Loss to Pakistan D(bon)isappoints India

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh made way for Gautam Gambhir.

Pakistan made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdur Rauf, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir and Rao Iftikhar Anjum (Moham)made way for Imran Nazir, the Akmal brothers (Kamran and Umar), Shoaib Malik (the player of the match), Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul and Amir.

On winning the toss, Younis Khan, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Nazir, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Ashish Nehra broke the 29-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off seven overs (43 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Kamran, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-seven balls after Nazir's dismissal, Nehra broke the 24-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Pakistan's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Younis, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-five balls after Kamran's dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. R P Singh broke the 12-run stand.

Eighty-eight balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 65 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Malik was batting on three.

Pakistan scored 100 off 23.1 overs (142 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Malik’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Mohammad Yousuf’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Pakistan scored 150 off 32.4 overs (202 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 154 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Malik was batting on 41, Yousuf was batting on 43.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 119 balls. While Malik’s contribution to the partnership was 43, Yousuf’s contribution to it was 49. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

While Yousuf’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 55 balls, Malik’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 81 balls.

Pakistan scored 200 off 38 overs (234 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 150 off 156 balls. While Malik’s contribution to the partnership was 81, Yousuf’s contribution to it was 63. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

Malik’s ton – which included 13 boundaries – came off 108 balls. Pakistan scored 250 off 44 overs (271 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of Pakistan's innings was between the 45th and the 50th over. The fourth-wicket pair put on 200 off 190 balls. While Malik’s contribution to the partnership was 109, Yousuf’s contribution to it was 83. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Yousuf, whose 88-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 87. A hundred and eighty-eight balls after Younis' dismissal, Nehra broke the 206-run partnership. Shahid Afridi, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. An over later, he was caught by Dhoni. Needless to say, Yusuf Pathan was in seventh heaven.

Umar Akmal, who faced a ball, D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught behind. Nehra broke the 11-run stand. Naved, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

Pakistan scored 300 off 48.5 overs (301 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. Malik, whose 126-ball innings included 16 boundaries, eventually scored 128. Seven balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Harbhajan broke the 11-run stand.

Gul, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ishant broke the one-run stand. Amir, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Sharma broke the one-run stand. Saeed Ajmal, who didn’t a ball, was unbeaten.

Pakistan scored 302 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Kohli, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. R P bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 59, picking up a wicket.

Harbhajan and Pathan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 71, the latter conceded 56. Sharma bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 39, picking up a couple of scalps. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up four scalps.

Tendulkar, whose 14-ball inningS(ach)included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Kamran. Amir broke the 23-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.2 overs (55 balls). Pakistan had conceded nine extras at that point. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gambhir's half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Rahul Dravid's contribution to it was eight. Extras' contribution to the partnership was 10.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 67. Gambhir, whose 46-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 57. Fifty-eight balls after Tendulkar's dismissal, Younis ran him out.

Eighty-three balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 90 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Dravid was batting on 13.

India scored 100 off 15.3 overs (102 balls). Pakistan had conceded 13 extras at that point. Kohli, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-six balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Gul. Afridi broke the 36-run stand.

The man from Ranchi, who faceD(ho)nine balls, scored three. Fourteen balls later, Afridi had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.

India scored 150 off 27 overs (172 balls). Pakistan had conceded 17 extras at that point. Dravid's half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 74 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Raina’s contribution to it was 29. Extras' contribution to the partnership was five.

Thirty-two balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 185 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dravid was batting on 52, Raina was batting on 29.

India scored 200 off 33.2 overs (212 balls). Pakistan had conceded 20 extras at that point. Raina, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Sixty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajmal, who broke the 72-run partnership.

Pathan, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Misbah. Amir broke the 13-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 20. Dravid, whose 103-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 76. Twenty-two balls after, Gul and Kamran ran him out.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 42nd and the 46th over. R P, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Naved broke the five-run stand. Sharma, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, Naved broke the one-run stand.

Harbhajan, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Five balls later, Ajmal broke the four-run stand. Nehra, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

Pakistan eventually conceded 22 extras. India, who were dismissed for 248 off 44.5 overs, lost by 54 runs. Malik bowled three overs, conceding 25. He was unbeaten, as was Gul, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 55.

Amir bowled eight overs, conceding 46. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ajmal bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 31. He picked up a couple of wickets. Naved bowled nine overs, conceding 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Afridi bowled 10 overs, conceding 39. He picked up a couple of wickets.