6th ODI: India v Pakistan at Delhi, 17 Apr 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 09:00 local time (3:30am GMT)
Pakistan lead the series 3-2, a must win situation for India.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 6th and final ODI
between India and Pakistan being played at Feroz Shah Kotla,
Delhi.
Like the Test series the one-dayers too will decided on the last
game - it's going to be a fascinating final act, that's for sure!
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has won the toss and elected to bat
first.
No changes in the Pakistan eleven. India have made two changes,
Anil Kumble and L Balalji are out, in comes Ajit Agarkar and
Ashish Nehra.
Traditionally the Kotla pitch has assisted the batsmen, this one
being a newly laid track, it's hard to predict how it will play.
It has a glossy surface and the new-ball bowlers should get some
assistance early on.
Pakistan came back splendidly after being 2-0 down at one stage,
they are just one game away from a memorable series win.
India on the other hand will be under tremendous pressure to
preform well here in front of a capacity crowd.
Rahul Dravid had this to say yesterday when asked about his
expectations for the last game
"We expect a good contest. I think it has been stated a lot of
times, but the difference between the two sides yesterday [at
Kanpur] was one exceptional knock. There wasn't much else to
choose between the two sides."
"It's been an evenly fought series. We've held the upper hand at
some stages, they're wrested the initiative back. It's up to us to
put up a good performance in the last game and square things up".
"The boys have worked very hard. After losing the second Test we
came back and did the same in the one-dayers. The boys worked hard
for this" - Inzamam-ul-Haq
Players are out in the middle and we are all set for the start
In-form Afridi and Salman Butt will open the innings.
Zaheer Khan is on top of his run-up, two slips in place - here we
go!
0.1 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, width outside the off stump, cut away
hard, point moves across quickly and saves runs
0.2 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery, shaping away
from the left-hander, Salman Butt pushes at it and gets beaten,
late appeal for caught behind turned down, well bowled
0.3 Khan to Salman Butt, two runs, drifting onto the pads, played down
to fine leg, Pakistan and Salman Butt off the mark!
0.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away in front of point, fielded well by the cover
fielder, the trademark flick drive
0.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, defended outside the off stump
0.6 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good delivery to end the over,
defended on the front-foot, decent start by Zaheer Khan
End of over 1 (2 runs) Pakistan 2/0 (RR: 2.00)
Z Khan 1-0-2-0
Shahid Afridi 0* (0b) Salman Butt 2* (6b)
Ashish Nehra to share the new ball with Zaheer Khan
1.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
straightaway Afridi goes after it and gets beaten, just missed the
off stump
1.2 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, here we go! drifting down the leg
side, flicked away to the fine leg fence, wrong line - easy
picking, Afridi off the mark in style
1.3 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, four more! again down the wrong line,
flicked away with ease to the fine leg fence, this time to the
other side of the fine leg fielder
1.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, Afridi! again Nehra gets it wrong,
down the leg side, played well wide of the diving fielder at short
fine leg, Afridi already on the rampage!
1.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, SIX, a six for a change! Nehra being taken
apart here, fraction short, pulled away over the midwicket fence,
Afridi and Pakistan off to a flyer!
1.6 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, oh dear! width outside the off stump,
smashed to the cover fence, another powerful boundary, Afridi has
raced away to 22 of just 6 balls! unbelievable stuff !
End of over 2 (22 runs) Pakistan 24/0 (RR: 12.00)
A Nehra 1-0-22-0
Salman Butt 2* (6b) Shahid Afridi 22* (6b 4x4 1x6)
2.1 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, inside edge down to fine leg
2.2 Khan to Shahid Afridi, two runs, pushed to mid-off, quick single
taken, Tendulkar has a go at the bowler's end, overthrow allows
the batsmen to add an extra run to the total
2.3 Khan to Shahid Afridi, one run, flicked away to deep square leg,
easy single
2.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, turned away on the leg side
2.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, pushed straight to Kaif at cover
2.6 Khan to Salman Butt, OUT: Khan strikes back for India! good length
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and moving away from the
left-hander, Salman Butt pokes at it and ends up with a thick
edge, brilliantly taken by Sehwag at second slip.
Pakistan 28/1, Partnership of 28
Salman Butt c Sehwag b Khan 3 (10b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 3 (4 runs) Pakistan 28/1 (RR: 9.33)
Z Khan 2-0-6-1
Shahid Afridi 25* (8b 4x4 1x6)
Salamn Butt was playing away from his body with no real foot-work,
beaten by the away swing, ball went to the left of Sehwag, taken
cleanly diving across and holding on with both hands.
Shoaib Malik is the next man in
3.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, driven down to mid-on
3.2 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
excellent delivery
3.3 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, angling across, steered down to
third man, Malik off the mark with an easy single
3.4 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, Afridi continues on his merry way!
good length delivery on the middle and off stump line, driven away
into the gap between mid-off and cover, ball just raced away to
the fence, came off the middle of the bat
3.5 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run
3.6 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, edged and the ball rolls away wide
of the slip fielder, quick single to end the over
End of over 4 (7 runs) Pakistan 35/1 (RR: 8.75)
A Nehra 2-0-29-0
Shahid Afridi 31* (12b 5x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 1* (2b)
4.1 Khan to Shahid Afridi, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, the slower one, Afridi picks it up early and defends
it on the front-foot
long-on and a deep midwicket in place fro Afridi
4.2 Khan to Shahid Afridi, three runs, on the pads, turned away well
wide of the short fine leg fielder, runs hard and comfortably
comes back for the third, fielder in the deep had lot of ground to
cover
4.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, played down to mid-on
4.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, on the pads, turned away beautifully to
the midwicket fence, sweetly timed, lot of wrist involved
4.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
4.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, four more! again down the leg side,
flicked away fine, fielders had no chance, another good over for
Pakistan, 11 coming off it !
End of over 5 (11 runs) Pakistan 46/1 (RR: 9.20)
Z Khan 3-0-17-1
Shahid Afridi 34* (14b 5x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 9* (6b 2x4)
5.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, lofted down to long-on, got it on
the bottom of the bat, falls well short of the fielder moving in
5.2 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, take that! width outside the off
stump, driven away into the gap between the cover fielders,
perfect timing and placement, fifty comes up in 5.2 overs!
5.3 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run
5.4 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, angling across, pushed down to mid-
off
5.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, glided down to third man, dangerous
shot for a single
5.6 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, turned away to midwicket,
dangerous quick single called for, fielder misses the stumps at
the bowler's end and Afridi survives, needless risk
End of over 6 (7 runs) Pakistan 53/1 (RR: 8.83)
A Nehra 3-0-36-0
Shahid Afridi 36* (16b 5x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 14* (10b 3x4)
6.1 Khan to Shahid Afridi, one run, turned away behind square on the
leg side, easy single
6.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, two runs, again down the wrong line! flicked
away with ease to the vacant fine leg region, diving effort in the
deep by Agarkar saves two runs, excellent effort
6.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended
India have so far conceded 26 runs behind square on the leg side!
Zaheer Khan gets an offical warning for running onto the danger
area
6.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed down to mid-on
6.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the middle and off, defensively
pushed to the cover region
6.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned away straight to the fielder
at midwicket, end of a good over, just three runs given away
End of over 7 (3 runs) Pakistan 56/1 (RR: 8.00)
Z Khan 4-0-20-1
Shahid Afridi 37* (17b 5x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 16* (15b 3x4)
Nehra to continue, one slip in place
7.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, no run, slow short ball, Afridi never
picked it, swings across, misses the target by miles and gets hit
on the chest
7.2 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, one run, pushed to short third man, another
dangerous single, Tendulkar fails to hit the stumps at the
bowler's end, direct hit and Afridi would have been out by miles,
another run out chance missed
7.3 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run
7.4 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, two runs, turned away to the deep backward
square leg region, comfortable two
7.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned away, fielded well by the
Indian captain at short midwicket
7.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, punched down the track to the mid-
off region, excellent diving effort by Mongia saves runs, good
looking full length dive
End of over 8 (4 runs) Pakistan 60/1 (RR: 7.50)
A Nehra 4-0-40-0
Shoaib Malik 19* (19b 3x4) Shahid Afridi 38* (19b 5x4 1x6)
8.1 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, slower delivery, turned away in the
air to the square leg region, Mongia fails to hold on to a
difficulty chance, got to the ball diving across to his left but
couldn't hold on!
8.2 Khan to Shahid Afridi, one run, inside edge to square leg
8.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, steered down to third man, easy
single
8.4 Khan to Shahid Afridi, one run, pulled away to long-on, not a well
timed shot
Khan decides to come round the wicket, sight screen being moved,
play held up
8.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, with Zaheer coming round the stumps,
the ball is angling into Malik, Malik stays back and defends it,
Zaheer picks it up on his follow through
8.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, again round the stumps, drive back
straight, but Zaheer manages to field it on his follow through,
good intelligent bowling this by Zaheer
End of over 9 (4 runs) Pakistan 64/1 (RR: 7.11)
Z Khan 5-0-24-1
Shahid Afridi 40* (21b 5x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 21* (23b 3x4)
9.1 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, takes the aerial route this time, the
ball was the regulation good length delivery, Afridi moves outside
the line and hits over the fielder at cover, another boundary for
Afridi and Pakistan
9.2 Nehra to Shahid Afridi, OUT: GONE!!! soft dismissal, Afridi tries
to run a delivery down to third man, ball takes a faint edge and
lands safely into the gloves of Dhoni behind the stumps, welcome
break through for India
Pakistan 68/2, Partnership of 40
Shahid Afridi c Dhoni b Nehra 44 (23b 6x4 1x6)
Shoaib Malik 21* (23b 3x4) A Nehra 4.2-0-44-1
The dangerous looking Afridi is now back in the dressing room and
it is now time for some copybook cricket
`That was a decision by umpire Jayaprakash, it is tough to keep
track and notice such faint edges, but on this occasion, the
Umpire was upto the task
Youhana is the new batsman
9.3 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
9.4 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run
9.5 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, one run, run down to thirdman for a
single, Youhana off the mark now
9.6 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik tries to run one down to
thirdman, but finds Sehwag placed at second slip
End of over 10 (5 runs) Pakistan 69/2 (RR: 6.90)
A Nehra 5-0-45-1
Yousuf Youhana 1* (3b) Shoaib Malik 21* (24b 3x4)
Its been a good comeback by Nehra, after going for a boundary off
the first ball, he conceded just one run later in the over, but
importantly picked up the wicket of the destructive Afridi
Zaheer coming back to over the stumps now
10.1 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched outside the leg stump,
Youhana shuffles across and plays it to the onside, Dravid at
short mid wicket fields it
10.2 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, no run, SHOT!!nice shot, fuller delivery,
nicely driven down the ground, and brilliantly fielded by Zaheer
Khan on his follow through
Good cricket overall
10.3 Khan to Yousuf Youhana, one run, slower delivery by Zaheer, Youhana
plays it with soft hands, just drops it in front of him and the
two batsmen steal an almost non-existent single
Coming round the stumps to Malik
10.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, tries to guide it down to thirdman,
this was the off break from Zaheer, and the ball luckily for Malik
moves just enough to beat the bat
10.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, just a punch off the front foot, and it
runs all the way down to third longon boundary, this was a real
teaser for Harbhajan Singh, who had to chase the ball all the way
down to the boundary
10.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
End of over 11 (5 runs) Pakistan 74/2 (RR: 6.73)
Z Khan 6-0-29-1
Yousuf Youhana 2* (6b) Shoaib Malik 25* (27b 4x4)
11.1 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, punched off the front foot to
cover
11.2 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, no run, driven away to the cover region,
Kaif dives across and saves a certain four
11.3 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, three runs, edged away between the keeper
and the slip, excellent diving effort in the deep by Tendulkar
saves one run
11.4 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended to cover
11.5 Nehra to Shoaib Malik, one run, steered away well wide of the
fielder at backward point
11.6 Nehra to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, good length delivery, angling across
the right-hander, Youhana stands tall and drives it away well wide
of the backward point fielder, Tendulkar at third leg had no
chance, excellent placement
End of over 12 (8 runs) Pakistan 82/2 (RR: 6.83)
A Nehra 6-0-53-1
Shoaib Malik 26* (29b 4x4) Yousuf Youhana 9* (10b 1x4)
Agarkar into the attack now, first bowling change of the day
12.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, played down to mid-off, Youhana is
sent back, Tendulkar fails to hit the stumps at the bowler's end,
another run out chance missed, direct hit would have been fatal
12.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, steered down to third man, well
played
12.3 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, one run
12.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run
12.5 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, one run, pushed away to the point region
12.6 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, turned away to the midwicket fence, effortless shot,
five good ball followed by a bad delivery, and he pays for it!
End of over 13 (8 runs) Pakistan 90/2 (RR: 6.92)
AB Agarkar 1-0-8-0
Yousuf Youhana 11* (12b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 32* (33b 5x4)
double bowling change, Harbhajan Singh into the attack now
13.1 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, played down to midwicket
one slip in place
13.2 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, tossed up, Youhana
moves forward and turns it away into the gap between midwicket and
mid-on, easy single
13.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
13.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run
13.5 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away wide of the
fielder at midwicket
13.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to wide long-
on
End of over 14 (4 runs) Pakistan 94/2 (RR: 6.71)
Harbhajan Singh 1-0-4-0
Shoaib Malik 34* (36b 5x4) Yousuf Youhana 13* (15b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
Pakistan moving along at a nice rate at this stage, Indian bowlers
and fielders looking much more settled after Afridi's dismissal.
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Agarkar to continue, one slip in place, standing much wider than
usual
14.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
14.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, shot! on the middle and off, Malik
moves forward and turns it away into the gap between mid-on and
midwicket, ball races away to the fence, sweetly timed
14.3 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, played down to mid-on
14.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, short ball close to the off stump
line, steered away late, ball beats the diving slip fielder and
races away to the third man region
14.5 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pushed to cover, Kaif moves
across quickly and cuts off the single
14.6 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, slightly short, Youhana stands
tall on the back foot and and drives it away well wide of the
fielder at backward point, diving effort in the deep ends in vain,
100 comes up for Pakistan!
End of over 15 (9 runs) Pakistan 103/2 (RR: 6.87)
AB Agarkar 2-0-17-0
Shoaib Malik 39* (40b 6x4) Yousuf Youhana 17* (17b 2x4)
15.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned away on the leg
side
15.2 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, quicker delivery outside
the off stump, Malik moves across, gets behind the line and
defends it watchfully
15.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, tossed up outside the off
stump, Malik gets well forward and taps it down to short fine leg,
not in full control
15.4 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, defended to the leg side
15.5 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, drifting in, turned away
to square leg
15.6 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, tossed up and turning
in, Youhana moves forward and pushes it down to long-on, easy
single to end the over
End of over 16 (2 runs) Pakistan 105/2 (RR: 6.56)
Harbhajan Singh 2-0-6-0
Yousuf Youhana 18* (20b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 40* (43b 6x4)
16.1 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, no run
16.2 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, legbye: two runs, drifting down the leg
side, ball clips the pad and runs down fine, runs hard and gets
back for the second, first extras of the day
16.3 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, no run
three men on the off side, saving the single - altogether six
fielders inside the circle
16.4 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, no run, defensively pushed to the cover
region, good line and length delivery
16.5 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, FOUR, pitched up and smashed back past
the bowler to the long-off boundary, move forward and hit it on
the rise, ball just rocketed away to the fence, top shot!
16.6 Agarkar to Yousuf Youhana, no run, wide outside the off stump,
Youhana goes after it and ends up with a bottom edge, ball finds
the keeper on the bounce
End of over 17 (6 runs) Pakistan 111/2 (RR: 6.53)
AB Agarkar 3-0-21-0
Shoaib Malik 40* (43b 6x4) Yousuf Youhana 22* (26b 3x4)
17.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, tossed up and turning in,
Malik moves forwards and plays it down to long-on for an easy
single
17.2 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, waited for the ball to
spin and then tucked away to the fine leg region, nicely played
17.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away behind square
on the leg side, yet another easy single added to the total
17.4 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, worked away on the leg
side, short midwicket moves across and cuts off the single
17.5 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, hit on the pad trying to
sweep, ball rolls away on the leg side, keeper moves forward and
picks it up
17.6 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away into the
gap between midwicket and square leg
End of over 18 (4 runs) Pakistan 115/2 (RR: 6.39)
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-10-0
Yousuf Youhana 24* (30b 3x4) Shoaib Malik 42* (45b 6x4)
spin from both ends, Dinesh Mongia into the attack now
just the one fielder inside the circle on the leg side saving the
single
18.1 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, no run, played away to the cover region
18.2 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, one run, hived away to deep midwicket
well spread out field, plenty of open spaces to milk
18.3 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, one run, fraction short and outside the off
stump, cut away off the back foot to deep cover
18.4 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, no run, defended on the front-foot
18.5 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, one run, on the middle and off, Youhana
comes down the track and lofts it down to long-on, fielder in the
deep moves across to his left and takes it on the bounce
18.6 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, no run, played back to the bowler, decent
start by Mongia
End of over 19 (3 runs) Pakistan 118/2 (RR: 6.21)
D Mongia 1-0-3-0
Yousuf Youhana 26* (34b 3x4) Shoaib Malik 43* (47b 6x4)
19.1 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, hit on the pad trying to
work it away on the leg side
19.2 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, turned away to fine
leg, easy single
19.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, pushes forward and drives
down to long-on, yet another easy single added to the total
19.4 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, short and wide outside
the off stump, cut away behind point, diving stop by Dravid at
backward point saves run
19.5 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, swept away to fine leg
19.6 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run
End of over 20 (4 runs) Pakistan 122/2 (RR: 6.10)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-14-0
Shoaib Malik 44* (48b 6x4) Yousuf Youhana 29* (39b 3x4)
20.1 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, one run, swept away to deep square leg
20.2 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, SIX, MAX! comes down the track and lofts
it way over the long-on fence, clean hit, nice use of the feet!
20.3 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, no run, on the middle and off, defended
on the front-foot
20.4 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, no run, on the pads, nicely flighted
delivery, played straight to the fielder at short midwicket
20.5 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, one run, steps forward and plays it down
to long-on for an easy single
20.6 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, no run, punched back to the bowler, not a
well timed shot
End of over 21 (8 runs) Pakistan 130/2 (RR: 6.19)
D Mongia 2-0-11-0
Yousuf Youhana 36* (43b 3x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 45* (50b 6x4)
21.1 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, defended on the back-foot, ball rolls away
on the leg side
21.2 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, turned away to the
square leg region, fielder moves in quickly and cuts off the
single
21.3 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, tossed up, Youhana
moves forward and drives it away to midwicket, Kaif at short
midwicket fails to pick it up cleanly, a rare sight
21.4 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run
21.5 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, played to long leg,
easy single
21.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven off the back foot
to the long-on region
End of over 22 (4 runs) Pakistan 134/2 (RR: 6.09)
Harbhajan Singh 5-0-18-0
Shoaib Malik 46* (51b 6x4) Yousuf Youhana 39* (48b 3x4 1x6)
22.1 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, one run, width outside the off stump, cut
away to deep cover
22.2 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, three runs, waited for the last moment
and then opened the face of the bat to run it down to third man,
gets it well wide of the fielder in the deep and comfortably gets
back for the third, excellent running
22.3 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, one run, played wide of the cover fielder
22.4 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, no run
22.5 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, two runs, played down to long-off, gets
it wide of the fielder, taken on the fielder in the deep and comes
back for the second, wild throw moves in from the deep and Malik
makes it back comfortably
22.6 Mongia to Yousuf Youhana, one run, forced away to deep cover
End of over 23 (8 runs) Pakistan 142/2 (RR: 6.17)
D Mongia 3-0-19-0
Yousuf Youhana 45* (52b 3x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 48* (53b 6x4)
23.1 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, swept away to fine leg
23.2 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to long-on,
singles at will
23.3 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, on the middle and leg,
turned away off the back foot to the fine leg region, enough time
to walk across for a single
23.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, good delivery, defended
23.5 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, legbye: one run, drifting down the
leg side, bit of extra turn, ball clips the pad and runs down to
fine leg, Malik stays on 49
23.6 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, no run, turned away on the leg
side, another decent Harbhajan over comes to an end
End of over 24 (4 runs) Pakistan 146/2 (RR: 6.08)
Harbhajan Singh 6-0-21-0
Shoaib Malik 49* (56b 6x4) Yousuf Youhana 47* (55b 3x4 1x6)
it was just a matter of time, Tendulkar into the attack now
24.1 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, starts off with a leg break,
pushed away to the point region
24.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, again turning away from the
right-hander, nicely bowled, again forced away to the point region
24.3 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, fifty! tossed up, driven down
to long-off, huge cheers all around, Malik raises his bat in
acknowledgment
24.4 Tendulkar to Yousuf Youhana, no run, hit on the pad trying to
reverse sweep, loud confident appeal turned down, looked close!
24.5 Tendulkar to Yousuf Youhana, one run, played away to deep point
24.6 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, played away on the leg side,
Dravid at short midwicket dives across and saves runs, valiant
effort, end of a good over
End of over 25 (2 runs) Pakistan 148/2 (RR: 5.92)
SR Tendulkar 1-0-2-0
Yousuf Youhana 48* (57b 3x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 50* (60b 6x4)
run rate drops below 6 for the first time
25.1 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, played down to long-on
25.2 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away to long leg,
150 comes up for Pakistan!
25.3 Harbhajan Singh to Yousuf Youhana, one run, fifty! turned away to
deep midwicket, Youhana too gets to his fifty with an easy single
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
25.5 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, two runs, comes down the track and
swings away to the deep midwicket region, gets it wide of Nehra in
the deep and comes back for the second
25.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, RUN OUT! hit on the pad
trying to defended on the front-foot, ball rolls away behind the
stumps, dangerous quick single called for, Tendulkar comes in
quickly and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end, third umpire
called in, RED light flashes!
End of over 26 (5 runs) Pakistan 153/2 (RR: 5.88)
Harbhajan Singh 7-0-26-0
Yousuf Youhana 50* (59b 3x4 1x6) Shoaib Malik 53* (64b 6x4)
Pakistan 153/3, Partnership of 85
Yousuf Youhana run out (Tendulkar) 50 (59b 3x4 1x6)
was a brave decision, it was a close call, there was an element of
doubt there, when everybody thought that Youhana will get the
benefit of doubt the RED light flashed!
on Tv the Pakistan camp looked outraged by the decision
Inzi walks in
26.1 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, cut away to the cover region
26.2 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played down to long-on
26.3 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended back to the bowler
26.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, forced away to cover
26.5 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away to midwicket
26.6 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
End of over 27 (3 runs) Pakistan 156/3 (RR: 5.78)
SR Tendulkar 2-0-5-0
Shoaib Malik 55* (68b 6x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 1* (2b)
27.1 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, hit on the pad trying to
work it away, loud appeal turned down, another close call
27.2 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
27.3 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run
27.4 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven down to long-on
six fielders inside the circle saving the single
one more fielder comes in taking the tally to seven
27.5 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, Inzi still manages to
find the gap on the leg side, ball races away to deep midwicket
27.6 Harbhajan Singh to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed to cover
End of over 28 (2 runs) Pakistan 158/3 (RR: 5.64)
Harbhajan Singh 8-0-28-0
Inzamam-ul-Haq 2* (3b) Shoaib Malik 56* (73b 6x4)
28.1 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, turning away, sharp turn,
played away off the back foot, not a well timed shot
28.2 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, tossed up and turning away,
Inzi leaves it for the keeper
28.3 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, fulltoss, driven down to
long-off, just a single
28.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, played wide of the fielder
moving across from midwicket, easy single
28.5 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
28.6 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, googly, turned away to the
vacant square leg region, Inzi runs hard looking for the second
but the fielder moves across quickly in the deep and keeps it down
to just one, another good over for India, just three runs give
away
End of over 29 (3 runs) Pakistan 161/3 (RR: 5.55)
SR Tendulkar 3-0-8-0
Inzamam-ul-Haq 4* (8b) Shoaib Malik 57* (74b 6x4)
run rate is now down to 5.55
Mongia is back
29.1 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, played back, Mongia moves across
to his right and picks it up
29.2 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, played away off the back foot,
straight to the fielder at short midwicket
29.3 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, swept
away well wide of the fielder at short fine leg, excellent
placement, first boundary in 13 overs!
29.4 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, turned away to the vacant square
leg region
29.5 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, no run
29.6 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned to square leg
End of over 30 (5 runs) Pakistan 166/3 (RR: 5.53)
D Mongia 4-0-24-0
Inzamam-ul-Haq 9* (12b 1x4) Shoaib Malik 57* (76b 6x4)
30.1 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, tossed up, driven back past
the diving bowler to the long-off region
30.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away behind square on
the leg side
30.3 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, turned away of the back foot
to the deep midwicket region for an easy single
30.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, fuller on the pads, again
played to deep midwicket
30.5 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, drifting down the leg side,
swept away fine, ball races away to the fine leg fence
30.6 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, leading edge but well over
the bowler's head, Inzi was looking to turn it away on the leg
side
End of over 31 (9 runs) Pakistan 175/3 (RR: 5.65)
SR Tendulkar 4-0-17-0
Inzamam-ul-Haq 16* (16b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 59* (78b 6x4)
31.1 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, driven back, fielded well by the
bowler on his follow through
31.2 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, defended to the leg side, again
fielded by the bowler, moving across to his right this time
31.3 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pushed away on the off side
31.4 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
short fine leg comes in place to stop the sweep
31.5 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, driven down the track to the
long-off region, easy single
31.6 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, one run, again driven down to long-off,
easy single to end the over, good over for India
End of over 32 (2 runs) Pakistan 177/3 (RR: 5.53)
D Mongia 5-0-26-0
Shoaib Malik 60* (79b 6x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 17* (21b 2x4)
32.1 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, edged away to the third man
region, Sehwag almost pulled off a brilliant save, in the end the
ball touches the ropes
32.2 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, two runs, width outside the off stump,
cut away to the third man region, easy two
32.3 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, quicker delivery, defensively
pushed to the point
32.4 Tendulkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss, hit away to long-on,
just a single, should have done better there
32.5 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, cut away late to the short
third man region, Malik was interested in a single but Inzi was
not, Sehwag scores a direct hit at the bowler's end, Malik
comfortably makes it back, third umpire confirms
32.6 Tendulkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, off break, was wide outside
the off stump, Inzi tries to cut it away but fails to make contact
End of over 33 (7 runs) Pakistan 184/3 (RR: 5.58)
SR Tendulkar 5-0-24-0
Shoaib Malik 67* (83b 7x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 17* (23b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
this partnership is now worth 31 runs, current run rate - 5.58
at this rate Pakistan will reach 278, six an over will take them to
286
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33.1 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to long-off
33.2 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, turned away on the leg side
33.3 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, comes down the track and ends up
playing it back to the bowler
33.4 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, swept away to the fine leg
region, does well to keep it down - when nothing else works sweep
33.5 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, swept away fine, comfortably beats
the fielder in the deep, beautifully played
33.6 Mongia to Shoaib Malik, no run, played back to the bowler
End of over 34 (6 runs) Pakistan 190/3 (RR: 5.59)
D Mongia 6-0-32-0
Inzamam-ul-Haq 18* (26b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 72* (86b 8x4)
from here on to reach 300 Pakistan will have to score at 6.87 runs
per over
Agarkar is back
34.1 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played down to third man
34.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, OUT: bowled'm! good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and reversing in, Malik plays down
the wrong line and gets bowled over, fantastic delivery, crucial
wicket for India
Pakistan 191/4, Partnership of 38
Shoaib Malik b Agarkar 72 (87b 8x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 19* (27b 2x4) AB Agarkar 3.2-0-22-1
Malik was looking to drive it away, was comprehensively beaten by
the reverse swing
Younis Khan is the next man in
34.3 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run
34.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, played down to mid-on
34.5 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, drifting down the leg side, ball
clips the pad and runs down fine, Dhoni dives across and saves
runs
34.6 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, on the middle and off, defended,
end of a successful over
End of over 35 (1 run) Pakistan 191/4 (RR: 5.46)
AB Agarkar 4-0-22-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 19* (27b 2x4) Younis Khan 0* (4b)
35.1 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, late cut played to perfection,
comfortably beats the fielder at short third man, excellent shot
35.2 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, turned away behind square leg,
quick single taken
35.3 Mongia to Younis Khan, one run, short outside the off stump, cut
away to deep point
35.4 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, forced away to deep point, yet
another easy single added
35.5 Mongia to Younis Khan, one run, pushed down to mid-on, Yuvraj
coming in from short midwicket dives across but fails to stop the
ball
35.6 Mongia to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pushed away on the off side
End of over 36 (8 runs) Pakistan 199/4 (RR: 5.53)
D Mongia 7-0-40-0
Younis Khan 2* (6b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 25* (31b 3x4)
36.1 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, steered away, straight to the
fielder at short third man
36.2 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Khan tries to run it down fine but the shot is not
timed well, ball clips the edge and rolls back
36.3 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, on the middle and off, another good
delivery, defended watchfully
36.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, played down to mid-on, not a well
timed shot, came off the inner half of the bat
Agarakr troubling Khan with the reverse swing
36.5 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, defended outside the off stump,
good over so far
36.6 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, turned away in front of square on
the leg side, end of another fine over, just the one run given
away
End of over 37 (1 run) Pakistan 200/4 (RR: 5.41)
AB Agarkar 5-0-23-1
Younis Khan 3* (12b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 25* (31b 3x4)
Nehra is back
37.1 Nehra to Younis Khan, no run, on the pads, turned away straight to
the fielder at short midwicket
37.2 Nehra to Younis Khan, no run, on the middle and off, defended on
the front-foot with a straight bat
37.3 Nehra to Younis Khan, no run, angling across, width offered, cut
away straight to the fielder at cover, Younis Khan struggling to
find the gaps
37.4 Nehra to Younis Khan, one run, turned away to fine leg, fielder in
the deep moves across quickly and keeps it down to just one
37.5 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, slower delivery, pitched up on the
middle and off stump line, pushed straight to the fielder at short
cover
37.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, edged down to third man, another
tidy over
End of over 38 (2 runs) Pakistan 202/4 (RR: 5.32)
A Nehra 7-0-55-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 26* (33b 3x4) Younis Khan 4* (16b)
run rate is now down to 5.32
38.1 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, glided down to third man,
played it late, got it well wide of the fielder at short third man
38.2 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, quicker delivery, Khan hit on the
pad trying to turn it away, appeal for lbw turned down, missing
leg
38.3 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, played down to mid-on, fielder
moves across quickly and cuts off the single, Younis Khan
struggling here
38.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, FOUR, shot! breaks the shackle with a
lofted drive, ball races away to the long-on fence, excellent
timing
38.5 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, played down to mid-off
38.6 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, cut away late to the third man
region, Inzi retains the strike
End of over 39 (7 runs) Pakistan 209/4 (RR: 5.36)
AB Agarkar 6-0-30-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 28* (35b 3x4) Younis Khan 9* (20b 1x4)
39.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched in line and angling
across, Inzi beaten looking to run it down, lovely delivery
39.2 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, on the pads, defended to the leg
side
39.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, steered down to third man, easy
single
39.4 Nehra to Younis Khan, no run, on the middle and off, slower
delivery, pushed to cover
39.5 Nehra to Younis Khan, one run, angling across, steered down to
third man
39.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pitched up on the middle and off
stump line, jabbed down the track to the mid-off region, Inzi had
to hurry
End of over 40 (3 runs) Pakistan 212/4 (RR: 5.30)
A Nehra 8-0-58-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 30* (39b 3x4) Younis Khan 10* (22b 1x4)
10 overs left in the innings
ball being changed here - play held up
at the current rate Pakistan will reach 267, 8.2 runs per over from
here on will take them to 300
40.1 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, cut away and half stopped by
Yuvraj Singh at backward point
40.2 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, steered away well wide of the
fielder at short third man
40.3 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, width outside the off stump,
cut away filmy to deep point, went quickly and straight to Sehwag
in the deep
40.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, FOUR, edged past the diving keeper, just
out of reach, Younis Khan was looking to run it down, beaten by
the extra bounce
40.5 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, played down to mid-off, overthrow
helps the batsmen to cross over
40.6 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run
End of over 41 (9 runs) Pakistan 221/4 (RR: 5.39)
AB Agarkar 7-0-39-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 33* (42b 3x4) Younis Khan 16* (25b 2x4)
41.1 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run
41.2 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, steered down to third man
41.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, no room offered, played away on the off side
41.4 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, angling across, bit of width, Inzi
beaten trying to loft it away over cover
41.5 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, pitched up, driven hard but
straight to the fielder at backward point
41.6 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, SHOT! short of a good length delivery
on the pads, pulled away into the gap between fine leg and square
leg
End of over 42 (6 runs) Pakistan 227/4 (RR: 5.40)
Z Khan 7-0-35-1
Younis Khan 17* (26b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 38* (47b 4x4)
Agarakar to continue, into his 8th over now
42.1 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, again reversing in, lofted away to
fine leg, once bounce to the fielder moving in from the deep
42.2 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, fraction short, Inzi rocks back
and pulls it away to the midwicket fence, just dismissed it from
his presence!
42.3 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, width outside the off stump,
ball kept bit low, cut away behind point, Inzi sprints across
looking for the second but the fielder comes in quickly and keeps
him away from the strike
42.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
42.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, pushed straight to Yuvraj at
backward point
42.5 Agarkar to Younis Khan, two runs, steered down to third man, gets
it well wide of Zaheer Khan in the deep and comfortably comes back
for the second
42.6 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, again width outside the off stump,
steered down to third man, this time to the other side of Zaheer
in the deep
End of over 43 (10 runs) Pakistan 237/4 (RR: 5.51)
AB Agarkar 8-0-49-1 (1w)
Younis Khan 21* (30b 2x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 43* (49b 5x4)
Harbhajan Singh is back
43.1 Harbhajan Singh to Younis Khan, one run, played off the back foot
to the short third man region, quick single taken
43.2 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, fulltoss, pulled away to
deep midwicket, went on the bounce to Sehwag in the deep who
messes it up giving away three runs
43.3 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, turned away on the leg
side
43.4 Harbhajan Singh to Younis Khan, FOUR, reverse sweep played to
perfection, ball races away to the third man boundary, excellent
innovative shot
43.5 Harbhajan Singh to Younis Khan, legbye: one run, hit on the pad
trying to sweep, loud confident appeal turned down, looked like it
was missing leg
43.6 Harbhajan Singh to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played down to long-on,
end of a good over for Pakistan
End of over 44 (12 runs) Pakistan 249/4 (RR: 5.66)
Harbhajan Singh 9-0-39-0
Inzamam-ul-Haq 49* (52b 6x4) Younis Khan 26* (33b 3x4)
44.1 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, fifty! attempted yorker, ends up
as a fulltoss, forced away to deep point, Inzi's amazing run of
consistency continues
44.2 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, driven down to long-off, had to
stretch out to get to the pitch of the delivery
44.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played down to fine leg, easy
single
44.4 Khan to Younis Khan, no run, good in swinging yorker, defended well
44.5 Khan to Younis Khan, two runs, fulltoss outside the off stump,
smashed away into the gap between the cover fielders, Sehwag's
throw from the deep is bit wide and Inzi makes it home safely
44.6 Khan to Younis Khan, SIX, MAXIMUM! slower ball, Younis Khan picks
it up early and lofts it straight back over the bowler's head,
clean shot, valuable runs being added here
End of over 45 (11 runs) Pakistan 260/4 (RR: 5.78)
Z Khan 8-0-46-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 51* (54b 6x4) Younis Khan 35* (37b 3x4 1x6)
was pitched up in the slot and Younis Khan just hit through the
line
Nehra into the attack now
45.1 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, slower delivery, worked away to
the short third man region
45.2 Nehra to Younis Khan, one run, attempted yorker, ends up as a low
fully, played away to the cover region, dangerous quickly single
taken, Harby moving in fails to hit the stumps at the bowler's
end, Khan survives, another run out chance missed
45.3 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, lofted away to wide long-on,
came of the edge, fall well wide of Sehwag moving across in the
deep
45.4 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, on the middle and off, Inzi nicely
opens the face of the bat and drives it away to the backward point
boundary, excellent timing and placement
45.5 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
45.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, short ball down the leg side,
pulled away to fine leg, straight to the fielder, Nehra gets away
with it
End of over 46 (9 runs) Pakistan 269/4 (RR: 5.85)
A Nehra 9-0-67-1
Inzamam-ul-Haq 59* (59b 7x4) Younis Khan 36* (38b 3x4 1x6)
four overs left in the innings
46.1 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: FOUR, over pitched delivery way down
the leg side, keeper had no chance, horrible delivery to say the
least
46.1 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, on the pads, turned away behind
square on the leg side, takes off quickly for the first and comes
back comfortably for the second, well run
46.2 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, played away to midwicket, looked
like an inside edge
46.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, on the middle and leg, pitched up
and angling in, played away to deep midwicket
46.4 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, fulltoss, attempted yorker, played
down to long-off for an easy single
46.5 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, Inzi tries to whip it away on the leg side but fails to make
contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away on the leg side,
fielders are deep, quick single taken
46.6 Khan to Younis Khan, one run, played down to mid-off
End of over 47 (11 runs) Pakistan 280/4 (RR: 5.96)
Z Khan 9-0-56-1 (1w)
Younis Khan 38* (40b 3x4 1x6) Inzamam-ul-Haq 62* (63b 7x4)
3 overs to go - Pakistan need 20 more to reach 300!
47.1 Nehra to Younis Khan, two runs, fuller and angling across, produces
the edge but the ball goes wide of the keeper, Dhoni almost got
there with the dive
47.2 Nehra to Younis Khan, OUT: gone! slower ball, Younis Khan ends up
with a leading edge trying to tap it away on the leg side, ball
lobs up on the track, Nehra gets under it and takes it
comfortably, Pakistan five down
Pakistan 282/5, Partnership of 91
Younis Khan c & b Nehra 40 (42b 3x4 1x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 62* (63b 7x4) A Nehra 9.2-0-69-2
Khan was beaten by the change of pace, Abdul Razzaq is the next man
in
47.3 Nehra to Abdul Razzaq, OUT: golden duck! fulltoss, lofted down to
long-on, Sehwag moves in quickly, dives well forward and takes it
inches away from the ground, fantastic catch, Nehra on a hat-
trick!
Pakistan 282/6, Partnership of 0
Abdul Razzaq c Sehwag b Nehra 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 62* (63b 7x4) A Nehra 9.3-0-69-3
brilliant piece of fielding, Kamran Akmal is the next man in
47.4 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, no run, on the stumps, Akmal tries to run it
down but fails to make contact, almost
47.5 Nehra to Kamran Akmal, one run, pushed away behind point, Alkmal
off the mark
47.6 Nehra to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, pitched up outside the off
stump, driven away wide of the fielder at third man, Inzi takes on
the fielder in the deep and makes it back comfortably, nice throw
comes in from the deep but Inzi was never in trouble, end of a
good over
End of over 48 (5 runs) Pakistan 285/6 (RR: 5.94)
A Nehra 10-0-72-3
Kamran Akmal 1* (2b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 64* (64b 7x4)
Zaheer Khan to bowl the penultimate over
48.1 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, on the pads, turned away to short
fine leg, easy single, Nehra is the fielder there, good cricket by
Akmal, Inzi is back on strike
48.2 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, played down the track to the mid-
off region, played with soft hands, Inzi call for the second, wild
throw comes in from the deep and no damage is done
48.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, down the l;eg side
48.3 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pitched up on the middle and off
stump line, pushed away to the cover region, quick single taken
48.4 Khan to Kamran Akmal, one run, good yoker, Akmal saved up the
inside edge, bit of hesitation going for the single, but the
fielder at midwicket is late to react and eventually they make it
across safely
48.5 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, played down to short fine leg
48.6 Khan to Kamran Akmal, two runs, fulltoss outside the off stump,
played away to deep cover, runs hard and comes back for the
second, Sehwag is the fielder in the deep
End of over 49 (9 runs) Pakistan 294/6 (RR: 6.00)
Z Khan 10-0-65-1 (2w)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 68* (67b 7x4) Kamran Akmal 5* (5b)
final over coming up, Pakistan need just 6 more runs to reach 300
Agarkar is back
49.1 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, bit wide outside the off stump,
fuller in length, Inzi tries to tap it away but fails to make
contact
49.2 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT: another wide delivery outside the
off stump, Inzi goes after it and gets beaten by a LONG way, loud
appeal for caught behind and the finger goes up, umpire
Jayaprakash gets it terrible wrong! Inzi walks away shaking his
head
Pakistan 294/7, Partnership of 12
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Dhoni b Agarkar 68 (69b 7x4 0x6)
Kamran Akmal 5* (5b) AB Agarkar 8.2-0-49-2 (1w)
Naved-ul-Hasan is the next man in
49.3 Agarkar to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, short of a good length delivery,
Rana steps out and smashes it to the cover fence, off the mark in
style
49.4 Agarkar to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, four more! 300 comes up! down the
leg side, Rana gets bat on ball
49.5 Agarkar to Naved-ul-Hasan, one run, defended to the leg side
49.6 Agarkar to Kamran Akmal, OUT: on the stumps, Akmal moves across a
long away looking to play it fine but fails to make contact, ball
crashes into the stumps, Agarkar ends up with three wickets
Pakistan 303/8, Partnership of 9
Kamran Akmal b Agarkar 5 (6b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 50 (9 runs) Pakistan 303/8 (RR: 6.06)
AB Agarkar 9-0-58-3 (1w)
Naved-ul-Hasan 9* (3b 2x4)
Pakistan end up with 303 on the board
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Match State: Innings Break
The match is nicely set up, 304 is the target for India - it's
going to be an exciting final act.
as usual Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag will open the innings
First fifteen overs are going to be crucial.
Rana to start the bowling attack
0.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, outside the off stump, Sehwag
goes after it and gets beaten, making his intentions clear here
0.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, on the stump, defended on the
front-foot with a straight bat
0.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, (noball) no run, caught off a no ball!
looked like Sehwag head the call, hit it straight to the fielder
at cover
0.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, another close call, good length
delivery close to the off stump line, Sehwag tries to force it
away and ends up with an inside edge, ball rolls away just wide of
the stumps
0.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, beauty, skidded through, Sehwag
beaten comprehensively, another close call!
0.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, on the stumps, turned away
straight to the fielder at mid-on
0.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, again no room offered, turned
away on the leg side, again straight to the fielder at mid-on,
excellent first over from Rana!
End of over 1 (1 run) India 1/0 (RR: 1.00 RRR: 303/49 = 6.18)
Naved-ul-Hasan 1-0-1-0 (1nb)
SR Tendulkar 0* (0b) V Sehwag 0* (7b)
Iftikhar Anjum to share the new ball
Tendulkar on strike, two slips and a gully in place
1.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Tendulkar, one run, down the leg side, played
down to fine leg, went straight to the fielder in the deep,
Tendulkar off the mark straightaway
1.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, drifting in, ball kept low,
Sehwag tries to turn it away on the leg side but gets beaten by
the lack of bounce, appeal turned down, looked close
1.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, played
away very fine, fine leg fielder had no chance, Sehwag off the
mark with a boundary
1.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, two runs, turned away well wide of the
midwicket fielder, comfortable two
just the two slips catching
1.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, FOUR, shot! pitched up and angling in,
Sehwag moves forward and drives it on the rise with a straight
bat, ball races down to the long-on fence, fantastic shot!
1.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, again drifting onto the pads,
turned away well but straight to the fielder at square leg, good
over for India
End of over 2 (11 runs) India 12/0 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 292/48 = 6.08)
Iftikhar Anjum 1-0-11-0
SR Tendulkar 1* (1b) V Sehwag 10* (12b 2x4)
2.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery,
Tendulkar pushes forward drives it away wide of the man at
backward point, nicely opened the face of the bat to get the
placement right, third man moves across quickly in the deep and
keeps it down to just one
2.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, played away to midwicket, fails
to beat the fielder there
2.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at square leg, another good shot for no runs
2.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, two runs, again drifting onto the pads,
turned away behind square on the leg side, fine leg had lot of
ground to cover, comfortable two
2.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, three runs, played down to mid-on,
Youhana fails to pick it up cleanly, two runs given away
2.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, two runs, fuller, again drifting onto
the pads, wrong line, turned away nicely to deep backward square
leg, comfortable two
End of over 3 (8 runs) India 20/0 (RR: 6.67 RRR: 284/47 = 6.04)
Naved-ul-Hasan 2-0-9-0 (1nb)
V Sehwag 15* (16b 2x4) SR Tendulkar 4* (3b)
3.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, hit on the pad trying to whip it
away on the leg side, appeal turned down, no inside edge but the
height was a problem, good decision in the end
3.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, on middle and leg, turned away,
fails to get it past the fielder at short midwicket
slip and short midwicket catching
3.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, fraction short, punched down to
mid-off
3.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, FOUR, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and leg stump line, lofted away to the midwicket fence,
excellent pick-up shot
3.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, legbye: one run, hit on the pad, impact
was well outside the line of the off stump, another lbw shout
turned down, ball rolls away behind the stumps on the off side,
quick single taken
3.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Tendulkar, one run, turned away to fine leg, easy
single to end the over, much better over from Anjum
End of over 4 (6 runs) India 26/0 (RR: 6.50 RRR: 278/46 = 6.04)
Iftikhar Anjum 2-0-16-0
SR Tendulkar 5* (4b) V Sehwag 19* (21b 3x4)
4.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery, driven
away, excellent diving half stop by Hafeez at point saves runs,
but fails to prevent the single
4.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, one run, edged down to third man, Sehwag
was looking to smash a good length delivery to the cover fence
4.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, on the stumps, played down to
mid-on, early no call from Tendulkar
4.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, driven away off the front foot
to the cover region, not timed well enough to beat the fielder
moving across
4.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good delivery, short of a good
length and close to the off stump line, defended on the back-foot
with a straight bat, ball rolls back to the bowler
4.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, well bowled again, good length
delivery, again close to the off stump line, defended, another
good over from Rana comes to an end, India off to the decent start
here
End of over 5 (2 runs) India 28/0 (RR: 5.60 RRR: 276/45 = 6.13)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-11-0 (1nb)
V Sehwag 20* (22b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 6* (9b)
Pakistan at this stage were 46 for 1
5.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, one run, cut away to third man, easy
single
5.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Tendulkar, no run, comes down the track looking
to clear the fence, not sure which one, fails to make contact,
collected by the keeper
5.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery, pushed
away on the leg side, diving stop by Younis Khan at short
midwicket saves runs, excellent effort
5.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Tendulkar, one run, pushed wide of the mid-off
fielder, quick single taken
slip and a short midwicket in place for Sehwag
fine leg is up in the circle
5.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, angling in nicely, turned away
straight to Khan at short midwicket
5.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Sehwag, no run, punched straight down the track,
Anjum gets a touch on it but the ball goes past the stumps, could
have been close if the ball had hit the stumps
End of over 6 (2 runs) India 30/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 274/44 = 6.23)
Iftikhar Anjum 3-0-18-0
SR Tendulkar 7* (12b) V Sehwag 21* (25b 3x4)
6.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, pushed to extra cover,
dangerous single called for, Tendulkar was never going to make it
but Malik fails to hit the stumps at the bowler's end and
Tendulkar survives
6.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, OUT: got'm! short of a good length
delivery close to the off stump line, Sehwag tries to steer it
down to third man but ends up hitting it straight to Afridi at
first slip, Rana strikes, big wicket this for Pakistan!
India 31/1, Partnership of 31
V Sehwag c Shahid Afridi b Naved-ul-Hasan 21 (26b 3x4 0x6)
SR Tendulkar 8* (13b) Naved-ul-Hasan 3.2-0-12-1 (1nb)
danger man back in pavilion, Pakistan off to a good start here!
Dhoni walks in
6.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, two runs, driven away to deep cover, Dhoni
off the mark straightaway
6.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, one run, punched off the back foot to the
mid-off region, fielder bit deep, quick single taken, throw misses
the stumps at the bowler's end
6.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, played into the gap between
cover and mid-off, easy single
6.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, (noball) no run, called for overstepping
6.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, played down the track to mid-on
End of over 7 (6 runs) India 36/1 (RR: 5.14 RRR: 268/43 = 6.23)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4-0-17-1 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 9* (14b) MS Dhoni 3* (4b)
7.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Tendulkar, OUT: another crucial breakthrough!
good length delivery, Tendulkar ends up with an inside edge onto
the stumps looking to turn it away on the leg side
India 36/2, Partnership of 5
SR Tendulkar b Iftikhar Anjum 9 (15b 0x4 0x6)
MS Dhoni 3* (4b) Iftikhar Anjum 3.1-0-18-1
was swinging in a bit, Tendulkar was looking to turn it away on the
front-foot, inside edge clipped the pad and rolled onto the stumps
- Pakistan players ecstatic - crowd goes mute
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
7.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, slower ball, turned away to
midwicket
7.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, on the pads, turned away to
square leg
7.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, dropped! driven straight back,
Anjum fails to hold on, tough to take those on the follow through
7.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, one run, played down to mid-off, Dravid
off the mark
7.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Dhoni, no run, defended back to the bowler, end
of a successful over, Pakistan off to dream start!
End of over 8 (1 run) India 37/2 (RR: 4.62 RRR: 267/42 = 6.36)
Iftikhar Anjum 4-0-19-1
R Dravid 1* (4b) MS Dhoni 3* (5b)
8.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run, full delivery this time from
Rana, again over steps the popping crease, Dravid leans forward
and drives it to cover
8.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run
8.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, one run, run down to the thirdman region,
just past point for a single
8.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, �on the middle and leg, Dhoni
shuffles across and tries to play it to the onside, the bat turns
in his hands and he loses control while trying to play the ball
8.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, two runs, punched away to the onside, and
take a single, a way ward throw from the filelder, way over the
head of the keeper allows the batsmen to take two
8.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, good length delivery, nicely driven
through the gap between cover and point for a boundary, that shot
pierced the field to perfection
End of over 9 (7 runs) India 44/2 (RR: 4.89 RRR: 260/41 = 6.34)
Naved-ul-Hasan 5-0-24-1 (2nb)
R Dravid 2* (7b) MS Dhoni 9* (8b 1x4)
9.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run
9.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, FOUR
9.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run
9.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, nicely driven to cover
9.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, outside off, moving away from the
stumps, pushed away to the offside
9.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run
End of over 10 (4 runs) India 48/2 (RR: 4.80 RRR: 256/40 = 6.40)
Iftikhar Anjum 5-0-23-1
MS Dhoni 9* (8b 1x4) R Dravid 6* (13b 1x4)
Rana will continue
10.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, one run, on the pads, Dhoni punches it
away to the onside for a single
10.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run, defended on the offside
10.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run, the inswinger from Ranam, Dravid
stays tall and defends it to the offside
10.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, two runs, on the middle and leg, Dravid
plays it away to the onside, wide of Youhana at mid on to bring up
the Indian fifty
10.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run
10.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, one run, pitched up and driven to mid-on
End of over 11 (4 runs) India 52/2 (RR: 4.73 RRR: 252/39 = 6.46)
Naved-ul-Hasan 6-0-28-1 (2nb)
R Dravid 9* (18b 1x4) MS Dhoni 10* (9b 1x4)
11.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, played back, came off the inner
half
11.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, FOUR, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, driven away through extra cover, hit
through the line
11.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, comes down the track and drives
on the up, fails to beat the fielder at cover
11.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and moving away, Dravid beaten trying to
drive it away, loud appeal for caught behind turned down,
beautifully bowled
fine leg comes inside the circle to save the single
11.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed to cover
11.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Dravid, one run, played wide of the midwicket
fielder
End of over 12 (5 runs) India 57/2 (RR: 4.75 RRR: 247/38 = 6.50)
Iftikhar Anjum 6-0-28-1
R Dravid 14* (24b 2x4) MS Dhoni 10* (9b 1x4)
India 50 in 10.4 overs - Pakistan 50 in 5.2 overs.
bowling change - Abdul Razzaq being brought into the attack now
bowling change - Abdul Razzaq being brought into the attack now
12.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run, played away to midwicket
12.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, FOUR, super shot! angling in, Dravid comes
down the track and drives it straight down the track, gets it well
wide of Youhana at mid-on who gives up the chase quickly
12.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, one run, played down to mid-on
12.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, played down to fine leg, Iftikhar
Anjum is the fielder in the deep
12.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, wide: no run, way down the leg side, Dravid
fails to make contact trying whip it away fine
12.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run, steps forward and flicks it away,
nicely looking shot but straight to the fielder in front of square
12.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, no run, RUN OUT! played down to mid-on,
Dravid takes off for a dangerous quickly single, Yousuf Youhana
moves in quickly and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end,
umpire goes upstairs, RED light flashes
End of over 13 (7 runs) India 64/2 (RR: 4.92 RRR: 240/37 = 6.49)
Abdul Razzaq 1-0-7-0 (1w)
MS Dhoni 11* (10b 1x4) R Dravid 19* (29b 3x4)
India 64/3, Partnership of 28
R Dravid run out (Yousuf Youhana) 19 (29b 3x4 0x6)
excellent bit of fielding, the pick up spot on and the throw hit
the stumps on the full, there was never a run there. India
struggling here!
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
13.1 Iftikhar Anjum to Yuvraj Singh, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
13.2 Iftikhar Anjum to Yuvraj Singh, no run, driven down to mid-off, not
a well timed shot
13.3 Iftikhar Anjum to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched up, driven straight
to the fielder at mid-off
13.4 Iftikhar Anjum to Yuvraj Singh, no run, forced away to the cover
region
13.5 Iftikhar Anjum to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, off the mark in style, good
length delivery on the stumps, Yuvraj moves forward and drives it
away into the gap between the cover fielder, beautifully placed
short midwicket comes in place
13.6 Iftikhar Anjum to Yuvraj Singh, no run, on the middle and leg,
turned away straight to the man at short midwicket
End of over 14 (4 runs) India 68/3 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 236/36 = 6.56)
Iftikhar Anjum 7-0-32-1
MS Dhoni 11* (10b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 4* (6b 1x4)
no slip in place, short cover catching
14.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, short of a good length delivery
close to the off stump line, forced away on the off side
14.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, played back to the bowler
14.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, turned away, fails to beat the
fielder at square leg
14.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, pushed down to mid-off, almost
another run out, Rana moving in fails to pick it up cleanly and
Dhoni gets across safely
14.5 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, no run, chipped back, Razzaq fails to
react on time, another close call
14.6 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, no run, punched straight to the
fielder at short cover, taken on the bounce
End of over 15 (1 run) India 69/3 (RR: 4.60 RRR: 235/35 = 6.71)
Abdul Razzaq 2-0-8-0 (1w)
MS Dhoni 12* (14b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 4* (8b 1x4)
End of 15 overs - Pakistan 103/2, India 69/3
run rate - 4.60
required run rate - 6.71
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India require another 235 runs with 7 wickets and 35.0 overs
remaining
Match State: Drinks
spin being introduced into the attack
15.1 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, turned to square leg
15.2 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, played away to midwicket
15.3 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, tossed up, Dhoni moves forward and
plays it down to long-on for an easy single
four men inside the circle saving the single
15.4 Arshad Khan to Yuvraj Singh, no run, turning away, pushed away on
the off side, cover fielder moves in and cuts off the single
15.5 Arshad Khan to Yuvraj Singh, one run, swept away to fine leg
15.6 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, driven down to long-off, was in the
air for sometime but well wide of the bowler
End of over 16 (3 runs) India 72/3 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 232/34 = 6.82)
Arshad Khan 1-0-3-0
MS Dhoni 14* (18b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 5* (10b 1x4)
16.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
16.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery close to the
off stump line, ball stopped a bit after hitting the deck,
defended on the front-foot
16.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, drifting down the leg side, turned
away to fine leg]
16.4 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, turned away nicely, Malik at
short midwicket gets an awkward bounce, ball goes over his head,
welcome runs for India
16.5 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, no run
16.6 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, no run, inside edge onto the pad
End of over 17 (5 runs) India 77/3 (RR: 4.53 RRR: 227/33 = 6.88)
Abdul Razzaq 3-0-13-0 (1w)
MS Dhoni 15* (21b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 9* (13b 2x4)
17.1 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, tossed up and turning in, driven
down to long-on
17.2 Arshad Khan to Yuvraj Singh, one run, quicker delivery, punched
down to long-off, good shot
17.3 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, pushed away on the leg side, short
midwicket moves in and fields
17.4 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, defended on the front-foot, ball
rolls away on the off side, well judged quick single taken
17.5 Arshad Khan to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played off the back foot, get
it well wide of the cover fielder
17.6 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, quicker and fuller, played back to
the bowler
End of over 18 (4 runs) India 81/3 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 223/32 = 6.97)
Arshad Khan 2-0-7-0
Yuvraj Singh 11* (15b 2x4) MS Dhoni 17* (25b 1x4)
18.1 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, one run, pitched up, driven down the
track to mid-off, fielder is at the edge of the circle, quick
single taken
18.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, pushed to extra cover, no room for a
single
18.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, this time gets it wide of the
fielder at mid-off, quick single taken
18.4 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played away to fine leg
18.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, oh dear! another RUN OUT! played
down to mid-on, terrible mix-up going for the single, in the end
Youhana gets enough time to run in with the ball and hit the
stumps at a close range, India 4 down!
India 84/4, Partnership of 20
Yuvraj Singh run out (Yousuf Youhana) 13 (17b 2x4 0x6)
Dhoni called for the single and then pulled away, Yuvraj had
committed himself and was in no position to come back, out by a
long way, another excellent bit of fielding by Youhana, kept his
cool, ran in with the ball and hit the stumps from a close
range, second run out of the innings!
Kaif is the next man in
18.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
End of over 19 (3 runs) India 84/4 (RR: 4.42 RRR: 220/31 = 7.10)
Abdul Razzaq 4-0-16-0 (1w)
M Kaif 0* (0b) MS Dhoni 18* (29b 1x4)
19.1 Arshad Khan to Kaif, no run
19.2 Arshad Khan to Kaif, no run
19.3 Arshad Khan to Kaif, one run, played down to long-on, Kaif off the
mark
19.4 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, defended, ball falls dead
19.5 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, pushed straight to the fielder at
gully
19.6 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven down to long-off
End of over 20 (2 runs) India 86/4 (RR: 4.30 RRR: 218/30 = 7.27)
Arshad Khan 3-0-9-0
MS Dhoni 19* (32b 1x4) M Kaif 1* (3b)
End of 20 overs - Pakistan 122/2, India 86/4
20.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, pushed to mid-on
20.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, driven away to the cover region, not
timed well enough to beat the fielder moving in
20.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery on the stumps,
defended to mid-off
20.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, leg cutter, played away to deep
backward point, easy single
20.5 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, one run, pitched up on the pads, turned away
to deep square leg, just a single
20.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, FOUR, edged down to the third man boundary,
was a good length delivery close to the off stump line and Dhoni
was looking to drive it away on the off side
End of over 21 (6 runs) India 92/4 (RR: 4.38 RRR: 212/29 = 7.31)
Abdul Razzaq 5-0-22-0 (1w)
M Kaif 2* (4b) MS Dhoni 24* (37b 2x4)
required run rate has moved up to 7.31
21.1 Arshad Khan to Kaif, one run, played down to mid-on
21.2 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, OUT: another one bites the dust! comes down
the track looking to clear the long-on fence but ends up hitting
it high up towards wide long-on, Afridi moves across quickly in
the deep and makes no mistake, India 5 down, Pakistan need 5 more!
India 93/5, Partnership of 9
MS Dhoni c Shahid Afridi b Arshad Khan 24 (38b 2x4 0x6)
M Kaif 3* (5b) Arshad Khan 3.2-0-10-1
on replay it looked like Dhoni was looking to chip it over the
infield but got more bat on it than intended
Dinesh Mongia walks in
21.3 Arshad Khan to Kaif, no run
21.4 Arshad Khan to Kaif, no run
21.5 Arshad Khan to Kaif, one run, played wide of the cover fielder
21.6 Arshad Khan to Mongia, no run, outside the off stump, defended
watchfully
End of over 22 (2 runs) India 94/5 (RR: 4.27 RRR: 210/28 = 7.50)
Arshad Khan 4-0-11-1
M Kaif 4* (8b) D Mongia 0* (1b)
slip comes in place for Kaif
22.1 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
22.2 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, no run, again close to the off stump line,
pushed away on the off side
22.3 Abdul Razzaq to Kaif, OUT: another nail goes in! good length
delivery, angling in from outside the off stump, Kaif plays down
the wrong line and gets hit on the pad in line with the stumps,
loud appeal and the finger goes up straight away, Razzaq gets one
to his name
India 94/6, Partnership of 1
M Kaif lbw b Abdul Razzaq 4 (11b 0x4 0x6)
D Mongia 0* (1b) Abdul Razzaq 5.3-0-22-1 (1w)
India six down!
play held up, looks like crowd trouble, couple of bottles throw in!
this is really sad
Agarkar is the next man in
Pakistan team in a huddle with both the umpires in the middle !
groundstaffs are clearing the bottles
umpires decide to take the players back to the pavilion till things
are sorted out.
ground empty at the moment - a sorry sight, we will keep you posted
as things move along
Match State: Delay - due to crowd trouble
India require another 210 runs with 4 wickets and 27.3 overs
remaining
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players are back, play about to resume here
Razzaq to continue, one slip in place
22.4 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run, short of a good length delivery
close to the off stump line, pushed to point, played off the back
foot
22.5 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run, fuller, forced away to point
22.6 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run
End of over 23 (maiden) India 94/6 (RR: 4.09 RRR: 210/27 = 7.78)
Abdul Razzaq 6-1-22-1 (1w)
D Mongia 0* (1b) AB Agarkar 0* (3b)
23.1 Arshad Khan to Mongia, no run, on the middle and off, defended but
not cleanly, ball rolls back
one slip in place for the left-hander
23.2 Arshad Khan to Mongia, no run, pushed back to the bowler
23.3 Arshad Khan to Mongia, OUT: wicket number seven! slightly short and
turning away, Mongia tries to drive it away off the back foot,
ball clips the edge and goes behind, taken beautifully by Younis
Khan at first slip
India 94/7, Partnership of 0
D Mongia c Younis Khan b Arshad Khan 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
AB Agarkar 0* (3b) Arshad Khan 4.3-0-11-2
Mongia was beaten by the extra bounce, in the end a nothing shot
Harbhajan Singh is the next man in
23.4 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, played away wide of the
gully fielder
23.5 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, bye: FOUR, beaten outside the off
stump, keeper fails to collect it
23.6 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run
End of over 24 (6 runs) India 100/7 (RR: 4.17 RRR: 204/26 = 7.85)
Arshad Khan 5-0-13-2
AB Agarkar 0* (3b) Harbhajan Singh 2* (3b)
India 100 in 23.4 overs, Pakistan 100 in 14.6 overs
24.1 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run
24.2 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, one run, played away to extra cover
24.3 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, one run, inside edge, ball races
away to fine leg, easy single
24.4 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run, cut away to point
24.5 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, forced away to point
24.6 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, two runs, drifting in, Agarkar moves
forward and across and plays it away through the vacant midwicket
region
End of over 25 (4 runs) India 104/7 (RR: 4.16 RRR: 200/25 = 8.00)
Abdul Razzaq 7-1-26-1 (1w)
Harbhajan Singh 3* (4b) AB Agarkar 3* (8b)
End of 25 overs - Pakistan 148/2, India 140/7!
25.1 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, one run, turned away to square leg
25.2 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, FOUR, fraction short, punched away off the
back foot to the cover fence, desperate dive in the deep was not
quite enough
End of 25 overs - Pakistan 148/2, India 104/7! not 140/7 as i said
earlier, sorry about that
25.3 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run
25.4 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run
25.5 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, one run, played down to long-on
25.6 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, bye: one run, right through, hit
the keeper's pad and rolls away to short fine leg
End of over 26 (7 runs) India 111/7 (RR: 4.27 RRR: 193/24 = 8.04)
Arshad Khan 6-0-19-2
Harbhajan Singh 4* (6b) AB Agarkar 8* (12b 1x4)
Razzaq to continue, one slip in place
26.1 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, leg cutter, defended
awkwardly on the back-foot
26.2 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, pushed down to the mid-on
region
26.3 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, forced away to cover, not
powerful enough to beat the fielder moving across
26.4 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, angling in, played down to
long-on
26.5 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, one run, played away into the gap
between mid-on and midwicket, quick single taken
26.6 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run, beaten outside the off stump by
the extra bounce
End of over 27 (1 run) India 112/7 (RR: 4.15 RRR: 192/23 = 8.35)
Abdul Razzaq 8-1-27-1 (1w)
Harbhajan Singh 5* (11b) AB Agarkar 8* (13b 1x4)
27.1 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, tossed up and turning in,
defended on the front-foot
27.2 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turned away in the air to
the midwicket region, fell well short of the fielder
27.3 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, hit on the pad well outside
the line of the off stump
27.4 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turned away to short
midwicket
27.5 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run
27.6 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, played back, fielded by
Khan moving across to his right, maiden
End of over 28 (maiden) India 112/7 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 192/22 = 8.73)
Arshad Khan 7-1-19-2
AB Agarkar 8* (13b 1x4) Harbhajan Singh 5* (17b)
28.1 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, no run
28.2 Abdul Razzaq to Agarkar, one run, played wide of the fielder at
mid-on, easy single
28.3 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, pushed to point
28.4 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, (noball) FOUR, pitched up, hit on
the up into the gap between mid-off and cover, ball races away to
the fence
28.4 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, defensively pushed to cover
28.5 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run
28.6 Abdul Razzaq to Harbhajan Singh, no run, played back to the bowler
on the bounce, another good over comes to an end
End of over 29 (6 runs) India 118/7 (RR: 4.07 RRR: 186/21 = 8.86)
Abdul Razzaq 9-1-33-1 (1w 1nb)
AB Agarkar 9* (15b 1x4) Harbhajan Singh 9* (22b 1x4)
29.1 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run, turned to square leg
29.2 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, two runs, played to third man
29.3 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run
29.4 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run, hit on the pad, ball rolls away
behind square on the leg side
29.5 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run, turned away to midwicket
29.6 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, FOUR, tossed up, Agarkar steps forward and
lofts it away to the vacant midwicket boundary, good shot to end
the over
End of over 30 (6 runs) India 124/7 (RR: 4.13 RRR: 180/20 = 9.00)
Arshad Khan 8-1-25-2
Harbhajan Singh 9* (22b 1x4) AB Agarkar 15* (21b 2x4)
End of 30 overs - Pakistan 166/3, India 124/7
30.1 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, fraction short, pulled
away to the deep backward square leg region
30.2 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, no run, outside the off stump,
defended
30.3 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, no run, fuller, pushed away to
the cover region
30.4 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, no run, outside the off stump,
cut away to the gully region, diving stop saves runs
30.5 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, turned away to
midwicket, runs hard and gets back for the second
30.6 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, no run, width outside the off
stump, was there to be hit but Harbhajan misses out
End of over 31 (4 runs) India 128/7 (RR: 4.13 RRR: 176/19 = 9.26)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-4-0
AB Agarkar 15* (21b 2x4) Harbhajan Singh 13* (28b 1x4)
31.1 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run, played back, Arshad Khan moves
across quickly to his right and fields it with his right hand
stretched out
31.2 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run
31.3 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, no run, played back
31.4 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, one run, punched off the back foot to the
long-on region for an easy single
31.5 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, defended on the front-foot, ball rolls back to the bowler
31.6 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turning in from wide
outside the off stump, Harby gets hit on the pad trying to defend
on the front-foot
End of over 32 (1 run) India 129/7 (RR: 4.03 RRR: 175/18 = 9.72)
Arshad Khan 9-1-26-2
AB Agarkar 16* (25b 2x4) Harbhajan Singh 13* (30b 1x4)
32.1 Shahid Afridi to Agarkar, OUT: gone! fraction short, Agarkar tries
to pull it away and ends up hitting it high up towards long-on,
Yousuf Youhana holds on well to a simple catch, eight down two
more to go
India 129/8, Partnership of 35
AB Agarkar c Yousuf Youhana b Shahid Afridi 16 (26b 2x4 0x6)
Harbhajan Singh 13* (30b 1x4) Shahid Afridi 1.1-0-4-1
Pakistan inching closer to a memorable win here, Zaheer Khan is the
next man in
32.2 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, one run
32.3 Shahid Afridi to Khan, no run, cut away to point
32.4 Shahid Afridi to Khan, one run, played down to long-off
32.5 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, one run, played down
32.6 Shahid Afridi to Khan, no run, defended on the front-foot
End of over 33 (3 runs) India 132/8 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 172/17 = 10.12)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-7-1
Harbhajan Singh 15* (32b 1x4) Z Khan 1* (3b)
33.1 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turning in, defended down
the track, Khan moves across and fields
33.2 Arshad Khan to Harbhajan Singh, one run, fuller and quicker,
punched down to long-off, easy single
33.3 Arshad Khan to Khan, no run, pushed back to the bowler, again the
ball turning in from outside the off stump
33.4 Arshad Khan to Khan, no run, defended to the leg side
33.5 Arshad Khan to Khan, SIX, MAX! swings with the spin and gets it on
the middle, ball sails over the midwicket fence, good hit
33.6 Arshad Khan to Khan, OUT: Arshad gets his revenge! Zaheer once
again tries to swing away, this time the ball takes the inner half
of the bat and goes away flat to the short midwicket region,
brilliant taken by Younis Khan, diving across to his right
India 139/9, Partnership of 10
Z Khan c Younis Khan b Arshad Khan 7 (7b 0x4 1x6)
End of over 34 (7 runs) India 139/9 (RR: 4.09 RRR: 165/16 = 10.31)
Arshad Khan 10-1-33-3
Harbhajan Singh 16* (34b 1x4)
Ashish Nehra is the last man in
Pakistan need just one more wicket!
34.1 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, one run, pitched outside the leg
stump and turning in, worked away to the short fine leg region
34.2 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run, defended
34.3 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run, defended on the front-foot but not
cleanly
34.4 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run, quicker delivery, Nehra beaten
trying to defend on the front-foot
34.5 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run, another quicker delivery, Harby hit
on the pad trying to defend
34.6 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run
End of over 35 (1 run) India 140/9 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 164/15 = 10.93)
Shahid Afridi 3-0-8-1
Harbhajan Singh 17* (35b 1x4) A Nehra 0* (5b)
35.1 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run
35.2 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, hit to cover
35.3 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run
35.4 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run, turned away to midwicket
35.5 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run, swept away nicely, fielded
well by the man at square leg
35.6 Shoaib Malik to Harbhajan Singh, no run
End of over 36 (2 runs) India 142/9 (RR: 3.94 RRR: 162/14 = 11.57)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-2-0
A Nehra 0* (5b) Harbhajan Singh 19* (41b 1x4)
36.1 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run, swept away nicely, fielded well by
the man at square leg
36.2 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, one run, quicker delivery down the leg
side, pushed away on the leg side
36.3 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump trying to cut
36.4 Shahid Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, one run, quicker delivery down
the leg side, pushed away on the leg side
36.5 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, no run
36.6 Shahid Afridi to Nehra, OUT: all over! Pakistan win by 159 runs!
quicker delivery on the stumps, Nehra tries to drive, ends up with
a thick edge, taken well by Hafeez at first slip
India 144/10, Partnership of 5
A Nehra c sub (Mohammad Hafeez) b Shahid Afridi 1 (9b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 37 (2 runs) India 144/10 (RR: 3.89 RRR: 160/13 = 12.31)
Shahid Afridi 4-0-10-2
Harbhajan Singh 20* (43b 1x4)
another comprehensive victory and a fantastic series win!
once again the Indian batting crumbled under pressure and folded up
for just 144 runs
This is the second series win for Pakistan in India, earlier
instance was way back in 86-87.
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What a tour this has been for Pakistan, first they came back from
behind to level the Test series and then came back from being 0-2
down to win the ODI series 4-2 - comprehensively winning the last
four matches!
Man of the Match - Shoaib Malik
Man of the Series - Naved-ul-Hasan
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until next time this is Sajan Nair signing off - cheers