India made a
couple of changes to their playing twelve – Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan
made way for Gautam Gambhir and R P Singh. Pakistan made just one change to the
twelve that last played the Indians – Arshad Khan made way for Yasir Arafat.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers didn’t get off the mark. Salman Butt, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the match, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir off the bowling of Irfan Pathan.
Shahid Afridi, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Pathan broke the 39-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 50 off 9.1 overs. India conceded half-a-dozen extras. While their second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th.
Kamran Akmal, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 34. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Pathan. R P Singh broke the 36-run stand.
At that point, the first drinks break was taken. While Shoaib Malik was batting on 16 at that point, Mohammad Yousuf – who came to bat at the fall of Akmal’s wicket – hadn’t opened his account.
Yousuf, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the player of the match. Needless to say, R P Singh was in seventh heaven.
Pakistan scored 100 off 21.3 overs. India conceded 10 extras. Malik’s 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 73 balls. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 28-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 16. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Tendulkar broke the 46-run partnership.
Twenty-eight over into Pakistan’s innings, Ajit Agarkar made way for Zaheer Khan under the SuperSub rule.
Pakistan scored 150 off 30.3 overs. India conceded 13 extras. Three balls later, the second drinks break was taken. The Pakistanis had scored 153 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Malik was batting on 55 at that point, Younis Khan was batting on 15.
Pakistan scored 200 off 40.1 overs. India conceded 18 extras. Malik’s century – which included 11 boundaries and a six – came off 113 balls. Seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Pathan broke the 86-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 250 off 46.4 overs. India conceded 20 extras. Abdul Razzaq, whose 56-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 64. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 51 balls. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 33. Naved-ul-Hasan, who faced nine balls, had no reason t0 be in seventh heaven – 22 balls later, R P ran him out. Arafat, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 22 extras. Pakistan scored 288 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Zaheer, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 36. Agarkar, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 74.
Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. R P and Irfan bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 49.
At the beginning of the chase, Yousuf made way for Umar Gul under the SuperSub rule.
Gambhir, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls into the chase, Asif broke the 12-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Akmal off the bowling of Asif.
India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.3 overs. The Pakistanis had conceded eight extras at that point.
Fifteen overs into the match, the third drinks break was taken. India had scored 63 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 36 at that point, Dravid was batting on 16. India’s second Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 60 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 72. Dravid, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Ninety-five balls later, Gul ran him out.
India scored 100 off 20.4 overs. The Pakistanis had conceded 10 extras at that point. They scored 150 off 28.3 overs. The Pakistanis had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Thirty-one overs into the match, the fourth drinks break was taken. India had scored 170 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 86 at that point, Yuvraj Singh was batting on 46.
Tendulkar, whose 104-ball innings included 16 boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 95. Sixty-four balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Imran Farhat. Razzaq broke the 105-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 87-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 79. He was unbeaten.
Kaif, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Gul, who broke the one-run stand. Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included 13 boundaries, scored 72.
Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India, who scored 292 for the loss of five wickets off 47.4 overs, won by five wickets with 14 balls to spare. Afridi bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 24. Naved bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 72. Arafat bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 53.
Razzaq, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Gul bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. Asif, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers didn’t get off the mark. Salman Butt, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the match, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir off the bowling of Irfan Pathan.
Shahid Afridi, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Pathan broke the 39-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 50 off 9.1 overs. India conceded half-a-dozen extras. While their second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th.
Kamran Akmal, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 34. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Pathan. R P Singh broke the 36-run stand.
At that point, the first drinks break was taken. While Shoaib Malik was batting on 16 at that point, Mohammad Yousuf – who came to bat at the fall of Akmal’s wicket – hadn’t opened his account.
Yousuf, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the player of the match. Needless to say, R P Singh was in seventh heaven.
Pakistan scored 100 off 21.3 overs. India conceded 10 extras. Malik’s 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 73 balls. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 28-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 16. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Tendulkar broke the 46-run partnership.
Twenty-eight over into Pakistan’s innings, Ajit Agarkar made way for Zaheer Khan under the SuperSub rule.
Pakistan scored 150 off 30.3 overs. India conceded 13 extras. Three balls later, the second drinks break was taken. The Pakistanis had scored 153 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Malik was batting on 55 at that point, Younis Khan was batting on 15.
Pakistan scored 200 off 40.1 overs. India conceded 18 extras. Malik’s century – which included 11 boundaries and a six – came off 113 balls. Seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Pathan broke the 86-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 250 off 46.4 overs. India conceded 20 extras. Abdul Razzaq, whose 56-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 64. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 51 balls. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 33. Naved-ul-Hasan, who faced nine balls, had no reason t0 be in seventh heaven – 22 balls later, R P ran him out. Arafat, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 22 extras. Pakistan scored 288 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Zaheer, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 36. Agarkar, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 74.
Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. R P and Irfan bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 49.
At the beginning of the chase, Yousuf made way for Umar Gul under the SuperSub rule.
Gambhir, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls into the chase, Asif broke the 12-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Akmal off the bowling of Asif.
India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.3 overs. The Pakistanis had conceded eight extras at that point.
Fifteen overs into the match, the third drinks break was taken. India had scored 63 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 36 at that point, Dravid was batting on 16. India’s second Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 60 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 72. Dravid, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Ninety-five balls later, Gul ran him out.
India scored 100 off 20.4 overs. The Pakistanis had conceded 10 extras at that point. They scored 150 off 28.3 overs. The Pakistanis had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Thirty-one overs into the match, the fourth drinks break was taken. India had scored 170 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 86 at that point, Yuvraj Singh was batting on 46.
Tendulkar, whose 104-ball innings included 16 boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 95. Sixty-four balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Imran Farhat. Razzaq broke the 105-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 87-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 79. He was unbeaten.
Kaif, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Gul, who broke the one-run stand. Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included 13 boundaries, scored 72.
Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India, who scored 292 for the loss of five wickets off 47.4 overs, won by five wickets with 14 balls to spare. Afridi bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 24. Naved bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 72. Arafat bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 53.
Razzaq, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Gul bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. Asif, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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