India D(hon)isappointed despite Pakistan’s loss

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag and Ashok Dinda made way for Ajinkya Rahane and One-day International debutant Mohammed Shami.

Pakistan made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Azhar Ali made way for Umar Akmal.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 38, and lost three wickets.

Rahane, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Kamran Akmal. Mohammad Irfan broke the 19-run stand.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Umar Akmal. Irfan broke the 10-run stand.

Although his 17-ball innings included a boundary, Virat Kohli had no reason to be in seventh heaven – five balls later, he was caught by Younis Khan. Junaid Khan broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 50 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). Pakistan had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had conceded 61 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Yuvraj Singh was batting on 22, Suresh Raina had scored half-a-dozen.

Yuvraj, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 23. Thirty-eight balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Mohammad Hafeez broke the 29-run stand.

India scored 100 off 27.4 overs (167 balls). Pakistan had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Raina, whose 60-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Seventy-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Saeed Ajmal, who broke the 48-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajmal.

A hundred and eighty-eight balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 120 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 29, Ravindra Jadeja hadn’t opened his account.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 35^th and the 39^th over. They scored 22, and lost a couple of wickets.

Dhoni, whose 55-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 36. Thirty-five balls after Ashwin’s dismissal, he was caught by Umar Akmal. Umar Gul broke the 20-run stand.

Two hundred and twenty balls into the match, India was awarded a penalty, when the ball struck the fielding team’s helmet.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Nineteen balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajmal, who broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 150 off 39.1 overs (236 balls). Pakistan had conceded 17 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Ishant Sharma, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored just five. Twenty-five balls after Kumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Ajmal, who broke the 19-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 27. Ten balls later, he was caught by Umar Akmal. Needless to say, Ajmal was in seventh heaven.

India were bundled out for 167 off 43,4 overs.

Gul bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket. Hafeez, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket.

Irfan bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Ajmal bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up five scalps.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 22, and lost a couple of wickets.

Kamran, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kumar, who broke the three-run stand.

Younis, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-eight balls later, Kumar broke the 11-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. Pakistan had conceded 43 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Nasir Jamshed, the player of the series, was batting on 23, Misbah-ul-Haq, their skipper, had scored 13.

Pakistan scored 50 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Jamshed, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 34. Eighty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 47-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 30.3 overs (183 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 78 balls. While Misbah’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Umar Akmal’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 11.

Misbah, whose 82-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 39. Eighty-two balls after Jamshed’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Ashwin broke the 52-run partnership.

Two hundred and five balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. Pakistan had conceded 113 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Umar Akmal was batting on 22.

The second Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored a dozen, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shoaib Malik, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ishant Sharma, who broke the six-run stand.

Umar Akmal, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 25. Seventeen balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the six-run stand.

Gul, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Sharma broke the 19-run stand.

Ajmal, who faced four balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Shami broke the one-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Junaid, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, Raina ran him out.

Hafeez, whose 31-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 21. Eight balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Sharma broke the 12-run stand.

Irfan, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 15 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 157 off 48.5 overs, lost by 10 runs. Shami bowled nine overs, including four boundaries. He conceded 23, picking up a wicket. Jadeja bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket.

Ashwin bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up two of wickets. Kumar bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31, picking up two wickets. Sharma, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 36. He picked up three scalps.   

Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1.