India made no
changes to their playing eleven. Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to their
playing twelve – Shahid Afridi and Yasir Arafat made way for Imran Farhat and
Sami.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Kamran Akmal, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Irfan Pathan broke the 15-run stand.
Salman Butt, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Sreesan)thirteen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Dravid. The Kerala pacer broke the 12-run stand. Shoaib Malik, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls later, he was caught by Pathan. R P Singh, the player of the match, scored two-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Younis Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by R P. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the 68-run partnership.
Farhat – who, under the SuperSub rule, made way for the fast bowler (Araf)at the fall of Yousuf’s wicket – scored 14. His 30-ball innings included a boundary. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Raina. R P broke the 27-run stand. Abdul Razzaq, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. R P broke the two-run stand.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 49. His 63-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the five-run stand. Naved, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten.
Sami, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Pathan broke the 16-run stand. Mohammad Asif, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Pathan broke the 14-run stand.
India conceded 17 extras. Pakistan were dismissed for 161 off 41.5 overs. Agarkar bowled seven overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket. Sreesanth bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Tendulkar bowled nine overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Pathan bowled 7.5 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps. R P bowled 10 overs, conceding 40, He picked up four scalps.
Tendulkar, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Akmal. Sami broke the five-run stand. Gautam Gambhir, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Sami, who broke the 24-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 57-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. A hundred and four balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 85-run partnership. Mohammad Kaif, who faced six balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by Inzamam. Razzaq broke the one-run stand.
Dravid, whose 72-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 59. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sami, who broke the 18-run stand. Raina, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.
Pakistan conceded eight extras. India, who scored 162 for the loss of five wickets off 32.3 overs, won by five wickets off 17.3 overs. Farhat bowled three balls, conceding four. He was wicketless, as was Asif, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Naved bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Razzaq bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up a wicket. Sami bowled nine overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.
India clinched the five-match series with an unassailable 3-1 lead.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Kamran Akmal, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Irfan Pathan broke the 15-run stand.
Salman Butt, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Sreesan)thirteen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Dravid. The Kerala pacer broke the 12-run stand. Shoaib Malik, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls later, he was caught by Pathan. R P Singh, the player of the match, scored two-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Younis Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by R P. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the 68-run partnership.
Farhat – who, under the SuperSub rule, made way for the fast bowler (Araf)at the fall of Yousuf’s wicket – scored 14. His 30-ball innings included a boundary. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Raina. R P broke the 27-run stand. Abdul Razzaq, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. R P broke the two-run stand.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 49. His 63-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the five-run stand. Naved, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten.
Sami, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Pathan broke the 16-run stand. Mohammad Asif, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Pathan broke the 14-run stand.
India conceded 17 extras. Pakistan were dismissed for 161 off 41.5 overs. Agarkar bowled seven overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket. Sreesanth bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Tendulkar bowled nine overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Pathan bowled 7.5 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps. R P bowled 10 overs, conceding 40, He picked up four scalps.
Tendulkar, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Akmal. Sami broke the five-run stand. Gautam Gambhir, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Sami, who broke the 24-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 57-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. A hundred and four balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 85-run partnership. Mohammad Kaif, who faced six balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by Inzamam. Razzaq broke the one-run stand.
Dravid, whose 72-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 59. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sami, who broke the 18-run stand. Raina, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.
Pakistan conceded eight extras. India, who scored 162 for the loss of five wickets off 32.3 overs, won by five wickets off 17.3 overs. Farhat bowled three balls, conceding four. He was wicketless, as was Asif, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Naved bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Razzaq bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up a wicket. Sami bowled nine overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.
India clinched the five-match series with an unassailable 3-1 lead.
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