Pakistan prevail in thrilling tour opener

Dec 25, 2012

Mohammad Irfan was the seven-foot surprise package that the Pakistan captain had talked about, and he tested the Indian openers after they were put in•BCCI

Then came the slide; Rahane was the first to go and Gambhir followed soon after when he was run out•BCCI

It seemed an easy target, but Nasir Jamshed was swung out by debutant Bhuvneshwar Kumar•BCCI

But Mohammad Hafeez calmed Pakistan's nerves with a measured half-century•BCCI

..the players were happy to see each other.•BCCI

But Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir found their groove and set up a strong platform with a 77-run stand•BCCI

Umar Gul picked up the key wicket of Yuvraj Singh...•BCCI

Bhuvneshwar followed up with the wicket of Ahmed Shehzad•BCCI

Shoaib Malik stayed unbeaten and finished the match in the last over with a six•BCCI

...and the dangerous Suresh Raina was outfoxed by Saeed Ajmal, as the Indian batting collapsed and only reached 133•BCCI

Umar Akmal had no clue about this inswinging delivery from Bhuvneshwar•BCCI

Although tempers flared towards the end..•BCCI