Pakistan cricket team is leading the two-match T20 series
1-0 after beating their arch-rival India by 5-wicket with two balls remaining at hand.
This match was full of
excitement as both teams had equal opportunity to win the match. Even match
result was not decided until the last over of this match.
After coming to chase 133
runs in their limited overs, the tourist lost 3 early wickets for 12 and was
put under pressure. They looked in serious trouble. All three wickets were
taken by debutant Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
However, skipper Mohammad
Hafeez and Shoaib Malik successfully guided their team to victory.
They made a 106-run partnership in the fourth-wicket stand.
Hafeez scored 61 runs
including two sixes and six fours. After his departure, Indian fans started
dreaming that their team would win the match and remained undefeated. Shoaib
Malik remained not out on 57 along with Shahid Afridi who scored 3 runs from
two balls.
India won the match and elected to bat first. In their 20 overs, they
scored 133 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
For India, Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane respectively
scored 43 and 42 runs. Except them only two other Indian batsmen managed to
reach double figures.
Umar Gul claimed three
wickets while Saeed Ajmal got two wickets. Other two wickets were shared by Mohammad
Irfan and Shahid Afridi.
Second ODI match will be
played on December 28 in Ahmedabad. After that, both India and Pakistan will play three ODIs that will kick off on December
30 in Chennai.
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