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2007 Twenty20 World Championship: India vs Pakistan

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Friday, September 14, 2007

India have beaten Pakistan in Group D of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.

After both teams were tied on 141 runs after 20 overs each, India won the bowl-out 3-0.

India were reduced to 36-4 in the seventh over after some effective bowling from Pakistan. Mohammad Asif caught and bowled Gautam Gambhir in the first over and dismissed Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik cheaply, finishing with figures of 4-18. Robin Uthappa scored 50 for India before being caught behind. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 33 runs, but India were restricted to 141-9 after twenty overs.

In response R P Singh bowled Imran Nazir in the third over of Pakistan's innings. Pakistan lost three wickets in quick succession, when Salman Butt was caught behind on 16 followed by Kamran Akmal run out for 15 and Younis Khan bowled by Irfan Pathan in the next over. Misbah-ul-Haq scored 53 to take Pakistan near victory, and just one run was needed off the last two balls. However Misbah-ul-Haq was run out by Sreesanth off the last ball to leave the scores level.

India won the following bowl-out 3-0. Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa all hit the _target for India while Pakistan's Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi missed.

Both teams will proceed to the Super 8 stage of the tournament, while Scotland are eliminated from Group D. India will face England, New Zealand and South Africa in the Super 8s while Pakistan will face Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia.

Toss: Pakistan won, and chose to field first.

India innings
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
G Gambhir c & b Mohammad Asif 0 3 0 0 0.00
V Sehwag b Mohammad Asif 5 3 1 0 166.66
R V Uthappa c Kamran Akmal b Sohail Tanvir 50 39 4 2 128.20
Yuvraj Singh c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Asif 1 4 0 0 25.00
K D Karthik b Mohammad Asif 11 9 2 0 122.22
M S Dhoni c Younis Khan b Yasir Arafat 33 31 3 1 106.45
I K Pathan b Shahid Afridi 20 15 0 2 133.33
Harbhajan Singh b Shahid Afridi 1 4 0 0 25.00
A B Agarkar run out (Kamran Akmal) 14 9 2 0 155.55
S Sreesanth not out 1 3 0 0 33.33
Extras (lb 2; w 3) 5
Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 141 12 5

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Gambhir, 0.3 ov), 2-9 (Sehwag, 2.1 ov), 3-19 (Yuvraj Singh, 4.1 ov), 4-36 (Karthik, 6.4 ov), 5-82 (Uthappa, 12.1 ov), 6-111 (Pathan, 15.6 ov), 7-123 (Harbhajan Singh, 17.1 ov), 8-138 (Dhoni, 19.1 ov), 9-141 (Agarkar, 19.6 ov)

Did not bat: R P Singh

Pakistan bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ
Mohammad Asif 4 0 18 4 4.50
Umar Gul 4 0 27 0 6.75
Yasir Arafat 4 0 39 1 9.75
Sohail Tanvir 4 0 18 1 4.50
Shahid Afridi 4 0 37 2 9.25
Pakistan innings (_target: 142 runs from 20 overs)
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Salman Butt c Dhoni b Agarkar 16 25 2 0 64.00
Imran Nazir b Singh 7 8 1 0 87.50
Kamran Akmal run out (Yuvraj Singh) 15 13 1 1 115.38
Younis Khan b Pathan 2 8 0 0 25.00
Shoaib Malik c Harbhajan Singh b Pathan 20 18 3 0 111.11
Misbah-ul-Haq run out (Sreesanth) 53 35 7 1 151.42
Shahid Afridi c Karthik b Harbhajan Singh 7 9 0 0 77.77
Yasir Arafat not out 12 5 2 0 240.00
Extras (lb 3; w 5; nb 1) 9
Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 141 16 2

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Imran Nazir, 2.1 ov), 2-44 (Salman Butt, 7.2 ov), 3-47 (Kamran Akmal, 8.1 ov), 4-47 (Younis Khan, 8.5 ov), 5-87 (Shoaib Malik, 14.6 ov), 6-103 (Shahid Afridi, 17.4 ov), 7-141 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 19.6 ov)

Did not bat: Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir

India bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ
R P Singh 4 0 22 1 5.50
S Sreesanth 4 0 29 0 7.25
A B Agarkar 4 0 35 1 8.75
I K Pathan 4 1 20 2 5.00
Harbhajan Singh 4 0 32 1 8.00

India: A B Agarkar, M S Dhoni (capt, wkt), G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, K D Karthik, I K Pathan, V Sehwag, R P Singh, S Sreesanth, R V Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Imran Nazir, Sohail Tanvir, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik (capt), Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat

Man of the Match: Mohammad Asif (Pakistan)

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Umpires: S J A Taufel (Australia) and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
TV Umpire: S J Davis (Australia)
Match Referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve Umpire: B G Jerling (South Africa)


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