First T20: Pakistan win against India by 5 wickets

India had set a target of 134 runs for Pakistan.


Afp/web Desk December 25, 2012
India had set a target of 134 runs for Pakistan. PHOTO: BCCI

BANGALORE: Pakistan won against India by five wickets in the first Twenty20 match of the ongoing tour in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez scored the highest by making 61 runs off 44 balls, followed by Shoaib Malik with 57 runs off 50 balls who remained not out and had shot the winning sixer of the match.

Hafeez was declared the man of the match.

Shahid Afridi made three runs off two balls and also remained not out.

India had set a target of 134 runs for Pakistan in the first innings at a loss of nine wickets.

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi took one wicket, Saeed Ajmal took two while Umar Gul took three wickets.

India’s Gambhir had scored the highest runs (43) followed by Rahane with 42 runs. Indian captain Dhoni was bowled out by Ajmal after making only a single run on two balls

Pakistan had earlier won the toss and elected to field first.

The India tour, the first by Pakistan since 2007, begins with this Twenty20 international which is being played under lights at Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy stadium.

Iron barricades were lined up and riot control vehicles on duty as security men patrolled the stadium in the heart of Bangalore, the capital of the southeastern state of Karnataka.

The teams are set to play another Twenty20 match in the western city of Ahmedabad followed by three one-day matches during the short series, which is the first since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Teams

India: G Gambhir, AM Rahane, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, RG Sharma, MS Dhoni, RA Jadeja, B Kumar, I Sharma, AB Dinda

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan

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COMMENTS (40)

Khan | 11 years ago | Reply

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26 December 2012

Dear All,

We people, Pakistani and Indian should learn from other part of the world and be good neighbour and be good friend. We should learn from economic success of China.

If we are financially strong as a nations we can take part in different games not only in cricket and China is the biggest example for all of us. China is the biggest threat in Olympic to USA and not us because of it's success in economic. I think India and Pakistan should invest more money in soccer ,as soccer is the biggest game in the world.

Hope every policitian and army officer in India and in Pakistan, think like an ordinary Pakistani and Indian and think for public, As they thinks for their families.

An ordinary Indian and Pakistan have no problem living, working and playing together.

Khan

khankmk@yahoo.com

Khan | 11 years ago | Reply

26 December 2012

Dear All,

We people, Pakistani and Indian should learn from other part of the world and be good neighbour and be good friend. We should learn from economic success of China.

If we are financially strong as a nations we can take part in different games not only cricket and China is the biggest example for all of us. I think India and Pakistan should invest more money in soccer as soccer is the biggest game.

Hope every policitian and army officer in India and in Pakistan, think like an ordinary Pakistani and Indian and think for public, As they thinks for their families.

An ordinary Indian and Pakistan have no problem living, working and playing together.

Khan

khankmk@yahoo.comstrong text

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