- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.3 RP Singh to Farhat (OUT) - another one bites the dust! good length delivery, pitched wide outside the off stump and shaping away late, Farhat drives away from his body and ends up with a thick edge, ball goes straight to Dhoni behind the stumps - Pakistan six down 39/60.5 Pathan to Younis Khan (OUT) - Pathan! Pathan! excellent delivery first up, full and swinging back in, Younis plays down the wrong line and the ball hits the pad plumb in front of the stumps, loud appeal and up goes the finger, Pakistan two down, Pathan on a hat-trick here! 0/20.6 Pathan to Youhana (OUT) - this is sensational stuff! another ripper of a delivery, the one that pitches in line and shapes back in, Youhana was clueless, ball goes right through the gap and crashes into the woodwork - Pathan becomes only the second Indian in the history of the game to bag a hat-trick! 0/35.2 Z Khan to Iqbal (OUT) - and Zaheer joins the party! good length delivery, this one pitched and straightened, Iqbal playing for the one that slants away offers no shot and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps, umpire Harper upholds the appeal, Pakistan in total disarray here! 13/49.5 Z Khan to Afridi (OUT) - got'm! good length delivery on the stumps, this one nipped back of the seam, Afridi makes room and plays a nothing shot, probably looking to go over the cover fielder and the leg stump goes for a walk! Pakistan five down and in deep deep trouble here. 37/536.6 (OUT) - good length delivery, hint of in swing, Razzaq plays down the wrong line and the ball hits the pad in line with the leg stump, loud appeal and up goes the finger, tough decision that, end of a fine partnership - Pakistan 7 down 154/756.2 finally the break through! slow off-cutter does the trick, Akmal is bit early into the shot and the edge is produced, Dhoni dives forward and across and takes a good catch to end a fine innings. 236/860.1 all over! slower delivery on the middle and off stump line, Akhtar goes after it and the ball sails down to long-on, got the height but not the distance, Yuvraj in the deep takes it on the move, Pathan ends up with a 5-for. 245/1059.4 duck! good length delivery outside the off stump, came in a bit with the angle, Asif pushes forward to defend and the ball goes off the edge, Laxman at second slip makes no mistake, Pakistan nine down 245/9Extras5 (lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL245 all out (60.1 Overs, RR: 4.07, 282 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Salman Butt, 0.4 ov), 2-0 (Younis Khan, 0.5 ov), 3-0 (Mohammad Yousuf, 0.6 ov), 4-13 (Faisal Iqbal, 5.2 ov), 5-37 (Shahid Afridi, 9.5 ov), 6-39 (Imran Farhat, 10.3 ov), 7-154 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.6 ov), 8-236 (Kamran Akmal, 56.2 ov), 9-245 (Mohammad Asif, 59.4 ov), 10-245 (Shoaib Akhtar, 60.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IK Pathan 17.1 4 61 5 3.55 2 0 Z Khan 15 2 75 2 5.00 0 0 RP Singh 16 1 66 3 4.12 0 0 SC Ganguly 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 1 A Kumble 10 1 32 0 3.20 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.6 what a ball! good length delivery, pitched wide outside the off stump and nipped back in a long away, Laxman plays down the wrong line, ball seamed in just enough to clip the off stump, Asif gets one more to his name, India three down and in deep trouble now 56/33.2 got'm! good length delivery, pitched close to the off stump and shaping away late, Dravid had no option but to play at it, ball clips the edge and goes straight to Akmal behind the stumps - that was a cracker of a delivery, Pakistan off to a good start here! 9/14.3 gone! short of a good length delivery, that was quick and the ball shaped away just enough to clip the outside edge, Akmal holds on well - Akhtar gets the danger man! India two down and in trouble here 14/212.4 got'm! Razzaq too joins the party! good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, this one seamed back in cramping Tendulkar who fails to make contact, ball clips the pad and crashes into the woodwork - this is as big as it gets! India four down and in total disarray here! 56/429.3 Gone! surprise bouncer and Ganguly needlessly goes after it, ball flies off the edge to the fine leg region, Asif in the deep judges it to perfection, Razzaq gets the much needed breakthrough, India five down 137/534.5 Asif strikes! good length delivery, this one pitched in line with the leg stump and held its line, Yuvraj pushes forward to defend but ends up playing down the wrong line, ball hits the pad plumb in front of stumps - umpire Taufel upholds the appeal, India six down 165/635.1 another nail goes in! good length delivery outside the off stump, the one that goes straight on, Dhoni drives with his feet revetted to the ground and the edge is produced, Akmal dives across and takes a good low catch to give Razzaq his third wicket of the innings 165/753.4 tossed up and turning in, Pathan goes after it and ends up hitting it high up towards long-off, Youhana moves in from the deep and judges it to perfection - India nine down and they still trail by 8 runs 237/942.4 got'm! short of a good length delivery, coming in with the angle and this one kept low after hitting the deck, Kumble looking to defend it on the back-foot fails to make contact and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps, umpire Taufel is convinced and Akhtar gets one to his name 181/854.1 all over! short delivery on the stumps, Zaheer fends at it awkwardly, ball kisses the glove and goes straight to Akmal behind the stumps, Pakistan end up with a lead of seven runs 238/10Extras28 (b 8, lb 3, nb 17)TOTAL238 all out (54.1 Overs, RR: 4.39, 300 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Rahul Dravid, 3.2 ov), 2-14 (Virender Sehwag, 4.3 ov), 3-56 (VVS Laxman, 11.6 ov), 4-56 (Sachin Tendulkar, 12.4 ov), 5-137 (Sourav Ganguly, 29.3 ov), 6-165 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.5 ov), 7-165 (MS Dhoni, 35.1 ov), 8-181 (Anil Kumble, 42.4 ov), 9-237 (Irfan Pathan, 53.4 ov), 10-238 (Zaheer Khan, 54.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shoaib Akhtar 16 3 70 2 4.37 0 4 Mohammad Asif 19.1 1 78 4 4.06 0 5 Abdul Razzaq 16 3 67 3 4.18 0 7 Shahid Afridi 3 0 12 1 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR24.1 good ball pitched on the stumps, moved in a touch, Butt moves forward and misses the line of the ball and gets hit on the pad, loud shout, given by Umpire Harper, Ganguly with the breakthrough! 109/127.4 gone! short delivery, angled in from outside the off stump, Farhat goes after it and for once fails to time it properly, ball clips the leading edge and balloons up towards mid-off, Tendulkar gets under it and makes no mistake - both the openers are back in the hut. 122/267.6 and Kumble strikes! well bowled googly, the one that turns back into the right-hander, Younis Khan pushes forward to defend but the ball hits the pad first, loud appeal and up goes the finger, welcome wicket for India 280/377.1 gone! once again it's the googly that does the trick, hurried on after hitting the deck and Youhana is caught in no-mans-land, ball hits the back-pad right in front of the stumps and umpire Taufel adjudicates in favour of the bowler, Youhana departs just three runs short of a hundred 318/4139.4 finally the breakthrough! good length delivery on the middle and off stump line, coming in with the angle, Iqbal gets under it and swings hard but this time fails to get the distance, ball goes high up towards wide long-on, Tendulkar moves across in the deep and takes it cleanly, Iqbal departs after an entertaining innings 598/695.6 and Singh gets his revenge! short of a good length delivery on the middle and off stump line, Afridi goes for the pull but is bit early into the shot and the ball balloons up towards long-on, Tendulkar moves in from the deep and judges it to perfection, Pakistan 5 down 402/5140.1 tossed up wide outside the leg stump, Razzaq comes down the track and lofts it straight down the throat of Yuvraj Singh at long-on, Pakistan seven down 599/7Extras26 (b 7, lb 7, nb 11, w 1)TOTAL599/7d (140.1 Overs, RR: 4.27, 629 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-109 (Salman Butt, 24.1 ov), 2-122 (Imran Farhat, 27.4 ov), 3-280 (Younis Khan, 67.6 ov), 4-318 (Mohammad Yousuf, 77.1 ov), 5-402 (Shahid Afridi, 95.6 ov), 6-598 (Faisal Iqbal, 139.4 ov), 7-599 (Abdul Razzaq, 140.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IK Pathan 25 3 106 1 4.24 1 0 Z Khan 28 4 103 1 3.67 0 3 RP Singh 24 1 115 1 4.79 0 0 A Kumble 37.1 3 151 3 4.06 0 5 SC Ganguly 16 1 68 1 4.25 0 3 V Sehwag 1 0 2 0 2.00 0 0 SR Tendulkar 9 0 40 0 4.44 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 gone! this is seam bowling at its best! good length delivery, pitched in line with the off stump and seaming in late, Sehwag is comprehensively beaten and the ball crashes into the woodwork, India two down and in deep trouble here 8/212.1 Asif strikes again! good length delivery, pitched in line with the off stump and swinging into the right hander, Laxman pushes forward to defend, ball goes right through the gate and the middle stump goes for a walk! that's a classic dismissal - India three down and in all sorts of trouble here 63/316.3 Asif does it again! good length delivery, pitched close to the off stump line and seaming in, ball keeps low after hitting the deck and it goes right through Tendulkar's defense, off stump uprooted - India in total disarray here. 74/436.1 gone first ball! good length delivery on the stumps, the one that goes straight on, Ganguly plays down the wrong line and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps, umpire Harper took his time but in the end adjudicates in favour of the bowler - India five down 177/558.4 all over! short ball on the middle and off stump line, Yuvraj is bit early into the shot and the ball goes off the glove, Akmal dives across and takes a good catch. Pakistan win by 341 runs! 265/1046.6 gone! short of a good length delivery, moved away a touch, Dhoni drives off the back-foot with no real foot-wook, ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to Farhat at second slip, India six down - just four more need now 208/648.6 another one bites the dust! excellent effort ball, right on traget and a surprised Pathan fends at it, ball clips the shoulder of the bat and lobs up straight to Iqbal at gully, Razzaq gets one more to his name - Pakistan need just three more wickets to wrap this up 216/751.3 out!! good length ball from Kaneria, coming from Over the Stumps, pitches a little wide and turns away, Kumble falls to the trap and chases the ball, manages only a thick outside edge, and is brilliantly held onto by Imran Farhat at first slip 231/855.6 gone! wrong'un does the trick, this one turns back in sharply, Khan looking to cut it off the back-foot ends up with a thick inside edge, ball crashes into the pad and rolls on to the stumps, India nine down, Pakistan need just one more wicket 251/9Extras16 (b 7, nb 4, w 5)TOTAL265 all out (58.4 Overs, RR: 4.51, 270 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Rahul Dravid, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Virender Sehwag, 1.3 ov), 3-63 (VVS Laxman, 12.1 ov), 4-74 (Sachin Tendulkar, 16.3 ov), 5-177 (Sourav Ganguly, 36.1 ov), 6-208 (MS Dhoni, 46.6 ov), 7-216 (Irfan Pathan, 48.6 ov), 8-231 (Anil Kumble, 51.3 ov), 9-251 (Zaheer Khan, 55.6 ov), 10-265 (Yuvraj Singh, 58.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shoaib Akhtar 8 1 37 1 4.62 1 1 Mohammad Asif 12 1 48 3 4.00 0 0 Abdul Razzaq 18.4 0 88 4 4.71 0 0 Danish Kaneria 18 0 75 2 4.16 0 3 Shahid Afridi 2 0 10 0 5.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Pakistan won the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
29,30,31 January, 1 February 2006 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Sun, 29 Jan - day 1 - India 1st innings 74/4 (SC Ganguly 9*, Yuvraj Singh 7*, 16 ov)
- Mon, 30 Jan - day 2 - Pakistan 2nd innings 173/2 (Younis Khan 25*, Mohammad Yousuf 30*, 39 ov)
- Tue, 31 Jan - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 511/5 (Faisal Iqbal 103*, Abdul Razzaq 44*, 127 ov)
- Wed, 1 Feb - day 4 - India 2nd innings 265 (58.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Abdul Razzaq: 50 off 98 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 550 runs in 131.6 overs (804 balls), Extras 22
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 232 balls (Faisal Iqbal 78, Abdul Razzaq 82, Ex 5)
- India 2nd innings
- Lunch: India - 48/2 in 9.0 overs (VVS Laxman 14, SR Tendulkar 17)
- India: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (59 balls), Extras 11
- India: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (124 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: India - 115/4 in 22.0 overs (SC Ganguly 21, Yuvraj Singh 30)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (SC Ganguly 13, Yuvraj Singh 38, Ex 1)
- Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 45 balls (11 x 4)
- India: 150 runs in 29.3 overs (180 balls), Extras 12
- Tea: India - 177/4 in 36.0 overs (SC Ganguly 37, Yuvraj Singh 72)
- India: 200 runs in 43.1 overs (264 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: India - 236/8 in 53.0 overs (Yuvraj Singh 99, Z Khan 4)
- Yuvraj Singh: 100 off 126 balls (17 x 4)
- India: 250 runs in 55.4 overs (339 balls), Extras 16
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 46.1 overs (280 balls), Extras 9
- Younis Khan: 50 off 65 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 218/2 in 51.0 overs (Younis Khan 52, Mohammad Yousuf 46)
- Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 86 balls (8 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls (Younis Khan 53, Mohammad Yousuf 50, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 58.3 overs (357 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 247 balls (Younis Khan 77, Mohammad Yousuf 81, Ex 7)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 73.3 overs (450 balls), Extras 15
- Pakistan: 350 runs in 83.4 overs (513 balls), Extras 17
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (Faisal Iqbal 20, Shahid Afridi 32, Ex 2)
- New Ball Taken: Pakistan 370/4 after 92.1 overs (Faisal Iqbal 0, Shahid Afridi 0)
- Tea: Pakistan - 370/4 in 93.0 overs (Faisal Iqbal 37, Shahid Afridi 32)
- Shahid Afridi: 50 off 42 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 400 runs in 95.5 overs (586 balls), Extras 17
- Faisal Iqbal: 50 off 116 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 446/5 in 109.0 overs (Faisal Iqbal 60, Abdul Razzaq 23)
- Pakistan: 450 runs in 112.1 overs (685 balls), Extras 19
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (Faisal Iqbal 21, Abdul Razzaq 31, Ex 2)
- Pakistan: 500 runs in 123.5 overs (755 balls), Extras 20
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 177 balls (Faisal Iqbal 58, Abdul Razzaq 45, Ex 3)
- Faisal Iqbal: 100 off 190 balls (12 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 20.5 overs (133 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (SC Ganguly 36, Yuvraj Singh 29, Ex 13)
- India: 150 runs in 32.4 overs (207 balls), Extras 23
- Lunch: India - 169/7 in 39.0 overs (IK Pathan 2, A Kumble 2)
- India: 200 runs in 46.3 overs (293 balls), Extras 26
- Drinks: India - 229/8 in 51.0 overs (IK Pathan 35, Z Khan 17)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (IK Pathan 35, Z Khan 17, Ex 2)
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- Tea: Pakistan - 26/0 in 7.0 overs (Salman Butt 13, Imran Farhat 13)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (Salman Butt 22, Imran Farhat 33, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 22.5 overs (138 balls), Extras 6
- Imran Farhat: 50 off 70 balls (9 x 4)
- Salman Butt: 50 off 72 balls (10 x 4)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 143 balls (Salman Butt 54, Imran Farhat 54, Ex 6)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 34.1 overs (207 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (Younis Khan 21, Mohammad Yousuf 30, Ex 1)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 0
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (Abdul Razzaq 29, Kamran Akmal 23, Ex 2)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (146 balls), Extras 2
- Lunch: Pakistan - 101/6 in 25.0 overs (Abdul Razzaq 32, Kamran Akmal 30)
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 59 balls (11 x 4)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls (Abdul Razzaq 38, Kamran Akmal 65, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 35.5 overs (217 balls), Extras 3
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 48.4 overs (294 balls), Extras 3
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (Kamran Akmal 21, Shoaib Akhtar 31, Ex 0)
- Kamran Akmal: 100 off 130 balls (16 x 4)
- Tea: Pakistan - 218/7 in 52.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 101, Shoaib Akhtar 31)
- India 1st innings
- Drinks: India - 38/2 in 9.0 overs (VVS Laxman 14, SR Tendulkar 11)
- India: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (71 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Umpire - Saleem Badar
Match Coverage
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