5th ODI: India vs Pakistan at Jaipur

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5th ODI: India vs Pakistan at Jaipur

Last game of the series is well and truly underway. The series has already been decided with India securing the win in the fourth game. Pakistan are just playing for pride now and are doing quite well so far.

They scored 6/306 batting first off their 50 overs. Shoaib Malik amde 89 and Mohammad Yousuf 74 as they put on the bulk of the team's runs. Fawad Alam made a late 32 not out with Salman Butt making 36 at the start of the innings.

Sreesanth was India's most effective bowler, taking three wickets early leaving Pakistan at 3/77 before the Yousuf/Malik revival.

In reply, India are 1/26 after 6 overs. Sohail Tanvir struck early to remove Gautam Gambhir for 12.

Today's game sees two debutants, Praveen Kumar for India and Sarfraz Ahmed for Pakistan who is wicket-keeping for this game as Kamran Akmal is being rested.

 

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Robin Uthappa is gone, out to Rao Iftikhar Anjum courtesy of an edge taken by Misbah-ul-Haq at first slip. Misbah actually dropped him in the same spot two balls ago but makes no mistake this time.

India are 2/26 in the 7th over.

 

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Tendulkar gone for 30 after smashing 14 off Sohail Tanvir's over. The ball seamed away bringing an edge and Misbah-ul-Haq took a nice catch at gully.

3/57 after ten overs, that was a big wicket.

 

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Another one down!! Sehwag has a crack but only gets an edge to Sarfraz Ahmed. That's Ahmed's first ODI dismissal and India are 4/62.

Tanvir now has three wickets. In walks Yuvraj Singh who has a massive rescue mission on his hands.

 

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India were all out for 275 off 49.5 overs.

The target proved too much as the loss of early wickest really stunted India's run rate. Rohit Sharma scored 52 and Yuvraj Singh 50 but it was not enough to get to victory. Irfan Pathan also scored 43 down the order.

Sohail Tanvir was the best bowler for Pakistan taking 4/53, Iftikhar Anjum chipped in with 2/52 and Shoaib Malik 3/61.

Pakistan took victory by 31 runs.

Shoaib Malik won Man of the Match for his efforts with bat and ball but Yuvraj Singh was judged Man of the Series with his team winning the series 3-2.

 

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This match meant absolutely nothing.

...Yuvraj Singh was judged Man of the Series...

Yes, yes, yes!!!! WooooooHoooooo!!!!!!!!!

Make Yuvraj the captain of this team, I would be all for it!

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