India v Pakistan 3rd Test

Pakistan tour of India - 2007 (2007/08) · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru · 8 December 2007

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 239 for India. Anil Kumble took 5/60.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Pakistan tour of India - 2007 (2007/08)
Ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Dates: 8 December 2007 to 12 December 2007
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly
Captains: Anil Kumble (India), Younis Khan (Pakistan)
Debut: Yasir Arafat (Pakistan)
Umpires: RE Koertzen and SJA Taufel
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Yasir Arafat's first Test.

India batted first and made 626 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 239 off 361 balls, and Yuvraj Singh made 169. Yasir Arafat took 5 for 161 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 300-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh, 48% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 432 across 6 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 537 all out. Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored with 133 not out off 322 balls, and Younis Khan made 80. Ishant Sharma took 5 for 118 for India. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq. India led by 89 on first innings.

India made 284 for 6 declared in their second innings. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 91 off 134 balls, and Dinesh Karthik made 52. The innings was built on a 152-run stand for the third wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, 54% of the total.

Set 374 to win, Pakistan made 162 for 7. Faisal Iqbal top-scored with 51 off 54 balls. Anil Kumble took 5 for 60 for India.

Match drawn. India's 626 is the highest total at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 626 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	lbw b Yasir Arafat	17	62
Gautam Gambhir	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami	5	19
Rahul Dravid	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Yasir Arafat	19	28
Sourav Ganguly	b Danish Kaneria	239	361
VVS Laxman	b Yasir Arafat	5	10
Yuvraj Singh	c Faisal Iqbal b Mohammad Sami	169	203
Dinesh Karthik	c Kamran Akmal b Yasir Arafat	24	70
Irfan Pathan	c Kamran Akmal b Danish Kaneria	102	133
Anil Kumble	lbw b Danish Kaneria	4	12
Harbhajan Singh	b Yasir Arafat	4	6
Ishant Sharma	not out	0	4

Extras 38 · Total 626 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Shoaib Akhtar	10	3	23	0
Mohammad Sami	36	5	149	2
Yasir Arafat	39	5	161	5
Danish Kaneria	46.2	8	168	3
Younis Khan	2	0	14	0
Salman Butt	10	1	36	0
Yasir Hameed	7	0	43	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Gautam Gambhir, 7.4 ov), 2-44 (Rahul Dravid, 16.2 ov), 3-51 (Wasim Jaffer, 18.3 ov), 4-61 (VVS Laxman, 22.2 ov), 5-361 (Yuvraj Singh, 87.4 ov), 6-427 (Dinesh Karthik, 107.4 ov), 7-605 (Sourav Ganguly, 144.2 ov), 8-615 (Anil Kumble, 148.1 ov), 9-620 (Harbhajan Singh, 149.2 ov), 10-626 (Irfan Pathan, 150.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wasim Jaffer (3) and Gautam Gambhir (5)	8	46
second	Rahul Dravid (19) and Wasim Jaffer (14)	36	55
third	Sourav Ganguly (7) and Wasim Jaffer (0)	7	13
fourth	Sourav Ganguly (5) and VVS Laxman (5)	10	23
fifth	Sourav Ganguly (112) and Yuvraj Singh (169)	300	395
sixth	Sourav Ganguly (34) and Dinesh Karthik (24)	66	120
seventh	Sourav Ganguly (81) and Irfan Pathan (90)	178	220
eighth	Anil Kumble (4) and Irfan Pathan (5)	10	23
ninth	Harbhajan Singh (4) and Irfan Pathan (1)	5	7
tenth	Irfan Pathan (6) and Ishant Sharma (0)	6	6

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 537 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Salman Butt	c Dinesh Karthik b Sourav Ganguly	68	149
Yasir Hameed	lbw b Anil Kumble	19	48
Younis Khan	b Harbhajan Singh	80	156
Mohammad Yousuf	c Yuvraj Singh b Irfan Pathan	24	76
Misbah-ul-Haq	not out	133	322
Faisal Iqbal	c Gautam Gambhir b Ishant Sharma	22	64
Kamran Akmal	st Dinesh Karthik b Harbhajan Singh	65	114
Yasir Arafat	b Ishant Sharma	44	70
Mohammad Sami	b Ishant Sharma	1	11
Shoaib Akhtar	c Gautam Gambhir b Ishant Sharma	1	5
Danish Kaneria	c & b Ishant Sharma	4	5

Extras 76 · Total 537 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Irfan Pathan	37	14	80	1
Ishant Sharma	33.1	10	118	5
Anil Kumble	44	12	116	1
Sourav Ganguly	10	2	20	1
Harbhajan Singh	38	7	131	2
Yuvraj Singh	6	2	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-59 (Yasir Hameed, 16.3 ov), 2-149 (Salman Butt, 46.2 ov), 3-221 (Younis Khan, 69.1 ov), 4-227 (Mohammad Yousuf, 70.6 ov), 5-288 (Faisal Iqbal, 96.1 ov), 6-432 (Kamran Akmal, 135.2 ov), 7-525 (Yasir Arafat, 162.4 ov), 8-527 (Mohammad Sami, 164.4 ov), 9-529 (Shoaib Akhtar, 166.2 ov), 10-537 (Danish Kaneria, 168.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Salman Butt (32) and Yasir Hameed (19)	59	103
second	Younis Khan (41) and Salman Butt (36)	90	184
third	Mohammad Yousuf (23) and Younis Khan (39)	72	137
fourth	Mohammad Yousuf (1) and Misbah-ul-Haq (1)	6	11
fifth	Faisal Iqbal (22) and Misbah-ul-Haq (24)	61	152
sixth	Kamran Akmal (65) and Misbah-ul-Haq (57)	144	236
seventh	Yasir Arafat (44) and Misbah-ul-Haq (45)	93	164
eighth	Mohammad Sami (1) and Misbah-ul-Haq (1)	2	12
ninth	Shoaib Akhtar (1) and Misbah-ul-Haq (1)	2	10
tenth	Danish Kaneria (4) and Misbah-ul-Haq (4)	8	11

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 284 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	lbw b Yasir Arafat	18	41
Gautam Gambhir	b Shoaib Akhtar	3	17
Rahul Dravid	lbw b Danish Kaneria	42	121
Sourav Ganguly	c Faisal Iqbal b Mohammad Sami	91	134
VVS Laxman	retired not out	14	27
Yuvraj Singh	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami	2	12
Dinesh Karthik	c Kamran Akmal b Yasir Arafat	52	67
Irfan Pathan	not out	21	43

Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma

Extras 41 · Total 284 for 6 declared

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Shoaib Akhtar	17	6	43	1
Mohammad Sami	20	2	63	2
Yasir Arafat	13.3	3	49	2
Danish Kaneria	26	2	96	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Gautam Gambhir, 6.4 ov), 2-26 (Wasim Jaffer, 12.5 ov), 3-178 (Rahul Dravid, 51.4 ov), 4-178 (Sourav Ganguly, 52.1 ov), 5-184 (Yuvraj Singh, 54.6 ov), 5-225 (VVS Laxman), 6-284 (Dinesh Karthik, 76.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wasim Jaffer (13) and Gautam Gambhir (3)	17	40
second	Rahul Dravid (4) and Wasim Jaffer (5)	9	37
third	Sourav Ganguly (91) and Rahul Dravid (38)	152	235
fourth	Sourav Ganguly (0) and VVS Laxman (0)	0	3
fifth	VVS Laxman (2) and Yuvraj Singh (2)	6	18
sixth	VVS Laxman (12) and Dinesh Karthik (23)	41	45
seventh	Dinesh Karthik (29) and Irfan Pathan (21)	59	84

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 162 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Salman Butt	c Dinesh Karthik b Anil Kumble	8	58
Yasir Hameed	b Anil Kumble	39	41
Younis Khan	c & b Anil Kumble	0	3
Faisal Iqbal	c Ishant Sharma b Anil Kumble	51	54
Misbah-ul-Haq	b Yuvraj Singh	37	40
Kamran Akmal	b Anil Kumble	0	1
Mohammad Yousuf	not out	10	13
Yasir Arafat	b Yuvraj Singh	0	2
Mohammad Sami	not out	4	4

Did not bat: Shoaib Akhtar, Danish Kaneria

Extras 13 · Total 162 for 7

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Irfan Pathan	7	4	30	0
Ishant Sharma	6	3	22	0
Anil Kumble	14	2	60	5
Harbhajan Singh	6	1	28	0
Yuvraj Singh	3	0	9	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Yasir Hameed, 13.3 ov), 2-44 (Younis Khan, 13.6 ov), 3-73 (Salman Butt, 21.1 ov), 4-144 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.4 ov), 5-144 (Kamran Akmal, 31.5 ov), 6-148 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 32.6 ov), 7-154 (Yasir Arafat, 34.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Salman Butt (5) and Yasir Hameed (39)	44	81
second	Younis Khan (0) and Salman Butt (0)	0	3
third	Faisal Iqbal (22) and Salman Butt (3)	29	43
fourth	Faisal Iqbal (29) and Misbah-ul-Haq (33)	71	63
fifth	Kamran Akmal (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (0)	0	1
sixth	Mohammad Yousuf (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (4)	4	7
seventh	Mohammad Yousuf (6) and Yasir Arafat (0)	6	8
eighth	Mohammad Yousuf (4) and Mohammad Sami (4)	8	10

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