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Collapse restricts India to 133:
& INDIA LOST THE MATCH...Pakistan won by 5 Wickets(with 2 balls remaining)
& INDIA LOST THE MATCH...Pakistan won by 5 Wickets(with 2 balls remaining)
collapse....India dominated the bulk of the innings but imploded
thereafter, as Pakistan gave themselves an excellent chance of winning the
first match of their first bilateral tour of India in five years. A full house at
the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore reached peak decibel levels during an
opening stand of 77 between Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane that laid an
ideal platform for India's strong middle order to push on towards a formidable
score. But a Pakistan fightback produced an Indian collapse, and consequently
silenced a 36,000-strong crowd. Nine wickets fell for 47 runs in less than
eight overs during which Pakistan raised their game, their bowlers backed up by
superb groundfielding.
India Vs Pakistan Gambhir & Rahane |
Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal were the architects of that
comeback, after being struck for sixes in their respective opening overs. Gul
was smashed over midwicket by Gambhir, but had Yuvraj Singh caught in the deep
off a slower ball in his new spell before removing two in two towards the
death. Ajmal carted over extra cover by Rahane, but returned to dismiss MS
Dhoni and Suresh Raina with quicker deliveries at a time when India would have
backed themselves to reach a score of around or above 150.
They looked good for more when Rahane and Gambhir were going
strong. Gambhir ceded floor to his junior partner, whose timing stood out, as
he carted both seamers and spinners over extra cover with minimum effort. One
such shot was a lofted drive off Ajmal for six; his preference for that area
prompted Mohammad Hafeez to move a fielder to wide long-off, and it yielded a
wicket when Rahane went after Shahid Afridi in the 11th over.
Gambhir had started picking up the pace but was caught short
of the crease when attempting a second run in the 13th over. Sohail Tanvir
returned a throw on the half-volley to Kamran Akmal, who collected well and
dislodged the stumps. Virat Kohli and Yuvraj began well but fell trying to
heave the seamers over square leg - left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Irfan got rid
of Kohli to bag his first international wicket.
India Vs Pakistan T20 Bhuvaneshwar Kumar Wicket |
Ajmal's tricks against Dhoni and Raina, and the early
run-out of Rohit Sharma, sent back by a direct hit from the deep, transformed
India's game from one aimed at an aggressive charge to mere survival. India
scored just one boundary in the last six overs, the first half of the game won
by a team that hasn't played together in more than two months.
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