India advance; Pakistan are D(hon)isappointed

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa and Manpreet Gony, (Shar)made way for Yuvraj Singh and Ishant. Pakistan made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kamran Akmal made way for Sarfaraz Ahmed.

On winning the toss, Shoaib Malik, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over.

Pakistan’s openers put on 50 off 14.4 overs (89 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Salman Butt’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Malik’s contribution to it was 22.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 58 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Butt was batting on 26, Malik was batting on 30.

The third Powerplay of their innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. Butt, whose 64-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 35. A hundred and thirty balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina, the player of the match. Piyush Chawla broke the 90-run partnership.

Malik’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 61 balls. Pakistan scored 100 off 24.1 overs (146 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Malik’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Younis Khan’s contribution to the partnership was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Pakistan scored 150 off 30.1 overs (182 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 157 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Malik was batting on 89, Khan was batting on 31.

Malik’s century – which included 13 boundaries and a six – came off 104 balls. The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 89 balls. While Malik’s contribution to the partnership was 54, Khan’s contribution to the partnership was 46. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Pakistan scored 200 off 37.5 overs (228 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Khan’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 53 balls.

Forty-overs into the match, Malik – who had scored 125 off 119 balls, which included 16 boundaries and a six – retired hurt. Pakistan had scored 219 for the loss of a wicket at that point.

Khan, whose 60-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 59. An over after Malik retired, he was caught by Raina. Yusuf Pathan broke the four-run stand.

Pakistan scored 250 off 44.1 overs (267 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 38. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Twenty-seven balls later, R P Singh and Praveen Kumar ran him out.

Misbah-ul-Haq, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten. Shahid Afridi, who faced eight balls, scoreD(ho)nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper. R P broke the 29-run stand. Sohail Tanvir, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

India eventually scored seven extras. Pakistan scored 299 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 24. Ishant and Kumar bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 69, the latter conceded 56.

Chawla, who bowled seven overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled nine overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. R P bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Misbah. Rao Iftikhar Anjum broke the 12-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.3 overs (47 balls). Pakistan had conceded three extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Virender Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Raina’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. They scored 100 off 14 overs (87 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 108 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sehwag was batting on 46, Raina was batting on 49.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. Raina’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 40 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 82 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Raina’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Sehwag’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 46 balls.

India scored 150 off 20 overs (124 balls). Pakistan had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 116 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 71, Raina’s contribution to it was 73.

India scored 200 off 25.3 overs (160 balls). Pakistan had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Raina, whose 69-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, scored 84. A hundred and forty-eight balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Fawad Alam. Anjum broke the 198-run partnership.

Sehwag’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and five sixes – came off 80 balls. Thirty overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 228 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Sehwag was batting on 118, Yuvraj was batting on three.

Sehwag, whose 95-ball innings included a dozen boundaries in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 119. Twenty-one balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Khan. Afridi broke the 21-run stand.

India scored 250 off 34 overs (212 balls). Pakistan had conceded 14 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Yuvraj, whose 47-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 48. Sixty-six balls later, he was caught by Butt. Tanvir broke the 63-run partnership.

India scored 300 off 42.1 overs (261 balls). Pakistan had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. Dhoni, whose 30-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 26. He was unbeaten, as was Rohit Sharma, who faced a ball, failing to open his account.

India, who scored 301 for the loss of four wickets off 42.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets off 47 balls to spare. Butt bowled a wicketless over, conceding 13. Umar Gul bowled eight wicketless balls, conceding half-a-dozen. Khan bowled 4.1 wicketless overs, conceding 31. Alam bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 64.

Tanvir, who bowled nine overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket, as did Afridi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 64. Anjum, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 61. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Both India and Pakistan advanced to the Super Four.