02/03Result
6th Match (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 2 2014
Pakistan won by 1 wkt (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad HafeezPakistan
02/03Result
6th Match (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 2 2014
Pakistan won by 1 wkt (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad HafeezPakistan

END OF OVER:
50 | 7 Runs | IND: 245/8 | RR: 4.90

  • Ravindra Jadeja52 (49b)
  • Amit Mishra1 (1b)
  • Junaid Khan7-0-44-0
  • Saeed Ajmal10-0-40-3

5.45 pm India have had to stop and start through the length of that innings. The pitch began as a featherbed but as the game progressed it got slower and the bounce became tennis-ballish. Pakistan for their part exploited that perfectly, especially with their spinners: Hafeez and Ajmal took five wickets between them. India were propped up by half-centuries from Rohit Sharma early on and then Ambati Rayudu in the middle and a rather belligerent one from Ravindra Jadeja at the end. They still fell short of making 250 and will hope the pitch offers similar assistance to their own slower bowlers. Join us in half an hour for the chase

YA: "Some really awful umpiring decisions working in India's favour in the end.. Dropped catch also not helping.. Wouldn't be an easy task fior Pak with the ball spinning"

Ajoy, Kuwait: "India seems to have shed the might or teeth to be back to winning ways. As per batting of today, they doesn't seem deserving to be winners. If only they raise their level exceptionally and keep till the end, they can keep their hopes on progressing. "

49.6
1
Junaid Khan to Jadeja, 1 run, hip-high full toss again as Jaddu swings as hard as he could. It drops short of midwicket and Jaddu was looking for a second, but Mishra refuses
49.5
0
Junaid Khan to Jadeja, no run, what a ball from Junaid! It was the short ball on off stump and Jaddu, who was hoping it would sail over his head, leaves it alone. He was completely surprised by that choice of length
49.4
1
Junaid Khan to Mishra, 1 run, wide yorker and he jams an open face down to steer to point on the edge of the circle
49.3
1
Junaid Khan to Jadeja, 1 run, low full toss on off stump, thumped to deep midwicket for a single. Mishra on strike now
49.2
2
Junaid Khan to Jadeja, 2 runs, hip-high full toss which is pulled to long leg. He needs to get two and he was struggling, but the throw is poor. That's Jaddu's fifty and he raises both hands high in the air and punches his fist.

Stumping missed

In the 38th over, Ashwin fired one down the leg side, and had Maqsood way out of the crease, but Karthik didn't collect. Maqsood was on 21, Pakistan on 167 for 4

Mr Consistent

50.59

Misbah's average in ODIs batting at No.4 from 39 inns, his highest at any position

Shehzad stat

727

Runs by Ahmed Shehzad in 2013-14, among openers only Rohit Sharma (851) has scored more

Starting trouble

37

Innings since Pakistan have had a century opening partnership in ODIs, last one was against India at Kolkata in Jan 2013

Scores against India

1

The numbers of times India have restricted their opponents below 245 in the past 19 ODIs

Red-hot form

Jadeja has scores of 52*, 62* and 66* in his previous five ODI innings

Rayudu's 58

2008

The last time an India No. 5 hit fifty-plus against Pakistan, MS Dhoni in Karachi

DROPPED

In the 43th over, Jadeja miscued a swipe, and the bowler Hafeez ran back to settle under what should have been a simple catch, but he spills it. Jadeja was on 12, India on 187 for 5

Ace spinner

19.00

Ajmal's ave against India, among teams against whom he has played at least five ODIs- his second-best

Bogey team

83

Runs scored by Kohli in eight innings against Pakistan, excluding the 183 in the last Asia Cup, ave - 11.86

A new high

38

The previous highest Rohit had scored in the first-ten overs in an ODI, this is now his highest

Left-handed bunnies

23.14

Hafeez's avg against left handers (61wkts), as opposed to 48.16 against right-hand batsmen (54)