India made one
change to their playing eleven – Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Irfan Pathan.
Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Hafeez and
Arshad Khan made way for Younis Khan and Danish Kaneria.
On winning the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Shahid Afridi, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Ashish Nehra broke the 31-run stand.
Pakistan scored 50 off nine overs, 100 off 20 overs and 150 off 23.3 overs. Shoaib Malik, whose 79-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 75. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls. A hundred and fifty-four balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Virender Sehwag broke the 145-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 200 off 34.3 overs. Inzamam, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Nehra broke the 43-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 20. Salman Butt scored 101. His 116-ball innings included 10 boundaries. While his 50 – included half-a-dozen boundaries boundaries – came off 60 balls, his 100 came off 114 balls. Twenty-five balls later, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan ran him out.
Mohammad Yousuf, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 43. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Harbhajan Singh broke the 48-run stand. Abdul Razzaq, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Four balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Yuvraj Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.
Pakistan scored 300 off 47.2 overs. Kamran Akmal, who faced 18 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Younis had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Zaheer broke the 17-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Mohammad Sami, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Five balls later, Nehra ran him out. Naved-ul-Hasan, , the player of the match, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Dinesh Mongia. Nehra broke the one-run stand.
Kaneria, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. India conceded 13 extras. Pakistan scored 319 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He was unbeaten, as was Pathan, who bowled 8.2 overs, conceding 67.
Yuvraj, who bowled 1.4 overs, conceded 10. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan and Zaheer bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 48. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag faced five balls, scoring a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Afridi. Naved broke the six-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls later, he was caught by Younis. Sami broke the five-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Younis. Naved broke the nine-run stand. India scored 50 off 8.5 overs. Dhoni, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 34-run stand.
Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 12-run stand. Dravid, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Younis. Sami broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21.2 overs. Mohammad Kaif, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 32. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Younis. Kaneria broke the 51-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 29.3 overs. Harbhajan Singh, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Sixteen balls later, Malik broke the nine-run stand. Pathan, whose 80-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, scored 64. Fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 52-run partnership.
Zaheer, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. He was unbeaten. Nehra had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Ten balls later, Naved broke the nine-run stand.
Pakistan conceded 16 extras. India, who were dismissed for 213 off 41.4 overs, lost by 106 runs. Afridi bowled two overs, conceding 20. He was wicketless, as was Razzaq, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 35.
Malik bowled seven overs, conceding 42. He picked up a wicket, as was Kaneria, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 45. Sami bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up two scalps. Naved bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
India led the six-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Shahid Afridi, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Ashish Nehra broke the 31-run stand.
Pakistan scored 50 off nine overs, 100 off 20 overs and 150 off 23.3 overs. Shoaib Malik, whose 79-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 75. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls. A hundred and fifty-four balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Virender Sehwag broke the 145-run partnership.
Pakistan scored 200 off 34.3 overs. Inzamam, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Nehra broke the 43-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 20. Salman Butt scored 101. His 116-ball innings included 10 boundaries. While his 50 – included half-a-dozen boundaries boundaries – came off 60 balls, his 100 came off 114 balls. Twenty-five balls later, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan ran him out.
Mohammad Yousuf, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 43. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Harbhajan Singh broke the 48-run stand. Abdul Razzaq, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Four balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Yuvraj Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.
Pakistan scored 300 off 47.2 overs. Kamran Akmal, who faced 18 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Younis had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Zaheer broke the 17-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Mohammad Sami, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Five balls later, Nehra ran him out. Naved-ul-Hasan, , the player of the match, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Dinesh Mongia. Nehra broke the one-run stand.
Kaneria, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. India conceded 13 extras. Pakistan scored 319 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He was unbeaten, as was Pathan, who bowled 8.2 overs, conceding 67.
Yuvraj, who bowled 1.4 overs, conceded 10. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan and Zaheer bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 48. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag faced five balls, scoring a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Afridi. Naved broke the six-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls later, he was caught by Younis. Sami broke the five-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Younis. Naved broke the nine-run stand. India scored 50 off 8.5 overs. Dhoni, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 34-run stand.
Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 12-run stand. Dravid, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Younis. Sami broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21.2 overs. Mohammad Kaif, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 32. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Younis. Kaneria broke the 51-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 29.3 overs. Harbhajan Singh, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Sixteen balls later, Malik broke the nine-run stand. Pathan, whose 80-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, scored 64. Fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Akmal. Naved broke the 52-run partnership.
Zaheer, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. He was unbeaten. Nehra had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Ten balls later, Naved broke the nine-run stand.
Pakistan conceded 16 extras. India, who were dismissed for 213 off 41.4 overs, lost by 106 runs. Afridi bowled two overs, conceding 20. He was wicketless, as was Razzaq, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 35.
Malik bowled seven overs, conceding 42. He picked up a wicket, as was Kaneria, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 45. Sami bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up two scalps. Naved bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
India led the six-match series 2-1.
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