4th ODI: India v Pakistan at Ahmedabad, 12 Apr 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Good morning and welcome to the live coverage of the fourth ODI
between India and Pakistan being played at the Sardar Patel
Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad.
sadly the toss has been delayed due to a damp pitch!
the weather is fine and nobody is sure how this happened, Umpires
have decided to have another inspection at 9:00 IST (3:30 GMT).
we have till 9:30 IST to start the match without losing overs
we will keep you posted as things move along
Match State: Match start delayed due to damp pitch
the captains and the umpires are out there in the middle at the
moment
The conference is still going on.
The news is that play will start at 10:00 IST (4:30 GMT).
This is going to be another crucial match for both the teams, India
lead the series 2-1 and a win here will put them in an unbeatable
position as far as the series is concerned.
Again a must win situation for Pakistan.
So far the team batting first has won all the three matches in this
series and the captain winning the toss has elected to bat on all
the three occasions, it will be interesting to see what the
captain winning the toss will decide to do this time around.
India and Pakistan have never played each other at this ground
before.
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It's going to be a 48 overs per side match and the lunch interval
has been reduced to 30 minutes.
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has won the toss and elected to bat
first.
Couple of changes in the Indian eleven, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan
Singh are out, in comes Balaji and Murali Karthik.
Indian team - Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly,
Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Mahendra Dhoni, Murali
Karthik, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra.
As expected Pakistan go in with the same eleven that played the 3rd
ODI.
Pakistan team - Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam-
ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan,
Mohammad Sami, Naved-ul-Hasan, Danish Kaneria.
out comes Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag
Mohammad Sami to start the bowling attack.
coming over the wicket to Sehwag, two slips and a gully in place
here we go!
0.1 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and angling in, driven
down to mid-on
0.2 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, again almost the same line and
length, this time played on the front-foot, ball rolls back to the
bowler
0.3 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, drifting down, turned away to the
square leg region
0.4 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery, angling down
the leg side, Sehwag tries to turn it away on the on side but
fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away on the leg
side
0.5 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, again turned away straight to the
fielder at square leg
0.6 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, two runs, first runs on the board, punched
off the back foot to the deep extra cover region, Sehwag off the
mark
End of over 1 (2 runs) India 2/0 (RR: 2.00)
Mohammad Sami 1-0-2-0
SR Tendulkar 0* (0b) V Sehwag 2* (6b)
in form Rana to share the new ball with Sami
1.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, (noball) FOUR, good length delivery,
drifting on to the leg stump, beautifully turned away to the
backward square leg fence, Tendulkar off the mark in style!
1.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, again turned away nicely but
this time fails to beat the fielder at square leg, excellent
effort
1.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, glided down to third man,
played standing tall on the back-foot, opened the face of the bat
at the last moment to get it past the fielder at gully
1.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, through! excellent delivery,
coming back off the seam, Sehwag beaten trying to drive it away,
missed the off stump by a whisker, close call
1.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, wicket to wicket delivery, turned
away to the square leg region
1.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, another good delivery, coming
back in nicely, played down to mid-on
1.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, (noball) no run, Rana struggling to get
his landing right, played down to mid-off
1.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, bit wide outside the off stump,
played away to the cover region, not a well timed shot
End of over 2 (7 runs) India 9/0 (RR: 4.50)
Naved-ul-Hasan 1-0-7-0 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 5* (3b 1x4) V Sehwag 2* (11b)
2.1 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, played down to mid-on, got it
wide of the fielder but not enough room to steal a single
Tendulkar not happy with the position of the sight screen, play
held up
umpire Hariharan walks down to the ropes, trying to get things
sorted out
2.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, (noball) FOUR, half volley on the
stumps, Tendulkar moves forward and turns it away nicely into the
gap on the leg side, ball races away to the midwicket fence
2.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, wide: no run, way down the leg side,
Sami continues to struggle with the extras
2.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, better, good length delivery
outside the off stump, pushed to cover, Sehwag was interested in
the single but Tendulkar was not
2.3 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, angling in, turned away to mid-
on
2.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, width outside the off stump,
cut away straight to Afridi at point, not a full-blooded cut but a
punch
2.5 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, FOUR, shot! shot of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar moves well forward and
drives it away into the gap between cover and point, little master
is looking good here
2.6 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, played to cover
End of over 3 (10 runs) India 19/0 (RR: 6.33)
Mohammad Sami 2-0-12-0 (1w 1nb)
V Sehwag 2* (11b) SR Tendulkar 13* (10b 3x4)
3.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, FOUR, more runs! loose delivery, drifting
on to middle and leg, turned away nicely to the backward square
leg fence, perfect timing and placement, India off to a good start
here!
3.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, two runs, steered down to third man, gets
it wide of the fielder and comes back for the second
Tendulkar walks down and has a word with Sehwag
3.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, left alone
3.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, FOUR, width outside the off stump, cut
away with ease to the cover point boundary, Afridi at point had no
chance
3.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, FOUR, four more! Rana tries to compensate
by drifting down the leg side, worked away to the vacant fine leg
boundary, easy picking, India off to a flyer here
3.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defensively pushed to cover
End of over 4 (14 runs) India 33/0 (RR: 8.25)
Naved-ul-Hasan 2-0-21-0 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 13* (10b 3x4) V Sehwag 16* (17b 3x4)
no slips in place, just the one gully
4.1 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven to short cover
4.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, pushed to point
two men in catching position, both in front of the wicket, one on
the off side and the other at short midwicket
4.3 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, well bowled off cutter, driven
back to the bowler, not a well timed shot
4.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, wide: no run, down the leg side
4.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, one run, drifting down, picked away to
the fine leg region for an easy single
4.5 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, bit of width outside the off
stump, punched away off the back foot, Afridi at point quickly
moves across to his left and saves runs
4.6 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, FOUR, back to middle and leg line, turned
away off the back foot to the midwicket fence, excellent use of
the wrist
End of over 5 (6 runs) India 39/0 (RR: 7.80)
Mohammad Sami 3-0-18-0 (2w 1nb)
SR Tendulkar 14* (14b 3x4) V Sehwag 20* (19b 4x4)
Pakistan desperately need a wicket here to stop this run feast
5.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, inside edge and the ball
rolls away on the leg side, Sehwag calls early and Tendulkar
responds well, well judged quick single added to the total
5.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, half volley on middle and leg,
driven down to mid-on
5.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, two runs, short of a good length delivery
close to the off stump line, Sehwag tries to tap it away, ball
clips the bottom edge and races away to the third man region
runs hard and comfortably gets back for the second, wild throw
comes in from the deep and that helps
5.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, one run, steered down to third man, just
a single on this occasion
5.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, FOUR, good length delivery outside the
off stump, not a bad ball, Tendulkar gets into a nice position and
drives it away well wide of the diving fielder at backward point
oppening the face of the bat at the last moment to get the
placement right, long chase by the third man fielder end in vain
5.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good ball to end the over,
right on target, defended watchfully
End of over 6 (8 runs) India 47/0 (RR: 7.83)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-29-0 (2nb)
V Sehwag 23* (22b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 19* (17b 4x4)
6.1 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, yoker, swinging in late, Sehwag
brings his bat down at the last moment, well bowled well played
6.2 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, no run, attempted yoker ends up as a low
fulltoss, played straight to the man at mid-on
6.3 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, one run, turned to deep square leg, easy
single
6.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, short ball, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, worked away behind square on the leg
side, diving stop by Danish Kaneria saves runs
6.5 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, goo delivery, defended on the front-foot
6.6 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, another good delivery, close to
the off stump line, again defended on the front-foot
End of over 7 (1 run) India 48/0 (RR: 6.86)
Mohammad Sami 4-0-19-0 (2w 1nb)
V Sehwag 24* (25b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 19* (20b 4x4)
7.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, two runs, on the pads, turned away nicely
to long-leg, takes on the fielder in the deep and comes back for
the second, 50 comes up for India!
7.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, defended to cover, much better
delivery
7.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, one run, glided down to third man, easy
single
7.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, played to mid-off
7.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, short of length, played down
to mid-off
7.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, again forced away to the mid-
off region, not powerful enough to beat the fielder there
End of over 8 (3 runs) India 51/0 (RR: 6.38)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4-0-32-0 (2nb)
V Sehwag 27* (28b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 19* (23b 4x4)
end of a good over, just the three runs give away
8.1 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, one run, played down to third man, waited
for the ball to come in and then angled the ball away, Sami does
well in the deep and keeps it down to just one
8.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, (noball) one run, defended, ball rolls
away behind the stumps on the off side, quick single taken, Sami
continues to struggle
8.2 Mohammad Sami to Sehwag, one run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Sehwag waits for it
and at the last possible moment opens the face of the bat and runs
it down to third man
wonderful shot, slight mis-field in the deep but they decide not to
go for the second
8.3 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, rising delivery, Tendulkar
plays at it gets beaten by the extra bounce
8.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, turned away to short midwicket,
Younis Khan's throw at the bowler's end hits Sehwag, direct hit
would have been interesting
8.5 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run
8.6 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, short ball down the leg side,
Tendulkar tries to turn it away but makes no contact, ball clips
the pad and rolls away to the square leg region
End of over 9 (4 runs) India 55/0 (RR: 6.11)
Mohammad Sami 5-0-23-0 (2w 2nb)
V Sehwag 29* (30b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 20* (28b 4x4)
9.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, down the leg side, another shot
misses the target, ball hits the pad and rolls away, stopped a bit
after pitching
9.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, legbye: one run, again hits on the pad,
ball rolls away towards square leg, quick single taken
9.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, two runs, fraction short, Tendulkar
comes down the track and swings hard looking to clear the ropes
but ends up mis-hitting it towards the deep midwicket region,
Tendulkar on the attack here
9.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, FOUR, classic! steered away late,
third man had no chance whatsoever, confident looking touch shot
9.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, two runs, turned away to long-leg,
comfortably comes back for the second
9.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, driven away wide of the
fielder at mid-off, easy single to end the over
End of over 10 (10 runs) India 65/0 (RR: 6.50)
Naved-ul-Hasan 5-0-41-0 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 29* (32b 5x4) V Sehwag 29* (32b 4x4)
10.1 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run, RUN OUT! turned away straight
to the fielder at short midwicket, Sehwag was looking for the
single which was never there, Younis Khan hits the stumps direct,
Sehwag walks away without waiting for the third umpire
India 65/1, Partnership of 65
V Sehwag run out (Younis Khan) 29 (32b 4x4 0x6)
brilliant fielding, this was the second time that Sehwag was caught
backing away too long, on the first occasion Sehwag got in the way
but not this time
a much needed wicket for Pakistan
Dhoni is the next man in
10.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, one run, played down to third man
10.3 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, one run, cut away to third man, Dhoni off
the mark with a straight away
10.4 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, one run, rising delivery, lofted down
to the third man region
10.5 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run
10.6 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, FOUR, Shot! width offered, cut away
powerfully to the point boundary, perfect timing and placement,
got it right between the cover and the point fielder
End of over 11 (7 runs) India 72/1 (RR: 6.55)
Mohammad Sami 6-0-30-0 (2w 2nb)
SR Tendulkar 31* (35b 5x4) MS Dhoni 5* (3b 1x4)
11.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
11.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, (noball) no run, yoker, played down to
mid-on
11.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, inside edge taken, luckily for
Dhoni ball misses the stumps
11.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, short of a good length delivery,
angling in nicely, defended on the back-foot
11.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, another good delivery, defended on
the back-foot with a straight bat
11.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, take that! good length delivery
outside the off stump, smashed to the cover fence, four fielder
inside the circle, still Dhoni manages to find the gap
Rana bit wide and punished
11.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, another top shot! fuller length
delivery, driven away to the backward point boundary, once again
placed to perfection, comfortably beats the fielder at point and
third man, Dhoni on the move
End of over 12 (10 runs) India 82/1 (RR: 6.83)
Naved-ul-Hasan 6-0-51-0 (3nb)
SR Tendulkar 32* (36b 5x4) MS Dhoni 13* (9b 3x4)
12.1 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, no run
12.2 Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, one run, almost another run out! played
down to mid-on, bit of hesitation going for the single, Dhoni had
to respond because Tendulkar had committed himself, in the end
makes it across safely
for a moment it looked like Dhoni was never going to make it but
eventually he did, was a nice throw, Akmal took it in front of the
stumps
12.3 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run
12.4 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, FOUR, cracking drive! width outside the off
stump, driven away into the gap between the cover fielders, made
it look easy
12.5 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, wide: no run, down the leg side, Sami under
pressure here
12.5 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run
12.6 Mohammad Sami to Dhoni, no run, defended standing tall on the back-
foot
End of over 13 (6 runs) India 88/1 (RR: 6.77)
Mohammad Sami 7-0-36-0 (3w 2nb)
SR Tendulkar 33* (38b 5x4) MS Dhoni 17* (13b 4x4)
`first bowling change of the day, Shahid Afridi into the attack now
coming round the wicket to the right-hander
13.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, pitched outside the leg stump
and turning in, defended
13.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, again turning across from wide
outside the leg stump, defended watchfully, awkward line
13.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, SIX, what a shot! comes down the track
looking to dominate the bowler, gets it on the middle and the ball
flies over the wide long on boundary, crowd erupts! clean hit
13.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, wide: no run
13.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, pushed to cover, quick single
taken
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, (noball) no run
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, wide: no run, down the leg side, Afridi
under pressure here
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, defended
13.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, cut away to cover, expensive start,
9 runs taken
End of over 14 (10 runs) India 98/1 (RR: 7.00)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-10-0 (2w 1nb)
SR Tendulkar 40* (42b 5x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 17* (16b 4x4)
time for drinks
Match State: Drinks
current run rate - 7.00
this partnership is already worth 33 runs and looking good for more
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double bowling change, Abdul Razzaq into the attack now
14.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, starts off with a beauty,
Tendulkar comprehensively beaten outside the off stump
14.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, steered down to third man
14.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, swishes his bat outside the off
stump, the ball moves just a bit, beats Dhoni's bat for the second
time in a row
14.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, push and run, that brings up the
100!, Dhoni pushes it firmly towards mid off and takes off for a
quick single
14.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
14.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, delivery on the legs this time,
Tendulkar turns it away to the onside to end the over
End of over 15 (2 runs) India 100/1 (RR: 6.67)
Abdul Razzaq 1-0-2-0
MS Dhoni 18* (18b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 41* (46b 5x4 1x6)
15.1 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, pushed away to long off for a
single, Afridi continues to bowl round the stumps
15.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run
15.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, wide: no run, another Afridi wide,
again down the leg side, Akmal does well behind the stumps
15.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, mis-timed sweep, ball rolls
away to the vacant square leg region
15.4 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder,
easy single
15.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, played down to short third man
15.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run
End of over 16 (5 runs) India 105/1 (RR: 6.56)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-15-0 (3w 1nb)
SR Tendulkar 43* (49b 5x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 20* (21b 4x4)
16.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Tendulkar beaten trying to glide it down to third man
16.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, angling in, worked down to mid-
on
16.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, this time gets it wide of the
fielder at mid-on, quick single taken
16.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, played away on the off side, fielded
by the point fielder
16.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
16.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, pushed wide of the mid-off fielder
End of over 17 (2 runs) India 107/1 (RR: 6.29)
Abdul Razzaq 2-0-4-0
MS Dhoni 21* (24b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 43* (52b 5x4 1x6)
Afridi to continue, coming over the wicket to the right-hander
17.1 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, pushed back to the bowler
17.2 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, on the pads, turned away to the
fine leg region, not a clean shot
17.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, driven away through the vacant
mid-off region, easy single
17.4 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, fraction short, driven away off
the back foot to the deep cover region
17.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, turned away on the leg side,
not a well timed shot, keeper moves across and cuts off the single
17.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, moves forward, takes it on the
full and taps it down to the fine leg region, easy single takes
India to 111 for 1
End of over 18 (4 runs) India 111/1 (RR: 6.17)
Shahid Afridi 3-0-20-0 (3w 1nb)
SR Tendulkar 45* (55b 5x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 23* (27b 4x4)
18.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, steered down to third man,
again just a single
18.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, played down to fine leg, Dhoni and
Tendulkar dealing in singles at the moment
18.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, another single, this time
played into the gap between cover and point
18.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, well bowled leg cutter, Dhoni beaten
outside the off stump trying to steered it down to third man
18.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, angling in, squares up the batsman,
defended back to the bowler
18.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, played straight to the fielder at
cover, run rate drops to 6
End of over 19 (3 runs) India 114/1 (RR: 6.00)
Abdul Razzaq 3-0-7-0
SR Tendulkar 47* (57b 5x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 24* (31b 4x4)
19.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, quicker delivery, pushed back
to the bowler
19.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, fuller, driven down to long-
off for an easy single
19.3 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, fuller and quicker, driven away,
cover fielder moves across to his left and cuts off the single
19.4 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, ball hits the pad and rolls away behind the stumps on the
leg side
19.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, driven down to long-off,
single takes Tendulkar to 49!
19.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, wide outside the off stump, Dhoni
goes after it and gets beaten
End of over 20 (3 runs) India 117/1 (RR: 5.85)
Shahid Afridi 4-0-22-0 (3w 1nb)
SR Tendulkar 49* (60b 5x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 24* (34b 4x4)
Tendulkar raised his bat because the scoreboard showed him on 50
20.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
20.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, FOUR, fifty! played down to third man,
looked like an edge but intentionally played
20.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, played down to mid-on,
Tendulkar gets an official warning for running onto the danger
area
20.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
20.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, pushed to extra cover, played off
the back-foot
20.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, drifting down the leg side, Dhoni
tries to turn it away but fails to make contact, ball hits the pad
and rolls away on the off side, Razzaq follows it up
End of over 21 (5 runs) India 122/1 (RR: 5.81)
Abdul Razzaq 4-0-12-0
SR Tendulkar 54* (63b 6x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 24* (37b 4x4)
21.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, two runs, outside the off stump,
Tendulkar gets a good stride forward and paddles it down to fine
leg, nicely played
21.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, driven hard but straight to the
fielder at cover
21.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, pushed to point, Tendulkar once
again runs straight down the pitch, second official warning given
and a dead ball signalled as per the rules
21.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run
21.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, driven down to long-on
21.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, forced away to long-off, played
off the back-foot, eaasy single to end the over
End of over 22 (4 runs) India 126/1 (RR: 5.73)
Shahid Afridi 5-0-26-0 (3w 1nb)
MS Dhoni 25* (38b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 57* (68b 6x4 1x6)
22.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, angling in, played down to mid-on,
straight to the fielder
22.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, drifting down the leg side, Dhoni
beaten trying to force it away on the leg side
22.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, pushed into the gap between the
cover fielder
22.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, width outside the off stump, cut
away late, straight to the fielder at short third man
22.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, turned away to the square leg
region, Younis Khan stops the ball diving across well and
Tendulkar is forced to go back
22.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to the vacant
midwicket region
End of over 23 (2 runs) India 128/1 (RR: 5.57)
Abdul Razzaq 5-0-14-0
SR Tendulkar 58* (71b 6x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 26* (41b 4x4)
The rule states that if Tendulkar picks up a third offical warning
then Pakistan will get 5 penalty runs added to their total.
23.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, on the pads, Tendulkar moves
across and plays it down to fine leg
23.2 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, tossed up, lofted down to the
long-off region, one bounce and straight to the fielder in the
deep, good shot for just one run
23.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, quicker delivery, Tendulkar plays
it late and the ball races away to the third man boundary,
excellent shot
23.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to square leg
23.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, played down the track, Afridi
diving across to his right fails to stop it, ball rolls down to
long-on, yet another easy single added to the total
23.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, played off the back foot, gets
it wide of the point fielder, another good over for India
End of over 24 (9 runs) India 137/1 (RR: 5.71)
Shahid Afridi 6-0-35-0 (3w 1nb)
SR Tendulkar 65* (75b 7x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 28* (43b 4x4)
24.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, pushed to bacwkard point
24.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, turned away behind square on
the leg side, Kaneria moves across quickly in the deep and keeps
it down to just one, well fielded
24.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, short of a good length delivery,
Dhoni drive standing tall on the back foot, ball kisses the edge
and races away to third man
24.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, slower delivery, steered down
to third man, runs at will
24.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, pushed to extra cover
24.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, played down to long on
End of over 25 (4 runs) India 141/1 (RR: 5.64)
Abdul Razzaq 6-0-18-0
MS Dhoni 30* (46b 4x4) SR Tendulkar 67* (78b 7x4 1x6)
25.1 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, no run
25.2 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, SIX, welcome! Dhoni steps out and lofts
the ball over the long-off fence, handsome shot
25.3 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, one run, played wide of the cover fielder
25.4 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, two runs, paddle sweep played to
perfection, gets it wide of the fielder at fine leg and
comfortably comes back for the second, 150 comes up for India!
25.5 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, one run, turned away on the leg side
25.6 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, no run, width outside the off stump, Dhoni
beaten trying to cut it away
End of over 26 (10 runs) India 151/1 (RR: 5.81)
Danish Kaneria 1-0-10-0
SR Tendulkar 70* (80b 7x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 37* (50b 4x4 1x6)
26.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, pushed to backward point
26.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, ball kept a bit low, defended on the front-foot
26.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to long-leg, nicely
played
26.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, (noball) legbye: one run, drifting down the
leg side, ball hits the pad and rolls away behind square
26.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, defended outside the off stump
26.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, played down the track to the
mid-on region, again bit of hesitation going for the single, in
the end they decide not to go
26.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, forced away to the vacant cover
region, good delivery to end the over
End of over 27 (4 runs) India 155/1 (RR: 5.74)
Abdul Razzaq 7-0-22-0 (1nb)
SR Tendulkar 72* (86b 7x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 37* (51b 4x4 1x6)
Tendulkar has not got a third official warning, what i meant was
that if he gets a third official warning then Pakistan will be
given five penalty runs.
at this rate India will reach 276, six an over will take them to
281!
27.1 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, FOUR, reverse sweep, almost carried to
the fence, terrific shot!
27.2 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, no run, pushed back to the bowler
27.3 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, no run, pitched outside the leg stump
and turning away, this time the reverse sweep fails to make
contact
27.4 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, one run, comes down the track looking
to dominate, ends up with a mis-timed shot to the long-off region
27.5 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, one run, width outside the off stump, cut
away in front of point for an easy single
27.6 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, two runs, another sharp spinning
delivery, cut away late to the deep backward point region, runs
hard and gets back for the second
End of over 28 (8 runs) India 163/1 (RR: 5.82)
Danish Kaneria 2-0-18-0
MS Dhoni 38* (52b 4x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 79* (91b 8x4 1x6)
28.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
28.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, played down to mid-off, quick
single taken, Sami fails to hit the stumps at the keeper's end,
Dhoni survives
28.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, FOUR, short ball, Tendulkar comes down
the track and pulls it away to the midwicket fence, super shot,
Tendulkar looking to force the pace here
28.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
28.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
28.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, (noball) FOUR, good delivery, edged past
the keeper to the third man boundary, this is turning out to be
another good over for India
28.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, defended to the short third man
region, Akmal moves across quickly and has a go at the bowler's
end stumps but fails to hit the target, Tendulkar safely in
End of over 29 (11 runs) India 174/1 (RR: 6.00)
Abdul Razzaq 8-0-33-0 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 88* (96b 10x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 39* (54b 4x4 1x6)
Run Rate is back up to 6
Kaneria to continue, bowling round the stumps
29.1 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, SIX, shot! tossed up delivery, steps
out and lofts it away well over the long-on fence, tremendous hit!
unfortunately the ball landed square on the tv cameraman's head,
looks like he is hurt badly, play held up
Pakistan physio attending to the cameraman
Tendulkar came forward and got inside the line and hit it against
the spin, nicely countering the negative line, good cricketing
shot
29.2 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, one run, played to short fine leg, not
timed well
29.3 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, two runs, down the leg side, Dhoni gets
bat on ball trying to paddle it away, two runs added to the total
29.4 Danish Kaneria to Dhoni, one run
29.5 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, wide: no run, down the leg side
29.5 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, no run
29.6 Danish Kaneria to Tendulkar, no run, pushed back to the bowler
End of over 30 (11 runs) India 185/1 (RR: 6.17)
Danish Kaneria 3-0-29-0 (1w)
MS Dhoni 42* (56b 4x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 95* (100b 10x4 2x6)
30.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, played wide of Inzi at cover,
dangerous quick single called for, direct hit would have got Dhoni
30.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, pushed away in front of point,
quick single taken
30.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, played away to deep midwicket,
single gets Tendulkar back on strike
30.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, drifting onto the pads, turned
away nicely to the square leg region, single takes Tendulkar to 97
30.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, forced away to the cover region
30.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, punched away wide of the point
fielder
End of over 31 (5 runs) India 190/1 (RR: 6.13)
Abdul Razzaq 9-0-38-0 (2nb)
MS Dhoni 45* (60b 4x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 97* (102b 10x4 2x6)
Shoaib Malik into the attack for the first time today
31.1 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, no run, oooh! Dhoni comes the track and
swings hard, gets beaten by a long way but Akmal fails to collect
the ball, Dhoni survives
31.2 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, one run, played down to fine leg
31.3 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to the square leg
region, every run being cheered here, Tendulkar inching closer to
his 38th ODI hundred
31.4 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, one run, played wide of the fielder at extra
cover
31.5 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, played wide of India at cover,
easy single taken Tendulkar to 99!
31.6 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, OUT: Akmal redeems himself! quicker delivery
down the leg side, Dhoni tries to work it away but ends up with a
faint edge, Akmal moving across quickly to his left takes it on
the second attempt, excellent catch!
India 194/2, Partnership of 129
MS Dhoni c Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Malik 47 (64b 4x4 1x6)
End of over 32 (4 runs) India 194/2 (RR: 6.06)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-4-1
SR Tendulkar 99* (104b 10x4 2x6)
Malik gets the much needed breakthrough, Dhoni departs three runs
short of a half-century, bowling change works for Inzi.
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surprise surprise, Sourav Ganguly walks in ahead of Rahul Dravid
32.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, there it is! edged away to the
short midwicket region, hundred number 38! what a player
Tendulkar seems to be injured, looks like cramps, play held up
32.2 Abdul Razzaq to Ganguly, one run, played to deep cover, off the
mark first ball
32.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Tendulkar gets
beaten trying to cut it away, keeper looked interested but the
bowler and the umpire was not
32.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, again beaten outside the off
stump, this time by the low bounce, kept real low
32.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, two runs, slower ball, Tendulkar goes
after it and ends up hitting it high up towards the vacant long-
off region, completely mis-timed, looked like a tired shot
32.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, turned to square leg
End of over 33 (4 runs) India 198/2 (RR: 6.00)
Abdul Razzaq 10-0-42-0 (2nb)
SC Ganguly 1* (1b) SR Tendulkar 102* (109b 10x4 2x6)
33.1 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, played to short third man
33.2 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to the short fine
leg region, 200 comes up for India
33.3 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, (noball) no run, called for overstepping!
33.3 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run, fails to make contact with the
sweep shot, appeal for lbw turned down, pitched outside the leg
stump
33.4 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run, played away to the cover region,
not timed well enough to beat the fielder
33.5 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run
33.6 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run
End of over 34 (3 runs) India 201/2 (RR: 5.91)
Shoaib Malik 2-0-7-1 (1nb)
SR Tendulkar 103* (110b 10x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 2* (7b)
Rana is back
34.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, FOUR, drifting down the leg side,
played away fine, ball races away to the fine leg fence, lovely
shot!
Rana under pressure straightaway
34.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, outside the off stump,
steered down to third man
34.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, beaten outside the off stump by
a good delivery
34.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, steps forward trying to break
the shackles, not a well timed shot, ball hits the toe of the bat
and rolls away to the cover region
34.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, driven away well but straight to
the cover fielder
34.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, no run, good length delivery on the
middle and leg, defended
End of over 35 (5 runs) India 206/2 (RR: 5.89)
Naved-ul-Hasan 7-0-56-0 (3nb)
SR Tendulkar 108* (112b 11x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 2* (11b)
35.1 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, tossed up, turned away to the
deep midwicket region, easy single
35.2 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, (noball) legbye: one run, steps out and
gets hit on the pads, ball rolls away behind the stumps on the leg
side
35.2 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, comes down the track, Malik
keeps it on the stumps, turned away on the leg side, Tendulkar was
looking for the single but Ganguly away not interested
35.3 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, swept away to square leg
35.4 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, on the middle and leg, turned
away nicely to the square leg region, walking single
35.5 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, gives the charge looking to go
over the long-on fence but ends up mis-timing it to mid-on,
Ganguly struggling here
35.6 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, played down to long-leg
End of over 36 (8 runs) India 214/2 (RR: 5.94)
Shoaib Malik 3-0-15-1 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 112* (116b 11x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 4* (14b)
36.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery close to
the off stump line, pushed away on the off side with soft hands,
quick single taken
36.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, one run, played wide of the cover
fielder
36.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, legbye: one run, stretches forward
trying to paddle it around the corner but fails to make contact,
appeal for lbw turned down
36.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, FOUR, drifting down the leg side,
Ganguly gets across a bit and turns it away fine, ball races away
to the fine leg fence, nice looking touch shot
36.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ganguly, one run, played away into the gap
between the cover fielders
36.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, good delivery, reversing in
from outside the off stump, turned away with ease to deep backward
square leg
End of over 37 (9 runs) India 223/2 (RR: 6.03)
Naved-ul-Hasan 8-0-64-0 (3nb)
SR Tendulkar 114* (119b 11x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 10* (17b 1x4)
37.1 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to long leg
37.2 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, wide: no run, down the leg side
37.2 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, bit short, cut away to deep cover
37.3 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, turned away behind square on
the leg side, Tendulkar struggling here, time to ask for a by-
runner
37.4 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, (noball) no run
play held up, India Physio called in to attend to the cramps
Sehwag comes out, can't find a more identical runner!
37.4 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run
37.5 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run
37.6 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, cut away to deep point
End of over 38 (6 runs) India 229/2 (RR: 6.03)
Shoaib Malik 4-0-21-1 (1w 3nb)
SC Ganguly 12* (22b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 116* (121b 11x4 2x6)
Bowling change, Inzamam gets back Shahid Afridi to quickly rush
through the overs
38.1 Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, one run, pushed away to the long on
region for a single
38.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, the off break from Afridi,
Tendulkar paddles it away to backward square leg for a single,
shouts Veeru to get him going!
38.3 Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, no run, Ganguly plays it away to the
onside
Afridi round the stumps this time
38.4 Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, one run, the off break, and Ganguly
pushes it into the wide open gaps on the off side and takes a
single
38.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, BEATEN!! Tendulkar ties his
hand at an unorthodox shot, tries to hit it over the wicket
keeper, beut gets beaten
38.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, off
break, Tendulkar moves down the track and flicks it away wide of
the short fine leg fielder
End of over 39 (7 runs) India 236/2 (RR: 6.05)
Shahid Afridi 7-0-40-0 (3w 1nb) - Adani Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 14* (25b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 121* (124b 12x4 2x6)
39.1 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run
39.2 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, swept away to deep fine leg, easy
single
39.3 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, turning in, worked away to deep
backward square leg
39.4 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, two runs, swept away fine, more than
enough time to come back for the second
39.5 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, no run, Akmal! Ganguly comes down the
track eyeing the long-on fence, misses the target by mile but
Akmal fails to collect the ball, straightforward stumping missed
39.6 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, (noball) no run
39.6 Shoaib Malik to Ganguly, one run, driven off the back foot to the
cover region
End of over 40 (6 runs) India 242/2 (RR: 6.05)
Shoaib Malik 5-0-27-1 (1w 4nb) - GMDC End
SC Ganguly 18* (31b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 122* (125b 12x4 2x6)
40.1 Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, no run, quicker delivery, Ganguly hit on
the pad, appeal turned down
40.2 Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, no run, RUN OUT! swept away to the short
fine leg region, Ganguly takes off for a single and is sent back,
nice throw comes in and Akmal quickly disturbs the stumps, third
umpire called in, RED light flashes, Ganguly just short!
India 242/3, Partnership of 48
SC Ganguly run out (Shoaib Malik) 18 (33b 1x4 0x6)
second run out of the innings, Ganguly's amazing run of consistency
continues!
there was never a run there, it was hit pretty much straight to
Shoaib Malik.
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
40.3 Shahid Afridi to Dravid, one run, turned away to square leg
40.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, cut away wide of the cover
fielder
40.5 Shahid Afridi to Dravid, one run, played down to fine leg, easy
single
40.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, mis-timed reverse sweep, ball
clips the inside edge and pops up to short fine leg
End of over 41 (4 runs) India 246/3 (RR: 6.00)
Shahid Afridi 8-0-44-0 (3w 1nb) - Adani Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 124* (127b 12x4 2x6) R Dravid 2* (2b)
41.1 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, no run, way outside the off stump,
Tendulkar goes after it but fails to beat Younis Khan at cover
41.2 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, legbye: two runs, another mis-timed
reverse sweep, ball hits the pad and rolls away on the leg side,
appeal for lbw turned down, overthrow gives an extra run
41.3 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, OUT: bowled'm! pitched on the stumps and
turning in, Tendulkar gets across trying to sweep it away fine but
makes no contact, ball crashes into the stumps ending a fine
innings
India 248/4, Partnership of 6
SR Tendulkar b Shoaib Malik 124 (130b 12x4 2x6)
R Dravid 2* (2b) Shoaib Malik 5.3-0-27-2 (1w 4nb)
was a tired looking shot, crucial wicket for Pakistan
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
41.4 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended outside the off
stump
41.5 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven away behind point,
Yuvraj was looking for two but Sami moves across quickly in the
deep and cuts it off, good effort in the deep
41.6 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, (noball) no run
41.6 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, FOUR, shot! unorthodox shot, ball races
away to the vacant third man boundary, welcome runs for India
End of over 42 (8 runs) India 254/4 (RR: 6.05)
Shoaib Malik 6-0-33-2 (1w 5nb) - GMDC End
Yuvraj Singh 1* (2b) R Dravid 6* (4b 1x4)
42.1 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, no run, turning in from outside the
off stump, defended
42.2 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, loose delivery down the leg
side, swept away powerfully to the fine leg fence
42.3 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, pushed away in front of
point, easy single
42.4 Shahid Afridi to Dravid, one run, tucked away behind square on the
leg side, took it from outside the off stump, had to reach out
42.5 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, swept away to the fine leg
region
42.6 Shahid Afridi to Dravid, no run, quicker and fuller outside the off
stump, Dravid gets beaten trying to run it down to third man
End of over 43 (7 runs) India 261/4 (RR: 6.07)
Shahid Afridi 9-0-51-0 (3w 1nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 7* (6b 1x4) R Dravid 7* (6b 1x4)
5 overs left in the innings
43.1 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, fraction short, Yuvraj rocks
back and pulls it away to the midwicket fence, three fielders out
in the deep yet Yuvraj managed to find the gap, excellent
placement
43.2 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, no run, driven straight to the
fielder at extra cover
43.3 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, no run, fails to hit the target with
the sweep shot, ball hits the pad and pops up on the off side,
half hearted appeal turned down
43.4 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, down the leg side
43.4 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, one run, again fraction short, cut
away to deep cover
43.5 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, one run, on the stumps, Dravid tries to
sweep it away fine, ball clips the glove and rolls away wide of
the fielder at short fine leg, appeal for lbw turned down
43.6 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, one run, cut away to the deep point
region, easy single to end the over
End of over 44 (8 runs) India 269/4 (RR: 6.11)
Shoaib Malik 7-0-41-2 (2w 5nb) - GMDC End
Yuvraj Singh 13* (11b 2x4) R Dravid 8* (7b 1x4)
four more overs to go!
Sami is back
44.1 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, one run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, driven down to long-off
44.2 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, Dravid
quickly gets into a good position and flicks it away to the fine
leg fence, excellent placement, comfortably got it past the two
fielders in the deep
44.3 Mohammad Sami to Dravid, one run, pushed away to the point region
44.4 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, yorker, hit on the foot,
loud appeal for lbw turned down, looked close!
44.5 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, fantastic shot! short of a
good length delivery, swung away to the midwicket fence, Yuvraj at
his best
44.6 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned away to deep square
leg, excellent cricket
End of over 45 (11 runs) India 280/4 (RR: 6.22)
Mohammad Sami 8-0-47-0 (3w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 19* (15b 3x4) R Dravid 13* (9b 2x4)
3 overs left in the innings, India need 20 runs more to get to 300
45.1 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, another wide down the
leg side
45.1 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, one run, again down the leg side,
swung away to deep midwicket
45.2 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, two runs, short ball outside the off stump,
cut away to the deep cover region, Dravid takes on the fielder in
the deep and makes it back safely for the second, excellent
running
45.3 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, FOUR, reverse sweep makes contact, ball
races away to the fine leg region, Afridi steps on the rope trying
to balance, four signalled
45.4 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended but not cleanly
45.5 Shoaib Malik to Dravid, OUT: gone! comes down track looking to
clear the man at midwicket but ends up hitting it straight to Rana
in the deep, Dravid departs, third wicket for Malik
India 288/5, Partnership of 40
R Dravid c Naved-ul-Hasan b Shoaib Malik 19 (13b 3x4 0x6)
Yuvraj Singh 20* (16b 3x4) Shoaib Malik 7.5-0-49-3 (3w 5nb)
good little innings comes to an end, 19 off 13 balls
Kaif is the next man in
45.6 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, one run, edged, ball rolls away on
the leg side, quick single taken
End of over 46 (9 runs) India 289/5 (RR: 6.28)
Shoaib Malik 8-0-50-3 (3w 5nb) - GMDC End
Yuvraj Singh 21* (17b 3x4) M Kaif 0* (0b)
46.1 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, no run, lovely yorker, Yuvraj had no
option but to defend
46.2 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, one run, attempted yorker, ends up
as a fulltoss on the pads, turned away to deep midwicket, just a
single
46.3 Mohammad Sami to Kaif, one run, drifting in, defended to the leg
side, quick single taken, Kaif off the mark
Kaif doing the right thing here, getting Yuvraj back on strike
46.4 Mohammad Sami to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fulltoss, Yuvraj misses
out, defended to cover for a single
46.5 Mohammad Sami to Kaif, FOUR, tremendous hit! lofted away to the
vacant midwicket fence, landed on the rope! signalled as a four
46.6 Mohammad Sami to Kaif, OUT: Sami strikes back with a fast yorker!
Kaif plays all over it and gets bowled, hit on middle and leg
India 296/6, Partnership of 8
M Kaif b Mohammad Sami 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 47 (7 runs) India 296/6 (RR: 6.30)
Mohammad Sami 9-0-54-1 (3w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 23* (20b 3x4)
Zaheer Khan walks in
Malik to bowl the last over
47.1 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, long-hop, horrible delivery to
say the least, pulled away with ease to the midwicket fence, 300
comes up for India!
47.2 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, steps out and lofts it away
to the deep midwicket region, went straight to the fielder on the
bounce but they run two, wild throw comes in and that helped
47.3 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, four more! swing across the
line and gets it on the middle, ball races away to the midwicket
fence, fielder in the deep had no chance
47.4 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, legbye: two runs, this time the swing
fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and races away to the
third man region
47.5 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, no run, swing and a miss
47.6 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, wide: FOUR, Yuvraj gets into position
to reverse sweep even before the ball is bowled, Malik bowls it
wide down the leg side and Yuvraj pulls away, keeper had no
chance, smart cricket
this is turning out to a nightmare last over!
47.6 Shoaib Malik to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, driven down to long-off,
easy two to end the innings
End of over 48 (19 runs) India 315/6 (RR: 6.56)
Shoaib Malik 9-0-67-3 (4w 5nb) - GMDC End
Z Khan 0* (0b) Yuvraj Singh 35* (26b 5x4)
excellent little cameo from Yuvraj Singh, India end up with 315 on
the board
it is going to be another tough chase for Pakistan
but the last time a game was played here, India overtook West
Indies's 324 with 14 balls to spare.
we will be back in 15 minutes time with the Pakistan innings
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Match State: Innings Break
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as expected Afridi will open the innings with Salman Butt
316 is the target for Pakistan
Balaji to start the bowling attack, two slips and a gull in place
0.1 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery close to the
off stump line, good delivery first up, defended on the back-foot,
cover fielder moves in and fields
0.2 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, driven away, straight to the fielder
at cover
0.3 Balaji to Salman Butt, wide: no run, down the leg side
0.3 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended on the front-foot with a straight bat
0.4 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, width outside the off stump, ball
kept a bit low, driven away straight to the fielder at cover point
0.5 Balaji to Salman Butt, wide: no run, down the leg side
0.5 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, short of a length delivery, Butt
stays tall and punches it t Karthik at mid off
0.6 Balaji to Salman Butt, one run, punched down to mid-on, Salman Butt
off the mark with an easy single
End of over 1 (3 runs) Pakistan 3/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 313/47 = 6.66)
L Balaji 1-0-3-0 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
Salman Butt 1* (6b) Shahid Afridi 0* (0b)
Nehra to share the new ball with Balaji
1.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away straight to the fielder at cover, the flick
drive that he plays so well only that Salman Butt is struggling to
find the gaps at the moment
1.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, punched off the back foot to the
mid-off region
1.3 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, comes down the track and swings
hard, misses the target by miles
1.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, short ball, angling across, another
mis-timed wild swing, ball takes the inside edge and rolls away to
the square leg region
1.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, wide: no run, down the leg side
Nehra walks down to have a word with Afridi who signals to Nehra to
get on with it! already the pressure showing
1.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, swing and a miss
1.6 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, swing and a miss
End of over 2 (2 runs) Pakistan 5/0 (RR: 2.50 RRR: 311/46 = 6.76)
A Nehra 1-0-2-0 (1w) - GMDC End
Salman Butt 2* (8b) Shahid Afridi 0* (4b)
2.1 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery,
Salman Butt tries to drive it away on the back-foot but fails to
make contact, close
2.2 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, Salman butt goes after it and ends up mis-hitting it back
to the bowler
2.3 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, inside edge onto the pad, appeal for
lbw turned down, ball pitched in line and was angling across the
left-hander
2.4 Balaji to Salman Butt, one run, drifting down the leg side, flicked
away nicely to the fine leg region, fielder in the deep moves
across quickly and keeps it down to just one
2.5 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed to cover
2.6 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary! fuller
length delivery outside the off stump, lofted way over the in-
field to the cover fence, typical Afridi shot
End of over 3 (5 runs) Pakistan 10/0 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 306/45 = 6.80)
L Balaji 2-0-8-0 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
Salman Butt 3* (12b) Shahid Afridi 4* (6b 1x4)
3.1 Nehra to Salman Butt, FOUR, short, wide, asking to be hit, Salman
Butt does just that, stays back and hits over the top of the point
fielder, welcome boundary for Pakistan
3.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, wide: no run, Nehra tries a bit too hard and
ends up bowling a wide delivery down the leg side
3.2 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, short of a length delivery, Butt
stands tall and defends it straight under his head
3.3 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run, the outswinger from Nehra, Butt
drives it straight to Virender Sehwag at short cover
3.4 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, on the middle and leg, Butt flicks
it away to the gap between mid on and square leg, Dinesh Mongia
(sub for Tendulkar) jogs across and fields the ball
3.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, SIX, MONSTER ONE!! just abit short from
Nehra, and Afridi goes back and slogs it away over the mid wicket
boundary, that ball kept sailing in the air for a long time
3.6 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, good come back from Nehra, gets the
dleivery to move just a bit and finds the edge, Afridi slashes at
it and the ball travels between keeper and slip
End of over 4 (16 runs) Pakistan 26/0 (RR: 6.50 RRR: 290/44 = 6.59)
A Nehra 2-0-18-0 (2w) - GMDC End
Salman Butt 8* (16b 1x4) Shahid Afridi 14* (8b 2x4 1x6)
Lucky repreive for Afridi
4.1 Balaji to Salman Butt, one run
4.2 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, wide: no run, wayward delivery from
Balaji, second look on TV suggests the ball slips out of Balaji's
hands
4.2 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, good length delivery, and it is duly
despatched to the long on boundary in typuical Afridi 'stand and
deliver' fashion
Good length deliveries generally take a beating at the hdands of
Afridi
4.3 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, one run, turned away to the onside for a
single, this is thinking cricket by Afridi
4.4 Balaji to Salman Butt, two runs, on the pads, Salman Butt shuffles
across the stumps, stands tall and plays it late to the deep mid
wicket region
4.5 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, punched away to Mohammad Kaif at
cover
4.6 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, nice full delivery, Salman Butt gets
forward and defends it with a straight bat
End of over 5 (9 runs) Pakistan 35/0 (RR: 7.00 RRR: 281/43 = 6.53)
L Balaji 3-0-17-0 (3w) - Adani Pavilion End
Shahid Afridi 19* (10b 3x4 1x6) Salman Butt 11* (20b 1x4)
5.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, SIX, mishit, Afridi swings across the line
to a short of a length delivery, but Oh God, that Ball went high
up in the air to suggest the man at mid on had a chance,, but it
eventually crosses the long on boundary
5.2 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, Bang on the helmet! good come back
by Nehra, bouncer, Afridi goes for the pull but misses it and gets
hit on the helmet
5.3 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run
5.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, swings across the line again, gets
the outer half of the bat, ball travels to Zaheer Khan at mid on
who is a bit slow to start off and the two batsmen take a quick
single
5.5 Nehra to Salman Butt, FOUR, edged away well wide of the first slip,
ball races away to the third man boundary, would have been an easy
catch for a second slip
5.6 Nehra to Salman Butt, FOUR, four more! short ball, Salman Butt gets
into a nice position and pulls it away to the backward square leg
fence, swinging away on one foot, Lara would have been proud of
that shot, 50 comes up for Pakistan!
End of over 6 (15 runs) Pakistan 50/0 (RR: 8.33 RRR: 266/42 = 6.33)
A Nehra 3-0-33-0 (2w) - GMDC End
Shahid Afridi 26* (14b 3x4 2x6) Salman Butt 19* (22b 3x4)
India 50 in 7.1 overs
6.1 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
excellent delivery, half hearted appeal for lbw turned down
6.2 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, edged down to third man, Nehra
messes it up giving away four runs
6.3 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, wide: no run, down the leg side
6.3 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, begging to be hit, cut away in the air to the backward
point boundary, easy picking for Afridi who is looking dangerous
at the moment
6.4 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, three runs, more runs! driven away nicely
into the gap between the cover fielders, lovely shot, Balaji under
pressure here
6.5 Balaji to Salman Butt, wide: no run, down the leg side
6.5 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, inside edge onto the pads, appeal
for lbw turned down
6.6 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run, mis-timed drive to the extra cover
region
End of over 7 (13 runs) Pakistan 63/0 (RR: 9.00 RRR: 253/41 = 6.17)
L Balaji 4-0-30-0 (5w) - Adani Pavilion End
Shahid Afridi 37* (18b 5x4 2x6) Salman Butt 19* (24b 3x4)
another good over for Pakistan, current run rate - 9.00 !
Ganguly is forced to make a bowling change, Zaheer Khan into the
attack now
7.1 Khan to Shahid Afridi, one run, pushed to point, quick single
taken, Yuvraj Singh trying to hit the stumps at the bowler's end
hits Afridi with the throw
7.2 Khan to Salman Butt, no run
7.3 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, pushed away on the off side, Zaheer
Khan follows it up nicely and the batsmen panic, in the end the
throw misses the stumps giving Salman Butt enough time to get back
home safely
7.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run
7.5 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, played almost straight Nehra at mid-
off, dangerous single taken, Nehra too fails to hits the stumps
and Afridi survives
7.6 Khan to Shahid Afridi, no run, good ball to end the over, angling
across nicely, defended watchfully
End of over 8 (2 runs) Pakistan 65/0 (RR: 8.12 RRR: 251/40 = 6.28)
Z Khan 1-0-2-0 - GMDC End
Salman Butt 20* (28b 3x4) Shahid Afridi 38* (20b 5x4 2x6)
8.1 Balaji to Salman Butt, one run, width outside the off stump, cut
away hard, full length dive from Sehwag at short point saves a
certain four
8.2 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, two runs, goes for the big one, eyeing the
midwicket fence, gets the height but not the distance, ball falls
dead in the deep after couple of bounces
8.3 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, no run, closer to the off stump, Afridi
swings across the line and gets beaten
8.4 Balaji to Shahid Afridi, OUT: Balaji strikes! on the pads, Afridi
was looking to loft it away over midwicket, ball takes the leading
edge and goes high up towards mid-off, Tendulkar moves across and
takes it cleanly
Pakistan 68/1, Partnership of 68
Shahid Afridi c Tendulkar b Balaji 40 (23b 5x4 2x6)
Salman Butt 21* (29b 3x4) L Balaji 4.4-0-33-1 (5w)
Afridi departs, a much needed wicket for India, but Pakistan are
off to a flyer, it's now up to the rest of the batsmen to keep the
momentum going
Abdul Razzaq is the next man in
8.5 Balaji to Salman Butt, three runs, turned away nicely to the deep
square leg region, runs hard and gets back for the second
8.6 Balaji to Abdul Razzaq, no run, beaten outside the off stump by the
away swing, excellent delivery to end a successful over
End of over 9 (6 runs) Pakistan 71/1 (RR: 7.89 RRR: 245/39 = 6.28)
L Balaji 5-0-36-1 (5w) - Adani Pavilion End
Salman Butt 24* (30b 3x4) Abdul Razzaq 0* (1b)
9.1 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, pulled away to the midwicket region,
bit of hesitation going for the second, throw comes it at the
wrong end
9.2 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven down to mid-off, Razzaq off
the mark
9.3 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, the flick drive makes perfect contact and the ball races
away past the diving point fielder, lot of bottom hand involved,
lovely shot!
9.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, slower ball, played down to mid-on,
Razzaq was looking for a run which was not there, Salman Butt
rightly sends him back
9.5 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, turned away to square leg, diving
stop by the Indian captain saves runs
9.6 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, no run
End of over 10 (7 runs) Pakistan 78/1 (RR: 7.80 RRR: 238/38 = 6.26)
Z Khan 2-0-9-0 - GMDC End
Salman Butt 30* (34b 4x4) Abdul Razzaq 1* (3b)
10.1 Balaji to Salman Butt, no run
10.2 Balaji to Salman Butt, wide: no run, attempted slower delivery,
slips out, ends up wide outside the off stump
10.2 Balaji to Salman Butt, one run, driven away beautifully, excellent
diving stop by Kaif at extra cover saves a certain four
10.3 Balaji to Abdul Razzaq, no run
10.4 Balaji to Abdul Razzaq, no run, squares up the batsman, defended
10.5 Balaji to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven straight back, can't get
any straighter, ball hits the stumps at the other end and rolls
away to the mid-on region
10.6 Balaji to Salman Butt, one run, width outside the off stump, sliced
away straight to the third man fielder at one bounce
End of over 11 (4 runs) Pakistan 82/1 (RR: 7.45 RRR: 234/37 = 6.32)
L Balaji 6-0-40-1 (6w) - Adani Pavilion End
Salman Butt 32* (37b 4x4) Abdul Razzaq 2* (6b)
11.1 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
11.2 Khan to Salman Butt, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
Salman Butt moves across and tries to flick it away but fails to
make contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away to the short fine
leg region, appeal for lbw turned down, missing leg by a long way
11.3 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run, on the middle and off, defensively
pushed to the mid-off region, fielder it at the edge of the circle
and a quick single is taken
11.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, angling in a bit, defended on the
back-foot
11.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good bouncer, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, one for the over signalled
11.6 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, shot! good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Salman Butt steps out and
smashes it straight down the track to the long-on boundary, no
stopping that
End of over 12 (6 runs) Pakistan 88/1 (RR: 7.33 RRR: 228/36 = 6.33)
Z Khan 3-0-14-0 - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 3* (7b) Salman Butt 36* (42b 5x4)
12.1 Nehra to Abdul Razzaq, no run
12.2 Nehra to Abdul Razzaq, one run
12.3 Nehra to Salman Butt, no run
12.4 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run
12.5 Nehra to Abdul Razzaq, one run
12.6 Nehra to Salman Butt, one run, played down to mid-on
End of over 13 (4 runs) Pakistan 92/1 (RR: 7.08 RRR: 224/35 = 6.40)
A Nehra 4-0-37-0 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
Salman Butt 38* (45b 5x4) Abdul Razzaq 5* (10b)
13.1 Khan to Salman Butt, one run
13.2 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run
13.3 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, driven down to long-on
13.4 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run, played wide of the mid-on fielder,
easy single
13.5 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, flicked away to the backward square leg fence, fantastic
shot, long chase and a diving effort by Ganguly ends in vain
13.6 Khan to Salman Butt, (noball) no run
13.6 Khan to Salman Butt, two runs, turned away to fine leg, comfortable
two
End of over 14 (11 runs) Pakistan 103/1 (RR: 7.36 RRR: 213/34 = 6.26)
Z Khan 4-0-25-0 (1nb) - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 7* (12b) Salman Butt 46* (50b 6x4)
Match State: Drinks
Pakistan 100 runs in 13.5 overs
India 100 runs in 14.4 overs
Current Partnership: 35 runs, 5.2 overs, RR: 6.56
current run rate - 7.36
required run rate - 6.26
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Sehwag into the attack now
14.1 Sehwag to Abdul Razzaq, no run, beaten outside the off stump trying
to cut away a short ball
14.2 Sehwag to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven down to long-off for an
easy single
14.3 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, pushed wide of the cover fielder,
quick single taken
14.4 Sehwag to Abdul Razzaq, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven down to long-off
14.5 Sehwag to Salman Butt, one run, on the middle and leg, turning
across, Salman Butt moves forward and forces it away to the long-
off region
14.6 Sehwag to Abdul Razzaq, no run, cut away late, straight to the
fielder behind point, Sehwag starts off with a good over
End of over 15 (4 runs) Pakistan 107/1 (RR: 7.13 RRR: 209/33 = 6.33)
V Sehwag 1-0-4-0 - Adani Pavilion End
Salman Butt 48* (52b 6x4) Abdul Razzaq 9* (16b)
spin from both ends, Murali Karthik into the attack now
15.1 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run
15.2 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, played back to the bowler
15.3 Kartik to Salman Butt, OUT: Karthik strikes early! flighted
delivery, pitched on middle and leg and straightened a bit, Salman
Butt gets hit on the pad trying to sweep it away, loud appeal and
up goes the finger, looked out
Pakistan 107/2, Partnership of 39
Salman Butt lbw b Kartik 48 (55b 6x4 0x6)
Abdul Razzaq 9* (16b) M Kartik 0.3-0-0-1
another crucial wicket, Pakistan two down
Shoaib Malik is the next man in
15.4 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended
15.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, fraction short, cut away wide of
the cover fielder, Malik off the mark with an easy single
15.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Razzaq steps out and drives it down to long-off, end of a fine
over
End of over 16 (2 runs) Pakistan 109/2 (RR: 6.81 RRR: 207/32 = 6.47)
M Kartik 1-0-2-1 - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 10* (17b) Shoaib Malik 1* (2b)
Sehwag is out, another left arm spinner Yuvraj Singh being brought
into the attack
16.1 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, no run, pushed back to the bowler
16.2 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, nicely played away to the
third man region, runs hard and gets back for the second
16.3 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, wide: no run, way down the leg side
16.3 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, no run, good delivery, pitched
outside the leg stump and turning in, played back to the bowler
16.4 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, turned away wide of the
midwicket fielder, easy single
16.5 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
16.6 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, pushed off the back foot to
the cover region
End of over 17 (5 runs) Pakistan 114/2 (RR: 6.71 RRR: 202/31 = 6.52)
Yuvraj Singh 1-0-5-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 2* (4b) Abdul Razzaq 13* (21b)
17.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, edged away to the cover region,
Malik was looking to play on the leg side
17.2 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, played away to the midwicket
region, mis-field by Ganguly allows the batsmen to cross over
17.3 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven away to deep cover, played
nicely into the gap
17.4 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven down to the long-off
17.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
change of angle, Karthik decides to come over the wicket to the
right-hander
17.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, (noball) no run
17.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, no run, good delivery to end the over,
Razzaq had no option but to defend
End of over 18 (6 runs) Pakistan 120/2 (RR: 6.67 RRR: 196/30 = 6.53)
M Kartik 2-0-8-1 (1nb) - GMDC End
Shoaib Malik 5* (7b) Abdul Razzaq 15* (25b)
18.1 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, legbye: one run, drifting down the
leg side, ball clips the pad and rolls away behind the stumps
18.2 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, makes room and drives down
to long-off
18.3 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away wide of the
fielder at short fine leg
18.4 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, no run, on the middle and off, nicely
flighted delivery, defended but not cleanly, ball rolls away on
the off side
18.5 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, fuller, driven down to long-
off
18.6 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, played off the back foot to
the fine leg region, easy single to end the over
End of over 19 (5 runs) Pakistan 125/2 (RR: 6.58 RRR: 191/29 = 6.59)
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-9-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 7* (10b) Abdul Razzaq 17* (28b)
19.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, pushed away in front of square
leg, easy single
19.2 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, on the middle and off, forced away
well wide of the backward point fielder
19.3 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, cut away to the point region,
quick single taken, Sehwag scores a direct hit at the bowler's
end, Malik was never in trouble, third umpire confirms
19.4 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, turned away behind square on the
leg side
19.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, on the pads, turned away off the
back foot to the long-leg for an easy single
19.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, punched off the back foot to the
long-off region
End of over 20 (6 runs) Pakistan 131/2 (RR: 6.55 RRR: 185/28 = 6.61)
M Kartik 3-0-14-1 (1nb) - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 20* (31b) Shoaib Malik 10* (13b)
the field is spread out wide and that is allowing the batsmen to
pick up singles at will
require run rate is now up to 6.61
20.1 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, tossed up, driven down to
long-off
20.2 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away wide of the
short fine leg fielder, had to reach out for it, in the end well
played
20.3 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, wide: no run, down the leg side,
Razzaq fails to make contact
20.3 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, one run, well flighted delivery
outside the leg stump, Razzaq makes room, gets inside the line and
drives it down the track to the long-off region
20.4 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss, played down to
long-on, again just a single
20.5 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, FOUR, shot! slow delivery, Razzaq
gets enough time to move back and drive it away to the cover
boundary, excellent placement
20.6 Yuvraj Singh to Abdul Razzaq, no run, played back to the bowler,
end of a good over for Pakistan, 9 runs coming off it
End of over 21 (9 runs) Pakistan 140/2 (RR: 6.67 RRR: 176/27 = 6.52)
Yuvraj Singh 3-0-18-0 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 12* (15b) Abdul Razzaq 26* (35b 1x4)
21.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven away to deep cover
Karthik bowling round the wicket to the right-hander
21.2 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, fraction short, cut away to the
deep cover point region
more fielders come in to cut off the single
21.3 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, played fine, Balaji at fine leg
moves across quickly and keeps it down to just one
21.4 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven off the back foot to the
deep cover region
21.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven away wide of the diving
fielder at extra cover, long-off moves across and fields
21.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, (noball) no run, short, punched away to the
point region
21.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven in the air to the long-off
region, well wide of the cover fielder
End of over 22 (7 runs) Pakistan 147/2 (RR: 6.68 RRR: 169/26 = 6.50)
M Kartik 4-0-21-1 (2nb) - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 29* (39b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 15* (18b)
Pakistan moving along nicely at this stage, India need to pick up a
wicket to slow things down
Tendulkar being brought into the attack now
22.1 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, swept away to the deep fine
leg region, Razzaq takes on Murali Karthik in the deep and makes
it home safely, third umpire called in green light flashes, they
needed a direct hit
22.2 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run, comes down the track, takes it
on the full and drives it down to long-on, 150 comes up for
Pakistan
22.3 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away on the leg side,
gets it into the gap and sprints across
22.4 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, no run
22.5 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run, pitched outside the leg stump
and turning in, played away nicely to the point region, well
played
22.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, wide: no run, down the leg side
22.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
End of over 23 (7 runs) Pakistan 154/2 (RR: 6.70 RRR: 162/25 = 6.48)
SR Tendulkar 1-0-7-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 17* (20b) Abdul Razzaq 33* (43b 1x4)
Pakistan 150 runs in 22.2 overs
India 150 runs in 25.4 overs
23.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, three runs, driven away past Kaif at extra
cover
23.2 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, no run, cut away to the point region,
diving effort from Sehwag saves runs
23.3 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, no run
23.4 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, one run, played off the back foot to the
long-on region
23.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, on the middle and leg, swept away
to deep fine leg
23.6 Kartik to Abdul Razzaq, no run, on the middle and off, driven off
the back foot, straight to the fielder moving in from extra cover
End of over 24 (5 runs) Pakistan 159/2 (RR: 6.62 RRR: 157/24 = 6.54)
M Kartik 5-0-26-1 (2nb) - GMDC End
Shoaib Malik 21* (22b) Abdul Razzaq 34* (47b 1x4)
Current Partnership: 52 runs, 8.3 overs, RR: 6.12
24.1 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, on the pads, turned away to
deep midwicket
24.2 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, hit with the spin to deep
backward point, get it wide of the fielder and comes back for the
second
24.3 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run, worked away behind point, easy
single
24.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up and turning in from
outside the off stump, turned away on the leg side, Tendulkar
follows it up and cuts off the single
24.5 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away to deep fine leg
24.6 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run, tossed up outside the leg
stump, Razzaq makes room, gets inside the line and drives it down
to long-on, easy single to end the over
End of over 25 (6 runs) Pakistan 165/2 (RR: 6.60 RRR: 151/23 = 6.57)
SR Tendulkar 2-0-13-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
Abdul Razzaq 38* (50b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 23* (25b)
Zaheer Khan is back
25.1 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
ball hits the pad and rolls away behind the stumps on the leg side
25.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, wide: no run, way down the leg side
Pakistan need 149 more to win from 137 balls
25.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, fuller length delivery, defended to
the off side, fielders are deep, quick single taken
25.3 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run, on the middle and off, Razzaq ends
up with an inside edge, ball races away to the deep square leg
region
25.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up and angling across, driven
straight to the fielder at short cover
25.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, lofted just over the fielder at mid-on,
completely mid-timed shot, almost a wicket, just out of reach of
Nehra
25.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, fulltoss, defended
End of over 26 (8 runs) Pakistan 173/2 (RR: 6.65 RRR: 143/22 = 6.50)
Z Khan 5-0-32-0 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 39* (52b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 28* (29b 1x4)
this is turning out to be a very good partnership for Pakistan,
these two keeping up to the required run rate without taking any
risk, making it look easy out there in the middle
26.1 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run
26.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss, played away to deep
midwicket
26.3 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run, pushed off the back foot to the
point region
26.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, down the leg side, played down
to fine leg
26.5 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, one run, driven down to long-off
26.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, comes down the track and defends
End of over 27 (5 runs) Pakistan 178/2 (RR: 6.59 RRR: 138/21 = 6.57)
SR Tendulkar 3-0-18-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
Abdul Razzaq 42* (55b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 30* (32b 1x4)
India desperately need a wicket here
27.1 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run, pitched up, driven down to long-off
27.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away just wide of the fielder
at mid-on, quick single taken
27.3 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, no run, short delivery down the leg side, one
for the over signalled, Khan lucky to get away with it
27.4 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, no run, played straight to the fielder at
midwicket
27.5 Khan to Abdul Razzaq, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-off
27.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, two runs, fuller length delivery, ball
stopped a bit after hitting the deck, Razzaq ends up chipping it
in the air, just manages to clear Sehwag at mid-on
End of over 28 (5 runs) Pakistan 183/2 (RR: 6.54 RRR: 133/20 = 6.65)
Z Khan 6-0-37-0 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
Abdul Razzaq 44* (59b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 33* (34b 1x4)
28.1 Tendulkar to Abdul Razzaq, OUT: gone! waist high fulltoss, Razzaq
could have hit it anywhere but ends up hitting it straight to
Murali Karthik at deep midwicket, Tendulkar gets the much needed
breakthrough, Pakistan three down
Pakistan 183/3, Partnership of 76
Abdul Razzaq c Kartik b Tendulkar 44 (60b 1x4 0x6)
Shoaib Malik 33* (34b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 3.1-0-18-1 (1w)
Inzamam-ul-Haq is the next man in
28.2 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, played wide of the midwicket
fielder, Inzi runs hard and gets back for the second, off the mark
straightaway
28.3 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, pulled away to deep square
leg, diving effort in the deep saves two runs
28.4 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, down the leg side
28.4 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pushed away on the off side,
Inzi was looking for the single but Malik sends him back
28.5 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, down the leg side, Inzi tries
to turn it away but ends up with an inside edge onto his pad,
Dhoni fails to hold on to a very difficult chance
28.6 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played away behind point,
quick single taken
End of over 29 (6 runs) Pakistan 189/3 (RR: 6.52 RRR: 127/19 = 6.68)
SR Tendulkar 4-0-24-1 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 5* (5b) Shoaib Malik 33* (34b 1x4)
Nehra back into the attack now
five fielders inside the circle trying to save the single
29.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, defended on the back-foot
29.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, angling across, steered down to
third man for an easy single
29.3 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, DROPPED! again angling across,
driven straight to Yuvraj at backward point, sitter dropped! could
this be the turning point?!
29.4 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, turned
away fine, ball races away to the fine leg fence
29.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, glided down to third man, mis-
field allows the batsmen to comeback for the second
29.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, on the pads, turned away well wide
of Ganguly at midwicket, easy two
End of over 30 (9 runs) Pakistan 198/3 (RR: 6.60 RRR: 118/18 = 6.56)
A Nehra 5-0-46-0 (2w) - GMDC End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 6* (7b) Shoaib Malik 41* (38b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
current run rate - 6.60
required run rate - 6.56
Pakistan require another 118 runs with 7 wickets and 18.0 overs
remaining
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to win Pakistan need 118 runs from 108 balls
30.1 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, swept away to the short fine
leg region, quick single taken
30.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, pitched wide outside the leg
stump and turning in, Malik moves across and turns it away well
wide of the man at short fine leg
30.3 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, (noball) one run, driven down to long-
on
Pakistan 200 runs in 30.2 overs
India 200 runs in 33.2 overs
30.3 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, pulled away to deep midwicket
30.4 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, defended to the off side,
quick single taken, Yuvraj moving in from short cover fails to hit
the stumps at the keeper's end
30.5 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at short fine leg
30.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, driven back, fielded well by
Tendulkar on his follow through, saved couple of runs there
End of over 31 (6 runs) Pakistan 204/3 (RR: 6.58 RRR: 112/17 = 6.59)
SR Tendulkar 5-0-30-1 (2w 1nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 9* (10b) Shoaib Malik 43* (42b 2x4)
31.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, angling across, steered down to
third man
31.2 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, on the pads, turned away nicely to
the deep midwicket region, Tendulkar moves across quickly in the
deep and has a go at the bowler's end but fails to hit the stumps,
excellent effort
31.3 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven down the track to long-on
slip comes in place
31.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the leg stump and angling in, Inzi moves across and turns
it away nicely to the deep midwicket region
31.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, short ball, angling in from outside
the leg stump, Malik defends it standing tall on the back-foot,
ball rolls away on the leg side, Inzi calls early and sprints
across for a single, excellent running
31.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, tucked away on the leg side, easy
single to end the over
End of over 32 (7 runs) Pakistan 211/3 (RR: 6.59 RRR: 105/16 = 6.56)
A Nehra 6-0-53-0 (2w) - GMDC End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 12* (13b) Shoaib Malik 47* (45b 2x4)
another good partnership building up for Pakistan
32.1 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, on the pads, turned away on the
leg side, Karthik moves across to his left and fields
32.2 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
on the front-foot, bat and pad together
32.3 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, way down the leg side
32.3 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, punched off the back foot to the
long-off region, more than enough time to walk across
32.4 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run, quicker delivery, turned away
straight to the fielder at midwicket
32.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, worked away wide of the fielder at
short fine leg
32.6 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, on the middle and off, tight
delivery, pushed straight to the fielder at short cover, end of a
fine over
End of over 33 (3 runs) Pakistan 214/3 (RR: 6.48 RRR: 102/15 = 6.80)
M Kartik 6-0-29-1 (1w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 48* (47b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 13* (17b)
33.1 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, width outside the off stump,
angling across, glided down to third man for an easy single
33.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended back to the bowler
33.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, slower ball, ends up as a low
fulltoss outside the off stump, smashed past the diving cover
fielder, fielder in the deep had no chance
33.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, steered down to third man
33.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, fifty! on the pads, turned away
behind square on the leg side, gets enough time to come back for
the second, excellent innings under pressure
33.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, again on the pads, turned away to
deep square leg
End of over 34 (9 runs) Pakistan 223/3 (RR: 6.56 RRR: 93/14 = 6.64)
A Nehra 7-0-62-0 (2w) - GMDC End
Shoaib Malik 52* (50b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 18* (20b 1x4)
34.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, short delivery down the leg side,
played away off the back foot to the deep backward square leg
region
34.2 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, fraction short, pulled away to
the deep midwicket region, not a well timed shot
34.3 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away on the leg side, yet
another easy single added to the total
34.4 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, comes down the track and pushes
it down to the mid-off region, since the ball was played with soft
hands Inzi gets enouhg time to get back for the second, excellent
cricket
34.5 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played wide of the point fielder
34.6 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away behind square on the
leg side, another good over for Pakistan come to an end
End of over 35 (7 runs) Pakistan 230/3 (RR: 6.57 RRR: 86/13 = 6.62)
M Kartik 7-0-36-1 (1w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 55* (53b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 22* (23b 1x4)
Balaji is back into the attack
35.1 Balaji to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Malik waits for it and at the last moment
opens the face of the bat and runs it down to the third man fence,
Dravid in the deep had no chance, top shot! Balaji straightaway
under pressure
35.2 Balaji to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
35.3 Balaji to Shoaib Malik, one run, chipped in the air towards the
mid-on region, not a controlled shot
35.4 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, four more! pitched up and angling
in, Driven straight down the track to the long-on boundary, super
shot, Pakistan comfortably moving along at this stage!
35.5 Balaji to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, glided down to third man,
another easy single added to the total
35.6 Balaji to Shoaib Malik, one run, and again! steered away
comfortably to the third man region for an easy single, another
good over for Pakistan
End of over 36 (11 runs) Pakistan 241/3 (RR: 6.69 RRR: 75/12 = 6.25)
L Balaji 7-0-51-1 (6w) - GMDC End
Shoaib Malik 61* (57b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 27* (25b 2x4)
Pakistan are 27 runs ahead at this stage!
Ganguly having a long chat with Murali Karthik
36.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the middle and off, pushed to
Kaif at cover
36.2 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, fuller in length, turned away to
fine leg
36.3 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, driven down to long-off, not a
clean shot but safe one
36.4 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run, edged away behind the stumps, no
room for a single
36.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss, driven down to mid-on
36.6 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, comes down the track even before
the ball is bowled, Karthik fires it in and in the end Inzi had to
use his pad to save himself
End of over 37 (3 runs) Pakistan 244/3 (RR: 6.59 RRR: 72/11 = 6.55)
M Kartik 8-0-39-1 (1w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 63* (61b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 28* (27b 2x4)
Pakistan require another 72 runs with 7 wickets and 11.0 overs
remaining
37.1 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away to square leg
37.2 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, way down the leg side,
begging to be hit, Inzi goes down on one knee and sweeps it away
well wide of the fielder at short fine leg
Ganguly moves across and has a word with his bowler
Yuvraj decides to come round the wicket
37.3 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, fraction short, pulled
away wide of Tendulkar at deep midwicket, runs hard and
comfortably gets back for the second, 250 comes up for Pakistan!
37.4 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played wide of the cover
fielder
37.5 Yuvraj Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, played off the back foot to
the long-on region
37.6 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, quicker delivery, defended
End of over 38 (9 runs) Pakistan 253/3 (RR: 6.66 RRR: 63/10 = 6.30)
Yuvraj Singh 4-0-27-0 (2w) - GMDC End
Shoaib Malik 65* (63b 3x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 35* (31b 3x4)
another good over for Pakistan, 9 runs coming off it
Pakistan require another 63 runs with 7 wickets and 60 balls
remaining
un-official drinks break in progress, play held up
38.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run, fraction short, cut away straight
to Yuvraj at point
38.2 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, OUT: got'm! comes down the track looking to
clear the man at long-off, got inside the line nicely but failed
to find the gap, Balaji at long-off holds on well to a difficult
catch
Pakistan 253/4, Partnership of 70
Shoaib Malik c Balaji b Kartik 65 (65b 3x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 35* (31b 3x4) M Kartik 8.2-0-39-2 (1w 2nb)
look it well over his head, crowd comes alive!
Yousuf Youhana is the next man in
38.3 Kartik to Yousuf Youhana, no run
38.4 Kartik to Yousuf Youhana, (noball) two runs, edged past the keeper,
third man moves across in the deep and keeps it down to two
slip comes in place
38.4 Kartik to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, Karthik once again finds the edge
but this time the ball flies past the slip fielder, welcome runs
for Pakistan
38.5 Kartik to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, swept away to fine leg, appeal
for lbw turned down and rightly so
38.6 Kartik to Yousuf Youhana, one run, defensively pushed to the cover
region
End of over 39 (10 runs) Pakistan 263/4 (RR: 6.74 RRR: 53/9 = 5.89)
M Kartik 9-0-49-2 (1w 3nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Yousuf Youhana 9* (5b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 35* (31b 3x4)
Pakistan require another 53 runs with 6 wickets and 54 balls
remaining
Zaheer Khan back into the attack
five men inside the circle now, one slip in place
39.1 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, on the middle and off, defended to
short cover
39.2 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, pitched up and angling across,
driven away well wide of the cover fielder, gets it wide of the
fielder in the deep and comes back for the second, beautiful shot!
excellent placement
39.3 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, on the stumps, pushed to point
39.4 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, OUT: gone! short ball, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, Youhana goes for the pull only to find
Balaji at deep fine leg, Zaheer strikes, Pakistan five down! India
right back in the game!
Pakistan 265/5, Partnership of 12
Yousuf Youhana c Balaji b Khan 11 (9b 1x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 35* (31b 3x4) Z Khan 6.4-0-39-1 (1w 1nb)
excellent bowling this from Zaheer, followed the slower delivery
with a sharp bouncer, Youhana was in no position to play the hook,
in the end a comfortable catch for Balaji in the deep
Younis Khan is the next man in
39.5 Khan to Younis Khan, no run, pitched outside leg and angling in,
defended back to the bowler
39.6 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, fuller length delivery, played down
the track to the mid-off region, quick single taken, end of a
successful over
End of over 40 (3 runs) Pakistan 266/5 (RR: 6.65 RRR: 50/8 = 6.25)
Z Khan 7-0-40-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
Younis Khan 1* (2b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 35* (31b 3x4)
excellent over, India right back in the game!
Pakistan require another 51 runs with 5 wickets and 48 balls
remaining
40.1 Kartik to Younis Khan, no run, pitched outside leg and angling in,
defended back to the bowler
40.2 Kartik to Younis Khan, two runs, swept away fine, gets it wide of
the fielder in the deep and comes back for the second
slip in place
40.3 Kartik to Younis Khan, one run, swept away on the leg side, appeal
for lbw turned down
40.4 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run
40.5 Kartik to Younis Khan, one run, forced away to the deep point
region, easy single
40.6 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, worked away into the gap between
mid-on and midwicket
End of over 41 (6 runs) Pakistan 272/5 (RR: 6.63 RRR: 44/7 = 6.29)
M Kartik 10-0-55-2 (1w 3nb) - Adani Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 37* (33b 3x4) Younis Khan 5* (6b)
41.1 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, Inzi! short of a good length
delivery, angling across the right hander, cut away late to the
third man boundary, desperate dive in the deep was not quite
enough to stop the ball from crossing over, classy shot!
41.2 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, excellent cricket, played wide of
the cover fielder for an easy single
41.3 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, pushed away to the backward point
region, Yuvraj fails to pick it up cleanly, quick single taken
41.4 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, defended on the off side, ball
rolls away in front of point, Kaif fails to hit the stumps at the
keeper's end and eventually they get enough time to cross over
41.5 Khan to Younis Khan, two runs, RUN OUT! driven down to long-off,
Nehra give chase, Younis Khan calls for the third, nice throw
comes in and Zaheer is quick to disturb the stumps, third umpire
is called in, RED light flashes, Khan just out, another crucial
wicket!
Pakistan 281/6, Partnership of 16
Younis Khan run out (Nehra) 8 (8b 0x4 0x6)
Kamran Akmal is the next man in
41.6 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
End of over 42 (9 runs) Pakistan 281/6 (RR: 6.69 RRR: 35/6 = 5.83)
Z Khan 8-0-49-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
Kamran Akmal 0* (0b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 43* (37b 4x4)
42.1 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, two runs, played away fine to the
third man region, comfortably comes back for the second
42.2 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, wide: no run, way down the leg side,
Akmal tries to slap it away but fails to make contact
42.2 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, two runs, two runs, width, cut away
behind point
42.3 Yuvraj Singh to Kamran Akmal, one run, turned away to square leg
42.4 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
42.5 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
42.6 Yuvraj Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, another good delivery,
defended to the off side
End of over 43 (6 runs) Pakistan 287/6 (RR: 6.67 RRR: 29/5 = 5.80)
Yuvraj Singh 5-0-33-0 (3w) - Adani Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 5* (3b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 43* (40b 4x4)
43.1 Khan to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, Shot! short ball, pulled away to the
midwicket fence, made it look easy
43.2 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, edged away to the gully region
43.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, steered away to the third man
region, excellent diving effort in the deep saves two runs, it's a
fight to the finish
43.4 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, turned away well wide of the point
fielder, nicely opened the face of the bat to get the placement
right, fielder moves across quickly in the deep and keeps it down
to just one
43.5 Khan to Kamran Akmal, no run, another RUN OUT! played down to mid-
off, Akmal takes of for a dangerous single, Nehra hits the stumps
direct, Akmal out by miles! excellent bit of fielding under
pressure! this game is going down to the wire!
Pakistan 295/7, Partnership of 14
Kamran Akmal run out (Nehra) 10 (6b 1x4 0x6)
Pakistan require another 21 runs with 4 wickets and 25 balls
remaining
ball went straight to Nehra, it was a needless risk and he pays for
it
Mohammad Sami is the next man in
43.6 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, on the stumps, defended
End of over 44 (8 runs) Pakistan 295/7 (RR: 6.70 RRR: 21/4 = 5.25)
Z Khan 9-0-57-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
Mohammad Sami 0* (0b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 46* (43b 4x4)
Nehra into the attack now
44.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, defended to point, starts off with a good
delivery
44.2 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, one run, on the stumps, steered down to
third man, gets Inzi back on strike, well played
44.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, turned away on the leg side,
Ganguly moves across quickly at midwicket and cuts off the single,
tension mounts!
44.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pitched up, driven wide of Nehra
at cover, just a single, Indians quite happy to give Inzi a
single, Sami is back on strike
44.5 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, no run, good ball, short rising delivery on
the middle and off stump line, Sami had no option but to defend it
on the back-foot, ball rolls away to the gully region, Yuvraj
moves across quickly and cuts off the single, good over so far for
India
44.6 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, FOUR, good length delivery on the stump,s
Sami tries to run it down fine, ball clips the edge and races away
to the third man fence, welcome boundary for Pakistan, crowd goes
mute! Nehra ends up with his hands on the head!
End of over 45 (6 runs) Pakistan 301/7 (RR: 6.69 RRR: 15/3 = 5.00)
A Nehra 8-0-68-0 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 47* (45b 4x4) Mohammad Sami 5* (4b 1x4)
45.1 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pushed back to the bowler, well
bowled
45.2 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, fantastic effort! short ball,
pulled away to the deep midwicket region, Tendulkar sprints across
in the deep, dives full length and pulls it in, two runs saved,
excellent commitment
45.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, fifty! turned away to the square
leg region, another wonderful innings
45.4 Khan to Mohammad Sami, (noball) no run, beamer, Sami fails to make
contact, ball goes over the stumps, looked like it slipped out
45.4 Khan to Mohammad Sami, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
straight to the gully fielder
Pakistan need 11 runs from 14 balls
45.5 Khan to Mohammad Sami, no run, another dot ball, this is excellent
bowling, Sami beaten outside the off stump by a slower delivery,
Zaheer mixing it up well here
45.6 Khan to Mohammad Sami, one run, edged down to third man, single
will keep Sami on strike
End of over 46 (5 runs) Pakistan 306/7 (RR: 6.65 RRR: 10/2 = 5.00)
Z Khan 10-0-62-1 (1w 2nb) - GMDC End
Mohammad Sami 6* (8b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 50* (48b 4x4)
Pakistan require another 10 runs with 3 wickets and 12 balls
remaining
fine leg drops back, third man comes finer
46.1 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, one run, glided down to third man, just a
single, Inzi is back on strike
46.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, forced away to the deep point
region, Inzi takes off looking for the second, runs hard and
comfortably comes back for the second, Tendulkar in the deep had
lot of ground to cover
46.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, way down the leg side, Nehra
struggling under pressure
46.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, again forced away in front of
point, Pakistan need just five more!
46.4 Nehra to Mohammad Sami, one run, played down to third man, easy
single
just four more needed
46.5 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, fulltoss, was the attempted
yorker, played back to the bowler at one bounce
46.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, tucked away to the square leg
region, Inzi retains the strike with an easy single
End of over 47 (7 runs) Pakistan 313/7 (RR: 6.66 RRR: 3/1 = 3.00)
A Nehra 9-0-75-0 (3w) - Adani Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 54* (52b 4x4) Mohammad Sami 8* (10b 1x4)
just three more needed now!
Tendulkar is called in to bowl the last over!
can he perform a miracle here?
taking his time to set the field
47.1 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, dot ball, fuller on the
stumps, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
47.2 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, another dot ball! this is
getting interesting, short ball turning across the right hander,
cut away well but fails to beat the fielder at cover
47.3 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, Inzi breaks the shackles
with a well placed cover drive, picked up the faster one and just
hit through the line, scores are level
47.4 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, another quick short ball,
defended on the back-foot
47.5 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, oh dear! another dot ball!
fuller in length, driven straight to the fielder at short cover,
this is unbelievable stuff! crowd goes wild
ganguly, Dravid and Tendulkar having a long chat
for some reason for the last two deliveries the field has been set
to save the boundary
finally the field comes in to save the single
47.6 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, Inzi! Inzi! fuller length
delivery outside the off stump, driven away in front of point,
boundary, what a win!
End of over 48 (6 runs) Pakistan 319/7 (RR: 6.65 RRR: -3/0 = 0.00)
SR Tendulkar 6-0-36-1 (2w 1nb) - GMDC End
Mohammad Sami 8* (10b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 60* (58b 5x4)
the come-back-experts have done it again, Pakistan win by three
wickets!
this now is Pakistan's highest ever successful run chase
what a game! full credit to Inzi for keeping his cool, the series
is now level at 2-2.
A well deserved victory in the end, they never panicked chasing the
big total, always kept the required run rate under control with
some sensible batting.
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Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq.
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