India v Pakistan 2nd Test
Pakistan tour of India - 2007 (2007/08) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 30 November 2007
Match drawn
Match drawn. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 202 for India. Harbhajan Singh took 5/122.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of India - 2007 (2007/08)
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Dates
- 30 November 2007 to 4 December 2007
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Wasim Jaffer
- Captains
- Anil Kumble (India), Younis Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 616 for 5 declared. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 202 off 274 balls, and VVS Laxman made 112. The innings was built on a 175-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Wasim Jaffer. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 426 across 5 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 456 all out. Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored with 161 not out off 351 balls, and Kamran Akmal made 119. Harbhajan Singh took 5 for 122 for India. The innings was built on a 207-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq, 45% of the total. India led by 160 on first innings.
India made 184 for 4 declared in their second innings. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 56 off 75 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 46.
Set 345 to win, Pakistan made 214 for 4. Younis Khan top-scored with 107 not out off 182 balls, and Mohammad Yousuf made 44. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, 64% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 616 FOR 5 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c Kamran Akmal b Sohail Tanvir | 202 | 274 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Younis Khan b Sohail Tanvir | 1 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Kamran Akmal b Danish Kaneria | 50 | 118 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Danish Kaneria | 82 | 109 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Sohail Tanvir b Salman Butt | 102 | 156 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 112 | 178 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 50 | 82 |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel
Extras 17 · Total 616 for 5 declared
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Akhtar | 24 | 2 | 84 | 0 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 39 | 6 | 166 | 2 |
| Mohammad Sami | 29 | 2 | 99 | 0 |
| Danish Kaneria | 50 | 7 | 194 | 2 |
| Yasir Hameed | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Salman Butt | 6.5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Dinesh Karthik, 1.1 ov), 2-138 (Rahul Dravid, 40.1 ov), 3-313 (Sachin Tendulkar, 75.3 ov), 4-375 (Wasim Jaffer, 91.1 ov), 5-538 (Sourav Ganguly, 129.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (1) and Dinesh Karthik (1) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (50) and Wasim Jaffer (81) | 136 | 237 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (82) and Wasim Jaffer (92) | 175 | 212 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (29) and Wasim Jaffer (28) | 62 | 94 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (73) and VVS Laxman (86) | 163 | 233 |
| sixth | VVS Laxman (26) and MS Dhoni (50) | 78 | 137 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 456 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Butt | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 42 | 86 |
| Yasir Hameed | lbw b Anil Kumble | 21 | 23 |
| Younis Khan | c MS Dhoni b Munaf Patel | 43 | 82 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | b Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 12 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | not out | 161 | 351 |
| Faisal Iqbal | lbw b Anil Kumble | 0 | 11 |
| Kamran Akmal | b Harbhajan Singh | 119 | 210 |
| Mohammad Sami | c Wasim Jaffer b VVS Laxman | 38 | 123 |
| Sohail Tanvir | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 0 | 5 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 9 |
| Danish Kaneria | b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 4 |
Extras 26 · Total 456 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 25.2 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Munaf Patel | 21 | 4 | 85 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 45.5 | 9 | 122 | 5 |
| Anil Kumble | 47 | 14 | 122 | 3 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Yasir Hameed, 7.5 ov), 2-77 (Salman Butt, 25.3 ov), 3-85 (Mohammad Yousuf, 27.5 ov), 4-134 (Younis Khan, 37.1 ov), 5-150 (Faisal Iqbal, 40.2 ov), 6-357 (Kamran Akmal, 102.3 ov), 7-448 (Mohammad Sami, 145.5 ov), 8-449 (Sohail Tanvir, 146.5 ov), 9-452 (Shoaib Akhtar, 149.3 ov), 10-456 (Danish Kaneria, 151.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Salman Butt (17) and Yasir Hameed (21) | 38 | 47 |
| second | Younis Khan (14) and Salman Butt (25) | 39 | 106 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (6) and Younis Khan (1) | 8 | 14 |
| fourth | Younis Khan (28) and Misbah-ul-Haq (18) | 49 | 57 |
| fifth | Faisal Iqbal (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (15) | 16 | 20 |
| sixth | Kamran Akmal (119) and Misbah-ul-Haq (74) | 207 | 378 |
| seventh | Mohammad Sami (38) and Misbah-ul-Haq (50) | 91 | 262 |
| eighth | Misbah-ul-Haq (1) and Sohail Tanvir (0) | 1 | 6 |
| ninth | Shoaib Akhtar (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (3) | 3 | 16 |
| tenth | Danish Kaneria (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (0) | 4 | 10 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 184 FOR 4 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | b Danish Kaneria | 56 | 75 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Danish Kaneria | 28 | 55 |
| MS Dhoni | b Shoaib Akhtar | 37 | 61 |
| Sourav Ganguly | b Shoaib Akhtar | 46 | 58 |
| Rahul Dravid | not out | 8 | 13 |
Did not bat: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel
Extras 9 · Total 184 for 4 declared
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Akhtar | 12.4 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Danish Kaneria | 15 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Salman Butt | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (Dinesh Karthik, 18.5 ov), 2-95 (Wasim Jaffer, 23.3 ov), 3-166 (MS Dhoni, 38.5 ov), 4-184 (Sourav Ganguly, 42.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (43) and Dinesh Karthik (28) | 75 | 115 |
| second | Wasim Jaffer (13) and MS Dhoni (7) | 20 | 28 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (38) and MS Dhoni (30) | 71 | 95 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (8) and Rahul Dravid (8) | 18 | 24 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 214 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasir Hameed | c & b Zaheer Khan | 14 | 26 |
| Kamran Akmal | b Anil Kumble | 14 | 42 |
| Salman Butt | lbw b Anil Kumble | 11 | 91 |
| Younis Khan | not out | 107 | 182 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | b Munaf Patel | 6 | 15 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | not out | 44 | 110 |
Did not bat: Faisal Iqbal, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir, Danish Kaneria
Extras 18 · Total 214 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 25 | 4 | 73 | 2 |
| Munaf Patel | 10 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 5 | 67 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Yasir Hameed, 6.3 ov), 2-37 (Kamran Akmal, 20.2 ov), 3-65 (Salman Butt, 34.5 ov), 4-78 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 39.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kamran Akmal (7) and Yasir Hameed (14) | 22 | 39 |
| second | Kamran Akmal (7) and Salman Butt (8) | 15 | 83 |
| third | Younis Khan (20) and Salman Butt (3) | 28 | 88 |
| fourth | Younis Khan (7) and Misbah-ul-Haq (6) | 13 | 31 |
| fifth | Mohammad Yousuf (44) and Younis Khan (80) | 136 | 225 |
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