India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Hemang Badani and Murali Kartik
made way for V V S Laxman and One-day International debutant Ramesh Powar.
Pakistan made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Imran Farhat and Naved-ul-Hasan made way for Shahid Afridi and Shabbir Ahmed.
On winning the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. They scored 50 off 6.2 overs and 100 off 12.3 overs.
Afridi, whose 58-ball innings included 10 boundaries and four sixes, scored 80. His 50 – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls. A hundred and ten balls into the match, Yuvraj Singh broke the 138-run partnership.
Mohammad Yousuf, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Sixty-four balls later, Yuvraj broke the 53-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 200 off 31.2 overs. The third-wicket pair put on 34. Yasir Hameed, whose 108-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 86. His 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 56 balls. Half-a-dozen overs later, Ashish and Yuvraj (Neh)ran him out.
Inzamam, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 29. Twenty-five balls later, Nehra broke the 24-run stand. 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 trapped leg before wicket by Nehra. Pakistan scored 250 off 40 overs.
Younis Khan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 28. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Nehra broke the 35-run stand. Shoaib Malik, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Abdul Razzaq, who scored 31. His 18-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded 21 extras. Pakistan scored 329 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Virender Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 39. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 47.
Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, and Powar bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 35. Zaheer Khan, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 72.
Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Forty-nine balls later, Shoaib Akhtar – a.k.a. The Rawalpindi Express – broke the 56-run partnership. Laxman and no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mohammad Sami, who broke the 15-run stand.
India scored 100 off 17.4 overs. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Seventy-three balls later, he was stumped by Moin. Afridi broke the 69-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 33.1 overs. Tendulkar, whose 135-ball innings included 17 boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 141. Eighty-nine balls later, he was caught by Razzaq. Malik broke the 105-run partnership.
Dravid, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 36. Nineteen balls later, Sami broke the 15-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Afridi broke the 22-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – four balls later, he was caught by Malik. Akhtar broke the two-run stand. Powar, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Zaheer, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akhtar. The ninth-wicket pair put on 30. Balaji, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, Yousuf and Sami ran him out.
Nehra, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Sami broke the run-a-ball stand. Pakistan conceded 37 extras. India, who were dismissed for 317 off 48.4 overs, lost by 12 runs. Razzaq, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Ahmed, who bowled nine overs, conceding 65.
Malik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up a wicket. Afridi, who bowled eight overs, conceded 57. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akhtar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up three wickets. Sami bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up three scalps.
Pakistan levelled the five-match series 1-1.
On winning the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. They scored 50 off 6.2 overs and 100 off 12.3 overs.
Afridi, whose 58-ball innings included 10 boundaries and four sixes, scored 80. His 50 – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls. A hundred and ten balls into the match, Yuvraj Singh broke the 138-run partnership.
Mohammad Yousuf, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Sixty-four balls later, Yuvraj broke the 53-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 200 off 31.2 overs. The third-wicket pair put on 34. Yasir Hameed, whose 108-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 86. His 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 56 balls. Half-a-dozen overs later, Ashish and Yuvraj (Neh)ran him out.
Inzamam, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 29. Twenty-five balls later, Nehra broke the 24-run stand. 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 trapped leg before wicket by Nehra. Pakistan scored 250 off 40 overs.
Younis Khan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 28. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Nehra broke the 35-run stand. Shoaib Malik, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Abdul Razzaq, who scored 31. His 18-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded 21 extras. Pakistan scored 329 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Virender Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 39. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 47.
Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, and Powar bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 35. Zaheer Khan, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 72.
Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Forty-nine balls later, Shoaib Akhtar – a.k.a. The Rawalpindi Express – broke the 56-run partnership. Laxman and no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mohammad Sami, who broke the 15-run stand.
India scored 100 off 17.4 overs. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Seventy-three balls later, he was stumped by Moin. Afridi broke the 69-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 33.1 overs. Tendulkar, whose 135-ball innings included 17 boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 141. Eighty-nine balls later, he was caught by Razzaq. Malik broke the 105-run partnership.
Dravid, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 36. Nineteen balls later, Sami broke the 15-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Afridi broke the 22-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – four balls later, he was caught by Malik. Akhtar broke the two-run stand. Powar, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Zaheer, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akhtar. The ninth-wicket pair put on 30. Balaji, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, Yousuf and Sami ran him out.
Nehra, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Sami broke the run-a-ball stand. Pakistan conceded 37 extras. India, who were dismissed for 317 off 48.4 overs, lost by 12 runs. Razzaq, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Ahmed, who bowled nine overs, conceding 65.
Malik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up a wicket. Afridi, who bowled eight overs, conceded 57. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akhtar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up three wickets. Sami bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up three scalps.
Pakistan levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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