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Thursday, June 4, 2009

India defeat Pakistan by 9 wickets – Rohit Sharma top scores with 80 runs


Summary:
India 159 for 1 (Rohit 80, Gambhir 52*) beat Pakistan 158 for 6 (Misbah 37*, Younis 32, Ishant 1-11) by nine wickets.

India outplayed Pakistan completely by chasing a modest score of 158 by just losing the solitary wicket of Rohit Sharma, who before getting out had masterminded a wonderful chase with a quick fire 80 runs to stamp authority over the game and also gain a big boost in his confidence of opening the innings as a makeshift opener (in the absence of Virendra Sehwag) along with Gautam Gambhir.

Pakistan was jittery with their approach in putting up a big target. They started with a bang but lost wickets in a flurry to pressurize captain Younis Khan and misbah to guide them to a respectable total of 158

Earlier the crowds had poured in for this warm-up match as rarely one gets to see the arch rivals on the ground playing a competitive game of cricket together. Crowds flocked in at Kennington Oval, London to experience the beauty of an India Pakistan T20 match. The proceeding of this match is indeed going for a good cause.

Fnally a happy Indian unit; to gain some positive of this warm up tie in preparation of defending their title of champions of T20 World Cup.

Picture highlights of Indian vs Pakistan match:


Rohit Sharma plays a defensive punch to the leg side


Fine leg glance by Gautam Gambhir getting him a boundary


An excellent hook shot by Rohit Sharma


Misbah ul Haq hits one in the air; he was the highest scorer for Pakistan, scoring 37 not out.

Misbah Ul Haq heaves one on the leg side

Irfan Pathan enjoys the wicket of hard hitter Shahid Afridi who falls for a duck

It was party time for both Indian and Pakistan fans at the Kennington Oval, London

Suresh Raina celebrates after hitting an underarm throw on the stumps to catch Kamran Akmal short of the crease

Fans had poured in before the start of match; they did not want to miss out a India Pakistan tie


Shahzaib Hasan is clean bowled by Praveen Kumar in the first over

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