India v Pakistan at Karachi
IND v PAK, Asia Cup 2008: Sehwag powers India to 6 wicket win against Pakistan
June 26, 2008
Familiar Pakistan nemesis Virender Sehwag (119) slammed a violent century while Suresh Raina (84) too matched his aggression as India cantered to a facile six-wicket win with 7.5 overs to spare against the arch-rivals in the Asia Cup cricket tournament at Karachi.
It was sweet revenge for the Indians who just two weeks ago were outclassed by Pakistan in the Kitply tri-series final in Dhaka.
With Sehwag and Raina on fire, India cruised to 301 for four in only 42.1 overs after Pakistan appeared to have set a competitive target by making 299 for four.
The hosts' innings revolved around 125 from captain Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan's 59 on a good batting track.
Malik didn't field after retiring with cramps while pacer Umar Gul also went off with a rib cage injury after sending down just 1.2 overs.
But under lights, Sehwag showed just how good the track was when he savaged the attack scoring his ninth hundred. He and Raina put on a record 198 runs for the second wicket from 149 balls before the stand was broken in the 28th over.
The stand was remarkable as it came after Pakistan's stand in captain Misbah-ul-Haq had brought off a spectacular one-handed catch at wide slip to get rid of Gautam Ghambir (9) in the third over and the players were on a high.
IND v PAK, Asia Cup 2008: India 301 for 4 (42.1 overs) beat Pakistan 299 for 4 (50.0 overs) by 6 wickets
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India v Pakistan at Karachi
Score Card
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
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299 for 4 (50.0 overs)
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301 for 4 (42.1 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Butt |
c Raina |
b Chawla |
35 |
64 |
4 |
0 |
| Malik |
retd hurt |
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125 |
119 |
16 |
1 |
| Younus |
c Raina |
b Y Pathan |
59 |
60 |
5 |
0 |
| Yousuf |
run out |
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30 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq |
not out |
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31 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
| Afridi |
c Dhoni |
b RP Singh |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Tanvir |
not out |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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5w 1b 1lb |
7 |
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| Total |
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for 4 |
299 |
(50.0 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Kumar |
10.0 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
| RP Singh |
10.0 |
2 |
44 |
1 |
| I Sharma |
10.0 |
0 |
69 |
0 |
| Chawla |
7.0 |
0 |
52 |
1 |
| Y Pathan |
9.0 |
0 |
52 |
1 |
| Yuvraj |
4.0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 90 |
Butt |
| 223 |
Younus |
| 261 |
Yousuf |
| 290 |
Afridi |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Gambhir |
c Misbah-ul-Haq |
b Anjum |
9 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
| Sehwag |
c Younus |
b Afridi |
119 |
95 |
12 |
5 |
| Raina |
c Alam |
b Anjum |
84 |
69 |
10 |
3 |
| Yuvraj |
c Butt |
b Tanvir |
48 |
47 |
1 |
3 |
| Dhoni |
not out |
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26 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
| R Sharma |
not out |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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1nb 7w 1b 6lb |
15 |
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| Total |
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for 4 |
301 |
(42.1 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Gul |
1.2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| Tanvir |
9.0 |
0 |
55 |
1 |
| Anjum |
9.4 |
0 |
61 |
2 |
| Afridi |
10.0 |
0 |
64 |
1 |
| Alam |
7.0 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
| Butt |
1.0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
| Younus |
4.1 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 12 |
Gambhir |
| 210 |
Raina |
| 231 |
Sehwag |
| 294 |
Yuvraj |
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Umpires: A L Hill, B G Jerling
India: Gambhir, Sehwag, R Sharma, Yuvraj, Y Pathan, Dhoni, Raina, Chawla, Kumar, RP Singh, I Sharma
Pakistan: Alam, Butt, Younus, Misbah-ul-Haq, Yousuf, Malik, Afridi, Ahmed, Gul, Tanvir, Anjum
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