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Pakistan take unassailable 2-0 lead against
India
Thursday January 03, 2013 09:31:26 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Indian batting
fizzled out virtually without a spark as Pakistan took a winning
2-0 lead in the One-Day International (ODI) series by carving out
a comprehensive 85-run victory in the second match here Thursday.
Replying to Pakistan's 250, spearheaded by opener Nasir Jamshed's
second consecutive hundred of the series, India were bundled out
for 165 in 48 overs as they failed to break their Eden Gardens
jinx against Pakistan.
As Junaid Khan shattered Ishant Sharma's stumps with a snorter of
a delivery, the visitors got their fourth win in as many ODIs
against India at the iconic ground. India skipper Mahendra Singh
Dhoni remained unbeaten on 54.
With the hosts losing the opener by six wickets in Chennai, the
final match in Delhi is now reduced to a mere formality. This is
Pakistan's first ODI series triumph in India since the 4-2 win in
2005.
It was a fine show from pacers Junaid (3/39) and Umar Gul (2/24),
who backed up Jamshed's efforts with their variations and movement
rattling the Indian willowers.
Much to the dismay of a capacity crowd, the Indian top order
showed its brittleness for the second straight match, with half
the side back into the pavilion even before reaching 100.
India lost the plot there and literally gave up the chase. It was
only a painful display to extend the proceedings at the end with
Pakistani bowlers building the pressure up to a crescendo.
Openers Gautam Gambhir (11) and Virender Sehwag (31) looked
tentative against the beauty of deliveries sent down by Junaid and
Mohammed Irfan but managed to put on a stand of 42.
However, Gambhir, who never looked confident, inside edged Junaid
to the stumps, thereby starting the procession.
A short while later Virat Kohli (6) nicked Junaid behind the
wicket while Gul picked up Sehwag by getting him plumb with a
moving delivery.
Gul continued the momentum by evicting Yuvraj Singh (9) as India
tottered at 70/4 in 18.5 overs.
The strokes also dried up. After a boundary from Suresh Raina's
blade in the 24th over, the Indian batsmen could not send the ball
across the ropes for the next 101 deliveries.
Spinner Saeed Ajmal took three late wickets -- seeing the back of
Ravindra Jadeja (13), Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (0) and Ashok Dinda (2)
-- before Dhoni and Sharma added 33 for the last wicket.
Earlier, Man of the Match Jamshed fired a 124-ball 106 (12x4, 2x6)
to give Pakistan a rollicking start before India fought back to
run through the visitors' batting line-up.
Riding on the hundred by the 23-year-old Jamshed -- who completed
a hat-trick of hundreds against India -- and his 141-run opening
wicket stand with Mohammed Hafeez (76), Pakistan looked poised for
a 300-plus total after being put into bat. But they surrendered
wickets at regular intervals to fold up in 48.3 overs.
Except the opening stand, there was not a single half-century
partnership in the innings.
Jamshed seemed to have started from where he left off in Chennai
reaching his century off 120 balls in the 40th over, driving
Ravichandran Ashwin for a boundary past mid-off.
The only blemish in Jamshed's innings came on 35 when he edged one
to backward point but Kohli failed to grip the offering. Hafeez
initially looked circumspect but grew in confidence as the overs
progressed.
Ultimately, left arm spinner Jadeja got the breakthrough. Hafeez
missed a sweep and lost his wicket.
Skipper Misbah-ul Haq (2) did not last long while Jamshed's knock
ended in the 41st over. The left-hander darted down the track to
Jadeja, missed, and Dhoni rattled his stumps in his second effort,
reducing Pakistan to 210/5.
Azhar Ali (2) was run out, while Younis Khan (10) got an
unfortunate leg before decision. Television replays showed the
ball striking the pad off an inside edge. Pakistan were 177/3 then
in 34.3 overs.
The young Jadeja celebrated by sending Kamran Akmal (0) back two
balls later.
Ishant Sharma (3/33), luckless till then, struck gold in his last
spell, removing Shoaib Malik (24), Umar Gul (17) and Mohammad
Irfan (0) within nine balls.
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