Pakistan v India – Asia Cup – 1st Innings Update
Pakistan 329/6 (50.0 ov) – India need 330 runs to win
In the fifth match of the ongoing Asia Cup, Pakistan bolstered an astounding total of 329 runs for the loss of six wickets at end of their 50 overs against India on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
After winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bat first as they wanted to post maximum runs on the board to give India a tough time in a game which is a extremely important for the Men in Blue as a defeat will ensure their elimination from the tournament.
This was certainly a pressure game for both sides but Pakistan being already in the final, had less pressure as compared to their counterparts.
Indian, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752 forged a breathtaking opening stand of 224 runs against the Indians.
This is the biggest opening partnership by Pakistan against their sworn enemies and the way the opening pair batted, at one time during the match it seemed as if India were out cold and done.
The partnership finally came to an end with the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276, who fell after clobbering an exuberant knock of 112 runs, and later Hafeez also took a walk back to the pavilion after scoring a knock of 105 runs.
With the opening pair back in the pavilion, it was time for middle-order batsman Younis Khan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 over the park, was caught
after scoring 28 runs off 24 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 kept cool and belted a well tamed innings of 52 runs as he regained form just at the right moment.
With a mammoth tally ahead of them, India now need to give a batting performance of a lifetime in order to successfully chase the required target.
India’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to win this game.
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