India vs Pakistan 4th Match at Dambulla, 19 Jun, 2010

Toss: Pakistan, who chose to bat
Pakistan 267/10 (49.3)
India 271/7 (49.5)
India won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match: G Gambhir
  • Praveen Kumar 3 * (2)
  • Harbhajan Singh 15 * (11)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Single. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, short and wide, cuts it towards thirdman and gets a single from the diving Aamer.

Over 0.2: 1 Leg Bye. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, gets hit on the pad around leg by a 141 kmph inducker and Sehwag takes a desperate run from squareleg.

Over 0.3: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, good length delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 0.4: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, bangs it short, gets behind the line and pats it straight down the ground. Bowling Speed at 145.6 kmph.

Over 0.5: Single. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, bangs it short, gets opened up and its a thick edge which runs away towards thirdman.

Over 0.6: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, bangs it short, punches it solidly to point. Bowling Speed at 146.9 kmph.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Single. Mohammad Aamer to G Gambhir, short and wide, dabs it away towards thirdman for a single.

Over 1.2: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, bangs it short, sways away from the line of the delivery. Bowling Speed at 140.5 kmph.

Over 1.3: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, bangs it short, punches it down to mid off. Bowling Speed at 137 kmph.

Over 1.4: Beaten! Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, looks to play a forcing drive through covers and is beaten by the extra lift off the seam.

Over 1.5: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, punches it down straight to covers.

Over 1.6: Beaten! Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, good length delivery, stays back for a cut and is beaten.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, dabs it down to point. Bowling Speed at 144 kmph.

Over 2.2: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, good length delivery, gets forward and knocks it to mid off. Bowling Speed at 145.8 kmph.

Over 2.3: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, bouncer, sways away from the line of the delivery. Bowling Speed at 145.4 kmph.

Over 2.4: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, gets behind the line and defends it towards the bowler. Bowling Speed at 148 kmph.

Over 2.5: Boundary! Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, doesn't get behind the line this time and gets an inside edge which misses the stumps and runs away to the fine leg boundary!

Over 2.6: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to G Gambhir, pitched up delivery, just manages to dig out a slower one at 123 kmph which landed right into the blockhole.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, plays inside the line to avoid an away going seamer.

Over 3.2: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, bangs it short, punches it crisply to the man at square covers.

Over 3.3: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, backs away from the line and avoids it outside off.

Over 3.4: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, bouncer, ducks under that. Sehwag is struggling to sight the ball under the lights! Bowling Speed at 137.6 kmph.

Over 3.5: Single. Mohammad Aamer to V Sehwag, bangs it short, gets bat onto ball and its nicely sliced away to thirdman for a single.

Over 3.6: Beaten! Mohammad Aamer to G Gambhir, good length delivery, stays back to manufacture a forcing cut and just can't make any connection.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, gets an inside edge onto the pad infront of leg.

Over 4.2: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, good length delivery, goes back and punches it to the bowler.

Over 4.3: Two runs. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, tucks it wide of mid on and a misfielding from Razzaq allows a second run.

Over 4.4: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, short and wide, mistimes his cut shot straight towards point.

Over 4.5: Wide Ball. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, good length delivery, thats sprayed down the legside for a wide.

Over 4.5: No runs. Shoaib Akhtar to V Sehwag, good length delivery, drives it on the up straight to cover point.

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