Dhoni-led India trounce Pakistan again

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Vinay Kumar and Ishant (Shar)made way for Amit Mishra, the player of the match, and Twenty20 International debutant Mohammed Shami.

Pakistan (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nasir Jamshed, Sohail Tanvir and Irfan made way for Sohaib Maqsood, Bilawal Bhatti and Junaid Khan.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the Pakistanis.

The Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost a wicket.

Pakistan’s openers put on nine. The older of the Akmal siblings faced 10 balls, scoring eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Eleven balls into the match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Kam)ran him out.

Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan’s skipper, scored 15 off 22 balls, which included a boundary. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Kumar. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 35-run stand.

Ahmed Shehzad, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Mishra broke the three-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Umar Akmal’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Shoaib Malik’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Malik, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Raina. Mishra broke the 50-run partnership.

Pakistan scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Umar Akmal, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 33. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Shami broke the six-run stand.

Shahid Afridi, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nine balls later, he was caught by Raina. Kumar broke the 11-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 16. Maqsood, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. Seven balls later, Jadeja and Dhoni ran him out.

Pakistan scored 130 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Yuvraj bowled an over, conceding 13. He was wicketless, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 23.

Bhuvneshwar bowled three overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Shami and Jadeja, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 18. Mishra bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up two scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). Pakistan hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 26.

Dhawan, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually conceded 30. Eight overs into the chase, he was caught by Saeed Ajmal. Umar Gul broke the 54-run partnership.

Rohit, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Nine balls later, Ajmal broke the 10-run stand.

Yuvraj, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Bhatti broke the one-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Virat Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Raina’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who eventually scored 35 off 28 balls, which included four boundaries and a six.

Pakistan eventually conceded five extras. India, who scored 131 for the loss of three wickets off 18.3 overs, won by seven wickets with nine balls to spare. Afridi, Khan and Hafeez bowled three wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 24, 23, and 14, respectively.

Bhatti bowled two overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket. Gul bowled 3.3 overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket. Ajmal bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket.