Story Indian Cricket Season - THE ALLIANZ CUP (India Vs Pakistan) [C2005]

Dhoni blasts off!

If there is one word that is synonymous with mahendra Singh Dhoni, that would be excitement. He certainly brought that into the game with a flurry of boundaries by using the sweep very well against the leggies and even slogged Kaneria over cow corner for a huge six.

Gambhir also has started taking the arial route as a declaration looks imminent.

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Gambhir dismissed; India declare.

Gautam Gambhir's magnificient innings came to an end as his tired slog was caught just inside the ropes by Fazal Akbar as Ifthikar Anjum picked his 4th wicket. Gambhir hit 227 invaluable runs as his knock has put India at a commanding position. Though it was a considerably slow innings, it leant a touch of solidarity that could be expected in the test matches.

After Gambhir's fall, Dravid wasted little time in calling in the batsmen. India declare their innings at a massive 517/6. Dhoni hit out in his own merry way to a spanking 32 not out.

The Pakistani A batsmen have atleast 10 overs to survive before play gets called for the day.

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India take field

The Indian team filed out to have a go at the Pakistan A team. The home team will have to bat a minimum of 13 overs as they need to survive the last hour of the second day.

The skipper Salman Butt and Imran Nazir walk out to open the innings.

Left arm medium pacer Irfan Pathan will open the bowling for India.

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Imran Nazir will take strike.
 
Agarkar deals first blow

Surviving the last hour in a days play, that too against the brand new ball is always difficult. Especially when your opposition have scored more than 500 runs. Pakistan A openers found out exactly that as they pushed, prodded and fended with a lot of circumspect against the opening bowling attack of Pathan and Agarkar.

Though the bowlers overstepped once too often in an eagerness to extract some pace, the hit the correct line and kept the batsmen guessing with a barrage of well directed bouncers.

Agarkar dealt the first blow, when he tempted Nazir to go for a awkward pull, that landed in the safe hands of Zaheer at square leg.


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Awkward pull by Imran Nazir

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Zaheer celebrates completing the catch.

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Agarkar is ecstatic

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Nazir takes the long walk back


Pakistan A are 7/1 in the 4th over. Nazir is replaced by the youngest player in test history - Hasan Raza.
 

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