3rd ODI: India v Pakistan at Jamshedpur, 9 Apr 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 09:00 local time (3:30am GMT)
India lead the series 2-0, a win here today will put them in an
unbeatable position as far as the series is concerned.
A must win situation for Pakistan.
Good morning and welcome to the live coverage of the 3rd ODI
between India and Pakistan being played at the Keenan Stadium,
Jamshedpur.
Finally Inzi gets lucky with the coin, Pakistan will bat first!
For Pakistan, Younis Khan and Danish Kaneria are back in the
playing eleven.
and for India, Irfan Pathan replaces the injured Balaji
Pakistan have won both their matches here, against India in 1986-87
and against Sri Lanka in the Pepsi Cup in 1998-99.
The Indians, on the other hand, have a dismal record at this
ground, their win against South Africa in 1999-2000 is their only
one in seven tries.
Billy Bowden and K Hariharan will be in charge of the proceeding in
the middle
looks like a good batting track, it's going to be another tough day
for the bowlers
already the stadium is jam-packed.
Salman Butt and Shahid Afridi will open the innings
and it will be Irfan Pathan to start the bowling attacked
0.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, outside the off stump, pushed to
point
0.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, forced away behind point
0.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, closer to the off stump line, Salman
Butt gets it on the toe of the bat, ball rolls down the track to
the mid-on region
Samlam Butt gets a new bat
0.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, pushed back to the bowler
0.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, glided to the gully region,
another good delivery
0.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, shot! fuller on this occasion, driven
into the gap between the cover fielder, perfect timing and
placement, Salman Butt and Pakistan off the mark
End of over 1 (4 runs) Pakistan 4/0 (RR: 4.00)
IK Pathan 1-0-4-0
Shahid Afridi 0* (0b) Salman Butt 4* (6b 1x4)
a good over destroyed by the over pitched last delivery
bit overcast at the moment but no immediate threat of rain
Nehra to share the new ball with Pathan
1.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, three runs, shaping in, turned away nicely
to the deep midwicket region, Afridi off the mark straightaway
1.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, pushed wide of the point fielder
1.3 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, fraction short, Afridi stands tall on
the back-foot and punches it away to the point boundary, excellent
shot!
1.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, close to the off stump line, left
alone well
1.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, good length delivery on the pads,
turned away to the midwicket region, fielder moves across quickly
and cuts off the single
1.6 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, swinging in, Afridi beaten by the
extra bounce, ball hits the pad well outside the line of the leg
stump and pops up behind the stumps
End of over 2 (8 runs) Pakistan 12/0 (RR: 6.00)
A Nehra 1-0-8-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 5* (7b 1x4) Shahid Afridi 7* (5b 1x4)
2.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended on the front-foot
2.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, bit wider, played straight to the
point fielder at one bounce
2.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, played back, Pathan fields well on his follow through,
saved couple of runs there
2.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, three runs, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven away wide of Harbhajan Singh at cover, excellent
wristy shot, long chase and a good sliding effort saves one run
2.5 Pathan to Shahid Afridi, no run, fraction short, on the pads,
Afridi fails to get bat on ball
2.6 Pathan to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, short ball, pitched outside the leg
stump and angling in, pulled away with ease to the midwicket
fence, typical Afridi response to a short pitched delivery
End of over 3 (7 runs) Pakistan 19/0 (RR: 6.33)
IK Pathan 2-0-11-0 - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 8* (11b 1x4) Shahid Afridi 11* (7b 2x4)
3.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, wide: no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, swinging away, left alone
3.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, turned away to midwicket, not
powerful enough to beat the fielder
3.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, width outside the off stump, punched
in the air, falls just short of Yuvraj at backward point, good
effort
3.3 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, angling across, Afridi gets well
forward and drives it away to the cover boundary, excellent
placement, nice looking shot
3.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run
3.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, played off the back foot to the
cover region, covered the swing nicely, gets it wide of the
fielder and sprints across for a single, Afridi looking good here!
3.6 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, outside the off stump, moving away,
steered away to the backward point region
End of over 4 (7 runs) Pakistan 26/0 (RR: 6.50)
A Nehra 2-0-15-0 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Shahid Afridi 16* (10b 3x4) Salman Butt 9* (14b 1x4)
4.1 Pathan to Shahid Afridi, no run, good length delivery on the
stumps, played straight to Ganguly at midwicket
4.2 Pathan to Shahid Afridi, legbye: one run, short of a good length
delivery, not short enough to go after it, Afridi swings across
the line and gets beaten, ball hits the pad and rolls away wide of
the slip fielder, a rash shot to say the least, appeal for lbw
turned down
4.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, two runs, steered down to third man, takes
on Zaheer Khan in the deep and comes back comfortably for the
second, excellent running
4.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, defensively pushed to the square
leg region, quick single taken, Ganguly's throw misses the stumps
at the keeper's end
4.5 Pathan to Shahid Afridi, one run, played wide of Tendulkar at mid-
off, easy single
4.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery close to the
off stump line, defensively pushed to the point region, end of a
good over
End of over 5 (5 runs) Pakistan 31/0 (RR: 6.20)
IK Pathan 3-0-15-0 - Dalma Hills End
Shahid Afridi 17* (13b 3x4) Salman Butt 12* (17b 1x4)
5.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, good length delivery on the legs,
defended to silly mid-on, Nehra moves across and fields
5.2 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, pitched touch outside the off stump
and swinging back in, defended to short cover, Kaif moves in from
the edge of the circle and fields
5.3 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, good length delivery, pushed
straight to the point fielder, played off the back foot
5.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, OUT: edged and taken! short of a good
length delivery angling across, Afridi tries to punch it away on
the back-foot but ends up with a thick edge, taken brilliantly by
Dravid at first slip, Nehra strikes!
Pakistan 31/1, Partnership of 31
Shahid Afridi c Dravid b Nehra 17 (17b 3x4 0x6)
Salman Butt 12* (17b 1x4) A Nehra 2.4-0-15-1 (1w)
perfect line and length, Afridi was beaten by the angle and the
extra bounce, ball went high and to the left of Dravid who took it
cleanly with both hands, Nehra gets the danger man
Shoaib Malik is the next man in
5.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, edge into the gap between the slip
fields, took the bottom edge and just raced away, Nehra not happy
5.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run
End of over 6 (4 runs) Pakistan 35/1 (RR: 5.83)
A Nehra 3-0-19-1 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 12* (17b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 4* (2b 1x4)
6.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run
6.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, shot! good length delivery outside the
off stump, Salman Butt moves forward and drives it away
beautifully to the cover fence, excellent foot work
6.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, drifting down the leg side, worked
away to fine leg
two slips in place for the new man
6.4 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up but bit wide outside the
off stump, Malik goes after it and gets beaten, needless shot
6.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, another good delivery, this one is
fraction short and close to the off stump line, Malik tentatively
pushes at it and gets beaten
6.6 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, two runs, turned away nicely, get it wide
of the square leg fielder, easy two to end the over
End of over 7 (7 runs) Pakistan 42/1 (RR: 6.00)
IK Pathan 4-0-22-0 - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 17* (20b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 6* (5b 1x4)
7.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, left alone outside the off stump
7.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended on the back-foot with a straight
bat
7.3 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to
the leg side
7.4 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, punched straight to the fielder at short cover
7.5 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, pushed wide of the Kaif fielding at
cover, excellent diving effort but the direct hit costs India a
run
7.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, played down to fine leg, gets it
wide of the fielder and comes back for the second
End of over 8 (3 runs) Pakistan 45/1 (RR: 5.62)
A Nehra 4-0-22-1 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 18* (25b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 8* (6b 1x4)
8.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, played wide of the midwicket
fielder, easy single
8.2 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery,
angling across, no shot offered
8.3 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, again pitched outside the off stump
and angling across, bit fuller on this occasion, Malik leaves it
for the keeper
8.4 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the stumps, defended on the
front-foot, fielded by the cover fielder moving across to his left
8.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, again left alone outside the off
stump
8.6 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shot! pitched up outside the off
stump, bit too wide and angling across, driven in the air but
nicely into the gap between the cover fielders, 50 comes up for
Pakistan!
End of over 9 (5 runs) Pakistan 50/1 (RR: 5.56)
IK Pathan 5-0-27-0 - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 19* (26b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 12* (11b 2x4)
9.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, on the middle and leg, defended on
the back-foot
9.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, turned away
nicely to the fine leg boundary, comfortably beats the fielder
moving across in the deep
9.3 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, pushed straight to Yuvraj at backward point
9.4 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, punched into the gap between cover
and mid-off, easy single
9.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
fraction short, defended on the back-foot with a straight bat,
ball rolls down to the mid-off region
9.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed away behind point, Yuvraj
moves across quickly and cuts off the single
End of over 10 (5 runs) Pakistan 55/1 (RR: 5.50)
A Nehra 5-0-27-1 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 24* (30b 3x4) Shoaib Malik 12* (13b 2x4)
just the one bad delivery in the over and that was nicely turned
away to the fine leg boundary
first bowling change of the day, Zaheer Khan into the attack now
10.1 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, turned away wide of Tendulkar at mid-
on, Salman Butt gave it up half way through but Tendulkar failed
to hit the stumps, close call !
10.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed to cover
10.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, driven away in the air but the ball
falls short of Kaif diving forward at cover, another close call
10.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, two runs, pitched up, driven away to the deep
extra cover region, well timed on this occasion
10.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, short ball, drifting down the leg
side, defended to the leg side
10.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery, defended on the
back-foot with a straight bat
End of over 11 (3 runs) Pakistan 58/1 (RR: 5.27)
Z Khan 1-0-3-0 - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 25* (31b 3x4) Shoaib Malik 14* (18b 2x4)
11.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, pushed down the track to the mid-on region
11.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, pushed straight to the cover fielder
11.3 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, nicely driven away off the back foot but straight to the
fielder at cover
11.4 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, finally manages to find the gap,
mid-off fielder moves across and fields
11.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and off, nicely bowled, defended on the back-foot with
a straight bat
11.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the middle and leg, defended down
to mid-off, good delivery to end the over
End of over 12 (1 run) Pakistan 59/1 (RR: 4.92)
A Nehra 6-0-28-1 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 26* (35b 3x4) Shoaib Malik 14* (20b 2x4)
things slowing down a bit here for Pakistan, run rate is now below
5
12.1 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no real width, played straight to the man at mid-off
12.2 Khan to Salman Butt, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
ball clips the pad and runs down to the short fine leg region
12.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, right through! carried on with the
angle after pitching in line, Malik had to play at it,
comprehensively beaten
12.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, steered down to third man, nicely
played
12.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
turned away straight to the fielder at short midwicket
12.6 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven hard but straight to the cover fielder at one bounce
End of over 13 (2 runs) Pakistan 61/1 (RR: 4.69)
Z Khan 2-0-4-0 - Dalma Hills End
Shoaib Malik 15* (22b 2x4) Salman Butt 26* (39b 3x4)
another good over for India, run rate is down to 4.69
Pathan is back
13.1 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended on the back-foot
13.2 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, driven away nicely, Sehwag at short
point moves across quickly and saves runs
13.3 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, two runs, steered down to the third man
region, puts Zaheer under pressure and comes back for the second,
made it across easily in the end
13.4 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, angling across, defended watchfully
13.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
begging to be hit, smashed to the backward point boundary with
ease, no stopping that, excellent placement
13.6 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to mid-on
End of over 14 (7 runs) Pakistan 68/1 (RR: 4.86)
IK Pathan 6-0-34-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 22* (28b 3x4) Salman Butt 26* (39b 3x4)
Match State: Drinks
Current Partnership: 37 runs, 8.2 overs, RR: 4.44
Pakistan RR: 4.86
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Salman Butt is looking good out there, he is now the key man for
Pakistan
Zaheer Khan to continue, one slip in place
14.1 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short of a good length delivery, Malik
quickly goes back, opens the face of the bat and runs it away
well wide of the slip fielder, dangerous shot, diving effort in
the deep is not quite enough
14.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, played wide of the fielder at mid-
off, Zaheer gets an official warning for running onto the danger
area
14.3 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, gets a good stride forward and drives it
away to the cover boundary, perfect placement and great timing,
just a flick of the wrist and the ball raced away
14.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run
14.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run
14.6 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, played away on the leg side, fielded
by the man at short midwicket, good over for Pakistan
End of over 15 (9 runs) Pakistan 77/1 (RR: 5.13)
Z Khan 3-0-13-0 - Dalma Hills End
Shoaib Malik 27* (30b 4x4) Salman Butt 30* (43b 4x4)
15 overs over, Harbhajan into the attack now
15.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turning in, driven down
to long-on
well spread out field in place, just the mandatory four fielders
inside the circle saving the single
15.2 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, pitched outside the leg
stump and turning in, pushed away well wide of the cover fielder,
easy single
15.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up, pitched outside
the off stump and turning in, draws Malik into the shot, played
straight to the fielder at short midwicket
15.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, comes down the track and
almost gets beaten, Harby deliberately aiming at the pads, Malik
manages to get a fine touch and the ball races away to the deep
fine leg region
15.5 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, fraction short, played
away on the leg side
15.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended to on side,
decent start by Harbhajan
End of over 16 (4 runs) Pakistan 81/1 (RR: 5.06)
Harbhajan Singh 1-0-4-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 32* (45b 4x4) Shoaib Malik 29* (34b 4x4)
16.1 Khan to Salman Butt, three runs, steered down to third man, gets it
well wide of Yuvraj at gully, Pathan in the deep had lot of ground
to cover
16.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, on the middle and leg, turned away
through the vacant square leg region
16.3 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, defended to mid-on
16.4 Khan to Salman Butt, two runs, turned away to the deep midwicket
region, gets it well wide of the fielder in the deep, comfortable
two
16.5 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, steered down to third man
16.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned to square leg
End of over 17 (8 runs) Pakistan 89/1 (RR: 5.24)
Z Khan 4-0-21-0 - Dalma Hills End
Shoaib Malik 31* (36b 4x4) Salman Butt 38* (49b 4x4)
17.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, swept away to fine leg
for an easy single
17.2 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, on the middle and off,
forced away to the point region, easy single
17.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, turning down the leg side,
Malik tries to work it away fine but fails to make contact, ball
flicks the pad and goes behind, Dhoni takes it cleanly moving
across quickly to his left, appeal for caught behind turned down
17.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended back to the
bowler
17.5 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, comes down the track, only
manages to finds the fielder at short midwicket
17.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, two runs, swept away nicely to the
fine leg region, gets it well wide of the fielder in the deep and
comfortably comes back for the second
End of over 18 (4 runs) Pakistan 93/1 (RR: 5.17)
Harbhajan Singh 2-0-8-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 39* (50b 4x4) Shoaib Malik 34* (41b 4x4)
Khan to continue, four men inside the circle on the off side,
Dravid the lone slip fielder standing at an unusual fourth slip
position
18.1 Khan to Salman Butt, legbye: one run, behind square
18.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, played back to the bowler on the
bounce
18.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the pads, flicked away straight to
Harbhajan Singh at square leg
18.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, was short of length, Shoaib Malik,
with minimum footwork cross bats it to the midon region, Sourav
Ganguly the fielder there
18.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, this one came back in to the left
hander, Salman Butt tries to punch it away to the offside, but
gets beaten by the movement of the ball
18.6 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, nice full delivery, Butt tries to play
through the line, ends up playing it straight back to the bowler
End of over 19 (2 runs) Pakistan 95/1 (RR: 5.00)
Z Khan 5-0-22-0 - Dalma Hills End
Shoaib Malik 35* (44b 4x4) Salman Butt 39* (53b 4x4)
Good over by Zaheer, jut the one single and the leg bye in that
over
19.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, a shorter delivery from
Harbhajan, Malik plays it away to the square leg region
19.2 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, this time Malik decides to
give him the charge, Harbhajan bowls it flight and doesn't allow
Shoaib Malik to take him for runs, ends up playing straight to the
man at short mid wicket
19.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, slog swept to the man at
the deep square leg boundary, Tendulkar the man there
19.4 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, the top spinner from
Harbhajan this time, Butt tries to play it to the on side, but the
ball hits the inner half of the bat, quick single taken
19.5 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
19.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, what a way to end the over,
steps out and hits the ball wide of the mid wicket fielder,that
shot brings up the Pakistan 100 too!
End of over 20 (6 runs) Pakistan 101/1 (RR: 5.05)
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-14-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 40* (54b 4x4) Shoaib Malik 40* (49b 5x4)
it was first signalled as a six, then changed to a four after
conferring with the third umpire
20.1 Khan to Salman Butt, wide: no run
20.1 Khan to Salman Butt, no run
20.2 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, width outside the off stump, steered
away to the third man boundary, nice looking shot
20.3 Khan to Salman Butt, no run
20.4 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, again steered away nicely, desperate
dive in the deep by Pathan is not quite enough to stop the ball
from rolling over the ropes
20.5 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, again played down to the third man
region, this time straight to the Pathan in the deep, Salman Butt
moves to 49!
20.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended to point'
End of over 21 (10 runs) Pakistan 111/1 (RR: 5.29)
Z Khan 6-0-32-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 49* (59b 6x4) Shoaib Malik 40* (50b 5x4)
21.1 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, fifty! wide outside the
off stump, cut away to third man for an easy single, well played
21.2 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
21.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned away to the square
leg region
21.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, comes down the track, had
to defend in the end, ball lobs up behind the stumps on the leg
side, bit of hesitation going for the single, no damage down
though
21.5 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, two runs, driven away to the deep
extra cover region
21.6 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, tossed up, driven down to
long-off
End of over 22 (5 runs) Pakistan 116/1 (RR: 5.27)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-19-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 53* (62b 6x4) Shoaib Malik 41* (53b 5x4)
Pakistan moving along nicely at this stage, run rate is now up to
5.27, at this rate they will reach 264
6 an over from here on will take them to 284!
Tendulkar being brought into the attack now
22.1 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, outside the off stump, driven
wide of the mid-off fielder
22.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, played wide of the fielder at
short fine leg
22.3 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, played down to long-on
22.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away on the leg side
22.5 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-on
22.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed to point
End of over 23 (5 runs) Pakistan 121/1 (RR: 5.26)
SR Tendulkar 1-0-5-0 - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 56* (65b 6x4) Shoaib Malik 43* (56b 5x4)
this partnership is now worth 90 runs
23.1 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, worked away on the off
side, Kaif moves across quickly from short cover and cuts off the
single
23.2 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, tossed up, driven straight
to Kaif at short cover
23.3 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, turned away wide of the
gully fielder, easy single
23.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the pads, turned away
straight to the fielder at square leg
23.5 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turning in, Malik comes
down the track and drives it away to the long-on region
23.6 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, edged away to the midwicket
region, end of a good over, just two runs coming off it
End of over 24 (2 runs) Pakistan 123/1 (RR: 5.12)
Harbhajan Singh 5-0-21-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 44* (58b 5x4) Salman Butt 57* (69b 6x4)
24.1 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss outside the off stump,
driven down to long-off for an easy single
24.2 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, wide: no run, way outside the off stump,
Salman Butt leaves it for the keeper
24.2 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
ball turning away nicely from the left-hander
24.3 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, played across the line to the
long-on region for a single
24.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, swept away in the air, falls
well short of the fielder at deep midwicket
24.5 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven away nicely to the long-off region
24.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, pitched wide outside the off
stump and turning in, Malik goes back and turns it away to fine
leg, another easy single added to the total
End of over 25 (6 runs) Pakistan 129/1 (RR: 5.16)
SR Tendulkar 2-0-11-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Shoaib Malik 47* (61b 5x4) Salman Butt 59* (72b 6x4)
25.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to long-on
25.2 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, pushed away on the off
side, Kaif moves in quickly and fields
25.3 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, quicker, pushed straight to
Kaif at short cover, not a well timed shot, ball was in the air
for sometime but fell well short
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, comes down the track
trying to cut loose but ends up pushing the ball wide of Kaif at
short cover, single brings up the 100 run partnership!
25.5 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to long-on
25.6 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, defended, end of a good
over
End of over 26 (3 runs) Pakistan 132/1 (RR: 5.08)
Harbhajan Singh 6-0-24-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 49* (63b 5x4) Salman Butt 60* (76b 6x4)
Current Partnership: 101 runs, 20.1 overs, RR: 5.01
26.1 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, flighted delivery on the middle
and off, pushed back to the bowler
26.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, width outside the off stump,
cut away to deep point, single takes Malik to 50!
26.3 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, no run, short outside the off stump,
Salman Butt leans back and tries to cut it away but fails to make
contact, collected well by Dhoni
26.4 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, no run
26.5 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, no run, this time the cut shot makes
contact but the ball finds Pathan at gully
26.6 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, played to fine leg, easy single
to end the over
End of over 27 (2 runs) Pakistan 134/1 (RR: 4.96)
SR Tendulkar 3-0-13-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 61* (80b 6x4) Shoaib Malik 50* (65b 5x4)
27.1 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, FOUR, comes down the track, gets
inside the line and lofts it away to the long-on fence, lovely
shot!
27.2 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, played wide of the cover
fielder
27.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, fraction short, turning
in from outside the off stump, worked away through the vacant
square leg region
27.4 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, driven straight to the
cover fielder
27.5 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, no run, pushed away behind point,
Salman butt wanted a single but Malik was not interested
27.6 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, swept away to the fine leg
region
End of over 28 (7 runs) Pakistan 141/1 (RR: 5.04)
Harbhajan Singh 7-0-31-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 67* (85b 7x4) Shoaib Malik 51* (66b 5x4)
this is a nice platform, 22 overs left in the innings
28.1 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, one run, cut away in front of point,
again just a single
28.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, SIX, massive six! comes down the track,
gets inside the line and lofts it way over the midwicket fence,
lovely use of the feet
28.3 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fulltoss, smashed to the midwicket
fence with ease, 150 comes up for Pakistan, Malik on the attack
28.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to long-off for an
easy single, this is excellent cricket
28.5 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, no run
28.6 Tendulkar to Salman Butt, no run, defended to the short midwicket
region, good over for Pakistan, 12 runs taken
End of over 29 (12 runs) Pakistan 153/1 (RR: 5.28)
SR Tendulkar 4-0-25-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Shoaib Malik 62* (69b 6x4 1x6) Salman Butt 68* (88b 7x4)
last over was the most expensive over of the innings so far
Sehwag into the attack now
29.1 Sehwag to Shoaib Malik, no run, comes down the track and gets hit
on the pad
29.2 Sehwag to Shoaib Malik, one run, stays back, waits for the ball to
turn and then works it away wide of the fielder at short fine leg
29.3 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, steps out and plays it away to the
deep cover region
29.4 Sehwag to Shoaib Malik, SIX, another one! dances down the track and
lofts the ball well over the long-on fence, another good clean
hit, lot of bottom hand in that shot
29.5 Sehwag to Shoaib Malik, no run
29.6 Sehwag to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to long-on, easy
single to end the over, another good over for Pakistan
End of over 30 (9 runs) Pakistan 162/1 (RR: 5.40)
V Sehwag 1-0-9-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 70* (74b 6x4 2x6) Salman Butt 69* (89b 7x4)
20 overs left in the innings, at the current rate Pakistan will
reach 270, 6 an over from here on will take them to 282
Pathan is back
30.1 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the stumps, defended on the
back-foot
30.2 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, one run, pitched up, driven down to long-
off
30.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, brilliant shot, another over pitched
delivery, Salman Butt makes room and lofts it straight back over
the bowler's head, sweetly timed
30.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, three runs, more runs! again that flick
drive, gets it well wide of the cover fielder, runs hard and gets
back for the third
30.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, wide: no run, short ball down the leg side
30.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short ball, nicely pulled away to the
midwicket fence, Malik looking dangerous here, Pathan under
pressure
30.6 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, good come back delivery, on the
middle and leg, no room, defended to short midwicket, another good
over for Pakistan comes to an end
End of over 31 (13 runs) Pakistan 175/1 (RR: 5.65)
IK Pathan 7-0-47-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 76* (91b 8x4) Shoaib Malik 75* (78b 7x4 2x6)
Match State: Drinks
Current Partnership: 144 runs, 25.2 overs, RR: 5.68
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current run rate - 5.65
Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik playing extremely well here at the
moment, Pakistan on the road for a big total
Sehwag to continue, round the wicket to the left-hander
31.1 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, cut away to the deep cover region
31.2 Sehwag to Shoaib Malik, OUT: gone! fraction short, played straight
into the hands of Tendulkar right in front of the ropes at deep
midwicket, Sehwag gets the much needed breakthrough for India
Pakistan 176/2, Partnership of 145
Shoaib Malik c Tendulkar b Sehwag 75 (79b 7x4 2x6)
Salman Butt 77* (92b 8x4) V Sehwag 1.2-0-10-1
Malik could have hit it anywhere, Tendulkar took it over his head
with both hands, nicely held
enter stage left Inzamam-ul-Haq
31.3 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, played down to fine leg, Inzi
off the mark straightaway
31.4 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, edged down to third man
31.5 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, turned away behind square on the
leg side
31.6 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, beaten outside the off stump
End of over 32 (5 runs) Pakistan 180/2 (RR: 5.62)
V Sehwag 2-0-14-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 78* (93b 8x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 3* (3b)
32.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, beaten! short of a good length
delivery, Salman Butt tries to run it down fine but fails to make
contact
32.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, width outside the off stump, glided
down to third man for an easy single
32.3 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, edged down to third man, Inzi
beaten by the extra bounce
32.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, makes rooms and slices it away,
Yuvraj at gully fails to hold on to a difficult chance
32.5 Pathan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, on the pads, drifting in, Inzi
just manages to bring his bat down on time, ball rolls away behind
square on the leg side
32.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, fraction short, Salman Butt makes
room and smashes it straight back over the bowler's head, Zaheer
Khan moves across quickly in the deep and cuts it off
End of over 33 (5 runs) Pakistan 185/2 (RR: 5.61)
IK Pathan 8-0-52-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Salman Butt 81* (97b 8x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 5* (5b)
33.1 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, driven down to long-off
33.2 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, SIX, down the track and lofted over the
long-off fence, not a well timed shot but got enough bat on it
clear Harbhajan in the deep
33.3 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, Sehwag tries to compensate by
bowling short, Inzi rocks back and pulls it away to the square leg
fence, fantastic shot!
33.4 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
33.5 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, played down to third man,
opened the face of the bat to get the placement right, Inzi at his
best
33.6 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, hit on the pad, appeal turned
down, missing leg
End of over 34 (13 runs) Pakistan 198/2 (RR: 5.82)
V Sehwag 3-0-27-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 82* (98b 8x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 17* (10b 1x4 1x6)
Nehra is back
34.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Salman Butt moves away trying to make room, in the end struggled
to reach the ball
34.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, pitched up on the stumps, played
down to long-on
34.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, turned away behind square
34.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, legbye: one run
34.5 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run
34.6 Nehra to Salman Butt, FOUR, in the slot, driven away nicely to the
deep extra cover boundary
End of over 35 (8 runs) Pakistan 206/2 (RR: 5.89)
A Nehra 7-0-35-1 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 19* (12b 1x4 1x6) Salman Butt 87* (102b 9x4)
Harby into the attack now
35.1 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, fuller on the pads,
turned away wide of Yuvraj at short fine leg
35.2 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, FOUR, on the of stump line, Salman
Butt plays late, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to the
vacant third man boundary, nice touch shot
35.3 Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt, one run, turned away
35.4 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, pulled away in front
of square leg, Zaheer Khan dives across in the deep and saves two
runs, fantastic effort
35.5 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, again turned away to
the deep square leg region, Inzi sprints across for the first,
takes on Zaheer Khan in the deep and makes it back comfortably for
the second, excellent running between the wickets
35.6 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, steps out and defends it
back to the bowler
End of over 36 (10 runs) Pakistan 216/2 (RR: 6.00)
Harbhajan Singh 8-0-41-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Salman Butt 92* (104b 10x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 24* (16b 1x4 1x6)
36.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, two runs, cut away behind point
36.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, slower delivery, big change in pace,
pushed straight to the fielder at point
36.3 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, pitched up, driven down to long-on
36.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT: got'm! slightly short, Inzi tries to
turn it away on the leg side, ball clips the leading edge and lobs
up towards mid-on, Pathan moves in quickly and takes it
comfortably, big wicket this for India!
Pakistan 219/3, Partnership of 43
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Pathan b Nehra 24 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Salman Butt 95* (107b 10x4) A Nehra 7.4-0-38-2 (1w)
Inzi was beaten by the extra bounce, second wicket for Nehra,
bowling change works for Ganguly
Yousuf Youhana walks in
36.5 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away on the leg side,
Youhana off the mark straightaway
36.6 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, played straight to Yuvraj at gully,
end of a successful over
End of over 37 (4 runs) Pakistan 220/3 (RR: 5.95)
A Nehra 8-0-39-2 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Yousuf Youhana 1* (1b) Salman Butt 95* (108b 10x4)
Sehwag is back on
37.1 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, no run, goes for the reverse sweep, ends
up with an inside onto his pad
37.2 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away to the deep
midwicket region
37.3 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, fuller and wide outside the off
stump, driven away to deep cover
37.4 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, legbye: one run, turning away, ball clips
the pad and pops up behind the stumps
37.5 Sehwag to Salman Butt, two runs, width outside the off stump,
punched away to the deep cover region, comfortable two
37.6 Sehwag to Salman Butt, no run
End of over 38 (5 runs) Pakistan 225/3 (RR: 5.92)
V Sehwag 4-0-31-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 2* (4b) Salman Butt 98* (111b 10x4)
38.1 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, gets extra bounce from the good
length area, Youhana was clueless, ball clips the edge and goes
behind but falls well shot of the keeper
38.2 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, defended down to the mid-on
region, Dangerous quick single taken, Kaif fails to hit the stumps
at the bowler's end
38.3 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, on the pads, turned away behind
square on the leg side, single takes him to 99!
38.4 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, mistimed on-drive, ball takes the
edge and rolls away to the vacant midwicket region
38.5 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, slower ball, turned away to
midwicket
38.6 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the leg side
End of over 39 (5 runs) Pakistan 230/3 (RR: 5.90)
Z Khan 7-0-37-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
Yousuf Youhana 6* (8b) Salman Butt 99* (113b 10x4)
39.1 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, played wide of the short third
man fielder, easy two
39.2 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, no run, reverse sweep fails to make
contact
39.3 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away on the back-foot to
the deep midwicket region
39.4 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, 2nd ODI ton! tossed up outside the
off stump, driven down to long-off, crowd loves it, huge cheers
all round, Salman Butt gets down on his knees and kisses the
ground!
39.5 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, no run
39.6 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, one run, driven down to long-on
End of over 40 (5 runs) Pakistan 235/3 (RR: 5.88)
V Sehwag 5-0-36-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 10* (13b) Salman Butt 100* (114b 10x4)
40.1 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, defended
40.2 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, edged down to third man
40.3 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, steered down to third man
40.4 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, wide: no run, short ball down the leg side,
Youhana goes after it but makes no contact
40.4 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, on the middle and off, steered
away nicely to the third man region
40.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, RUN OUT! swings hard but fails to make
contact, ball rolls behind towards the keeper, Youhana takes off
for a single but Salman Butt was ball watching, in the end had to
sacrifice his wicket
Pakistan 239/4, Partnership of 20
Salman Butt run out (Khan) 101 (116b 10x4 0x6)
Dhoni threw the ball back to Zaheer, not a good throw but Zaheer
had enough time
Abdul Razzaq is the next man in
40.6 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, played down to long-off
End of over 41 (5 runs) Pakistan 240/4 (RR: 5.85)
Z Khan 8-0-42-0 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
Yousuf Youhana 13* (17b) Abdul Razzaq 0* (0b)
41.1 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, driven wide of the fielder at
long-on
41.2 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, no run
41.3 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, shot! fraction short, Youhana comes
down the track and lofts it away to the midwicket fence, clean hit
41.4 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, no run, defended back to the bowler
41.5 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, 250 up! again steps out, this time
drives it straight down the track to the long-on boundary, this is
turning out to be a good over for Pakistan!
41.6 Sehwag to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, four more! finally the reverse
sweep makes contact, ball beats Nehra at short third man and races
away boundary, end of an expensive over
End of over 42 (14 runs) Pakistan 254/4 (RR: 6.05)
V Sehwag 6-0-50-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Abdul Razzaq 0* (0b) Yousuf Youhana 27* (23b 3x4)
42.1 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, no run
42.2 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven away to the cover
region
42.3 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turning in, worked away
wide of the fielder at short fine leg
42.4 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, makes room and forces it
away behind point, runs hard and gets back for the second, looked
like Razzaq was struggling going for the second but make it home
comfortably in the end
42.5 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, played just wide of
Yuvraj at short fine leg, quick single taken, wild throw comes in
at the bowler's end
42.6 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, once again Youhana manages
to beat the short third man fielder with the reverse sweep,
Pakistan racing away at this stage!
End of over 43 (9 runs) Pakistan 263/4 (RR: 6.12)
Harbhajan Singh 9-0-50-0 - Dalma Hills End
Abdul Razzaq 4* (4b) Yousuf Youhana 32* (25b 4x4)
43.1 Pathan to Abdul Razzaq, FOUR, slower ball, short and wide outside
the off stump, horrible delivery to say the least, clubbed away to
the cover fence, powerful shot
43.2 Pathan to Abdul Razzaq, (noball) one run, beamer, pulled away to
the long-on region
43.2 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, lovely shot! bit of width outside
the off stump, crafted away to the backward point boundary,
Youhana at his best, Pathan struggling here
43.3 Pathan to Yousuf Youhana, (noball) FOUR, another beamer, Youhana
slashes hard, ball clips the edge and races away to the third man
boundary
second beamer and that means Pathan can't bowl again in this
innings! Yuvraj Singh will finish the over
43.3 Yuvraj Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run
43.4 Yuvraj Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run
43.5 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run
43.6 Yuvraj Singh to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, turned away to deep
midwicket, another expensive over comes to an end
End of over 44 (19 runs) Pakistan 282/4 (RR: 6.41)
Yuvraj Singh 0.4-0-4-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Abdul Razzaq 10* (7b 1x4) Yousuf Youhana 43* (30b 6x4)
44.1 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, no run
44.2 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, FOUR, tossed up outside the off
stump, was the quicker one, end up in the slot, driven away to the
cover fence, excellent shot!
44.3 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, defended to the short
cover region, easy single
44.4 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, OUT: drifting down, lofted
straight to Rahul Dravid at deep backward square leg, crucial
wicket
Pakistan 287/5, Partnership of 48
Yousuf Youhana c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 43 (31b 6x4 0x6)
Abdul Razzaq 15* (10b 2x4) Harbhajan Singh 9.4-0-55-1
good little knock comes to an end, Pakistan five down but still in
a commanding position
Kamran Akmal is the next man in
44.5 Harbhajan Singh to Kamran Akmal, one run, played away on the leg
side
44.6 Harbhajan Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven down to long-off,
end of a successful over
End of over 45 (7 runs) Pakistan 289/5 (RR: 6.42)
Harbhajan Singh 10-0-57-1 - Dalma Hills End
Abdul Razzaq 16* (11b 2x4) Kamran Akmal 1* (1b)
45.1 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, on the stumps, Razzaq makes
room and cut it away to the third man region, easy two
45.2 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, OUT: gone! steps out and gets beaten,
Dhoni gloves it cleanly and quickly disturbs the stumps, Razzaq
out by a long way
Pakistan 291/6, Partnership of 4
Abdul Razzaq st Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 18 (13b 2x4 0x6)
Kamran Akmal 1* (1b) Yuvraj Singh 1-0-6-1
Younis Khan is the next man in
45.3 Yuvraj Singh to Younis Khan, one run, played down to long-off
45.4 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
Akmal was trying to cut it away late
45.5 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, no run, again beaten outside the off
stump, good over so far for India
45.6 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, three runs, sliced away past the
short third man fielder, desperate dive in the deep by Sehwag
saves one run
End of over 46 (6 runs) Pakistan 295/6 (RR: 6.41)
Yuvraj Singh 1.4-0-10-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 4* (4b) Younis Khan 1* (1b)
at the current run rate Pakistan will reach 321
Zaheer Khan is back
46.1 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, beaten outside the off stump, ball
kept low
46.2 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Akmal tries to tap it away fine but fails to make contact
46.3 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-off,
just a single
46.4 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, well bowled, pitched up on the stump,
played down to mid-off
46.5 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, another fulltoss, hit straight to
Yuvraj Singh at backward point, Akmal missing out
46.6 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, another fulltoss! on the middle and
leg stump line, played down to long-on, end of a good over for
India, just three runs given away
End of over 47 (3 runs) Pakistan 298/6 (RR: 6.34)
Z Khan 9-0-45-0 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
Kamran Akmal 6* (9b) Younis Khan 2* (2b)
Nehra is back
47.1 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, one run, starts off with a slower ball
outside the off stump, played down to third man
47.2 Nehra to Younis Khan, one run, played away on the leg side, 300
comes up for Pakistan!
47.3 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, one run, played away through point, again
just a single
47.4 Nehra to Younis Khan, two runs, slower ball, pushed down to the
long-off region with soft hands, runs hard and gets back for the
second
47.5 Nehra to Younis Khan, two runs, hit across the line to the deep
midwicket region, again runs hard and gets back comfortably for
the second
47.6 Nehra to Younis Khan, two runs, pitched up, Khan makes room and
drives it away to the deep extra cover region, easy two to end the
over
End of over 48 (9 runs) Pakistan 307/6 (RR: 6.40)
A Nehra 9-0-48-2 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 8* (11b) Younis Khan 9* (6b)
48.1 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, slower delivery, pitched in line and
angling across the right-hander, Akmal slashes at it, ball kisses
the edge and goes to the keeper at one bounce
48.2 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling across, Akmal fails to make contact with the pull shot
48.3 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, fulltoss, smashed down to the long-
on region
48.4 Khan to Younis Khan, OUT: on the pads, Younis Khan tries to tap it
away but ends up chipping it in the air towards the short fine leg
region, Dravid moves across to his right and takes it comfortably,
Zaheer Khan gets one to his name
Pakistan 308/7, Partnership of 17
Younis Khan c Dravid b Khan 9 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Kamran Akmal 9* (14b) Z Khan 9.4-0-46-1 (2w)
48.5 Khan to Kamran Akmal, two runs, played down to long-off, Sami runs
hard and gets back for the second, nice throw comes in from the
deep and the stumps are disturbed but Sami was never in trouble
48.6 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, swing and a miss outside the off
stump
End of over 49 (3 runs) Pakistan 310/7 (RR: 6.33)
Z Khan 10-0-48-1 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
Mohammad Sami 0* (0b) Kamran Akmal 11* (16b)
last over coming up
49.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, lofted away to the midwicket fence,
clean hit
49.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, two runs, width outside the off stump, cut
away to deep cover, runs hard and gets back for the second
49.3 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, RUN OUT! yoker, played down the
track, Akmal takes off for a single which was never there, Nehra
disturbs the stumps at the bowler's end, in the end Sami
sacrifices his wicket
Pakistan 316/8, Partnership of 8
Mohammad Sami run out (Nehra) 6 (3b 1x4 0x6)
Naved-ul-Hasan is the next man in
49.4 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, one run, played behind point
49.5 Nehra to Naved-ul-Hasan, OUT: top edge and taken comfortably by
Mongia at backward square leg, Rana was looking to turn it away on
the leg side
Pakistan 317/9, Partnership of 1
Naved-ul-Hasan c sub (D Mongia) b Nehra 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Kamran Akmal 12* (17b) A Nehra 9.5-0-55-3 (1w)
Danish Kaneria is the next man in
49.6 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, two runs, driven down to long-off, runs hard
and gets back for the second
End of over 50 (9 runs) Pakistan 319/9 (RR: 6.38)
A Nehra 10-0-57-3 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Danish Kaneria 0* (0b) Kamran Akmal 14* (18b)
once again the bat dominating the ball, target for India is 320
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Match State: Innings Break
Welcome back
Sehwag and Tendulkar will open the innings
Sami to start the bowling attack
0.1 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, one run, off the mark straightaway, driven
wide of the gully fielder, third man moves across in the deep and
fields
0.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, wide: no run, good length delivery,
pitched wide outside the off stump and swinging away, wide
signalled
0.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, ball clips the pad and runs down to the fine leg region
0.3 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, right through! short of a good
length delivery, pitched outside the off stump and angling in,
Sehwag tries to turn it away standing tall on the back-foot but
fails to make contact, ball kisses the pad and goes to the keeper
at one bounce
0.4 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, one run, width outside the off stump,
Sehwag cuts hard, ball hits the bottom part and flies down to the
third man region
0.5 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, one run, played down to fine leg,
Tendulkar off the mark with an easy single
0.6 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, outside the off stump, forced away
to the point region, fielder moves across quickly and takes it on
the bounce, decent start
End of over 1 (5 runs) India 5/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 315/49 = 6.43)
Mohammad Sami 1-0-4-0 (1w) - Dalma Hills End
SR Tendulkar 1* (2b) V Sehwag 2* (4b)
Rana to share the new ball with Sami
1.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, swinging away, Tendulkar plays
at it and gets beaten, early into the shot
1.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, fraction short, again the shot
is not timed well, ball rolls back to the bowler
1.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, Tendulkar gets a good stride forward and steers it
down to third man for an easy single
1.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, OUT: in the air and taken! Sehwag playing
away from his body, in the end a comfortable catch for Afridi at
point, Rana strikes early, a wicket that Pakistan desperately
needed
India 6/1, Partnership of 6
V Sehwag c Shahid Afridi b Naved-ul-Hasan 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)
SR Tendulkar 2* (5b) Naved-ul-Hasan 0.4-0-1-1
ball was wide outside the off stump, Sehwag was looking to cut it
away, Afridi took it with both hands moving across quickly to his
right, crowd goes mute! what a wicket!
Dhoni is the next man in
1.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, beaten outside the off stump
1.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, left alone
End of over 2 (1 run) India 6/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 314/48 = 6.54)
Naved-ul-Hasan 1-0-1-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 2* (5b) MS Dhoni 0* (2b)
2.1 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run
2.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, wide: no run, short and wide outside
the off stump, Tendulkar pulls away late
2.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, defended on the back-foot
2.3 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, FOUR, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven away wide of the diving fielder at extra cover,
nice looking shot
2.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, swinging away, no shot offered
2.5 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, beaten! again the line and
length is perfect, draws Tendulkar forward and beats him
comprehensively, swinging away late
2.6 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, OUT: edged and taken! another good
delivery, again close to the off stump line, Tendulkar tries to
drive it on the back-foot, ball kisses the edge and goes straight
to Younis Khan at second slip
India 11/2, Partnership of 5
SR Tendulkar c Younis Khan b Mohammad Sami 6 (11b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 3 (5 runs) India 11/2 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 309/47 = 6.57)
Mohammad Sami 2-0-9-1 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
MS Dhoni 0* (2b)
Sami too strikes early, another big wicket for Pakistan, India in
deep trouble already!
Tendulkar was beaten by the extra bounce, ball was travelling but
went straight to Khan at second slip
Sourav Ganguly walks in
3.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, legbye: one run, hit on pad, ball rolls
away on the leg side
3.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run
3.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, FOUR, driven away nicely to the cover
boundary, good positive shot, sweetly timed
3.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, outside the off stump, defended
3.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, on the pads, turned away to the
midwicket region
3.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, drifting down the leg side,
Ganguly moves across and tries to turn it away but fails to make
contact, ball hits the pad in line but was missing leg
End of over 4 (5 runs) India 16/2 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 304/46 = 6.61)
Naved-ul-Hasan 2-0-5-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
MS Dhoni 0* (3b) SC Ganguly 4* (5b 1x4)
Tendulkar was Sami's 100th ODI wicket!
4.1 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run, angling in, driven down to mid-off,
not timed well enough to beat the fielder
4.2 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run, punched away standing tall on the
back-foot, Afridi at point moves across quickly to his left and
takes it on the bounce
4.3 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run, defended on the back-foot, cover
fielder moves across and fields
4.4 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, two runs, on the pads and flicked away to
the mid wicket region, a bit of mis understanding between Ganguly
and Dhoni, but Ganguly made it back safely in the end
The throw from Youhana was a bit wide of the stumps, a direct hit
would have been close
4.5 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run, feet firmly rooted to the crease,
Dhoni has a slash at the ball and misses it completely
4.6 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, one run, flicked away to square leg for a
single, will keep the strike at the beginning of the next over
End of over 5 (3 runs) India 19/2 (RR: 3.80 RRR: 301/45 = 6.69)
Mohammad Sami 3-0-12-1 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
MS Dhoni 3* (9b) SC Ganguly 4* (5b 1x4)
5.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, shortish delivery, Dhoni stands
tall and plays it to the onside, played with nice soft hands,
could have taken a single there, there was no man there patrolling
that region
5.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, outswinger this time, from the off
stump, Dhoni punches it back to the bowler with a straight bat
5.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, one run, this time the one that came in,
Dhoni punches it wide of the man at mid off and takes off for a
quick single
5.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, nervous poke from the Indian
captain, Ganguly stays back and has a swish at the ball that was
angling across him, gets beaten
5.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, the short one from Rana, Ganguly
sways away from the delivery and lets it sail through to the
keeper
5.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, OUT: gone!!! disaster for India. Rana
angles a delivery across Ganguly, Sourav decides to go after it,
gets the edge of the bat and travels straight into the safe hands
of Younis Khan at second slip
India 20/3, Partnership of 9
SC Ganguly c Younis Khan b Naved-ul-Hasan 4 (8b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 6 (1 run) India 20/3 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 300/44 = 6.82)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-6-2 - Naoroji Pavilion End
MS Dhoni 4* (12b)
another excellent over from Rana, one by one the nails are going
in!
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
6.1 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run
6.2 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, FOUR, takes the glove and races away to the
fine leg fence
6.3 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run
6.4 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, FOUR, shot! hits down the ground to the
long-off boundary, not a bad delivery
6.5 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, one run, worked away behind square
6.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, edged down to third man
End of over 7 (10 runs) India 30/3 (RR: 4.29 RRR: 290/43 = 6.74)
Mohammad Sami 4-0-22-1 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
R Dravid 1* (1b) MS Dhoni 13* (17b 2x4)
7.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, wide: no run, down the leg side
7.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run
7.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, three runs, angling in, Dravid moves
forward and punches it down the track to the long-on region, long
chase and a good sliding effort from Youhana saves one run
7.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, two runs, turned away to midwicket,
overthrow from Kaneria costs Pakistan two runs
7.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, short ball, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, defended on the back-foot with a
straight bat'
7.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, in the slot outside the off stump,
smashed to the cover fence, cracking shot!
7.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, edged, Younis Khan at second slip
only manages to get a touch on it, ball races away to the third
man boundary
End of over 8 (14 runs) India 44/3 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 276/42 = 6.57)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4-0-20-2 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
R Dravid 4* (3b) MS Dhoni 23* (21b 4x4)
width offered and Dhoni went after it with everything
8.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
8.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, defended into the pitch
Sami gets an official warning for running onto the danger area
8.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away beautifully, ball beats the fielder at gully
and races away to the fence, India on the move
8.4 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, played down to fine leg
8.5 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, FOUR, shot! width outside the off stump,
cut away in the air to the backward point boundary, smashing shot!
for a moment it looked like the ball was going to travel all the
way
50 comes up for India
8.6 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, one run, played down to mid-off
End of over 9 (10 runs) India 54/3 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 266/41 = 6.49)
Mohammad Sami 5-0-32-1 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
MS Dhoni 28* (23b 5x4) R Dravid 9* (7b 1x4)
9.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, OUT: Naved strikes again! Dhoni goes after
a short delivery, ball takes the edge and goes high up in the air
behind the stumps, Akmal moves across to his left and takes it
comfortably, India four down
India 54/4, Partnership of 34
MS Dhoni c Kamran Akmal b Naved-ul-Hasan 28 (24b 5x4 0x6)
R Dravid 9* (7b 1x4) Naved-ul-Hasan 4.1-0-20-3 (1w)
was a wild shot, ball was angling in cramping the batsman
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
9.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump, excellent ball first up
9.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
9.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, again left alone outside
the off stump
9.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, nasty bouncer, on the
middle and leg stump line, defended standing tall on the back-
foot, well played in the end
9.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at midwicket, end of a successful over
End of over 10 (maiden) India 54/4 (RR: 5.40 RRR: 266/40 = 6.65)
Naved-ul-Hasan 5-1-20-3 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
R Dravid 9* (7b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 0* (5b)
Razzaq into the attack now
10.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
play held up, looks like something has been hurled in from the
stands
Inzi having a chat with the umpires
10.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run, driven down to mid-on
10.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Dravid drives at it and ends up with an inside edge, ball
races away to the fine leg fence
10.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, FOUR, fraction short, Dravid rocks back and
pulls it away to the midwicket fence, brilliant shot!
10.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, driven off the back foot to the mid-off
region
10.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, two runs, played to point, Youhana fails to
back up the throw from Afridi, two runs given away
End of over 11 (10 runs) India 64/4 (RR: 5.82 RRR: 256/39 = 6.56)
Abdul Razzaq 1-0-10-0 - Dalma Hills End
Yuvraj Singh 0* (5b) R Dravid 19* (13b 3x4)
11.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short ball, pulled away
straight to the fielder at square leg
11.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven away, mis-field by
Afridi at cover allows the batsmen to cross over
11.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, one run, played down to fine leg
11.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: and the procession continues!
over pitched delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj drives at it
and ends up with a thick edge, brilliantly taken by the keeper,
diving well forward, five down five more to go
India 66/5, Partnership of 12
Yuvraj Singh c Kamran Akmal b Naved-ul-Hasan 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)
R Dravid 20* (14b 3x4) Naved-ul-Hasan 5.4-1-22-4 (1w)
was a nothing shot in the end, fourth wicket for Rana! 4 for 22 so
far
Kaif is the next man in
11.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kaif, no run, pitched up and angling in, good
delivery first up, defended watchfully
11.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kaif, no run, pushed to point, end of another
successful over, Pakistan well and truly on top here!
End of over 12 (2 runs) India 66/5 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 254/38 = 6.68)
Naved-ul-Hasan 6-1-22-4 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
R Dravid 20* (14b 3x4) M Kaif 0* (2b)
12.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, FOUR, on middle and leg, turned away
beautifully through midwicket, lovely wristy shot
boundary takes Dravid past 8000 ODI runs!
12.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run
12.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, one run, played to deep midwicket
12.4 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
12.5 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, FOUR, shot! driven away standing tall on the
back-foot, ball races away to cover point boundary, excellent
timing and placement
12.6 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, worked away well wide of the fielder
at mid-on, easy single to end the over
End of over 13 (10 runs) India 76/5 (RR: 5.85 RRR: 244/37 = 6.59)
Abdul Razzaq 2-0-20-0 - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 5* (5b 1x4) R Dravid 25* (17b 4x4)
13.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kaif, one run, played down to fine leg
13.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery
on the middle and off stump line, turned away straight to the
fielder at square leg
13.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run, defended on the back-foot
13.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run
13.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, one run, goes for the pull, ball hits the
glove and races away to the fine leg region
13.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kaif, no run, driven down the track to the mid-on
region, fielder moves across quickly and cuts off the single
End of over 14 (2 runs) India 78/5 (RR: 5.57 RRR: 242/36 = 6.72)
Naved-ul-Hasan 7-1-24-4 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
R Dravid 26* (21b 4x4) M Kaif 6* (7b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
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India require another 242 runs with 5 wickets and 36.0 overs
remaining
India RR: 5.57
Required RR: 6.72
14.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run
14.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, played back to the bowler, not a
well timed shot
14.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, pushed away behind square on the
leg side
14.4 Mohammad Sami to Kaif, one run, turned away on the leg side with
soft hands, quick single taken, fielder moving in from midwicket
scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Kaif was never in
trouble
14.5 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, defended on the back-foot but not
cleanly, ball rolls back but stops dead just in front of the
stumps
14.6 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, no run, drifting down the leg side, Dravid
moves across and tries to turn it away but fails to make contact,
ball hits the pad and rolls away on the leg side
End of over 15 (2 runs) India 80/5 (RR: 5.33 RRR: 240/35 = 6.86)
Mohammad Sami 6-0-34-1 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 7* (8b 1x4) R Dravid 27* (26b 4x4)
15 overs up, in comes the spinner
15.1 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, no run, turning away, played away on the
off side, not a well timed shot
15.2 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, no run, tossed up, defended on the front-
foot with a straight bat
15.3 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, driven down to long-off, easy
single
15.4 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, cut away straight to the fielder
at point
15.5 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
turned away on the leg side
15.6 Danish Kaneria to Dravid, one run, width outside the off stump,
Dravid leans back and cuts it away behind point
End of over 16 (2 runs) India 82/5 (RR: 5.12 RRR: 238/34 = 7.00)
Danish Kaneria 1-0-2-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
R Dravid 28* (29b 4x4) M Kaif 8* (11b 1x4)
crowd still energetic but more and more seats are getting vacant
16.1 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, OUT: sharp bouncer surprises Dravid, tries
to defend it standing tall on the back-foot, awkward looking shot,
ball clips the glove and lobs up behind the stumps on the off
side, Younis Khan at second slip moves across to his right and
takes it cleanly
India 82/6, Partnership of 16
R Dravid c Younis Khan b Mohammad Sami 28 (30b 4x4 0x6)
M Kaif 8* (11b 1x4) Mohammad Sami 6.1-0-34-2 (2w)
excellent effort ball, Dravid was clueless, in the end just tried
to fend it away, a Sami special!
Pakistan need just four more wickets
Irfan Pathan is the next man in
16.2 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, beaten outside the off stump
16.3 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, defended to point
16.4 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended on the front-foot
16.5 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, left alone outside the off stump
16.6 Mohammad Sami to Pathan, no run, on the middle and off, defended on
the front-foot, end of a fine over
End of over 17 (maiden) India 82/6 (RR: 4.82 RRR: 238/33 = 7.21)
Mohammad Sami 7-1-34-2 (2w) - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 8* (11b 1x4) IK Pathan 0* (5b)
17.1 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, on the pads, turned away to deep
midwicket
17.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
pushed back to the bowler
17.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, defended on the front-foot
17.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run
17.5 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, tossed up, driven down to long-off
17.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, two runs, outside the off stump, Pathan
manages to run it down well wide of the slip fielder
End of over 18 (5 runs) India 87/6 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 233/32 = 7.28)
Danish Kaneria 2-0-7-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
M Kaif 10* (13b 1x4) IK Pathan 3* (9b)
18.1 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run
18.2 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run, pushed to cover
18.3 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, inside edge and the ball rolls away
behind square on the leg side
18.4 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run
18.5 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run
18.6 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run
End of over 19 (1 run) India 88/6 (RR: 4.63 RRR: 232/31 = 7.48)
Abdul Razzaq 3-0-21-0 - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 11* (16b 1x4) IK Pathan 3* (12b)
19.1 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, played down to long-on, easy
single
19.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, turning in from outside the off
stump, Pathan gets hit on the pad trying to work it away
19.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, played down long-off
one slip in place
19.4 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, on the middle and off, turned away
nicely to the vacant square leg region
19.5 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, pushed into the gap between the
cover and mid-off fielder, bit of hesitation going for the single
but they make it across safely in the end
19.6 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, pushed into the gap between the
cover fielder
End of over 20 (5 runs) India 93/6 (RR: 4.65 RRR: 227/30 = 7.57)
Danish Kaneria 3-0-12-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
M Kaif 14* (19b 1x4) IK Pathan 5* (15b)
20.1 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run, good length delivery close to the off
stump line, defended back to the bowler at one bounce
20.2 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, on the pads, Kaif moves forward and
across and flicks it away to the deep square leg region
20.3 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run, punched off the back foot, not
powerful enough to beat the cover fielder
20.4 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, one run, played wide of the mid-off
fielder, easy single
20.5 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, mid-timed drive finds the bowler
20.6 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, short ball outside the off stump,
pulled away to the deep midwicket region, Kaif once again fails to
get it on the middle
End of over 21 (3 runs) India 96/6 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 224/29 = 7.72)
Abdul Razzaq 4-0-24-0 - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 16* (23b 1x4) IK Pathan 6* (17b)
21.1 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
turning away, driven down to long-off
21.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, FOUR, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, lofted straight back over the bowler's head, can't get any
straighter! one bounce and over the ropes, 100 comes up for India
21.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, turned away on the leg side,
nice shot
21.4 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, two runs, played down to fine leg, gets it
wide of the fielder in the deep and gets enough time to come back
for the second
21.5 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, shot outside the off stump,
turning away, cut away wide of the cover fielder
21.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, three runs, driven straight to Malik at
point, mis-field gives away three runs! expensive over
End of over 22 (12 runs) India 108/6 (RR: 4.91 RRR: 212/28 = 7.57)
Danish Kaneria 4-0-24-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 14* (20b 1x4) M Kaif 20* (26b 1x4)
India 100 in 21.2 overs
Pakistan 100 in 19.6 overs
22.1 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run
22.2 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run, on the middle and off, pushed to
cover
22.3 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the fielder at point
22.4 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, two runs, bit of width outside the off
stump, driven away nicely to third man region, Kaneria moves
across quickly in the deep and saves two run, had to throw the
ball back in after picking it up as the momentum was taking him
over the ropes
22.5 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run
22.6 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, one run, played down to mid-on, dangerous
quick single taken, throw misses the stumps at the bowler's end
and Pathan survives
End of over 23 (3 runs) India 111/6 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 209/27 = 7.74)
Abdul Razzaq 5-0-27-0 - Dalma Hills End
IK Pathan 17* (26b 1x4) M Kaif 20* (26b 1x4)
23.1 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run
23.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, line length, turning in, defended
on the front-foot, bat and pad together
23.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, SIX, tossed up outside the off stump,
again turning in, Pathan goes down on one knee and sweeps it away
miles over the midwicket fence, biggest six so far!
23.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, defended
23.5 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, hit on the pad trying to turning
away on the leg side, was the wrong'un and the ball was turning in
after pitching outside the leg stump
23.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, lofted away to deep midwicket,
once bounce to the fielder in the deep, another expensive Kaneria
over comes to an end
End of over 24 (7 runs) India 118/6 (RR: 4.92 RRR: 202/26 = 7.77)
Danish Kaneria 5-0-31-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 24* (32b 1x4 1x6) M Kaif 20* (26b 1x4)
24.1 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, one run, pushed down to mid-off, dangerous
single called for, fielder moving in from the edge of the circle
fails to his the stumps at the bowler's end and Pathan makes it
home safely
24.2 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, turned away to the deep midwicket
region
24.3 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, one run, driven away into the gap between
the cover fielders, nicely placed
24.4 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, FOUR, nicely played, drifting onto the pads,
Kaif gets into a good positions and turns it away to the deep
midwicket fence, Youhana takes off after it but fails to pull it
in, excellent effort
24.5 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, turned away on the leg side
24.6 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run, played down to mid-on
End of over 25 (8 runs) India 126/6 (RR: 5.04 RRR: 194/25 = 7.76)
Abdul Razzaq 6-0-35-0 - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 26* (29b 2x4) IK Pathan 26* (35b 1x4 1x6)
slip still in place
25.1 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, pitched up, Kaif gets well forward
and taps it around the corner to the fine leg region
25.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, driven hard but straight to the
fielder at cover
25.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, wide outside the off stump,
played away to the cover region
25.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, quicker delivery, swept away to
fine leg, walking single
25.5 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, fulltoss, played down to long-off,
Kaif was looking for two but Sami moves across quickly in the deep
and cuts it off
25.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, legbye: one run, sharp turn, ball hits
the pad and rolls away to square leg
End of over 26 (4 runs) India 130/6 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 190/24 = 7.92)
Danish Kaneria 6-0-34-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 27* (39b 1x4 1x6) M Kaif 28* (31b 2x4)
Shoaib Malik being brought into the attack now
26.1 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, well flighted delivery, pushed back
to the bowler
26.2 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, one run, again tossed up, drifting down the
leg side, Pathan makes room and punches it down to long-off
26.3 Shoaib Malik to Kaif, no run, turning in, steps forward and turns
it away straight to the fielder at mid-on
26.4 Shoaib Malik to Kaif, two runs, turned away to the midwicket
region, quick single taken, overthrow gives away an extra run
26.5 Shoaib Malik to Kaif, (noball) one run
26.5 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, SIX, another massive hit! dances down the
track and lofts it way over the long-on fence, Pathan looking good
against the spinners
26.6 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
End of over 27 (11 runs) India 141/6 (RR: 5.22 RRR: 179/23 = 7.78)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-11-0 (1nb) - Dalma Hills End
M Kaif 31* (34b 2x4) IK Pathan 34* (43b 1x4 2x6)
27.1 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, one run, forced away off the back foot to
the point region
27.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, quicker and fuller, pushed back
to the bowler
27.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, wrong'un, edged down to the
short third man region, quick single taken
27.4 Danish Kaneria to Kaif, OUT: gone! turning away, driven in the air
towards the point region, Younis Khan dives across his to right
and takes it cleanly, fantastic catch!
India 143/7, Partnership of 61
M Kaif c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria 32 (36b 2x4 0x6)
IK Pathan 35* (45b 1x4 2x6) Danish Kaneria 6.4-0-36-1
Kaneria gets one to his name, India seven down
Harbhajan Singh is the next man in
27.5 Danish Kaneria to Harbhajan Singh, no run
27.6 Danish Kaneria to Harbhajan Singh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump
End of over 28 (2 runs) India 143/7 (RR: 5.11 RRR: 177/22 = 8.05)
Danish Kaneria 7-0-36-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 35* (45b 1x4 2x6) Harbhajan Singh 0* (2b)
28.1 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
28.2 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, one run, pushed into the gap between cover
and point
28.3 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turning in from outside
the off stump, worked away on the leg side
28.4 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turned away on the leg
side
28.5 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run
28.6 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, one run, turned away to the vacant
square leg region
End of over 29 (2 runs) India 145/7 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 175/21 = 8.33)
Shoaib Malik 2-0-13-0 (1nb) - Dalma Hills End
Harbhajan Singh 1* (6b) IK Pathan 36* (47b 1x4 2x6)
29.1 Danish Kaneria to Harbhajan Singh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump, Harby beaten by the sharp turn
29.2 Danish Kaneria to Harbhajan Singh, one run, driven away, Harbhajan
off the mark with an easy single
29.3 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, SIX, Pathan! comes down the track and
swing away with the spin, get it on the middle and the ball sails
over the midwicket fence
29.4 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, beaten trying to cut the ball
away to the point region
29.5 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, comes down the track even before
the ball is bowled, Kaneria fires it in, defended watchfully in
the end
29.6 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, googly, defended
End of over 30 (7 runs) India 152/7 (RR: 5.07 RRR: 168/20 = 8.40)
Danish Kaneria 8-0-43-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
Harbhajan Singh 2* (8b) IK Pathan 42* (51b 1x4 3x6)
30.1 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run
30.2 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, OUT: bowled'm! excellent delivery,
turning in sharply from outside the off stump, Harbhajan tires to
work it away but fails to make contact, ball turns in and clips
the leg stump, eight down
India 152/8, Partnership of 9
Harbhajan Singh b Shoaib Malik 2 (10b 0x4 0x6)
IK Pathan 42* (51b 1x4 3x6) Shoaib Malik 2.2-0-13-1 (1nb)
Malik too gets his name on the board, Pakistan heading for a
comprehensive win here
Match State: Drinks
India require another 168 runs with 2 wickets and 19.4 overs
remaining
Zaheer Khan is the next man in
30.3 Shoaib Malik to Khan, wide: no run, way down the leg side
30.3 Shoaib Malik to Khan, no run, hit on the pad trying to defend on
the front-foot
30.4 Shoaib Malik to Khan, no run
30.5 Shoaib Malik to Khan, no run
30.6 Shoaib Malik to Khan, no run
End of over 31 (1 run) India 153/8 (RR: 4.94 RRR: 167/19 = 8.79)
Shoaib Malik 3-0-14-1 (1w 1nb) - Dalma Hills End
IK Pathan 42* (51b 1x4 3x6) Z Khan 0* (4b)
31.1 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, turning in from outside the leg
stump, Pathan gets hit on the pad trying to sweep it away
31.2 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, another googly, cut away to the
deep point region, easy single
31.3 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, hit on the pad trying to work the
ball towards midwicket, missing leg
31.4 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, slog sweeps makes no contact,
appeal for lbw turned down
31.5 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, another terrific googly, Zaheer was
clueless taken nicely by the keeper
31.6 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run
End of over 32 (1 run) India 154/8 (RR: 4.81 RRR: 166/18 = 9.22)
Danish Kaneria 9-0-44-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 43* (53b 1x4 3x6) Z Khan 0* (8b)
32.1 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
32.2 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, comes down the track and plays it
straight back to the bowler
32.3 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, (noball) one run, turned away on the leg
side
32.3 Shoaib Malik to Khan, wide: no run, pitched in line and turning
away down the leg side, sharp turn
32.3 Shoaib Malik to Khan, SIX, shot! swings across with the spin, ball
files over the backward square leg fence, good clean hit, going
down on one knee as he played it, Khan off the mark in grant style
32.4 Shoaib Malik to Khan, one run, turned away behind square on the leg
side, easy single
32.5 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, swing across but fails to make
contact, again collected nicely by Akmal behind the stumps
32.6 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, one run, cut away to the deep cover point
region, easy single to end the over
End of over 33 (11 runs) India 165/8 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 155/17 = 9.12)
Shoaib Malik 4-0-25-1 (2w 2nb) - Dalma Hills End
IK Pathan 45* (58b 1x4 3x6) Z Khan 7* (10b 1x6)
Danish Kaneria to continue, into his final over now
33.1 Danish Kaneria to Pathan, one run, comes down the track and hits it
hard and to the left of Kaneria, diving half stop saves runs,
difficulty chance
one slip in place
33.2 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning away, Zaheer goes after it and gets beaten
33.3 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, fuller and turning away, Khan gets
beaten trying to drive it away, appeal for caught behind turned
down, looked like the bat hit the ground
33.4 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, googly, hit on the pad trying to
sweep it away, confident appeal for lbw turned down, impact was
outside the line of the off stump
33.5 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run, again beaten trying to sweep
33.6 Danish Kaneria to Khan, no run
End of over 34 (1 run) India 166/8 (RR: 4.88 RRR: 154/16 = 9.62)
Danish Kaneria 10-0-45-1 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 46* (59b 1x4 3x6) Z Khan 7* (15b 1x6)
34.1 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, pushed to gully
34.2 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, one run, pulled away to deep midwicket,
just a single
34.3 Shoaib Malik to Khan, (noball) no run, defended on the front-foot,
called for overstepping
34.3 Shoaib Malik to Khan, no run, turning in, played off the back foot
to the mid-on region
34.4 Shoaib Malik to Khan, one run, comes down the track and lofts it
away to the deep midwicket region, couple of bounce to the fielder
in the deep
34.5 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
34.6 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, on the middle and leg, defended on
the front-foot with a straight bat
End of over 35 (3 runs) India 169/8 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 151/15 = 10.07)
Shoaib Malik 5-0-28-1 (2w 3nb) - Dalma Hills End
Z Khan 8* (18b 1x6) IK Pathan 47* (63b 1x4 3x6)
required run rate is now over 10!
Shahid Afridi into the attack now
35.1 Shahid Afridi to Khan, no run, pushed straight to the gully fielder
35.2 Shahid Afridi to Khan, no run, turning away, swing and a miss
35.3 Shahid Afridi to Khan, one run, dropped! Khan goes across the line
and ends up hitting it high up towards the mid-on region, Afridi
calls for it but fails to hold on
35.4 Shahid Afridi to Pathan, no run
35.5 Shahid Afridi to Pathan, no run, hit on the pad, appeal turned
down, pitched outside the leg stump
35.6 Shahid Afridi to Pathan, one run, pitched up, driven down to long-
off
End of over 36 (2 runs) India 171/8 (RR: 4.75 RRR: 149/14 = 10.64)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-2-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 48* (66b 1x4 3x6) Z Khan 9* (21b 1x6)
36.1 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, one run
36.2 Shoaib Malik to Khan, one run, forced away behind point
36.3 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, defended to the leg side
36.4 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, FOUR, 1st ODI fifty! comes down the track
and lofts it away to the cover fence, excellent inside out shot,
just managed to get it wide of the fielder in the deep, first
signalled as a six and then changed to a four
36.5 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
36.6 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
End of over 37 (6 runs) India 177/8 (RR: 4.78 RRR: 143/13 = 11.00)
Shoaib Malik 6-0-34-1 (2w 3nb) - Dalma Hills End
Z Khan 10* (22b 1x6) IK Pathan 53* (71b 2x4 3x6)
37.1 Shahid Afridi to Khan, one run
37.2 Shahid Afridi to Pathan, three runs, driven away to the deep cover
region, runs hard and gets back for the third
37.3 Shahid Afridi to Khan, SIX, tossed up, lofted over the long-on
fence, Zaheer making batting look easy out there in the middle,
clean hit!
37.4 Shahid Afridi to Khan, no run
37.5 Shahid Afridi to Khan, FOUR, more runs! flat hit, ball races away
to the long-off fence, lovely shot
37.6 Shahid Afridi to Khan, FOUR, Zaheer! slightly shorter in length,
Zaheer comes down the track and slogs it away to the midwicket
fence, crowd loves it
End of over 38 (18 runs) India 195/8 (RR: 5.13 RRR: 125/12 = 10.42)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-20-0 - Naoroji Pavilion End
IK Pathan 56* (72b 2x4 3x6) Z Khan 25* (27b 2x4 2x6)
38.1 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, pushed to short cover
38.2 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run, played to point
38.3 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
38.4 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, two runs, moves away trying to make room,
Malik followed the batsman, in the end tucked away wide of the
fielder at short fine leg
38.5 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, no run
38.6 Shoaib Malik to Pathan, SIX, another amazing hit! comes down the
track, takes on the fielder at wide long-on and manages to clear
him comfortably, good looking inside out shot, 200 comes up for
India
End of over 39 (8 runs) India 203/8 (RR: 5.21 RRR: 117/11 = 10.64)
Shoaib Malik 7-0-42-1 (2w 3nb) - Dalma Hills End
Z Khan 25* (27b 2x4 2x6) IK Pathan 64* (78b 2x4 4x6)
last two overs have produced 32 runs for India!
Inzi decides it's time for the party to end, Naved-ul-Hasan back
into the attack
39.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Khan, no run
39.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Khan, no run, pushed to point
39.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Khan, no run, driven down to mid-on, not a well
timed shot
39.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Khan, one run, played wide of the mid-on fielder,
once again not a well timed shot
39.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, short ball, Pathan tries to pull
it away but fails to make contact, good effort ball
39.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, OUT: 5-for! wide ball down the leg side,
Pathan was looking to tap it down to fine leg for a single, ball
hits the back of the bat and pops up behind the stumps, Akmal
gloves it comfortably, soft dismissal, end of a fine innings
India 204/9, Partnership of 52
IK Pathan c Kamran Akmal b Naved-ul-Hasan 64 (80b 2x4 4x6)
End of over 40 (1 run) India 204/9 (RR: 5.10 RRR: 116/10 = 11.60)
Naved-ul-Hasan 8-1-25-5 (1w) - Naoroji Pavilion End
Z Khan 26* (31b 2x4 2x6)
Ashish Nehra is the last man in
Pakistan need just one more
40.1 Mohammad Sami to Khan, one run, steered down to third man
40.2 Mohammad Sami to Nehra, no run, pitched up, played down to mid-on
40.3 Mohammad Sami to Nehra, no run
40.4 Mohammad Sami to Nehra, one run, short ball, Nehra goes after it,
ball takes the top edge and flies down to the fine leg region,
falls well short of the fielder moving across in the deep
40.5 Mohammad Sami to Khan, no run, another short delivery, defended on
the back-foot
40.6 Mohammad Sami to Khan, (noball) bye: FOUR, beamer, keeper fails to
collect it cleanly
40.6 Mohammad Sami to Khan, no run
End of over 41 (7 runs) India 211/9 (RR: 5.15 RRR: 109/9 = 12.11)
Mohammad Sami 8-1-41-2 (2w 1nb) - Dalma Hills End
A Nehra 1* (3b) Z Khan 27* (35b 2x4 2x6)
41.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Nehra, no run, short rising delivery outside the
off stump, Nehra swing hard, misses the target by milesÿó
41.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Nehra, no run, another swing and a miss outside
the off stump
41.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Nehra, two runs, finally the swing makes contact,
ball rolls away to the vacant midwicket region
41.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Nehra, OUT: there it is! Nehra cleaned up by a
fast yoker, Rana ends up with six wickets
India 213/10, Partnership of 9
A Nehra b Naved-ul-Hasan 3 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Z Khan 27* (35b 2x4 2x6) Naved-ul-Hasan 8.4-1-27-6 (1w)
Pakistan win by 106 runs, what a comeback!
Indian batsmen crumbled under pressure like a ton of bricks, In the
end a comprehensive win for Pakistan
the series is now wide open, India lead the series 2-1 with three
more matches to be played
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