Pak_cricketer
Chairman of Selectors
the commentator says that india holds on for a drw
Story India plays Pakistan in a Home Series!
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FishBowlMan
Club Cricketer
Wow! Fantastic match. I've been glued to the last day of this one. May the remainder of the series be just as exciting - although no heart attacks please 
Excellent write-up of this. Very entertaining.
Excellent write-up of this. Very entertaining.
Pak_cricketer said:
Thats a bug in the game!! Dont worry. Pakistan have won (I am hating to say this!). Its really painful!!
FishBowlMan said:
Man, you make me happy when I'm sad. Sad coz India have lost, happy for ur compliments. Anywayz, thanks for those compliments. I hope everyone who is reading here enjoyed this match!! I really enjoyed playing this match!!
borncricketer
Panel of Selectors<br><a href="http://www.planetcr
Noo india lost - of well they tried very hard... this was one of the most interesting match i have ever seen i was glued to this thread for 1hr just to find out the winner. Well now we have to wait and see the last match to know who the winner of this series will be.
SECOND TEST @ CHENNAI - Match Report, Presentation
MATCH REPORT
Pakistan have won the thrilling Chennai test by 5 runs. On Day 5, India started off 78 runs behind the target with 5 wickets in hand and certainly positioned themselves to win. But Pakistan had other plans. In what was a dramatic turnaround, Pakistan picked up the last 5 wickets for 72 runs to be victorious by 5 runs.
This match has seen many a great performances. Starting with the Pakistani first innings, Inzamam scored a brilliant 100 when the top order failed to build runs. Youhana ably supported him and they along with the lower order took Pakistan to 328. Coming to the Indian first innings, India did well to go about their task of overtaking 328 with Sachin Tendulkar scoring an excellent century aided by Dravid, Laxman. India fell short of 5 runs of the Pakistan total.
Pakistan started off their second innings 5 runs ahead and once again when the top order failed, Inzamam came to their rescue with a fine 46. Then Youhana and others took lead and Youhana came up with a brilliant 161 which should probably win him the Man of the Match! Pakistan set India a target of 321 to win
India started off their chase well but lost wickets at regular intervals. Then Sachin and Ganguly built a partnership that was dangerously taking the match away from Pakistan when ganguly was out. Laxman and Tendulkar played well until the big wicket of Tendulkar fell. Rest as you say, was history as Pakistan fought their mental pressure and India to win this contest!!
Scorecard:
Batting & Bowling Stats:
PRESENTATION CEREMONY:
Shastri: Welcome to the presentation ceremony of what has been a terrific thriller associated with an India-Pakistan clash. Pakistan have won by a narrow 5 run margin and move to Kolkatta 1-1. To start with, I would like to call the Indian captain Ganguly first! Sorry Ganguly, you must be really disappointed with this defeat!
Saurav (with a dejected look!): Yes, we are disappointed with this defeat. But we fought really hard. Its just that Pakistan were able to hold on to their pressure and they eventually won! We had a lot of positives from this match and this match if not for a few wickets, would have been ours.
Shastri: What was the gameplan when you started Day 5?
Ganguly: We were planning to defend the spinners and attack the fast bowlers and finish the game in the first session. But when Laks was out early, we decided to stay at the crease and go slow. We almost did it but we couldnt finish it off.
Shastri: Thanks Saurav. All the best for Kolkatta. Now I would like to call upon Inzamam Ul Haq to receive the winning cheque of Rs.50,000 from the Chennai Chief Minister, Jayalalitha. So Inzy, you will be very happy with the win!!
Inzamam: Yes. We are very thrilled with this win. We played very well after losing badly in Mumbai. All the boys came up with good performances except for the top order batting of ours. We can be hppy with this performance and we hope we repeat this in Kolkatta.
Shastri: Who do you think has been the man behind this win?
Inzamam: Everyone!! Particularly Youhana for his brilliant 73 and 161 in the match. But everyone contributed to this win!!
Shastri: Thanks Inzamam! Now for the Man of the Match. Well this match has seen some great performances from many. It is really difficult to adjudge this award. But this award goes to the person who played two brilliant innings of 73 and 161 to lead Pakistan to this win - Yousus Youhana.
[Youhana collects his cheque of Rs.25,000 from Mr.Jagmohan Dalmiya]
Shastri: So Youhana, must be happy with ur batting this game?
Youhana: Yes! We are more happy with this win. Playing against India is always big and this victory makes it more sweet!
Shastri: How did you feel before this match especially after you lost badly in Mumbai?
Youhana: We wanted to really do well in this match. We never felt pressurised due to our batting in Mumbai. We knew if we can stay together, we could win the game for Pakistan!
Shastri: Thanks Yousuf! Thats all we have in here from the Chepauk. Good night to all the viewers and see you at the Eden Gardens, Kolkatta on the February 28th for the third test!
MATCH REPORT
Pakistan have won the thrilling Chennai test by 5 runs. On Day 5, India started off 78 runs behind the target with 5 wickets in hand and certainly positioned themselves to win. But Pakistan had other plans. In what was a dramatic turnaround, Pakistan picked up the last 5 wickets for 72 runs to be victorious by 5 runs.
This match has seen many a great performances. Starting with the Pakistani first innings, Inzamam scored a brilliant 100 when the top order failed to build runs. Youhana ably supported him and they along with the lower order took Pakistan to 328. Coming to the Indian first innings, India did well to go about their task of overtaking 328 with Sachin Tendulkar scoring an excellent century aided by Dravid, Laxman. India fell short of 5 runs of the Pakistan total.
Pakistan started off their second innings 5 runs ahead and once again when the top order failed, Inzamam came to their rescue with a fine 46. Then Youhana and others took lead and Youhana came up with a brilliant 161 which should probably win him the Man of the Match! Pakistan set India a target of 321 to win
India started off their chase well but lost wickets at regular intervals. Then Sachin and Ganguly built a partnership that was dangerously taking the match away from Pakistan when ganguly was out. Laxman and Tendulkar played well until the big wicket of Tendulkar fell. Rest as you say, was history as Pakistan fought their mental pressure and India to win this contest!!
Scorecard:
Batting & Bowling Stats:
PRESENTATION CEREMONY:
Shastri: Welcome to the presentation ceremony of what has been a terrific thriller associated with an India-Pakistan clash. Pakistan have won by a narrow 5 run margin and move to Kolkatta 1-1. To start with, I would like to call the Indian captain Ganguly first! Sorry Ganguly, you must be really disappointed with this defeat!
Saurav (with a dejected look!): Yes, we are disappointed with this defeat. But we fought really hard. Its just that Pakistan were able to hold on to their pressure and they eventually won! We had a lot of positives from this match and this match if not for a few wickets, would have been ours.
Shastri: What was the gameplan when you started Day 5?
Ganguly: We were planning to defend the spinners and attack the fast bowlers and finish the game in the first session. But when Laks was out early, we decided to stay at the crease and go slow. We almost did it but we couldnt finish it off.
Shastri: Thanks Saurav. All the best for Kolkatta. Now I would like to call upon Inzamam Ul Haq to receive the winning cheque of Rs.50,000 from the Chennai Chief Minister, Jayalalitha. So Inzy, you will be very happy with the win!!
Inzamam: Yes. We are very thrilled with this win. We played very well after losing badly in Mumbai. All the boys came up with good performances except for the top order batting of ours. We can be hppy with this performance and we hope we repeat this in Kolkatta.
Shastri: Who do you think has been the man behind this win?
Inzamam: Everyone!! Particularly Youhana for his brilliant 73 and 161 in the match. But everyone contributed to this win!!
Shastri: Thanks Inzamam! Now for the Man of the Match. Well this match has seen some great performances from many. It is really difficult to adjudge this award. But this award goes to the person who played two brilliant innings of 73 and 161 to lead Pakistan to this win - Yousus Youhana.
[Youhana collects his cheque of Rs.25,000 from Mr.Jagmohan Dalmiya]
Shastri: So Youhana, must be happy with ur batting this game?
Youhana: Yes! We are more happy with this win. Playing against India is always big and this victory makes it more sweet!
Shastri: How did you feel before this match especially after you lost badly in Mumbai?
Youhana: We wanted to really do well in this match. We never felt pressurised due to our batting in Mumbai. We knew if we can stay together, we could win the game for Pakistan!
Shastri: Thanks Yousuf! Thats all we have in here from the Chepauk. Good night to all the viewers and see you at the Eden Gardens, Kolkatta on the February 28th for the third test!
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indiancricketer
International Coach
thats sad very sad for indians... india fought till the end but didnt mange to win
now its all a draw series its ok man we didn't lose so badly like pakistan lost in the first innings... go india go India can win the 3rd match
now its all a draw series its ok man we didn't lose so badly like pakistan lost in the first innings... go india go India can win the 3rd matchindiancricketer said:thats sad very sad for indians... india fought till the end but didnt mange to win
Yes, they fought pretty hard and must be dejected not to win this one!! Actually, some of the Indian batsmen played one day type innings scoring almost a run a ball. May be they should curb it and play the ball on merit. But still a great performance from them too
iceman_waugh said:
Yes, I am planning to have the one dayers too!!
iceman_waugh said:
I was finding it tough and boring to sit and write those Hinglish words and also provide the translation. So, made it all English. So, you interpret what he would have spoken in Hindi
Johann
Club Cricketer
Sorry that you lost, but I can only congratulate you on entertaining us all with this great series!!!
Good luck with the 3rd test!
Good luck with the 3rd test!
Johann said:Sorry that you lost, but I can only congratulate you on entertaining us all with this great series!!!
Good luck with the 3rd test!
Oh Thanks... I hope you guys find this entertaining to read! I hope I can win the next game!!
Third test starts on Feb 30th... Have some exams, so will start it on 30th or 31st...
