Third ODI: Ajmal takes 5 spectacular wickets, 167 runs to beat Written Updates:-
NEW DELHI: Thanks to Saeed Ajmal’s incredible spins, India managed to only score a total of 167 runs at the end of 44 overs, giving Pakistan an easy target.
With his bowling, India lost three more wickets by the end of 40 overs and stood at 150 runs at the loss of eight wickets.
In the 38th over, Saeed Ajmal’s doosra got his third wicket and sent home India’s Kumar. With 12 overs remaining, India has 141 runs at the loss of eight wickets. Team blue hit 15 boundaries by the end of the over, with 10 fours and 5 sixes.
Dhoni was sent off the field by Umar Akmal and Umar Gul in the 35th over. India stood at 131 for seven at the end of the over.
Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal sent Raina off the field and on the very next ball, Ashwin in the 29th over. At the end of the over, India stood at 111 runs at the loss of six wickets.
20 overs
At the 20th over India stood at 74 runs at the loss of four wickets in the third ODI against Pakistan on Sunday in New Delhi.
AM Rahane was caught behind by Kamran Akmal on Muhammad Irfan’s delivery during the fourth over.
The 8th and the 9th over consecutively saw two wickets fall. Gambhir went back to the pavilion after being caught out by Umar Akmal on Irfan’s slow-paced delivery. He managed to score 15 runs.
During the 9th over, Kohli was caught at second-slip by Younis Khan during seamer Junaid Khan’s over.
After making 23 runs, Yuvraj Singh was bowled by Muhammad Hafeez during the 15th over.
The Team Green sealed its victory in the series by winning the second match by 85 runs in Kolkata.
The India tour, the first by Pakistan since 2007, began with two Twenty20 internationals with each won by both the teams.
Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan
India: G Gambhir, AM Rahane, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, B Kumar, I Sharma, Shami Ahmed
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