there it is! fulltoss down the leg side and Akmal whips it away to the fine leg fence
India vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Abu Dhabi, Apr 18 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI (N), Abu Dhabi, April 18, 2006, India tour of United Arab Emirates
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Pakistan win by 6 wickets and they now lead the 2-match series 1-0!
198 was a modest target but it's always a tricky affair chasing small targets, especially in these kind of wickets but the Pakistan batsmen made it look easy.
The openers started off well adding 42 runs for the first wicket and that eased the pressure and put Pakistan right on top, Younis Khan came up with a gem of an innings, that took the game away from India. There was a bit of a wobble towards the end when Inzi got out but Akmal joined in and gave good support to Khan and they finished it off in style.
So Pakistan starts off with a comprehensive win which gives them an unassailable lead, Younis Khan has been awarded the man of the match award for his match-winning innings.
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48.3
4
Sreesanth to Kamran, FOUR runs
48.2
1lb
Sreesanth to Younis, 1 leg bye
short and drifting down the leg side, Khan misses out, ball clips the pad and rolls away towards square leg, quick single and the scores are level!
48.1
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Sreesanth to Younis, no run
good line and length delivery, Khan drives hard but fails to get it past Powar at mid-off
end of over 487 runs
PAK: 196/4CRR: 4.08 • RRR: 1.00
Kamran Akmal20 (33b 2x4)
Younis Khan71 (94b 4x4 1x6)
Irfan Pathan 9-1-46-0
Harbhajan Singh 10-1-46-0
Pakistan just one hit away from victory here!
47.6
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Pathan to Kamran, no run
on the pads, Akmal swings across eyeing the midwicket fence but misses the target by a long way, ball hits the pad and rolls away on the off side
47.5
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Pathan to Kamran, no run
good length delivery outside the off stump, driven straight to the fielder at cover
47.4
4
Pathan to Kamran, FOUR runs
game set and match! pitched up outside the off stump, was the slower ball, Akmal picks it up early and drives it straight back past the bowler to the long-on fence - just two more required now!
47.3
1
Pathan to Younis, 1 run
good length delivery, slanting across the right-hander, Khan stays back and steers it down to third man for an easy single
47.2
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Pathan to Younis, no run
short of a good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Khan goes for the pull but fails to connect
47.2
1w
Pathan to Younis, 1 wide
big wide outside the off stump, just seven more needed now!
47.1
1
Pathan to Kamran, 1 run
inside edge and the ball rolls away square on the leg side, easy single
end of over 475 runs
PAK: 189/4CRR: 4.02 • RRR: 3.00
Younis Khan70 (92b 4x4 1x6)
Kamran Akmal15 (29b 1x4)
Harbhajan Singh 10-1-46-0
Irfan Pathan 8-1-39-0
46.6
4
Harbhajan to Younis, FOUR runs
tossed up and turning in, Khan goes for the reverse sweep and connects well, ball races away to the third man fence, excellent shot under pressure and that's a crucial boundary
46.5
1
Harbhajan to Kamran, 1 run
turned away behind square on the leg side, takes on Yuvraj there and makes it across safely
46.4
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Harbhajan to Kamran, no run
this is getting interesting! fraction short and turning in, Akmal goes for the pulls and is beaten by the lack of bounce, pressure mounts!
46.3
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Harbhajan to Kamran, no run
quicker delivery outside the off stump, driven straight to the fielder at cover
46.2
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Harbhajan to Kamran, no run
full and on the middle and leg stump line, driven straight to the fielder at mid-on
46.1
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Harbhajan to Kamran, no run
good line and length delivery, Akmal turns it away towards midwicket
end of over 463 runs
PAK: 184/4CRR: 4.00 • RRR: 3.50
Kamran Akmal14 (24b 1x4)
Younis Khan66 (91b 3x4 1x6)
Irfan Pathan 8-1-39-0
Harbhajan Singh 9-1-41-0
45.6
1
Pathan to Kamran, 1 run
turned away off the pads to the midwicket region
45.5
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Pathan to Kamran, no run
short of a length and outside off stump, angling across, Akmal cut off the back-foot but fails to make contact
45.4
1
Pathan to Younis, 1 run
short of a good length delivery, coming in with the angle, Khan stays back and pulls it away straight to the fielder at deep backward square leg, just a single
45.3
1
Pathan to Kamran, 1 run
drifting down the leg side, full and on the pads, Akmal turns it away behind square on the leg side
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