Umar Akmal missing a shot and getting bowled out. PHOTO: BCCI
India had set a target of 193 runs for Pakistan to win the match.
Pakistan got off to a good start and was in a commanding position but a spell where they lost four quick wickets bogged them down. Requiring 20 runs of the final over though proved to be too steep a task and the green shirts fell well short.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez scored the highest with 55 runs off 26 balls, followed by Nasir Jamshed who scored 41 runs off 32 balls. Hafeez managed to hit three sixes and six fours in the match.
Pakistan lost seven wickets, with three of them taken by India’s Dinda and one each taken by Kumar, Sharma, Ashwin and Yuvraj.
In the first innings, India's Yuvraj Singh scored the highest with 72 runs off 36 balls. He also managed to hit seven sixes of the match with three sixes on three consecutive balls.
Pakistan's Umar Gul took four wickets and Saeed Ajmal took one.
Yuvraj Singh was adjudged to be the man of the match, while Pakistan team captain Mohammad Hafeez was given the man of the series.
Pakistan had earlier won the toss and elected to field against India.
The first Twenty20 match between the two teams was won by Pakistan by five wickets on Tuesday in Bangalore.
This is the first tour by Pakistan to India since 2007.
The match will be 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, B Kumar, R Ashwin, I Sharma, AB Dinda
Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan
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I was shocked to hear Hafeez opted to field after winning the toss on a concrete batting wicket. Surely being 1-0 up, he should have batted first on a batsmen paradise and set India the tough task of chasing 180 plus to save the series. I also don't see the point why the inform Shoiab Malik came so lower down the order, he should have come in place of the talented but un disciplined Umar Akmal, Malik is the only game finisher Pakistan have in this current T20 side. And where is Abdul Raddak? Surely he is much better than Sohial Tanvir, who can't bowl, bat and is a total waste of space!
@Ballu: awwwwww....!!! I thing that some one is jelousing 4rm SAEED AJMAL.... m i correct mr.ballu???????
I feel sorry for Pakistani people..So gullible and foolish that they are repeatedly cheated by their cricketers who fix every second match...
Pakistanis are such pious and rational people at the same time! If Pakistan wins any match, it is by sheer "superior prowess". If India wins any match, then the match must have been fixed! Vow!
@Abdul: You talkin to me?
The result of this match is already decided. Only our nation needs to grow up. The team went to India to make them happy. Let me put it more simple for TRIBUNE and our nation. India ko khush karnay gaye hein tu har kay wapis aye gai..Remember this
Very happy with Hafeez performance.. and overall performance of the team.
Pak Bharat Dosti Zindabad......!!! both matches were just meant to safeguard above slogan.................
i think this is not cricket.it is politics in cricket.no one will win in ODI series also.it will also equal.
pakistan fought like tigers....well done for your spirit
Congrats to Pakistan!
India win 2nd t20 amd sure that india can win also odi series because india is BEST TEAM in world and after this series india can beat England also in odi series
yep.. looked like scripted match. No captain let down both did well and eventually no harm. Its still good... Cricket brought two countries together. :) Somewhat
Umar Akmal needs serious disciplining. He was the cause of the defeat.
Brutal Yuvi,thats my buy who made the difference.
unbelievable goof up by hafeez and co .Having blasted indian bowlers (yes all of them) and nearing the end loose self control and give the match away to India ..As an indian I never thought India will win while hafeez was hoisting sixers and fours but in the end what a climax .. One thing is proven in my mind..Pakistani cricketers are no doubt are equal to Indian Cricketers with IPL or without IPL..Respect!
@Ballu: Oh u still remember that line ?
How can India win against Pakistan on Friday? Something wrong
You win some you lose some, It is part of the game :) Well played Pakistan, tum jeeto ya haaro suno, hamain tumse pyar hai :)
Congratz Indian team :)
We won!!!! Yeah.... Thanks Team India for giving this big win!!!!!
Ultimately, India won. Hafeez was brilliant but it was India's day.
@muhammadkashifkhan: It should be. What else is the reason that pakistanis would loose.
Well played both India and Pakistan.....Till the end,it was a tight contest and a nail biting finish....
On a side note,it would be disheartening for the players see the Pakistani public to praise Allah when they win and blame them for fixing the match when they lose....and never give credit to the players
It's okay people; it was just a game. The side that played better on the day won, as it did last time. Don't leap off buildings and shoot yourself -- or others. And inshallah, mashallah, subhanallah and other allahs have nothing to do with the game. Leave them alone.
I wonder if pakistan have won, would Mohd. Hafeez would have accepted man of the match trophy from Narendra Moodi?:p still, now paki trolls will say match was fixed:p
As expected, exactly according to the script
Congratulations to India for the win. It was an excellent T20 series. Now on to the ODIs!
Yes, India won...!!!
UV and Hafeez batted brilliantly
its clearly looking like MATCH IS FIXED!
**CONGRATULATIONS PAKISTANIS
A very good score posted by India but the question mark still remains whether it is a winning one as the due factor might play a big part in this game.
Indians, specially Yuvraj exploited pakistani bowlers:p specially their 'Aankho ka taara' Saeed Ajmal and Sohail Tanvir (hinduo ki zeheniyat dekh li bhai ne.)..lol what a feast to the eyes...
I am pretty sure India will win.
why the picture shows pak batting when it chosen to field??
Pakistan will win today and Pakistan will be No 1 in T20 Team with win over India!