India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar and Joginder (Shar)made
way for Lakshmipathy Balaji and Ashish Nehra. Pakistan made a couple of changes
to the eleven that last played the Indians – Younis Khan and Shoaib Akhtar (Moham)made
way for Hafeez and Arshad Khan.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Ten ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Mohammad Yousuf. Naved-ul-Hasan broke the four-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Naved.
India scored 50 off 11.1 overs, 100 off 21.5 overs, 150 off 27.2 overs and 200 off 33.5 overs. Virender Sehwag, the player of the match, scored 108. His 95-ball innings included nine boundaries and three sixes. While his half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 55 balls, his ton came off 84 balls. Two hundred balls, Abdul Razzaq broke the 201-run partnership.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Salman Butt. Arshad broke the 36-run stand. India scored 250 off 43 overs Mohammad Kaif, who faced 15 balls, (Ars)had no reason to be in seventh heaven – four overs later, he was caught by Shahid Afridi. The off-spinner broke the 14-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Naved. Arshad broke the five-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Rahul Dravid, whose 139-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 104. Mohammad Sami had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.
Harbhajan Singh, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Balaji, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Arshad was in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand. Zaheer Khan, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 23 extras. India scored 281 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Afridi, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50. Hafeez, who bowled 9.3 wicketless overs, conceded 59. Sami bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.
Razzaq bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket. Naved, who bowled eight overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets. Arshad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.
Kamran Akmal, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag. Balaji broke the 45-run stand. Butt, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Nehra broke the four-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Shoaib Malik, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj off the bowling of Balaji.
Pakistan scored 50 off nine overs. Yousuf, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Zaheer, who broke the 15-run stand. Pakistan scored 100 off 24.1 overs. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 37. His 58-ball innings included four boundaries. Eighty-three balls later, Tendulkar broke the 48-run stand.
Razzaq, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Four overs later, he was caught by Sehwag. Tendulkar broke the 17-run stand. Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Zaheer. Tendulkar broke the 17-run stand.
Pakistan scored 150 off 34.4 overs. Sami, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, who broke the five-run stand. Hafeez, whose 75-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 42. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Tendulkar broke the 0ne-run stand.
Naved, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Forty-eight balls later, Zaheer broke the 42-run stand. Arshad, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 194 off 45.2 overs, lost by 87 runs. Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 32. Nehra bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a couple of boundaries. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket.
Balaji, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Zaheer, who bowled 7.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25. Tendulkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up five scalps.
India led the six-match series 1-0.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Ten ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Mohammad Yousuf. Naved-ul-Hasan broke the four-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Naved.
India scored 50 off 11.1 overs, 100 off 21.5 overs, 150 off 27.2 overs and 200 off 33.5 overs. Virender Sehwag, the player of the match, scored 108. His 95-ball innings included nine boundaries and three sixes. While his half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 55 balls, his ton came off 84 balls. Two hundred balls, Abdul Razzaq broke the 201-run partnership.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Salman Butt. Arshad broke the 36-run stand. India scored 250 off 43 overs Mohammad Kaif, who faced 15 balls, (Ars)had no reason to be in seventh heaven – four overs later, he was caught by Shahid Afridi. The off-spinner broke the 14-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Naved. Arshad broke the five-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Rahul Dravid, whose 139-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 104. Mohammad Sami had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.
Harbhajan Singh, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Balaji, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Arshad was in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand. Zaheer Khan, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 23 extras. India scored 281 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Afridi, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50. Hafeez, who bowled 9.3 wicketless overs, conceded 59. Sami bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.
Razzaq bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket. Naved, who bowled eight overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets. Arshad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.
Kamran Akmal, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag. Balaji broke the 45-run stand. Butt, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Nehra broke the four-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Shoaib Malik, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj off the bowling of Balaji.
Pakistan scored 50 off nine overs. Yousuf, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Zaheer, who broke the 15-run stand. Pakistan scored 100 off 24.1 overs. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 37. His 58-ball innings included four boundaries. Eighty-three balls later, Tendulkar broke the 48-run stand.
Razzaq, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Four overs later, he was caught by Sehwag. Tendulkar broke the 17-run stand. Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Zaheer. Tendulkar broke the 17-run stand.
Pakistan scored 150 off 34.4 overs. Sami, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, who broke the five-run stand. Hafeez, whose 75-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 42. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Tendulkar broke the 0ne-run stand.
Naved, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Forty-eight balls later, Zaheer broke the 42-run stand. Arshad, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 194 off 45.2 overs, lost by 87 runs. Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 32. Nehra bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a couple of boundaries. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket.
Balaji, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Zaheer, who bowled 7.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25. Tendulkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up five scalps.
India led the six-match series 1-0.
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