Due to dew, the
start of play was delayed by an hour, resulting in it being a 48-overs-a-side
match. India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Irfan Pathan
and Harbhajan Singh made way for Murali Kartik and Lakshmipathy Balaji. Pakistan
made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers – who scored 50 off 7.1 overs – scored 65. Virender Sehwag, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. Sixty-one balls into the match, Younis Khan ran him out.
While India scored 100 off 14.4 overs, they scored 150 off 25.4 overs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 64-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 47. A hundred and thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kamran Akmal. Shoaib Malik broke the 129-run stand.
India scored 200 off 33.2 overs. Their third-wicket pair put on 48. Ganguly, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifty balls later, Malik and Akmal ran him out.
Tendulkar, whose 130-ball (Sach)innings included a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 123. While his 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 62 balls, his century – which included 10 boundaries and both the sixes – came off 105 balls. Malik had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the six-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Naved-ul-Hasan. Malik broke the 40-run stand. Yuvraj Singh, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Mohammad Sami had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the eight-run stand. Zaheer Khan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 39 extras. India scored 315 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 48 overs. Danish Kaneria, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29. Naved, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 64. Shahid Afridi, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 50.
Abdul Razzaq, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Sami, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Malik, who bowled nine overs, conceded 67. He picked up three scalps.
Pakistan scored 50 off six overs. Afridi, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 40. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Balaji broke the 68-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 100 off 13.5 overs. Salman Butt, whose 55-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Forty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 39-run stand.
Pakistan scored 150 off 22.2 overs. Razzaq, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 44. Seventy-six balls later, he was caught by Kartik. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball partnership.
While Pakistan scored 200 off 30.2 overs, they scored 250 off 37.3 overs. Malik, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 65. His half-a-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 49 balls. Sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Balaji. Kartik broke the 70-run partnership.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 60. His 59-ball innings included five boundaries. His half-a-century – which included four boundaries – came off 49 balls. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Yousuf, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was caught by Balaji. Zaheer broke the 12-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 16. Younis, who faced eight balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls later, Ashish and Zaheer (Neh)ran him out.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 14. Akmal, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twelve balls later, Nehra ran him out. Pakistan scored 300 off 45 overs. Sami, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 26 extras. Pakistan, who scored 319 for the loss of seven wickets off 48 overs, won by three wickets. Sehwag bowled a wicketless over, conceding four. Yuvraj bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 33. Nehra bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 75.
Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket. Balaji, who bowled seven overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket. Zaheer, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 62. He picked up a wicket. Kartik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Pakistan levelled the six-match series 2-2.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers – who scored 50 off 7.1 overs – scored 65. Virender Sehwag, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. Sixty-one balls into the match, Younis Khan ran him out.
While India scored 100 off 14.4 overs, they scored 150 off 25.4 overs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 64-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 47. A hundred and thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kamran Akmal. Shoaib Malik broke the 129-run stand.
India scored 200 off 33.2 overs. Their third-wicket pair put on 48. Ganguly, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifty balls later, Malik and Akmal ran him out.
Tendulkar, whose 130-ball (Sach)innings included a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 123. While his 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 62 balls, his century – which included 10 boundaries and both the sixes – came off 105 balls. Malik had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the six-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Naved-ul-Hasan. Malik broke the 40-run stand. Yuvraj Singh, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Mohammad Sami had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the eight-run stand. Zaheer Khan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 39 extras. India scored 315 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 48 overs. Danish Kaneria, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29. Naved, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 64. Shahid Afridi, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 50.
Abdul Razzaq, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Sami, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Malik, who bowled nine overs, conceded 67. He picked up three scalps.
Pakistan scored 50 off six overs. Afridi, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 40. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Balaji broke the 68-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 100 off 13.5 overs. Salman Butt, whose 55-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Forty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 39-run stand.
Pakistan scored 150 off 22.2 overs. Razzaq, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 44. Seventy-six balls later, he was caught by Kartik. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball partnership.
While Pakistan scored 200 off 30.2 overs, they scored 250 off 37.3 overs. Malik, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 65. His half-a-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 49 balls. Sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Balaji. Kartik broke the 70-run partnership.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 60. His 59-ball innings included five boundaries. His half-a-century – which included four boundaries – came off 49 balls. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Yousuf, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was caught by Balaji. Zaheer broke the 12-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 16. Younis, who faced eight balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls later, Ashish and Zaheer (Neh)ran him out.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 14. Akmal, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twelve balls later, Nehra ran him out. Pakistan scored 300 off 45 overs. Sami, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 26 extras. Pakistan, who scored 319 for the loss of seven wickets off 48 overs, won by three wickets. Sehwag bowled a wicketless over, conceding four. Yuvraj bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 33. Nehra bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 75.
Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket. Balaji, who bowled seven overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket. Zaheer, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 62. He picked up a wicket. Kartik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Pakistan levelled the six-match series 2-2.
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