Pakistan vs India 20th Match at Colombo, 30 Sep, 2012

Toss: Pakistan , who choose to bat
India won by 8 wickets
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Pakistan , who choose to bat
India 129/2 in 17 Overs
Current Run rate: 7.59

Pakistan 128/10 (19.4)

Player of the Match: Virat Kohli
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
S/R
Mat
Runs
HS
Avg
78
61
8
2
127.87
90
3159
94*
52.65
19
16
2
0
118.75
58
1177
77*
28.02
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Mat
Wkts
BBI
Avg
4
0
25
0
6.25
64
85
4/19
17.83
3
0
30
0
10
60
85
5/6
16.97
Recent Overs:
6
1
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1
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1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2+1nb
4
1
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1
1
Current Partnership: 54 runs, 6.4 overs, RR: 8.1 (V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh )
Last Wicket:

Over 17.0  

Over 16.6 Saeed Ajmalto Yuvraj Singh1 run
Goes back and nudges it off the pad to square fine leg for the winning single.

India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets with 18 balls to spare. With this Pakistan are yet to win a match against India in World T20!

Presentation Ceremony

As expected Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match and has this to say:"The key is to stay calm. In the previous match, I was thinking too much. Today, I was more relaxed. I went out and played my natural game and it worked. I have worked hard on my game. As long as I play 10-15 overs, it helps the team. It is a slow pitch but plays better under lights with the ball coming onto the bat.Playing Pakistan is a high-pressure game and I hope to continue my form."

A delighted MS Dhoni, the winning Captain of India says: "The team responded well. The players looked relax. After a loose couple of overs, Irfan and Zaheer bowled well. The part-timers also contributed. Balaji was great. Kohli has been consistent in all formats and it is good that he is taking the responsibility. He looks to score runs every time and Sehwag batted well after the loss of Gambhir. Sehwag can accumulate runs quickly against the spinners once he settles in. We were not thinking ahead and we had a nice warm-up session. The support was good for both the sides. In the first over, Sehwag told me that it is nice to play in front of a big crowd. At the end of the day, it feels nice to play in front of a full crowd."

Mohammad Hafeez, the losing Pakistan Captain says: "We could not set a good total. We lost wickets at regular intervals. The batsmen could not settle in and we could not build partnerships. India played well and Virat Kohli batted very well. It was a difficult track to bat on and his innings put India on track. We wanted to win the game and we wanted to put pressure but it did not materialize. We have to improve our fielding. It is a must win game for us against Australia and we will come back positively."
Over 16.5 Saeed Ajmalto V Kohli1 run
Goes back and flicks the quicker one to deep backward squareleg for one. The scores are leveled now.
Over 16.4 Saeed Ajmalto V Kohlino runs
Steps out and deflects the flat delivery to short fine leg.
Over 16.3 Saeed Ajmalto V Kohlino runs
Goes back for a flick and is hit on the pad by a flat delivery around leg.
Over 16.2 Saeed Ajmalto V Kohlino runs
Steps out and drags his flick off a flighted delivery to short fine leg.
Over 16.1 Saeed Ajmalto Yuvraj Singh1 run
Goes back and flicks the flat delivery behind squareleg for one.
Over 15.6 Umar Gulto V KohliBoundary!
Stretches forward and drives the widish half volley through extra covers and nobody bothers chasing that!!

Over 15.6 Umar Gul to V Kohli NB + 2 runs
Skips down the track and flicks the full toss sweetly wide of long on for a couple. Gul had overstepped, so we are going to see a freehit!
Over 15.5 Umar Gulto V Kohli2 runs
Delicately steers the rising delivery to thirdman and a fumble leaks a second run.
Over 15.4 Umar Gulto V KohliBoundary!
Jumps down the track and smacks the short of length delivery inside out flat through extra covers for a boundary.
Over 15.3 Umar Gulto Yuvraj Singh1 run
Gets inside the line and pulls the rising delivery flat towards deep mid wicket for one.
Over 15.2 Umar Gulto V Kohli1 run
Catch put down at deep mid wicket by Imran Nazir! This was a short and rising delivery and Virat pulled it off the splice in the air towards Nazir who puts down the forward diving catch.
Over 15.1 Umar Gulto Yuvraj Singh1 run
Goes back and tucks the short ball through wide mid wicket for one.
End of Over 15  
Over 14.6 Shahid Afridito Yuvraj Singh1 run
Flicks the full delivery towards long on for one.
Over 14.5 Shahid Afridito Yuvraj Singh2 runs
Bends down and sweeps it to the diving deep backward squareleg for a couple.
Over 14.4 Shahid Afridito Yuvraj SinghBoundary!
Drills the flighted delivery powerfully towards long on and beats the diving fielder for a boundary!
Over 14.3 Shahid Afridito V Kohli1 run
Steps out to a flighted delivery and drags the full toss through wide mid wicket for one.
Over 14.2 Shahid Afridi to Yuvraj Singh1 run
Stretches forward and drives it to long off for one.
Over 14.1 Shahid Afridito V Kohli1 run
Gets forward and flicks the flighted delivery to deep mid wicket for one.