India vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Abu Dhabi, Apr 18 2006, India tour of United Arab Emirates

RESULT
1st ODI (N), Abu Dhabi, April 18, 2006, India tour of United Arab Emirates
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(48.3/50 ov, T:198) 201/4

Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
71* (96)
younis-khan
India Innings
Pakistan Innings
Match Flow
Info
India  (50 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Mohammad Yousuf b Naved-ul-Hasan1224311050.00
run out (Shoaib Malik/Naved-ul-Hasan)2029643068.96
run out (Naved-ul-Hasan)2649613053.06
c †Kamran Akmal b Iftikhar Anjum741510175.00
c Iftikhar Anjum b Shahid Afridi4067853059.70
not out 61931173065.59
b Shoaib Malik310110030.00
c Iftikhar Anjum b Shoaib Malik1215160080.00
c Iftikhar Anjum b Shoaib Malik56110083.33
run out (Abdul Razzaq/Naved-ul-Hasan)33900100.00
run out (Shoaib Malik/†Kamran Akmal)00100-
Extras(lb 3, w 5)8
TOTAL50 Ov (RR: 3.94, 212 Mins)197
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Robin Uthappa, 7.1 ov), 2-47 (Rahul Dravid, 13.5 ov), 3-65 (Yuvraj Singh, 16.2 ov), 4-72 (Irfan Pathan, 18.5 ov), 5-136 (Suresh Raina, 38.3 ov), 6-149 (MS Dhoni, 41.4 ov), 7-171 (Ajit Agarkar, 45.5 ov), 8-180 (Ramesh Powar, 47.6 ov), 9-196 (Harbhajan Singh, 49.5 ov), 10-197 (Sreesanth, 49.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
812403.00302000
905115.66276010
7.1 to RV Uthappa, first-blood! good length and close to the off stump, a relatively innocuous delivery, Uthappa looking to loft it away ends up hitting it straight to Mohammad Yousuf at mid-on, soft dismissal. 25/1
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16.2 to Yuvraj Singh, got'm! good length delivery, pitched on middle and off stump line and shaping away late, perfect line and length, Yuvraj is sucked forward and the edge is produced, ball goes straight to Akmal behind the stumps - India three down and in a spot of bother here.. 65/3
611302.16261000
1004214.20261010
38.3 to SK Raina, googly does the trick! tossed up on the middle and off stump line, Raina hits across the line and finds Iftikhar Anjum at deep midwicket. 136/5
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41.4 to MS Dhoni, bowled'm! excellent yoker on the stumps, surprise delivery, Dhoni frantically jams his bat down but the ball sneaks through and crashes into the stumps, what a wicket! - Malik rewarded for some wonderful bowling.. 149/6
45.5 to AB Agarkar, tossed up on the middle and leg stump line, Agarkar goes for the slog sweep and the ball balloons up towards deep midwicket, Iftikhar Anjum hurtles in from the deep and takes a good low catch, Malik gets one more to his name - India seven down.. 171/7
47.6 to RR Powar, another batsman departs tying to force the pace and Malik gets one more to his name! - tossed up, drifting across and and turning in after hitting the deck, Powar goes down on one keen and slogs it away towards deep midwicket, Iftikhar Anjum moves in quickly and nicely settles under it. 180/8
Pakistan  (T: 198 runs from 50 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Dravid b Sreesanth1234432035.29
b Agarkar3041705073.17
not out 71961694173.95
c Venugopal Rao b Powar4073904054.79
c †Dhoni b Agarkar11412007.14
not out 2434353070.58
Extras(lb 15, nb 1, w 7)23
TOTAL48.3 Ov (RR: 4.14, 214 Mins)201/4
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Shoaib Malik, 9.4 ov), 2-60 (Imran Farhat, 14.4 ov), 3-146 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 36.2 ov), 4-149 (Mohammad Yousuf, 39.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
914605.11357040
9.323413.57414011
9.4 to Shoaib Malik, got'm! good length delivery outside the off stump, drifting in and shaping away after hitting the deck, perfect line and length, Malik drives away from his body and the edge goes straight to Dravid at wide first slip, Sreesanth rewarded for some excellent seam bowling.. 42/1
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14.4 to Imran Farhat, bowled'm! perfect yorker, on the middle and off stump line and Farhat was clueless, stumps are shattered. Agarkar strikes, Pakistan two down. 60/2
39.4 to Mohammad Yousuf, well well well ! short of a good length delivery, in the channel outside the off stump and shaping away late, Yousuf pushes forward to defend, ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to Dhoni behind the stumps, Agarkar with a crucial breakthrough - is this match turning?!. 149/4
1012712.70453000
36.2 to Inzamam-ul-Haq, Powar strikes! tossed up and turning in, Inzi comes down the track and drives hard, looking to clear the man at long-on but ends up hitting it straight to Rao in the deep, that was a totally unnecessary shot and he duly pays the price. 146/3
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MATCH FLOW
  • India innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • India: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 1
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • India: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (177 balls), Extras 3
  • Drinks: India - 105/4 in 31.0 overs (SK Raina 26, Y Venugopal Rao 11)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (SK Raina 29, Y Venugopal Rao 20, Ex 1)
  • India: 150 runs in 42.1 overs (256 balls), Extras 6
  • Y Venugopal Rao: 50 off 87 balls (2 x 4)
  • Pakistan innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Pakistan: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (80 balls), Extras 5
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • Pakistan: 100 runs in 24.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 12
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (Younis Khan 23, Inzamam-ul-Haq 22, Ex 6)
  • Drinks: Pakistan - 126/2 in 31.0 overs (Younis Khan 40, Inzamam-ul-Haq 31)
  • Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.1 overs (248 balls), Extras 17
  • Younis Khan: 50 off 78 balls (3 x 4)
  • Pakistan: 200 runs in 48.3 overs (299 balls), Extras 23
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (Younis Khan 22, Kamran Akmal 24, Ex 6)
MATCH DETAILS
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2005/06
Player Of The Match
Series resultPakistan led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 2363
Match days18 April 2006 - night (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Match Referee