Match State: Day 1 start scheduled for 10am local time (5am GMT)
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third and final Test
between Pakistan and India being held at the Rawalpindi Cricket
Stadium
Pakistan came back superbly under pressure to win the second Test
and level the series 1-1, and it's all down to this last Test, the
winner takes it all !
A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. Hot. High 94F. Winds W
at 10 to 20 mph is the weather forecast for the day
if it's injury problems for Pakistan then it's selection problems
for India
with the return of Ganguly, Chopra has lost his place and the news
is that either Ganguly or Yuvraj Singh will open with Sehwag.
and Ashish Nehra is back in the playing eleven in place of Ajit
Agarkar.
Indian Team: Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin
Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Parthiv Patel, Irfan
Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Anil Kumble, Ashish Nehra.
unfortunately for Pakistan the hero of the second Test Umar Gul is
out of the game with a bad back
Fazl-e-Akbar comes in for Gul and Mohammad Sami has been declared
fit
Pakistan team : Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar, Yasir Hameed, Inzamam-
ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Asim Kamal, Kamran Akmal, Fazl-e-Akbar ,
Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar, Danish Kaneria.
the news from the middle is that Sourav Ganguly has won the toss
and elected to bowl first
as for the pitch there is plenty of live grass on the track and the
bowlers should get some assistance early on
first hour of play will be crucial
Rudi Koertzen and David Shepherd will be in charge of the
proceedings
Zamir Haider is the third umpire and Ranjan Madugalle is the match
referee
just for the records this is the 50th Test match between Indian and
Pakistan
the upmires are out the in the middle
and now Ganguly leads the Indian team out
Imran Farhat and Taufeeq Umar will open the innings
Irfan Pathan gets the new ball
three slips and two gullys in place
it's show time !
0.1 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, good delivery, very close to the
offs tump line, well left
0.2 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, outside the off stump, bit wide
this time, no shot offered
0.3 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, left alone
0.4 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run
0.5 Pathan to Imran Farhat, bye: FOUR, wide delivery, way down the leg
side, beats the diving keeper and runs down to the boundary, first
runs for Pakistan
0.6 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, again way down the leg side but
Patel gets to it easily this time
End of over 1 (4 runs, maiden) Pakistan 4/0
IK Pathan 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
Taufeeq Umar 0* (0b) Imran Farhat 0* (6b)
Balaji to share the new ball
1.1 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, beaten, pitched touch outside the
off stump and moving away late, Taufeeq pushes at it and gets
beaten
1.2 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, FOUR, shot! good length delivery down the
leg side, lofted away to the square leg fence, nice looking pick
up shot, first runs off the bat
1.3 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
1.4 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, wide: no run, this one is even wider, out
of reach and it's called a wide
1.4 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good come back, fuller length on
the middle and leg, swinging back in, defended well
1.5 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
1.6 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, beauty, very close to the off stump
and moving away late, Taufeeq moves forward and pushes at it but
makes no connection, good first over from Balaji
End of over 2 (5 runs) Pakistan 9/0
L Balaji 1-0-5-0 (1w) - Shell End
Imran Farhat 0* (6b) Taufeeq Umar 4* (6b 1x4)
2.1 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, ball moving away a long way after pitching, no shot
offered
2.2 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, another superb delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away nicely, Farhat had to play
at it and gets beaten
2.3 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
2.4 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, on the middle and off, Farhat moves
back and across and defends with a straight bat
2.5 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run
2.6 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run
End of over 3 (maiden) Pakistan 9/0
IK Pathan 2-2-0-0 - Pavilion End
Taufeeq Umar 4* (6b 1x4) Imran Farhat 0* (12b)
Balaji to continue, coming over the wicket to the left hander
3.1 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched up on the middle and off
stump line, defended
3.2 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, bye: one run, way down the leg side,
extravagant swing, Patel dives and saves runs
3.3 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run
3.4 Balaji to Imran Farhat, one run, pushed wide of the mid off
fielder, well judged single
3.5 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, again down the leg side, Balaji
finding it hard to control the swing
3.6 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven hard but straight to the mid off fielder
End of over 4 (2 runs) Pakistan 11/0
L Balaji 2-0-6-0 (1w) - Shell End
Imran Farhat 1* (14b) Taufeeq Umar 4* (10b 1x4)
4.1 Pathan to Imran Farhat, one run, waits for the swing to end and
defends it away to the vacant cover region, easy single, well
played
4.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, no shot offered
4.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended to the gully region
4.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, bit fuller but wide outside the off
stump, defended watchfully, cover fielder moves in and picks it up
4.5 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good length delivery,shaping away
nicely, left alone
4.6 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched up very close to the off
stump line, defended
End of over 5 (1 run) Pakistan 12/0
IK Pathan 3-2-1-0 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 2* (15b) Taufeeq Umar 4* (15b 1x4)
5.1 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, 83.2 mph, no shot offered
5.2 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, fuller length again, this is also
wide outside the off stump, no shot offered
5.3 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, once again wide outside the off
stump, Balaji struggling to control the swing
5.4 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, this one is close to the off stump,
left alone
5.5 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, better, pitched outside the off
stump and angling across, makes Farhat play at it and beats him
5.6 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, back to wide outside the off stump,
no problems in leaving this one
End of over 6 (maiden) Pakistan 12/0
L Balaji 3-1-6-0 (1w) - Shell End
Taufeeq Umar 4* (15b 1x4) Imran Farhat 2* (21b)
6.1 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
swinging away, extra swing
6.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run
6.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run
6.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, FOUR, take that! pitched up outside the off
stump, in the slot, driven wide of the cover fielder, all looked
very simple
6.5 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, moves forward and defends it to the
off side
6.6 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, bit of in-swing, defended down the track to
the mid on region
End of over 7 (4 runs) Pakistan 16/0
IK Pathan 4-2-5-0 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 2* (21b) Taufeeq Umar 8* (21b 2x4)
not surprisingly Balaji is out of the attack, in comes Nehra
7.1 Nehra to Imran Farhat, wide: no run, starts off with a wayward
delivery outside the off stump
7.1 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, better, close to the off stump but
not close enough to make the batsman play at it
7.2 Nehra to Imran Farhat, FOUR, shot, over-pitched delivery, pitched
close to the off stump line and swinging away, Farhat moves
forward and drives it away to the cover boundary, perfect timing
7.3 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, down the leg side, short in length,
Farhat tries to pull it away but makes no connection, Patel moves
across to his right and collects
7.4 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run
7.5 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
7.6 Nehra to Imran Farhat, two runs, moves forward and pushes it wide
of Balaji at cover, long chase, easy two
End of over 8 (7 runs) Pakistan 23/0
A Nehra 1-0-7-0 (1w) - Shell End
Taufeeq Umar 8* (21b 2x4) Imran Farhat 8* (27b 1x4)
8.1 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good delivery, shaping away late,
Taufeeq moves forward and tries to defend but gets beaten, well
bowled
8.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, and again, moving away late,
batsman had to play at it, very close to the edge
8.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run
8.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, one run, defended to the off side with soft
hands, early call and a quick single is taken
8.5 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, short delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
8.6 Pathan to Imran Farhat, FOUR, edged but four, good delivery outside
the off stump, Farhat pushes at it and gets a thick edged past the
gully fielder, no third man in place
End of over 9 (5 runs) Pakistan 28/0
IK Pathan 5-2-10-0 - Pavilion End
Taufeeq Umar 9* (25b 2x4) Imran Farhat 12* (29b 2x4)
9.1 Nehra to Taufeeq Umar, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched wide outside the off stump and moving away, no shot
offered
9.2 Nehra to Taufeeq Umar, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
ball hits the pad and rolls away to the square leg region, slight
hesitation but in the end they go through for the run
9.3 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, way down the leg side, making life
hard for the keeper who dives to his right and collects it
9.4 Nehra to Imran Farhat, FOUR, pitched outside the off stump and
angling down the leg side, all Farhat had to do was gets a touch
and the ball runs down to the fine leg fence, this is bad bowling
9.5 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run
9.6 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, good length outside the off stump,
moves across and defends it to the off side
End of over 10 (5 runs) Pakistan 33/0
A Nehra 2-0-11-0 (1w) - Shell End
Taufeeq Umar 9* (27b 2x4) Imran Farhat 16* (33b 3x4)
Balaji is back
10.1 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, brilliant stop! pitched up wide
outside the off stump, driven away powerfully to the point region,
Yuvraj Singh dives full length to his left and saves a certain
four
10.2 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
10.3 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
10.4 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, wide: no run, another wide! this is WAY WAY
outside the off stump, Patel does well to get to it
10.4 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, played straight to the fielder at mid on
10.5 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, OUT: Balaji strikes! surprise delivery,
almost an yorker, on the middle leg stump line, Taufeeq Umar is
caught on the wrong foot and the ball hits the pad plumb in front
of the stump, loud appeal and the dreaded finger goes up
Pakistan 34/1, Partnership of 34
Taufeeq Umar lbw b Balaji 9 (32b 2x4 0x6)
Imran Farhat 16* (33b 3x4) L Balaji 3.5-1-7-1 (2w)
Balaji was wayward most of the time but one good delivery and he
gets the breakthrough
Yasir Hameed is the next man in
10.6 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
End of over 11 (1 run) Pakistan 34/1
L Balaji 4-1-7-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 16* (33b 3x4) Yasir Hameed 0* (1b)
11.1 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run
11.2 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
11.3 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, pushed away to the gully region,
point fielder moves across and fields
11.4 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, no shot offered
11.5 Nehra to Imran Farhat, no run, pushed to the point region
11.6 Nehra to Imran Farhat, OUT: Nehra comes up with a beauty and it's
another breakthrough! good length, pitched outside the off stump
and angling back in sharply to the left hander, Farhat is late to
adjust and the ball hits the pad plumb in front
Pakistan 34/2, Partnership of 0
Imran Farhat lbw b Nehra 16 (39b 3x4 0x6)
End of over 12 (maiden) Pakistan 34/2
A Nehra 3-1-11-1 (1w) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 0* (1b)
height was the only problem but TV replays shows that it would have
hit middle and leg, David Shepherd spot on!
suddenly the bowlers have the upper hand
Inzamam-ul-Haq is the next man in
12.1 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
12.2 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
12.3 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
12.4 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, played down to the mid on region
12.5 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
12.6 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
played wide of the mid off fielder, was not timed well, just a
single
End of over 13 (1 run) Pakistan 35/2
L Balaji 5-1-8-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Yasir Hameed 1* (7b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (0b)
13.1 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended to the off side
13.2 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, down the leg side, Hameed moves
across and tries to play it fine but makes no connection
13.3 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
13.4 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, two runs, on the middle and leg, bit on in
swing, Hameed moves forward and plays it away wide of the fine leg
fielder, comes back comfortably for the second
13.5 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, down the leg side, tries to turn it
away but makes no connection
13.6 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, and again, down the leg side
End of over 14 (2 runs) Pakistan 37/2
A Nehra 4-1-13-1 (1w) - Shell End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (0b) Yasir Hameed 3* (13b)
and it's time for drinks
sorry, drinks not called
14.1 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, off the mark in style, pitched up
outside the off stump, driven hard and into the gap on the off
side, ball races away to the cover fence
14.2 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
14.3 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling away, no shot offered
14.4 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, oooh! fuller length outside the
off stump, Inzi moves forward and tries to leave it, ball takes
the inside edge and hits his pad
14.5 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, worked away wide of the mid
wicket fielder, comes back easily for the second
14.6 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, outside the off stump, swinging
away, no shot offered
End of over 15 (6 runs) Pakistan 43/2
L Balaji 6-1-14-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Yasir Hameed 3* (13b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 6* (6b 1x4)
and now it's time for drinks
Match State: Drinks
15.1 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, two runs
15.2 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run
15.3 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, one run, on the middle and leg, flicked away
to the deep fine leg region, easy single
15.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, turned away wide of the mid
wicket fielder, easy two
three slips and a gully in place
15.5 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
15.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
good line and length, defended to the off side
End of over 16 (5 runs) Pakistan 48/2
A Nehra 5-1-18-1 (1w) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 6* (16b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (9b 1x4)
16.1 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Hameed moves forward, goes down on one knee and drives it
away wide of Ganguly at mid off, shot of the day so far
16.2 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
16.3 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, four more! pitched up on the middle
and off, played away to the mid wicket fence, another superbly
timed shot
16.4 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, good come back, pitched outside the
off stump and nipping back, Hameed defends and gets an inside edge
on to his pad, ball goes behind after hitting the pad, very very
close to the off stump
16.5 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, two runs
16.6 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
End of over 17 (10 runs) Pakistan 58/2
L Balaji 7-1-24-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (9b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 16* (22b 2x4)
17.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
17.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pushed wide of the man at extra
cover
17.3 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run
17.4 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run
17.5 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, down the leg side
17.6 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, lovely shot! good length delivery
angling across the right hander, Hameed waits for it and pushes it
wide of the point fielder, perfect timing and the ball races away
End of over 18 (5 runs) Pakistan 63/2
A Nehra 6-1-23-1 (1w) - Shell End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 9* (11b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 20* (26b 3x4)
Pathan is back
18.1 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
18.2 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run
18.3 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
18.4 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
18.5 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run, played down to the mid on region
18.6 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run, pushed to covers
End of over 19 (1 run) Pakistan 64/2
IK Pathan 6-2-11-0 - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 10* (13b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 20* (30b 3x4)
19.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
three slips and a gully in place
19.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, angling across the right hander,
slower one, cut away to the point region, was not timed well
19.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, way down the leg side, just to
keep the keeper interested i guess
19.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, short delivery, angling across,
Inzi moves back and punches it wide of Tendulkar at mid off, good
diving stop there saves runs
19.5 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, worked away to deep fine leg,
easy single
19.6 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
square driven over the point fielder, dangerous shot but played
well over the fielder
End of over 20 (5 runs) Pakistan 69/2
A Nehra 7-1-28-1 (1w) - Shell End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 11* (18b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 24* (31b 4x4)
20.1 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, bye: one run
20.2 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run, angling across, Hameed pushes at it
and gets an inside edge on to his pad
20.3 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
20.4 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
20.5 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run, beauty! pitched in-line with the
off stump and swinging back in, Hameed had no idea what to do,
ball hits the pad, appeal turned down, height was the only
problem, close
20.6 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
End of over 21 (1 run, maiden) Pakistan 70/2
IK Pathan 7-3-11-0 - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 11* (19b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 24* (36b 4x4)
21.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg, defended back to the bowler
21.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, beaten, another beauty, pitched up
outside the off stump and swinging in, Inzi drives and gets beaten
21.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, short and wide, begging to be hit,
Inzi rocks back and cuts it over the gully fielder, no stopping
this
21.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, down the leg side, ball clips the
pad and goes behind, keeper dives full length and saves four runs
21.5 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
21.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
End of over 22 (4 runs) Pakistan 74/2
A Nehra 8-1-32-1 (1w) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 24* (36b 4x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 15* (25b 2x4)
22.1 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, two runs, moves forward a long way and
drives it away to the deep cover region, long chase for the
fielder
22.2 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, wide: no run, pitched wide outside the off
stump and angling away further, another superb take by Patel, he
is having a touch time today
22.2 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, OUT: got'im! wide outside the off stump,
Hameed moves forward and needlessly plays at it, ball takes the
end and goes behind, Laxman at second slip reacts well and takes a
good high catch, wicket gifted, Pathan starts to celebrate
Pakistan 77/3, Partnership of 43
Yasir Hameed c Laxman b Pathan 26 (38b 4x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 15* (25b 2x4) IK Pathan 7.2-3-14-1 (1w)
Yousuf Youhana is the next man in
22.3 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, loud shout, another close call,
pitched in-line and swinging back in, ball hits the pad high up,
again height the only factor for the umpire to turn down the
appeal
22.4 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
22.5 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
22.6 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
End of over 23 (3 runs) Pakistan 77/3
IK Pathan 8-3-14-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 15* (25b 2x4) Yousuf Youhana 0* (4b)
23.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
23.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched in-line and straightened,
hits the pad plumb in front, appeal turned down, another close
close call
23.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT: gone this time! big wicket, good
delivery outside the off stump, Inzi pushes at it and gets a thick
edge straight to the Patel behind the stumps, Nehra rewarded for
some excellent bowling, Pakistan in deep trouble now
Pakistan 77/4, Partnership of 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Patel b Nehra 15 (28b 2x4 0x6)
Yousuf Youhana 0* (4b) A Nehra 8.3-1-32-2 (1w)
Asim Kamal is the new batsman
23.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, FOUR, outside the off stump, Kamal tries to
leave it, ball takes the inside edge and races away to the fine
leg fence
23.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, another good delivery outside the off
stump, late away movement, Kamal pushes at it and gets beaten
23.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, legbye: one run
End of over 24 (5 runs) Pakistan 82/4
A Nehra 9-1-36-2 (1w) - Shell End
Asim Kamal 4* (3b 1x4) Yousuf Youhana 0* (4b)
24.1 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
24.2 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
24.3 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
24.4 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
24.5 Pathan to Asim Kamal, two runs, another inside edge, just past the
stumps, Nehra does well to keep it down to two
24.6 Pathan to Asim Kamal, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Kamal pushes hard and gets a thick edge wide of the gully
fielder, actually well wide of the fielder
End of over 25 (6 runs) Pakistan 88/4
IK Pathan 9-3-20-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 0* (4b) Asim Kamal 10* (9b 2x4)
25.1 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, drifting down the leg side, ball
hits the pad and rolls away to the on side
25.2 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, short of a good length delivery
very close to the off stump line, no shot offered
25.3 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, another good delivery, very close
to the off stump, Youhana reads it well and offers no shot
25.4 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, one run, short delivery on the middle and
off, defended to the off side, quick single taken
25.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
25.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, one run, edged but short, pushed at one wide
outside the off stump and gets a thick edge, doesn't carry to the
slip fielder
End of over 26 (2 runs) Pakistan 90/4
A Nehra 10-1-38-2 (1w) - Shell End
Asim Kamal 11* (11b 2x4) Yousuf Youhana 1* (8b)
26.1 Pathan to Asim Kamal, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, Kamal moves
forward and works it away to the fine leg fence, lovely shot
26.2 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
26.3 Pathan to Asim Kamal, one run, defended to the leg side, quick
single taken
26.4 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched touch outside the off
stump and swinging back in, Youhana moves forward and defends, bat
and pad together, ball hits the pad just outside the line of the
off stump, appeal turned down
26.5 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, played down to deep fine leg
26.6 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, beaten, wide outside the off stump
and moving away, Kamal pushes at it and gets beaten
End of over 27 (6 runs) Pakistan 96/4
IK Pathan 10-3-26-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 2* (10b) Asim Kamal 16* (15b 3x4)
and that's lunch on day one
we will be back with the live coverage of the post lunch session in
35 minutes time (at 7.40 GMT)
Match State: Lunch - Day 1
welcome back
players are out in the middle and we are all set for the start of
post lunch session
Yousuf Youhana will take strike and it will be Nehra to start the
attack
27.1 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, bouncer down the leg side, Youhana
ducks
27.2 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, one run, on the middle and leg, worked
away to the deep fine leg region, easy single
27.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, not enough to make the batsman play
at it
27.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, fuller, but wide outside the off
stump, ball moving away after pitching, left alone
27.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, good length delivery very close to the
off stump line, defended with a straight bat
27.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
End of over 28 (1 run) Pakistan 97/4
A Nehra 11-1-39-2 (1w) - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 2* (12b) Asim Kamal 16* (19b 3x4)
28.1 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good delivery, swinging in after
pitching in-line with the leg stump, hits the pad, was surely
going to miss the leg stump, half hearted appeal turned down
28.2 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, this one goes away from the right
hander, no shot offered
28.3 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery, angling
across the batsman, no shot offered
28.4 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched touch outside the leg
stump and went on to hit the pad, loud appeal turned down and
rightly so
28.5 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
28.6 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, three runs, pitched up on the middle and
off, played away wide of Tendulkar at mid on, long chase, three
easy runs
End of over 29 (3 runs) Pakistan 100/4
IK Pathan 11-3-28-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 5* (18b) Asim Kamal 16* (19b 3x4)
29.1 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling away, no shot offered
29.2 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
29.3 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, worked away to the mid wicket fence,
superb timing and placement
29.4 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
29.5 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
29.6 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, bouncer on the middle, batsman
ducks
End of over 30 (4 runs) Pakistan 104/4
A Nehra 12-1-43-2 (1w) - Shell End
Asim Kamal 16* (19b 3x4) Yousuf Youhana 9* (24b 1x4)
30.1 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, defended to the on side
30.2 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, short outside the off stump, no real
width, cut away straight to the point fielder
three slips in place
30.3 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
30.4 Pathan to Asim Kamal, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
hit hard, ball pitches on the track and bounces over Pathan, goes
wide of Tendulkar at mid off and a quick single is taken
30.5 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched in-line and moving away
from the right hander, left alone
30.6 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, on the middle and off, goes back
and defends with a straight bat
End of over 31 (1 run) Pakistan 105/4
IK Pathan 12-3-29-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 17* (23b 3x4) Yousuf Youhana 9* (26b 1x4)
31.1 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
played across the line to the mid on region
31.2 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, fuller length, pitched wide outside
the off stump and moving away, left alone
31.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, hits the pad, bit too high and going
down the leg side, half hearted shout
31.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, Kamal drives and gets beaten, unnecessary shot
31.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the off
stump, Patel moves across a long way and collects
31.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump, Kamal
slashes hard, another shocking shot, gets beaten
31.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, better, good length delivery outside
the off stump, left alone
End of over 32 (1 run) Pakistan 106/4
A Nehra 13-1-44-2 (2w) - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 9* (26b 1x4) Asim Kamal 17* (29b 3x4)
32.1 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length on the middle and
off, Youhana moves forward and defends with a straight bat
32.2 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, beaten, superb delivery, pitched
in-line with the middle stump and moving away late, Youhana had to
play at it and gets beaten comprehensively
32.3 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
32.4 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, played away to the silly mid on
region, bowler moves across and fields
32.5 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
32.6 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, outside the off stump, well left
End of over 33 (maiden) Pakistan 106/4
IK Pathan 13-4-29-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 17* (29b 3x4) Yousuf Youhana 9* (32b 1x4)
33.1 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump, left alone
33.2 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump and
moving away, left alone
33.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
33.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Kamal gets into a nice position but lets is go
33.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, moves forward and across and defends
it back to the bowler
33.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
End of over 34 (maiden) Pakistan 106/4
A Nehra 14-2-44-2 (2w) - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 9* (32b 1x4) Asim Kamal 17* (35b 3x4)
34.1 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
34.2 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
three slips, a gully and a point in place
34.3 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery, drifting
down the leg side, hits the pad, appeal turned down
34.4 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, take that! short and wide outside
the off stump, Youhana leans back and cuts it away to the backward
of point fence, that should reduce the pressure a bit
34.5 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, OUT: oh no! chopped on! good length
delivery outside the off stump, Youhana moves back and defends,
ball takes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps, Pathan
gets Youhana for the 5th time this series! five down
Pakistan 110/5, Partnership of 33
Yousuf Youhana b Pathan 13 (37b 2x4 0x6)
Asim Kamal 17* (35b 3x4) IK Pathan 13.5-4-33-2 (1w)
Kamran Akmal is the next man in
34.6 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run
End of over 35 (4 runs) Pakistan 110/5
IK Pathan 14-4-33-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 17* (35b 3x4) Kamran Akmal 0* (1b)
35.1 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, ball hits the pad, appeal turned down
35.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
35.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
35.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, shot! pitched up outside the off stump,
Kamal moves forward and drives it away nicely to the cover fence
35.5 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, way outside the off stump
35.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
End of over 36 (4 runs) Pakistan 114/5
L Balaji 8-1-28-1 (2w) - Shell End
Kamran Akmal 0* (1b) Asim Kamal 21* (41b 4x4)
36.1 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
pushed square to the point region
36.2 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run
36.3 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, bye: FOUR, wide outside the off stump, ball
kept very low, pitched in front of the keeper and goes past
36.4 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched on leg and straightened,
hits the pad high up, loud appeal turned down
36.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, sharp bouncer on the middle and
off, Kamran Akmal moves away nicely
36.6 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, wide outside the off stump, wild
flash, misses the target by miles
End of over 37 (4 runs, maiden) Pakistan 118/5
IK Pathan 15-5-33-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 21* (41b 4x4) Kamran Akmal 0* (7b)
37.1 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, short delivery down the leg side,
keeper moves across and collects
37.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, wide: no run, another wide! way way outside
the off stump, Patel had to dive full length to gather it, tough
day
37.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
37.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, (noball) no run
37.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, better, good delivery, on the middle
and off, defended to the off side
37.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, OUT: got'im! good length delivery, pitched
in-line and straightened, hits the pad plumb in front, finger goes
up immediately, Balaji comes up with another beauty after some
wayward deliveries and gets his second wicket
Pakistan 120/6, Partnership of 10
Asim Kamal lbw b Balaji 21 (46b 4x4 0x6)
Kamran Akmal 0* (7b) L Balaji 8.4-1-30-2 (3w 1nb)
Mohammad Sami is the new man in
37.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
37.6 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
End of over 38 (2 runs) Pakistan 120/6
L Balaji 9-1-30-2 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Kamran Akmal 0* (7b) Mohammad Sami 0* (2b)
38.1 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, short delivery outside the off
stump, Akmal defends, ball goes behind past the off stump
38.2 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, defended well
38.3 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, played to the on side
38.4 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, how did that miss the stumps,
pitched outside the off stump and swinging back in, Akmal offers
no shot, ball goes over the stumps, very close
38.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
38.6 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, short delivery, angling across the
right hander, cut away to the gully region, well stopped
End of over 39 (maiden) Pakistan 120/6
IK Pathan 16-6-33-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 0* (2b) Kamran Akmal 0* (13b)
39.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
defended
39.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
moving away late, Sami drives and gets beaten
39.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, another good delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and swinging away, agian the drive makes no
contact
39.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, again moving away from the right
hander, Sami finding it hard to get bat to ball
39.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
39.6 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the gully region
End of over 40 (maiden) Pakistan 120/6
L Balaji 10-2-30-2 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Kamran Akmal 0* (13b) Mohammad Sami 0* (8b)
interesting bowling change, Ganguly into the attack now
40.1 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, defended to the off side
two slips in place
40.2 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven hard but straight to the mid off fielder
40.3 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
40.4 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, good length, pitched outside the
off stump and moving away, no shot offered
40.5 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, outside the off stump, no real pace,
pushed wide of Kumble at gully, long chase but the ball wins the
race
40.6 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run
End of over 41 (4 runs) Pakistan 124/6
SC Ganguly 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 0* (8b) Kamran Akmal 4* (19b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
41.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
41.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, way down the leg side, Patel dives
to his left and collects it, it has been a tough day for the young
man
41.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, outside the off stump, Sami pushes
at it and gets beaten
41.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, Sami pushes at it and gets beaten
41.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up touch outside the off
stump, Sami defends but not cleanly, ball rolls back on to his pad
41.6 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
End of over 42 (maiden) Pakistan 124/6
L Balaji 11-3-30-2 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Kamran Akmal 4* (19b 1x4) Mohammad Sami 0* (14b)
42.1 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
played across the line to the mid wicket region, Tendulkar moves
across and fields
42.2 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, driven back down the track,
Ganguly picks it up at one bounce and throws down the stumps,
batsman was never in trouble
42.3 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, wide outside the off stump, Akmal
dives away from his body and gets a thick edge over Kumble at
gully
42.4 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, no run, driven back to the bowler, tries
to throw before picking it up cleanly, batsman runs for cover
42.5 Ganguly to Kamran Akmal, one run, pushed wide of the gully fielder,
quick single taken
deep point comes in
42.6 Ganguly to Mohammad Sami, no run, moves forward and defends it
watchfully
End of over 43 (5 runs) Pakistan 129/6
SC Ganguly 2-0-9-0 - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 9* (24b 2x4) Mohammad Sami 0* (15b)
43.1 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of Tendulkar at cover, long chase but the shot was
timed well and the ball kept gaining
43.2 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, shot! on the middle and leg, worked
away to the mid wicket fence, made it look simple
43.3 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run
43.4 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, OUT: Balaji strikes again! good length
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and moving away, Akmal
drives and gets a thick edge, ball starts to die on it's way to
Laxman at second slip who dives to his left and takes a fantastic
low catch
Pakistan 137/7, Partnership of 17
Kamran Akmal c Laxman b Balaji 17 (28b 4x4 0x6)
Mohammad Sami 0* (15b) L Balaji 11.4-3-38-3 (3w 1nb)
Shoaib Akhtar is the next man in
local boy comes in
43.5 Balaji to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
43.6 Balaji to Shoaib Akhtar, OUT: bowled'im! duck! pitched in line with
the middle stump and moved away, Akhtar had no answer to it and
the off stump goes for a walk, top class dismissal, scorers will
be happy, Balaji on fire here
Pakistan 137/8, Partnership of 0
Shoaib Akhtar b Balaji 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 44 (8 runs) Pakistan 137/8
L Balaji 12-3-38-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 0* (15b)
Fazl-e-Akbar is the next man in
Ganguly going in for the kill, Pathan is back
44.1 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run
44.2 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run
44.3 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run
44.4 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, one run, played wide of the mid off
fielder
44.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
very close to the off stump, no shot offered, well left
44.6 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, down the leg side, hits the pad and
falls dead on the pitch
End of over 45 (1 run) Pakistan 138/8
IK Pathan 17-6-34-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 1* (19b) Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (2b)
45.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, Sami pushes at it and gets
beaten
45.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, down the leg side, fuller in
length, hits the pad, appeal turned down
45.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the cover fielder, superb shot
45.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, wide outside the off stump, no
problems in leaving it
45.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up on the middle and off
stump line, defended moving forward
45.6 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, moves across and defends it point
region
End of over 46 (4 runs) Pakistan 142/8
L Balaji 13-3-42-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (2b) Mohammad Sami 5* (25b 1x4)
46.1 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, drifting down the leg side, hits
the pad, no shot offered, can't give those out
46.2 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pitched in line and swinging back
in, missing leg, ball hits the pad, appeal turned down
46.3 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, makes room and slashes hard, gets
it down to the mid off region
46.4 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, going down the leg side, hits the
pad again, no appeal this time
46.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pitched up delivery, very close to
the off stump line, tries to defend but gets beaten, nowhere near
the ball
46.6 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
End of over 47 (maiden) Pakistan 142/8
IK Pathan 18-7-34-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 5* (25b 1x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (8b)
47.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, two runs, defended to the square leg
region, takes off for the second, throw misses the stumps and Sami
is back in safely
47.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, outside the off stump, pushed away
to the deep fine leg region, Yuvraj moves across quickly but the
pick up is not clean and the ball rolls over the rope
47.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
47.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, comes down the track and slashes hard, misses the target by
a mile
47.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, one run, on the middle and off, Sami moves
across and plays it away to the deep mid wicket region, easy
single
47.6 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, moves across and defends it down to
the deep fine leg region, single not taken
End of over 48 (7 runs) Pakistan 149/8
L Balaji 14-3-49-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 12* (30b 2x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (9b)
48.1 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched in-line with the off stump
and came back in, hits the pad, appeal turned down, close
48.2 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run, good delivery outside the off
stump, Sami pushes at it and gets beaten
48.3 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, one run, moves forward and pushes it away
to deep cover, easy single
48.4 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, bouncer down the leg side
48.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, good length outside the off stump,
very close to the off stump, no shot offered, too close for
comfort
48.6 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
End of over 49 (1 run) Pakistan 150/8
IK Pathan 19-7-35-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 13* (33b 2x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (12b)
49.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
moving away, defended to the off side
49.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, this one came back in after
pitching outside the off stump, hits the pad outside the off
stump, was bit high too
49.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away, no shot offered
49.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
49.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
49.6 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, Sami pushes at it and gets beaten
End of over 50 (maiden) Pakistan 150/8
L Balaji 15-4-49-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (12b) Mohammad Sami 13* (39b 2x4)
Kumble into the attack now
50.1 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, no shot offered
50.2 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, defended to the gully region
50.3 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
50.4 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, quicker one, slashes hard and ends
up hitting it down to the mid off region
50.5 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
50.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, wrong'un, pitched outside the off
stump and moving in, hits the pad, appeal turned down
End of over 51 (maiden) Pakistan 150/8
A Kumble 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 13* (39b 2x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (18b)
51.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, short of a good length outside the
off stump, left alone
51.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, bye: FOUR, way down the leg side, can't
blame Patel for not getting across, ball races down to the fine
leg fence
51.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, left alone
51.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, fuller length outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
51.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, excellent shot! good length, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, driven away to the cover
fence, perfect timing and placement
51.6 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away, Sami pushes at it and gets beaten
End of over 52 (8 runs) Pakistan 158/8
L Balaji 16-4-53-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (18b) Mohammad Sami 17* (45b 3x4)
52.1 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
52.2 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, off the mark in style! on the middle
and off, swept away to the mid wicket fence, perfect slog sweep
52.3 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, four more! short and wide outside the
off stump, pushes at it and gets an edged wide of the first slip
52.4 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
52.5 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
52.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended watchfully
End of over 53 (8 runs) Pakistan 166/8
A Kumble 2-1-8-0 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 17* (45b 3x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 8* (24b 2x4)
Mohammad Sami and Fazl-e-Akbar putting up a fighting partnership
here
Current Partnership: 29 runs, 9.0 overs, RR: 3.22
Nehra into the attack now
53.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, short delivery down the leg side
53.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, two runs, good length delivery on the pads,
pushed away to the deep mid wicket region, comes back easily for
the second after running hard for the first one
53.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the on side
53.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, another diving take, way down the
leg side making life difficult for the keeper
53.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, angling across, defended to the
point region
53.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the
off stump, called a wide
53.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, fuller length wide outside the off
stump, Sami drives and gets beaten
End of over 54 (3 runs) Pakistan 169/8
A Nehra 15-2-47-2 (3w) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 8* (24b 2x4) Mohammad Sami 19* (51b 3x4)
and that's tea on day one
Indian bowlers once again dominating the proceedings
Mohammad Sami and Fazl-e-Akbar putting up an unbeaten partnership
of 32 runs towards the end of the second session
taking Pakistan closer to the 200 run mark
we will be back with the last session of the day in 15 minutes time
(at 10 GMT)
Match State: Tea - Day 1
Welcome back
Players are out in the middle, all set for the start of the final
session of the day
Pathan into the attack
three slips in place
54.1 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, bouncer on the middle and leg,
batsman ducks
54.2 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, (noball) no run, on the middle and off,
defended to the off side
54.2 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, one run, played down to deep fine leg
Pathan gets the first official warning for running on to the danger
area
54.3 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the mid off region
54.4 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, Sami moves forward and plays it down to the mid off
region
54.5 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, one run, played down to the mid on region,
suicidal run taken, throw misses the stumps and Fazl-e-Akbar
survives
54.6 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended
End of over 55 (3 runs) Pakistan 172/8
IK Pathan 20-7-38-2 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 20* (54b 3x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 9* (28b 2x4)
55.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run
55.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Sami drives and gets beaten
55.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, swinging away further
55.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, another wide delivery outside the
off stump, no shot offered
55.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, fuller length delivery angling
across the right hander, no shot offered
55.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, Sami drives but makes no contact with the target
End of over 56 (maiden) Pakistan 172/8
A Nehra 16-3-47-2 (3w) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 9* (28b 2x4) Mohammad Sami 20* (60b 3x4)
Pathan decides to come round the wicket to the left hander
56.1 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, makes room and slashes hard, ends
up hitting it back to the bowler
56.2 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, bouncer, batsman ducks
56.3 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, take that! makes room and lofts it
away to the long on fence, good clean hit, this should be
frustrating for the Indians
back to over the wicket
56.4 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, drifting down the leg side, tries
to run it down fine but makes no connection, keeper moves across
and fields
56.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, gets behind the line and defends
with a straight bat, ball rolls back to the bowler
56.6 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
defended to the mid wicket region, well bowled well played
End of over 57 (4 runs) Pakistan 176/8
IK Pathan 21-7-42-2 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 20* (60b 3x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 13* (34b 3x4)
57.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
left alone
57.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched in-line and angling across the right hander, no shot
offered
57.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
Sami moves forward and defends it with a straight bat, ball rolls
back to the bowler
57.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the cover fielder
57.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, one run, short delivery down the leg side,
goes for the pull and gets hit on the glove
57.6 Nehra to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, angling across the right hander,
left alone, well played
End of over 58 (1 run) Pakistan 177/8
A Nehra 17-3-48-2 (3w) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 21* (65b 3x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 13* (35b 3x4)
58.1 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, no run, good delivery outside the off
stump, Sami pushes at it and gets beaten, still on edged
58.2 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, two runs, good length delivery on the
middle and leg, worked away wide of Balaji at mid wicket, comes
back easily for the second
58.3 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, legbye: one run, nasty bouncer, too quick
for Sami, hits him on the head and the ball rolls down to the fine
leg region
58.4 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
Sami seems to be in some kind of trouble, holding his elbow, help
comes in
magic spray does it's job and play will resume shortly
58.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, (noball) no run, bouncer on the middle and
leg, batsman ducks
58.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, three runs, fraction short, Akbar makes
room and slaps it back over the bowler's head, long chase by
Tendulkar saves one run, this is now his highest Test score!
58.6 Pathan to Mohammad Sami, one run
End of over 59 (8 runs) Pakistan 185/8
IK Pathan 22-7-49-2 (1w 2nb) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 24* (69b 3x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 16* (38b 3x4)
59.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run
59.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
59.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, short delivery on the middle and
leg, Sami pulls but makes no connection, ball hits him on the box,
that hurts, Sami is down with pain
play held up, help called for
back on his feet and ready to go
59.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, good length delivery, angling across
the right hander, pushed wide of the gully fielder, this now is
Sami's highest Test score, four brings up the 50 run partnership
too! well played
59.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, on the middle and off, defended
well
59.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched on the pads, hits the pad
and rolls away
End of over 60 (4 runs) Pakistan 189/8
A Nehra 18-3-52-2 (3w) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 16* (38b 3x4) Mohammad Sami 28* (75b 4x4)
60.1 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended moving forward
60.2 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, drifting down the leg side, hits
the pad and rolls away to off side
60.3 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
with a straight bat
60.4 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, moves away and pushes a it, ball
pops back, just out of the reach of Kumble
60.5 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
60.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, super shot! fraction short and
outside the off stump, Akbar waits for it and cuts it late, gets
it wide of slip fielder and the ball races down to the fence
End of over 61 (4 runs) Pakistan 193/8
A Kumble 3-1-12-0 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 28* (75b 4x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 20* (44b 4x4)
61.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
pushed straight to the point region
61.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, angling across the right hander,
left alone
61.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, short delivery angling across, Sami
moves back and plays it wide of the gully fielder, another
boundary, Nehra can't believe it
61.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the off side
61.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, moving away from the right hander
after pitching in-line with the off stump, left alone
61.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, fuller length, pitched outside the
off stump and moving away, left alone
End of over 62 (4 runs) Pakistan 197/8
A Nehra 19-3-56-2 (3w) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 20* (44b 4x4) Mohammad Sami 32* (81b 5x4)
Current Partnership: 60 runs, 18.0 overs, RR: 3.33
62.1 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, one run, quicker delivery down the leg
side, pushed down to the deep fine leg region
62.2 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the off side
62.3 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run
forward short leg and silly point in place
62.4 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, one run, on the middle and leg, played
away to the deep mid wicket region, easy single
62.5 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, makes room and defends it to the
gully region, straight to the fielder
62.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, one run, makes room and swings hard, ball
takes the inside edge and goes away to the fine leg region, single
brings up 200 for Pakistan!
End of over 63 (3 runs) Pakistan 200/8
A Kumble 4-1-15-0 - Pavilion End
Fazl-e-Akbar 22* (47b 4x4) Mohammad Sami 33* (84b 5x4)
two slips and a gully in place
63.1 Nehra to Fazl-e-Akbar, one run, short delivery on the middle and
leg, defended to the square leg region, easy single
63.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, bouncer on the middle, Sami ducks
comfortably
63.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, one run, good bouncer, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, Sami defends and gets it over the short
leg fielder
63.4 Nehra to Fazl-e-Akbar, one run
63.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, one run, goodness me! sitter dropped, short
delivery on the middle and leg, Sami goes for the pull and ends up
hitting it high up towards the backward of square leg region,
Patel calls for it and then messes it up
63.6 Nehra to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
End of over 64 (4 runs) Pakistan 204/8
A Nehra 20-3-60-2 (3w) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 35* (87b 5x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 24* (50b 4x4)
64.1 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, one run, turned away to the mid wicket
region
64.2 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, pushed to the off stump, slight
mix-up, the pick up is not clean and Sami gets time to get back
64.3 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
64.4 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, one run
64.5 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, one run, on the middle and leg, worked
away to the long leg region, easy single, partnership is now 70
runs
64.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, hits the pad and goes away to the
on side
End of over 65 (3 runs) Pakistan 207/8
A Kumble 5-1-18-0 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 37* (89b 5x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 25* (54b 4x4)
65.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, down the leg side, Sami gets inside
the line and tries to play it down fine but makes no contact,
Patel moves across and fields
65.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
moves forward and drives it down to the mid off region
65.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, bouncer on the middle and leg, Sami
ducks
65.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, goes back and turns it away to the
on side, forward short leg picks it up at one bounce
65.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, short delivery, angling across and
right hander, Sami moves across but offers no shot
65.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run
End of over 66 (maiden) Pakistan 207/8
A Nehra 21-4-60-2 (3w) - Shell End
Fazl-e-Akbar 25* (54b 4x4) Mohammad Sami 37* (95b 5x4)
66.1 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, OUT: finally the breakthrough! pitched
outside the off stump and turning in, the wrong'un, Fazl-e-Akbar
offers no shot and gets hit on the pad plumb in front of the
stumps, end of a fighting innings
Pakistan 207/9, Partnership of 70
Fazl-e-Akbar lbw b Kumble 25 (55b 4x4 0x6)
Mohammad Sami 37* (95b 5x4) A Kumble 5.1-1-18-1
Danish Kaneria is the last man in
superb 9th wicket partnership of 70 runs comes to an end!
66.2 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run
66.3 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run, short outside the off stump, was
the quicker one, Kaneria cuts and gets beaten, no cleanly taken by
the keeper
66.4 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run, fraction short outside the off
stump, goes back and drives it away to the point region
66.5 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run
66.6 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run, quicker one, came back in after
pitching outside the off stump, Kaneria had to hurry his defensive
shot, in the end does well to keep it away
End of over 67 (maiden) Pakistan 207/9
A Kumble 6-2-18-1 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 37* (95b 5x4) Danish Kaneria 0* (5b)
Balaji is back, looking for his first 5-for
67.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the off side
67.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
67.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
67.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, short delivery, pitched in-line
and angling in, Sami makes room and tries to loft it away to the
off side but makes no connection
67.5 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, one run, outside the off stump, defended
wide of the slip fielder, easy single
67.6 Balaji to Danish Kaneria, no run, pitched up, ball moving away
late, Kaneria pushes at it and gets beaten
End of over 68 (1 run) Pakistan 208/9
L Balaji 17-4-54-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 38* (100b 5x4) Danish Kaneria 0* (6b)
68.1 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, short delivery on the middle and
off stump line, goes back and defends it to the off side
68.2 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, outside the off stump, Sami pushes
forward and gets beaten
68.3 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, tries to sweep it away, ball hits
the pad and rolls away to the off side
68.4 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
played down to the long off region, easy single, couple of balls
for Kaneria to keep away
68.5 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run, stretches forward and defends it
to the on side
68.6 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run, driven wide of the mid on
fielder, single not taken
End of over 69 (1 run) Pakistan 209/9
A Kumble 7-2-19-1 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 39* (104b 5x4) Danish Kaneria 0* (8b)
69.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run
69.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, ball kept low after pitching, difficult take for the
keeper
69.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, pushed to the point region
69.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, one run, goes for the pull and gets it
down to the deep fine leg region, one bounce to the fielder, easy
single
69.5 Balaji to Danish Kaneria, no run, pitched up outside the off stump
and angling in, driven down the track to the mid on region, was
not timed well
69.6 Balaji to Danish Kaneria, no run, on the middle and off, Kaneria
defends, ball takes the edge and rolls away to the point region
End of over 70 (1 run) Pakistan 210/9
L Balaji 18-4-55-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 40* (108b 5x4) Danish Kaneria 0* (10b)
70.1 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, goes back and drives it away to
the gully region, Sehwag dives across and saves runs
70.2 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Sami moves forward and defends watchfully
70.3 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, quicker delivery, defended to the
off side
70.4 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, goes back, gets right behind the
line of the delivery and defends it to the silly point fielder at
one bounce
70.5 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, one run, nicely played, wrong'un, worked
away to the deep mid wicket region, easy single
70.6 Kumble to Danish Kaneria, no run, on the middle and leg, Kaneria
moves forward and gets hit on the pad
End of over 71 (1 run) Pakistan 211/9
A Kumble 8-2-20-1 - Pavilion End
Mohammad Sami 41* (113b 5x4) Danish Kaneria 0* (11b)
71.1 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, cracking shot! fraction short and
wide outside the off stump, Sami rocks back and cuts it away wide
of the diving gully fielder, perfect placement
71.2 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended to the vacant square leg
region, starts to take off for the single and then decides not to
71.3 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended
71.4 Balaji to Mohammad Sami, legbye: one run, hits the pad and rolls
away to the leg side
71.5 Balaji to Danish Kaneria, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Kaneria pushes at it and gets beaten
two slips in place
71.6 Balaji to Danish Kaneria, FOUR, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, Kaneria cuts and gets a top edge over the slip fielder,
Kumble is late to move across in the deep, four more runs added to
the total
End of over 72 (9 runs) Pakistan 220/9
L Balaji 19-4-63-4 (3w 1nb) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 45* (117b 6x4) Danish Kaneria 4* (13b 1x4)
72.1 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, quicker delivery, hits the pad in-
line, would have missed the off stump
72.2 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, on the middle and leg, flicked away
to the fine leg fence, moves to 49 with that boundary!
72.3 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, moves forward and gets hit on the
pad, well outside the off stump line
72.4 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, gets right behind the line and
defends it with a straight bat, silly point picks it up at one
bounce
72.5 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, no run, oh no! RUN OUT! driven straight to
Pathan at mid off, takes off for a suicidal run, Pathan scores a
direct hit and Sami is well short of his crease, sad end to a
great innings, Sami departs one run short of a half century
Pakistan 224/10, Partnership of 17
Mohammad Sami run out (Pathan) 49 (122b 7x4 0x6)
great fight back by the Pakistan lower order, especially Sami (49)
and Fazl-e-Akbar (25) takes them to a respectable total of 224
Indian first innings will start in five minutes time, stay
connected
Match State: Innings Break
Patel will open the innings with Sehwag
Shoaib Akhtar has the new ball in his hands
0.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Sehwag, OUT: amazing start! sharp delivery on the
middle and off stump line, Sehwag tries to turn it away, ball
takes the edge and goes away to the gully region, Yasir Hameed
dives to his left and gets to the ball but it pops out, he keeps
his cool and takes it on the third attempt
India 0/1, Partnership of 0
V Sehwag c Yasir Hameed b Shoaib Akhtar 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
PA Patel 0* (0b) Shoaib Akhtar 0.1-0-0-1
local boy gets the danger man, crowd loves it
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
0.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
0.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
0.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended to the off side
0.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched up delivery, going down
the leg side, ball hits the pad, loud appeal turned down
0.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length outside the off stump,
defended to the off side, excellent first over from the Rawalpindi
Express!
End of over 1 (maiden) India 0/1 (trail by 224 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 1-1-0-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 0* (0b) R Dravid 0* (5b)
Fazl-e-Akbar to share the new ball
1.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away, Patel pushes at it and gets beaten
1.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
1.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
went on to his the pad, loud appeal turned down
1.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven down the track and gets it wide of the mid off fielder,
first runs on the board
1.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Dravid cuts and gets beaten
1.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 2 (1 run) India 1/1 (trail by 223 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 1-0-1-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 1* (4b) R Dravid 0* (7b)
2.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, pushed away to the point region,
93.5 mph, fielder moves across and fields
2.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
2.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
2.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
2.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
2.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
End of over 3 (maiden) India 1/1 (trail by 223 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 2-2-0-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 0* (7b) PA Patel 1* (10b)
3.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
3.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, two runs, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Dravid gets into a nice position and pushes it wide of
the gully fielder, long chase, easy two
3.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good delivery, on the middle and
off stump line, defended to the off side
3.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, goes back and defends it to the off
side
3.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, well left
3.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, bit of
away movement, no shot offered
End of over 4 (2 runs) India 3/1 (trail by 221 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 2-0-3-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 1* (10b) R Dravid 2* (13b)
4.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, one run, short delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in, Patel goes for the pull and gets a
top edge, ball goes over the short fine leg fielder and falls well
short of the fine leg fielder
4.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, angling in after pitching outside
the off stump, gets right behind the line and defends it to the on
side
4.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, quick bouncer on the middle and
leg stump line, Dravid ducks well
4.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, defended to the on side
4.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, way outside the off stump, no shot
offered
4.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, three runs, pitched up outside the off
stump,Dravid moves forward and drives it down the track to the
long off region, ball stops just short of the ropes and the
fielder catches up
End of over 5 (4 runs) India 7/1 (trail by 217 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 3-2-4-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 5* (18b) PA Patel 2* (11b)
5.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended with a straight bat
5.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, fraction short, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, 85.5 mph, hits the pad, was surely going
to miss the leg stump, half hearted appeal turned down
5.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended well
5.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, on the middle and leg, Dravid
moves across a bit and defends it to the on side, fielders are
deep and an easy single is taken
5.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, two runs, pitched up on the pads played away
to the backward of square leg region, not a well timed shot but
gets two easy runs
5.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
End of over 6 (3 runs) India 10/1 (trail by 214 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 3-0-6-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 6* (22b) PA Patel 4* (13b)
6.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended with a straight bat
6.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, very close
to the off stump line, well left
6.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
6.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, gets right behind the line and defends it with a
straight bat
6.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
6.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, moves forward and defends to the
cover region
End of over 7 (maiden) India 10/1 (trail by 214 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 4-3-4-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 4* (13b) R Dravid 6* (28b)
7.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, defended to the off side
7.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended
7.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, moves across and defends well
7.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, FOUR, shot! moves back and and punches it
wide of the cover fielder, perfect timing and placement
7.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run
7.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, slower delivery, pushed just wide of
the cover fielder, Patel calls for a single but Dravid is not
interested
End of over 8 (4 runs) India 14/1 (trail by 210 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 4-0-10-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 6* (28b) PA Patel 8* (19b 1x4)
8.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
8.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, goes back and pushes it straight to the point fielder
8.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, on the middle and off, defended to
the off side
8.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
defended with a straight bat, ball rolls down the track to the mid
on region
8.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
8.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
End of over 9 (maiden) India 14/1 (trail by 210 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 5-4-4-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 8* (19b 1x4) R Dravid 6* (34b)
9.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run
9.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run
9.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling across, defended to the point region
9.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
came back in, defended
9.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, FOUR, short outside the off stump, pulled
away to the square leg fence, was not timed well but had enough
power to just reach the fence
looks like Patel has damaged his bat, new willow called for
9.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, left alone
End of over 10 (4 runs) India 18/1 (trail by 206 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 5-0-14-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 6* (34b) PA Patel 12* (25b 2x4)
Surprise move, Danish Kaneria into the attack now
10.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, waits for it and plays it down
to the deep fine leg region
10.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, pushed to the point region
10.3 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, big shout, pitched in-line and
hits the pad, was bit high and the appeal is turned down
10.4 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, moves forward and defends it wide
of the silly point fielder
10.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
10.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, goes back and plays it with the
spin, ball goes away to the backward of square leg region, easy
single
End of over 11 (2 runs) India 20/1 (trail by 204 runs)
Danish Kaneria 1-0-2-0 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 13* (30b 2x4) R Dravid 7* (35b)
11.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
11.2 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
11.3 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, moves across and defends it to the
off side
11.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, moves forward and defends well
11.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, outside the off stump, moving in a
bit but not enough to make the batsman play at it
11.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, way outside the off stump, out of
reach
End of over 12 (maiden) India 20/1 (trail by 204 runs)
Mohammad Sami 1-1-0-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 7* (35b) PA Patel 13* (36b 2x4)
12.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away to the deep cover region
12.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, moves across and pushes it away to
the gully region
12.3 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, stretches forward and defends well
12.4 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
12.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, on the middle and off, Patel goes
back and long way and defends
12.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, quicker delivery on the middle and
leg, defended to the on side, forward short leg fields it at one
bounce
End of over 13 (1 run) India 21/1 (trail by 203 runs)
Danish Kaneria 2-0-3-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 8* (36b) PA Patel 13* (41b 2x4)
13.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended
13.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump left
alone
13.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, left alone
13.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pushed to the gully region, good
diving stop there saves runs
13.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
punched back, ball bounces over the bowler's head, mid off moves
across and fields
13.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, good delivery, on the middle and
off stump line, Dravid moves forward and across and plays it wide
of the mid on fielder, easy single to end the over
End of over 14 (1 run) India 22/1 (trail by 202 runs)
Mohammad Sami 2-1-1-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 9* (42b) PA Patel 13* (41b 2x4)
14.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, turned away to the mid wicket
region, easy single
14.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, tossed up on the legs, defended
round the stumps to the left hander
14.3 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, moves forward and pads it away
14.4 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, loud appeal, pitched outside the
off stump and turning away, the wrong'un, Patel pushes at it and
gets beaten, ball flicks the pad and goes behind, appeal for
caught behind turned down
14.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
14.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, on the middle and off, skidder,
defended well
End of over 15 (1 run) India 23/1 (trail by 201 runs)
Danish Kaneria 3-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 10* (43b) PA Patel 13* (46b 2x4)
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Match State: Stumps - Day 1
Hello and welcome to Rawalpindi for the live coverage of the second
day's play
Indian bowlers dominated day one and Pakistan were all out for 224
Shoaib Akhtar struck back early with the crucial wicket of Sehwag
and at stumps India were 23/1
India trail by 201 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. Hot. High around
95F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph is the weather forecast for the day
Players are out in the middle and we are all set for the start of
day two
Rahul Dravid will take strike
and it will be Mohammad Sami to start the bowling attack
three slips and a gully in place
15.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving in, left alone
15.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, fraction short, ball moving away
after passing the stumps
15.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
15.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, superb delivery, came back in
after pitching outside the off stump, hits the pad in-line but
would have missed the leg stump, loud appeal turned down
15.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, defended to the on side
15.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, moves forward and plays it away to
the mid on region
End of over 16 (maiden) India 23/1 (trail by 201 runs)
Mohammad Sami 3-2-1-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 13* (46b 2x4) R Dravid 10* (49b)
Shoaib Akhtar from the other end
16.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, one run, yorker on the middle and off,
Patel does well to defend it, Yasir Hameed at gully messes up an
easy pick up at gully and a single is given away
16.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended to the off side
interesting field position behind the stumps, two conventional
slips, then a gap then a third slip and a gully !
16.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump left
alone
16.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, FOUR, shot, on the middle and leg, Dravid
moves forward and works it away to the mid wicket fence, nice
looking shot to get his first boundary
16.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
16.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, fuller length delivery wide
outside the off stump, Dravid moves forward, covers the line and
lets it go
End of over 17 (5 runs) India 28/1 (trail by 196 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 6-4-9-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 14* (47b 2x4) R Dravid 14* (54b 1x4)
17.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, angling across the left hander, no
shot offered
17.2 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, no problems in leaving it
17.3 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, on the middle and off, Patel moves
back and across and pushes it to the cover region, fielder moves
in quickly and cuts off the single
17.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, good length delivery, pitched wide
outside the off stump and moving away, no shot offered
17.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
17.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
End of over 18 (maiden) India 28/1 (trail by 196 runs)
Mohammad Sami 4-3-1-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 14* (54b 1x4) PA Patel 14* (53b 2x4)
18.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Dravid cuts but makes no connection
18.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, ball moving
away a touch, no shot offered
18.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, Dravid moves forward and plays it wide of the mid on
fielder, easy single
18.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, down the leg side
18.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, super delivery, short rising
delivery, pitched in-line and angling across the left hander,
Patel does really well to leave it, well played
18.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, on the middle and off, defended
End of over 19 (1 run) India 29/1 (trail by 195 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 7-4-10-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 15* (57b 1x4) PA Patel 14* (56b 2x4)
19.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
19.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
19.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, defended to the
point region, gets it into the gap and an easy single is taken
19.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, fuller length touch outside the off
stump, Patel gets a good stride forward and defends it, ball rolls
back to the bowler
19.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, wide outside the off stump, no shot
offered
19.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, edged but short, goes for a wide
one outside the off stump, ball falls short of the keeper, only
just
End of over 20 (1 run) India 30/1 (trail by 194 runs)
Mohammad Sami 5-3-2-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 16* (60b 1x4) PA Patel 14* (59b 2x4)
20.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, one run, turned away to the long leg
region, easy single
20.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, hit Patel on the pad, appeal turned down
20.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump and angling away, left alone
20.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, two runs, short delivery, goes for the hook
and only manages to get it away to the square leg region, quick
single called for, Kaneria comes in quickly and scores a direct
hit, ball rolls away to the long off region, second single is
taken
third umpires is called in and Patel is just in, only just!
20.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, bye: one run
20.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
End of over 21 (4 runs) India 34/1 (trail by 190 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 8-4-13-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 16* (63b 2x4) R Dravid 17* (62b 1x4)
21.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, FOUR, shot, pitched up outside the off
stump, in the slot, driven away to the backward of point boundary,
perfect timing
21.2 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
21.3 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, good length outside the off stump,
left alone
21.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
square driven to the point region, Yousuf Youhana moves across
quickly and saves the runs
21.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, good delivery, on the middle and
off, opens up Patel, ball takes the edge and goes away to the
gully region
21.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
driven hard but straight to Akhtar at mid on
End of over 22 (4 runs) India 38/1 (trail by 186 runs)
Mohammad Sami 6-3-6-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 17* (62b 1x4) PA Patel 20* (69b 3x4)
22.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, FOUR, pitched outside the off stump and
came back in, Dravid pushes at it and gets a thick edge, ball goes
wide of the third slip and runs down to the third man boundary,
straight into the gap between second and third slip
22.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, ball clips the pad and rolls away behind the stumps on the
leg side
22.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, quick delivery, on the middle and
off stump line, defended
22.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, fraction short, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, Patel goes back and turns it away to the
square leg region
22.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, two runs, short delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in, Patel goes back and pushes it away
to the vacant mid wicket region, runs hard and gets the second run
22.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, short delivery on the middle and
leg, tries to pull and ends up poping it just wide of the bowler
End of over 23 (7 runs) India 45/1 (trail by 179 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 9-4-19-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 21* (64b 2x4) PA Patel 22* (73b 3x4)
23.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, close, great delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in sharply, hits Dravid plumb in
front of the stumps, loud appeal turned down, Sami unlucky!
23.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run
23.3 Mohammad Sami to Patel, FOUR, good length delivery on the middle
and leg, driven wide of the mid on fielder, superb shot
23.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
23.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, FOUR, glorious! good length delivery touch
outside the off stump, Patel moves forward and square drives it
away to the point boundary, no stopping that
23.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
End of over 24 (9 runs) India 54/1 (trail by 170 runs)
Mohammad Sami 7-3-15-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 22* (66b 2x4) PA Patel 30* (77b 5x4)
Fazl-e-Akbar into the attack now, first bowling change of the day
24.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Dravid stands tall and cuts vigorously but straight to the
point fielder
24.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
24.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, fraction short, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, no shot offered
24.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, once again cut straight to Yousuf
Youhana at point, again perfectly timed but not placed well
24.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
24.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 25 (maiden) India 54/1 (trail by 170 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 6-1-14-0 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 30* (77b 5x4) R Dravid 22* (72b 2x4)
25.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, one run, short delivery on the middle and
off, Patel stands tall and defends it to the off side, fielders
are deep and an easy single is taken
25.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, moves forward and defends
25.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
25.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, goes back and defends it with a straight bat, ball
rolls back to the bowler
25.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
25.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
End of over 26 (1 run) India 55/1 (trail by 169 runs)
Mohammad Sami 8-3-16-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 31* (78b 5x4) R Dravid 22* (77b 2x4)
26.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, FOUR, outside the off stump, Patel pushes at
it and gets a thick edge, once again ball goes between the second
and third slip, no third man in place and it's another four
26.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder,
quick single taken
26.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended on the back foot with a straight bat
one more slips come in place, now there is no gap between the
second and third slip!
26.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
26.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
26.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, fraction short and wide outside the
off stump, left alone
End of over 27 (5 runs) India 60/1 (trail by 164 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 7-1-19-0 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 36* (80b 6x4) R Dravid 22* (81b 2x4)
27.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, one run, worked away to the deep fine leg
region, easy single
27.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended
27.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
moves forward, almost on one knee and square drives it wide of the
gully fielder, classic shot
27.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
27.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, two runs, goes back and plays it away to
the deep third man region, gets it wide of the fielder and come
back for the second
27.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
End of over 28 (7 runs) India 67/1 (trail by 157 runs)
Mohammad Sami 9-3-23-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 37* (81b 6x4) R Dravid 28* (86b 3x4)
28.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
Patel moves forward and defends it to the off side
28.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed to the point region, gets it well wide of the
fielder, easy single
28.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the mid off fielder, waited for the ball to pass
the fielder running in from cover and then takes the single
28.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, two runs, on the middle and leg, played wide
of Akhtar at mid on, easy two
28.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, FOUR, fantastic shot! pitched up on the
middle and off, driven down the track, gets it just wide of the
stumps at the other end, ball races down to the long on boundary,
well played
28.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, FOUR, four more! another superb shot, waits
for it and square drives it to the point fence, good use of the
wrist
End of over 29 (12 runs) India 79/1 (trail by 145 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 8-1-31-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 29* (87b 3x4) PA Patel 48* (86b 8x4)
Danish Kaneria into the attack now
slip and silly point in place
29.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, fraction short, on the middle
and off, Dravid goes back and pushes it wide of the cover fielder,
easy single
29.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, on the middle and off, goes for
the sweep and gets it down to the fine leg region, single takes
him to 49!
29.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
29.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the middle and off,
defended down the track, bowler moves across and fields
29.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Dravid starts to press forward then leans back and cuts it
away to the deep point region
29.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
End of over 30 (3 runs) India 82/1 (trail by 142 runs)
Danish Kaneria 4-0-7-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 31* (91b 3x4) PA Patel 49* (88b 8x4)
Match State: Drinks
two slips and a gully in place
30.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the cover fielder, easy single
Patel on strike, just one run away from his half century!
30.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, short delivery, pitched in-line and
angling across the left hander, defended to the point region,
fielder moves across quickly and cuts it off
30.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, FOUR, fifty! short and wide outside the off
stump, waits for it and cuts it wide of the gully fielder, ball
races down to the third man boundary, well played!
30.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, one run, worked away to the deep fine leg
region, easy single
30.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, goes back and turns it away to the
deep square leg region, easy single
30.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven to the point region, good diving stop saves runs
End of over 31 (7 runs) India 89/1 (trail by 135 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 9-1-38-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 33* (93b 3x4) PA Patel 54* (92b 9x4)
31.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the middle and off,
defended to the silly point fielder at one bounce
31.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, quicker delivery, on the middle
and leg, defended down the track, bowler moves forward and picks
it up
31.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
31.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, played away to the deep point
region
31.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
31.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, quicker one, wide outside the off
stump, Patel pushes at it and gets beaten, close
End of over 32 (1 run) India 90/1 (trail by 134 runs)
Danish Kaneria 5-0-8-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 34* (97b 3x4) PA Patel 54* (94b 9x4)
Shoaib Akhtar is back
32.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
32.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
32.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short delivery, on the middle and
off stump line, defended on the back foot
32.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, Dravid goes back and turns it away to the leg side
32.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery down the leg
side, 92.2 mph, keeper does well to move across and collect it
32.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended
End of over 33 (maiden) India 90/1 (trail by 134 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 10-5-19-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 54* (94b 9x4) R Dravid 34* (103b 3x4)
33.1 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, googly, Patel tries to sweep but
makes no connection, ball hits the pad in-line but was going to
miss the off stump, appeal turned down
33.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, played wide of the man at mid on,
easy single
33.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up touch outside the off
stump, defended watchfully
33.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, fuller and outside the off
stump, Dravid moves forward, goes down on one knee and plays it
away to the deep cover region, lovely shot
33.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, top-spinner, touch outside the off
stump, Patel pushes at it and gets beaten
33.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, played away to the fine leg
region, easy single to end the over
End of over 34 (3 runs) India 93/1 (trail by 131 runs)
Danish Kaneria 6-0-11-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 56* (98b 9x4) R Dravid 35* (105b 3x4)
two slips and a gully in place
34.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, Patel moves across and tries to turn it away but gets
beaten, ball hits the pad and rolls away to the on side
34.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, bouncer on the middle and leg,
149.7 kmp, batsman ducks comfortably
change of angle, coming round the wicket to the left hander
34.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended to the leg side
34.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, one run, good length outside the off stump,
waits for it and pushes it wide of the gully fielder, third man
moves across quickly and fields, just a single
34.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended to the silly mid on
region
34.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, bye: FOUR, short rising delivery wide
outside the off stump, 151.4 kmp, goes over the keepers head
End of over 35 (5 runs) India 98/1 (trail by 126 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 11-5-20-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 57* (102b 9x4) R Dravid 35* (107b 3x4)
35.1 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, flighted delivery wide outside the
off stump, driven straight to the mid off fielder
35.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, two runs, waits for it and cuts it away to
the vacant third man region, long chase for the gully fielder,
couple brings up the Indian 100!
35.3 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, turned away to the vacant mid
wicket region
35.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, pitched in-line and going down
the leg side, hits the pad, loud appeal turned down
35.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, on the middle and off stump
line, Dravid rocks back and cuts it away to the deep point region
35.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, bye: one run, down the leg side, Patel
sweeps but makes no connection, ball goes past the keeper
End of over 36 (5 runs) India 103/1 (trail by 121 runs)
Danish Kaneria 7-0-15-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 60* (106b 9x4) R Dravid 36* (109b 3x4)
round the wicket to the left hander
36.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling across the left hander, Patel goes for the
pull but misses,ball hits the thigh pad and goes behind, keeper
dives full length and collects it, appeal turned down, great
effort by the keeper
36.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
back to over the wicket
36.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, sharp bouncer on the middle and
leg, Patel ducks, keeper jumps high up and collects it well, saves
four runs
36.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run
36.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, short rising delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, well left
36.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, no run, fraction short, pitched in-line and
angling across, defended to the off side
End of over 37 (maiden) India 103/1 (trail by 121 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 12-6-20-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 36* (109b 3x4) PA Patel 60* (112b 9x4)
37.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
37.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
37.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and off, Dravid stretches forward and defends it to the on side
37.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
37.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, short and
turning away, ball kept very low after pitching, Dravid cuts and
gets a bottom edge
37.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
End of over 38 (maiden) India 103/1 (trail by 121 runs)
Danish Kaneria 8-1-15-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 60* (112b 9x4) R Dravid 36* (115b 3x4)
Mohammad Sami is back
Mohammad Sami is back
38.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Patel, legbye: one run, yorker, hits the pad
outside the line of the leg stump and rolls down to the deep fine
leg region
38.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, yorker, hits the pad outside the
line of the leg stump and rolls down to the deep fine leg region
38.2 Mohammad Sami to Patel, legbye: one run, one run, yorker, hits the
pad outside the line of the leg stump and rolls down to the deep
fine leg region
38.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, shot! good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, Dravid moves forward and
drives it away to the cover fence, perfect placement
38.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, another good shot, half volley,
moves forward and drives well but straight to the cover fielder
38.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
38.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, this time he finds the gap, moves
forward and drives it well wide of the cover fielder, ball races
away, moves to 44 with that boundary
End of over 39 (9 runs) India 112/1 (trail by 112 runs)
Mohammad Sami 10-3-31-0 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 60* (114b 9x4) R Dravid 44* (119b 5x4)
39.1 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, Patel makes room and cuts but straight to the point
fielder
round the stumps to the left hander
39.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, defended well
39.3 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, this time fuller in length and
outside the off stump, pushed away to the off side
39.4 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
39.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, wrong'un, pitched outside the off
stump and turning away, extra bounce too, Patel picks it up late
and just manages to push it away to the point region
39.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, turned away to the deep square
leg region, easy single to end the over
End of over 40 (1 run) India 113/1 (trail by 111 runs)
Danish Kaneria 9-1-16-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 61* (120b 9x4) R Dravid 44* (119b 5x4)
40.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
40.2 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
40.3 Mohammad Sami to Patel, FOUR, superb cover drive, hits it on the up
and gets it past the cover fielder
40.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
40.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
40.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
End of over 41 (4 runs) India 117/1 (trail by 107 runs)
Mohammad Sami 11-3-35-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 44* (119b 5x4) PA Patel 65* (126b 10x4)
41.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
41.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, on the middle and leg, swept
away to the deep fine leg region, fielder moves across quickly and
keeps it down to two, well played
round the stumps to the right hander
41.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, hits outside the leg stump and
turning in, Dravid pads it away, half hearted appeal turned down
41.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, fuller length, outside the off
stump, played down to the mid off region, was not timed well
41.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up way down the leg side,
coves it with the pad, keeper moves across quickly and stops it
41.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, short, pitched on the middle and
off and turning across the right hander, Dravid rocks back and
cuts but makes no contact, loud appeal for caught behind turned
down
End of over 42 (2 runs) India 119/1 (trail by 105 runs)
Danish Kaneria 10-1-18-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 65* (126b 10x4) R Dravid 46* (125b 5x4)
42.1 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, ouch, fuller length outside the off
stump, Patel moves forward and defends, ball takes the inside edge
and hits him on the inner part of the thigh
42.2 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, fuller length outside the off
stump, defended cleanly this time
42.3 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended to the off side, well played
42.4 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, wide outside the offs tump, wasted
delivery, left alone
42.5 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run, down the leg side, Patel moves
across and tries to turn it away but makes no connection
42.6 Mohammad Sami to Patel, no run
End of over 43 (maiden) India 119/1 (trail by 105 runs)
Mohammad Sami 12-4-35-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 46* (125b 5x4) PA Patel 65* (132b 10x4)
and that's lunch on day two
another session dominated by India, Patel and Dravid doing really
well here, the partnership is worth 119 runs
India trail by 105 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
post lunch session starts in 35 minutes time (at 7:35 GMT)
be sure to join us then
Match State: Lunch - Day 2
welcome back
players are back in the middle
Dravid will take strike
slip and silly point in place for the leg spinner
43.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, outside the off stump and
turning away, Dravid goes back and dives it away to the deep cover
region, just a single
43.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, goes back and plays it away to
the square leg region
43.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, moves forward and turns it away
to the on side
43.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, waits for it and plays it down
to the vacant short fine leg region, easy single
43.5 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run
43.6 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Patel drives and gets an inside edge on to his pad
End of over 44 (3 runs) India 122/1 (trail by 102 runs)
Danish Kaneria 11-1-21-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 48* (128b 5x4) PA Patel 66* (135b 10x4)
44.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, left alone
44.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, Dravid pulls but the shot is miss-timed
and the ball rolls away to the leg side
44.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, fifty! good length delivery outside
the off stump, moves forward and drives it away to the point
boundary
44.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, this one came back in sharply, hits
the pad in-line but was going well down the leg side
44.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, stands tall and defends
44.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, left alone
End of over 45 (4 runs) India 126/1 (trail by 98 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 10-1-42-0 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 66* (135b 10x4) R Dravid 52* (134b 6x4)
45.1 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder
45.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
45.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the middle and off,
defended leaning forward
45.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, goes back and defends it with a
straight bat
45.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended leaning forward, silly point picks it up at one bounce
45.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, angling across the left hander,
pushed to the point region
End of over 46 (1 run) India 127/1 (trail by 97 runs)
Danish Kaneria 12-1-22-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 67* (136b 10x4) R Dravid 52* (139b 6x4)
46.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run, fuller length delivery outside the
off stump, defended to the off side
46.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, no run
46.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, one run, hard chance but should go down as a
drop, pushes at one outside the off stump, ball takes the edge and
goes wide of the fielder at gully, good diving effort but not
quiet enough, Farhat the fielder there
46.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
46.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended
46.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, left alone
End of over 47 (1 run) India 128/1 (trail by 96 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 11-1-43-0 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 68* (139b 10x4) R Dravid 52* (142b 6x4)
round the wicket to the left hander
47.1 Danish Kaneria to Patel, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, defended
47.2 Danish Kaneria to Patel, one run, goes down on one knee and sweep
it away to the deep fine leg region, powerful shot
47.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
47.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
47.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the middle and off,
driven back to the bowler, Kaneria picks it up and threatens to
throw it back
47.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
End of over 48 (1 run) India 129/1 (trail by 95 runs)
Danish Kaneria 13-1-23-0 - Shell End
PA Patel 69* (141b 10x4) R Dravid 52* (146b 6x4)
48.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Patel, OUT: finally the breakthrough! Fazl-e-Akbar
strikes! good delivery outside the off stump, Patel pushes at it
away from his body and gets a thick edge, Kamran Akmal dives to
his left and takes a superb low catch, pays the price for a lazy
shot
India 129/2, Partnership of 129
PA Patel c Kamran Akmal b Fazl-e-Akbar 69 (142b 10x4 0x6)
R Dravid 52* (146b 6x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 11.1-1-43-1
Sachin Tendulkar is the next man in
48.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Tendulkar, no run, beaten, another super delivery
very close to the off stump line, Sachin pushes at it tentatively
and gets beaten, well bowled
48.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Tendulkar, one run, pitched up outside the off
stump, Tendulkar drives and gets a thick edge past the gully
fielder, off the mark
48.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
48.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, ball kept a bit low, defended to the off
side
Shoaib Akhtar is back
48.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 49 (1 run) India 130/2 (trail by 94 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 12-1-44-1 - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 1* (2b) R Dravid 52* (149b 6x4)
Shoaib Akhtar is back
49.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Tendulkar, OUT: what a wicket! sharp short rising
delivery very close to the off stump line, Tendulkar had to play
at it and ends up with a faint edge, keeper makes no mistake and
Akhtar once again proves his calibre! crowd erupts
India 130/3, Partnership of 1
SR Tendulkar c Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)
R Dravid 52* (149b 6x4) Shoaib Akhtar 12.1-6-20-2
Laxman is the next man in
49.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
Tendulkar did not wait for the umpire, walked as soon as the catch
was taken
49.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run
49.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the cover fielder, Laxman looking for the second
but Dravid was not interested
49.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length outside the off stump,
played away to the point region
49.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short delivery outside the off
stump, left alone, end of a successful over
End of over 50 (1 run) India 131/3 (trail by 93 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 13-6-21-2 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 1* (3b) R Dravid 52* (151b 6x4)
50.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Laxman moves back, gets
right behind the line and defends it
50.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, one run, moves back and turns it away to
the mid wicket region
50.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended down the track to the mid on region
50.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
50.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
bit of away swing, driven away to the cover region
50.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
End of over 51 (1 run) India 132/3 (trail by 92 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 13-1-45-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 2* (5b) R Dravid 52* (156b 6x4)
51.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, FOUR, quick delivery outside the off
stump, Laxman drives at, no footwork whatsoever, ball takes the
edge and races away to the third man fence
51.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run
51.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, fuller length delivery down the
leg side, Laxman tries to play it fine but makes no connection,
keeper appeals for a caught behind, Akhtar joins him late, Shep
not interested
51.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run
51.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
51.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run
End of over 52 (4 runs) India 136/3 (trail by 88 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 14-6-25-2 - Shell End
R Dravid 52* (156b 6x4) VVS Laxman 6* (11b 1x4)
52.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended to the silly mid off region
52.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, four more, short delivery, 88 mph,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Dravid pulls and
gets a top edge, ball goes away to the fine leg boundary, fielder
had no chance
52.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched up, driven back to the
bowler
52.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
52.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended with a straight bat
52.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 53 (4 runs) India 140/3 (trail by 84 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 14-1-49-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 6* (11b 1x4) R Dravid 56* (162b 7x4)
53.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, legbye: FOUR, fuller length down the leg
side, Laxman moves forward and across and tries to play it fine
but makes no contact, ball clips the pad and runs down to the fine
leg fence
53.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, two runs, half volley outside the off
stump, driven wide of the cover fielder, comes back easily for the
second
53.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, out of reach
53.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, pitched up on the middle and off
stump line, 144.2 kmp, pushed straight to the fielder at extra
cover
53.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, two runs, pitched up outside the off
stump, driven wide of the cover fielder, once again it's not timed
well but the placement was spot on
53.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, two runs, pitched outside the off stump
and drifting down the leg side, Laxman gets inside the line and
plays it away to the long leg region, fine leg moves across and
fields, 150 up for India!
End of over 54 (10 runs) India 150/3 (trail by 74 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 15-6-31-2 - Shell End
R Dravid 56* (162b 7x4) VVS Laxman 12* (17b 1x4)
54.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, defended back to the bowler
54.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
ball angling in, driven down to the mid on region
54.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended
54.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, hit on the rise but not timed well enough to beat the
cover fielder
54.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, fraction short, hooked away to the
long leg region, easy single
54.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR
End of over 55 (5 runs) India 155/3 (trail by 69 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 15-1-54-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 57* (167b 7x4) VVS Laxman 16* (18b 2x4)
55.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
55.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, pitched up on the pads, as easy as
it gets when it comes to Dravid/Laxman, flicked away to the fine
leg fence
55.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
55.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
55.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched touch outside the off
stump and angling in, defended on the backfoot
55.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended to the off side
End of over 56 (4 runs) India 159/3 (trail by 65 runs)
Mohammad Sami 13-4-39-0 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 16* (18b 2x4) R Dravid 61* (173b 8x4)
time for drinks
Match State: Drinks
56.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run
56.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run
56.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, cracking drive, good length delivery
on the middle and off, Laxman moves forward and drives it down the
track to the long off boundary, perfect timing and placement
56.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run, short rising delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
56.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run, bouncer on middle and leg, Laxman
ducks
56.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run
End of over 57 (4 runs) India 163/3 (trail by 61 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 16-1-58-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 61* (173b 8x4) VVS Laxman 20* (24b 3x4)
57.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, shot! short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Dravid stands tall and drives it
away to the cover fence
57.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, even better! outside the off stump,
no width for the cut shot, waits for it and plays it late, gets it
well wide of the gully fielder
57.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, drifting down the leg side, hits
the pad and rolls away
57.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, this one is way down the leg side,
tries to turn it away but makes no connection, keeper moves across
quickly and collects
57.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
57.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, superb delivery, short pitched
delivery, angling in sharply, Dravid leans back and gets away from
the line
End of over 58 (8 runs) India 171/3 (trail by 53 runs)
Mohammad Sami 14-4-47-0 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 20* (24b 3x4) R Dravid 69* (179b 10x4)
Danish Kaneria into the attack now, this pair starting to settle
down
58.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
58.2 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
moves forward and drives it straight to the cover fielder
58.3 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, two runs, waits for it to turn and plays
it late, gets it wide of the slip and gully fielder, good chase
and a sliding stop by Sami saves two runs
58.4 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, goes back a long way and turns it
away to the mid wicket region
58.5 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, leans forward and defends it with
a straight bat
58.6 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
End of over 59 (2 runs) India 173/3 (trail by 51 runs)
Danish Kaneria 14-1-25-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 69* (179b 10x4) VVS Laxman 22* (30b 3x4)
59.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
59.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
square driven straight to the point fielder, powerful shot for no
runs
59.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, left alone, quick delivery
59.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, wide outside the off stump,
Dravid goes down on one knee and flashes hard, ball takes the edge
and races away to the deep third man region
59.5 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, super delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, defended watchfully
59.6 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, bouncer on the middle and leg,
Laxman ducks
End of over 60 (1 run) India 174/3 (trail by 50 runs)
Mohammad Sami 15-4-48-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 70* (183b 10x4) VVS Laxman 22* (32b 3x4)
60.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, wrong'un, came back in after
pitching outside the off stump, Dravid moves across and plays it
away to the short fine leg region
60.2 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, two runs, driven wide of the cover
fielder, sweeper cover runs across and keeps it down to two
60.3 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
60.4 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
60.5 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
60.6 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, on the middle, Laxman goes back
and plays it away to the mid wicket region, straight to the
fielder
End of over 61 (3 runs) India 177/3 (trail by 47 runs)
Danish Kaneria 15-1-28-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 71* (184b 10x4) VVS Laxman 24* (37b 3x4)
61.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, .;short delivery outside the off
stump, no real width, left alone
61.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, .;good length delivery, this one
came back in after pitching outside the off stump, but not enough
to make Dravid play at it
61.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, oh dear! sitter dropped! short and
wide outside the off stump, cut away uplishly to the point region,
Yasir Hameed moves across quickly but somehow manages to mess it
up, Sami can't believe it
61.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
61.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended on the back foot
61.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
End of over 62 (maiden) India 177/3 (trail by 47 runs)
Mohammad Sami 16-5-48-0 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 24* (37b 3x4) R Dravid 71* (190b 10x4)
62.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
62.2 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Laxman moves forward and drives it away to the deep cover region,
not a very convincing shot
62.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, moves back and plays it awkwardly
62.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, on the pads, turned away to the
mid wicket region
62.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and off, defended back to the bowler
62.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, driven away to the deep cover
region, well wide of Yousuf Youhana in the deep, easy two brings
up the 50 runs partnership!
End of over 63 (3 runs) India 180/3 (trail by 44 runs)
Danish Kaneria 16-1-31-0 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 25* (39b 3x4) R Dravid 73* (194b 10x4)
63.1 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, sharp bouncer on the middle, 147.3
kph, Laxman ducks well
63.2 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, bit of away movement, Laxman pushes at it needlessly
and gets beaten
63.3 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
63.3 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, short delivery angling down the
leg side
63.4 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, begging to be hit, Laxman moves back quickly and cuts it
away to the point fence, perfect timing
63.5 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
63.6 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
End of over 64 (5 runs) India 185/3 (trail by 39 runs)
Mohammad Sami 17-5-53-0 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 73* (194b 10x4) VVS Laxman 29* (45b 4x4)
64.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, more runs, tossed up outside the
off stump, driven wide of the mid off fielder
64.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
64.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, quicker delivery, on the middle
and leg, Dravid tries to drive it away to the leg side, ball hits
the pad and pops up behind the stumps, keeper dives to his right
and takes it, and they appeal for a caught behind, third umpire
called in
ball hit the ground and then the pad, Dravid stays
64.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
64.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
64.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run
End of over 65 (5 runs) India 190/3 (trail by 34 runs)
Danish Kaneria 17-1-36-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 78* (200b 11x4) VVS Laxman 29* (45b 4x4)
65.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
65.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, bouncer way down the leg side,
keeper does well to move across and collect it
65.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, one run, turned away to the square leg
region, easy single
65.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, bouncer down the leg side, 149.1
kph
65.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, one run, short delivery angling down the
leg side, Laxman moves across a bit and plays it down to the deep
fine leg region
65.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in sharply, defended awkwardly
End of over 66 (2 runs) India 192/3 (trail by 32 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 16-6-33-2 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 30* (47b 4x4) R Dravid 79* (204b 11x4)
66.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run
66.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the middle and off,
defended
66.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, no run, goes back and plays it
away to the off side, silly point picks it up
66.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, Dravid goes back and cuts, ball takes the edge and
races down to the third man boundary, lucky but four all the way
66.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run
66.6 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
End of over 67 (6 runs) India 198/3 (trail by 26 runs)
Danish Kaneria 18-1-42-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 84* (208b 12x4) VVS Laxman 31* (49b 4x4)
67.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run
looks like Dravid got hit on the finger trying to defend the
previous delivery
seems to be in pain, help called for, Magic spray is out
67.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, bouncer, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, moves away nicely
67.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, down the leg side, clips the thigh
pad and goes behind, half hearted appeal turned down
67.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, edged but short, good length
delivery outside the off stump, Dravid pushes forward and gets a
thick edge, ball falls well short of the slip fielder
67.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Dravid does well to moves
away, leans back
67.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short of a good length, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, no shot offered
End of over 68 (maiden) India 198/3 (trail by 26 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 17-7-33-2 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 31* (49b 4x4) R Dravid 84* (214b 12x4)
68.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run, pitched outside the off stump
and turning away, cut away off on the back foot, easy single
68.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, played down to the mid on region
68.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and off, defended with a straight bat
68.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, quicker delivery, on the middle,
defended back to the bowler with a straight bat
68.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, defended down the track, bowler
moves across and fields
68.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
End of over 69 (1 run) India 199/3 (trail by 25 runs)
Danish Kaneria 19-1-43-0 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 32* (50b 4x4) R Dravid 84* (219b 12x4)
69.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, 151.2 kmp, left alone
69.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, angling in after pitching outside
the off stump, defended to the on side
69.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, another quick delivery, angling
down the leg side after pitching in-line, hits the pad, appeal
turned down
69.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in sharply, Laxman does well to defended
it to the off side
69.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, FOUR, take that! half volley outside the
off stump, Laxman moves forward and drives it away to the cover
boundary, perfect placement
69.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, short delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
End of over 70 (4 runs) India 203/3 (trail by 21 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 18-7-37-2 - Shell End
R Dravid 84* (219b 12x4) VVS Laxman 36* (56b 5x4)
and that's tea on day two
India trail by 21 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Current Partnership: 73 runs, 20.5 overs, RR: 3.50
we will be back with with the last session of the day in 20 minutes
time (at 10:00 GMT)
Match State: Tea - Day 2
Welcome back
last session of the day coming up, India in a strong position even
though they lost Tendulkar early
Pakistan need couple of quick wickets to get back in
Rahul Dravid will take strike
70.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended
70.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, again pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, Dravid moves back and defends it to the on side
70.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away to the cover region, Sami was bit deep and a quick
single is taken, pick-up not clean
just the one slip in place, Inzi on the defensive
70.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run, defended to the on side
70.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and leg, pulled away to the mid wicket fence, made it
look easy
70.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, lovely shot, good length delivery
outside the off stump, Laxman moves forward and drives it wide of
the diving mid off fielder, move to 44 with that classy shot
End of over 71 (9 runs) India 212/3 (trail by 12 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 17-1-67-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 85* (222b 12x4) VVS Laxman 44* (59b 7x4)
71.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
71.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
71.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
71.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the mid off fielder, was not timed well but gets
the single
71.5 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, beaten! sharp turn, pitched very
close to the off stump line and spinning away, Laxman pushes at it
and gets beaten, very close
71.6 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
End of over 72 (1 run) India 213/3 (trail by 11 runs)
Danish Kaneria 20-1-44-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 86* (226b 12x4) VVS Laxman 44* (61b 7x4)
72.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended on the back foot
72.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
72.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, another top edge four, short
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Dravid
pulls and gets a top edge, moves up to 90 with that four down to
fine leg
72.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
72.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, moves forward and defends but not cleanly
72.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended to the off side
End of over 73 (4 runs) India 217/3 (trail by 7 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 18-1-71-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 44* (61b 7x4) R Dravid 90* (232b 13x4)
73.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and leg, driven down to the mid on region
73.2 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, on the middle and turning away,
defended to the silly point fielder at one bounce
73.3 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run, on the pads, turned away to the
long leg region
73.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away to the deep point region, easy single
73.5 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run, direct hit and Laxman was
history, played just wide of the fielder at mid off, quick single,
throw misses the stumps at the bowlers end and Laxman gets home
safely
73.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, played down to the mid on region
End of over 74 (3 runs) India 220/3 (trail by 4 runs)
Danish Kaneria 21-1-47-0 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 46* (65b 7x4) R Dravid 91* (234b 13x4)
74.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, fifty! driven nicely and gets it wide
of the cover fielder, long chase by Sami, but he touch the rope on
the slide, scores are level now!
74.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run
74.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
74.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, lovely shot, short delivery, was
there to to be hit and Laxman takes full toll, comfortably beats
the fielder in the deep
74.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run
74.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run
End of over 75 (8 runs) India 228/3 (lead by 4 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 19-1-79-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 91* (234b 13x4) VVS Laxman 54* (71b 9x4)
75.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended
75.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, quicker delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and spinning away, defended to the off side
75.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the off, defended
75.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
75.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, on the middle and leg, swept
away fine, bowler appeals for lbw, couple brings up the 100 run
partnership
75.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, turned away to the square leg
region, easy single
End of over 76 (3 runs) India 231/3 (lead by 7 runs)
Danish Kaneria 22-1-50-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 94* (240b 13x4) VVS Laxman 54* (71b 9x4)
76.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven back down the track, bowler half stops it
76.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
76.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short of a good length outside the
off stump, driven touch wide of the mid off fielder
76.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, waits for it and plays it down to the deep fine leg
region, easy single
76.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, one run, slower one, on the middle and off,
driven wide of the mid on fielder, was not timed well
76.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 77 (2 runs) India 233/3 (lead by 9 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 20-1-81-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 55* (72b 9x4) R Dravid 95* (245b 13x4)
77.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR, fulltoss on the middle and leg
stump line, played away to the mid wicket fence, easy pickings
77.2 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven down to the mid off region, Inzi moves across from cover
and fields
77.3 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
77.4 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run, tossed up on the middle and leg,
driven away to the mid wicket region, fielder miss-fields and a
single is give away
77.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
77.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, defended to the leg side
End of over 78 (5 runs) India 238/3 (lead by 14 runs)
Danish Kaneria 23-1-55-0 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 60* (76b 10x4) R Dravid 95* (247b 13x4)
78.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, amazing shot, width outside the off
stump, Laxman drives and gets it in the middle of the bat, beats
the fielder at cover and races away
78.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, FOUR, four more! pitched up outside the off
stump, driven down the track and gets it past the mid off fielder,
another top shot, perfect placement
78.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, no run, fraction short, goes back and plays
it down the track
78.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Laxman, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven away to the deep cover region, sweeper moves across and
cleans it up
78.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Dravid moves forward and drives but straight to the
short cover fielder
78.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, shot! pitched up, driven down the
track to the long off boundary, that will take him to 99!
End of over 79 (13 runs) India 251/3 (lead by 27 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 21-1-94-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 69* (80b 12x4) R Dravid 99* (249b 14x4)
79.1 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
79.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
79.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, 17th Test hundred! tossed up on
the legs, played away to the long leg region, easy single, huge
cheers all around, this is his first hundred against Pakistan
just one to get against Bangladesh and Dravid will have a Test
Century in his name against all the Test playing nations!!
79.4 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
79.5 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
79.6 Danish Kaneria to Laxman, no run
End of over 80 (2 runs) India 253/3 (lead by 29 runs)
Danish Kaneria 24-1-57-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 100* (251b 14x4) VVS Laxman 70* (84b 12x4)
Sami is back, new ball not taken!
80.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, outside the off stump, sliced
away to deep third man, Akhtar over runs but adjusts well and
fields
and now the new ball is taken!
80.2 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
80.3 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, left alone
80.4 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
80.5 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
80.6 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
End of over 81 (1 run) India 254/3 (lead by 30 runs)
Mohammad Sami 18-5-54-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 101* (252b 14x4) VVS Laxman 70* (89b 12x4)
Rawalpindi Express is back
81.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, one run
81.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, good delivery, touch outside the
off stump, starts to play and then leaves it
81.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, one run, came back in sharply after
pitching outside the off stump, Laxman defends, ball takes the
edge and races down to the third man region
81.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, 92mph, Dravid pushes forward and gets a thick edge, ball
beats the fielder at third man
81.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, came back in, Dravid goes back and
defends, ball takes the edge and goes behind, falls well short of
the keeper
81.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, another beauty! very close to the
off stump line, Dravid had to play at it and gets beaten,
excellent over
End of over 82 (6 runs) India 260/3 (lead by 36 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 19-7-43-2 - Shell End
VVS Laxman 71* (91b 12x4) R Dravid 106* (256b 15x4)
82.1 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
82.2 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
82.3 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
82.4 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
82.5 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
82.6 Mohammad Sami to Laxman, no run
End of over 83 (maiden) India 260/3 (lead by 36 runs)
Mohammad Sami 19-6-54-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 106* (256b 15x4) VVS Laxman 71* (97b 12x4)
83.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, defended standing tall
83.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended watchfully
three slips in place now
83.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length outside the off stump,
94 mph, left alone
83.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, one run, outside the off stump, played to
third man
83.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
83.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Laxman, OUT: bowled'm! that was quick! full-toss
on the middle, Laxman is beaten comprehensively, middle stump
walks away! Akhtar strikes, end of a good partnership
India 261/4, Partnership of 131
VVS Laxman b Shoaib Akhtar 71 (99b 12x4 0x6)
End of over 84 (1 run) India 261/4 (lead by 37 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 20-7-44-3 - Shell End
R Dravid 107* (260b 15x4)
Ganguly is the next man in
84.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
84.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
84.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
84.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
84.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery,
very close to the off stump line, defended
84.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
played away to the long leg region, easy single
End of over 85 (1 run) India 262/4 (lead by 38 runs)
Mohammad Sami 20-6-55-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 108* (266b 15x4) SC Ganguly 0* (0b)
another express over coming up!
three slips in place
85.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, 151.1 kmp, cut away to the deep point region
Ganguly to face Akhtar on full cry
85.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended to the off side, Akhtar falls down on the follow through
looks like he is in some kind of trouble, holding his wrist, not
sure how he got hurt
help called in
looks like he hurt his left wrist when he fell down on the follow
though
Bandage comes in place and Akhtar is ready to resume
85.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, no run, good length delivery , angling
across the left hander, defended to the off side
forward short leg comes in place for Ganguly
85.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, one run, moves forward and pushes it away
to the deep point region, off the mark with that easy single
85.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, Dravid moves back and plays it away
to the point region, open face
85.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, well left
End of over 86 (2 runs) India 264/4 (lead by 40 runs)
Shoaib Akhtar 21-7-46-3 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 1* (3b) R Dravid 109* (269b 15x4)
86.1 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, pushed just wide of the fielder
at point, huge mix-up but the fielder does not pick it up cleanly
and no damage is done
86.2 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
86.3 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
86.4 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, FOUR, short delivery angling across the
left hander, glided wide of the gully fielder, not a very
convincing shot
86.5 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, FOUR, this one is, pitched up outside the
off stump, moves forward and punches it down to the long off
fence, gets it on the middle of the bat
86.6 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, one run, turned down to deep fine leg,
easy single
End of over 87 (9 runs) India 273/4 (lead by 49 runs)
Mohammad Sami 21-6-64-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 10* (9b 2x4) R Dravid 109* (269b 15x4)
87.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, no run
87.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder
Shoaib Akhtar seems to be in trouble, holding on to his bandaged
left wrist
and he decides to leave the field for treatment
87.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended
87.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
87.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
87.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven to the off side, not timed well
End of over 88 (1 run) India 274/4 (lead by 50 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 21.4-1-94-1 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 11* (11b 2x4) R Dravid 109* (273b 15x4)
88.1 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, punched to the point region, fielder moves
across quickly and fields
88.2 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, Ganguly goes for the cut, ball takes the edge and goes over
the slip fielder, another four
88.3 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
88.4 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, driven away to the point region,
good diving stop there saves a certain four
88.5 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, bouncer on the middle and leg,
Ganguly ducks comfortably
88.6 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, in the slot for Ganguly, cut away to the backward point
fence, getting runs at will here
End of over 89 (8 runs) India 282/4 (lead by 58 runs)
Mohammad Sami 22-6-72-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 109* (273b 15x4) SC Ganguly 19* (17b 4x4)
89.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, on the middle and leg, worked away
to the deep square leg region, easy single
89.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
89.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to
the on side
89.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, two runs, short delivery very close to the
off stump line, Ganguly leans back and cuts it away to the third
man region, gets it wide of the fielder and rushes back for the
second
89.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
89.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, yorker on the middle and off, good
one, defended well
End of over 90 (3 runs) India 285/4 (lead by 61 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 22.4-1-97-1 - Shell End
R Dravid 110* (274b 15x4) SC Ganguly 21* (22b 4x4)
news from the dressing room is that Shoaib Akhtar is in extreme
pain and won't be bowling again today
Danish Kaneria into the attack, new ball is only 10 overs old!
90.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning away, no shot offered
90.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, on the middle and leg, turned
away to the vacant square leg region, walking single
slip and silly point in place for the left hander
over the stumps
90.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump,
padded away
90.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, two runs, tossed up outside the off
stump, Ganguly moves forward and hits it with the spin, gets it
wide of the mid on fielder, easy two
90.5 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR, fraction short, rocks back and
drives it away to the cover fence, perfect timing and placement
90.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, driven straight to the fielder
at mid off
End of over 91 (7 runs) India 292/4 (lead by 68 runs)
Danish Kaneria 25-1-64-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 111* (276b 15x4) SC Ganguly 27* (26b 5x4)
91.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, almost! moves back and turns it
away to the square leg region, Ganguly is half way down the track,
Dravid does not respond, throw misses the stumps and Ganguly gets
a life!
91.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
91.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away to the cover region, was not timed well and the
fielder moves across and picks it up
91.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, Dravid pushes at it and gets an inside edge away to
the square leg region, yes no calls but in the end the single is
taken comfortably
91.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, one run, driven down the track and gets it
wide of the mid off fielder, good diving stop saves runs
91.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 92 (2 runs) India 294/4 (lead by 70 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 23.4-1-99-1 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 28* (27b 5x4) R Dravid 112* (281b 15x4)
92.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, on the off stump line, turned
away to the vacant mid wicket region, easy single
92.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, fraction short, goes for the
pull and gets it away to the mid wicket region, straight to the
fielder
92.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, pushed back, just wide of the
bowler
92.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
moves forward and drives it down to the mid off region, was not
timed well
92.5 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, pushed away to the gully region
92.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, short outside the off stump,
cut away to long leg, easy single
End of over 93 (3 runs) India 297/4 (lead by 73 runs)
Danish Kaneria 26-1-67-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 30* (32b 5x4) R Dravid 113* (282b 15x4)
93.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, defended back to the bowler
93.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, one run, outside the off stump, played
wide of the gully fielder, Akbar has now given away 100 runs
93.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended
93.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, almost, quicker one, Dravid drives
and ends up with an inside edge on to his pad
93.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, defended back to the bowler with a
straight bat
93.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, shot! pitched up on the middle and
off, driven down the track, well wide of the mid on fielder, ball
races down to the long on boundary, sweet sound of leather on
wood!
End of over 94 (5 runs) India 302/4 (lead by 78 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 24.4-1-104-1 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 31* (34b 5x4) R Dravid 117* (286b 16x4)
94.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, pushed back to the bowler
94.2 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, oh dear! that hurts! fraction
short, Ganguly rocks back and pulls, full-blooded pull shot, hits
the forward short leg fielder on elbow who goes down straight away
Asim Kamal the unlucky fielder, another man down for Pakistan as he
walks away for treatment
94.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
94.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
94.5 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, moves forward and defends it to
the off side
94.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
End of over 95 (maiden) India 302/4 (lead by 78 runs)
Danish Kaneria 27-2-67-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 117* (286b 16x4) SC Ganguly 31* (40b 5x4)
95.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
95.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended to the off side
95.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, defended down to the mid off
region, looks like he has made up him mind to play for stumps,
this early?!
95.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
95.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, cut away to the cover region
95.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 96 (maiden) India 302/4 (lead by 78 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 25.4-2-104-1 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 31* (40b 5x4) R Dravid 117* (292b 16x4)
Good news, Shoaib Akhtar is back on the field
not sure what is happening, he is walking out now
only reason being the umpires would have told him that he can't
bowl straight away
96.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run
96.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, played wide of the cover fielder
96.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
96.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, played away to the short fine
leg region, easy single, throw hits Kaneria
96.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
96.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run
End of over 97 (4 runs) India 306/4 (lead by 82 runs)
Danish Kaneria 28-2-71-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 119* (295b 16x4) SC Ganguly 33* (43b 5x4)
97.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven nicely to the cover fence
was hit on the back foot
97.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, goes back and defends it to the off
side
97.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, two runs, half volley outside the offs
tump, driven wide of the extra cover fielder
97.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
97.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
cut away to the backward of point fence, just beats the fielder
but that is more than enough
97.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
End of over 98 (10 runs) India 316/4 (lead by 92 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 26.4-2-114-1 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 33* (43b 5x4) R Dravid 129* (301b 18x4)
98.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
98.2 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, turned away wide of the mid
wicket region
98.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
98.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, defended to short fine leg region
98.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, defended back to the bowler
98.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
End of over 99 (1 run) India 317/4 (lead by 93 runs)
Danish Kaneria 29-2-72-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 34* (45b 5x4) R Dravid 129* (305b 18x4)
Imran Farhat into the attack now
99.1 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run, pushed back to the bowler
round the wicket to the left hander
99.2 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump, padded
away
99.3 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run
99.4 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, FOUR, edged and wide! outside the off
stump, Ganguly drives and gets a thick edge past the slip fielder
99.5 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run
99.6 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, legbye: one run
End of over 100 (5 runs) India 322/4 (lead by 98 runs)
Imran Farhat 1-0-4-0 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 38* (51b 6x4) R Dravid 129* (305b 18x4)
100.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, two runs, played away to the deep extra
cover region
100.2 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
100.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, turned away to the mid wicket
region
100.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, pitched wide outside the leg
stump and turning in, padded away
100.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, played away to the mid wicket
region, fielder does well to save the four
100.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, bad delivery,very very short,
enough time for Dravid to rock back and pull it away to the mid
wicket fence
End of over 101 (7 runs) India 329/4 (lead by 105 runs)
Danish Kaneria 30-2-79-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 41* (54b 6x4) R Dravid 133* (308b 19x4)
101.1 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run
101.2 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run
101.3 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, waits for it to pass the stumps and then cuts it away to
the third man fence
101.4 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, one run, pushed away to deep cover, easy
single
101.5 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
turning in, hits the pad and rolls away
101.6 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run, way down the leg side, Dravid
misses out, keeper does well to move across and collect it
End of over 102 (5 runs) India 334/4 (lead by 110 runs)
Imran Farhat 2-0-9-0 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 46* (58b 7x4) R Dravid 133* (310b 19x4)
102.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
102.2 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the cover fielder
102.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
102.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, the wrong'un, Ganguly reads it late, makes no connection
with the cut shot
102.5 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
102.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, played down to the deep fine
leg region, easy single to end the over
End of over 103 (1 run) India 335/4 (lead by 111 runs)
Danish Kaneria 31-2-80-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 47* (64b 7x4) R Dravid 133* (310b 19x4)
103.1 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run
103.2 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run, goes back and punches it away to
the gully region
103.3 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Ganguly moves forward and drives it back to the bowler
103.4 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump, covers
it with his pad and offers no shot
103.5 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, goes back and punches it to the short cover region
103.6 Imran Farhat to Ganguly, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, ball hits the pad and runs down to the short fine leg
region, appeal for LBW turned down
End of over 104 (1 run, maiden) India 336/4 (lead by 112 runs)
Imran Farhat 3-1-9-0 - Shell End
SC Ganguly 47* (70b 7x4) R Dravid 133* (310b 19x4)
last over of the day coming up
104.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, turned away to deep fine leg,
single takes him to 49!
104.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, on the pads, defended to the leg
side
104.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
drives away to the point region
104.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and off, leans forward and defends
104.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, short outside the off stump,
leans back and cuts it away to the deep point region, easy single
slip and forward short leg in place
104.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR, fifty! short delivery outside the
off stump, enough time for Ganguly to cut it away to the backward
point boundary
End of over 105 (6 runs) India 342/4 (lead by 118 runs)
Danish Kaneria 32-2-86-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 134* (314b 19x4) SC Ganguly 53* (72b 8x4)
and that's stumps on day two
once again India dominating the proceedings and they now lead by
118 runs
with 6 wickets in hand
Dravid reaching his 17th Test hundred and is unbeaten at 134
we will be back with the live coverage of the third day's play
tomorrow at 5:00 GMT
be sure to join us then
Match State: Stumps - Day 2
Hello and welcome to Rawalpindi for the live coverage of the third
day's play
India lead by 118 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
eventhough India has a slight upper hand the match is nicely set up
and today's play will be crucial
Indian batsmen will be looking to consolidate and put up a good
lead, and on the other hand all Pakistan have to do is pick up few
early wickets and then finish off the tail in quick time
and there are right back in the game
the cracks are widening and batting will get harder as the day goes
by !
A mix of clouds and sun. Hot. High 98F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph is
the weather forecast for the day
unfortunately for Pakistan Shoaib Akhtar and Asim Kamal won't be
taking the field due to the injuries they sustained yesterday
Players are out in the middle and we are all set for the start of
day three
Inzamam-ul-Haq is also not in the field right now, Yousuf Youhana
will be in charge
Rahul Dravid will take strike and it will be Mohammad Sami to start
the bowling attack
lot of pressure on him today
two slips in place
105.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, hits Dravid on the pad outside the line of the off
stump
105.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, superb delivery, came back in
sharply after pitching outside the off stump, Dravid offers no
shot, ball just misses the off stump, that was close
105.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
105.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended on the back foot
105.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, ball clips the pad and runs down behind the stumps
105.6 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, short outside the off stump, no
real width, Ganguly cuts and ends up miss-timing it to the gully
region, good start by Sami
End of over 106 (1 run, maiden) India 343/4 (lead by 119 runs)
Mohammad Sami 23-7-72-0 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 134* (319b 19x4) SC Ganguly 53* (73b 8x4)
Danish Kaneria to bowl from the other end
106.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and leg, turned away to the square leg region, there was a run
there but Ganguly is not interested
106.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, pushed wide of the man at extra
cover
Inzi is back on the field now
106.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
106.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
106.5 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
106.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, came back in after pitching
outside the off stump, hits the pad outside the line of the off
stump, appeal turned down
End of over 107 (1 run) India 344/4 (lead by 120 runs)
Danish Kaneria 33-2-87-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 135* (321b 19x4) SC Ganguly 53* (77b 8x4)
107.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended with a straight bat
107.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, very close to the off stump line,
moves forward and defends it to the off side, thinks of a run but
in the end decides against it
107.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, shot, good length delivery outside
the off stump, Dravid quickly moves back and drives it on the top
of the bounce, ball races away past the cover fielder, lovely shot
107.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, down the leg side
107.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Dravid leans back and cut is away to the deep third man
region, just a single
107.6 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
End of over 108 (5 runs) India 349/4 (lead by 125 runs)
Mohammad Sami 24-7-77-0 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 140* (326b 20x4) SC Ganguly 53* (78b 8x4)
so just the one over for the spinner, Fazl-e-Akbar into the attack
now
108.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
108.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pushed down to the mid on region,
was not timed well
108.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, this one came back in sharply,
reverse swing, Dravid offers no shot, once again the ball misses
the off stump by a whisker
108.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, again angling in after pitching
outside the off stump, this time Dravid gets right behind the line
and defends it
108.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended with a straight bat
108.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
late swing in, moves forward and drives it wide of the mid on
fielder, easy single
End of over 109 (1 run) India 350/4 (lead by 126 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 27.4-2-115-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 141* (332b 20x4) SC Ganguly 53* (78b 8x4)
109.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pushed to the point region
109.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, comprehensively beaten, pitched
outside the off stump and came back in sharply, ball kept a bit
low after pitching, once again just past the off stump
109.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
109.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
109.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, two runs, good length delivery outside the
off stump, rocks back and drives it, hits the ball on the top of
the bounce but not timed to perfection and the cover fielder
chases it down
109.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
End of over 110 (2 runs) India 352/4 (lead by 128 runs)
Mohammad Sami 25-7-79-0 (1w) - Shell End
SC Ganguly 53* (78b 8x4) R Dravid 143* (338b 20x4)
110.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
110.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
110.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, short delivery, pitched in-line
and angling across the left hander, goes back and pushes it away
to the cover region
110.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, one run, on the middle and leg, turned
away to the deep backward square leg region, walking single
110.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, oh boy, defended to the leg side,
Ganguly takes off for a single and is sent back, throw misses the
stumps and Ganguly survives! finally the run is taken in the form
of an overthrow
110.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
End of over 111 (2 runs) India 354/4 (lead by 130 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 28.4-2-117-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 144* (339b 20x4) SC Ganguly 54* (83b 8x4)
111.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, played away to the point region,
Imran Nazir moves across quickly and saves runs, lovely fielding
111.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
111.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended on the front foot
111.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
111.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and off stump line, Dravid goes back, stands tall and
defends it
111.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, came back in after pitching
outside the off stump, Dravid reads it well and offers no shot,
well bowled well played as they say
End of over 112 (maiden) India 354/4 (lead by 130 runs)
Mohammad Sami 26-8-79-0 (1w) - Shell End
SC Ganguly 54* (83b 8x4) R Dravid 144* (345b 20x4)
just 12 runs scored in the first half an hour
Ganguly calls for a new thigh pad, play held up
112.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling away, Ganguly cuts and gets beaten
112.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended to the off side
112.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, one run
112.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended on the back foot
112.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
112.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 113 (1 run) India 355/4 (lead by 131 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 29.4-2-118-1 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 55* (86b 8x4) R Dravid 144* (348b 20x4)
113.1 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, down the leg side
113.2 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
113.3 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, pitched up outside the offs tump,
driven straight to the cover fielder
113.4 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, legbye: one run, pitched outside the leg
stump and angling in, hits the pad and races down to the leg side
113.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended on the back foot
113.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
End of over 114 (1 run, maiden) India 356/4 (lead by 132 runs)
Mohammad Sami 27-9-79-0 (1w) - Shell End
SC Ganguly 55* (90b 8x4) R Dravid 144* (350b 20x4)
114.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, FOUR, shot! fraction short, fraction wide,
Ganguly nicely gets on top of it and cuts it away to the third man
fence
114.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, defended to the off side
114.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, one run, outside the off stump, cut away
to the deep third man region
114.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, in
the slot, driven wide of the extra cover fielder, perfect timing
and placement
114.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended to the on side
114.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, defended to
the mid on region
End of over 115 (9 runs) India 365/4 (lead by 141 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 30.4-2-127-1 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 60* (93b 9x4) R Dravid 148* (353b 21x4)
115.1 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
115.2 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
115.3 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
115.4 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
115.5 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, one run, on the middle and leg, gets
across a bit and plays it down to the fine leg region
earlier i said that Ganguly cut the ball to the long leg fence,
that was a mistake, it was actually played to the third man fence,
sorry for the wrong information
115.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
End of over 116 (1 run) India 366/4 (lead by 142 runs)
Mohammad Sami 28-9-80-0 (1w) - Shell End
SC Ganguly 61* (98b 9x4) R Dravid 148* (354b 21x4)
116.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
116.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, FOUR, lovely shot! short and wide outside
the off, cut away to the point boundary, made it look simple
116.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
116.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, one run, on the middle and leg, tries to
turn it away, ball takes the edge and goes away to the deep fine
leg region
116.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
116.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, Dravid gets a good stride forward and defends
End of over 117 (5 runs) India 371/4 (lead by 147 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 31.4-2-132-1 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 66* (102b 10x4) R Dravid 148* (356b 21x4)
this now is the highest score for Ganguly against Pakistan
117.1 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, pushed to the off side
117.2 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
driven straight to the man at mid on
117.3 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, good length delivery, pitched in-
line and angling away, defended on the back foot
117.4 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, bouncer on the middle and leg,
Ganguly ducks comfortably
117.5 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, FOUR, that's four, fraction short and
outside the off stump, easy pickings for Ganguly, cut away to the
third man boundary, beats the fielder comfortably
117.6 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
End of over 118 (4 runs) India 375/4 (lead by 151 runs)
Mohammad Sami 29-9-84-0 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 148* (356b 21x4) SC Ganguly 70* (108b 11x4)
118.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run
118.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run
118.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, good delivery, pitched on the
middle and straightened, ball kept low, Ganguly does well to
defend it
118.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, pushed to off side
118.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, short delivery on the middle and
off, goes back and defends it with a straight bat
118.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Ganguly, no run, fuller length outside the off
stump, was the slower one, driven down to the mid off region
End of over 119 (1 run) India 376/4 (lead by 152 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 32.4-2-133-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 149* (357b 21x4) SC Ganguly 70* (113b 11x4)
119.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, solid defence
119.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, 150! short and wide outside the off
stump, cracked away to the backward of point fence, gets to
another milestone in style, well played
119.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
119.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended
119.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, moves
forward and across and pushes it away to the point region
119.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, moves forward and defends it to
the on side
End of over 120 (4 runs) India 380/4 (lead by 156 runs)
Mohammad Sami 30-9-88-0 (1w) - Shell End
SC Ganguly 70* (113b 11x4) R Dravid 153* (363b 22x4)
Match State: Drinks
India lead by 156 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Danish Kaneria is back
forward short leg in place
120.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
to the leg side
120.2 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, turned away straight to the
forward short leg fielder at one bounce
120.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, on the middle and off, Ganguly
moves forward and defends it, ball rolls back to the bowler
120.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, close, tossed up on the middle
and off, this one went the other way, completely foxed Ganguly,
ball hits the pad and goes to the slip fielder, appeal for caught
behind turned down
120.5 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
120.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, turned away to the mid wicket
region, gets it wide of the fielder and an easy single is taken
End of over 121 (1 run) India 381/4 (lead by 157 runs)
Danish Kaneria 34-2-88-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 71* (119b 11x4) R Dravid 153* (363b 22x4)
121.1 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, one run, yorker length delivery on the
middle and off, pushed wide of the cover fielder, quick single
121.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, played down to deep third man,
Danish Kaneria the fielder there, easy single
121.3 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, good length delivery, pitched
touch outside the leg stump and angling across, defended with a
straight bat
121.4 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, FOUR, short delivery, did not rise as
expected, gets behind it nicely and pulls it away to the mid
wicket fence, excellent shot
121.5 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run
121.6 Mohammad Sami to Ganguly, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
angling away slightly, driven straight to the man at mid off
End of over 122 (6 runs) India 387/4 (lead by 163 runs)
Mohammad Sami 31-9-94-0 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 154* (364b 22x4) SC Ganguly 76* (124b 12x4)
122.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, short and wide outside the off
stump, rocks back and cuts it away to the backward of point
region, fielder moves across quickly and keeps it down to two
122.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, waits for it and turns it away
to the square leg region, easy single
122.3 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the mid off fielder
122.4 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, one run, quicker delivery, on the middle
and leg, turned away to the vacant square leg region
122.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, flighted delivery outside the
off stump, moves forward and drives it away to the deep cover
region, sweeper cleans it up
122.6 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run
End of over 123 (5 runs) India 392/4 (lead by 168 runs)
Danish Kaneria 35-2-93-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 158* (367b 22x4) SC Ganguly 77* (127b 12x4)
123.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, 140.2 kmp,
this one moves away a bit and beats Dravid, rare sight
123.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side
123.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended wide of the cover fielder, decides against a
quick single
123.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
123.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, drifting down the leg side, hits
the pad and goes down behind the stumps, keeper dives to his left
and saves runs
123.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, defended on the back foot,
Sami moves forward and picks it up
End of over 124 (maiden) India 392/4 (lead by 168 runs)
Mohammad Sami 32-10-94-0 (1w) - Shell End
SC Ganguly 77* (127b 12x4) R Dravid 158* (373b 22x4)
124.1 Danish Kaneria to Ganguly, no run, RUN OUT! goes back and defends
it to the point region, takes off for a quick single, Imran Nazir
comes in quickly and scores a direct hit at the bowlers end, third
umpire woken up and Ganguly is short of his crease, RED light
flashes
Ganguly once again departs not grounding his bat, was there in time
just had to ground his bat!
excellent bit of work from the substitute fielder
India 392/5, Partnership of 131
SC Ganguly run out (sub (Imran Nazir)) 77 (128b 12x4 0x6)
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
124.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder
124.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
124.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
124.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
124.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
End of over 125 (1 run) India 393/5 (lead by 169 runs)
Danish Kaneria 36-2-94-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 159* (374b 22x4) Yuvraj Singh 0* (4b)
125.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the point region
125.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
125.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, played down to deep third man
125.4 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, one run, pitched up outside the off
stump, pushed down the track, gets it past the bowler to the mid
off region, quick single taken, off the mark
125.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
defended back to the bowler
125.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away, Dravid starts to play and then pulls away
End of over 126 (2 runs) India 395/5 (lead by 171 runs)
Mohammad Sami 33-10-96-0 (1w) - Shell End
Yuvraj Singh 1* (5b) R Dravid 160* (379b 22x4)
126.1 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, goes back and drives it
straight to the cover fielder
126.2 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
126.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned away to the square
leg region
126.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning away, hits the pad outside the line of the off stump, half
hearted appeal turned down
126.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, short outside the off stump,
again the ball moving away, cut away to third man
126.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, moves forward and turns it
away to the deep square leg region
End of over 127 (3 runs) India 398/5 (lead by 174 runs)
Danish Kaneria 37-2-97-0 - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 3* (9b) R Dravid 161* (381b 22x4)
if you are wondering why Shoaib Akhtar is not bowling, he is not in
the field today due to the injury that he sustained yesterday when
he fell down on his follow through
127.1 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run
127.2 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and moving away, no shot offered
Asim Kamal also will not be taking the field today, he was hit on
the elbow yesterday while fielding at forward short leg
127.3 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, sharp short delivery on the
middle and leg, Yuvraj defends awkwardly, ball pops up to the leg
side
127.4 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, another good delivery, short
one followed by a fuller one, Yuvraj just manages to defend it
127.5 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short delivery down the leg
side, keeper half stops it
127.6 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, on the middle and off, moves
forward and defends to the on side
End of over 128 (maiden) India 398/5 (lead by 174 runs)
Mohammad Sami 34-11-96-0 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 161* (381b 22x4) Yuvraj Singh 3* (15b)
128.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
128.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, played down to the mid off
region, good delivery, played well
128.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
128.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended to the off side
128.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
128.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 129 (1 run) India 399/5 (lead by 175 runs)
Danish Kaneria 38-2-98-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 162* (383b 22x4) Yuvraj Singh 3* (19b)
129.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, Dravid goes back and defends it to
the point region
Sami into his 13th over this spell!
129.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, short delivery, angling in after
pitching outside the off stump, pulled away to the deep fine leg
region, single brings up the Indian 400! lead is now 176
129.3 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short delivery outside the
off stump, Yuvraj pulls but makes no connection
bat pad comes in place now
129.4 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run
129.5 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and angling away, no shot offered
129.6 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played down to deep fine
leg
End of over 130 (2 runs) India 401/5 (lead by 177 runs)
Mohammad Sami 35-11-98-0 (1w) - Shell End
Yuvraj Singh 4* (23b) R Dravid 163* (385b 22x4)
130.1 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
130.2 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, beaten, flighted delivery
outside the off stump, Yuvraj moves forward and drives and gets
beaten, appeal for caught behind turned down, replays shows that
the keeper missed a stumping chance
130.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
130.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
130.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, defended leaning forward
Imran Farhat into the attack now
round the wicket to the right hander
130.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 131 (0 runs) India 401/5 (lead by 177 runs)
Danish Kaneria 39-2-98-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 163* (385b 22x4) Yuvraj Singh 4* (29b)
131.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run
131.2 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run
131.3 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, short delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and turning in, Dravid goes back plays it away to
the deep square leg region
131.4 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, no run
131.5 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, driven wide of the extra
cover fielder
131.6 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 132 (3 runs) India 404/5 (lead by 180 runs)
Imran Farhat 4-1-13-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 164* (388b 22x4) Yuvraj Singh 6* (32b)
132.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, quicker delivery, turned away to
the square leg region
slip, silly point and forward short leg in place
132.2 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, driven down to the mid off region
132.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
padded away
132.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
132.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, goes back and plays it down
to the mid off region
132.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, on the middle and leg
stump line, Yuvraj quickly goes back and turns it away to the
short fine leg region, easy single
End of over 133 (2 runs) India 406/5 (lead by 182 runs)
Danish Kaneria 40-2-100-0 - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 7* (37b) R Dravid 165* (389b 22x4)
133.1 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, legbye: two runs, hits the pad and
goes away to the fine leg region, appeal turned down, that was
very very close
replays shows that the ball would have gone on to hit the stumps,
Farhat unlucky
133.2 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, bit of room outside the off
stump, wrong'un, Yuvraj picks it up and drives it wide of the
extra cover fielder
133.3 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, turned away to the deep mid
wicket region
133.4 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, no run
133.5 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, no run
133.6 Imran Farhat to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 134 (8 runs) India 414/5 (lead by 190 runs)
Imran Farhat 5-1-19-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 165* (389b 22x4) Yuvraj Singh 13* (43b 1x4)
and that's lunch on day three
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session (at 7:35 GMT)
Match State: Lunch - Day 3
slowly but steadily India tightening their grip over this match,
they now lead by 190 runs with 5 wickets in hand
Pakistan handicapped by the injury that Shoaib Akhtar sustained
Rahul Dravid will take strike and it will be Kaneria to start the
bowling attack
134.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, played down to the mid on region
134.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, shot! tossed up on the middle and
leg stump line, Dravid gets inside the line and drives it away
past the extra cover fielder
134.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
134.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
134.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
ball turning in but not enough to make the batsman play at it
134.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, waits for it and turns it
away to the mid wicket region, easy single to end the over
End of over 135 (6 runs) India 420/5 (lead by 196 runs)
Danish Kaneria 41-2-106-0 - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 14* (46b 1x4) R Dravid 170* (392b 23x4)
Fazl-e-Akbar into the attack now
135.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
135.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, that's gone! short delivery
outside the off stump, Yuvraj gets stuck into it and the ball is
lofted away to the mid wicket fence
135.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, pushed to the gully region
135.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short of a good length
delivery, pitched outside the leg stump and angling across the
left hander, defended
135.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
135.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, angling across the left
hander, played down to the mid on region
End of over 136 (4 runs) India 424/5 (lead by 200 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 33.4-2-137-1 - Shell End
R Dravid 170* (392b 23x4) Yuvraj Singh 18* (52b 2x4)
136.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
136.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the middle and off,
defended back to the bowler with a straight bat
136.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, turned away to deep fine leg,
easy single
136.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
was the wrong'un, turning away from the left hander, no shot
offered
136.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, flighted delivery very
close to the off stump line, leans forward and defends
136.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 137 (1 run) India 425/5 (lead by 201 runs)
Danish Kaneria 42-2-107-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 171* (395b 23x4) Yuvraj Singh 18* (55b 2x4)
137.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, stretches forward and defends it to
the on side
137.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
moves across and pushes it down to the third man region
137.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
137.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, edged and wide, good delivery,
on the middle and off stump and angling away, Yuvraj pushes at it
and gets a thick edge, ball goes just wide of the diving first
slip, would have been an easy chase for the second slip, that is
if one was in place
137.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
137.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, on the middle and leg, looked
like a gentle shot but the ball races away once it past the mid
wicket fielder, perfect timing
End of over 138 (9 runs) India 434/5 (lead by 210 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 34.4-2-146-1 - Shell End
R Dravid 172* (397b 23x4) Yuvraj Singh 26* (59b 4x4)
138.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, pulled away to the fine leg
region
138.2 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
138.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, tossed up on the middle and
off, Yuvraj gets into a nice position and drives it away to the
mid wicket region, Youhana miss-fields and it's another four
138.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
138.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, hits the pad outside the line of the off
stump, appeal turned down
138.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, goes back and turns it away
to the on side, short leg moves across and fields
End of over 139 (5 runs) India 439/5 (lead by 215 runs)
Danish Kaneria 43-2-112-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 173* (398b 23x4) Yuvraj Singh 30* (64b 5x4)
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139.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
139.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, waits for it and plays it down to
the third man region
139.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
139.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, pushed wide of the gully fielder, third man runs in
and fields
139.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, fulltoss down the leg side to a man
on 174, yes you guessed it right, creamed away to the fine leg
fence
139.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 140 (6 runs) India 445/5 (lead by 221 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 35.4-2-152-1 - Shell End
Yuvraj Singh 31* (66b 5x4) R Dravid 178* (402b 24x4)
140.1 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
140.2 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, flighted delivery outside
the off stump line, defended
140.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, on the middle and off, good
delivery, defended watchfully
140.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, take that! comes down the
track, take it on the full and smashes it down to the long off
boundary, all looked very simple
140.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, square driven straight to
the point fielder
140.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, fraction short, pitched
outside the off stump and turning in, Yuvraj rocks back and drives
it away to the cover fence, another powerful shot, 450 up for
Indian!
End of over 141 (8 runs) India 453/5 (lead by 229 runs)
Danish Kaneria 44-2-120-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 178* (402b 24x4) Yuvraj Singh 39* (72b 7x4)
141.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
141.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended
141.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, driven away to the deep point
region, nice looking shot
141.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short of a good length
delivery angling across the left hander, too close to cut, no shot
offered
141.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
141.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 142 (1 run) India 454/5 (lead by 230 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 36.4-2-153-1 - Shell End
R Dravid 179* (405b 24x4) Yuvraj Singh 39* (75b 7x4)
142.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, more runs, short and wide outside
the off stump, Dravid rocks back, waits for the ball to pass the
stumps and then cuts it wide of the man at short third man
round the wicket to the right hander
142.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, fulltoss down the leg side,
played away to the deep fine leg region, fielder moves across
quickly and keeps it down to one
slip and forward short leg in place for the left hander
142.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, driven down to the mid on region
142.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
142.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump
and turning in, padded away
142.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, again wide outside the off
stump, Yuvraj moves forward and pads it away
End of over 143 (5 runs) India 459/5 (lead by 235 runs)
Danish Kaneria 45-2-125-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 184* (407b 25x4) Yuvraj Singh 39* (79b 7x4)
143.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, one run, fuller length outside the off
stump, driven away to the backward of point region, easy single
143.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, angling across the left
hander, punched straight to the cover fielder
143.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched up outside the off
stump, driven to the cover region, fielder moves across and fields
143.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, on the middle and leg,
worked away wide of the fine leg fielder, runs hard and gets the
second run easily
143.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, excellent delivery! moving
away late after pitching in-line with the off stump, Yuvraj had to
play at it and in the end is beaten comprehensively
143.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, bye: one run, not another injury
please, outside the off stump , left alone, ball kept low and hits
the keeper on the knee, that hurts, he goes down straight away
End of over 144 (4 runs) India 463/5 (lead by 239 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 37.4-2-156-1 - Shell End
Yuvraj Singh 41* (84b 7x4) R Dravid 185* (408b 25x4)
Kamran Akmal is back on his feet now, looks alright
144.1 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned away to the mid
wicket region
round the stumps to the right hander
144.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
144.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery down the leg
side, Dravid tries to play it fine but misses, keeper moves across
quickly and collects well, takes off the bails but Dravid was
never in trouble
144.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, again down the leg side, this time
the sweep shot makes contact and the ball races away past the
short fine leg fielder
144.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
144.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
End of over 145 (5 runs) India 468/5 (lead by 244 runs)
Danish Kaneria 46-2-130-0 - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 42* (85b 7x4) R Dravid 189* (413b 26x4)
145.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, outside the off stump, bit of
away movement, testing Yuvraj, no shot offered
145.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched touch outside the off
stump and moving away, left alone
145.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
left alone
as said earlier - if you are wondering why Shoaib Akhtar is not
bowling, he is not in the field today due to the injury that he
sustained yesterday when he fell down on his follow through
145.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, edged but short, angling away
from the left hander, Yuvraj decides to pull away late, ball clips
the edge and goes behind, falls well short of the keeper
145.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
145.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good delivery, very close to
the off stump line, no shot offered, good over
End of over 146 (maiden) India 468/5 (lead by 244 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 38.4-3-156-1 - Shell End
R Dravid 189* (413b 26x4) Yuvraj Singh 42* (91b 7x4)
Asim Kamal also will not be taking the field today, he was hit on
the elbow yesterday while fielding at forward short leg
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146.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
146.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
146.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played down to the mid on
region
146.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump
and turning in, Yuvraj covers it with his pad and offers no shot
146.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
146.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, almost, quicker one, on the
middle and off, Yuvraj just manages to defend it on the back foot
End of over 147 (1 run) India 469/5 (lead by 245 runs)
Danish Kaneria 47-2-131-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 190* (415b 26x4) Yuvraj Singh 42* (95b 7x4)
Fazl-e-Akbar has left the field, hope it's not another injury!
Inzi has no other options left, Yasir Hameed into the attack now
147.1 Yasir Hameed to Dravid, one run, cut away to deep point
147.2 Yasir Hameed to Yuvraj Singh, no run
147.3 Yasir Hameed to Yuvraj Singh, one run, swept away fine to the deep
fine leg region, Kaneria moves in quickly and keeps it down to one
147.4 Yasir Hameed to Dravid, no run, turned away to the on side, fielder
from mid wicket rushes in and fields
147.5 Yasir Hameed to Dravid, two runs, cut away to the deep point
region, fielder moves across and picks it up just in front of the
ropes
147.6 Yasir Hameed to Dravid, one run, played wide of the mid on fielder
End of over 148 (5 runs) India 474/5 (lead by 250 runs)
Yasir Hameed 1-0-5-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 194* (419b 26x4) Yuvraj Singh 43* (97b 7x4)
148.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended to the off side
148.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, tossed up on the pads, played
away to deep fine leg
don't worry, still no declaration, looks like Dravid will get a
chance to get to his 5th double century!
148.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
148.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
148.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, edged but short of the
slip fielder, goes past him
148.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, 199! comes down the track and lofts
it away to the long on fence, good clean hit, couple of bounce and
over the rope she goes
End of over 149 (6 runs) India 480/5 (lead by 256 runs)
Danish Kaneria 48-2-137-0 - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 44* (100b 7x4) R Dravid 199* (422b 27x4)
Fazl-e-Akbar is back
149.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
149.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, angling across the left
hander, left alone
149.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery, pitched
in-line and angling across, defended to the off side
149.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
149.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, no run
149.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, down the leg side, played
away wide of the fine leg fielder, comes back easily for the
second
End of over 150 (2 runs) India 482/5 (lead by 258 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 39.4-3-158-1 - Shell End
R Dravid 199* (422b 27x4) Yuvraj Singh 46* (106b 7x4)
Match State: Drinks
Dravid to face Kaneria on 199
150.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, down the leg side
150.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, there you go! 5th double
century! on the pads, turned away wide of the mid wicket fielder,
this could well be a series winning innings! well played
150.3 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
150.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, moves forward and drives,
end up with an inside edge on to his pad
150.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run
150.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
Yuvraj moves forward to defend and gets beaten
End of over 151 (1 run) India 483/5 (lead by 259 runs)
Danish Kaneria 49-2-138-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 200* (424b 27x4) Yuvraj Singh 46* (110b 7x4)
151.1 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
151.2 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
151.3 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended to the off side
151.4 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, FOUR, pitched up on the middle and off,
moves forward and drives it down the track to the long on fence,
gets it well wide of the mid on fielder
151.5 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
151.6 Fazl-e-Akbar to Dravid, no run
End of over 152 (4 runs) India 487/5 (lead by 263 runs)
Fazl-e-Akbar 40.4-3-162-1 - Shell End
Yuvraj Singh 46* (110b 7x4) R Dravid 204* (430b 28x4)
152.1 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, one run, close, tossed up outside
the off stump, Yuvraj moves forward and defends, bat and pad
together, ball goes just wide of the silly point fielder
152.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
152.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, clips the pad and runs down to the short fine leg region
152.4 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, outside the off stump,
defended to the off side
152.5 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, quicker delivery, moves
forward and defends
152.6 Danish Kaneria to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
padded away
End of over 153 (2 runs) India 489/5 (lead by 265 runs)
Danish Kaneria 50-2-139-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 204* (432b 28x4) Yuvraj Singh 47* (114b 7x4)
India lead by 265 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Sami is back, can he get the much needed breakthrough?
one slip in place
153.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away to the deep point region, easy single
153.2 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, down the leg side, another
Kamran Akmal full length dive saves a certain four, he has been
excellent behind the stumps
153.3 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, fraction short, on the
middle and off, defended to the off side
153.4 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played away to the mid
wicket region, Inzi moves across and fields
153.5 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the leg
stump and angling in, hits the pad, loud appeal turned down
153.6 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: got'im! good length delivery,
pitched touch outside the leg stump (only just!) and went on to
hit the pad plumb in front of the stumps, loud appeal and the
finger goes up, finally Sami is rewarded for some excellent
bowling
India 490/6, Partnership of 98
Yuvraj Singh lbw b Mohammad Sami 47 (119b 7x4 0x6)
End of over 154 (1 run) India 490/6 (lead by 266 runs)
Mohammad Sami 36-11-99-1 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 205* (433b 28x4)
can't really blame David Shepherd for not picking it up, it was
very very very marginal, just an unlucky day for Yuvraj who has to
departs 3 short of this half century
Pathan is the next man in
154.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
154.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, played down to long on
154.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, turned away to the vacant square
leg region
154.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended to the silly point fielder
154.5 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, again moves forward and defends
it straight to the silly point fielder at one bounce
154.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, quicker one, goes back quickly
and defends
End of over 155 (3 runs) India 493/6 (lead by 269 runs)
Danish Kaneria 51-2-142-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 208* (436b 28x4) IK Pathan 0* (3b)
155.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
155.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, super shot! short delivery outside
the off stump, no real width, Dravid leans back and cuts it away
to the backward of point fence, beats the gully and third man
fielder, excellent placement
155.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
155.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, quicker delivery, came back in
sharply, defended to the on side
155.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, short of a good length delivery
on the middle and leg, turned away to the backward square leg
region
155.6 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
End of over 156 (5 runs) India 498/6 (lead by 274 runs)
Mohammad Sami 37-11-104-1 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 213* (441b 29x4) IK Pathan 0* (4b)
156.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up on the pads, Dravid
goes back and drives, definite sound as the ball passed the bat,
then it hits the pad and pops up to the short leg fielder, bowler
and the fielders are convinced but Rudi Koertzen is not, Dravid
stays
156.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run
156.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
156.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
156.5 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
156.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
End of over 157 (1 run) India 499/6 (lead by 275 runs)
Danish Kaneria 52-2-143-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 214* (443b 29x4) IK Pathan 0* (8b)
157.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, 500! pulled away to the square
leg region
157.2 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
157.3 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Pathan drives and gets a thick edge down to third man
157.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
157.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
157.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the mid off fielder, ball races away
End of over 158 (6 runs) India 505/6 (lead by 281 runs)
Mohammad Sami 38-11-110-1 (1w) - Shell End
IK Pathan 1* (10b) R Dravid 219* (447b 30x4)
158.1 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
158.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, again wide outside the off stump,
padded away
158.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, quicker delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and turning in, Pathan drives and gets an
inside edge down to fine leg
158.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, comes down the track, takes it on
the full and drives it wide of the mid on fielder, well played
158.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, played down to the mid on
region, the fielder is deep and an easy single is taken
158.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, wide outside the off stump,
covers it with his pad and offers no shot
End of over 159 (6 runs) India 511/6 (lead by 287 runs)
Danish Kaneria 53-2-149-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 224* (449b 31x4) IK Pathan 2* (14b)
159.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, goes back and defends it to the
short third man region, played with soft hands, easy single taken
159.2 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, short delivery on the middle and
off, kept a bit low but went behind well over the stumps
159.3 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, on the middle and off, bit
quicker, defended to the of side, cover fielder moves in and
fields
159.4 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, yorker length delivery on the
middle and off, defended down to the mid off region, well played
159.5 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, defended to the off side
159.6 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, defended
End of over 160 (1 run) India 512/6 (lead by 288 runs)
Mohammad Sami 39-11-111-1 (1w) - Shell End
R Dravid 225* (450b 31x4) IK Pathan 2* (19b)
160.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
turning in, hits the pad outside the line of the off stump
160.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, tossed up down the leg side,
played away to the long leg region
160.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended back to the bowler
160.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, quicker delivery, wide outside
the off stump, Pathan moves forward and defends it to the off side
160.5 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, short outside the off stump,
played just wide of the point fielder, quick single taken, throw
misses the stumps at the bowlers end
160.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, down the leg side, ball hits the
pad and rolls away
End of over 161 (2 runs) India 514/6 (lead by 290 runs)
Danish Kaneria 54-2-151-0 - Pavilion End
IK Pathan 3* (22b) R Dravid 226* (453b 31x4)
round the stumps to the left hander
161.1 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, bye: FOUR, way down the leg side, no way
the keeper was going to stop it
161.2 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, FOUR, shot! pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, punched down the track to the long on region,
perfect timing
161.3 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, no shot offered
161.4 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, defended
161.5 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, defended back to the bowler at one
bounce
161.6 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, one run, played wide of the mid off
fielder, Pathan calls early and gets the single, well run
End of over 162 (9 runs) India 523/6 (lead by 299 runs)
Mohammad Sami 40-11-116-1 (1w) - Shell End
IK Pathan 8* (28b 1x4) R Dravid 226* (453b 31x4)
Kaneria to continue, slip, silly point and forward short leg in
place
162.1 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, defended wide of the point
fielder, quick single taken
162.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
new ball can be taken any time now, but Inzi holding on to the old
one
162.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
162.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
162.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, played away behind the stumps
162.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
End of over 163 (2 runs) India 525/6 (lead by 301 runs)
Danish Kaneria 55-2-153-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 227* (457b 31x4) IK Pathan 9* (30b 1x4)
and that's tea on day three
Indian batsmen once again dominating the proceeding and the match
is now firmly in their hands
to win or for that matter dawn Pakistan will have to play
especially well from here on
we will be back with the last session of the day in 15 minutes
time, stay connected
Match State: Tea - Day 3
Welcome back
Players are back in the middle and we are all set for the start of
the final session of the day
lead is now over 300 and the run rate is 3.22, ominous signs for
Pakistan !
Dravid will take strike
163.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, pitched outside the leg stump and
turning across, bit of extra bounce, played down to the third man
region
163.2 Imran Farhat to Pathan, FOUR, tossed up outside the off stump,
Pathan moves forward and lofts it away to the long off fence,
making his intentions clear i guess
163.3 Imran Farhat to Pathan, one run, swept away to the deep fine leg
region
163.4 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, played away to the deep mid wicket
region
163.5 Imran Farhat to Pathan, one run
163.6 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, on the pads, turned away to the
vacant square leg region, easy single
End of over 164 (9 runs) India 534/6 (lead by 310 runs)
Imran Farhat 6-1-28-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 230* (460b 31x4) IK Pathan 15* (33b 2x4)
164.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, dropped! short delivery, Dravid
goes back and pulls it away to the deep mid wicket region, Imran
Nazir runs across quickly and gets there but the ball pops out,
Dravid gets another life
164.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run
164.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
164.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, OUT: gone! Pathan perishes trying to lift
the run rate, tossed up outside the off stump, comes down the
track and a wild go at it and ends up hitting it high up towards
the long on region, Fazl-e-Akbar runs in from the deep and makes
no mistake
India 537/7, Partnership of 47
IK Pathan c Fazl-e-Akbar b Danish Kaneria 15 (35b 2x4 0x6)
R Dravid 233* (462b 31x4) Danish Kaneria 55.4-2-156-1
good catch held and Danish Kaneria finally gets a wicket !
164.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, pushed wide of the point fielder
164.6 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
End of over 165 (4 runs) India 538/7 (lead by 314 runs)
Danish Kaneria 56-2-157-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 234* (463b 31x4) A Kumble 0* (1b)
165.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run
165.2 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, driven wide of the extra cover
fielder
165.3 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run
missed a "Z" that is why Imran Nazir became Imran Nair, sorry for
the typo, it has been a long day and it's not over yet!
165.4 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run
165.5 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run
165.6 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run
End of over 166 (1 run) India 539/7 (lead by 315 runs)
Imran Farhat 7-1-29-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 235* (465b 31x4) A Kumble 0* (5b)
166.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
166.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
166.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, goes back and plays it away to
the deep mid wicket region
166.4 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
166.5 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, one run, defended to the vacant square
leg region, off the mark with that easy single
166.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, played away to the point region,
easy single
End of over 167 (3 runs) India 542/7 (lead by 318 runs)
Danish Kaneria 57-2-160-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 237* (469b 31x4) A Kumble 1* (7b)
167.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, three runs, on the middle and off, taps it
down behind the stumps on the leg side, long chase for the
fielder, comes back easily for the third
167.2 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run
167.3 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run, defended to the off side
167.4 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run, played down to the mid on region
167.5 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run, quicker delivery, pushed to the
point region
167.6 Imran Farhat to Kumble, one run, goes back and turns it away to the
deep mid wicket region, easy single to end the over
End of over 168 (4 runs) India 546/7 (lead by 322 runs)
Imran Farhat 8-1-33-0 - Shell End
A Kumble 2* (12b) R Dravid 240* (470b 31x4)
168.1 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
168.2 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run, moves forward to defend and gets
beaten, bails are off in a flash but Kumble was never in trouble
168.3 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
168.4 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
168.5 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run, played to mid wicket
168.6 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended to the off side
End of over 169 (maiden) India 546/7 (lead by 322 runs)
Danish Kaneria 58-3-160-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 240* (470b 31x4) A Kumble 2* (18b)
169.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run
169.2 Imran Farhat to Dravid, FOUR, tossed up outside the offs tump,
cracking cover drive, no stopping that
Dravid's score is now the highest individual score at the
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium !
169.3 Imran Farhat to Dravid, two runs, swept away to deep fine leg, easy
two
169.4 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run
169.5 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run
169.6 Imran Farhat to Kumble, no run
End of over 170 (7 runs) India 553/7 (lead by 329 runs)
Imran Farhat 9-1-40-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 247* (475b 32x4) A Kumble 2* (19b)
thanks for all the reminders, this now is Dravid's highest Test
score
his previous best was 233
170.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
170.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run
170.3 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
170.4 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
170.5 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run, quicker delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and hits the pad, was surely going to miss the leg
stump, loud appeal turned down
170.6 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and off, pushed back to the bowler, was not timed well
End of over 171 (1 run) India 554/7 (lead by 330 runs)
Danish Kaneria 59-3-161-1 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 248* (477b 32x4) A Kumble 2* (23b)
171.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run, wide outside the off stump, Dravid
cuts and gets a bottom edge, ball hits the keeper's pad and falls
down dead
171.2 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, goes down on one knee and sweeps
it down to the fine leg region, premeditated shot
171.3 Imran Farhat to Kumble, SIX, believe it or not, first six of the
innings comes from Kumble's blade, comes down the track and lofts
it over the long on fence, good clean hit
171.4 Imran Farhat to Kumble, one run
171.5 Imran Farhat to Dravid, FOUR, 250! wide outside the off stump,
Dravid drives and gets a thick edge down to the third man
boundary, another milestone reached
Dravid 250 in 480 balls, 4x33
171.6 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run
End of over 172 (13 runs) India 567/7 (lead by 343 runs)
Imran Farhat 10-1-53-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 254* (481b 33x4) A Kumble 9* (25b 1x6)
172.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, wide: FOUR, way down the leg side, keeper
had no chance
172.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, on the pads, turned away to the
on side
172.2 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
172.3 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, no run
172.4 Danish Kaneria to Kumble, OUT: gone! wrong'un, Kumble moves forward
to drive and gets beaten, Kamran Akmal reacts quickly and the
bails are off in a flash, third umpire is called in and the RED
light flashes, just out but i guess that is more than enough
India 572/8, Partnership of 35
A Kumble st Kamran Akmal b Danish Kaneria 9 (28b 0x4 1x6)
R Dravid 254* (482b 33x4) Danish Kaneria 59.4-3-167-2 (1w)
Balaji is the next man in
172.5 Danish Kaneria to Balaji, no run, defended to the off side
172.6 Danish Kaneria to Balaji, FOUR, off the mark in style, goes down on
one knee and sweeps it away to the mid wicket fence
End of over 173 (9 runs) India 576/8 (lead by 352 runs)
Danish Kaneria 60-3-171-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 254* (482b 33x4) L Balaji 4* (2b 1x4)
173.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run, goes back and plays it down to the
long off region, single not taken
173.2 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run, driven straight to the cover
fielder who is fielding on the edge of the circle
173.3 Imran Farhat to Dravid, SIX, MAX! huge hit! tossed up outside the
off stump, perfectly in the slot, Dravid moves forward and lofts
it over the cover fence
173.4 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, played wide of the gully fielder,
single taken this time
173.5 Imran Farhat to Balaji, one run, defended to the on side
173.6 Imran Farhat to Dravid, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder,
quick single and Dravid keeps the strike
End of over 174 (10 runs) India 586/8 (lead by 362 runs)
Imran Farhat 11-1-62-0 - Shell End
R Dravid 263* (487b 33x4 1x6) L Balaji 5* (3b 1x4)
174.1 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, down the leg side, moves away and
defends it
174.2 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts it
just over Inzi at mid wicket, beats the two fielder closing in at
deep mid wicket
174.3 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run
174.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, two runs, comes down the track and plays
it down to the long on region, comes back easily for the second
174.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tires to turn it away and ends up
with a leading edged to the off side
174.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, pitched outside the leg stump
and turning in, defended to the mid wicket region, easy single to
end the over
End of over 175 (7 runs) India 593/8 (lead by 369 runs)
Danish Kaneria 61-3-178-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 270* (493b 34x4 1x6) L Balaji 5* (3b 1x4)
175.1 Imran Farhat to Dravid, no run, pulled away to the deep mid wicket
region, single not taken
175.2 Imran Farhat to Dravid, OUT: gone! finally the wall falls! pitched
outside the leg stump and turning in, Dravid moves forward and
tries to reverse sweep, ball takes the bottom edge and crashes
into the stumps, Imran Farhat gets a big wicket to his name!
India 593/9, Partnership of 21
R Dravid b Imran Farhat 270 (495b 34x4 1x6)
L Balaji 5* (3b 1x4) Imran Farhat 11.2-1-62-1
Nehra is the last man in
175.3 Imran Farhat to Nehra, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended to the off side
175.4 Imran Farhat to Nehra, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, Nehra drives and gets beaten
175.5 Imran Farhat to Nehra, one run, turned away to the fine leg region,
off the mark with that single
175.6 Imran Farhat to Balaji, no run
End of over 176 (1 run) India 594/9 (lead by 370 runs)
Imran Farhat 12-1-63-1 - Shell End
A Nehra 1* (3b) L Balaji 5* (4b 1x4)
176.1 Danish Kaneria to Nehra, no run, down the leg side, hits the pad,
half hearted appeal turned down
176.2 Danish Kaneria to Nehra, no run, hits the pad and pops up to the on
side, keeper moves forward, dives full length and takes it, umpire
not interested
176.3 Danish Kaneria to Nehra, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
176.4 Danish Kaneria to Nehra, no run, moves across and defends it to the
off side
176.5 Danish Kaneria to Nehra, no run, tossed up, pitched outside the off
stump and turning away, Nehra has a wild swing but misses the
target, takes are taken off, appeal turned down
176.6 Danish Kaneria to Nehra, no run
End of over 177 (maiden) India 594/9 (lead by 370 runs)
Danish Kaneria 62-4-178-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
L Balaji 5* (4b 1x4) A Nehra 1* (9b)
177.1 Imran Farhat to Balaji, SIX, bigeee! fraction short, Balaji gets
into a nice position and pulls it over the mid wicket fence
177.2 Imran Farhat to Balaji, OUT: all over! has another big swing, this
time ends up hitting it high up towards the long on region, Malik
runs in and takes a good catch, Imran Farhat gets another wicket
India 600/10, Partnership of 7
L Balaji c sub (Shoaib Malik) b Imran Farhat 11 (6b 1x4 1x6)
A Nehra 1* (9b) Imran Farhat 12.2-1-69-2
India lead by 376 runs
Pakistan second innings will start in 10 minutes time, stay
connected
Match State: Innings Break
0.1 Pathan to Imran Farhat, legbye: one run, down the leg side, clips
the pad and runs down fine
0.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run
0.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended to the off side
0.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, FOUR, edged and just wide, good delivery
outside the off stump, Umar pushes at it and gets a thick edge,
ball goes just wide of the third slip, only just
0.5 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, one run, played wide of the cover fielder
0.6 Pathan to Imran Farhat, one run, played down to the deep fine leg,
easy single
End of over 1 (7 runs) Pakistan 7/0 (trail by 369 runs)
IK Pathan 1-0-6-0 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 1* (2b) Taufeeq Umar 5* (4b 1x4)
1.1 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run
1.2 Balaji to Imran Farhat, bye: FOUR
1.3 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Farhat drives and gets beaten
1.4 Balaji to Imran Farhat, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
1.5 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
1.6 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
played straight to the fielder at square leg
End of over 2 (5 runs) Pakistan 12/0 (trail by 364 runs)
L Balaji 1-0-1-0 - Shell End
Imran Farhat 2* (6b) Taufeeq Umar 5* (6b 1x4)
three slips and a gully in place
2.1 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, bit of away movement, defended well
2.2 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, left alone
2.3 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, driven away to the cover region,
fielder moves across quickly and saves runs
2.4 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run, good length outside the off stump,
defended with a straight bat
2.5 Pathan to Imran Farhat, no run
2.6 Pathan to Imran Farhat, legbye: FOUR, drifting down the leg side,
ball clips the pad and runs down fine
End of over 3 (4 runs, maiden) Pakistan 16/0 (trail by 360 runs)
IK Pathan 2-1-6-0 - Pavilion End
Taufeeq Umar 5* (6b 1x4) Imran Farhat 2* (12b)
3.1 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, (noball) no run, pitched up wide outside
the off stump and moving away
3.1 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
3.2 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
3.3 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
3.4 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven well wide of the point fielder
3.5 Balaji to Imran Farhat, legbye: one run
3.6 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, (noball) no run, another no ball! down the
leg side, Patel had to move across a long way
3.6 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, left alone
End of over 4 (4 runs) Pakistan 20/0 (trail by 356 runs)
L Balaji 2-0-4-0 (2nb) - Shell End
Imran Farhat 2* (13b) Taufeeq Umar 6* (13b 1x4)
4.1 Pathan to Imran Farhat, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
swinging away, driven wide of the cover fielder, good chase by
Yuvraj keeps it down to one
4.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched outside and moving away,
left alone
4.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good delivery outside the off
stump, Umar pushes at it and gets a thick outside edge, ball goes
straight to the gully fielder
4.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, bit shorter, moves across and
defends
4.5 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run
4.6 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, bye: one run, way down the leg side
End of over 5 (2 runs) Pakistan 22/0 (trail by 354 runs)
IK Pathan 3-1-7-0 - Pavilion End
Taufeeq Umar 6* (18b 1x4) Imran Farhat 3* (14b)
5.1 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, FOUR, solid! pitched up outside the off
stump, punched with a straight bat, ball races down to the long
off boundary
5.2 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, no run
5.3 Balaji to Taufeeq Umar, three runs, played away to the deep fine
leg region, gets it well wide of the fielder and comes back for
the third run
5.4 Balaji to Imran Farhat, wide: no run, short delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and swinging away
5.4 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, low fulltoss outside the off stump,
left alone
5.5 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, defended to the off side
5.6 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
End of over 6 (8 runs) Pakistan 30/0 (trail by 346 runs)
L Balaji 3-0-12-0 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Taufeeq Umar 13* (21b 2x4) Imran Farhat 3* (17b)
6.1 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, bouncer down the leg side, Patel
moves across nicely and collects it
6.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, beauty, pitched outside the off
stump and shaping away late, no shot offered
6.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, bit closer to the off stump,
defended on the back foot
6.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven away to the cover region, was not timed well, Ganguly moves
across and fields
6.5 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, angling down the leg side, ball
hits the pad in-line, huge appeal for LBW turned down
6.6 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, down the leg side
End of over 7 (maiden) Pakistan 30/0 (trail by 346 runs)
IK Pathan 4-2-7-0 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 3* (17b) Taufeeq Umar 13* (27b 2x4)
Balaji to continue
7.1 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
left alone
7.2 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
played down to the mid on region
7.3 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
7.4 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, turned away to the square leg
region, just past Chopra at short leg
7.5 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, beaten, fuller length delivery very
close to the off stump line, Farhat moves forward and drives, gets
beaten
7.6 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 8 (maiden) Pakistan 30/0 (trail by 346 runs)
L Balaji 4-1-12-0 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Taufeeq Umar 13* (27b 2x4) Imran Farhat 3* (23b)
8.1 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good length outside the off stump,
left alone
8.2 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling back in sharply, great delivery, hits the pad in-line but
was going to miss the leg stump
8.3 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run
8.4 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
8.5 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended back to the bowler
8.6 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, left alone
End of over 9 (maiden) Pakistan 30/0 (trail by 346 runs)
IK Pathan 5-3-7-0 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 3* (23b) Taufeeq Umar 13* (33b 2x4)
9.1 Balaji to Imran Farhat, no run, half hearted appeal, hits the pad
after pitching outside the leg stump, umpire not interested
9.2 Balaji to Imran Farhat, OUT: got'im! Balaji strikes! short rising
delivery, pitched in-line and moving away, Imran Farhat pushes at
it away from his body and gets a thick edge, Sehwag gets down
quickly to his left and takes a good low catch at first slip
Pakistan 30/1, Partnership of 30
Imran Farhat c Sehwag b Balaji 3 (25b 0x4 0x6)
Taufeeq Umar 13* (33b 2x4) L Balaji 4.2-1-12-1 (1w 2nb)
could have left that alone but Farhat decided to push at it and in
the end pays the price !
Yasir Hameed is the next man in
9.3 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended
9.4 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, moves forward and defends, ball
takes the inside edge and hits him on the upper part of his leg,
that hurts
9.5 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, defended to the mid on region
9.6 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, off the mark in style! pitched up
outside the off stump, driven wide of Tendulkar at mid off, ball
races away to the long off boundary
End of over 10 (4 runs) Pakistan 34/1 (trail by 342 runs)
L Balaji 5-1-16-1 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Taufeeq Umar 13* (33b 2x4) Yasir Hameed 4* (4b 1x4)
10.1 Pathan to Taufeeq Umar, OUT: gone! it's Pathan's turn now! good
length delivery, pitched in line and straightened a bit, hits
Taufeeq Umar on the pad in-line with the stump, loud appeal and
the dreaded finger goes up, Pakistan already in trouble here
Pakistan 34/2, Partnership of 4
Taufeeq Umar lbw b Pathan 13 (34b 2x4 0x6)
Yasir Hameed 4* (4b 1x4) IK Pathan 5.1-3-7-1
Kamran Akmal comes in as the night watchman
10.2 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run
10.3 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, good length outside the off stump,
left alone
10.4 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run
10.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, short delivery on the middle and
leg, defended to the on side, forward short leg moves across and
picks it up
10.6 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, played away to the mid on region,
Tendulkar moves across and saves runs
End of over 11 (maiden) Pakistan 34/2 (trail by 342 runs)
IK Pathan 6-4-7-1 - Pavilion End
Yasir Hameed 4* (4b 1x4) Kamran Akmal 0* (5b)
three slips and a forward short leg in place
11.1 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, shot! pitched up outside the off
stump, Hameed moves forward and drives it wide of the diving point
fielder
11.2 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, on the middle and off, moves
forward and defends it down to the mid on region
11.3 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, almost, this one came back in
sharply, Hameed moves forward and defends, ball takes the inside
edge, hits the pad and pops up wide of the short leg fielder
11.4 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, driven away to the point region,
Yuvraj dives full length and defends runs
11.5 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, moves forward and across and
defends with a straight bat
11.6 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run
End of over 12 (4 runs) Pakistan 38/2 (trail by 338 runs)
L Balaji 6-1-20-1 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Kamran Akmal 0* (5b) Yasir Hameed 8* (10b 2x4)
over the wicket to the right hander
12.1 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, fraction short, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling across, defended to the off side
12.2 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, moves across and defends it to the
off side
12.3 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, on the middle and off, moves across
and defends it to the on side, if the batsman misses it there will
be a loud cry and the umpire will have to raise his finger
12.4 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run
12.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, down the leg side, Akmal moves
across and tries to turn it away but misses, just misses the legs
tump, too close for comfort, Patel dives to his left and collects
it
12.6 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, legbye: one run, hits the pad and rolls
away to the short fine leg region
End of over 13 (1 run, maiden) Pakistan 39/2 (trail by 337 runs)
IK Pathan 7-5-7-1 - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 0* (11b) Yasir Hameed 8* (10b 2x4)
13.1 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, two runs, moves forward and pushes at it,
ball takes the edge and goes away to the gully region, Yuvraj
dives and half stops it, two easy runs
13.2 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, great shot! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Akmal moves forward and drives it down the
track to the long off boundary
13.3 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run, good delivery on the middle and
off, defended to the off side
13.4 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, moves forward and defends, bat and pad together
13.5 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run, fulltoss, played down to the mid on
region, Tendulkar dives full length and saves four runs
13.6 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, on the middle and leg, smashed to the
mid wicket fence, another great shot
End of over 14 (10 runs) Pakistan 49/2 (trail by 327 runs)
L Balaji 7-1-30-1 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 8* (10b 2x4) Kamran Akmal 10* (17b 2x4)
Anil Kumble to bowl the last over of the day
slip, forward short leg, silly point and a short mid wicket in
place
14.1 Kumble to Yasir Hameed, no run, outside the off stump, defended
watchfully
14.2 Kumble to Yasir Hameed, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, played just wide of the mid off fielder, thinks of a single
but decides against it in the end
14.3 Kumble to Yasir Hameed, no run
14.4 Kumble to Yasir Hameed, no run, played down to the mid on region,
good diving stop from Nehra saves runs
14.5 Kumble to Yasir Hameed, no run, again played down to the mid on
region, this time straight to the fielder
two more fielders move in, leg slip and short cover
Kumble decides to change the angle, coming round the stumps
14.6 Kumble to Yasir Hameed, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
hits the pad, half hearted appeal turned down
End of over 15 (maiden) Pakistan 49/2 (trail by 327 runs)
A Kumble 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 10* (17b 2x4) Yasir Hameed 8* (16b 2x4)
and that's stumps on day three
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Match State: Stumps - Day 3
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of day four, this could well
be the final day...
Pakistan is precariously placed at 49 for 2 and they trial by 327
runs
India on the verge of an historic series win, eight more wickets to
get
the cracks have widened and batting will get harder and harder as
the day goes by
Sun along with patchy clouds. High 89F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph is
the weather forecast for the day
The umpires and players are in the middle
Balaji to bowl to Kamran Akmal
15.1 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run, good outswinger to start with,
batsman beaten, Patel fails to gather
15.2 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run
15.3 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Kamran Akmal tries to pull his bat away but the ball takes
the edge and goes behind, just past the diving Laxman at second
slip, was a hard chance but should go down as a drop
15.4 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, this one if from the middle of the
bat, moves forward and drives it down the track to the mid off
boundary, great shot
15.5 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, make that three in a row! driven away
to the gully region, Kumble messes up an easy pick-up, ball races
away to the fence
15.6 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run
End of over 16 (12 runs) Pakistan 61/2 (trail by 315 runs)
L Balaji 8-1-42-1 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 8* (16b 2x4) Kamran Akmal 22* (23b 5x4)
16.1 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
16.2 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, (noball) no run, bouncer on the middle,
batsman ducks, no ball called for overstepping
16.2 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, angling across the right hander, no shot offered
16.3 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, tries to turn it away but misses, ball hits the pad and
rolls down to the fine leg region
16.4 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, on the pads, ball stopped a bit on
the batsman, Akmal pushes at it, not sure if he got an inside edge
but that dosen't matter as Yuvraj fails to hold on to it at
forward short leg!
16.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run
16.6 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, one run, turned away to the backward of
square leg region, easy single
End of over 17 (3 runs) Pakistan 64/2 (trail by 312 runs)
IK Pathan 8-5-9-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 23* (26b 5x4) Yasir Hameed 8* (20b 2x4)
17.1 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run
17.2 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, no run, defended to the off side
17.3 Balaji to Kamran Akmal, OUT: bowled'm! good length delivery,
pitched touch outside the off stump and nipping back in sharply,
Kamran Akmal completely misses the line and off stump is uprooted!
Balaji strikes early, his sixth wicket of the match
Pakistan 64/3, Partnership of 30
Kamran Akmal b Balaji 23 (29b 5x4 0x6)
Yasir Hameed 8* (20b 2x4) L Balaji 8.3-1-42-2 (1w 2nb)
Inzamam-ul-Haq comes in under pressure
17.4 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, bouncer way down the leg side,
Inzi ducks
17.5 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, outside the off stump and moving
away, left alone
17.6 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
defended back to the bowler
End of over 18 (maiden) Pakistan 64/3 (trail by 312 runs)
L Balaji 9-2-42-2 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 8* (20b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (3b)
18.1 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, legbye: one run, hits the pad and runs down
to the fine leg region
18.2 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, angling across the right hander,
left alone
18.3 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, shot! again angling across Inzi,
moves forward and punches it away to the cover fence, Ganguly
chases but ends up escorting it to the fence
18.4 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
18.5 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, hits the pad and goes to the
fielder at forward short leg
18.6 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pushes at it and gets an inside
edge on to his pad, ball rolls away to the vacant short mid wicket
region, walking single taken
End of over 19 (6 runs) Pakistan 70/3 (trail by 306 runs)
IK Pathan 9-5-14-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 5* (8b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 8* (21b 2x4)
19.1 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, three runs, pitched up outside the off
stump, in the slot, driven away to deep cover, this time Ganguly
catches up and saves one run
three slips and a gully in place
19.2 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
19.3 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, Hameed drives and gets beaten
19.4 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, outside the off stump, defended to
the off side
19.5 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, dropped! pitched up outside the off
stump, driven away to the point region, Tendulkar dives well to
his left but is not able to hold on to it, hard chance but another
strike in the "dropped" column
19.6 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, this time driven well and wide of the
diving gully fielder
End of over 20 (7 runs) Pakistan 77/3 (trail by 299 runs)
L Balaji 10-2-49-2 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (9b 1x4) Yasir Hameed 12* (26b 3x4)
20.1 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
20.2 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, outside the off stump, very close
to the offs tump, left alone
20.3 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up outside the off stump
and angling away further, left alone
20.4 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, defended straight to the fielder
at silly mid on
20.5 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling away, left alone
20.6 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
End of over 21 (maiden) Pakistan 77/3 (trail by 299 runs)
IK Pathan 10-6-14-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Yasir Hameed 12* (26b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (15b 1x4)
21.1 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, close, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in sharply, Hameed moves forward, covers it with
his pad and offers not shot, ball just misses the off stump, too
close for comfort
21.2 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
21.3 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
good delivery, played away to the on side, well played
21.4 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, Hameed moves forward and pushes it wide of the cover
fielder, early call and a quick single is taken
21.5 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
21.6 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, goodness me! another catch
dropped! superb delivery on the middle and off stump line, Inzi
pushes at it and gets a thick edge, this time it's Dravid's turn,
another easy catch dropped at first slip
End of over 22 (1 run) Pakistan 78/3 (trail by 298 runs)
L Balaji 11-2-50-2 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 13* (30b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (17b 1x4)
22.1 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, no run
22.2 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, two runs, dear oh dear! this is
unbelievable! another chance goes begging! pitched up delivery
angling across the right hander, Hameed drives away from his body
and hits it uplishly to the gully region, this time it's Kumble
who drops it
22.3 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, one run
22.4 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
22.5 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, (noball) legbye: one run, hits the pad
and rolls down
22.5 Pathan to Yasir Hameed, (noball) legbye: one run
22.5 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
22.6 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
End of over 23 (7 runs) Pakistan 85/3 (trail by 291 runs)
IK Pathan 11-6-21-1 (3nb) - Pavilion End
Yasir Hameed 16* (34b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (21b 1x4)
23.1 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, FOUR, shot! on the middle and leg, leans
forward and drives it away to the mid wicket fence
23.2 Balaji to Yasir Hameed, one run, played down to deep fine leg, easy
single
23.3 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Inzi moves forward and drives it hard but straight to the short
cover fielder
23.4 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
23.5 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, outside the off stump, bit wide
left alone
23.6 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, almost, this one came back in a
bit after pitching outside the off stump, Inzi pushes at it and
gets an inside edge on to his pad,
End of over 24 (5 runs) Pakistan 90/3 (trail by 286 runs)
L Balaji 12-2-55-2 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yasir Hameed 20* (36b 4x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (25b 1x4)
first bowling change of the day, Nehra into the attack now
two slips and two gullys in place
24.1 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
24.2 Nehra to Yasir Hameed, OUT: fantastic catch! good length delivery
on the pads, Hameed moves across a bit and tries to turn it away
but only manages to gets a touch on it, ball goes wide of the
Patel who dives full length to his left and catches it with one
hand
Pakistan 90/4, Partnership of 26
Yasir Hameed c Patel b Nehra 20 (38b 4x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (25b 1x4) A Nehra 0.2-0-0-1
picks it up just inches away from the ground, truly excellent
catch, hope the others are watching!
Yousuf Youhana is the next man in
24.3 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, defended moving forward
24.4 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, played wide of the cover
fielder, off the mark
24.5 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, left alone
24.6 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
End of over 25 (2 runs) Pakistan 92/4 (trail by 284 runs)
A Nehra 1-0-2-1 - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (25b 1x4) Yousuf Youhana 2* (4b)
25.1 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, ball kept a bit low, Inzi moves back and plays it down
to the mid off region
25.2 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, left alone
25.3 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, another good delivery, pitched
very close to the off stump line and moving away late, Inzi
quickly goes back and pushes it into the gap on the off side, mid
off fielder moves across and picks it up
25.4 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, one run, believe it or it Yuvraj drops
another one at point, dives to his left but just couldn't hold on
to it
25.5 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT: big wicket this! Balaji ! good
length delivery, pitched very close to the off stump and moving
away late, Inzi pushes at it and gets a faint edge, loud appeal,
umpire was not convinced but Inzi walks, Balaji on a roll here
Pakistan 94/5, Partnership of 4
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Patel b Balaji 9 (29b 1x4 0x6)
Yousuf Youhana 3* (5b) L Balaji 12.5-2-57-3 (1w 2nb)
Rudi Koertzen raises his finger after Inzi started to walk, way to
go captain
25.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
End of over 26 (2 runs) Pakistan 94/5 (trail by 282 runs)
L Balaji 13-2-57-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 3* (5b) Asim Kamal 0* (1b)
just the one over for Nehra, Pathan is back into the attack
26.1 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run
26.2 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, three runs, pitched up outside the off
stump, angling away, driven wide of the mid off fielder, comes
back easily for the third
26.3 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
26.4 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, short delivery wide outside the off
stump, Kamal slashes at it and gets beaten
26.5 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, moves back and across and defends it to off side
26.6 Pathan to Asim Kamal, (noball) no run
26.6 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, good length outside the off stump,
left alone
End of over 27 (4 runs) Pakistan 98/5 (trail by 278 runs)
IK Pathan 12-6-25-1 (4nb) - Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 6* (7b) Asim Kamal 0* (6b)
27.1 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, excellent shot, good length outside
the off stump, Youhana moves forward and drives it away to the
cover fence, typical Youhana shot
27.2 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away to the leg side,
good balance and good use of his wrist, just a single
27.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
27.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, Kamal
drives at it and gets a thick outside edge, ball goes well wide of
the gully fielder, no third man in place
27.5 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
came back in to his the pad, half hearted appeal turned down
27.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, fraction short, on the middle and off
stump line, Asim Kamal goes for the pull and ends up hitting it to
the mid on region, no protection there and the ball races away to
the long on boundary
End of over 28 (13 runs) Pakistan 111/5 (trail by 265 runs)
L Balaji 14-2-70-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 11* (9b 1x4) Asim Kamal 8* (10b 2x4)
Pathan to continue, coming over the wicket to the right hander
28.1 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery down the leg
side, Youhana moves forward and across and tries to turn it away
but makes no connection
28.2 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery on the
middle and off, moves forward and defends it with a straight bat
28.3 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, fraction short, on the middle
and leg stump line, gets across nicely and plays it away to the
fine leg region, easy single
28.4 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Kamal pulls and gets beaten, needless shot
28.5 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
28.6 Pathan to Asim Kamal, FOUR, again short and wide outside the off
stump, Kamal gets into a nice position and cuts well, gets it on
the middle of the blade and the ball screams away to the third man
boundary
End of over 29 (5 runs) Pakistan 116/5 (trail by 260 runs)
IK Pathan 13-6-30-1 (4nb) - Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 12* (12b 1x4) Asim Kamal 12* (13b 3x4)
29.1 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, no run, close! pitched in-line with the
off stump and angling in to his the pad in-lie with the leg stump,
was bit high, loud appeal, umpire thinks it's not out
29.2 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, on the middle and leg, Youhana
moves forward and across and flicks it away to the backward square
leg fence, great shot
29.3 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, no run
29.4 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, no run
29.5 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, no run, slower delivery, nice change of
pace, pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Youhana picks
it up early and defends it watchfully
29.6 Balaji to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, four more! on the middle and leg
stump line, this time Youhana moves across and plays it very fine,
ball races away to the vacant fine leg boundary, another top shot,
minimum effort maximum output
End of over 30 (8 runs) Pakistan 124/5 (trail by 252 runs)
L Balaji 15-2-78-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Asim Kamal 12* (13b 3x4) Yousuf Youhana 20* (18b 3x4)
30.1 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, defended to the off side
30.2 Pathan to Asim Kamal, wide: no run, way way outside the off stump,
no way the batsman could have reached it, Patel half stops it in
front of the first slip
30.2 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and moving away, pushes to the gully region
30.3 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, nice shape away, left alone
30.4 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, another short of a good length
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and moving away, too wide
to make the batsman play at it
30.5 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, this one is closer to the off stump,
defended to the off side
30.6 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven well but straight to the fielder at mid off
End of over 31 (1 run) Pakistan 125/5 (trail by 251 runs)
IK Pathan 14-6-31-1 (1w 4nb) - Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 20* (18b 3x4) Asim Kamal 12* (19b 3x4)
Nehra is back
31.1 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, on the pads, swinging away, bowling
to Youhana's strength, moves forward and across and plays it away
to the deep fine leg region, Pathan moves across quickly but is
not able to stop it cleanly, ball rolls over
31.2 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
31.3 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, moves forward and across and turns
it away to the square leg region, Tendulkar is the fielder there
31.4 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, another loud appeal, close, good
length delivery, pitched in-line and swinging back in, Youhana
moves forward and gets hit on the pad, appeal for LBW turned down,
ball rolls away to the off side, quick single taken
31.5 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
31.6 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, legbye: one run
End of over 32 (5 runs) Pakistan 130/5 (trail by 246 runs)
A Nehra 2-0-6-1 - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 24* (24b 4x4) Asim Kamal 12* (19b 3x4)
Ganguly into the attack now
32.1 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, welcome, wide outside the off
stump, Youhana moves forward, slashes hard and gets it away to the
third man boundary, was in the air for sometime but well wide of
the gully fielder
32.2 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run
32.3 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good comeback, good length
delivery, pitched very close to the off stump line and moving
away, Youhana had to play at it and gets beaten all ends up
32.4 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
32.5 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, came on to the bat a bit slower than
expected, Youhana moves back and pushes it to the cover region
32.6 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone, not a bad start for the Indian captain
End of over 33 (4 runs) Pakistan 134/5 (trail by 242 runs)
SC Ganguly 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 12* (19b 3x4) Yousuf Youhana 28* (30b 5x4)
33.1 Nehra to Asim Kamal, FOUR, edged but short, goes past the first
slip
33.2 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
33.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
33.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
33.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, FOUR, good length delivery wide outside the
off stump, in the slot, driven away to the point boundary, super
shot
33.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump
End of over 34 (8 runs) Pakistan 142/5 (trail by 234 runs)
A Nehra 3-0-14-1 - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 28* (28b 5x4) Asim Kamal 20* (27b 5x4)
34.1 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run
34.2 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run
34.3 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, good length delivery outside the
off stump, bit of away movement, Youhana drives and gets a thick
outside edge well wide of the gully fielder, four brings up the 50
run partnership
34.4 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run
34.5 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, (noball) no run, good length delivery
wide outside the off stump, left alone
34.5 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, beaten, another one pitched
outside the off stump and moving away late, Youhana pushes at it
and gets beaten
34.6 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, this one is wide outside the off
stump, no problems in leaving it
End of over 35 (5 runs) Pakistan 147/5 (trail by 229 runs)
SC Ganguly 2-0-9-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 20* (27b 5x4) Yousuf Youhana 32* (35b 6x4)
Nehra to continue, coming over the wicket to the left hander
35.1 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, half volley outside the off stump,
driven away to the cover region, shot was not timed well and the
fielder moves across and picks it up
35.2 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, bouncer, pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, Kamal ducks comfortably
35.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
four slips in place now!
35.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, short delivery on the middle and off
stump line, batsman ducks
35.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended to the gully region, minimal footwork
35.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside
the off stump, left alone
End of over 36 (maiden) Pakistan 147/5 (trail by 229 runs)
A Nehra 4-1-14-1 - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 32* (35b 6x4) Asim Kamal 20* (33b 5x4)
time for drinks
Match State: Drinks
36.1 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched on middle and starting
to leave the batsman, defended with a straight bat
36.2 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, wide outside the off stump, no
shot offered
36.3 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, (noball) no run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, Youhana pushes at it and gets a thick edge,
ball falls well short of the second slip
36.3 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, bouncer, pitched in-line and
angling down the leg side, well over the batsman's head
36.4 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, bit fuller, Youhana moves
forward and drives it with a straight bat, mid off fielder moves
across and fields
36.5 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, moves across and plays it away to the on side
36.6 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, short of a good length delivery
very close to the off stump line, defended to the off side, good
over
End of over 37 (1 run) Pakistan 148/5 (trail by 228 runs)
SC Ganguly 3-0-10-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 20* (33b 5x4) Yousuf Youhana 32* (42b 6x4)
37.1 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, bit
of away swing, driven nicely but can't get it past Tendulkar at
mid off
37.2 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, this one came back in a touch (or did
i feel so!), defended on the back foot
37.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
Kamal goes down on his knees holding his injured hand after playing
the previous ball
seems to be ok now, ready to continue
37.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
37.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, outside the off stump, defended to the
off side, Kamal is really struggling here, again hold on to his
injured hand
37.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run, pushes at it and gets and outside
edge, Yuvraj dives full length at gully and saves runs
End of over 38 (maiden) Pakistan 148/5 (trail by 228 runs)
A Nehra 5-2-14-1 - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 32* (42b 6x4) Asim Kamal 20* (39b 5x4)
since it's a Friday lunch will be taken half an hour late
38.1 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
38.2 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
38.3 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, defended with a straight bat
38.4 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, cracking shot! in the slot outside
the off stump, Youhana moves forward and drives it away wide of
Sehwag at cover, hit uplishly but well wide
38.5 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, bang! pitched up outside the off
stump, Youhana moves forward and hits it right back past the
bowler, was hit at a catchable height but Ganguly has no chance
whatsoever
38.6 Ganguly to Yousuf Youhana, no run
End of over 39 (8 runs) Pakistan 156/5 (trail by 220 runs)
SC Ganguly 4-0-18-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 20* (39b 5x4) Yousuf Youhana 40* (48b 8x4)
39.1 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
39.2 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
39.3 Nehra to Asim Kamal, two runs, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, square driven wide of the point fielder, gets back easily
for the second
39.4 Nehra to Asim Kamal, FOUR, driven away to the cover boundary
39.5 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
39.6 Nehra to Asim Kamal, no run
End of over 40 (6 runs) Pakistan 162/5 (trail by 214 runs)
A Nehra 6-2-20-1 - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 40* (48b 8x4) Asim Kamal 26* (45b 6x4)
Kumble into the attack now
40.1 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, tossed up outside the off
stump, driven powerfully down the track, Kumble half stops it,
ball rolls down to the long off region
40.2 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, lofted away to the cover boundary, crowd loves it
40.3 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, turned away to the deep mid
wicket region
40.4 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run, fraction short and outside the
off stump, cut away to the gully region
40.5 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Youhana moves forward and drives it straight to the mid off
fielder
40.6 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run, on the middle and off, Youhana
makes room, gets inside the line and drives it hard but can't beat
the fielder at cover, good shot for no runs
End of over 41 (8 runs) Pakistan 170/5 (trail by 206 runs)
A Kumble 2-1-8-0 - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 26* (45b 6x4) Yousuf Youhana 48* (54b 9x4)
Balaji is back, four slips in place
41.1 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, shot! pitched up outside the off stump,
Kamal moves forward nicely and lofts it over the fielder at cover,
ball races away to the fence
41.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
41.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling away, Patel dives to his left and collects
it
41.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
41.5 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, short of a good length delivery very
close to the off stump line, Kamal reads it well and offers no
shot
41.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
End of over 42 (4 runs) Pakistan 174/5 (trail by 202 runs)
L Balaji 16-2-82-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Yousuf Youhana 48* (54b 9x4) Asim Kamal 30* (51b 7x4)
42.1 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run
42.2 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
42.3 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, extra spin and bounce, Youhana pushes forward and
gets beaten
42.4 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run, moves forward and drives it down
the track, Kumble moves across and half stops it, ball hits the
stumps at the bowlers end but Kamal was never in trouble
42.5 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, (noball) no run
42.5 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, no run
42.6 Kumble to Yousuf Youhana, OUT: got'im! huge wicket, tossed up on
the middle and off, Youhana pushes at it and ends up hitting it
back to the bowler, simple catch held, soft dismissal, Youhana
departs two short of a half century
Pakistan 175/6, Partnership of 81
Yousuf Youhana c & b Kumble 48 (61b 9x4 0x6)
End of over 43 (1 run) Pakistan 175/6 (trail by 201 runs)
A Kumble 3-1-9-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 30* (51b 7x4)
abrupt end to a promising innings! with him goes Pakistan's hopes
43.1 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, goes for the pull and straight away
goes down holding his injured hand, he is really struggling here
physio is out in the middle attending to him
seems ok now, play about to resume
43.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump left alone
43.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, short rising delivery very close to
the off stump line, Kamal leans back and lets it go behind to the
keeper
43.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, on the middle and off, defended to
the off side, Balaji follows it up and fields, again holding on to
left hand as soon as he played that shot
43.5 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, moves across and pushes it to the off
side
43.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, smashed away! short and wide outside
the off stump, width offered and Kamal takes full toll, ball
screams away to the point boundary
End of over 44 (4 runs) Pakistan 179/6 (trail by 197 runs)
L Balaji 17-2-86-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Mohammad Sami 0* (0b) Asim Kamal 34* (57b 8x4)
Mohammad Sami to face Kumble
44.1 Kumble to Mohammad Sami, OUT: gone first ball ! golden duck!
perfect leg break, turning away nicely, Sami pushes at it and gets
a thick edge, Dravid takes a good catch at first slip, Kumble on a
hat-trick now, seven down
Pakistan 179/7, Partnership of 4
Mohammad Sami c Dravid b Kumble 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Asim Kamal 34* (57b 8x4) A Kumble 3.1-1-9-2 (1nb)
finally all the questions are answered, Shoaib Akhtar comes in !
crowded batting area, fielders everywhere
44.2 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, ooh!has a wild swing , ball takes
the edge and goes away to the third man fence
44.3 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, another wild swing, this time the
ball is lofted away to the long off boundary, this one was hit
well
44.4 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
44.5 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, four more, super shot, flighted
delivery outside the off stump, lofted away to the cover fence
44.6 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, SIX, this time it's max! Akhtar on the
rampage here, goes down on one keen and slog sweeps it over the
mid-wicket fence, big hit, Kumble being taken apart here
End of over 45 (18 runs) Pakistan 197/7 (trail by 179 runs)
A Kumble 4-1-27-2 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 34* (57b 8x4) Shoaib Akhtar 18* (5b 3x4 1x6)
that ball is gone, it's there up on the roof, umpires call in for a
replacement
they are not happy with the replacement balls, in the meantime the
one that was hit by Akhtar makes it's way back on to the field
umpires decides to take lunch
players walk away
we will be back in 50 minutes time with the live coverage of the
post lunch session (at 8:30 GMT)
be sure to join us then
Match State: Lunch - Day 4
Welcome back
the umpires are out in the middle
Pakistan trail by 179 runs with 3 wickets remaining
Asim Kamal will take strike
Balaji to start the bowling attack
45.1 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, left alone
45.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, ball swinging in after passing the stumps
45.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, shot! pitched up outside the off stump,
Kamal moves forward and drives it away to the cover boundary,
perfect timing and placement
45.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, bouncer down the leg side, ball did
not rise as expected, Kamal ducks
45.5 Balaji to Asim Kamal, two runs, short delivery angling across the
left hander, pulled away to the backward of square leg region,
shot was not timed well but gets it well wide of the fine leg
fielder, comes back easily for the second
45.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, short outside the off stump, another
miss-timed pull, this time the ball takes the edge and beats the
fine leg fielder, was up in air but well wide of any fielders
End of over 46 (10 runs) Pakistan 207/7 (trail by 169 runs)
L Balaji 18-2-96-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Shoaib Akhtar 18* (5b 3x4 1x6) Asim Kamal 44* (63b 10x4)
46.1 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, yorker on the middle and leg,
defended at the last possible moment
46.2 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
46.3 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, tossed up outside the off stump,
goes down on one knee and smashes it back past the bowler, was hit
in the air but well wide of Kumble, no stopping that
46.4 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
46.5 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, SIX, MAX! tossed up on the middle and off,
in the slot, hit across the line, gets it on the middle of the bat
and the ball goes way over the mid wicket fence, second six for
Akhtar, 28 of 10 balls!
46.6 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, defended wide of the slip fielder
End of over 47 (10 runs) Pakistan 217/7 (trail by 159 runs)
A Kumble 5-1-37-2 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 44* (63b 10x4) Shoaib Akhtar 28* (11b 4x4 2x6)
47.1 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, fraction short, pitched in-line and
angling across the left hander, no shot offered
47.2 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling across, Kamal defends and gets an inside
edge on to his pad
47.3 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, bit fuller and outside the off stump,
Kamal drives but the shot is not timed well and the ball rolls
away to the leg side
47.4 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run, short rising delivery on the middle
and off, stands tall and defends it to the off side
47.5 Balaji to Asim Kamal, no run
47.6 Balaji to Asim Kamal, FOUR, super shot! short delivery on the
middle and off, was not in the slot but Kamal adjusts well, leans
back and pulls it away to the backward of square leg fence, good
clean hit, moves to 48 with that four
End of over 48 (4 runs) Pakistan 221/7 (trail by 155 runs)
L Balaji 19-2-100-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Shoaib Akhtar 28* (11b 4x4 2x6) Asim Kamal 48* (69b 11x4)
11 fours and 2 twos in that 48!
48.1 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
48.2 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
48.3 Kumble to Shoaib Akhtar, OUT: one too many! flighted delivery on
the middle and leg, another wild swing and this time ends up
hitting it high up towards the mid wicket region, Nehra gets under
it and takes a simple catch, Kumble gets another one
Pakistan 221/8, Partnership of 42
Shoaib Akhtar c Nehra b Kumble 28 (14b 4x4 2x6)
Asim Kamal 48* (69b 11x4) A Kumble 5.3-1-37-3 (1nb)
end of an exciting innings, Pakistan eight down now
Fazl-e-Akbar is the next man in
48.4 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, quicker delivery, touch outside the
off stump, defended
48.5 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run
48.6 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, on the pads, defended to the on side,
forward short leg picks it up
End of over 49 (maiden) Pakistan 221/8 (trail by 155 runs)
A Kumble 6-2-37-3 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Fazl-e-Akbar 0* (0b) Asim Kamal 48* (72b 11x4)
49.1 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, down the leg side
49.2 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to
the on side
49.3 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, another wasted delivery, way down
the leg side
49.4 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Akbar makes room and smashes it away to the
third man boundary, clean hit
49.5 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, just over! slower delivery outside
the off stump, Fazl-e-Akbar plays it late and gets it just over
Laxman at second slip, another four
49.6 Balaji to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run
End of over 50 (8 runs) Pakistan 229/8 (trail by 147 runs)
L Balaji 20-2-108-3 (1w 2nb) - Shell End
Asim Kamal 48* (72b 11x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 8* (6b 2x4)
50.1 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, on the middle and leg, hits the pad,
appeal for LBW turned down
50.2 Kumble to Asim Kamal, FOUR, fifty! superb innings! short and wide
outside the off stump, waits for it and cuts it away to the third
man boundary, huge cheers all around
50.3 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run
50.4 Kumble to Asim Kamal, FOUR, quicker delivery outside the off stump,
Kamal moves back, makes room and taps it wide of the slip fielder,
ball races away to the third man fence, another four for Kamal
50.5 Kumble to Asim Kamal, one run, cut away to the gully region,
straight to Laxman who lets it go through, easy single
50.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, wild hit, gets an edge on to his
pad
End of over 51 (9 runs) Pakistan 238/8 (trail by 138 runs)
A Kumble 7-2-46-3 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 57* (77b 13x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 8* (7b 2x4)
51.1 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run
51.2 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, sharp bouncer, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, Kamal ducks comfortably
51.3 Pathan to Asim Kamal, no run, another short delivery, this one is
way down the leg side, Patel moves across and collects it
51.4 Pathan to Asim Kamal, one run, drifting down the leg side, flicked
away to the deep fine leg region
51.5 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, no run, attempted yorker, ends up as a
fulltoss outside the off stump, batsman tries to defend but makes
no connection
51.6 Pathan to Fazl-e-Akbar, FOUR, on the middle and leg, makes room and
lofts it over the fielder at mid off, yet another four
End of over 52 (5 runs) Pakistan 243/8 (trail by 133 runs)
IK Pathan 15-6-35-1 (1w 4nb) - Shell End
Asim Kamal 58* (81b 13x4) Fazl-e-Akbar 12* (9b 3x4)
Pakistan run rate is 4.67
52.1 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended to the off side
52.2 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and
off, came on very slowly, Kamal waits for it and defends it to the
off side
52.3 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump, left
alone
52.4 Kumble to Asim Kamal, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, hits the pad, half hearted appeal turned down
52.5 Kumble to Asim Kamal, one run, on the middle and leg, defended to
the vacant short fine leg region
52.6 Kumble to Fazl-e-Akbar, OUT: gone! makes room and has a wild swing,
ball takes the edge and goes high up towards the backward of point
region, Pathan judges it to perfection and it's another wicket to
Kumble, nine down, Indian need just one more wicket!
Pakistan 244/9, Partnership of 23
Fazl-e-Akbar c Pathan b Kumble 12 (10b 3x4 0x6)
End of over 53 (1 run) Pakistan 244/9 (trail by 132 runs)
A Kumble 8-2-47-4 (1nb) - Pavilion End
Asim Kamal 59* (86b 13x4)
that was Kumble's fourth wicket
Danish Kaneria is the last man in
Tendulkar into the attack now
round the stumps to the left hander
53.1 Tendulkar to Asim Kamal, no run, played back to the bowler
53.2 Tendulkar to Asim Kamal, no run, moves forward and defends
53.3 Tendulkar to Asim Kamal, no run, wide outside the off stump, ends
up hitting it back to the bowler
53.4 Tendulkar to Asim Kamal, one run, moves back and across and turns
it away to the square leg region, easy single
53.5 Tendulkar to Danish Kaneria, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, played down to the mid on region
53.6 Tendulkar to Danish Kaneria, OUT: all over! India win by an innings
and 131 runs! swings across the line and ends up hitting it high
up towards the gully region, Ganguly gets under it and takes one
of the most important catches in the history of Indian cricket
Pakistan 245/10, Partnership of 1
Danish Kaneria c Ganguly b Tendulkar 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 54 (1 run) Pakistan 245/10 (trail by 131 runs)
SR Tendulkar 1-0-1-1 - Shell End
Asim Kamal 60* (90b 13x4)
it's party time, first the stumps are uprooted and then the huddle
twelve years in the waiting, India finally win a series abroad !
significant moment in the history of Indian cricket !
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