India vs Pakistan, Pakistan in India ODI Series - 3rd ODI
Date:April 7 (2005)
Dhoni's Performance in Match
Catches :0 / Stumpings : 1
Batting:28 runs (24 balls), 4s:5 / 6s: 0
Strike rate:116.66
When Inzamam-ul-Haq finally won the toss, a balance was restored. Batting first on the flat tracks prepared this series has been distinctly advantageous, and so it proved today as Pakistan put up a mammoth score of 319 for 9 and then pressured the Indian batsmen into self-destruction. Rana Naved-ul-Hasan played a major hand to claim six wickets as India were dismissed for 213.
Naved and Mohammad Sami found more swing and bounce than the Indians and were pacy enough to be effective on the batting surface. A few of these wickets came after the bowlers unnerved the batsmen with their bounce and movement, but India's batsmen contrived to get themselves out too. No Indian batsman, barring Rahul Dravid - until he was surprised by one and got out - Mohammad Kaif and Irfan Pathan appeared comfortable. The rest simply fell away. And this had much to do with Salman Butt.
Result:Pakistsn won by 106 runs
Player of Match:Naved-ul-hasan
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