India vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI: As it happened..
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Brief Summary
So Pakistan have wrapped the ODI series 2-1. India, who recently lost the home Test series against England, were once again out classed in all departments of the game by their arch-rivals.
In this match however, the Indian bowlers need some appreciation for the way they brought India back into the game and not to forget, the fielding from India, was outstanding. Dhoni said at the post match conference that the fielders saved almost 20-22 runs, which proved to be handy. After the Indian batsmen failed once again, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar struck twice initially that sent Pakistan on the back foot. Dhoni was adjudged the Man of the Match for leading his side to victory and also for being the highest scorer for India in the third ODI (36).
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 48.5 II Score: 157/10 (Irfan 0*)
Ishant starts with an over pitched ball which Hafeez smashes straight down the ground. Raina fields the ball after a little fumble. No run taken. Hafeez charges down the track and Ishant bowls it wide. This is a good shot from Hafeez who opens the face of the bat and the ball goes for a four. Hafeez pulls the next one for two runs. Good length ball from Ishant and Hafeez crashes between mid off and mid wicket for a four. Comedy of errors here. Ishant bowls one over Hafeez’s waist which leads to some confusion among the batsmen and it could have been a run out but Ishant makes a mess of it.
Ishant has dismissed Hafeez to seal the match for India.
Mohammad Hafeez c Yuvraj Singh b Sharma 21 (31b 2x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 48 II Score: 145/9 (Hafeez 11*Irfan 0**)
Shami Ahmed bowls a wicket maiden.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 47.3 II Score: 145/9 (Hafeez 11*)
Saaed Ajmal comes to the crease after the fall of Gul’s wicket. Ishant bowling very intelligently. Just one off Ishant’s over and the wicket of Gul.
Shami Ahmed to ball the 48th over. He starts off with a good length delivery outside off stump and beats the batsman.
Ajmal is gone. Shami Ahmed has picked up his first International cricket and it is also the 200th catch in ODI’s for MS Dhoni.
Junaid Khan is run out. Fantastic fielding from Raina.
Saeed Ajmal c Dhoni b Shami Ahmed 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Junaid Khan run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 46.2 II Score: 144/7 (Hafeez 11*)
Ishant begins with a dot ball to Gul.
Ishant has taken the wicket of Umar Gul. Gul hit a good length delivery straight to the man at mid on.
Umar Gul c Jadeja b Sharma 11 (28b 2x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 46 II Score: 144/6 (Hafeez 11*, Gul 11*)
Jadeja to bowl his final over. Good bowling from Jadeja. Four consecutive dot balls from Jadeja. Gul gets a single off the fifth ball. Just one run off the over.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 45 II Score: 143/6 (Hafeez 11*, Gul 11*)
Shami Ahmed starts the over with a slower one and Hafeez drives it to sweeper cover for two runs. Good tight bowling from Shami just the two runs off the over.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 44 II Score: 141/6 (Hafeez 9*, Gul 11*)
Shami Ahmed continues. Gul guides him to third man for a four. Shami smacks Gul on the helmet with a short ball.
Hafeez gets a single off the first ball from Ashwin. Gul takes another single off the third ball. Big appeal for lbw. Gul was hit on the back foot and height could have been the only factor that could have saved him.
Pakistan need 27 runs to win in 36 balls with 4 wickets in hand
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 42 II Score: 134/6 (Hafeez 7*, Gul 6*)
Shami Ahmed comes back into the attack. Hafeez gets a single of the first ball. Gul strikes the fifth ballpast covers for a four.
Ashwin comes into the attack. Rahane drops an easy catch off Hafeez. This may prove to be a costly miss.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 39.2 II Score: 125/6 (Hafeez 4*, Gul 0*)
The Indians are charged up and think they have a chance from here. Jadeja is firing it in and Akmal sweeps it high in the air but the ball falls in between three fielders.
The Indians have made scoring difficult for the batsmen. Some very tight bowling in progress.
Jadeja has got the wicket of Umar Akmal.
Umar Akmal st Dhoni b Jadeja 25 (50b 3x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 36.3 II Score: 119/5 (U. Akmal 22*, )
Shoaib Malik comes to the crease after the fall of Misbah’s wicket.
Batting power play being taken. Jadeja drags it short and Malik smashes it only to be saved by a diving Rahane at point. India’s impressive fielding continues. This time its Yuvraj who saves a certain boundary.
Ishant comes into the attack. This is a wonderful shot from Malik. The ball was short and offered some width and Mailk lashed onto it to get a four. Good comeback from Ishant; this one is much fuller and cautiously played by Malik.
Malik has been dismissed by Ishant Sharma.
Shoaib Malik lbw b Sharma 5 (13b 1x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 34.1 II Score: 113/4 (U. Akmal 22* )
Umar Akmal smashes a full toss from Ashwi n for a boundary. The next ball traps Akmal on the pads, the Indians appeal but the umpire gives it not out. Akmal sweeps another one from Ashwin for a four wide of deep square leg.
Jadeja beats Misbah outside off stump. Misbah gets a couple of runs off the next ball which is pitched slightly shorter.
Ashwin picks up the wicket of Misbah. The ball was pitched on leg stump and Misbah helped it straight to the man at leg slip who took a good low catch.
Misbah-ul-Haq c Rahane b Ashwin 39 (82b 4x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 31 II Score: 102/3 (Misbah 36*, U. Akmal 14* )
Pakistan batsmen are not taking any risks and are playing the ball on its merit. India have employed both their spinners. Runs especially singles are coming quite easily for the Pakistani batsmen.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 28 II Score: 95/3 (Misbah 32*, U. Akmal 11* )
Jadeja gets one to turn and bounce and beats Misbah. Good bowling from the left arm bowler.
Ashwin is bowling the odd wide delivery outside leg stump. Pakistan chase is progressing at a slow rate. India however needs wickets and cannot afford to be defensive.
Jadeja continues. Umar smashes him through covers for a four
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 25 II Score: 85/3 (Misbah 29*, U. Akmal 5* )
Ashwin and Ishant have been on the spot with their line and length and have not given the batsmen much to put away. Jadeja comes into the attack and bowls a very good over to start off with. Ashwin continues to be probing with his bowling. Runs are coming at a very slow pace for the batsmen. Wide down the leg side from Ashwin and the ball goes for a boundary.
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Brief Summary
So Pakistan have wrapped the ODI series 2-1. India, who recently lost the home Test series against England, were once again out classed in all departments of the game by their arch-rivals.
In this match however, the Indian bowlers need some appreciation for the way they brought India back into the game and not to forget, the fielding from India, was outstanding. Dhoni said at the post match conference that the fielders saved almost 20-22 runs, which proved to be handy. After the Indian batsmen failed once again, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar struck twice initially that sent Pakistan on the back foot. Dhoni was adjudged the Man of the Match for leading his side to victory and also for being the highest scorer for India in the third ODI (36).
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 48.5 II Score: 157/10 (Irfan 0*)
Ishant starts with an over pitched ball which Hafeez smashes straight down the ground. Raina fields the ball after a little fumble. No run taken. Hafeez charges down the track and Ishant bowls it wide. This is a good shot from Hafeez who opens the face of the bat and the ball goes for a four. Hafeez pulls the next one for two runs. Good length ball from Ishant and Hafeez crashes between mid off and mid wicket for a four. Comedy of errors here. Ishant bowls one over Hafeez’s waist which leads to some confusion among the batsmen and it could have been a run out but Ishant makes a mess of it.
Ishant has dismissed Hafeez to seal the match for India.
Mohammad Hafeez c Yuvraj Singh b Sharma 21 (31b 2x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 48 II Score: 145/9 (Hafeez 11*Irfan 0**)
Shami Ahmed bowls a wicket maiden.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 47.3 II Score: 145/9 (Hafeez 11*)
Saaed Ajmal comes to the crease after the fall of Gul’s wicket. Ishant bowling very intelligently. Just one off Ishant’s over and the wicket of Gul.
Shami Ahmed to ball the 48th over. He starts off with a good length delivery outside off stump and beats the batsman.
Ajmal is gone. Shami Ahmed has picked up his first International cricket and it is also the 200th catch in ODI’s for MS Dhoni.
Junaid Khan is run out. Fantastic fielding from Raina.
Saeed Ajmal c Dhoni b Shami Ahmed 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Junaid Khan run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 46.2 II Score: 144/7 (Hafeez 11*)
Ishant begins with a dot ball to Gul.
Ishant has taken the wicket of Umar Gul. Gul hit a good length delivery straight to the man at mid on.
Umar Gul c Jadeja b Sharma 11 (28b 2x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 46 II Score: 144/6 (Hafeez 11*, Gul 11*)
Jadeja to bowl his final over. Good bowling from Jadeja. Four consecutive dot balls from Jadeja. Gul gets a single off the fifth ball. Just one run off the over.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 45 II Score: 143/6 (Hafeez 11*, Gul 11*)
Shami Ahmed starts the over with a slower one and Hafeez drives it to sweeper cover for two runs. Good tight bowling from Shami just the two runs off the over.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 44 II Score: 141/6 (Hafeez 9*, Gul 11*)
Shami Ahmed continues. Gul guides him to third man for a four. Shami smacks Gul on the helmet with a short ball.
Hafeez gets a single off the first ball from Ashwin. Gul takes another single off the third ball. Big appeal for lbw. Gul was hit on the back foot and height could have been the only factor that could have saved him.
Pakistan need 27 runs to win in 36 balls with 4 wickets in hand
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 42 II Score: 134/6 (Hafeez 7*, Gul 6*)
Shami Ahmed comes back into the attack. Hafeez gets a single of the first ball. Gul strikes the fifth ballpast covers for a four.
Ashwin comes into the attack. Rahane drops an easy catch off Hafeez. This may prove to be a costly miss.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 39.2 II Score: 125/6 (Hafeez 4*, Gul 0*)
The Indians are charged up and think they have a chance from here. Jadeja is firing it in and Akmal sweeps it high in the air but the ball falls in between three fielders.
The Indians have made scoring difficult for the batsmen. Some very tight bowling in progress.
Jadeja has got the wicket of Umar Akmal.
Umar Akmal st Dhoni b Jadeja 25 (50b 3x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 36.3 II Score: 119/5 (U. Akmal 22*, )
Shoaib Malik comes to the crease after the fall of Misbah’s wicket.
Batting power play being taken. Jadeja drags it short and Malik smashes it only to be saved by a diving Rahane at point. India’s impressive fielding continues. This time its Yuvraj who saves a certain boundary.
Ishant comes into the attack. This is a wonderful shot from Malik. The ball was short and offered some width and Mailk lashed onto it to get a four. Good comeback from Ishant; this one is much fuller and cautiously played by Malik.
Malik has been dismissed by Ishant Sharma.
Shoaib Malik lbw b Sharma 5 (13b 1x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 34.1 II Score: 113/4 (U. Akmal 22* )
Umar Akmal smashes a full toss from Ashwi n for a boundary. The next ball traps Akmal on the pads, the Indians appeal but the umpire gives it not out. Akmal sweeps another one from Ashwin for a four wide of deep square leg.
Jadeja beats Misbah outside off stump. Misbah gets a couple of runs off the next ball which is pitched slightly shorter.
Ashwin picks up the wicket of Misbah. The ball was pitched on leg stump and Misbah helped it straight to the man at leg slip who took a good low catch.
Misbah-ul-Haq c Rahane b Ashwin 39 (82b 4x4 0x6)
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 31 II Score: 102/3 (Misbah 36*, U. Akmal 14* )
Pakistan batsmen are not taking any risks and are playing the ball on its merit. India have employed both their spinners. Runs especially singles are coming quite easily for the Pakistani batsmen.
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 28 II Score: 95/3 (Misbah 32*, U. Akmal 11* )
Jadeja gets one to turn and bounce and beats Misbah. Good bowling from the left arm bowler.
Ashwin is bowling the odd wide delivery outside leg stump. Pakistan chase is progressing at a slow rate. India however needs wickets and cannot afford to be defensive.
Jadeja continues. Umar smashes him through covers for a four
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PAKISTAN: Overs: 25 II Score: 85/3 (Misbah 29*, U. Akmal 5* )
Ashwin and Ishant have been on the spot with their line and length and have not given the batsmen much to put away. Jadeja comes into the attack and bowls a very good over to start off with. Ashwin continues to be probing with his bowling. Runs are coming at a very slow pace for the batsmen. Wide down the leg side from Ashwin and the ball goes for a boundary.
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