21/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of Pakistan at Faisalabad, Jan 21-25 2006
Match drawn
Player of the Match
RP SinghIndia
21/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of Pakistan at Faisalabad, Jan 21-25 2006
Match drawn
Player of the Match
RP SinghIndia

  • Pakistan 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    Shoaib Malik
    19
    33
    52
    4
    0
    57.57
    11.5 RP Singh to Malik, OUT (Caught) - breakthrough! bouncer on the stumps, Malik ducks under it but leaves his bat hanging in the air like a periscope, ball clips the edge and goes behind, Dravid at first slip dives across to his left and takes a fantastic catch to give RP Singh his maiden Test wicket 49/1
    Salman Butt
    37
    57
    85
    7
    0
    64.91
    18.2 Z Khan to Butt, OUT (Caught) - gone! good length delivery, coming in with the angle, Butt strides forward to defend but ends up playing down the wrong line, ball clips the inside edge and goes behind, Dhoni moves across to his right and takes a good catch. Pakistan two down 65/2
    Younis Khan
    83
    131
    174
    13
    0
    63.35
    53.4 RP Singh to Younis Khan, OUT (Caught), short and wide outside off stump, Younis Khan cuts well but fails to keep it down and the ball flies towards point, Yuvraj jumps high up in the air and takes a fantastic one handed catch, the jump was timed to perfection and the landing was even better, Pakistan three down 207/3
    Mohammad Yousuf
    65
    119
    161
    8
    1
    54.62
    57.6 RP Singh to Youhana, OUT (Caught), short of a length, on the stumps and moving away, Youhana cuts away from his body and ends up with an edge, Dhoni dives across low to his right and takes a good catch to give RP Singh his thrid wicket of the match. 216/4
    Inzamam-ul-Haq (c)
    119
    193
    251
    12
    1
    61.65
    131.2 Z Khan to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT (Caught) - that's a beauty! bowled from round the stumps, came in with the angle - pitched and went the other way, Inzi is comprehensively beaten and the edge goes straight to Dhoni behind the stumps, Pakistan eifht down. 567/8
    Shahid Afridi
    156
    128
    208
    20
    6
    121.87
    106.5 Kumble to Afridi, OUT (Caught) - gone! flighted delivery outside the off stump, Afridi swings across and the ball balloons up towards square leg, probably came off the top-edge, Yuvraj moves in from the deep and judges it to perfection, Kumble gets one to his name, an entertaining innings comes to an end. 467/5
    Abdul Razzaq
    37
    90
    120
    5
    0
    41.11
    117.1 RP Singh to Razzaq, OUT (Caught) - got'm! short of a good length delivery, pitched in line with the off stump and angling across, Razzaq stands his ground and cuts hard, ball kisses the edge and goes straight to Dhoni behind the stumps - wicket number four for RP Singh. 509/7
    Kamran Akmal †
    0
    2
    9
    0
    0
    0.00
    108.2 Kumble to Akmal, OUT (Caught) - duck! tossed up delivery, Akmal comes down the track and mis-hits it straight to Sehwag at midwicket, Pakistan six down 469/6
    Shoaib Akhtar
    47
    54
    78
    5
    3
    87.03
    135.1 Z Khan to Akhtar, OUT (Caught) - angled in from wide outside the off stump, Akhtar gets behind the line and lofts it down to long-off, gets the height but not the distance, Harbhajan moves across in the deep and comfortably pockets it 584/9
    Mohammad Asif
    not out
    6
    18
    23
    0
    0
    33.33
    Danish Kaneria
    0
    2
    6
    0
    0
    0.00
    136.2 Kumble to Kaneria, OUT (Bowled) - straighter delivery on the stunmps, Kaneria plays all over it and the ball crashes into middle and off, Kumble ends up with three wickets 588/10
    Extras
    19 (b 3, lb 4, nb 9, w 3)
    TOTAL
    588 all out (136.2 Overs, RR: 4.31, 583 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Shoaib Malik, 11.5 ov), 2-65 (Salman Butt, 18.2 ov), 3-207 (Younis Khan, 53.4 ov), 4-216 (Mohammad Yousuf, 57.6 ov), 4-379* (Inzamam-ul-Haq, retired not out ), 5-467 (Shahid Afridi, 106.5 ov), 6-469 (Kamran Akmal, 108.2 ov), 7-509 (Abdul Razzaq, 117.1 ov), 8-567 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 131.2 ov), 9-584 (Shoaib Akhtar, 135.1 ov), 10-588 (Danish Kaneria, 136.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    IK Pathan19410605.5701
    RP Singh2538943.5621
    Z Khan32713534.2113
    Harbhajan Singh25110104.0402
    A Kumble35.2515034.2402

  • India 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    V Sehwag
    31
    43
    57
    6
    0
    72.09
    11.3 Razzaq to Sehwag, OUT (Caught) - gone! short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, Sehwag drives standing tall on the back-foot, ball clips the edge and goes straight to Farhat at first slip and this time he makes no mistake, bowling change works for Pakistan - India one down. 39/1
    R Dravid (c)
    103
    220
    342
    16
    0
    46.81
    78.3 Akhtar to Tendulkar, OUT (Run Out) - off the pads to the square leg region and Dravid calls for a dangerous single, Farhat moves across quickly, the pick up is spot on and he hits the striker's end stumps direct, Dravid is just short of his crease - big wicket this! India in a spot of bother here 241/3
    VVS Laxman
    90
    208
    268
    11
    0
    43.26
    75.3 Kaneria to Laxman, OUT (Caught) - gone! short delivery outside the off stump, the one that goes straight on, too close to cut but Laxman cuts off the back-foot and the ball goes off the top edge, Akmal behind the stumps holds on well to a difficuly chance - end of a fine partneship 236/2
    SR Tendulkar
    14
    33
    64
    3
    0
    42.42
    86.3 Akhtar to Tendulkar, OUT (Caught) - got'm! another nasty short delivery aimed at the rib-cage, Tendulkar fends at it awkwardly, ball moves in just enough to clip the glove and Akmal makes no mistake, Akhtar nets the big fish - India five down and in deep trouble here 281/5
    Yuvraj Singh
    4
    21
    28
    0
    0
    19.04
    83.4 Asif to Yuvraj Singh, OUT (Caught) - Asif once again bangs it in and Yuvraj falls for it, goes for the pull and the ball flies of the edge to the fine leg region, was never in control, Kaneria moves across in the deep and takes it cleanly - India in trouble here 258/4
    MS Dhoni †
    148
    153
    229
    19
    4
    96.73
    131.4 Kaneria to Dhoni, OUT (Stumped) - and Kaneria strikes back! tossed up and turning away, a genuine leg-break, Dhoni comes down the track and swings hard but misses the target by miles - bails are off in a flash and Dhoni is out by a long away, India six down 491/6
    IK Pathan
    90
    170
    269
    9
    2
    52.94
    144.5 Razzaq to Pathan, OUT (LBW) - beauty! good length delivery, pitched in line with the off stump and reversing in a bit, Pathan plays down the wrong line and the ball hits the pad plumb in front of the stumps, loud appeal and up goes the finger - Razzaq gets the much needed breakthrough, Pathan departs just 10 runs short of a hundred. 529/7
    A Kumble
    15
    60
    86
    1
    0
    25.00
    152.1 Kaneria to Kumble, OUT (Stumped) - Kaneria strikes again! tossed up and turning away, draws Kumlbe forward and beats him all ends up, bails are off in a flash and Kumble is just short of his crease - India eight down 553/8
    Harbhajan Singh
    38
    48
    49
    5
    2
    79.16
    159.1 Afridi to Harbhajan Singh, OUT (LBW) - fast and full, too good a delivery for Harbhajan, ball hits the pad plumb in front of the stumps and up goes the finger 587/9
    Z Khan
    not out
    20
    32
    45
    2
    1
    62.50
    RP Singh
    6
    29
    23
    0
    0
    20.68
    165.4 Afridi to RP Singh, OUT (Caught) - quicker delivery, Singh drives it in the air and straight back down the carpet, Afridi dives across to his right and takes a one-handed blinder, India end up with a lead of 15 runs. 603/10
    Extras
    44 (b 3, lb 15, nb 23, w 3)
    TOTAL
    603 all out (165.4 Overs, RR: 3.63, 733 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Virender Sehwag, 11.3 ov), 2-236 (VVS Laxman, 75.3 ov), 3-241 (Rahul Dravid, 78.3 ov), 4-258 (Yuvraj Singh, 83.4 ov), 5-281 (Sachin Tendulkar, 86.3 ov), 6-491 (MS Dhoni, 131.4 ov), 7-529 (Irfan Pathan, 144.5 ov), 8-553 (Anil Kumble, 152.1 ov), 9-587 (Harbhajan Singh, 159.1 ov), 10-603 (RP Singh, 165.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Shoaib Akhtar25710014.0014
    Mohammad Asif34610313.0213
    Abdul Razzaq28112624.50013
    Danish Kaneria54616533.0513
    Shahid Afridi24.409123.6800

Close of Play

  • Sat, 21 Jan - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 379/4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 79*, Shahid Afridi 85*, 90 ov)
  • Sun, 22 Jan - day 2 - India 1st innings 110/1 (R Dravid 46*, VVS Laxman 28*, 37 ov)
  • Mon, 23 Jan - day 3 - India 1st innings 441/5 (MS Dhoni 116*, IK Pathan 49*, 121 ov)
  • Tue, 24 Jan - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 152/1 (Kamran Akmal 59*, Younis Khan 64*, 43 ov)
  • Wed, 25 Jan - day 5 - India 2nd innings 21/0 (8 ov) - end of match

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