Pakistan fight back against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Mohali: 203/6, 42 Overs
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 have fought back strongly against India, pulling back the run rate, after finally taking the crucial wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.
After the initial burst by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 bamboozled the Indian middle order with some terrific spin bowling.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 tried his best, but could not tackle the wily skill of Mohammad Hafeez. The left-hander was stumped by Kamran Akmal after scoring 27 runs off 32 balls.
Sachin continued to score runs on the other hand. However, the Master Blaster had one lucky day as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, Younis Khan, Kamran Akmal and his brother Umar all decided to drop a Sachin-catch each.
It felt as if Sachin would immediately walk back if another was dropped as the Pakistanis tested his patience with back-to-back drop catches; rarely seen in International cricket.
In the drop-catch-spree, Wahab Riaz inspired the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 with 2 quick wickets; the first coming after Kohli edged a thick one towards square leg. The second ball crashed into Yuvraj Singh's middle stump, stunning the capacity crowd.
Moments later, Shahid Afridi taught everyone how a catch was taken when Sachin finally got out at an individual score of 85 off 115 balls. Arguably, it would be counted as one of Sachin's worst innings in some time.
Wahab Riaz came back with another stunner when he got http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 plumb in front of the wickets. Seems as if the Men in Green have just converted into the Cornered Tigers of 92' and look strong in destroying the much revered Indian batting line.
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