India v Pakistan, 2nd match, Kitply Cup, Mirpur
Clinical India maul Pakistan
The Indian players had just come off the IPL, and the batsmen showed they were still in the Twenty20 hangover after Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bat•AFP
Sehwag, who had been dropped from the India's XI mid-way during the CB Series, came back strongly as he flayed the Pakistan bowlers•AFP
... and his commanding opening stand of 155 with Gambhir set India for a big score•AFP
... he was done in by a slower delivery from Wahab Riaz•AFP
Sohail Tanvir, however, trapped him leg-before•AFP
India would have managed a bigger total than the 330 they ended with if not for Umar Gul's late strikes•AFP
Kamran Akmal led a brief resistance with Misbah-ul-Haq ... •AFP
Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan captain, battled to score 53 as wickets tumbled at the other end•AFP
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir had been opening for the Delhi Daredevils, and a change of colours and format didn't abate their run-scoring•AFP
At the other end, Gambhir too went for his shots•AFP
The duo fell four short of India's record opening stand against Pakistan•AFP
Riaz dismissed both the openers, but leaked 86 runs in 9.2 overs before he was taken off the attack for bowling two beamers•AFP
Yuvraj Singh then maintained the momentum with a quickfire 55•AFP
Pakistan had already suffered a battering at the hands of India's batsmen, and Praveen Kumar threw in the knockout blow•AFP
... but he too perished to Praveen•AFP
Piyush Chawla also finished with four wickets as Pakistan crumbled to 190 all out and their first defeat in 13 matches•AFP
Sehwag raced to his fifty off 42 balls ...•AFP
Sehwag smashed 14 boundaries in his 89 before ... •AFP
Mahendra Singh Dhoni chipped in with a rapid 24•AFP
Reading the sluggish nature of the pitch, Yuvraj relied on late touches•AFP
Praveen took four top-order wickets in a superb display of swing bowling to leave Pakistan floundering•AFP
Misbah-ul-Haq followed soon after, and the match was all but won•AFP