Post by Rabbitoh Rob on Feb 12, 2006 11:03:00 GMT 10
Yuvraj leads India to victory
From correspondents in Rawalpindi
February 12, 2006
YUVRAJ Singh smashed an impressive unbeaten 82 to help India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second one-day international in Rawalpindi today.
Yuvraj built on Virender Sehwag's rapid 68-ball 67 and captain Rahul Dravid's 56 as the tourists chased a target of 266 with ease in just 43 overs at the Pindi cricket stadium.
With the crushing win the tourists levelled the five-match series 1-1 after losing the first match at Peshawar by seven runs after special bad light rules came into play.
India's run-chase on a slow paced pitch was never in doubt after Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar (42) gave the visitors a stunning start, scoring 105 runs by the 16th over.
Pakistan, missing its leading quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar for a second match in a row due to an ankle injury, failed to get the early breakthrough as Sehwag hit ten fours and a six to put India firmly in control.
Tendulkar, who initially played second fiddle to Sehwag, hit eight boundaries before edging paceman Abdul Razzaq to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.
Sehwag was eventually run out after he failed to beat a direct hit on the stumps as he attempted a third run.
Dravid and Yuvraj batted solidly and took their team to within 25 runs of victory with a stand of 118 for the third wicket, before the captain gave a return catch to Shoaib Malik after hitting five boundaries.
Yuvraj hit eight fours and two sixes during his 89-ball knock.
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Pakistan owed its total to a brilliant 95 by Malik and a fighting 81 by Younis Khan who shared a 102-run stand for the fifth wicket to lift their team from a precarious 4-68.
India paceman Irfan Pathan removed Salman Butt (nought) and Kamran Akmal (14) in an incisive opening burst of seven overs to jolt Pakistan after they elected to bat on a slow-paced wicket.
Malik, who scored 90 in the first match at Peshawar, was again unlucky to miss his century when he ran himself out on 95 after smashing 13 boundaries.
The loss of Mohammad Yousuf (one) and captain Inzamam-ul Haq (eight) by the 14th over had put the home team in a precarious position before Malik and Younis rescued the innings.
Younis, who had scored 553 runs in the preceding three-Test series which Pakistan won 1-0, compiled nine boundaries in a knock of 81 before miscuing a drive off Ajit Agarkar straight to Mohammad Kaif in the 47th over.
Shahid Afridi (18) hit a six and two fours to entertain a capacity 19,000 crowd before he miscued a drive off Pathan who finished with 3-43.
The hard hitting Razzaq managed 14 as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for 61 runs to be bowled out for 265 in 49.2 overs.
The third match of the series will be played in Lahore on Monday.
Pakistan
Salman Butt c Dhoni b Pathan 0
Kamran Akmal b Pathan 14
Shoaib Malik run out 95
Mohammad Yousuf run out 1
Inzamam-ul Haq c Sreesanth b Zaheer 8
Younis Khan c Kaif b Agarkar 81
Shahid Afridi c Kaif b Pathan 18
Abdul Razzaq run out 14
Naved-ul Hasan c Raina b Agarkar 4
Umar Gul not out 17
Mohammad Asif run out 2
Sundries: (2lb, 5nb, 4w) 11
Total: 265
Fall: 0, 43, 46, 68, 170, 204, 234, 242, 257
Bowling: Pathan 10-1-43-3, Sreesanth 10-0-50-0, Zaheer 9.2-0-53-1, Agarkar 10-0-52-2, Tendulkar 7-0-45-0, Sehwag 3-0-20-0
Overs: 49.2
India
V SEHWAG run out 67
S TENDULKAR c Akmal b Razzaq 42
R DRAVID c and b Malik 56
Y SINGH not out 82
Mohammad Kaif not out 5
Sundries: (6lb, 3nb, 5w) 14
Total: (for three wickets) 266
Fall: 105, 123, 241
Bowling: Naved 7-0-60-0, Asif 6-1-28-0, Gul 9-0-49-0, Razzaq 7-0-43-1, Afridi 2-0-17-0, Arshad 9-0-37-0, Malik 3-0-24-1, Younis 0.1-0-2-0
Overs: 43.1
Result: India won by seven wickets to level the series 1-1.
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS), Asad Rauf (PAK)
TV Umpire: Zameer Haider (PAK)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
From correspondents in Rawalpindi
February 12, 2006
YUVRAJ Singh smashed an impressive unbeaten 82 to help India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second one-day international in Rawalpindi today.
Yuvraj built on Virender Sehwag's rapid 68-ball 67 and captain Rahul Dravid's 56 as the tourists chased a target of 266 with ease in just 43 overs at the Pindi cricket stadium.
With the crushing win the tourists levelled the five-match series 1-1 after losing the first match at Peshawar by seven runs after special bad light rules came into play.
India's run-chase on a slow paced pitch was never in doubt after Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar (42) gave the visitors a stunning start, scoring 105 runs by the 16th over.
Pakistan, missing its leading quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar for a second match in a row due to an ankle injury, failed to get the early breakthrough as Sehwag hit ten fours and a six to put India firmly in control.
Tendulkar, who initially played second fiddle to Sehwag, hit eight boundaries before edging paceman Abdul Razzaq to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.
Sehwag was eventually run out after he failed to beat a direct hit on the stumps as he attempted a third run.
Dravid and Yuvraj batted solidly and took their team to within 25 runs of victory with a stand of 118 for the third wicket, before the captain gave a return catch to Shoaib Malik after hitting five boundaries.
Yuvraj hit eight fours and two sixes during his 89-ball knock.
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Pakistan owed its total to a brilliant 95 by Malik and a fighting 81 by Younis Khan who shared a 102-run stand for the fifth wicket to lift their team from a precarious 4-68.
India paceman Irfan Pathan removed Salman Butt (nought) and Kamran Akmal (14) in an incisive opening burst of seven overs to jolt Pakistan after they elected to bat on a slow-paced wicket.
Malik, who scored 90 in the first match at Peshawar, was again unlucky to miss his century when he ran himself out on 95 after smashing 13 boundaries.
The loss of Mohammad Yousuf (one) and captain Inzamam-ul Haq (eight) by the 14th over had put the home team in a precarious position before Malik and Younis rescued the innings.
Younis, who had scored 553 runs in the preceding three-Test series which Pakistan won 1-0, compiled nine boundaries in a knock of 81 before miscuing a drive off Ajit Agarkar straight to Mohammad Kaif in the 47th over.
Shahid Afridi (18) hit a six and two fours to entertain a capacity 19,000 crowd before he miscued a drive off Pathan who finished with 3-43.
The hard hitting Razzaq managed 14 as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for 61 runs to be bowled out for 265 in 49.2 overs.
The third match of the series will be played in Lahore on Monday.
Pakistan
Salman Butt c Dhoni b Pathan 0
Kamran Akmal b Pathan 14
Shoaib Malik run out 95
Mohammad Yousuf run out 1
Inzamam-ul Haq c Sreesanth b Zaheer 8
Younis Khan c Kaif b Agarkar 81
Shahid Afridi c Kaif b Pathan 18
Abdul Razzaq run out 14
Naved-ul Hasan c Raina b Agarkar 4
Umar Gul not out 17
Mohammad Asif run out 2
Sundries: (2lb, 5nb, 4w) 11
Total: 265
Fall: 0, 43, 46, 68, 170, 204, 234, 242, 257
Bowling: Pathan 10-1-43-3, Sreesanth 10-0-50-0, Zaheer 9.2-0-53-1, Agarkar 10-0-52-2, Tendulkar 7-0-45-0, Sehwag 3-0-20-0
Overs: 49.2
India
V SEHWAG run out 67
S TENDULKAR c Akmal b Razzaq 42
R DRAVID c and b Malik 56
Y SINGH not out 82
Mohammad Kaif not out 5
Sundries: (6lb, 3nb, 5w) 14
Total: (for three wickets) 266
Fall: 105, 123, 241
Bowling: Naved 7-0-60-0, Asif 6-1-28-0, Gul 9-0-49-0, Razzaq 7-0-43-1, Afridi 2-0-17-0, Arshad 9-0-37-0, Malik 3-0-24-1, Younis 0.1-0-2-0
Overs: 43.1
Result: India won by seven wickets to level the series 1-1.
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS), Asad Rauf (PAK)
TV Umpire: Zameer Haider (PAK)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
