India Vs Pakistan 6Th Match Group A
ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa - 2009 (2009/10) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 26 September 2009
Pakistan won by 54 runs
Pakistan won by 54 runs. Shoaib Malik top-scored with 128 for Pakistan. Ashish Nehra took 4/55.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- 26 September 2009
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 54 runs
- Player of the match
- Shoaib Malik
- Captains
- Younis Khan (Pakistan), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 302 for 9. Shoaib Malik top-scored with 128 off 126 balls, and Mohammad Yousuf made 87. Ashish Nehra took 4 for 55 for India. The innings was built on a 206-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik, 68% of the total. From 278 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 302 for 9. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at SuperSport Park, 244 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 303, India made 248 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 76 off 103 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 57.
Pakistan won by 54 runs.
PAKISTAN: 302 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Nazir | c Harbhajan Singh b Ashish Nehra | 20 | 17 |
| Kamran Akmal | b Ashish Nehra | 19 | 22 |
| Younis Khan | c MS Dhoni b RP Singh | 20 | 33 |
| Shoaib Malik | c Yusuf Pathan b Harbhajan Singh | 128 | 126 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | b Ashish Nehra | 87 | 88 |
| Shahid Afridi | c MS Dhoni b Yusuf Pathan | 4 | 2 |
| Umar Akmal | c MS Dhoni b Ashish Nehra | 0 | 1 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | not out | 11 | 8 |
| Umar Gul | c Suresh Raina b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammad Amir | c Virat Kohli b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 302 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 0 | 55 | 4 |
| RP Singh | 9 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 8 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Imran Nazir, 4.2 ov), 2-53 (Kamran Akmal, 8.5 ov), 3-65 (Younis Khan, 14.4 ov), 4-271 (Mohammad Yousuf, 45.6 ov), 5-278 (Shahid Afridi, 46.6 ov), 6-289 (Umar Akmal, 47.5 ov), 7-300 (Shoaib Malik, 48.6 ov), 8-301 (Umar Gul, 49.3 ov), 9-302 (Mohammad Amir, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Imran Nazir (20) and Kamran Akmal (7) | 29 | 26 |
| second | Kamran Akmal (12) and Younis Khan (12) | 24 | 27 |
| third | Shoaib Malik (3) and Younis Khan (8) | 12 | 35 |
| fourth | Mohammad Yousuf (87) and Shoaib Malik (110) | 206 | 188 |
| fifth | Shahid Afridi (4) and Shoaib Malik (3) | 7 | 6 |
| sixth | Shoaib Malik (11) and Umar Akmal (0) | 11 | 5 |
| seventh | Shoaib Malik (1) and Naved-ul-Hasan (9) | 11 | 7 |
| eighth | Naved-ul-Hasan (1) and Umar Gul (0) | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Naved-ul-Hasan (1) and Mohammad Amir (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Naved-ul-Hasan (0) and Saeed Ajmal (0) | 0 | 1 |
INDIA: 248 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir | 8 | 14 |
| Gautam Gambhir | run out (Younis Khan) | 57 | 46 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Umar Gul, Kamran Akmal) | 76 | 103 |
| Virat Kohli | c Umar Gul b Shahid Afridi | 16 | 24 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 3 | 9 |
| Suresh Raina | lbw b Saeed Ajmal | 46 | 41 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Amir | 5 | 10 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Saeed Ajmal | 13 | 22 |
| RP Singh | c Mohammad Yousuf b Naved-ul-Hasan | 2 | 6 |
| Ishant Sharma | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 0 | 1 |
| Ashish Nehra | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 22 · Total 248 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 8 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | 9 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Umar Gul | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 8.5 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Shoaib Malik | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Sachin Tendulkar, 4.1 ov), 2-90 (Gautam Gambhir, 13.5 ov), 3-126 (Virat Kohli, 21.3 ov), 4-133 (MS Dhoni, 23.5 ov), 5-205 (Suresh Raina, 34.6 ov), 6-218 (Yusuf Pathan, 38.2 ov), 7-238 (Rahul Dravid, 41.6 ov), 8-243 (RP Singh, 43.4 ov), 9-244 (Ishant Sharma, 43.6 ov), 10-248 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and Gautam Gambhir (13) | 23 | 25 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (13) and Gautam Gambhir (44) | 67 | 62 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (18) and Virat Kohli (16) | 36 | 47 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (3) and MS Dhoni (3) | 7 | 14 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (21) and Suresh Raina (46) | 72 | 69 |
| sixth | Rahul Dravid (7) and Yusuf Pathan (5) | 13 | 20 |
| seventh | Rahul Dravid (12) and Harbhajan Singh (6) | 20 | 21 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (2) and RP Singh (2) | 5 | 10 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (4) and Ashish Nehra (0) | 4 | 5 |
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