Story India plays Pakistan in a Home Series!

Who will win this series?

  • India will win the series!

    Votes: 31 60.8%
  • Pakistan will win the series!

    Votes: 10 19.6%
  • The series would end in a draw!

    Votes: 6 11.8%
  • The series will be cancelled!

    Votes: 4 7.8%

  • Total voters
    51
India 103/2 after 15 overs

India have reached 103/2 after 15 overs. Sachin is not out on 48*. India in the 15 over comparison, lag behind Pakistan

After 15 overs:
India 103/2
Pakistan 116/3


Though India have lost 1 less wicket, they are 12 runs behind Pakistan in the 15 over comparison. But they have their best batsmen at the crease and if they play together till the 40th over, this game and the series might be settled in India's favor!

Wise decision by Inzamam to bring in the spinners early into the attack. Afridi and Butt operating now! And the run rate decrease explains this! Both bowling tight and not allowing the batsman to score easily!

Sachin GONE! - Pakistan roar back!

Its not everyday that you see the world's best batsman misjudging the line of a part time spinner. Today was one instance though as Tendulkar who has recently developed some sort of weakness against the spinners, awfully misjudged a leg spinner from Butt and saw his bails removed! Not before he scored a fine half century and India plundered 20 runs off the over! India 123/3 after 16 overs.

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well 178 needed i think india will be able to make it....unless if a few wickets fall in the next couple of overs
 
borncricketer said:
well 178 needed i think india will be able to make it....unless if a few wickets fall in the next couple of overs

I can only hope we can make it in the end!

India 158/3 after 25 overs - 144 runs needed!

India have slowly progressed to 158/3 after 25 overs. Both the batsman endured a good session of bowling by the Pakistanis and played cautious cricket. They still enjoy a run rate of over 6 runs per over but they might well remember that once this match gets close, the pressure builds on rapidly and they might have to take lot of risks which can be dangerous!

Yuvraj Singh DEPARTS!! India need 126 runs to win off 20 overs

Yuvraj Singh was run out due to a silly misjudgement in running as India need 126 runs to win off 20 overs at 6.3 runs per over. Down to the last twenty!!! Kaif and Dravid batting. Dhoni and the rest of the tail only to come! This is the last recognised batting pair for India this series as Dhoni hasnt made any impact with the bat this series (though he has been awesome with his keeping!)

 
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Pakistan need a few good overs and india will be under pressure becuase the runrate will increase and can lead to a wicket!! Common Pakistan!!
 
Pakistan on top!

Pakistan on top - India need 65 runs to win off 60 balls

Pakistan are currently on top by picking the very important wickets of Dravid and Kaif. Pakistani fans feel that the match is more or less over with these two important wickets. Dravid had an unlucky dismissal as he tried to cut a ball but inside edged it onto his stumps. Kaif tried to advance down the wicket to a full delivery but his feet got stuck and he missed the ball and was trapped LBW. India now 237/6 with Pathan and Dhoni batting. Pakistan surely are on top at this point of the match! Indian fans are hoping that Pathan and Dhoni start hitting and try to win them this match!

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65 runs to win | 60 balls remaining | req.run rate 6.5 per over​

48 runs to win off 48 balls

India need 48 runs to win off 48 balls. Dhoni and Pathan now look to be be going after the bowlers. Razzaq was hit for 12 runs in his over when Dhoni cover drove a ball for four and Pathan hit two fours (one a straight drive and the other a advance lofted square drive!). India still remain in this match and the encouraging thing for them is that the spinners of Pakistan have completed their quota of overs!
 
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Common Pakistan!! keep applying the pressure!! we can do this!!! pakistan zindabad
 
Dhoni OUT - Match in the balance!

O man, What is this? Every match this series is going to the wire?? I cant understand. Is this called luck or what is it called??

Dhoni OUT - 32 off 42 balls

Just when one thought India would script a superb fightback, Dhoni gets restless and hits the ball high in the air and the mid off made no mistake! India hit 16 runs off the over but Dhoni was out of the last ball to still keep Pakistan in the hunt!



32 runs off 42 balls | 3 wickets remaining​

26 runs off 36 balls

6 runs were scored off this over by Pathan and Kumble as India slowly inch towards their target of 302. Pakistan desperately need 3 wickets to win this one. From a position of strength at the 40th over, Pakistan have fallen down to a position of desperation!

Kumble GONE - 18 runs off 30 balls

Kumble is LBW to Mohammed Sami as India need 18 runs to win off 30 balls! India looks assured of a win with Pathan on strike and Harbhajan scoring a few runs off his blade!

11 runs to win off 18 balls -1 wicket remaining!

Match after match, I hope no one is tired seeing such games! Harbhajan Singh tried to leave a ball that was close to the stumps and was LBW to Sami. But Zaheer hit a four off the last ball to take India to within 11 runs off a series win!
 
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Pakistan WIN!!

O crap!! Pathan makes a fatal misjudgement when it was not needed at all. He tried to to defend a yorker length delivery to avoid being bowled but the ball missed the bat and he was TRAPPED LBW!!!!! PAKISTAN WIN BY 6 RUNS!!! :crying

THIS IS PAKISTAN'S SECOND BACK TO BACK WIN IN CONSECUTIVE DAYS!!

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WHAT A GAME OF CRICKET?? ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING!!! INDIA-PAKISTAN PRODUCE THE BEST OF THE MATCHES WITH ALL MATCHES GOING DOWN THE WIRE AND PRODUCING GREAT RESULTS!!

Pakistan deserved to win when they scored 301/6 but India fought back superbly and just when one though the tail would take India through, the Pakistani bowlers trigger another twist to the tale! Now the series is interestingly poised 2-2. Presentation and Match Report to follow!
 
YES YES YES!!! PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!! WE did IT!!! Now we got AWESOME FINAL TO COME!! OMG this is what i call Cricket!! forget about the Ashes its all about India and Pakistan!!
 
sohail said:
YES YES YES!!! PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!! WE did IT!!! Now we got AWESOME FINAL TO COME!! OMG this is what i call Cricket!! forget about the Ashes its all about India and Pakistan!!

I feel Ashes is not even close to India-Pakistan! This is the best entertainment when it comes to cricket!!

Well very upset. I thought I could pull it off when 18 runs was needed off 30 balls. But I never thought the CPU would spring such a surprise on me in the end!!
 
noo india lost.... oh well pakistan made an excellent score... now the series is tied the final match will be the best of all the previous matches played
 
Match report & Presentation Ceremony

Well guyz, there we are! Pakistan win another thrilling encounter for 6 runs. This series has seen all types of close wins - 1 wicket, 1 run, 6 runs, 4 wickets. Pakistan win the 4th ODI of this series by 6 runs. India must be rueing their chance of a series win here as they almost pulled off the series win but Pakistani did not allow them to.

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Pakistan started off wonderfully scoring 301/6 after their alloted 50 overs. NO one scored a century but the innings saw a lot of substantial contributions. Youhana top scored with 74, Inzamam scored 50 and Younis Khan scored 54. For India Anil Kumble picked up 4 wickets to somewhat stem the run flow of the Pakistanis.

When India came in to bat, all eyes were on Sachin Tendulkar as this series has been amazing for him. He did not disappoint here too scoring a half century. Sehwag for once gave India a rousing start scoring 31 off 17 balls before Akthar brought about a twin strike removing Sehwag and Ganguly off successive deliveries Tendulkar after getting his 50 was bowled by Salman Butt. Dravid and Yuvraj tried to resurrect the innings. Dravid was out trying to cut a short ball but inside edged it onto his stumps. Yuvraj was out LBW.

Kaif and Dhoni took India closer before Kaif got out. Dhoni and Pathan then took India closer but then Pakistan had a twist in this tale and in the end, emerged victorious by 6 runs. For Pakistan, Butt and Afridi as usual bowled very well and picked up crucial wickets.

Presentation Ceremony:

Shastri: Welcome all viewers to the presentation ceremony of another great contest between India and Pakistan. This is the 4th close match of this exciting series. Let me call upon Ganguly to collect his runners up cheque of Rs.25,000. So Saurav must be terribly disappointed.

Saurav: Yes, we are terribly disappointed with this defeat. We almost pulled it off. But we could not in the end and that irks us a lot. Again, credit to Pakistan for pulling it off in the end

Shastri: How do you feel with the 4 matches all going down to the wire?

Saurav: It feels exciting to play in such games. ITs no tense and nervous and one needs to feel that always!

Shastri: Thanks Saurav. Now I would like to call upon Inzamam Ul Haq to collect the winners cheque of Rs.50,000. So Inzy, you must again be elated?

Inzy:Yes, we are elated on this win!! In the end, I am nervous when Pathan and Dhoni was playing but somehow, we keep the pressure and we pull it off! (sorry for the grammar mistakes but some of our members wanted a grammatically erring Inzy speaking for realism!)

Shastri: Thanks and congratz Inzy. Now for the Man of the Match. A tough choice as we have had many contributors in todays match. In the end, we go for a joint Man of the Match Award - Mohammed Sami for his late 3 wicket burst and Yousuf Youhana for his crucial 74.

Sami:I am very happy that I helped my team win. I hope I can continue this and help my team win this series

Youhana: It was a very crucial innings. My team mates always keep supporting me. I was disappointed to miss out on a hundred. But I am doubly happy that Pakistan won. Hoping to better this win at Delhi.

Shastri: Thanks Sami and Youhana. Thats all we have from Bangalore. We now move on to New Delhi for the final cracker of a one day international at New Delhi. The series is 2-2 and the team that wins tomorrow wins the series! See you at Delhi.

borncricketer said:
noo india lost.... oh well pakistan made an excellent score... now the series is tied the final match will be the best of all the previous matches played

Lets hope India wins tomorrow!!
 

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