Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2101dThe Bulletin by S Rajesh

The brothers Pathan clinch India victory

On a day when the Hussey brothers did the winning act for Australia, India found their answer in the two Pathans, with Yusuf and Irfan scripting a thrilling three-wicket win in the one-off Twenty20 game.

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

TM Dilshan
TM Dilshan
61(47) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 4 9 12 11 17 4 0
SK Raina
SK Raina
35(27) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %68%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
8 0 1 1 12 0 6 7

Best performances - Bowlers

HMCM Bandara
HMCM Bandara
O4
M0
R32
W3
Eco8.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
YK Pathan
YK Pathan
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Sri Lanka , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India won the one-off match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.20, Interval 20.20-20.40, Second Session 20.40-22.00

Match days

10 February 2009 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

India have fought back superbly here. A win seemed unlikely at 115 for 7 but the Pathan brothers had other ideas. Yusuf got things going, ensuring the spinners were taken off the attack after launching into Bandara. Dilshan resisted from bringing Jayasuriya back, but his fast bowlers, particularly Fernando, leaked way too many extras to allow India bring the game back in their favour.

Yusuf Pathan is the Man of the Match

Dilshan : "I thought 170 was defendable. We started well, picked some early wickets, but both Yusuf and Irfan played really well. We conceded too many extras, that eventually made the difference."

Dhoni: "Their spinners bowled really well, and although our batsmen struggled, it's a good learning curve for them. There are lots of youngsters in our team and stiff matches like these is a great learning experience."

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19.2
6
Malinga to IK Pathan, SIX, What a way to finish! Meaty length ball on leg stump and he dismisses that into the stands over midwicket
19.1
1
Malinga to YK Pathan, 1 run, yorker outside off, dug out wide of the bowler and they get a quick single

India need just five off the last over. These two are following up on what the Husseys did against New Zealand earlier today. Can Malinga stop them? The odds, though, are not in his favour

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | IND: 167/7 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.78, RRR: 5.00)

  • Irfan Pathan27 (15b)
  • Yusuf Pathan21 (9b)
  • Dilhara Fernando4-0-44-0
  • Lasith Malinga3-0-31-0
18.6
0
Fernando to IK Pathan, no run, short and wide, there to hit but Irfan misses out
18.5
4
Fernando to IK Pathan, FOUR, Could that be the decisive blow??? Full on the off stump, length ball, lofted between deep cover and long-off for another four
18.4
2
Fernando to IK Pathan, 2 runs, sliced away wide of third man, Malina dives to save a couple of runs
18.3
6
Fernando to IK Pathan, SIX, amazing shot!! Short of a length, Pathan waits for it and pulls it away into the stands over deep midwicket, crucial hit!
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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14G GambhirV Sehwag
2nd0G GambhirSK Raina
3rd67Yuvraj SinghSK Raina
4th18MS DhoniSK Raina
5th9MS DhoniRG Sharma
6th2RG SharmaRA Jadeja
7th5YK PathanRA Jadeja
8th59IK PathanYK Pathan