Pakistan v India 3rd Test

India tour of Pakistan - 2006 (2005/06) · National Stadium, Karachi · 29 January 2006

Pakistan won by 341 runs

Pakistan won by 341 runs. Faisal Iqbal top-scored with 139 for Pakistan. Irfan Pathan took 5/61.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of Pakistan - 2006 (2005/06)
Ground: National Stadium, Karachi
Dates: 29 January 2006 to 1 February 2006
Toss: India, chose to field
Result: Pakistan won by 341 runs
Player of the match: Kamran Akmal
Captains: Younis Khan (Pakistan), Rahul Dravid (India)
Umpires: DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to field.

Pakistan batted first and made 245 all out. Kamran Akmal top-scored with 113 off 148 balls, and Abdul Razzaq made 45. Irfan Pathan took 5 for 61 for India. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the seventh wicket between Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal, 47% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 13 runs, to 13 for 4. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 350 across 8 Tests.

India replied with 238 all out. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 45 off 74 balls, and Irfan Pathan made 40. Mohammad Asif took 4 for 78 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 7 on first innings.

Pakistan made 599 for 7 declared in their second innings. Faisal Iqbal top-scored with 139 off 220 balls, and Mohammad Yousuf made 97. Anil Kumble took 3 for 151 for India. The innings was built on a 196-run stand for the sixth wicket between Abdul Razzaq and Faisal Iqbal.

Set 607 to win, India made 265 all out. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 122 off 144 balls. Abdul Razzaq took 4 for 88 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.

Pakistan won by 341 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at National Stadium across the 47 Tests in our archive.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 245 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Salman Butt	c Rahul Dravid b Irfan Pathan	0	4
Imran Farhat	c MS Dhoni b RP Singh	22	29
Younis Khan	lbw b Irfan Pathan	0	1
Mohammad Yousuf	b Irfan Pathan	0	1
Faisal Iqbal	lbw b Zaheer Khan	5	13
Shahid Afridi	b Zaheer Khan	10	14
Abdul Razzaq	lbw b RP Singh	45	79
Kamran Akmal	c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan	113	148
Shoaib Akhtar	c Yuvraj Singh b Irfan Pathan	45	60
Mohammad Asif	c VVS Laxman b RP Singh	0	11
Danish Kaneria	not out	0	2

Extras 5 · Total 245 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Irfan Pathan	17.1	4	61	5
Zaheer Khan	15	2	75	2
RP Singh	16	1	66	3
Sourav Ganguly	2	0	9	0
Anil Kumble	10	1	32	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Salman Butt, 0.4 ov), 2-0 (Younis Khan, 0.5 ov), 3-0 (Mohammad Yousuf, 0.6 ov), 4-13 (Faisal Iqbal, 5.2 ov), 5-37 (Shahid Afridi, 9.5 ov), 6-39 (Imran Farhat, 10.3 ov), 7-154 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.6 ov), 8-236 (Kamran Akmal, 56.2 ov), 9-245 (Mohammad Asif, 59.4 ov), 10-245 (Shoaib Akhtar, 60.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Imran Farhat (0) and Salman Butt (0)	0	4
second	Imran Farhat (0) and Younis Khan (0)	0	1
third	Mohammad Yousuf (0) and Imran Farhat (0)	0	1
fourth	Faisal Iqbal (5) and Imran Farhat (8)	13	26
fifth	Shahid Afridi (10) and Imran Farhat (14)	24	27
sixth	Abdul Razzaq (2) and Imran Farhat (0)	2	4
seventh	Abdul Razzaq (43) and Kamran Akmal (69)	115	160
eighth	Shoaib Akhtar (37) and Kamran Akmal (44)	82	116
ninth	Shoaib Akhtar (8) and Mohammad Asif (0)	9	20
tenth	Shoaib Akhtar (0) and Danish Kaneria (0)	0	3

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 238 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
VVS Laxman	b Mohammad Asif	19	36
Rahul Dravid	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	3	12
Virender Sehwag	c Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar	5	4
Sachin Tendulkar	b Abdul Razzaq	23	29
Sourav Ganguly	c Mohammad Asif b Abdul Razzaq	34	53
Yuvraj Singh	lbw b Mohammad Asif	45	74
MS Dhoni	c Kamran Akmal b Abdul Razzaq	13	13
Irfan Pathan	c Mohammad Yousuf b Shahid Afridi	40	51
Anil Kumble	lbw b Shoaib Akhtar	7	31
Zaheer Khan	c Kamran Akmal	21	37
RP Singh	not out	0	1

Extras 28 · Total 238 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Shoaib Akhtar	16	3	70	2
Mohammad Asif	19.1	1	78	4
Abdul Razzaq	16	3	67	3
Shahid Afridi	3	0	12	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Rahul Dravid, 3.2 ov), 2-14 (Virender Sehwag, 4.3 ov), 3-56 (VVS Laxman, 11.6 ov), 4-56 (Sachin Tendulkar, 12.4 ov), 5-137 (Sourav Ganguly, 29.3 ov), 6-165 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.5 ov), 7-165 (MS Dhoni, 35.1 ov), 8-181 (Anil Kumble, 42.4 ov), 9-237 (Irfan Pathan, 53.4 ov), 10-238 (Zaheer Khan, 54.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rahul Dravid (3) and VVS Laxman (5)	9	21
second	VVS Laxman (0) and Virender Sehwag (5)	5	7
third	Sachin Tendulkar (23) and VVS Laxman (14)	42	49
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Sourav Ganguly (0)	0	4
fifth	Sourav Ganguly (34) and Yuvraj Singh (31)	81	106
sixth	MS Dhoni (13) and Yuvraj Singh (14)	28	33
seventh	MS Dhoni (0) and Irfan Pathan (0)	0	2
eighth	Anil Kumble (7) and Irfan Pathan (6)	16	48
ninth	Zaheer Khan (20) and Irfan Pathan (34)	56	68
tenth	Zaheer Khan (1) and RP Singh (0)	1	3

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 599 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Salman Butt	lbw b Sourav Ganguly	53	74
Imran Farhat	c Sachin Tendulkar b Irfan Pathan	57	87
Younis Khan	lbw b Anil Kumble	77	122
Mohammad Yousuf	lbw b Anil Kumble	97	161
Faisal Iqbal	c Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan	139	220
Shahid Afridi	c Sachin Tendulkar b RP Singh	60	46
Abdul Razzaq	c Yuvraj Singh b Anil Kumble	90	141
Kamran Akmal	not out	0	1

Did not bat: Shoaib Akhtar, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif

Extras 26 · Total 599 for 7 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Irfan Pathan	25	3	106	1
Zaheer Khan	28	4	103	1
RP Singh	24	1	115	1
Anil Kumble	37.1	3	151	3
Sourav Ganguly	16	1	68	1
Virender Sehwag	1	0	2	0
Sachin Tendulkar	9	0	40	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-109 (Salman Butt, 24.1 ov), 2-122 (Imran Farhat, 27.4 ov), 3-280 (Younis Khan, 67.6 ov), 4-318 (Mohammad Yousuf, 77.1 ov), 5-402 (Shahid Afridi, 95.6 ov), 6-598 (Faisal Iqbal, 139.4 ov), 7-599 (Abdul Razzaq, 140.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Imran Farhat (50) and Salman Butt (53)	109	146
second	Imran Farhat (7) and Younis Khan (5)	13	22
third	Mohammad Yousuf (79) and Younis Khan (72)	158	247
fourth	Mohammad Yousuf (18) and Faisal Iqbal (19)	38	56
fifth	Shahid Afridi (60) and Faisal Iqbal (22)	84	115
sixth	Abdul Razzaq (89) and Faisal Iqbal (98)	196	263
seventh	Abdul Razzaq (1) and Kamran Akmal (0)	1	3

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 265 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Virender Sehwag	b Mohammad Asif	4	5
Rahul Dravid	c Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar	2	4
VVS Laxman	b Mohammad Asif	21	34
Sachin Tendulkar	b Mohammad Asif	26	47
Sourav Ganguly	lbw b Abdul Razzaq	37	56
Yuvraj Singh	c Kamran Akmal b Abdul Razzaq	122	144
MS Dhoni	c Imran Farhat b Abdul Razzaq	18	35
Irfan Pathan	c Faisal Iqbal b Abdul Razzaq	4	6
Anil Kumble	c Imran Farhat b Danish Kaneria	5	5
Zaheer Khan	b Danish Kaneria	10	17
RP Singh	not out	0	3

Extras 16 · Total 265 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Shoaib Akhtar	8	1	37	1
Mohammad Asif	12	1	48	3
Abdul Razzaq	18.4	0	88	4
Danish Kaneria	18	0	75	2
Shahid Afridi	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Rahul Dravid, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Virender Sehwag, 1.3 ov), 3-63 (VVS Laxman, 12.1 ov), 4-74 (Sachin Tendulkar, 16.3 ov), 5-177 (Sourav Ganguly, 36.1 ov), 6-208 (MS Dhoni, 46.6 ov), 7-216 (Irfan Pathan, 48.6 ov), 8-231 (Anil Kumble, 51.3 ov), 9-251 (Zaheer Khan, 55.6 ov), 10-265 (Yuvraj Singh, 58.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rahul Dravid (2) and Virender Sehwag (4)	8	6
second	VVS Laxman (0) and Virender Sehwag (0)	0	4
third	Sachin Tendulkar (25) and VVS Laxman (21)	55	64
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Sourav Ganguly (10)	11	26
fifth	Sourav Ganguly (27) and Yuvraj Singh (72)	103	120
sixth	MS Dhoni (18) and Yuvraj Singh (12)	31	66
seventh	Yuvraj Singh (4) and Irfan Pathan (4)	8	12
eighth	Anil Kumble (5) and Yuvraj Singh (10)	15	15
ninth	Zaheer Khan (10) and Yuvraj Singh (10)	20	27
tenth	Yuvraj Singh (14) and RP Singh (0)	14	16

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