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.
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.
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