India v Pakistan - Pakistan in India ODI Series - 2nd ODI – Live Score and Update
Pakistan 250 v India 165 - Pakistan won by 85 runs
Pakistan, on Thursday, left Indian fans in tears by beating the hosts with a huge margin of 85 runs in the second ODI that was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
This was a crucial match for both teams, as Pakistan wanted to take the tournament by winning the series before going into the third encounter, while for India, it was imperative to level the series with a win today.
India, who chose to field, were punished by Pakistan openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, as they hammered the Indian bowlers all around the park. The opening pair piled 141 runs, bringing the hosts on their knees.
From the way the two were batting, Pakistan were looking all set to post something around 300 runs.
However, this opening partnership was broken in the 24th over by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238, who clean-bowled Hafeez for 76.
With 145 runs on the board, Pakistan suffered the demise of their second wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 perished after scoring only two runs.
Veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325, was the next to find his way off the field as he was dismissed by Raina after scoring ten runs off 20 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, Pakistan had posted 177 runs on the scoreboard.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 was disappointing, as he could score only two runs before getting trapped in front of stumps against Ashwin. With 182 runs for five, Pakistan had suffered a terrible batting collapse as their middle-order was incinerated by
the hosts.
Nonetheless, Jamshed was in his zone as he kept smacking the bowlers from his end to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Finally, he was snapped up by Jadeja after stabbing a meritorious knock of 106 runs. Pakistan later, crumbled after posting 250 runs on the board in 48.3 overs.
India had made a remarkable comeback and now they were in a position to win the match. On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 had messed up badly, and now it was on their bowlers to make amends.
Youngster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 as the highest scorer for
hitting 54 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 was named as the Player of the Match.
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