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.
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.
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