Pakistan wins 2nd match in ODI series in Kolkata by 85 runs. PHOTO: FILE
Pakistan earlier intensified its bowling attack and sent five batsmen back to the Eden Gardens pavilion in 30 overs on Thursday, while the scoreboard for India stood at 102 runs.
Nasir Jamshed scored his second century of the series, racking up 106 runs in Kolkata. Mohammad Hafeez scored 76 runs.
The tourists also won the last match of the series on Sunday by six wickets in Chennai.
The Pakistani cricket team maintained an unbeaten record against India in Eden Gardens, having won all four ODIs on the ground.
The next match of the ODI series will be held on Sunday, January 6.
The India tour, the first by Pakistan since 2007, began with two Twenty20 internationals with each won by both the teams.
Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan
India: G Gambhir, V Sehwag, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, B Kumar, I Sharma, AB Dinda
You can view the slideshow of the match here
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Cool and calm captain Misbah. You deserved our thanks for the leadership and providing environment to the team to perform positively and give us positive results more often than not. Most importantly with work ethics, hardwork and respect. Last 2.5 yrs you and your team have punched above your weight inspite of the embarassments of crimes, in-fights and emotional instability of the period you inherited as a leader.
Next time Indian cricket authorites should listen to Shiv Sena.
@indian: Thanx
Congratulations Team Pakistan ! Hafeez, Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Umer Gul, and Junaid were the shining stars of today's match!!! Love you green shirts ! But, there is a big shame on Indian media... have they forgotten that we even after losing the last world cup, welcomed our team and played the songs tum jeeto ya haaaro sunnooooo! Hamein tum se pyaar hai :) no matter we were sad but we didn't do post mortem of our team as India zis doing now and always do specially after losing against green shirts.!
@abhi: Would you like to reconsider your remark, in face of the actual facts that transpired on the field today?
Well done and Good Hopes.....@afzaal Hazir: shame on your conspiracy theories, Mr. Know it all ( you know nothing really).
I request PCB , please do something serious for the revival of international cricket in Pakistan. We really need international cricket in Pakistan.
I admire Dhoni stands till last. India was missing some fighting spirit from their top-order batsmen. India body language was missing today.
Congratulations to Pakistan for a great win.
The thing that cost india this series was its bowling department,lack of partnership,flop opening stand and even suprisingly poor fielding and on other hand pakistani side looked composed,pakistan side can currently be ranked number one bowling side in the world and they also improved their fielding a bit so they have all the potential to become number one side but only thing thats letting them down is their batting department and continues changing of captains,haffez is perfect for both of days and T20 at least.I also acknowledge pakistan for taking bold decision like dropping Shahid Afridi because he was not performing as an allrounder but as a bowler while pakistan does not require him but a fullfledge batsmen because Hafeez and Malik are good part timers.As far as indians are concerned players like Ashok Dinda,Rohit Sharma,Ravindra Jadeja,Virendra Sehwag,Ishant Sharma must be immediately dropped and players like Pragyan Oza,Praveen Kumar,R.P Singh,Unmuk chand,Ajinkya Rahane,Manoj Tiwari,Abhishek Nair,Varun Aaron,Munaf Patel must be given chance.
Congrats to the whole nation, Go Green finish it by 3-0 - Pakisitan Zindabad
Congrates Team Pakistan.....First Gift of 2013 by Team Pak.... Pakistan Zindabad
@Azaal Hazir...I forget to add, W/K took a stunner and bowling was brilliant...everything against your prediction. You shameless people
Con-grates Team Pakistan.....First Victory of 2013.... Pak Zindabad.
@abhi: haha its hard for pakistan to make 250 huh? so ill say we just made 250 just because of your comment.
India played very well in last one day but in this match India performance was very poor, but winning or losing is part of game so ill say congrats Pakistan and good luck India for good effort, winning or losing is just a part of game
MASHALLAH - Junaid and Jamshed both did outstanding job and also the rest of the team!
congrats pakistan....among all the bad news this must be a much awaited good news....great team,great players, great victory to a great nation at a critical moment in history....
Congrates team Pakistan, you beat them on their land :D
where are the indians commenting on ET?
Well done Pakistan!
YEEEEEEHAAAAAA!
Excellent performance MashaAllah
Well played pakis.. A deserving win.
Well done pakistan crushing win
Congratulations to everybody - Pakistan won by 85 runs!
MS Dhoni should be the man of the match :P
Congrats Pakistan for winning the series since 2005.
@Afzaal Hazir...I was waiting for this moment, where are you now? What you will say now? "Chuloo bhar pani mein doob maro ab"
Remarkable improvement by India, last match 29/5 and today 96/5 :|
@abhi...not surprising but your bias against Pakistan
Kya baat hai, Jamshed gets another 100. What a gem of a find.
Jamshed > Kohli in this series.
@A2Z Yes it is surprising.
@afzaal Hazir: Chill boss! It is a match after all.
Match mein upar neeche to laga hi rehta hai. Kabhi yeh aage to kabhi woh aage.
It is not fair to the Pakistani team to allege match fixing at the drop of every hat.
An Indian fan of Pakistani bowling.
It is the time for the Pakistani ballers to prove that any match can be won by them on the basis fo their balling performance only.
@abhi...Pak has scored 250 :)
Pakistan is destined to win the cricket match.
This was expected to happen. All roads now lead to the 3rd and final ODI
Pakistan Cricket Team in 2nd ODI at Calcultta after making 204/4, got out for 250 for all before 50 over. It makes a case for purposing losing the match. Wheather, giving it as gift like World Cup Final for making the tour interesting,or, getting full tour by India to Pakistan or betting, it is a case for reflection. Pakistan should have made easily 300 plus but failed? You should see the match going in India way. Watch Pakistan bowling and specially W/K dropping catches?
I am pretty sure India will win this match. It will be hard for pakistan to score even 250.
Pakistan must win this match other wise they will get pressure in final match.