India made one
change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik made way for Rohan Gavaskar.
Pakistan made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Younis Khan and
Shabbir Ahmed made way for Imran Farhat and Naved-ul-Hasan.
On winning the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, faced five balls, failing to get off the mark. Five balls (Mo)into the match, he was caught by Khan. Mohammad Sami broke the one-run stand.
V V S Laxman, who faced nine balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Shoaib Malik. Naved broke the nine-run stand. Virender Sehwag, who faced 20 balls, scored 10. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Malik. Naved broke the 18-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Khan. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 45-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan off the bowling of Akhtar.
Gavaskar – who never represented India again – faced 43 balls, scoring 13. Eighty-four balls later, he was caught by Khan. Abdul Razzaq broke the 33-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 108-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 67. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Naved, who broke the 82-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 47. Eight balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Yousuf, the player of the match. Naved broke the five-run stand.
Irfan Pathan, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Akhtar broke the run-a-ball stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
Ashish Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, (Afri)didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Shahid. Akhtar broke the one-run stand. Pakistan conceded 24 extras. India were dismissed for 200 off 49.5 overs.
Afridi, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Malik, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 29. Sami, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket.
Razzaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Naved bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up four wickets. Akhtar bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up four scalps.
Farhat, who faced four balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. An over into the chase, he was caught behind. Pathan broke the 0ne-run stand. Malik, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Dravid. Pathan broke the nine-run stand.
Yasir Hameed, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Pathan broke the 17-run stand. Inzamam, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 41. A hundred and nine balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Agarkar broke the 75-run partnership.
Yousuf, who scored 114-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 81. He was unbeaten. Razzaq, who faced 21 balls, scored nine. Forty-two balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 25-run stand.
Khan, who faced 13 balls, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Nehra broke the 25-run stand. Afridi, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 25. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Yuvraj broke the 35-run stand. Naved, who faced 17 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 10 extras. Pakistan, who scored 201 for the loss of seven wickets off 49.2 overs, won by three wickets with four wickets to spare. Ganguly bowled four overs, conceding 17. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27.
Yuvraj bowled 2.2 overs, conceding half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra and Agarkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included two maidens, conceded 33. Pathan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, faced five balls, failing to get off the mark. Five balls (Mo)into the match, he was caught by Khan. Mohammad Sami broke the one-run stand.
V V S Laxman, who faced nine balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Shoaib Malik. Naved broke the nine-run stand. Virender Sehwag, who faced 20 balls, scored 10. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Malik. Naved broke the 18-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Khan. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 45-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan off the bowling of Akhtar.
Gavaskar – who never represented India again – faced 43 balls, scoring 13. Eighty-four balls later, he was caught by Khan. Abdul Razzaq broke the 33-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 108-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 67. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Naved, who broke the 82-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 47. Eight balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Yousuf, the player of the match. Naved broke the five-run stand.
Irfan Pathan, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Akhtar broke the run-a-ball stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
Ashish Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, (Afri)didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Shahid. Akhtar broke the one-run stand. Pakistan conceded 24 extras. India were dismissed for 200 off 49.5 overs.
Afridi, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Malik, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 29. Sami, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket.
Razzaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Naved bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up four wickets. Akhtar bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up four scalps.
Farhat, who faced four balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. An over into the chase, he was caught behind. Pathan broke the 0ne-run stand. Malik, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Dravid. Pathan broke the nine-run stand.
Yasir Hameed, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Pathan broke the 17-run stand. Inzamam, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 41. A hundred and nine balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Agarkar broke the 75-run partnership.
Yousuf, who scored 114-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 81. He was unbeaten. Razzaq, who faced 21 balls, scored nine. Forty-two balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 25-run stand.
Khan, who faced 13 balls, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Nehra broke the 25-run stand. Afridi, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 25. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Yuvraj broke the 35-run stand. Naved, who faced 17 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 10 extras. Pakistan, who scored 201 for the loss of seven wickets off 49.2 overs, won by three wickets with four wickets to spare. Ganguly bowled four overs, conceding 17. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27.
Yuvraj bowled 2.2 overs, conceding half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra and Agarkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included two maidens, conceded 33. Pathan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
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