The match was
reduced to a 33-overs-a-side match. India made four changes to their playing
eleven – Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra made
way for Rohan Gavaskar, Ajit Agarkar, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Anil Kumble.
Pakistan made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Imran Nazir made way for Shahid Afridi.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the Pakistanis. Afridi, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Four overs into the match, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Agarkar broke the 22-run stand. Pakistan scored 50 off 11.4 overs. Yasir Hameed, who faced 35 balls, scored nine. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Balaji broke the 30-run stand.
Inzamam-ul-Haq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Balaji broke the six-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 64. Mohammad Yousuf, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. Fifty-nine balls later, Virender Sehwag ran him out.
Shoaib Malik, the player of the match, scored 68. His 67-ball innings included seven boundaries. His 50 – which included four boundaries – included five boundaries. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Kumble broke the 14-run stand. Abdul Razzaq, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Younis Khan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls after Malik’s dismissal, he was caught behind off the bowling of Balaji. Moin Khan, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
India conceded five extras. Pakistan scored 192 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 33 overs. Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was Irfan Pathan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 57.
Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 40. Balaji bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up three scalps.
India’s target was revised to 194 off 33 overs. Sehwag, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Malik. Shabbir Ahmed broke the 30-run stand. Ganguly, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Razzaq broke the 39-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on a run. The Wall, who faced a ball, D(rav)id not get off the mark. Five balls later, Inzamam-ul-Haq ran him out. V V S Laxman, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 37. Forty-two balls later, Malik broke the 26-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 24 balls, scored 13. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Afridi, who broke the two-run stand. Kaif, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Twenty-five balls later, Afridi broke the 18-run stand. Agarkar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hameed. Needless to say, Malik was in seventh heaven.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Gavaskar, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Razzaq off the bowling of Malik. Pathan, who faced two balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Afridi, who broke the one-run stand.
Balaji, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Sami. Afridi broke the three-run stand. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Pakistan conceded five extras. India, who were bundled out for 127 off 27 overs, lost by 66 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Shoaib Akhtar, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Sami, who bowled five overs, conceding 29. Razzaq bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket.
Ahmed, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Malik, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three scalps. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the Pakistanis. Afridi, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Four overs into the match, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Agarkar broke the 22-run stand. Pakistan scored 50 off 11.4 overs. Yasir Hameed, who faced 35 balls, scored nine. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Balaji broke the 30-run stand.
Inzamam-ul-Haq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Balaji broke the six-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 64. Mohammad Yousuf, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. Fifty-nine balls later, Virender Sehwag ran him out.
Shoaib Malik, the player of the match, scored 68. His 67-ball innings included seven boundaries. His 50 – which included four boundaries – included five boundaries. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Kumble broke the 14-run stand. Abdul Razzaq, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Younis Khan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls after Malik’s dismissal, he was caught behind off the bowling of Balaji. Moin Khan, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
India conceded five extras. Pakistan scored 192 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 33 overs. Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was Irfan Pathan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 57.
Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 40. Balaji bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up three scalps.
India’s target was revised to 194 off 33 overs. Sehwag, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Malik. Shabbir Ahmed broke the 30-run stand. Ganguly, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Razzaq broke the 39-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on a run. The Wall, who faced a ball, D(rav)id not get off the mark. Five balls later, Inzamam-ul-Haq ran him out. V V S Laxman, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 37. Forty-two balls later, Malik broke the 26-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 24 balls, scored 13. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Afridi, who broke the two-run stand. Kaif, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Twenty-five balls later, Afridi broke the 18-run stand. Agarkar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hameed. Needless to say, Malik was in seventh heaven.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Gavaskar, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Razzaq off the bowling of Malik. Pathan, who faced two balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Afridi, who broke the one-run stand.
Balaji, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Sami. Afridi broke the three-run stand. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Pakistan conceded five extras. India, who were bundled out for 127 off 27 overs, lost by 66 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Shoaib Akhtar, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Sami, who bowled five overs, conceding 29. Razzaq bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket.
Ahmed, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Malik, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three scalps. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.
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