Indian cricket team won
the third ODI match against Pakistan by 10 runs at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium in Delhi. With this victory, the host nation could avoid
whitewash at the hand of their arch-rival enemy. They finished the home series
1-2 thanks to Indian bowlers and fielder.
They lost the first two
matches of the 3-match ODI series and also lost the ODI series 2-0. So, they
had no hope of making their come back in the series. They wanted to win the
final ODI match just to reduce the defeat margin.
Cricket fans could enjoy a
nail biting match between these two neighboring countries. This low-scoring
match was full of excitement. Both teams had equal opportunity to win the match.
Batting first, India scored 167 runs for the loss of all wickets in
43.4 overs. Scoring 36 runs, captain MS Dhoni became the highest scorer for
team India. Suresh Raina played a passionate innings of
60-ball 31.
Spinner Saeed Ajmal caused
the great destruction with the ball. He alone claimed 5 wickets for 24 at an
economy of 2.48. Tall fast bowler Mohammad Irfan supported him claiming two
wickets. Other three wickets were shared by Junaid Khan, Umar Gul and Mohammad
Hafeez.
In reply, Pakistan was bowled out for 157 runs. Captain, Misbah-ul-Haq
played well and his passionate innings showed his team of winning the match.
Opener Nasir Jamshed scored 34 runs from 64 balls.
Ishant Sharma took 3
wickets while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashwin took two wickets apiece. Debutant
bowler Shami Ahmed claimed Ravindra Jadeja got one wicket each.
0 comments:
Post a Comment