00:00Billi is ready, the players are ready, Salman Butt on strike and Irfan Pathan will start
00:17the proceedings for India.
00:29Wow, standing up tall and just punching it through the offside, Balli goes for it, it
00:40is a cracking blow, shot, beautiful shot, just in front, that's it, stand taken, extra
00:56bounce for Ashish Nehra, once again the line, very good, great shot, it's a pretty unique
01:07shot that Salman Butt plays, it's almost like an afterthought, at the very last minute there
01:13is a bit of bottom hand that comes in, and he's got some good hands when it comes to
01:21playing shots, that spoils the over for Pathan, five runs of it, wow that's blazed through
01:32the offside, width on offer, oh the heel goes straight away at edge, you can't stop
01:45the boundary on that occasion, beautifully executed, there we go, that was the requirement
02:02and he has got the maximum, good shot to end the over, great shot, one of the best
02:13shots that is played, an interesting way of hitting that ball through the covers on the
02:20offside Salman Butt, Harbhajan Singh to Salman Butt on 49, there's the 50, really played
02:34well the youngster, basically this is now the time, I think the big man is getting a
02:39little restless, hands on his waist, probably looking for some quick runs, that's another
02:47thing, I come back to it, it's 50 for Malik, good solid innings there by Malik, didn't
02:53quite get amongst the runs in the first two, he'd be happy to have that under his belt
02:57now, maybe play a lot more freer after this, 50 is out of the way, that's a big one, that's
03:05out of here, first six of the innings, that's straight, that's gone, that's six, another
03:15one from Shoaib Malik, that's straight, that's brilliantly done by Salman Butt, what a good
03:25hit, terrific shot, the safest area on the park, over the bowler's head, that's put away
03:34through square leg, and faked through mid-wicket, taken, caught, there's Shoaib Malik who falls
03:46after the drinks break, and it's Virender Sehwag who once again gives India a breakthrough,
03:52this time with the ball, oh the big man down the track, he's mistimed it, but it'll still
04:00go for six, shot, beautiful shot, no chance for the sweeper fieldsman at deep point to
04:12stop that one, 2-0-6 for two Pakistan, oh, nicely played, death touch, and the youngster
04:24has picked up his tenth boundary, that should be taken, chipped in the air, Inzamam Livid,
04:39Nehra has struck, and a big wicket for India, he was looking dangerous, Inzamam, right here
04:48we are, Salman Butt on 99, he gets to 100, his second one there 100, both 100s coming
04:57against India, dangerous shot, but he'll get full value for it, it's another good over
05:11for Pakistan, nine runs of it, it's 2-63-4, Matt making a beautiful sound there, this
05:25is as good a cricketing shot you'll see, Yohanna is a class act, straight to the hands of Rahul
05:37Dravid, so Yohanna's innings comes to an end, good little knock from Yohanna, but Dravid
05:46has taken an important catch, Pakistan was just running away with the runs of this final
05:52overs, that should be done, nicely done by Kohli, Yuvraj picks up the wicket of Razak,
06:03looking to give himself room by chipping down, missing it, and a simple stomping chance,
06:13chipped and should be taken, in the air, Dravid makes no mistake, so in the quest of upping
06:20the tempo, Yunus Khan sacrificing his wicket, so final over, and that's a good hit, good
06:30start to the over, boundary there for Kamran Akmal, this is going to be easy, Ashish Naira
06:46finding the target, and sending Mohammad Sami back to the pavilion, that's up in the air,
06:55another wicket, so another man will have to come out if this catch is taken, yes, Dinesh
07:01Wonga the substitute takes the catch, so the last ball of the innings, finally, that's
07:10hammered back down the ground, Danish Kanaria is struggling, in fact he completes the run,
07:19third umpire not called for, Pakistan innings comes to an end, and it's a good total to
07:25put up, batting first, 319 for 9, from 50 overs, we've been well into overtime.
07:34In the air taken, Rana Navid strikes, Sehwag playing away from the body and have a look
07:54at the Pakistan team, the crowd stunned into silence, that's through, and we'll find the
08:14boundary, good balance from Tendulkar when he played it, it's been taken, Sami has done
08:15the trick, mentioned about the line and the length he was bowling again, further up to
08:20Tendulkar, playing away from the body, off the mark with a boundary, just about reaching
08:31there, that's another one gone, tame dismissal, outside edge, and Yunus Khan takes his second
08:43catch, and that's gone off the glove and into the fence, that's hit down the ground for four,
09:00that's a confident blow, the one thing with him is that he is always looking to be aggressive,
09:07that's a lovely shot, that was in his business area, what a shot, that's edged away for another
09:28boundary, 44-3, that's gone through, Salman Butt was placed there to cut that shot, but
09:43little lazy in reacting to that fierce cut, width, and he has pelted it away, fierce strike,
09:54Mohamed Sami suffering, that's gone in the air, this will be accepted by the keeper,
10:02and Rana Naveed strikes again, and strikes gold for Pakistan, that's gone for four, inside
10:14edge, Rahul Dravid for once looking ungainly, that's put away brilliantly, he doesn't have the
10:30pace really to bowl short, Abdul Razak, edge and taken, gone, Yuvraj Singh will have to leave the
10:40crease, it's Rana Naveed who is bowling a brilliant spell here, four wickets now for him,
10:45oh that's surprised Dravid, that's taken, what a delivery from Mohamed Sami, it's come out of
10:53nowhere, Dravid's an accomplished player, and to get him totally surprised is an achievement of
11:03sorts, it's gone straight towards the side screen, one bounce, brings up the hundred for India,
11:14there's another big one, perhaps the biggest six that we've seen so far, that's how big it was,
11:27both have won very rare and good quality, nicely struck, this might just go all the way,
11:38yep it does, terrific shot,
11:45that's another massive hit,
11:48second six for Irfan Pathan,
11:55in the air taken, well it's all over for him now, that is good bowling by Dhanesh
12:08Kaneria, tossed it up, invited the drive, and once again Yunus Khan, the ball is following him today,
12:15goes for the big one, that's a good hit, another six for Pathan,
12:25oh that's an appeal, he reckons he's bowled him, well Kamran Akmal is very confident,
12:39hit the leg stump, he's very confident, I think he's out here,
12:44quite a bit of that, in the air, catch it was the call, but it's gone for six,
12:52up in the air, he could be out here, now I think it's just gone over the rope or has it,
13:03one thing's for sure, he's got his 15, clean hit, it's clean as a whistle, and another massive six,
13:15tell you these cricket grounds have to get bigger, everybody's hitting it into the stands,
13:22and well into the back rows, goes for it again, it's flatter, and it's four this time,
13:33another big hit, the fielder once again being teased on the boundary rope, same result,
13:42almost identical to the last one, but this time I think it's a six, Ariharan will not take a chance,
13:49has troubled quite a few, this is a weird way of getting out, he has picked up his fifth wicket,
14:00and he's jubilant, and why not, he worked so hard, he's done it, six wickets for Rananavid,
14:10brilliant performance by him, he kisses the emblem of his country on his shirt,
14:17this has been a really spectacular performance, a great team effort by Pakistan,
14:23very exciting stuff from Rananavid in this game, Pakistan is wrapping it up quite easily.
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