India vs Pakistan, 2nd Match at Dhaka, , Jun 10 2008 - Match Result

It was a terrific opening partnership between Sehwag and Gambhir - the second best for India against Pakistan - that set up the Indian victory. Sehwag was not his usual flamboyant self but played cleverly, eschewing risks and taking toll of the loose deliveries. He stood well inside the crease, waiting for the ball to come to him and still did enough to score rapidly. Gambhir was more adventurous; he stood well outside the crease, walked into the line of the delivery and at times, charged at length deliveries to keep the scorecard moving. Yuvraj started off slowly but adapted to the sluggish nature of the wicket well to play a neat cameo to push India to a strong total. Pakistan chase never got going after Praveen Kumar swung out four top-order batsmen and India went on to wrap a facile win.

Hang on for the post-match ceremony.

Malik: " We didn't hit the right areas and they batted very well. We had a bad day. "

Dhoni: "We got a good start, winning the toss was important. Sehwag and Gambhir played really well, it was a display of exceptional running between the wickets. The bowling was also up to the mark: Ishant, Praveen, Piyush all bowled well; we exploited the conditions very well. The credit goes to the batsmen who waited for the boundary balls and ran well. It's always good to have a bench strength like this; it was difficult to leave a bowler like RP Singh or the other batsmen."

Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag : "I took my time to get set and then went for my shots. If you are playing Twenty20 you are trying to hit every ball, here I wanted to play myself in. The new ball came on the bat nicely. We (Gambhir and I) have a good understanding as we play for Delhi."

On behalf of Sid Ravindran and my scorers Srinivas Raju and Raymond, this is Sriram Veera, signing off. Alvida!