Coca Cola Cup Final || Pakistan Vs India || Final || Sharjah

Mustafa Humayun

Man of the match Wasim Akram

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00:00And a lot of cars piling up outside the ground. Inside the ground, Wasim, is ready.

00:11He was a long way across there, may have just pissed outside leg stump.

00:17That ball offered to just move away from the left-hander, in fact that was pretty close.

00:23That must have been very, very close there. Ramesh across.

00:27And the leg side.

00:32Well, that's well bowled, and this time he's got his man.

00:36So Wasim Akram has done exactly what Pakistan needed.

00:39He's got an early wicket, and that'll really get his team pumped up.

00:43And also, it'll help him to forget about that little throat infection he's got.

00:47Yes, and his first wicket in the tournament, and what a big wicket.

00:52Ramesh really shaped well the other night. This one was plumb.

00:57It ended on a walking shot for the left-hander.

01:01Not a lot of footwork.

01:03So I'm going to lose the early wicket. It's none for three.

01:08Oh, another big shout, and he's gone!

01:11Rahul Dravet can't believe it.

01:12Wasim Akram has set this stadium alive.

01:15Oh, Wasim Akram surely is a big match player.

01:22Showing his strength there.

01:24A bit of movement, and Rahul Dravet got plumb in front of the stumps.

01:29He's playing across the line.

01:31That ball fished in the middle stump.

01:33And umpire Raher deciding that that was going to hit the stumps.

01:40So India lose the second wicket.

01:42Important one of Rahul Dravet.

01:46And it's none for two.

01:51Ganguly with the first runs off the bat.

01:54That's a lovely shot from Ganguly. This one will go to the fence.

02:06That was beautifully timed by Ganguly.

02:10He's very strong to that point area.

02:13He just caressed it beautifully timing.

02:17Well, that's got to be very close.

02:19Azruddin wasn't far forward.

02:23It was a change of pace.

02:25Very close.

02:29Lovely bowling up from Wasim Akram once again.

02:32Targeting the batsman.

02:35And that looked very, very close.

02:40I don't know how he got the benefit of the doubt.

02:47Edged and taken.

02:48Well taken at second slip.

02:51That was a sharp catch.

02:53Jovactor banging it in short.

02:56It was fended off by Mohamed Azruddin.

02:59And Azum Ahmood has taken a good catch at second slip.

03:03Well, Indian captain nibbling at that ball.

03:05Just outside his oxtap pole.

03:06A little shot.

03:08And quick.

03:09Not getting behind the line.

03:12They're playing away from the body end.

03:13Beautifully taken by Azar.

03:15Good, sharp catch.

03:16And India lose their captain for two.

03:2014 for three.

03:24Oh, how did that miss off stump?

03:27Oh.

03:29Gee whiz.

03:30It's probably gone close to the edge of the bat.

03:31But, uh, must be a coat of varnish.

03:35Beaten for pace there, Jadeja.

03:37Late on that one.

03:38And, uh, that one narrowly missing the bat.

03:43Winning the toss was important.

03:45But it's not much use unless you're bat well with it.

03:52Oh, that's, was in the air for a while.

03:55But it's gone in the gap as well.

03:56And look at the outfield.

03:57It's a lot, lot quicker than some of the earlier games.

03:59What the heck is this?

04:01Lovely easy timing.

04:05Wrapped on the pads here.

04:07And it also hit the bat.

04:11Well, just a tentative push forward.

04:14It's the outside, I think.

04:20Just a little shuffle.

04:21They're not sure about getting forward, are they?

04:23Oh, look at that.

04:30Oh, he's queuing up the bowl, is Wasim Akram now.

04:33They're looking to get the ball out of his hands.

04:41That's a great strike.

04:42On the, uh, through the covers.

04:44Sarav Ganguly, that is a magnificent shot.

04:47And that could be runs.

04:55Won't be four.

04:56It'll be very close, though.

05:01Oh, beautiful catch.

05:03That is a sensational catch.

05:06Azamahmood has taken a great catch.

05:08The kind of catch that wins finals.

05:10And aren't they delighted?

05:12Fourth wicket for India.

05:1446 for four.

05:15That was hit really hard.

05:19Jadeja came out.

05:20He got the full meat of the bat.

05:22But look at that catch.

05:23That's absolutely brilliant.

05:25By Avridi, he's gone.

05:28And that's the fourth wicket gone.

05:31Caught by Anwar.

05:3246 for four, India.

05:38He's got him here.

05:40Get that ball carried.

05:42That's what Darrell Hare has to decide.

05:44He's looking at the square leg empire.

05:47He's going to ask the third empire.

05:49India has lost their fifth wicket here.

05:54There's definite sound.

05:56And now did that carry.

06:00Srinath, not a recognized batsman.

06:02It's very difficult for a non-recognized batsman to cope in such a pressure situation.

06:07And he just works it away again behind square.

06:16He'll be looking for two here.

06:18And he's going to go.

06:18He's going to have to hurry.

06:19There'll be a big appeal here.

06:21And I think they'll call for their third empire.

06:24And Robin Singh was always struggling.

06:25Hell, this is going to be tight.

06:28It really is going to be tight.

06:31Gone.

06:32Well, and slow it down.

06:34He's gone, I'm afraid.

06:34I don't think any words are needed to describe the fact that he's short.

06:4582 for six.

06:46They want more players like Moin Kahn.

06:52Oh, he should get home there, all right.

06:57Oh, that's tighter.

06:58That was dodgy.

06:59That is dodgy.

07:00Trouble.

07:03Oh, he's just made it, I think.

07:05If that had been a direct hit, he was going to go.

07:08Just get the benefit.

07:11Oh, I think he might go there.

07:13That's a better angle, isn't it?

07:14Oh, that's out from there.

07:17Oh.

07:18Totally different angle.

07:19Can see the bales go up.

07:21And he's short of his ground.

07:23Amazing how deceiving that is.

07:25Totally different angle has given him out.

07:30Well, that was brilliant feeling.

07:33It really was.

07:34It was a quick thinking to throw to Mongia's end for seven.

07:39Agurka is the new batsman.

07:44Oh, big appeal from Moin.

07:48There was some noise, but...

07:49Miss fielding.

07:57I think we'll go three runs.

07:59That's 50, Paul Ganguly.

08:10Very good innings.

08:15Catch it!

08:16Nared it long off.

08:18And Arshad Khan has got the big wicket here.

08:22Ganguly just stands in the middle of the pitch.

08:24He's very disappointed with himself.

08:28He didn't really go hard at that ball at all.

08:31I'm not sure whether he was actually just trying to chip it,

08:34or whether he meant to hit it straighter.

08:35Well, I agree with you.

08:49It was just as if he was half-hearted,

08:52whether to go for the big one or not.

08:551.04 for 8.

08:56Indians completely adrift.

08:59Well, that's a way for four.

09:02A very fortunate four.

09:05But also helpful.

09:06It's 111 for 8.

09:14And he's gone this time.

09:16So the third run out of the Indian innings.

09:19Nejaz Ahmed is a very, very good fielder.

09:23And once again, the Pakistanis have hit the stumps directly.

09:25You can see that there was hesitation in the calling.

09:35Beautiful directed from Ijaz.

09:36He's a specialist at that point position.

09:38Kumble is looking dicey and he's running.

09:40And eventually paying the price.

09:47He's cleaned him up here.

09:50The bails have fallen all right.

09:51And it's been a first-class performance by the Pakistan team.

09:57It led from the front by the captain, Wasim Akram.

10:00He was running temperature today.

10:02But he struck that off.

10:04Picked up a couple of wickets in his very first over.

10:07And after that, Pakistan never looked back.

10:10Well, Wasim kept his best for the final.

10:13Look at that delivery.

10:14Beautiful, in-slanting ball.

10:15And finishing the Indian innings in style.

10:21Indian batsmen struggled against the top-quality Pakistan bowling,

10:25except for Sarov Ganguly.

10:30He certainly struck the ball beautifully so far.

10:33And he's got a boundary to get off the mark.

10:40Nice free swing of the stick.

10:42Full face of the bat.

10:43That was a brilliant shot.

10:47Oh, that's beautifully hit.

10:51Six.

10:52No, just bounced inside the boundary board.

10:56Lovely clean strike once again from Saeed Anwar.

11:00Taking the attack to the bowler.

11:03Picked up nicely.

11:05Sweetly timed once again.

11:08That almost went all the way.

11:10And for Indian cricket.

11:11Nicely into the gap now.

11:16An opportunity to run a few here because the fieldsman dived.

11:21And Prasad here continuing.

11:24And that's Victor Weir on the onside.

11:26One bounce, all the square leg.

11:28Well, this is a problem when you bowl at shot-playing players like Afridi.

11:39He'll play a miss a few times.

11:40And you maybe think you're going to get him out.

11:43But if you bowl anything in his area that he fancies, he dispatches it very quickly.

11:47And usually, a lot of the time, it goes for...

11:53That's in the air, but in the gap as well.

11:56Powerfully struck through the offside by Afridi.

11:58One of those players, you don't want to miss his batting.

12:07Some days it's five minutes, but if it lasts an hour, it's quite entertaining.

12:16He's just so gifted at hand-eye coordination.

12:19That's up in the air.

12:26Prasad coming underneath it.

12:27And he takes it.

12:29No ball signal by the Empire.

12:32So Agarkar taking a chance with that shot delivery.

12:37Down the track.

12:38And it's up in the air.

12:40Two fielders coming underneath it.

12:42It's gone miles up in the air, but very well taken in the end by Ganguly.

12:46That is an absolute corker.

12:51That's a real steeplejack to catch.

12:54He held his nerve.

12:56And he didn't really look like dropping it.

13:00Again, that's beautifully played.

13:02What a great shot there.

13:04The side on with the wrist.

13:06He is such a supreme timer of the ball, this man.

13:09A light flick of the wrist and away it went.

13:12Four runs.

13:16And more runs here.

13:19This will also be four.

13:21What a bit of timing that is.

13:23He didn't even really appear to hit it and it just raced away.

13:26Much difference between Seydanwar and Brian Lara.

13:29It just puzzles me why Seydanwar does not get more runs.

13:33I think he's one of the most talented batsmen I've seen.

13:38This piece of batting after that.

13:41Out.

13:42Caught and hold.

13:44That's the other one again.

13:45The gurgly.

13:48Here you see Seydanwar closing the face of the bat.

13:51Trying to play it on the onside.

13:53And a straight forward caught and hold.

13:56Well bowled by Kumle.

13:57Oh that's well hit.

14:02Almost caught.

14:04But right off the middle of the bat and called no ball.

14:07By umpire KT Francis.

14:10The ball just stood up on him.

14:13There he is.

14:13Roll of the wrist keeping the ball down.

14:15Although managed to get to the fielder.

14:17But then he knew it was going to be called a new ball.

14:19He picked the slower ball and he whacked it.

14:25All the power behind that shot.

14:32Discreate it Ajita Gadgar without a disdain playing that shot.

14:36Together have bowled superb spell superbly for India.

14:39That's nicely hit by Inzimam through the gap.

14:41A fantastic shot.

14:44So much in line and played so brilliantly.

14:47111 for two.

14:48Pakistan.

14:48Just 15 runs that separate them from what would be a tremendous win here.

15:00And more runs for Ejaz here on the onside.

15:03Again lovely timing.

15:06And that's gone all the way.

15:07Yes for someone who's been popping pills all night to get his temperature down he should be very relieved and happy.

15:27Send themselves afterwards.

15:28Oh that's a classic shot.

15:33He makes the game look easy when he's in full floor.

15:39Well as I've always maintained he's one of the best players of fast bowling I've ever seen.

15:45After vibrators that is.

15:48I mean just look at the strokes he plays.

15:50You know ordinary mortals don't play shots like that.

15:55He makes it look very easy.

15:57He has time.

16:02Again beautifully played on the onside.

16:04Lovely timing once again.

16:06Another boundary for Inzimam.

16:09So Pakistan here getting closer.

16:11In fact they've leveled the score.

16:14This is a huge win for them.

16:16And a heavy defeat for the Indians.

16:17So one run is what Pakistan required.

16:23Balvaseem can afford no doubt about that.

16:27Kept on the side well.

16:29Picked up wickets.

16:30And now his team has won the match.

16:32Inzimam finishing it off with the boundary.

16:34So a comprehensive win for the Pakistan team.

16:38And India has faced one of the heaviest defeats ever in Sharjah.

16:43So Pakistan 25, Pakistan were always going to win this final.

16:47And they learned.

16:53And they learned.

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