partnership.

Sohail, whose 125-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, scored 97. He was unbeaten. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Inzamam, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Joshi.

Saleem Malik, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. Sixty-four balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Srinath broke the 46-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Five balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Srinath broke the nine-run stand.

Khan, who faced a dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded 23 extras. Pakistan, who scored 258 for the loss of five wickets off 48.2 overs, won by five wickets with 10 balls to spare.

Jadeja, who bowled eight wicketless balls, conceded 10. Raul, who never represented India again, bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 14. Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 45.

Agarkar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 47. Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up three scalps.

The Pakistanis won the five-match series 4-1.