Touring Pakistan leave India D(hon)isappointed

India (Shar)made three Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush and Parvinder Awana made way for Ravindra Jadeja, Twenty20 International debutant Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant.

Pakistan (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Imran Nazir, Yasir Arafat and Raza Hasan made way for Ahmed Shehzad, Sohail Tanvir and Twenty20 International debutant Irfan.

On winning the toss, Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 37, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). Pakistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 21.

Rahane, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. Sixty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Umar Akmal. Shahid Afridi broke the 77-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on 13. Gautam Gambhir, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 43. Eleven balls later, Tanvir and the older of the Akmal brothers (Kam)ran him out.

India scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). Pakistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Kamran. Irfan broke the 13-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. Four balls later, Saeed Ajmal broke the five-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Seven balls later, he was caught by Umar Akmal. His namesake, Umar Gul, broke the run-a-ball stand.

Suresh Raina, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Seven balls later, Ajmal broke the run-a-ball stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Rohit Sharma, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. The next ball, Shoaib Malik ran him out.

Jadeja, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Kamran. Gul broke the one-run stand.

Kumar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ishant, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Gul.

Ashok Dinda, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

Pakistan eventually conceded five extras. India scored 133 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs. Hafeez, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He was wicketless, as was Tanvir, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

Afridi, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Irfan, who bowled four overs, conceding 25. Ajmal, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of wickets. Gul, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 22, without the loss of three wickets.

Nasir Jamshed, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. An over into the chase, Kumar broke the two-run stand.

Shehzad, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Kumar broke the nine-run stand.

Umar Akmal, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Kumar broke the one-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Hafeez’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Malik’s contribution’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Hafeez’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

Pakistan scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 80 balls. While Hafeez’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Malik’s contribution’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Hafeez, whose 44-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 61. Eighty-five balls after Umar Akmal’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumar. Ishant broke the 106-run partnership.

Malik’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 47 balls. He scored 57 off 50 balls, which included three boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten.

Kamran, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ishant. Dinda broke the five-run stand.

Afridi, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded five extras. Pakistan, who scored 134 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with two balls to spare.

Kohli bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 21. Jadeja bowled 2.4 wicketless overs, conceding 29. Yuvraj bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Dinda and Ishant bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 23. Kumar bowled four overs, conceding nine. He picked up three scalps.

Pakistan led the two-match series 1-0.