India prevail in bowl-out

Sep 14, 2007

India were put into bat by Shoaib Malik, and struggled against Mohammad Asif in bowler-friendly conditions. Gautam Gambhir was the first to depart, for a duck•Getty Images

Asif finished with figures of 4 for 18, with India in deep trouble•Getty Images

Pakistan's reply consisted of poor shot-selection right from the start and resulted in a constant increase in the asking rate•Getty Images

Ajit Agarkar dropped Shahid Afridi at five, but it didn't harm India much as Afridi was dismissed in the next over•AFP

Sehwag had the first go at the stumps in the bowl-out and hit. Yasir Arafat missed first-up for Pakistan, and India had the advantage when Harbhajan Singh hit as well•Getty Images

Indian fans were treated to a thriller that ended happily for them•AFP

Asif struck in his next two overs, removing Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh. He bowled out his four overs, getting rid of Dinesh Karthik in the fourth•Getty Images

However, Robin Uthappa led India's recovery with a fifty off 39 balls•Getty Images

Younis Khan, at the back of some monstrous hitting of late, was dismissed cheaply by Irfan Pathan•Getty Images

Misbah-ul-Haq's late heroics almost saw Pakistan home•Getty Images

India went up 3-0 after Uthappa was bang on target ...•Getty Images

Dhoni's first international match as captain was a memorable one•AFP

There were rain-breaks but Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain, made 33 off 31 balls and ensured the total reached some respectability•Getty Images

But not before calling and then refusing a single that led to Kamran Akmal being run out•Getty Images

Misbah's run-out off the last ball, however, led to a bowl-out•Getty Images

... and picked up the inconsequential two points from the match after Shahid Afridi's effort went down the leg side•Getty Images

Pakistan and India qualify into the Super Eights•AFP