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0.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, just short of a good length and on the middle and leg, a bit of swing away from the left-handed Butt, defended awkwardly, the ball loops back down the pitch off the edge.
0.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length and far outside the off stump, left well alone to the keeper, a bit of swing there.
0.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, and another one short of a length and outside the off swinging away appreciably, left well alone by Butt.
India attacking with three slips and a gully.
0.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, OUT: fuller this time and on the off, the ball swings late and Butt plays at it tentatively. The ball takes the edge and goes towards slip. Rahul Dravid dives low and takes a sharp catch!
India have got off to the best possible start! Pakistan have lost their first wicket without a single run on the board! Rahul Dravid will already be breathing easier about his decision to field first. That is a great start for India in this decisive Test match. Younis Khan is the new batsman.
0.5 Pathan to Younis Khan, OUT: full and on the stumps, this one swings in very late, that is a perfectly pitched delivery and it nails Younis lbw right in front of the stumps! India are on fire!
Pakistan in dire straits here at two wickets down without a run on the board. What a start for the Indian team and Irfan Pathan, who is on a hat-trick! Just a bit more for the bowlers and what a difference it makes! Mohammad Yousuf is facing the hat-trick ball. Three slips and two gullies in place
0.6 Pathan to Mohammad Yousuf, OUT: Got him! Sensational stuff at the National Stadium! Mohammad Yousuf bowled through the gate by a pearl of an inswinger! That one came in superbly after pitching outside off stump and shattered the stumps!
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pak 3rd day mae acha khela hae....now hopefully pak can bat all 4th day and make lots of runs to bat india out of the game...i'd rather see pak draw the series then lose it from here...
After the debacle of the first evening, India's middle and lower order waged a feisty fightback to restore the balance, only for an 109-run opening partnership to give Pakistan control of proceedings once again. By stumps, they had moved to 173 for 2, an overall lead of 180. With the pitch having eased up and much less in it for the bowlers, they were well on course to set India a monumental target to win the match and series.
Having eked out a lead of just seven runs, Pakistan emerged for their second innings with plenty of questions being asked about the quality of the top order, which had succumbed so meekly at the first time of asking. They responded in impressive fashion, with some glorious drives and cuts as the Indian bowlers failed to come close to matching their first-innings feat. Even though there was lateral movement with the new ball, the line and length was never consistent enough to put pressure on the batsmen.
Imran Farhat set the tone with some wonderful drives and back-foot punches through the off-side cordon, and Salman Butt followed suit with a couple of sweetly timed drives through cover. There was invariably a four-ball every over, and without the batsmen taken undue risks, the scoreboard operators were kept alert. Irfan Pathan couldn't reprise his first-innings heroics, and Zaheer Khan was just wayward. Rudra Pratap Singh and Anil Kumble could make no impression either, and Kumble's indifferent tour took a further lurch for the worse as Butt twice thumped him over midwicket for fours.
Both batsmen had sauntered past 50 by the time India made an unlikely breakthrough. Having run out of frontline options, Rahul Dravid had tossed the ball to Sourav Ganguly. He struck with the first ball of his second over, trapping Butt with a peach of a delivery. And the Indians were given a further boost when Farhat, who had leathered 59 in quick time, played an indiscrete pull shot that flew off the top edge to mid-on. But Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf - who were both on king pairs - weren't about to give it away a second time, and a flurry of shots scorched the outfield in the pale afternoon sunshine. For the Indians, it was a sobering reminder of back-breaking bowling spells at Lahore and Faisalabad, and a far cry from their performance on day one.
The early part of the morning had belonged to India, with Yuvraj Singh and Ganguly stitching together a vital 81-run partnership, but Abdul Razzaq and Mohammad Asif struck in quick succession before lunch as Pakistan regained the initiative. But having then reduced India to 181 for 8, they were foiled by another exhibition of clean hitting from Pathan, who made the most of two reprieves to thump 40 from just 51 balls.
Resuming on 74 for 4, both Ganguly and Yuvraj were eager to make use of whatever opportunities that came their way. Yuvraj set the tone for the first hour with a superb straight-drive off Razzaq and a beautifully timed shot through cover off Asif. At the other end, Ganguly was prepared for a short-ball barrage, and when Shoaib Akhtar came round the wicket, he played one withering slash for four. Shoaib generated serious pace but far too many deliveries bounced harmlessly down leg side or were too short to make the batsmen play. He did dish up a superb yorker clocked at 151.9 kmph, which Ganguly just about kept out, but there were also two misdirected bouncers that went for four byes each.
Yuvraj swayed out of the way of a vicious bouncer, and handled Shoaib with enough comfort, squeezing one down to third man and thumping a slow full-toss through cover for four. The two had added 61 in the morning when Ganguly, as composed as any batsman on view, went for the pull that he has always played so badly. His anguish at the dismissal was all too apparent, and a glove thrown to the ground was symbolic of regret at a big score missed.
Through it all, Asif had bowled an admirable spell, pitching it up and darting the ball in and out off the seam. Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked clueless in the face of Asif's probing off-stump line early on, but then played two splendid off-drives off the back foot. Yuvraj had played some sensational shots on his way to 45, but Asif's perseverance couldn't be denied after he pitched a ball on leg stump and thudded it into the pads.
Two balls later, Dhoni was also back in the pavilion, playing an ugly flail. Only Pakistan's generosity behind the stumps prevented further reverses, with Kamran Akmal reprieving Kumble down the leg side, and Younis - who split his hand open in the effort - messing up a chance offered by Pathan - then still to score - off successive Razzaq deliveries. Shoaib then speared one into Kumble's rib-cage before trapping him in front, but was rendered ineffectual by Pathan. After being smashed past point, he came round the wicket, only to watch with mounting frustration as Pathan played a gorgeous cover-drive and a flat pull for six over backward square leg.
Pakistan leaked 28 extras, with 17 no-balls among them, and Bob Woolmer, the coach, would also have been dismayed by the fielding. Pathan was on six when Asif let a slash skim over his hands at deep point, and Zaheer Khan was then put down by Shoaib in the deep when he went for a similar shot. However, an impetuous hoick from Pathan resulted in India surrendering the lead, and by day's end, they had lost even more ground on a pitch likely to be batsmen-friendly for at least another day.
How they were out
India
Sourav Ganguly c Asif b Razzaq 34 (137 for 5) Top-edged a pull down to backward square leg
Yuvraj Singh lbw Asif 45 (165 for 6) Pitched on leg stump and rapped him on the pad in front of middle stump
Mahendra Dhoni c Akmal b Razzaq 13 (165 for 7) Stand-and-deliver drive edged behind, fine catch taken low to the right
Anil Kumble lbw Shoaib 7 (181 for 8) Caught on the crease by an express delivery that would have crashed into leg stump
Irfan Pathan c Yousuf b Afridi 40 (237 for 9) Attempt to clear the infield only finds the man at deep mid-off
Zaheer Khan c Akmal b Asif 21 (238 all out) Edged a bouncer behind the stumps
Pakistan
Salman Butt lbw Ganguly 53 (109 for 1) Trapped plumb in front by one that swung back in
Imran Farhat c Tendulkar b Pathan 57 (122 for 2) Midjudged the pace and bounce, top-edged to mid-on
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pak 3rd day mae acha khela hae....now hopefully pak can bat all 4th day and make lots of runs to bat india out of the game...i'd rather see pak draw the series then lose it from here...
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Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day
Faisal ton powers Pakistan to big lead
The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Karachi
January 31, 2006
Pakistan 511 for 5 (Iqbal 103*, Younis 77, Yousuf 97, Butt 53, Farhat 57) and 245 lead India 238 by 518 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out
Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan piled on the runs, and another old tormentor - Shahid Afridi - scooped on the misery before Faisal Iqbal, the comeback kid, produced a maiden century of the highest class to shut India out of the Karachi Test. It was only the fourth time that all six top-order batsmen had made at least a half-century and by stumps, Pakistan's lead had swelled to an insurmountable 518. With two days still to play and no team having made more than 418 to win a Test, Pakistan were perfectly placed to push for the victory that would avenge the series loss on home soil two years ago.
India's bowlers didn't lack for effort, but they were stymied by their inadequacies and a pitch that was so benign as to make you wonder if it was the same one on which 14 wickets had fallen on the opening day. And with conditions in their favour, the batsmen had no intention of letting things drift, with Iqbal especially impressive in his role as Inzamam-ul-Haq's replacement. A little over three years ago, he scored a magnificent 83 at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo, against an Australian bowling line-up at its peak. After a lengthy spell on the sidelines and a first-innings failure here, he came up with an innings of similar quality, defending with a straight bat and severe on anything that asked to be hit.
Some of the cover-drives he played were just peachy, and the pulls and cuts also exemplified the confidence of a man who believes that he belongs in such an arena. With the sun setting and the bowlers spent, an emphatic pull for four off Kumble took him to three figures, and he received a stirring reception from his home crowd. There was also a hug from Abdul Razzaq, who had played his part with two huge sixes off Kumble during an accomplished knock of 44.
Any hopes that India had of salvaging this game had evaporated much earlier in the morning sunshine, as Younis and Yousuf brought up their fourth century partnership of the series - their fifth in the last five Tests against India. The bowlers toiled 25 overs without reward after Yousuf, who had gone past 5000 Test runs on the second day, set the tone for the morning with a superb cut for four off Rudra Pratap Singh. Singles were scampered with great ease, and the occasional sloppy effort in the field resulted in singles becoming twos.
There was some swing for Pathan, and also movement off the pitch, but he bowled at such leisurely medium pace that the batsmen were never hustled into a false stroke. Rudra Pratap was a little better and on the one occasion that he tried to surprise Younis with a bouncer, a withering pull sent the ball to the midwicket fence.
Younis took just 65 balls for his 50, and when Dravid called on Ganguly to bowl at gentle pace, Yousuf followed suit with a glorious on-drive for four. Thereafter, the runs kept coming, with a nudge here and a cut there, and two gorgeous straight-drives from Yousuf off Zaheer merely emphasized Pakistan's dominance. For India, playing a game of patience, the wait for a wicket was interminable.
It ended only after lunch but by the time Kumble trapped Younis in front, he had taken his tally for the series to 553, 45 more than the slim pickings he managed in India last year. It might have proved a window of opportunity, but Iqbal came in and batted with such confidence that thoughts of a collapse were soon swept away. He started with a fabulous back-foot punch for four off Ganguly, and then produced a forceful pull over midwicket.
Kumble kept plugging away at one end, and was unfortunate not to have Yousuf, when a mistimed lofted drive just cleared Zaheer at mid-on. He had got to within three of his third century of the series when Kumble was again rewarded for his perseverance. The flipper did the trick, and Yousuf departed with 461 runs to his name in the three matches.
Afridi arrived to a crescendo of noise, and quickly increased the din with three thumping off-drives. After a delicate late-cut for four, words were exchanged with Kumble, prompting the umpire to step in and have a word. But Afridi played sensibly, tempering his natural aggression, and his approach also seemed to encourage Iqbal, who played two splendid square-drives off Kumble. After 92 overs, Dravid had had enough, calling for the second new ball to try and rediscover the magic of the first morning.
Instead, he had to watch silently as Afridi went berserk, hammering Pathan for two fours and a six in an 18-run over. By the time he got carried away, much to the Indians' relief, he had thumped 60 from 46 balls in a blistering cameo that ensured that India would have to score more than they ever had to win a Test match. By stumps, however, even the honourable draw wasn't an option, unless a few million rain-dances did the trick.
How they were out
Younis Khan lbw Kumble 77 (280 for 3) Barely forward to one that barely turned
Mohammad Yousuf lbw Kumble 97 (318 for 4) Trapped on the back foot by one that quickened onto him
Shahid c Tendulkar b Rudra Pratap 60 (402 for 5) Mis-hit a pull to mid-on
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Shahenshah said:
pak 3rd day mae acha khela hae....now hopefully pak can bat all 4th day and make lots of runs to bat india out of the game...i'd rather see pak draw the series then lose it from here...
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lo je ye thee report for 3rd day
Pakistan 511 for 5 (Iqbal 103*, Younis 77, Yousuf 97, Butt 53, Farhat 57) and 245 lead India 238 by 518 runs
pak should not declare, but put on atleast 100 more quick runs if they can and then declare pak should not lose from here....cuz even though total looks big...india still got shewag, dravid and tendulker and also ganguly trying to prove a point can demage...
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lo je ye thee report for 3rd day
Pakistan 511 for 5 (Iqbal 103*, Younis 77, Yousuf 97, Butt 53, Farhat 57) and 245 lead India 238 by 518 runs
pak should not declare, but put on atleast 100 more quick runs if they can and then declare pak should not lose from here....cuz even though total looks big...india still got shewag, dravid and tendulker and also ganguly trying to prove a point can demage...
yeah pak should get them out early..specially dhoni
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Shahenshah said:
lo je ye thee report for 3rd day
Pakistan 511 for 5 (Iqbal 103*, Younis 77, Yousuf 97, Butt 53, Farhat 57) and 245 lead India 238 by 518 runs
pak should not declare, but put on atleast 100 more quick runs if they can and then declare pak should not lose from here....cuz even though total looks big...india still got shewag, dravid and tendulker and also ganguly trying to prove a point can demage...
yeah pak should get them out early..specially dhoni
razzaq is still batting, and kamran akmal and akhter r still to come...so pak should have no problem posting 100 more runs to current total...and then i will feel pak is safe..otherwise...indian batting line up is too strong..anything is possible...if pak can score 500+ runs...so can india...so better make more and mroe runs...
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pak should give india only 100-120 overs to play....
why? cuz if pak gives them 150 overs or more to play with a target of suppose 600 to chase, it;s very manegable...because at run rate of 4/over, 600 runs can be put on the board...and looking at india's recent inning run rates, they have been playing at a run rate over 4/over most of the time...so why take chances? if pak is in control...then they just shut them outta the game
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pak should give india only 100-120 overs to play....
why? cuz if pak gives them 150 overs or more to play with a target of suppose 600 to chase, it;s very manegable...because at run rate of 4/over, 600 runs can be put on the board...and looking at india's recent inning run rates, they have been playing at a run rate over 4/over most of the time...so why take chances? if pak is in control...then they just shut them outta the game
mere khyal mein lunch tak 700 bana le wo kafi hei..
OUT: fuller this time and on the off, the ball swings late and Butt plays at it tentatively. The ball takes the edge and goes towards slip. Rahul Dravid dives low and takes a sharp catch! 
