India made just one
change to their playing twelve – Murali Kartik made way for Ramesh Powar.
Pakistan made no changes to the twelve that last played the Indians. On winning
the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat.
Their openers D(hon)idn’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 Mahendra Singh off the bowling of Irfan Pathan, the player of the match.
Kamran Akmal, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifty balls later, Pathan broke the 43-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on three. Mohammad Yousf, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Seven balls laTe(ndulka)r, Sachin and Raina ran him out.
While Pakistan’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th. They scored 50 off 11 overs. India had conceded an extra at that point.
Inzamam, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls after Yousuf’s dismissal, he was caught by Sreesanth. Zaheer Khan broke the 22-run stand. At that point, the teams took the first drinks break. While Shoaib Malik was batting on 43 at that point, Younis Khan hadn’t opened his account.
Malik’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 66 balls. Pakistan’s 100 came off 22.4 balls. India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Malik and Younis put on 50 off 77 balls for the fifth wicket. While the former’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the latter’s contribution was 27. India had conceded an extra at that point.
The Pakistanis had scored 133 for the loss of four wickets off 27.3 overs when the crowd interrupted the match. While Malik was batting on 78 at that point, Younis was batting on 29.
Pakistan’s 150 came off 30.1 balls. India had conceded three extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into their innings, the teams took the second drinks break. The Pakistanis had scored 161 for four at that point. While Malik was batting on 93 at that point, Younis was batting on 41.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 102. Malik, whose 110-ball innings included 13 boundaries, eventually scoreD(ho)ninety-five. A hundred and twenty-four balls later, Sreesanth and the wicketkeeper ran him out. Younis’ half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 62 balls.
Pakistan’s 200 came off 38 overs. India had conceded five extras at that point. Shahid Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 18. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Pathan broke the 34-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 30. Abdul Razzaq, who faced 15 balls, scored 14. Thirty-one balls later, Raina ran him out. Younis, whose 98-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 81. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Ajit Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.
Pakistan’s 250 came off 47 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. Naved-ul-Hasan, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Agarkar broke the 15-run stand.
Umar Gul, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on eight. Mohammad Asif, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, Virender Sehwag and Dhoni ran him out.
India conceded nine extras. Pakistan were dismissed for 265 off 49.2 overs. Sehwag, who
bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Tendulkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 45. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Zaheer, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps. Pathan bowled 10 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up three scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, Yousuf made way for Arshad Khan and Sreesanth made way for Powar under the SuperSub rule.
India scored 50 off 7.5 overs. The Pakistanis conceded five extras. While Sehwag was batting on 43 at that point, Tendulkar was batting on 13. India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Sehwag’s half-century – included eight boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls. India scored 100 off 14.4 overs. The Pakistanis conceded nine extras.
Tendulkar, whose 43-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 42. Ninety-one balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Razzaq broke the 105-run partnership. At that point, the teams took the third drinks break. While Sehwag was batting on 54 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, hadn’t opened his account.
India’s third Powerplay was between the 21st and the 26th over. Their second-wicket pair put on 18. Sehwag, whose 60-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 67. Thirteen balls later, Gul ran him out.
India scored 150 off 23.3 overs. The Pakistanis conceded 11 extras. The third-wicket pair (Dravid and Yuvraj Singh) put on 50 off 63 balls. While the former was batting on 26 at that point, the latter was batting on 28. The Pakistanis had conceded three extras.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, India had scored 198 for the loss of a couple of wickets. While Dravid was batting on 39 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on 38. At that point, the teams took the fourth – and final – drinks break.
India scored 200 off 31.3 overs. The Pakistanis conceded a dozen extras. While Dravid’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 52 balls, Yuvraj’s 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 61 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 118 balls. While Dravid was batting on 53 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on 54. The Pakistanis had conceded four extras. Dravid, whose 61-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 56. A hundred and twenty-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Malik, who broke the 118-run partnership.
India scored 250 off 41 overs. The Pakistanis conceded 13 extras. Yuvraj, whose 89-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 82. He was unbeaten, as was Kaif, who faced nine balls, scoring five.
Pakistan conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 266 for the loss of three wickets off 43.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 41 balls to spare. Younis bowled a wicketless ball, conceding two. Afridi bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 17. Asif bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28.
Naved bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 60. Gul and Arshad bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 37. Malik bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a scalp, as did Razzaq, who bowled seven overs, conceding 43.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
Their openers D(hon)idn’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 Mahendra Singh off the bowling of Irfan Pathan, the player of the match.
Kamran Akmal, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifty balls later, Pathan broke the 43-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on three. Mohammad Yousf, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Seven balls laTe(ndulka)r, Sachin and Raina ran him out.
While Pakistan’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th. They scored 50 off 11 overs. India had conceded an extra at that point.
Inzamam, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls after Yousuf’s dismissal, he was caught by Sreesanth. Zaheer Khan broke the 22-run stand. At that point, the teams took the first drinks break. While Shoaib Malik was batting on 43 at that point, Younis Khan hadn’t opened his account.
Malik’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 66 balls. Pakistan’s 100 came off 22.4 balls. India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Malik and Younis put on 50 off 77 balls for the fifth wicket. While the former’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the latter’s contribution was 27. India had conceded an extra at that point.
The Pakistanis had scored 133 for the loss of four wickets off 27.3 overs when the crowd interrupted the match. While Malik was batting on 78 at that point, Younis was batting on 29.
Pakistan’s 150 came off 30.1 balls. India had conceded three extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into their innings, the teams took the second drinks break. The Pakistanis had scored 161 for four at that point. While Malik was batting on 93 at that point, Younis was batting on 41.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 102. Malik, whose 110-ball innings included 13 boundaries, eventually scoreD(ho)ninety-five. A hundred and twenty-four balls later, Sreesanth and the wicketkeeper ran him out. Younis’ half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 62 balls.
Pakistan’s 200 came off 38 overs. India had conceded five extras at that point. Shahid Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 18. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Pathan broke the 34-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 30. Abdul Razzaq, who faced 15 balls, scored 14. Thirty-one balls later, Raina ran him out. Younis, whose 98-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 81. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Ajit Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.
Pakistan’s 250 came off 47 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. Naved-ul-Hasan, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Agarkar broke the 15-run stand.
Umar Gul, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on eight. Mohammad Asif, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, Virender Sehwag and Dhoni ran him out.
India conceded nine extras. Pakistan were dismissed for 265 off 49.2 overs. Sehwag, who
bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Tendulkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 45. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Zaheer, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps. Pathan bowled 10 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up three scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, Yousuf made way for Arshad Khan and Sreesanth made way for Powar under the SuperSub rule.
India scored 50 off 7.5 overs. The Pakistanis conceded five extras. While Sehwag was batting on 43 at that point, Tendulkar was batting on 13. India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Sehwag’s half-century – included eight boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls. India scored 100 off 14.4 overs. The Pakistanis conceded nine extras.
Tendulkar, whose 43-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 42. Ninety-one balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Razzaq broke the 105-run partnership. At that point, the teams took the third drinks break. While Sehwag was batting on 54 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, hadn’t opened his account.
India’s third Powerplay was between the 21st and the 26th over. Their second-wicket pair put on 18. Sehwag, whose 60-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 67. Thirteen balls later, Gul ran him out.
India scored 150 off 23.3 overs. The Pakistanis conceded 11 extras. The third-wicket pair (Dravid and Yuvraj Singh) put on 50 off 63 balls. While the former was batting on 26 at that point, the latter was batting on 28. The Pakistanis had conceded three extras.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, India had scored 198 for the loss of a couple of wickets. While Dravid was batting on 39 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on 38. At that point, the teams took the fourth – and final – drinks break.
India scored 200 off 31.3 overs. The Pakistanis conceded a dozen extras. While Dravid’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 52 balls, Yuvraj’s 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 61 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 118 balls. While Dravid was batting on 53 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on 54. The Pakistanis had conceded four extras. Dravid, whose 61-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 56. A hundred and twenty-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Malik, who broke the 118-run partnership.
India scored 250 off 41 overs. The Pakistanis conceded 13 extras. Yuvraj, whose 89-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 82. He was unbeaten, as was Kaif, who faced nine balls, scoring five.
Pakistan conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 266 for the loss of three wickets off 43.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 41 balls to spare. Younis bowled a wicketless ball, conceding two. Afridi bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 17. Asif bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28.
Naved bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 60. Gul and Arshad bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 37. Malik bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a scalp, as did Razzaq, who bowled seven overs, conceding 43.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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