1st ODI: Pakistan v India at Peshawar, 6 Feb 2006
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 9.30am local time (4.30am GMT)
Hello and a warm welcome to Cricinfo's live coverage of the first
One-Day International between India and Pakistan.
After the Test series we now move to the shorter version of the
game - It's going to be a 5-match series with Arbab Niaz Stadium,
Peshawar playing host to the lung-opener.
I'm Sajan Nair, and I'll be your commentator for the day.
After two grueling draws Pakistan routed India in the third and
final Test to clinch the series 1-0, their seamers made the ball
talk and India were bundled out for scores of 238 and 265,
Mohammad Asif and Razzaq did most of the damage and between them
they shared 14 wickets!
A tale of two dead tracks and a green-top could not have ended in a
better way for the home team, when it came it was a massive 341
runs victory and with that win behind their back they will start
as clear favourites.
Having said that, It's a different ball game altogether and India
come into this series after good performances against Sri Lanka
and South Africa.
It is going to be a new-look Indian side that will take on Pakistan
in the shorter version, Ganguly, Patel, Laxman, Kumble and Wasim
Jaffer have all left for home to make way for Mohammad Kaif,
Suresh Raina, Murali Kartik and paceman Sri Santh.
It was disappointing to lose the Test series but the players will
not be short on motivation for the limited over matches. When it's
against Pakistan they are never short on it," that was what Dravid
had to say when asked about India's chances.
And Younis Khan had this to say - "I think one-day cricket is
different and the team which plays well on the day of the match
will carry the day,"
"We are at full strength with Inzamam back in the team and have a
lot of options available for team selection,".
The stage is well and truly set and we are in for a cracker of a
series - that's for sure!
As expected it's a flat track with no grass on the surface and it's
a batting beauty.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has won the toss and elected to
bowl first.
Dravid at the toss indicated that he too would have chosen to bowl
first had he won the toss.
India - Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj
Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Ajit
Agarkar, Murali Kartik, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth.
Supersub: Suresh Raina.
Pakistan - Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf,
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul
Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul.
Supersub: Arshad Khan.
Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel will be in charge of the proceeding in
the middle, Zamir Haider is the TV umpire and Chris Broad is the
ICC match-referee.
Shoaib Akhtar is injured and Umar Gul finds a pace in the playing
eleven.
India go in with five genuine bowlers.
Sehwag and Tendulkar will open the innings, the stadium is already
jam packed and the atmosphere is eletric
0.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery on the
middle and off stump line, watchfully defended
0.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, short of a good length delivery
on the middle and leg stump line, defended towards midwicket
0.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, FOUR, off the mark in style! short
delivery outside the off stump, not too wide, Sehwag leans back
and slices it in the air to the backward point fence, typical
Sehwag shot
0.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, no run, excellent comeback delivery,
seaming away late, Sehwag is sucked into the drive and the ball
beats him by a long way - well bowled
0.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Sehwag, one run, good length delivery, Rana
strays on to middle and leg, Sehwag stays back and forces it away
well wide of the fielder at mid-on, easy single brings Tendulkar
to the fore.
0.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, excellent delivery first up,
Tendulkar leans forward and defends it down safely
End of over 1 (5 runs) India 5/0 (RR: 5.00)
Naved-ul-Hasan 1-0-5-0
V Sehwag 5* (5b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 0* (1b)
Mohammad Asif will share the new ball with Rana.
1.1 Mohammad Asif to Sehwag, OUT: and he starts off from where he left!
short of a good length ball, pitched in line with the off stump
and moving away late, Sehwag had no option but to play at it and
the edge goes straight to Akmal behind the stumps
India 5/1, Partnership of 5
V Sehwag c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif 5 (6b 1x4 0x6)
SR Tendulkar 0* (1b) Mohammad Asif 0.1-0-0-1
That was a ripper of a delivery first up - Asif strikes early -
India one down.
Irfan Pathan is the next man in
1.2 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, good length delivery, came back in
a touch and that goes right through Pathan, ball clips the pad and
rolls away behind the stumps, loud appeal for lbw turned down -
probably bit high
1.3 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, another probing delivery outside
the off stump, forced away towards covers
1.4 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run
1.5 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run
1.6 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run
End of over 2 (maiden) India 5/1 (RR: 2.50)
Mohammad Asif 1-1-0-1
SR Tendulkar 0* (1b) IK Pathan 0* (5b)
2.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run
2.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, Tendulkar carves it away to the third man fecne, great shot
under pressure
2.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, short rising delivery outside
the off stump, hint of away swing, no shot offered
2.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar stands tall on the back-
foot and punches it straight to the fielder at extra cover
2.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good line and length delivery,
defended straight back down the track, Rana moves across and
fields
2.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump and Tendulkar drives off the back-foot, lovely shot
but the ball went straight to Afridi at covers
End of over 3 (4 runs) India 9/1 (RR: 3.00)
Naved-ul-Hasan 2-0-9-0
IK Pathan 0* (5b) SR Tendulkar 4* (7b 1x4)
3.1 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, bit of width outside the off
stump, Pathan looking to drive on the up gets nowhere with the
shot and the ball goes past the outside edge
3.2 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, and again! good length delivery,
moving away late, Pathan drives at it with no real conviction and
once again gets beaten by a long away, this is top-class bowling
from the young man
3.3 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, make that three in a row! another
good length delivery outside the off stump, seaming away late,
Pathan drives at it away from his body but fails to make contact
3.4 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, oh dear! make that four in a row!
same line and length delivery, seaming away late, Pathan fourth
time lucky as he fails to make contact trying to drive it away
through covers
Asif right on the money from the word go here!
3.5 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, finally the drive makes contact
and the ball goes straight to the fielder at point
3.6 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Pathan beaten outside the off stump, end of
a fantastic over!
End of over 4 (maiden) India 9/1 (RR: 2.25)
Mohammad Asif 2-2-0-1
SR Tendulkar 4* (7b 1x4) IK Pathan 0* (11b)
4.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
Rana too hitting a good line and length here
4.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, (noball) no run, driven off the back-
foot to mid-off, called for overstepping
4.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, FOUR, take that! short of a good
length delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar stands tall on
the back-foot and drills it away right into the narrow gap between
cover and point, that's some shot
4.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery, close to
the off stump line, punched back to the bowler
4.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, bit of width outside the off
stump, played away towards cover
4.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, two runs, good length delivery, Rana
strays on to the pads and Tendulkar flicks it away well in front
of square leg, runs hard and comfortably comes back for the second
4.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, beaten, short of a good length
delivery, seaming away from the right-hander, Tendulkar looking to
drive off the back-foot is beaten all ends up, lovely delivery to
end the over
End of over 5 (7 runs) India 16/1 (RR: 3.20)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-16-0 (1nb)
IK Pathan 0* (11b) SR Tendulkar 10* (14b 2x4)
5.1 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven straight the fielder at mid-off
5.2 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, one run, another good length delivery on
the middle and off stump line, Pathan ends up with an inside edge
onto his pad and the ball rolls away on the off side, easy single
and Pathan is finally off the mark
5.3 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, bye: FOUR, what was that! good length
delivery, this one came back in a long way but most of the
deviation was after the ball had passed the stumps, Akmal had no
chance of stopping it
5.4 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, another beauty! this one moved
away from the right-hander, Tendulkar reads it well and leaves it
through to the keeper, well bowled and equally well played
5.5 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, defended on the front-foot to
the short cover, nice looking shot
5.6 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, off the edge and straight to
Younis Khan at second slip, fell well short - Tendulkar was
looking to leave the ball there
End of over 6 (5 runs) India 21/1 (RR: 3.50)
Mohammad Asif 3-2-1-1
IK Pathan 1* (13b) SR Tendulkar 10* (18b 2x4)
6.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, driven away towards backward
point but fails to get it past the fielder there
6.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run
6.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run
6.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, well disguised slower delivery
outside the off stump, Pathan ends up with an edge and the ball
rolls away towards short cover
6.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, (noball) no run, again called for
overstepping, Pathan drives it down to mid-on
6.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, FOUR, shot! short of a good length
delivery on the middle and off stump line, Pathan sways back and
pulls well, ball just clears the man at mid-wicket and races away
to the wide long-on fence
6.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, FOUR, four more! good length delivery,
bit of width offered outside the off stump and Pathan belts it
over the cover fielder for the second boundary of the over, end of
an expensive over
End of over 7 (9 runs) India 30/1 (RR: 4.29)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4-0-25-0 (2nb)
SR Tendulkar 10* (18b 2x4) IK Pathan 9* (20b 2x4)
7.1 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, Asif once again hits the coin
placed at the good length area, Tendulkar watchfully leaves it
through to the keeper
7.2 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, nice looking drive but the ball
goes straight to the fielder at cover, good shot for no runs
7.3 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery, hint of
away movement, Tendulkar looking to drive on the up ends up with a
thick edge and the ball races away to third man, Asif continues to
impress!
7.4 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump and Pathan hammers it straight back down the carpet,
Umar Gul at mid-off dives across full length and cuts off a
certain boundary, excellent piece of fielding that
7.5 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, this one came back in a touch,
Pathan fails to make contact, ball clips the pad and rolls away
behind the stumps
7.6 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, FOUR, SHOT! good length delivery, close to
the off stump line, Pathan makes room and lofts it away to the
cover fence, 'bang' and the ball screamed away to the fence
End of over 8 (5 runs) India 35/1 (RR: 4.38)
Mohammad Asif 4-2-6-1
SR Tendulkar 11* (21b 2x4) IK Pathan 13* (23b 3x4)
Umar Gul into the attack now
8.1 Umar Gul to Tendulkar, no run, he too starts off with a beauty!
good length delivery, this one nipped back in sharply and
Tendulkar is beaten comprehensively, ball hits the pad in-line
with the stumps but was missing leg by a long way, loud appeal for
lbw turned down
8.2 Umar Gul to Tendulkar, one run, width offered outside the off
stump, cut away well to third man for an easy single
8.3 Umar Gul to Pathan, no run
8.4 Umar Gul to Pathan, no run, defended down to mid-on, well played
8.5 Umar Gul to Pathan, SIX, short and wide outside the off stump,
Pathan steps forward and slices it away in the air, kept the third
man interested till the last moment but eventually the ball sailed
over the fence, Pathan on the move now
8.6 Umar Gul to Pathan, one run, cut away well wide of the fielder at
third man, easy single to end the over
End of over 9 (8 runs) India 43/1 (RR: 4.78)
Umar Gul 1-0-8-0
IK Pathan 20* (27b 3x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 12* (23b 2x4)
9.1 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, defended carefully
9.2 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, FOUR, a rare bad delivery from Asif ,
short and wide outside the off stump, Pathan hits on the move and
the ball rockets away to the cover fence - excellent timing and
placement!
9.3 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, angling in from outside the off
stump, bowled from round the stumps, Pathan plays off the front-
foot and the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid-off
9.4 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, again bit of width offered outside
the off stump and Pathan drives hard, straight to the fielder at
point
9.5 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, fulltoss, driven straight back to
the bowler, Asif gets away with it
9.6 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, good length delivery, coming in
with the angle, Pathan drives eyeing the midwicket fence, ball
comes off the inner half of the bat and goes straight to Mohammad
Yousuf at mid-on
End of over 10 (4 runs) India 47/1 (RR: 4.70)
Mohammad Asif 5-2-10-1
SR Tendulkar 12* (23b 2x4) IK Pathan 24* (33b 4x4 1x6)
10 overs up and Inzi straightaway opts for PowerPlay two
10.1 Umar Gul to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, turned away straight to the fielder at square
leg, came off the inner half of the bat
10.2 Umar Gul to Tendulkar, one run, short of a good length delivery,
seaming in, Tendulkar ends up with an inside edge and the ball
rolls away towards short third man
10.3 Umar Gul to Pathan, two runs, fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, Pathan moves across a bit and flicks it away
with the angle to deep backward square leg, third man had a lot of
ground to cover
50 comes up for India
10.4 Umar Gul to Pathan, one run, good length delivery, angling across
the left-hander, Pathan dabs it down to third man for an easy
single
10.5 Umar Gul to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery on the pads,
tucked away behind square on the leg side and the single brings
Pathan back into the attack
10.6 Umar Gul to Pathan, no run, pitched in line and angling across, cut
away straight to the fielder at point
End of over 11 (5 runs) India 52/1 (RR: 4.73)
Umar Gul 2-0-13-0
SR Tendulkar 14* (26b 2x4) IK Pathan 27* (36b 4x4 1x6)
11.1 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, FOUR, good length delivery close to the
off stump line, Tendulkar moves back and across and drives on the
up, ball races away right into the hole between cover and point -
that's a classic drive
11.2 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, one run, played down to mid-on and
Tendulkar sprints across for a dangerous single, Rana there fails
to pick it up cleanly and Tendulkar makes it across safely, direct
hit would have been fatal
11.3 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, bowled from round the wicket,
driven straight to the fielder at mid-on
11.4 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, surprise bouncer, Pathan goes for
the hook but makes no contact
11.5 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, no run, full and outside the off, coming
in with the angle, Pathan flashes at it and the ball rolls away
off the inside edge
11.6 Mohammad Asif to Pathan, one run, driven away towards cover, Afridi
fails to stop it cleanly and the batsmen cross over
End of over 12 (6 runs) India 58/1 (RR: 4.83)
Mohammad Asif 6-2-16-1
IK Pathan 28* (40b 4x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 19* (28b 3x4)
12.1 Umar Gul to Pathan, no run, short and wide outside the off stump,
bowled from round the wicket, Pathan slashes hard at it and the
ball goes straight to the keeper, not sure if he got a touch on
it, loud appeal for caught behind turned down
12.2 Umar Gul to Pathan, FOUR, inside edge and the ball races away well
wide of the diving keeper, welcome runs for India
12.3 Umar Gul to Pathan, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
again bowled from round the stumps, Pathan gets enough room to
free his arms and the cut shot makes perfect contact - no stopping
that!
12.4 Umar Gul to Pathan, FOUR, make that three in a row! good length
delivery, looked like the slower one, but this one is again bit
too wide outside the off stump and Pathan drills it away to the
cover fence - Pathan on a roll here
12.5 Umar Gul to Pathan, (noball) FOUR, and it gets worse for Pakistan,
Gul strays down the leg side and Pathan just flicks it away to the
vacant fine leg fence, easy runs - India racing away at this stage
12.5 Umar Gul to Pathan, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump and that's routed through extra cover for the 5th four of
the over! Gul being taken apart here! - by the look of things fine
leg will soon get a permanent resident
12.6 Umar Gul to Pathan, one run, driven just wide of the cover fielder,
easy single to end the over, end of a fantastic over for India
End of over 13 (22 runs) India 80/1 (RR: 6.15)
Umar Gul 3-0-35-0 (1nb)
IK Pathan 49* (47b 9x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 19* (28b 3x4)
Rana is back
13.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, wide: no run, way outside the off stump,
cut an miss
13.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, (noball) no run, down the leg side,
Pathan fails to make contact
13.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, FOUR, fifty! another wayward delivery
from Rana - this one is too wide outside the off stump and that's
pounded through cover point, what an innings!
13.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven towards cover
13.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, bit of width outside the off
stump but not too wide, cut away straight to the fielder at point
13.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, better line and length, coming in
with the angle, driven straight to the fielder at mid-on
13.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, (noball) no run, another no-ball - again
called for overstepping, driven on the up to mid-on
13.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, another decent delivery outside
the off stump, driven straight to the cover fielder
13.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, one run, slower delivery on the pads,
worked away well wide of Mohammad Yousuf at short fine leg, Gul
moves in from the deep and keeps it down to just one - another
good over for India comes to an end
End of over 14 (8 runs) India 88/1 (RR: 6.29)
Naved-ul-Hasan 5-0-33-0 (1w 4nb)
IK Pathan 54* (55b 10x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 19* (28b 3x4)
As expected Umar Gul has been banished to fine leg - Abdul Razzaq
into the attack now.
14.1 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run, good length delivery, Pathan comes
down the track but fails to time it properly and the ball rolls
away towards cover
14.2 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, two runs, good length delivery on the pads,
hint of swing, Pathan stays back and turns it away well wide of
the fielder at midwicket, valiant diving effort in the deep saves
two runs
14.3 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, no run
14.4 Abdul Razzaq to Pathan, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump and Pathan drives on the up, diving stop by the fielder
at mid-off cuts off a certain boundary
14.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Tendulkar plays a godly drive but the ball goes
straight to the fielder at cover
14.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, punched off the back-foot and the ball goes
straight to Afridi at cover - Razzaq starts off with a decent over
End of over 15 (3 runs) India 91/1 (RR: 6.07)
Abdul Razzaq 1-0-3-0
IK Pathan 57* (59b 10x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 19* (30b 3x4)
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India have come back well after the early lose of Sehwag - Pathan
is looking ominous, he has already notched up 57 runs from just 59
ball
PowerPlay three on now, Rana to continue
15.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, FOUR, fuller length delivery outside the
off stump and Pathan steers it down to third man, Razzaq down
there in the deep fails to stop it cleanly and four more runs are
added to the total
that was a horrible piece of fielding- it's all going wrong for
Pakistan here!
15.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed to cover
15.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run, cut away towards point, not a
well timed shot
15.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, no run
15.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, FOUR, good length delivery outside the
off stump, bowled from round the wicket, Pathan pushes forward and
carves it away well wide of the fielder at cover, excellent
placement
15.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Pathan, OUT: and Rana strikes back for Pakistan!
surprise bouncer, angled in from outside the off stump, Pathan
looking to hook it away gets nowhere and the ball lobs up off the
shoulder of the bat, Imran Farhat at short fine leg makes no
mistake
India 99/2, Partnership of 94
IK Pathan c sub (Imran Farhat) b Naved-ul-Hasan 65 (65b 12x4 1x6)
End of over 16 (8 runs) India 99/2 (RR: 6.19)
Naved-ul-Hasan 6-0-41-1 (1w 4nb)
SR Tendulkar 19* (30b 3x4)
Dhoni is the next man in!
16.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, steered down to third man
16.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, played away towards cover
16.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, defended outside the off stump
16.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, punched off the back-foot, straight
to Afridi at cover
16.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, forced away towards point
16.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, left alone to the keeper, end of a
good over
End of over 17 (1 run) India 100/2 (RR: 5.88)
Abdul Razzaq 2-0-4-0
SR Tendulkar 20* (31b 3x4) MS Dhoni 0* (5b)
17.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, (noball) no run, bowled off a no-ball!
good length delivery, the one that nips back in sharply, Tendulkar
misses it by mile, ball clips the pad and crashes into the stumps
but...
17.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on the
middle and off stump line, defended watchfully
17.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run
17.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, hit of away swing, no shot offered
17.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven back to the bowler, not a well timed shot
and the ball came off the inner half of the bat
17.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven away square on the off side
17.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven away opening the face of the bat, diving
stop at covers saves runs
End of over 18 (1 run) India 101/2 (RR: 5.61)
Naved-ul-Hasan 7-0-42-1 (1w 5nb)
MS Dhoni 0* (5b) SR Tendulkar 20* (38b 3x4)
18.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, FOUR, good length delivery, close to the off
stump line, Dhoni stands his ground and drives hard, ball kisses
the outside edge and rockets away to the vacant third man fence
18.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, FOUR, good length delivery on the middle and
leg stump line, Dhoni pushes forward and clips it away behind
square on the leg side, long chase ends in vain
18.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, driven back to the bowler
18.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, FOUR, Shot! short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, not a bad delivery but Dhoni flays it away
through extra cover for the third boundary of the over - this is
turning out to be another nightmare over for Pakistan
18.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, FOUR, four more! again bit of width offered
outside the off stump, Dhoni drives with no real foot-work but the
shot is timed and placed to perfection, cover fielder quickly
gives up the chase
18.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
End of over 19 (16 runs) India 117/2 (RR: 6.16)
Abdul Razzaq 3-0-20-0
SR Tendulkar 20* (38b 3x4) MS Dhoni 16* (11b 4x4)
19.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run
19.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, no run, punched off the back-foot to
cover point
19.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven well wide of the fielder at mid-off, quick
single taken
19.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, no run, wicket to wicket delivery,
defended straight back to the bowler
19.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, and Dhoni continues on his merry
way! good length delivery outside the off stump, Dhoni punches it
away with his feet riveted to the ground, ball rockets away
through cover point - not a soul moved!
19.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dhoni, FOUR, and the onslaught continues! another
decent delivery is hammered to the extra cover fence - Dhoni
making batting look easy at the moment
End of over 20 (9 runs) India 126/2 (RR: 6.30)
Naved-ul-Hasan 8-0-51-1 (1w 5nb)
SR Tendulkar 21* (41b 3x4) MS Dhoni 24* (14b 6x4)
20.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
20.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, FOUR, and Tendulkar joins the party,
good length delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar gets right
behind the line and punches it straight back past the bowler to
the long-off boundary, presented the full face of the bat and the
ball just sped away off t
20.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, two runs, under pressure Razzaq drifts
on to the pads and Tendulkar turns it away behind square on the
leg side
20.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, played away wide of mid-on
20.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, punched to mid-on]
20.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, driven just wide of the fielder at
mid-off, easy single to end the over
End of over 21 (8 runs) India 134/2 (RR: 6.38)
Abdul Razzaq 4-0-28-0
MS Dhoni 25* (16b 6x4) SR Tendulkar 28* (45b 4x4)
Shahid Afridi into the attack now, crowd loves it
21.1 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, forced away square on the off side
21.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run
21.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, tossed up and turning away,
Tendulkar leans forward and punches it down to long-off
21.4 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, this one goes the other way, Dhoni
gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler
21.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, down the leg side, Dhoni fails to
make contact, ball clips the pad and goes behind, Akmal moves
across quickly and collects it cleanly
21.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, inside onto the pad and the ball
rolls back to the bowler
End of over 22 (2 runs) India 136/2 (RR: 6.18)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-2-0
SR Tendulkar 29* (47b 4x4) MS Dhoni 26* (20b 6x4)
22.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
22.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, on the middle and off stump
line, turned away on the leg side
22.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, two runs, Razzaq drifts on the pads this
time, and Tendulkar plays the wristy flick backward of square
22.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery again, and
Tendulkar drives it straight to Yousuf at mid-off, takes off for a
quick single, a direct hit from Yousuf, but the TV Umpire rules
Tendulkar in
22.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run
22.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, two runs, Razzaqdrifts on the pads again,
Dhoni plays it wide of mid wicket and picks up two quick runs
before Yousuf can field the ball and return it to the wicketkeeper
End of over 23 (5 runs) India 141/2 (RR: 6.13)
Abdul Razzaq 5-0-33-0
SR Tendulkar 32* (51b 4x4) MS Dhoni 28* (22b 6x4)
23.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, short of a length delivery from
Afridi, outside the off stump, Tendulkar goes back and plays the
late cutm, but finds the man at short third-man
23.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, good length delivery, and on a
good line too, Tendulkar makes room for himself by stepping
outside hte leg stump and sends the ball crashing through the
cover region
23.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run
23.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, short of a length again, this
time Tendulkar goes onto the backfoot and cuts it away hard
through cover, this time he finds the fielder and its just a
single
23.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, quick delivery from Afridi, outside
off, and Dhoni Drives it away to mid-off
23.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, bye: one run
End of over 24 (6 runs) India 147/2 (RR: 6.12)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-7-0
MS Dhoni 28* (24b 6x4) SR Tendulkar 37* (55b 5x4)
24.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, driven off the back-foot and the ball goes
straight to the fielder at extra cover
24.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, no run, on the stumps, played away straight
to Younis Khan at midwicket
24.3 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, FOUR, on the middle and leg stump line,
Dhoni gets inside the line and lofts it away well over the fielder
at midwicket, this outfield if lighting quick and the sliding
effort in the deep ends in vain
24.4 Abdul Razzaq to Dhoni, one run, good delivery outside the off
stump, glided down to third man for an easy single
24.5 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, turned away off the pads to mid-
on
24.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, on the stumps, turned away off
the back-foot to fine leg for an easy single
End of over 25 (6 runs) India 153/2 (RR: 6.12)
Abdul Razzaq 6-0-39-0
SR Tendulkar 38* (57b 5x4) MS Dhoni 33* (28b 7x4)
Supersub Arshad Khan comes in replacing Umar Gul.
25.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, defended back down the track
25.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, turned away well wide of the
fielder at midwicket
25.3 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, turning away, left alone outside
the off stump
25.4 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, fuller length delivery outside the
off stump and Dhoni flat bats it straight to the fielder at long-
off
25.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, defended outside the off stump
25.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, wide: no run, quicker delivery down the
leg side, Tendulkar is foxed into playing the flick and he fails
to make contact, Akmal moves across quickly and the bails are off
in a flash but Tendulkar had his back leg bolted to the crease
excellent piece of keeping that
25.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, forced away wide of Inzi at
mid-off, not a well timed shot
End of over 26 (4 runs) India 157/2 (RR: 6.04)
Shahid Afridi 3-0-11-0 (1w)
SR Tendulkar 40* (61b 5x4) MS Dhoni 34* (30b 7x4)
Arshad Khan into the attack straightaway
26.1 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, one run, driven down to long-on, easy
single
26.2 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, FOUR, tossed up outside the off stump and
Dhoni jabs it past the cover fielder, powerful shot that
26.3 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run
26.4 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, played away off the back-foot to the
cover region
26.5 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-off
for an easy single
26.6 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, SIX, MAX! flighted delivery on the
stumps, Tendulkar moves across and slogs it away high and handsome
over the midwicket fence, macho slog that
End of over 27 (12 runs) India 169/2 (RR: 6.26)
Arshad Khan 1-0-12-0
MS Dhoni 39* (34b 8x4) SR Tendulkar 47* (63b 5x4 1x6)
27.1 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, beaten outside the off stump
27.2 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, legbye: one run, off the pads to the short
fine leg region, appeal for lbw turned down
27.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, turned away towards short fine
leg, gets it wide of the fielder there, quick single added to the
total
27.4 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, forced away well wide of Inzi at
extra cover
27.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, on the pads, turned away
behind square on the leg side, yet another easy single added to
the total
27.6 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, no run, quicker delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and turning away, Dhoni goes down on one knee and
swings across but misses the target by miles
End of over 28 (4 runs) India 173/2 (RR: 6.18)
Shahid Afridi 4-0-14-0 (1w)
SR Tendulkar 49* (65b 5x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 40* (38b 8x4)
28.1 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, two runs, turned away wide of the fielder
at midwicket, that's his half-century
28.2 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, no run, full and outside the off stump,
driven away towards cover
28.3 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, one run, tossed up delivery, turning in,
Tendulkar plays late and gets it away wide of Inzamam at extra
cover
28.4 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps,
punched straight back to the bowler
28.5 Arshad Khan to Dhoni, one run, fulltoss on the stumps, Dhoni swings
across and gets it away to deep midwicket, there is protection in
the deep and he gets just a single for that
28.6 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, FOUR, tossed up delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, Tendulkar comes down the track, takes it on
the full and clips it away well wide of the fielder at deep
midwicket, excellent placement - India moving along nicely here
End of over 29 (8 runs) India 181/2 (RR: 6.24)
Arshad Khan 2-0-20-0
MS Dhoni 41* (40b 8x4) SR Tendulkar 56* (69b 6x4 1x6)
29.1 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, FOUR, just the bit of width to free his
arms and Dhoni hammers it away to long-off, powerful shot and the
fielder in the deep fails to get across, sweetly timed and placed
to perfection, excellent cricket this from the wicket-keeper
29.2 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, turned away on the leg side
29.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run
29.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, width outside the off stump,
cut away to deep cover
29.5 Shahid Afridi to Dhoni, one run, driven down to long-off, Asif is
the fielder in the deep
29.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, tossed up delivery, Tendulkar
steps forward and lofts it straight down the ground to the long-
off fence, good clean hit - another expensive over comes to an end
End of over 30 (11 runs) India 192/2 (RR: 6.40)
Shahid Afridi 5-0-25-0 (1w)
MS Dhoni 47* (43b 9x4) SR Tendulkar 61* (72b 7x4 1x6)
India racing away at 6.40 runs per over - Pakistan badly need a
breakthrough
30.1 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, two runs, punched off the back-foot to deep
cover and that takes him to 49
30.2 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, one run, punched off the back-foot to long-
on and the easy single takes him to 50!
30.3 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, glided down to short third man,
quick single taken
30.4 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, no run
30.5 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, two runs, turned away to midwicket, quick
single taken - overthrow gives away an extra run
30.6 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, FOUR, length ball outside the off stump,
Dhoni gives him the charge and then changes his mind, in the end
reaches for the ball and jabs it down to the third man fence
End of over 31 (10 runs) India 202/2 (RR: 6.52)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-10-0
SR Tendulkar 62* (73b 7x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 56* (48b 10x4)
31.1 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, two runs, turned away off the pads to
deep square leg
Afridi coming round the stumps to the right-hander
31.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, way outside the off stump,
Tendulkar offers no shot, Afridi gets away with it
31.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, quicker delivery on the pads,
Tendulkar looking to flick it away fails to make contact, ball
clips the pad and pops up on the off side
31.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run
31.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, width offered outside the off
stump, Tendulkar reaches out for it and drives hard, ball clips
the outside edge and races away to the vacant third man fence
31.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, bowled from round the stumps
and turning across the right hander, Tendulkar comes down the
track and chips it down to long-on for an easy single
End of over 32 (7 runs) India 209/2 (RR: 6.53)
Shahid Afridi 6-0-32-0 (1w)
SR Tendulkar 69* (79b 8x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 56* (48b 10x4)
32.1 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, turned away off the pads to
deep square leg
32.2 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, one run, quicker delivery on the pads,
forced away well in front of point
32.3 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, again Malik drifts down the leg
side, Tendulkar moves back and across, gets well inside the line
and turns it away behind square on the leg side
32.4 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, SIX, on the stumps, Dhoni steps forward and
lofts it miles into the midwicket stand - that is one mighty six!
32.5 Shoaib Malik to Dhoni, one run, drops it down right in front of the
stumps on the leg side and sprints across for a well judged single
- excellent cricket this from Dhoni
32.6 Shoaib Malik to Tendulkar, one run, worked away well wide of the
fielder at midwicket, easy single to end the over
End of over 33 (11 runs) India 220/2 (RR: 6.67)
Shoaib Malik 2-0-21-0
SR Tendulkar 72* (82b 8x4 1x6) MS Dhoni 64* (51b 10x4 1x6)
Match State: Drinks
Tendulkar and Dhoni have so far added 121 runs for the third wicket
- India racing along at 6.67 runs per over.
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At this rate India will reach 333 at the end of 50 overs, Pakistan
have a job on their hand.
With spin failing to provide the breakthrough, Inzi turns back to
his main strike bowler.
33.1 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, Asif straightaway hits a good
line and length, Tendulkar watchfully drives it back to the bowler
33.2 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run
33.3 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven off the back-foot to deep cover, nicely
opened the face of the bat to get the placement right
33.4 Mohammad Asif to Dhoni, FOUR, fraction short and on the middle and
leg stump line, Dhoni rocks back and pulls it away to the backward
square leg fence, made it look easy - fine leg had not chance of
cutting it off
33.5 Mohammad Asif to Dhoni, OUT: stunning catch! short and wide outside
the off stump, was there to be hit but Dhoni fails to keep it down
the ball goes in the air towards backward point, Malik there
drives across full length to his left and takes a blinder to end a
very good
India 225/3, Partnership of 126
MS Dhoni c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Asif 68 (53b 11x4 1x6)
SR Tendulkar 73* (85b 8x4 1x6) Mohammad Asif 6.5-2-21-2
Asif gets the much needed breakthrough - India three down.
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
33.6 Mohammad Asif to Yuvraj Singh, one run, on the stumps and angling
across, punched down to mid-off, quick single and Yuvraj is off
the mark
End of over 34 (6 runs) India 226/3 (RR: 6.65)
Mohammad Asif 7-2-22-2
Yuvraj Singh 1* (1b) SR Tendulkar 73* (85b 8x4 1x6)
End of a successful over!
34.1 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, driven away to wide long-
on, Tendulkar calls for the second but Yuvraj was not interested
34.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, turned away off the pads to
fine leg, easy single
34.3 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, another good looking drive,
this time the ball races away to long-off
34.4 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at midwicket
34.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, tossed up and turning away,
Tendulkar steps forward and drives it inside out with the break
and the ball sails over the cover fielder, - top shot
34.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, off-break! defended back down
the track
End of over 35 (7 runs) India 233/3 (RR: 6.66)
Shahid Afridi 7-0-39-0 (1w)
Yuvraj Singh 3* (3b) SR Tendulkar 78* (89b 9x4 1x6)
35.1 Mohammad Asif to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short of a good length
delivery, punched off the front-foot to covers
35.2 Mohammad Asif to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good delivery, slanting away
from the left-hander, Yuvraj looking to drive on the up is beaten
by a long way, well bowled
35.3 Mohammad Asif to Yuvraj Singh, one run, short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Yuvraj pushes forward and squeezes
it away right into the gap between the cover fielders
35.4 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery, driven
down to long-on
35.5 Mohammad Asif to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fraction short, angled in
from outside the leg stump, pulled away awkwardly to deep
midwicket for a single
35.6 Mohammad Asif to Tendulkar, no run, probing delivery, driven
straight back to the bowler, end of another good over from Asif
End of over 36 (3 runs) India 236/3 (RR: 6.56)
Mohammad Asif 8-2-25-2
Yuvraj Singh 5* (7b) SR Tendulkar 79* (91b 9x4 1x6)
36.1 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended away on the off
side, Akmal moves across and cuts off the single
36.2 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, swept away nicely to deep
backward square leg, Rana hurtles across in the deep and keeps it
down to just one
36.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, quicker delivery, turned away
off the back-foot to fine leg
36.4 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, no run, punched straight to Inzi at
midwicket
36.5 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played away on the leg
side, takes on Inzi moving in from midwicket and sprints across
for a well judged single
36.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, glacned away off the pads to
fine leg, easy single
End of over 37 (4 runs) India 240/3 (RR: 6.49)
Shahid Afridi 8-0-43-0 (1w)
SR Tendulkar 81* (93b 9x4 1x6) Yuvraj Singh 7* (11b)
37.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Tendulkar stands tall on the back-foot and
drives it away through cover point for a single
37.2 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery, pitched
in line and angling across, Yuvraj steps forward and drives it
away towards midwicket, Inzi moves across quickly and cuts off the
single
37.3 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, one run, flicked away off the pads to
fine leg, was the slower delivery
37.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery on the
pads, Tendulkar plays late, flick of the wrist and the ball races
away to fine leg, lovely shot
37.5 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, slanting away with the angle, Yuvraj gets well
forward and drives it away well wide of the fielder at cover, top
shot - quick work by the fielder in the deep saves runs
37.6 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, two runs, forced away well in front of
point and they take off for a dangerous single, Malik fails to hit
the stumps at the non-striker's end and an extra runs is added to
the total
End of over 38 (6 runs) India 246/3 (RR: 6.47)
Abdul Razzaq 7-0-45-0
Yuvraj Singh 9* (14b) SR Tendulkar 85* (96b 9x4 1x6)
38.1 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played to point
38.2 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned away through
midwicket
38.3 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, full and on the middle and leg
stump line, was the quicker one, Tendulkar plays late and with a
flick of the wrist gets it away well wide of the fielder at square
leg
38.4 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, take that! on the stumps,
Yuvraj drives on the up, presenting the full face of the bat and
the ball sails over the long-on fence, amazing shot
38.5 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, off-break, the one that turns
across the left-hander, Yuvraj quickly picks it up, rocks back and
jabs it away to the vacant third man fence, simply fantastic
38.6 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played down to long-off
End of over 39 (13 runs) India 259/3 (RR: 6.64)
Shahid Afridi 9-0-56-0 (1w)
Yuvraj Singh 21* (19b 1x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 86* (97b 9x4 1x6)
39.1 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, one run, again driven down to long-
off, easy single
39.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run
39.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on the
stumps, turned away on the leg side, midwicket moves in quickly
and cuts off the single
39.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, good length delivery on the
pads, Tendulkar pushes forward and clips it away through square
leg
Mid-off and mid-on are back.
39.5 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, good length delivery on the
pads, bad delivery to say the least, Yuvraj flicks it away nicely
to the vacant fine leg fence, easy runs
39.6 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fuller length delivery
outside the off stump, driven down to long-off for an easy single
End of over 40 (7 runs) India 266/3 (RR: 6.65)
Abdul Razzaq 8-0-52-0
Yuvraj Singh 27* (22b 2x4 1x6) SR Tendulkar 87* (100b 9x4 1x6)
10 overs to go!
Afridi to continue
40.1 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, glided away off the front-
foot to the third man region, mis-field there allows the batsman
to cross over
40.2 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, worked away on the leg side,
played with soft hands, quick single added to the total
40.3 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, at this pace better forget it - Yuvraj cuts and cuts well,
ball rockets away to the backward point fence
40.4 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh, one run, cut away to deep point
40.5 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, FOUR, quicker delivery outside the off
stump, Tendulkar waits for it and at the last possible moment
steers it away to the vacant third man boundary, nicely opened the
face of the bat to get it away fine - well played
40.6 Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, one run, played down to fine leg
End of over 41 (12 runs) India 278/3 (RR: 6.78)
Shahid Afridi 10-0-68-0 (1w)
SR Tendulkar 93* (103b 10x4 1x6) Yuvraj Singh 33* (25b 3x4 1x6)
41.1 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, defended back to the bowler
41.2 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, on the pads, turned away nicely
to deep square leg
41.3 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, good length delivery on the
pads, Yuvraj drives and the ball races off the inner half of the
bat, midwicket had no chance of cutting it off
41.4 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, driven away well wide of
the fielder at long-off, runs hard and comes back for the second
41.5 Abdul Razzaq to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: gone! good length delivery on
the pads and Yuvraj flicks it away straight down the throat of
Arshad Khan at deep square leg, timed it well and that took the
ball straight to the fielder - end of an entertaining knock
India 285/4, Partnership of 60
Yuvraj Singh c Arshad Khan b Abdul Razzaq 39 (28b 4x4 1x6)
SR Tendulkar 94* (105b 10x4 1x6) Abdul Razzaq 8.5-0-59-1
Razzaq finally gets one to his name
41.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, FOUR, off the mark in style! Razzaq strays
down the leg side and Dravid happily flicks it away to the fine
leg fence
End of over 42 (11 runs) India 289/4 (RR: 6.88)
Abdul Razzaq 9-0-63-1
SR Tendulkar 94* (105b 10x4 1x6) R Dravid 4* (1b 1x4)
42.1 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-
on, easy single takes Tendulkar to 95
42.2 Arshad Khan to Dravid, one run, turned away to deep square leg
42.3 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, no run, driven away straight to Inzi at
covers
42.4 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, one run, fired into the pads, Tendulkar
comes down the track and drives it back past the diving bowler
42.5 Arshad Khan to Dravid, no run, turned away straight to Younis Khan
at midwicket
42.6 Arshad Khan to Dravid, one run, turned away well wide of Younis
Khan at midwicket
End of over 43 (4 runs) India 293/4 (RR: 6.81)
Arshad Khan 3-0-24-0
R Dravid 6* (4b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 96* (108b 10x4 1x6)
43.1 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, two runs, short of a good length delivery,
angled in from outside the off stump, Dravid quickly goes back and
flicks it away behind square on the leg side
43.2 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, one run, turned away on the leg side for an
easy single
43.3 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on the
pads, turned away straight to the fielder at midwicket
43.4 Abdul Razzaq to Tendulkar, one run, pitched up on the pads, tucked
away straight to the fielder at deep midwicket
43.5 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, two runs, bit of width outside the off
stump, cut away well wide of the fielder at third man, excellent
placement
43.6 Abdul Razzaq to Dravid, one run, played away off the pads to fine
leg, 300 comes up for India!
End of over 44 (7 runs) India 300/4 (RR: 6.82)
Abdul Razzaq 10-0-70-1
R Dravid 12* (8b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 97* (110b 10x4 1x6)
44.1 Arshad Khan to Dravid, no run, yorker length delivery on the
stumps, played away on the leg side
44.2 Arshad Khan to Dravid, one run, tossed up on the stumps, Dravid
makes room and drives it straight to Inzi at short cover who is
fielding deep, quick single added to the total
44.3 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, two runs, played down to long-on, gets it
wide of the fielder in the deep and they come back for the second
44.4 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, one run, there it is! 39th ODI hundred!
on the pads, turned away through square leg for an easy single,
huge cheers all around!
44.5 Arshad Khan to Dravid, one run, driven away wide of the cover
fielder
44.6 Arshad Khan to Tendulkar, OUT: got'm! tossed up and turning in,
Tendulkar goes for the reverse sweep but miserably fails to make
contact, ball hits the back pad and up goes the finger, Tendulkar
departs on 100!
India 305/5, Partnership of 20
SR Tendulkar lbw Arshad Khan 100 (113b 10x4 1x6)
End of over 45 (5 runs) India 305/5 (RR: 6.78)
Arshad Khan 4-0-29-1
R Dravid 14* (11b 1x4)
Kaif is the next man
TV replays shows that Tendulkar got a glove on it, so umpire Asad
Rauf gets it wrong - Tendulkar bit unlucky there
45.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump and that's jabbed away to the third man fence, try stopping
that
45.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, no run
45.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Dravid, OUT: Rana strikes! inswinging yorker and
Dravid is trapped plumb in front of the stumps - crucial wicket
this!
India 309/6, Partnership of 4
R Dravid lbw b Naved-ul-Hasan 18 (14b 2x4 0x6)
M Kaif 0* (0b) Naved-ul-Hasan 8.3-0-55-2 (1w 5nb)
Agarkar is the next man in
45.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Agarkar, no run, fulltoss, driven straight to the
fielder at midwicket
45.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Agarkar, no run, driven to covers
45.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Agarkar, no run, forced away towards point, end
of a good over for Pakistan
End of over 46 (4 runs) India 309/6 (RR: 6.72)
Naved-ul-Hasan 9-0-55-2 (1w 5nb)
M Kaif 0* (0b) AB Agarkar 0* (3b)
46.1 Arshad Khan to Kaif, one run, fulltoss on the pads, played away to
wide long-on, just a single there
46.2 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, one run, driven straight down the track and
gets it away wide of the bowler, long-on moves in and keeps it
down to just one
46.3 Arshad Khan to Kaif, one run, yorker length delivery, punched away
wide of the fielder at midwicket
46.4 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, one run, another fuller length delivery,
punched down to long-off, again just a single
46.5 Arshad Khan to Kaif, one run, another well bowled off-break, Kaif
drives inside outside the gets it down to long-off for a single
46.6 Arshad Khan to Agarkar, one run, RUN OUT! fulltoss, Agarkar swings
it away to the deep midwicket region, Shoaib Malik drills in a
fantastic throw from the deep and he hits the base of the stumps,
Agarkar looking to steal a second is out by a long way
End of over 47 (6 runs) India 315/6 (RR: 6.70)
Arshad Khan 5-0-35-1
AB Agarkar 3* (6b) M Kaif 3* (3b)
Splendid piece of fielding this
India 315/7, Partnership of 6
AB Agarkar run out (Shoaib Malik) 3 (6b 0x4 0x6)
Zaheer Khan is the next man in
47.1 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, one run, played down to long-on
47.2 Mohammad Asif to Khan, one run
47.3 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, no run, lovely yorker outside the off stump,
defended
47.4 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the fielder at mid-off, excellent over so far
47.5 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, no run, well disguised slower delivery,
cutting away after hitting the track, Kaif goes after it but fails
to make contact
47.6 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, no run, another fantastic yorker to end the
over, Kaif is made to defend - end of a fabulous over from the
young man
End of over 48 (2 runs) India 317/7 (RR: 6.60)
Mohammad Asif 9-2-27-2
Z Khan 1* (1b) M Kaif 4* (8b)
48.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Khan, FOUR, fuller length delivery on the pads,
attempted yorker, Khan flicks it away to the midwicket fence,
welcome boundary for India
48.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Khan, OUT: slower delivery, coming off the back
of the hand, Khan ends up hitting it straight to Mohammad Yousuf
at mid-off, India eight down!
India 321/8, Partnership of 6
Z Khan c Mohammad Yousuf b Naved-ul-Hasan 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)
M Kaif 4* (8b) Naved-ul-Hasan 9.2-0-59-3 (1w 5nb)
48.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kartik, wide: no run, way down the leg side its
rightly called a wide
48.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kartik, no run, beaten outside the off stump
48.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kartik, one run, good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, turned away to fine leg for a single
48.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kaif, one run, slower delivery, Kaif looking to
work it away on the leg side gets a leading edge and the ball goes
wide of the fielder at extra cover
48.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Kartik, OUT: nine down! good length delivery on
the middle and leg stump line, the one that keeps its line after
hitting the deck, Kartik plays all over it and the ball hits the
pad plumb in front of the stumps, up goes the finger and that's
Rana's fourth wicket of the match
India 324/9, Partnership of 3
M Kartik lbw b Naved-ul-Hasan 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 49 (7 runs) India 324/9 (RR: 6.61)
Naved-ul-Hasan 10-0-62-4 (2w 5nb) - Pavilion End
M Kaif 5* (9b)
Sreesanth is the last man in
49.1 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, two runs, driven down to long-on, runs hard
and makes it back for the second
49.2 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, one run, driven down to long-on, just enough
room for single
49.3 Mohammad Asif to Sreesanth, legbye: one run, good length delivery,
drifting down the leg side with the angle, Santh makes no contact
and the ball rolls away off the pads, quick single taken - appeal
for lbw turned down
49.4 Mohammad Asif to Kaif, OUT: all out! fulltoss on the stumps, hint
of reverse swing, Kaif swings across and gets it on the middle,
Salman Butt hurtels across in the deep and takes it on the move,
fantastic effort
India 328/10, Partnership of 4
M Kaif c Salman Butt b Mohammad Asif 8 (12b 0x4 0x6)
S Sreesanth 0* (1b) Mohammad Asif 9.4-2-30-3
India all out with two balls to spare!
So India end up with 328 on the board, that's at least 25-30 runs
short of the projected score, at one stage they were looking good
to go well beyond 350
Towards the end the bowlers started hitting the right line and
length and helped by some fantastic fielding they managed to
restrict India to 338
But this is the best score at this ground and Pakistan will have to
bat really well from the word go to make a match out of it.
329 is the target for Pakistan - we will take a break and will be
back with you in 30 minutes time when the chase starts - be sure
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Match State: Innings Break
Welcome back
Dravid straightaway brings SuperSub Raina into the equation.
Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt will open the innings, asking rate is
6.58
Irfan Pathan with the new ball.
0.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery on the stumps,
Pathan right on target, Butt defends it down safely
0.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, defended outside the off stump
0.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run
0.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, hint of away swing, forced away straight to the fielder at
point
0.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, Pathan looking to swing the ball from
the leg stumps, Butt clips it away off his pads to the vacant
midwicket fence, Pakistan and Butt off the mark
0.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
End of over 1 (4 runs) Pakistan 4/0 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 325/49 = 6.63)
IK Pathan 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 0* (0b) Salman Butt 4* (6b 1x4)
Sreesanth to share the new ball with Pathan
1.1 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, good length delivery, close to
the off stump, Akmal defends on the back-foot and ends up with an
inside edge onto his pad
1.2 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, bit too wide outside the off stump, steered down to
third man and Akmal is away
1.3 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, swinging yorker, excellent
delivery first-up, Salman Butt gets behind the line and defends it
well
1.4 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, one run, drifting down the leg side,
clipped away to fine leg for an easy single
1.5 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, good length delivery on the
stumps, hit of swing, Akmal gets behind the line and defends it
away on the leg side, Santh follows it up and cuts off the single
1.6 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, short of a good length delivery,
that was pacey and seaming away late, Akmal follows it and gets
beaten by a long away - Santh starts off with a decent over
End of over 2 (2 runs) Pakistan 6/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 323/48 = 6.73)
S Sreesanth 1-0-2-0 - College End
Salman Butt 5* (8b 1x4) Kamran Akmal 1* (4b)
2.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and seaming away, Butt drives well, Raina at
mid-off drives across and saves runs
2.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, hint of away swing, punched off the back-
foot and the ball goes straight to Raina at mid-off
2.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, again short of a length and shaping
away from the left-hander, Butt plays off the back-foot and the
ball rolls down to mid-off
2.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery, again shaping
away from the left-hander, defended towards cover - good over so
far
2.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, take that! short and wide outside the
off stump, Butt gets enough room to free his arms, gets it on the
middle and the ball zips past the point fielder, excellent
placement
2.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, again bit of width offered outside
the off stump, steered down to third man for an easy single
End of over 3 (5 runs) Pakistan 11/0 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 318/47 = 6.77)
IK Pathan 2-0-9-0 - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 10* (14b 2x4) Kamran Akmal 1* (4b)
Raina came in replacing Tendulkar.
3.1 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, wide: no run, good length delivery down
the leg side, movement taking it further away, right called a wide
by umpire Simon Taufel
3.1 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, FOUR, shot! fuller length delivery on the
pads, gift-wrapped, Salman Butt moves forward and across and
flicks it away through midwicket, sweetly timed and the ball raced
away across the fast outfield
3.2 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Butt leaves it through to the keeper
3.3 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, forced away towards backward point, Yuvraj moves across
and saves runs
3.4 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, driven hard but straight to the
fielder at mid-off, good shot for no runs
change of angle, Santh decides to come round the wicket to the
left-hander
3.5 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, FOUR, good length delivery, this one did
not come back in enough, Butt pushes forward and drills it away
right into the narrow gap between cover and point, Pakistan on the
move now
Back to over the wicket now
3.6 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
on the middle and off stump line, defended off the back-foot and
the ball rolls down to mid-off, end of an expensive over - good
one for Pakistan
End of over 4 (9 runs) Pakistan 20/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 309/46 = 6.72)
S Sreesanth 2-0-11-0 (1w) - College End
Kamran Akmal 1* (4b) Salman Butt 18* (20b 4x4)
4.1 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, good length delivery, hint of in
swing, Akmal gets forward and defends it down on the off side
4.2 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, lovely delivery, swing back in
nicely, Akmal stands tall on the back-foot and punches it down to
mid-off, well played in the end
4.3 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, another probing delivery on the
stumps, played away towards extra cover
4.4 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, slower delivery, Akmal leans well forward to the pitch of
the delivery and drives it away well wide of the fielder at cover,
no point chasing that
4.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, one run, steered down to third man for an
easy single, good cricket this from akmal
4.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, hint of away swing, Salman butt plays off
the back-foot, ball clips the inside edge and crashes into the
pad, dot ball to end the over
End of over 5 (5 runs) Pakistan 25/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 304/45 = 6.76)
IK Pathan 3-0-14-0 - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 6* (9b 1x4) Salman Butt 18* (21b 4x4)
5.1 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run
5.2 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, forced away off the back-foot to point
5.3 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, bit of width outside the off
stump, Akmal drives nicely leaning forward but fails to get it
past the fielder at mid-off
5.4 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, good line and length delivery on
the middle and off stump line, defended down to mid-off, Raina
attacks the ball from the edge of the circle and cuts off the
single
5.5 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, three runs, fraction short and on the
stumps, Akmal stays back and lofts it just wide of the fielder at
mid-on, not the best of shots but he gets three for that
5.6 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, FOUR, good length delivery, this one
swung back in but Butt was waiting for it, drives presenting the
full face of the bat and the ball rockets away to the long-off
fence
End of over 6 (7 runs) Pakistan 32/0 (RR: 5.33 RRR: 297/44 = 6.75)
S Sreesanth 3-0-18-0 (1w) - College End
Kamran Akmal 9* (14b 1x4) Salman Butt 22* (22b 5x4)
6.1 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, swung a little bit, Akmal reaches out and
drives it straight down the track to the long-off fence - top shot
Pakistan off to a good start here.
6.2 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, no run, played down to mid-on
6.3 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, one run, driven off the back-foot, gets it
well wide of the fielder at mid-off, easy single added to the
total
6.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, slower ball, played away well wide
of the fielder at midwicket
6.5 Pathan to Kamran Akmal, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, hint of swing, Akmal makes room and drives ti down to
mid-off, fielder is deep and a quick single is added to the total
6.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump and Butt carves it away towards cover, Kaif there dives
across full length and cut off a certain boundary, brilliant stuff
End of over 7 (7 runs) Pakistan 39/0 (RR: 5.57 RRR: 290/43 = 6.74)
IK Pathan 4-0-21-0 - Pavilion End
Kamran Akmal 15* (18b 2x4) Salman Butt 23* (24b 5x4)
7.1 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, bowled at a good pace, Akmal flashes hard
at it and gets beaten by a long way
7.2 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, in the air and in the gap! good
length delivery outside the off stump, Akmal reaches out for it
and drives it in the air and well wide of the fielder at mid-off
7.3 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, wide: no run, under pressure Santh
strays down the leg side
7.3 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, two runs, pitched up on the pads, Akmal
skips back and drives it straight down the track and well wide of
Zaheer Khan at mid-on, long chase and a good diving effort saves
two runs
7.4 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, no run, swing and a miss outside the off
stump, Akmal beaten by the away movement
7.5 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, four more! short delivery outside
the off stump, Akmal goes back and across and pulls it away to the
midwicket fence, 50 comes up for Pakistan
7.6 Sreesanth to Kamran Akmal, OUT: gone! pitched up outside the off
stump, Akmal drives opening the face of the bat and the ball goes
straight to Gambhir placed at short point, that's a big wicket
Pakistan 50/1, Partnership of 50
Kamran Akmal c sub (G Gambhir) b Sreesanth 25 (24b 4x4 0x6)
End of over 8 (11 runs) Pakistan 50/1 (RR: 6.25 RRR: 279/42 = 6.64)
S Sreesanth 4-0-29-1 (2w) - College End
Salman Butt 23* (24b 5x4)
Excellent field placing that from Dravid and Santh bowled to the
plan, Akmal was foxed into the drive - that ball was travelling
but Gambhir took it as clean as a whistle
Shoaib Malik is the next man in
8.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, turned away to deep square leg, one
short called
8.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run
8.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, three runs, good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, was the slower delivery, Butt spots it
early and clips it away to deep midwicket, Kartik sprints across
in the deep and saves one run
8.4 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, one run, off the mark first ball, steered
down to third man for an easy single
8.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended towards cover
8.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, wide: no run, down the leg side
8.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, driven away nicely to the cover
region, Rain moves across from mid-off and saves runs but fails to
prevent the single
End of over 9 (7 runs) Pakistan 57/1 (RR: 6.33 RRR: 272/41 = 6.63)
IK Pathan 5-0-28-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 28* (29b 5x4) Shoaib Malik 1* (1b)
9.1 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
on the middle and leg stump line, defended on the back-foot
9.2 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, FOUR, bit on the fuller side and outside
the off stump, Butt just stands his ground and hammers it straight
back over the bowler's head, stand and deliver shot - bottom hand
coming down hard
9.3 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven hard but straight to the fielder at cover
9.4 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, pitched up wide outside the off
stump, butt drives away from the body and the ball rolls back off
the inner half of the bat, Santh picks it up and threatens to
throw it back, gets the crowd going with that act
9.5 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, no run, defended outside the off stump
9.6 Sreesanth to Salman Butt, one run, fraction short and angling
across, driven well wide of the cover fielder, easy single to end
the over
End of over 10 (5 runs) Pakistan 62/1 (RR: 6.20 RRR: 267/40 = 6.68)
S Sreesanth 5-0-34-1 (2w) - College End
Salman Butt 33* (35b 6x4) Shoaib Malik 1* (1b)
Dravid opts for PowerPlay two.
10.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, seaming away, Butt stays back and drives hard, Kaif at
covers moves across quickly and cuts it off
covered a lot of ground in quick time and the slide was spot on
10.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended towards cover
10.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, on the middle and off stump line, was
the slower one, Butt leans forward and lofts it away to the
midwicket fence, lovely shot
10.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, bit of width outside the off stump,
Butt cuts but makes no contact
10.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, forced away straight to Sehwag at
point
10.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Butt reaches out for it and glides it down to third man
for an easy single
End of over 11 (5 runs) Pakistan 67/1 (RR: 6.09 RRR: 262/39 = 6.72)
IK Pathan 6-0-33-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 38* (41b 7x4) Shoaib Malik 1* (1b)
First bowling change - Zaheer Khan into the attack now.
11.1 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, starts off with a delivery down the
leg side, Butt gets well inside the line and tucks it away to deep
square leg, there is protection in the deep
11.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven down to mid-off, Santh moves across and hits the
stumps direct but Malik was never in trouble
11.3 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, played away well in front of point,
it's a packed off side for Salman Butt
11.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, coming in with the angle, played down
to mid-on
11.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Butt stays back and punches it straight
back down the track to the mid-on region, Santh attack the ball
and cuts off the single
11.6 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, simply superb! good length delivery on
the middle and off stump line, Butt moves forward and across and
punches it straight back past the bowler to the long-on fence,
presented the full face of the bat and the ball sped away off the
middle
End of over 12 (6 runs) Pakistan 73/1 (RR: 6.08 RRR: 256/38 = 6.74)
Z Khan 1-0-6-0 - College End
Shoaib Malik 2* (2b) Salman Butt 43* (46b 8x4)
12.1 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, tight delivery, defended straight
back to the bowler
12.2 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, hint of in swing, Malik opens up and drives it
straight to the fielder at mid-on
12.3 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery, was the
slower one, Malik defends it straight back to the bowler
12.4 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, yorker length delivery outside the
off stump and Malik plays all over it
12.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, played straight to Raina at mid-on,
excellent over so far
12.6 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Malik plays late and dabs it down to third man for an easy
single
End of over 13 (1 run) Pakistan 74/1 (RR: 5.69 RRR: 255/37 = 6.89)
IK Pathan 7-0-34-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 3* (8b) Salman Butt 43* (46b 8x4)
13.1 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, lovely straight drive, played with a
straight bat and the ball just rocketed away off the meat of the
bat, sweetly timed
13.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, tight delivery, better line and
length - defended back to the bowler
13.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, drifting on the pads this time, and
Shoaib Malik works it off his pads to backward square leg where
Agarkar fields the ball and throws it back to Dhoni behind the
stumps
13.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a length, Salman Butt stands
tall, within the crease and defends with a straight bat
13.5 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, on the off and middle, Butt getes his
frontfoot outside the line of the offstump and works it away to
deep squreleg for a single
13.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, change of pace from Zaheer, Shoaib
Malik picks the change of pace and defends it to the off-side
End of over 14 (6 runs) Pakistan 80/1 (RR: 5.71 RRR: 249/36 = 6.92)
Z Khan 2-0-12-0 - College End
Salman Butt 44* (48b 8x4) Shoaib Malik 8* (12b 1x4)
14.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length ball on the off stump,
Salman Butt plays the on-drive, the ball stays in the air for just
a while, but falls short of Agarkar at mid-on
14.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, full delivery from Pathan, lots of
width on offer too, Salman Butt drives to mid-off, Suresh Raina
runs across from straight mid-off, drives to his right and saves a
run
14.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, good length ball from Pathan, on the
off stump, Butt lofts it away over the man at mid-on, the ball
races away to the fence
14.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, one run, driven wide of the man at mid-off,
bisecting teh gap between short cover and mid-off, Raina at mid-
off runs across, dives full length and saves a certain boundary
14.5 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run
14.6 Pathan to Shoaib Malik, no run, driven along the ground to mid-on
End of over 15 (5 runs) Pakistan 85/1 (RR: 5.67 RRR: 244/35 = 6.97)
IK Pathan 8-0-39-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 49* (52b 9x4) Shoaib Malik 8* (14b 1x4)
The Indian captain has opted for the third power play
15.1 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, Zaheer Khan drifts onto the pads this
time, Salman Butt works it off his pads to backward squareleg, and
that single will take him to his fourth ODI fifty
15.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the middle and leg, on a good
length, and Shoaib Malik flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket
15.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, three runs, change of place from Zaheer,
Shoaib Malik comes down the ground, makes room for himself and
tries to hit it inside out, doesnt middle it, the ball goes over
the man at cover, Sehwag gives it a chase and pulls it just inside
the cover fence
15.4 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, driven away off the backfoot to the
man at cover
15.5 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, back of a length delivery outside off,
coming into Salman Butt, driven back to the bowler off the
backfoot
15.6 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, full delivery and wide outside the
off, Salman Butt leans forward and opens the face of the bat, its
just a single down to Agarkar at deep thirdman
End of over 16 (5 runs) Pakistan 90/1 (RR: 5.62 RRR: 239/34 = 7.03)
Z Khan 3-0-17-0 - College End
Salman Butt 51* (56b 9x4) Shoaib Malik 11* (16b 1x4)
The drinks trolley is out in the middle now
Match State: Drinks
Pakistan require another 239 runs with 9 wickets and 34.0 overs
remaining
current run rate - 5.62
required run rate is now over 7, 7.03 to be excat
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Pathan to continue - into his 9th over now.
16.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven straight to the man in front of point
16.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, two runs, played away well wide of Agarkar
at mid-on, didn't quite gets hold of it but luckily for Butt the
ball went well wide of the fielder
16.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, two runs, short ball, pulled away to deep
midwicket
16.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, pitched up on the middle and off stump
line, Butt moves forward and punches it straight back down the
carpet, fielder at mid-on fails to stop it cleanly and the ball
rolls over the ropes
16.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, played away straight to the fielder
at midwicket
16.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good yorker to end the over, Butt
digs it out
End of over 17 (8 runs) Pakistan 98/1 (RR: 5.76 RRR: 231/33 = 7.00)
IK Pathan 9-0-47-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 11* (16b 1x4) Salman Butt 59* (62b 10x4)
17.1 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery,
angling across, punched off the back-foot to mid-off
17.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, short of a good length delivery down
the leg side, Malik steps forward and clips it away straight to
the man at fine leg, easy single
17.3 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, good length delivery, close to the
off stump line, steered down to third man and the single brings up
the 50 partnership and the Pakistan 100 as well
17.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, lofted in the air and right into the
gap between mid-on and midwicket, that's a top shot
17.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, four more! short of a good length
delivery, Malik rocks back and pulls it away well over the fielder
at midwicket, Pakistan moving along nicely here at this stage
17.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, inside edge and the ball rolls to the
keeper
End of over 18 (10 runs) Pakistan 108/1 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 221/32 = 6.91)
Z Khan 4-0-27-0 - College End
Salman Butt 60* (63b 10x4) Shoaib Malik 20* (21b 3x4)
Pathan into his 10th and last over now.
18.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery wide outside
the off stump, Butt reaches out for it and plays it straight to
the fielder at point
18.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven straight to the Santh at mid-off
18.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, yorker length delivery outside the
off stump, defended watchfully
18.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, attempted yorker, end up as a low
fulltoss outside the off stump, Butt drives hard but fails to get
it past Agarkar at mid-on
18.5 Pathan to Salman Butt, FOUR, fulltoss on the pads, Butt moves
across and flicks it away to the midwicket fence, easy picking and
Butt takes full toll
18.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the
off stump
18.6 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, lovely yorker to end the spell, Butt
defends it straight back to the bowler
End of over 19 (5 runs) Pakistan 113/1 (RR: 5.95 RRR: 216/31 = 6.97)
IK Pathan 10-0-52-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 20* (21b 3x4) Salman Butt 64* (69b 11x4)
19.1 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up and angling in, bowled
from round the stumps, Malik fails to make contact and the ball
rolls away on the off side after clipping the pad
19.2 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven down to mid-on, quick single
added to the total
19.3 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Butt leans down and jabs it down to third man for a single
19.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Malik comes down the track and swings hard
but misses the target by miles
19.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up and angling in, Malik
punches it straight down the track, powerful shot, Raina at mid-on
moves across quickly and saves runs
19.6 Khan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, juicy fulltoss on the pads, doesn't get
easier than this - Malik moves forward and across and clips it
away to the midwicket fence, the chase is on!
End of over 20 (6 runs) Pakistan 119/1 (RR: 5.95 RRR: 210/30 = 7.00)
Z Khan 5-0-33-0 - College End
Salman Butt 65* (70b 11x4) Shoaib Malik 25* (26b 4x4)
PowerPlay up, defensive field in place now
20.1 Agarkar to Salman Butt, no run, good length delivery on the pads,
turned away straight to the fielder at midwicket
20.2 Agarkar to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
close to the off stump line, defended on the back-foot
20.3 Agarkar to Salman Butt, no run, again fraction short and on the
stumps, Agarkar straightaway hitting a nice line, Butt gets behind
the line and defends it down on the leg side
20.4 Agarkar to Salman Butt, two runs, strays on to the pads, turned
away well in front of point for a brace
20.5 Agarkar to Salman Butt, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, steered down to third man, made full use of the pace of
the bowler
20.6 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery,
mis-timed pull shot and the ball rolls down to mid-on, Agarkar
starts off with a decent over
End of over 21 (3 runs) Pakistan 122/1 (RR: 5.81 RRR: 207/29 = 7.14)
AB Agarkar 1-0-3-0 - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 68* (75b 11x4) Shoaib Malik 25* (27b 4x4)
21.1 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, pitched up in the slot outside the off
stump but Butt fails to time it properly and the ball goes
straight to Santh at mid-off
21.2 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, played straight to the fielder at wide
midwicket
21.3 Khan to Salman Butt, FOUR, amazing shot! good length delivery
outside the off stump, looked like the slower one, Butt pushes
forward and drives inside out, nicely opening the face of the bat
and the ball sails away to the cover fence, one bounce and over
the ropes
21.4 Khan to Salman Butt, one run, played just wide of Santh at mid-on,
quick single taken - direct hit would have been interesting
21.5 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, punched down to long-on for an easy
single
21.6 Khan to Salman Butt, no run, attempted yorker, ends up as a low
fulltoss outside the off stump, driven straight to the man at
long-off, easy single to end the over
End of over 22 (6 runs) Pakistan 128/1 (RR: 5.82 RRR: 201/28 = 7.18)
Z Khan 6-0-39-0 - College End
Shoaib Malik 26* (28b 4x4) Salman Butt 73* (80b 12x4)
22.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, well bowled bouncer, angled in
from outside the leg stump, Butt ducks under it
22.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Butt makes room and cuts but the shot is
not timed well enough and the ball rolls away on the off side
22.3 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, wide: no run, way down the leg side
22.3 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Butt stands tall on the back-foot and
punches it straight back, Agarkar does well on his follow through
and saves runs
22.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run
22.5 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Malik makes room and slaps it past the cover fielder
22.6 Agarkar to Salman Butt, one run, steered down to third man, Santh
moves across quickly in the deep and cuts off the second run
End of over 23 (3 runs) Pakistan 131/1 (RR: 5.70 RRR: 198/27 = 7.33)
AB Agarkar 2-0-6-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 74* (81b 12x4) Shoaib Malik 27* (33b 4x4)
23.1 Kartik to Salman Butt, FOUR, glided down to third man
23.2 Kartik to Salman Butt, one run, played down to fine leg
23.3 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, SIX, that's a bigeee! Malik comes down the
track and lofts it straight over the long-on fence, good clean hit
and Kartik is under pressure straightaway
23.4 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run
23.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, no run
23.6 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run
End of over 24 (12 runs) Pakistan 143/1 (RR: 5.96 RRR: 186/26 = 7.15)
M Kartik 1-0-12-0 - College End
Shoaib Malik 34* (37b 4x4 1x6) Salman Butt 79* (83b 13x4)
24.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-on
for a single, Agarkar gets away with it
24.2 Agarkar to Salman Butt, no run, defended outside the off stump,
ball rolls away towards cover
24.3 Agarkar to Salman Butt, one run, turned away off the pads to deep
backward square leg
24.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, slogged away to deep midwicket,
not a well timed shot
24.5 Agarkar to Salman Butt, FOUR, steered away off the back-foot to the
third man fence
24.6 Agarkar to Salman Butt, no run, played down to third man
End of over 25 (7 runs) Pakistan 150/1 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 179/25 = 7.16)
AB Agarkar 3-0-13-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 36* (39b 4x4 1x6) Salman Butt 84* (87b 14x4)
25.1 Kartik to Salman Butt, one run, turned away through midwicket, easy
single
25.2 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, punched off the back-foot to long-
on
25.3 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, defended outside the off stumop
25.4 Kartik to Salman Butt, two runs, played wide of the cover fielder
25.5 Kartik to Salman Butt, one run, driven down to long-off
25.6 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, punched to long-on
End of over 26 (9 runs) Pakistan 159/1 (RR: 6.12 RRR: 170/24 = 7.08)
M Kartik 2-0-18-0 - College End
Shoaib Malik 38* (37b 4x4 1x6) Salman Butt 91* (95b 14x4)
26.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, and it gets better! good length
delivery outside the off stump, Malik drives opening the face of
the bat and the ball beats the diving fielder at third man,
welcome runs
26.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Malik ducks
under it, one for the over signalled
26.3 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended watchfully
26.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, two runs, Agarkar strays on to middle and
leg, Malik moves forward and chips it the air to the deep
midwicket region, Pathan moves across in the deep and keeps it
down to two
26.5 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, punched down to long-on for an
easy single
26.6 Agarkar to Salman Butt, one run, good length delivery, pitched in
line and angling across, Butt nicely opens the face of the bat and
runs it down to third man, lovely touch shot
End of over 27 (8 runs) Pakistan 167/1 (RR: 6.19 RRR: 162/23 = 7.04)
AB Agarkar 4-0-23-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 92* (96b 14x4) Shoaib Malik 45* (42b 5x4 1x6)
27.1 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, turned away just wide of Kaif at
midwicket, they decide not to go for the single
27.2 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, again played away on the leg side,
Kaif dives across and saves runs
27.3 Kartik to Salman Butt, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Butt steps forward and drives it down to long-on
27.4 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, on the pads, turned away behind
square, easy single
27.5 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, fraction short and on the stumps,
punched off the back-foot and the ball rolls straight back to the
bowler
27.6 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, another good delivery to end the
over, Butt ends up playing it straight back to the bowler, end of
a good over for India
End of over 28 (2 runs) Pakistan 169/1 (RR: 6.04 RRR: 160/22 = 7.27)
M Kartik 3-0-20-0 - College End
Shoaib Malik 46* (43b 5x4 1x6) Salman Butt 93* (101b 14x4)
28.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
28.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, two runs, short ball, pulled away just
over the top of the fielder at midwicket, not a well timed shot
but Malik got enough bat on it to clear the fielder
28.3 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven hard but straight to the fielder at mid-off
28.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of a good length delivery,
ball stopped a bit after hitting the deck, Malik drives standing
tall and the ball goes straight back to the bowler
28.5 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, punched down to long-on for a
single
28.6 Agarkar to Salman Butt, two runs, punched off the back-foot and the
ball rolls down to mid-off, mis-field there allows the batsmen to
come back for the second
End of over 29 (5 runs) Pakistan 174/1 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 155/21 = 7.38)
AB Agarkar 5-0-28-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 49* (48b 5x4 1x6) Salman Butt 95* (102b 14x4)
29.1 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven off the back-foot to long-
on, single takes him to fifty - crowd erupts, well played
29.2 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
turned away straight to the fielder at short midwicket
29.3 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended towards cover
29.4 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, another tight delivery, turned away
straight to Kaif at short midwicket
29.5 Kartik to Salman Butt, FOUR, and he spoils it, short ball on the
stumps, Butt rocks back and pulls it away to the midwicket fence,
placed to perfection and the fielder in the deep had no chance of
cutting it off
29.6 Kartik to Salman Butt, no run, played away towards midwicket
End of over 30 (5 runs) Pakistan 179/1 (RR: 5.97 RRR: 150/20 = 7.50)
M Kartik 4-0-25-0 - College End
Shoaib Malik 50* (49b 5x4 1x6) Salman Butt 99* (107b 15x4)
There seems to be some crowd trouble, Pathan walks across to the
umpire with something in his hand - play held up.
and with that drinks are called for
Match State: Drinks
It is very gloomy out there and conditions are tough for batting
but Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik are right on top of things
Pakistan having lost only one wicket are well ahead of India
according to the D/L table.
but they still require another 150 runs in 20 overs to win this
one.
required run rate is 7.50
30.1 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short ball, angling in from outside
the off stump, Malik sways back and pulls it away to the midwicket
fence, got right on top of the bounce and just went through with
the shot
30.2 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, four more! short rising delivery
outside the off stump, Malik makes room and lifts it down to the
vacant third man fence, this time got under the bounce and glided
it down to the ropes, this is excellent cricket
30.3 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, make that three in a row! Agarkar
pitched it up with the mid-off up inside the circle and Malik
thumps it in the air and well over the fielder at mid-off, this is
attacking cricket at its best - Shoaib Malik, take a bow
30.4 Agarkar to Shoaib Malik, one run, played down to mid-on for an easy
single and that brings Butt into the strike
30.5 Agarkar to Salman Butt, no run
30.6 Agarkar to Salman Butt, one run, 100! 100! inside edge onto the pad
and the ball rolls away on the off side, quick single takes him to
the milestone, fantastic innings under pressure - crowd goes wild
End of over 31 (14 runs) Pakistan 193/1 (RR: 6.23 RRR: 136/19 = 7.16)
AB Agarkar 6-0-42-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Salman Butt 100* (109b 15x4) Shoaib Malik 63* (53b 8x4 1x6)
31.1 Kartik to Salman Butt, one run, lofted away towards long-on
31.2 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, SIX, MAX! flighted delivery on the stumps,
Malik dances down the track and swings across, gets it on the
middle and the ball sails over the wide long-on fence, massive hit
that and the ball sailed at least 20 rows into the stand
31.3 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, swept away to deep square leg
31.4 Kartik to Salman Butt, OUT: gone! tossed up and turning away, Butt
looking to clear the fielder at cover ends up hitting it straight
to Kaif there - Kartik gets the much needed breakthrough
Pakistan 201/2, Partnership of 151
Salman Butt c Dravid b Kartik 101 (111b 15x4 0x6)
Shoaib Malik 70* (55b 8x4 2x6) M Kartik 4.4-0-33-1
Shahid Afridi walks in - is there a better choice?!
31.5 Kartik to Shahid Afridi, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
31.6 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, turned away behind sqaure on the
leg side
End of over 32 (10 runs) Pakistan 203/2 (RR: 6.34 RRR: 126/18 = 7.00)
M Kartik 5-0-35-1 - College End
Shoaib Malik 71* (56b 8x4 2x6) Shahid Afridi 1* (1b)
Santh back into the attack - this is going to be interesting
32.1 Sreesanth to Shoaib Malik, two runs, pitched up on the pads, wrong
line and leg, Malik works it away well wide of the fielder at fine
leg
32.2 Sreesanth to Shoaib Malik, two runs, again full and down the leg
side, another bad delivery, Malik gets well inside the line and
plays it away fine, fine leg moves across quickly and cuts off the
boundary, Malik calls for the second and makes it across
comfortably
32.3 Sreesanth to Shoaib Malik, one run, fulltoss on the stumps, hint of
reverse swing, Malik plays it away deep square leg for a single
Afridi into the attack and the crowd is right behind him.
32.4 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, flicked away off the pads,
straight to the fielder at short fine leg
32.5 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, two runs, drifting down the leg side,
Afridi ends up with an inside edge on to the pad and the ball goes
past the diving keeper
Required run rate is now under 7!
32.6 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven away through cover point, easy single to end
the over
End of over 33 (8 runs) Pakistan 211/2 (RR: 6.39 RRR: 118/17 = 6.94)
S Sreesanth 6-0-42-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Shahid Afridi 4* (4b) Shoaib Malik 76* (59b 8x4 2x6)
Kartik to continue - well spread out field in place
33.1 Kartik to Shahid Afridi, one run, played down to fine leg
33.2 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, driven straight down the track to
the long-on region
33.3 Kartik to Shahid Afridi, one run, ooooh! tossed up on the stumps,
Afridi steps forward and lofts it down to long-on, Khan out there
in the middle dives fell forward but fails to hold on to a
difficult chance
33.4 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, SIX, going! going! gone! Malik too comes
down the track and swings hard, the shot is timed to perfection
and the ball sails well over Zaheer Khan at long-on, unbelievable
stuff
33.5 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fraction short and bit of width
offered outside the off stump, Malik cuts late and the ball races
away to the third man fence, played it late to get it past the
fielder in the deep, Malik on a roll here
33.6 Kartik to Shoaib Malik, one run, played away to deep fine leg
End of over 34 (14 runs) Pakistan 225/2 (RR: 6.62 RRR: 104/16 = 6.50)
M Kartik 6-0-49-1 - College End
Shoaib Malik 88* (63b 9x4 3x6) Shahid Afridi 6* (6b)
34.1 Sreesanth to Shoaib Malik, one run, drifting down the leg side,
played down to fine leg
34.2 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, low fulltoss outside the off
stump, had 'four' written all over it - Afridi drives opening the
face of the bat and ball rockets away to the point fence, bad ball
put away in style
34.3 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, short of a good length delivery
on the stumps, defended straight back down the track and the crowd
is not happy with that
34.4 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
drifting in from outside the off stump, Afridi was looking for
easy runs trying to glide it down to third man but fails to make
contact
34.5 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, defended down the track
34.6 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, forced to point
End of over 35 (5 runs) Pakistan 230/2 (RR: 6.57 RRR: 99/15 = 6.60)
S Sreesanth 7-0-47-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Shoaib Malik 89* (64b 9x4 3x6) Shahid Afridi 10* (11b 1x4)
Kartik is out of the attack, Zaheer Khan back on
35.1 Khan to Shoaib Malik, one run, short of a good length delivery,
angling across the right-hander, Malik drops his shoulders and
steers it down to third man for an easy single
35.2 Khan to Shahid Afridi, one run, again fraction short and close to
the off stump line, steered down to third man
35.3 Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, played away on the leg side
35.4 Khan to Shoaib Malik, OUT: and Malik throws it away! good length
delivery on the middle and leg stumps line and that's hit straight
to Rahul Dravid at midwicket, big wicket this for India
Pakistan 232/3, Partnership of 31
Shoaib Malik c Dravid b Khan 90 (67b 9x4 3x6)
Shahid Afridi 11* (12b 1x4) Z Khan 6.4-0-42-1
how costly is this lapse in concentration going to be? we will have
to wait and see
Mohammad Yousuf is the next man in
35.5 Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, no run, defended watchfully
35.6 Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, one run, on the pads, played away well
wide of the fielder at midwicket
End of over 36 (3 runs) Pakistan 233/3 (RR: 6.47 RRR: 96/14 = 6.86)
Z Khan 7-0-43-1 - College End
Mohammad Yousuf 1* (2b) Shahid Afridi 11* (12b 1x4)
36.1 Sreesanth to Mohammad Yousuf, FOUR, good length delivery down the
leg side, bad delivery first up and Yousuf flicks it away to the
fine leg fence, easy runs
36.2 Sreesanth to Mohammad Yousuf, one run, short of a good length
delivery on the middle and leg stump line, played away on the leg
side for a quick single
36.3 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Afridi
picks it up early and ducks under it - one for the over signalled
36.4 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, SIX, goodness me! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Afridi looking to loft it away end up mis-
timing it by a long way but the ball sails over the long-off
fence, what a player!
36.5 Sreesanth to Shahid Afridi, no run, RUNOUT! played away just wide
of Kaif at covers and they take off for a dangerous single, under
pressure Kaif hits the non-striker's end stumps direct and Afridi
is not even in the frame
Pakistan 244/4, Partnership of 12
Shahid Afridi run out (Kaif) 17 (15b 1x4 1x6)
That was clear and simple suicide - India right back in this game
now.
in comes the talismanic Inzi
36.6 Sreesanth to Mohammad Yousuf, one run, driven to sweeper cover
End of over 37 (12 runs) Pakistan 245/4 (RR: 6.62 RRR: 84/13 = 6.46)
S Sreesanth 8-0-59-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Yousuf 7* (5b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (0b)
37.1 Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, FOUR, good length delivery, angling across
the right-hander, Yousuf drives presenting the full face of the
bat and the ball races away to the long-off fence, good shot under
pressure
37.2 Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, no run
37.3 Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, legbye: one run, off the pads to short
fine leg
37.4 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, driven down to long-off and Inzi
is on his way
37.5 Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven wide of the cover fielder, lazy elegance as they
call it
37.6 Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, slower delivery outside the off
stump, driven well wide of the diving point fielder, easy single
to end the over
End of over 38 (8 runs) Pakistan 253/4 (RR: 6.66 RRR: 76/12 = 6.33)
Z Khan 8-0-50-1 - College End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 2* (2b) Mohammad Yousuf 12* (9b 2x4)
Sehwag into the attack now
38.1 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, tossed up and turning in, Inzi
steps out and pushes it back to the bowler
38.2 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, fraction short and on the stumps,
Inzi quickly goes down on one knee and sweeps it away to the fine
leg fence, there was a fielder placed in the deep but he had no
chance of cutting it off
38.3 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, again fraction short, pulled
away straight to fielder at deep fine leg
38.4 Sehwag to Mohammad Yousuf, one run, another short delivery down the
leg side, pulled away to fine leg for an easy single
38.5 Sehwag to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, quicker delivery on the pads,
turned away through square leg
38.6 Sehwag to Mohammad Yousuf, FOUR, hopeless long-hop, Yousuf rocks
back and pulls it away to the square leg fence
End of over 39 (11 runs) Pakistan 264/4 (RR: 6.77 RRR: 65/11 = 5.91)
V Sehwag 1-0-11-0 - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8* (6b 1x4) Mohammad Yousuf 17* (11b 3x4)
Sehwag experiment has cost India 11 runs in just 6 balls!
Agarkar back on now
required run rate is now below 6, Pakistan right on track here
39.1 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good length delivery, angled in
from outside the off stump, Inzi ends up driving it straight back
to the bowler
39.2 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, short of a good length
delivery, pulled away well wide of the fielder at midwicket,
Sehwag is the fielder in the deep
39.3 Agarkar to Mohammad Yousuf, no run, punched down to mid-on, Inzi
takes off for a single and Yousuf sends him back
39.4 Agarkar to Mohammad Yousuf, no run, played back to the bowler
39.5 Agarkar to Mohammad Yousuf, OUT: short of a good length delivery,
touch outside the off stump, Yousuf stands tall and lofts it down
to long-on, a nothing shot and the ball goes straight to Zaheer
Khan moving in from the deep, lazy looking shot and he pays the
price
Pakistan 265/5, Partnership of 21
Mohammad Yousuf c Khan b Agarkar 17 (14b 3x4 0x6)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 9* (8b 1x4) AB Agarkar 6.5-0-43-1 (1w)
39.6 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven in the air to the point region, fell just short
of Yuvraj there, close call
End of over 40 (1 run) Pakistan 265/5 (RR: 6.62 RRR: 64/10 = 6.40)
AB Agarkar 7-0-43-1 (1w) - College End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 9* (8b 1x4) Younis Khan 0* (1b)
40.1 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, driven back to the bowler
40.2 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, played away behind point, Inzi
takes off for a single but Khan sends him back, direct hit would
have been interesting
40.3 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, down the leg side
40.3 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, driven down to long-on, fielder
moves in quickly and keeps it down to just one
40.4 Kartik to Younis Khan, wide: no run, another one down the leg side
40.4 Kartik to Younis Khan, one run, fraction short and on the pads,
Khan quickly goes back and plays it away behind square on the leg
side
40.5 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, full and down the leg side, Inzi
sweeps well and gets it on the middle, Yuvraj at short fine leg
moves across quickly and cuts it off
40.6 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, again way down the leg
side, Inzi goes for the sweep but fails to make contact
40.6 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, arm ball, Inzi ends up with an
inside edge on to the pad and the ball rolls away on the leg side
End of over 41 (5 runs) Pakistan 270/5 (RR: 6.59 RRR: 59/9 = 6.56)
M Kartik 7-0-54-1 (3w) - Pavilion End
Younis Khan 1* (2b) Inzamam-ul-Haq 10* (13b 1x4)
Pakistan require another 59 runs with 5 wickets and 54 balls
remaining
41.1 Agarkar to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery, excellent
line and length, Khan fails to beat the fielder at extra cover
41.2 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, driven straight back down the
carpet to the mid-on region, quick single added to the total - 57
more to get
41.3 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, steered down to third man
41.4 Agarkar to Younis Khan, FOUR, edged but wide, good length delivery,
no room offered, Khan plays late looking to steer it away, ball
clips the edge and rockets away to the third man fence
Welcome runs for Pakistan
41.5 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, worked away to deep square leg
41.6 Agarkar to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, yorker on the stumps, Inzi digs
it out straight to the fielder at short midwicket
End of over 42 (7 runs) Pakistan 277/5 (RR: 6.60 RRR: 52/8 = 6.50)
AB Agarkar 8-0-50-1 (1w) - College End
Younis Khan 7* (6b 1x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 11* (15b 1x4)
Pakistan require another 52 runs with 5 wickets and 48 balls
remaining
42.1 Kartik to Younis Khan, FOUR, width offered outside the off stump
and that's sliced away to the backward point fence, good start for
Pakistan - Kartik under pressure here
42.2 Kartik to Younis Khan, no run, goes for the reverse sweep and the
ball rolls away off the bottom edge, Kaif moves in from midwicket
and picks it up
42.3 Kartik to Younis Khan, no run, defended to the leg side, short
midwicket moves in quickly and cuts off the single
42.4 Kartik to Younis Khan, one run, turned away off the pads to deep
square leg
42.5 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, down the leg side, Inzi
makes no contact
42.5 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
42.6 Kartik to Inzamam-ul-Haq, (noball) one run, called for
overstepping! driven down to long-off, easy single plus an extra
runs added to the total
42.6 Kartik to Younis Khan, no run, pulled away off the back-foot,
straight to the fielder at midwicket
End of over 43 (8 runs) Pakistan 285/5 (RR: 6.63 RRR: 44/7 = 6.29)
M Kartik 8-0-62-1 (4w 1nb) - Pavilion End
Inzamam-ul-Haq 12* (17b 1x4) Younis Khan 12* (11b 2x4)
end of a good over for Pakistan - 44 needed now from 42 balls
Sreesanth back into the attack
43.1 Sreesanth to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR, starts off with a horrible
delivery, short and angling down the leg side, Inzi effortlessly
pulls it away to the backward square leg fence, welcome runs
Pakistan 289/6, Partnership of 24
Inzamam-ul-Haq obstructing the field 16 (18b 2x4 0x6)
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43.2 Sreesanth to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, OUT - good length delivery,
driven down to mid-off, Inzi is way down the track, Raina moving
in picks it up and tries to run him out at the striker's end but
Inzi defends the throw with his bat and he is given out
obstructing the field!
Pakistan 289/6, Partnership of 24
Inzamam-ul-Haq obstructing the field 16 (19b 2x4 0x6)
Abdul Razzaq is the next man in
43.3 Sreesanth to Abdul Razzaq, (noball) two runs, high fulltoss, played
down to third man
43.3 Sreesanth to Abdul Razzaq, two runs, punched to sweeper cover, run
out chance missed
43.4 Sreesanth to Abdul Razzaq, no run, driven straight to Raina at mid-
off
43.5 Sreesanth to Abdul Razzaq, no run
43.6 Sreesanth to Abdul Razzaq, no run, well bowled bouncer, Razzaq
ducks under it
End of over 44 (9 runs) Pakistan 294/6 (RR: 6.68 RRR: 35/6 = 5.83)
S Sreesanth 9-0-68-1 (2w 1nb) - College End
Younis Khan 12* (11b 2x4) Abdul Razzaq 4* (5b)
44.1 Agarkar to Younis Khan, FOUR, take that! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Khan drives presenting the full face of the
bat, ball beats the diving Raina at mid-off and races away to the
long-off fence
44.2 Agarkar to Younis Khan, one run, steered down to third man, easy
single added to the total
Pakistan require another 30 runs with 4 wickets and 34 balls
remaining
This is going down to the wire!
ball being changed here - play held up
44.3 Agarkar to Abdul Razzaq, no run, short rising delivery, angled in
from outside the off stump, Razzaq pulls away late - one for the
over signalled
44.4 Agarkar to Abdul Razzaq, OUT: gone! good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, Razzaq makes room looking to drive but
fails to connect properly, ball goes off the edge, Dhoni drives
across to his right and takes a good low catch
Pakistan 299/7, Partnership of 10
Abdul Razzaq c Dhoni b Agarkar 4 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Younis Khan 17* (13b 3x4) AB Agarkar 8.4-0-55-2 (1w)
Naved-ul-Hasan is the next man in
44.5 Agarkar to Naved-ul-Hasan, two runs, bit of width outside the off
stump and Rana flashes hard, ball clips the outside edge and races
away to third man, Zaheer Khan moves across quickly in the deep
and saves two runs, excellent piece of fielding this
44.6 Agarkar to Naved-ul-Hasan, one run, again played away well wide of
the fielder at backward point, Zaheer attack the ball from the
deep and keeps it down to just one
End of over 45 (8 runs) Pakistan 302/7 (RR: 6.71 RRR: 27/5 = 5.40)
AB Agarkar 9-0-58-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
Naved-ul-Hasan 3* (2b) Younis Khan 17* (13b 3x4)
Pakistan require another 27 runs with 3 wickets and 30 balls
remaining
45.1 Sreesanth to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, short of a good length
delivery, drifting down the leg side, ball hits the pad and rolls
away on the leg side, loud appeal for lbw turned down - bit of
mix-up going for the single and they decide not to go for it
45.2 Sreesanth to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, played straight back down the
track
45.3 Sreesanth to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, short delivery on the stumps,
Rana sways back and pulls it away to the fine leg fence, bit of
edge involved
umpires having a chat now - should be about the light
45.4 Sreesanth to Naved-ul-Hasan, two runs, played away through square
leg, Rana takes off for the second and just makes it back, saved
by the dive - India needed a direct hit there
45.5 Sreesanth to Naved-ul-Hasan, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, driven away to deep cover for an easy single - Rana
looking good at the moment
45.6 Sreesanth to Younis Khan, no run, tight delivery on the stumps,
defended to the off side - Santh follows it up and cuts off the
single
End of over 46 (7 runs) Pakistan 309/7 (RR: 6.72 RRR: 20/4 = 5.00)
S Sreesanth 10-0-75-1 (2w 1nb) - College End
Naved-ul-Hasan 10* (7b 1x4) Younis Khan 17* (14b 3x4)
Pakistan require another 20 runs with 3 wickets and 24 balls
remaining
India badly need a wicket here.
46.1 Kartik to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, starts off with a tight delivery,
Rana looking to turn it away on the leg side fails to make
contact, ball clips the pad and rolls away on the off side
46.2 Kartik to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, defended to the off side, no room
for a single there
46.3 Kartik to Naved-ul-Hasan, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg
side, ball clips the pad and rolls away towards short fine leg,
quick single taken
46.4 Kartik to Younis Khan, no run, another tight delivery on the
stumps, defended to the leg side - good over so far
46.5 Kartik to Younis Khan, one run, swpet away to fine leg, just a
single
46.6 Kartik to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, forced away behind point, end of
a good over for India!
End of over 47 (2 runs) Pakistan 311/7 (RR: 6.62 RRR: 18/3 = 6.00)
M Kartik 9-0-63-1 (4w 1nb) - Pavilion End
Younis Khan 18* (16b 3x4) Naved-ul-Hasan 10* (11b 1x4)
And it comes down to run a ball - 18 needed off 18 balls
And with conditions going from bad to worse the umpire have offered
the light to the batsmen - and the players walk back to the
pavilion
And that means Pakistan have WON the first ODI by 7 runs
What a day's cricket! 639 runs, 17 wickets, a rare out in the form
of obstructing the field and after all that the winner is decided
by D/L method
India started off well but Pakistan came back with some good
bowling and fielding to restrict India to 328 when they were
looking all set to go beyond 350.
The chase was on from the word go - Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal
set fire to the bowling early on and Pakistan were well and truly
on course
India came back into the game towards the end when Pakistan lost
few quick wickets to some headless cricketing shots
With 3 overs left, Pakistan needing 18 runs and India needing three
wickets to win, the light was offered and the batsmen happily
walked away because at that stage they were ahead by 7 runs.
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Now for the presentation
Salman Butt gets the Man of the match for his brilliant hundred -
'A big innings was required, actually when you are in you can see
the ball nicely but it is difficult for a new man coming in to
pick it up, it was a good batting wicket'
Dravid - 'It was a good wicket, unfortunately the game finished the
way it did but they played really well - 'It was a good team
effort and Yuvraj and Pathan set it up well, pretty happy with the
way we fielded today
Inzamam - `It was a wonderful game, Butt and Malik played well,
'they have good players and in a wicket like this it is not easy
to stop them, both teams played well
When asked about the way he got out Inzi had this to say - 'I can't
understand the rule - In Faisalabad(against England) I left the
ball and got out, here i stopped the ball and got out'
And with that we come to the end of today's live coverage, from me
Sajan Nair and the entire team it's good bye