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রুট-বেয়ারস্টো ঝড়ে ভারতকে হারিয়ে ইতিহাস গড়লো ইংল্যান্ড | Edgbaston Test
জো রুট-জনি বেয়ারস্টো রসায়ণে ভারতকে অবিশ্বাস্য এক হার উপহার দিয়েছে ইংল্যান্ড। এ বছর এই দুই ব্যাটার এখন পর্যন্ত হাঁকিয়েছেন ১২টি সেঞ্চুরি। যে কারণে সর্বশেষ ৪ টেস্টের ৪ টিতেই ২৫০'র বেশী টার্গেট চেজ করে ম্যাচ জিতেছে ইংল্যান্ড। এর পেছনে রয়েছে কোচ ব্রেন্ডন ম্যাককালামের দারুণ অবদান। Joe Root-Johnny Bairstow England have given India an incredible rate of chemistry. So far this year, these two batsmen have scored 12 centuries. That's why England have won more than 250 target chases in four of the last four Tests. Behind this is the great contribution of coach Brendon McCullum. - Subscribe to our channel: https://Youtube.com/jamunatvbd - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamunaTV - Find us on Facebook: https://fb.com/JamunaTelevision - Check our website: https://www.jamuna.tv #JamunaTelevision #JTV #Edgbaston_Test
HIGHLIGHTS : IND vs ENG 5th Test Day 4 Match HIGHLIGHTS | England need 119 runs
HIGHLIGHTS : IND vs ENG 5th Test Day 4 Match HIGHLIGHTS | England need 119 runs #indvseng #day4 #highlights Indian bowlers also did wonders after the Indian batting on the fourth day of the fifth and deciding Test match of the Test series being played between India and England. Friends, on the third day of this exciting Test match, the Indian team had scored 125 runs for the loss of 3 wickets due to Cheteshwar Pujara's amazing 50 and on the fourth and most exciting day of this match, the Indian team started playing ahead of this score. And on this fourth day, not out batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant came out to bat on behalf of the Indian team. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant made a wonderful partnership for the Indian team. But these two great batsmen of the Indian team could not make this partnership much bigger and at the beginning of this fourth day, Cheteshwar Pujara was caught by Stuart Broad at the hands of Alex Liss. Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed after playing a wonderful innings of 66 runs in 168 balls. With this Rishabh Pant completed his half-century. But his teammate Shreyas Iyer could not keep up with him and went on early. But even after this, Rishabh Pant was seen in excellent form. But then Jack Leach, who came to bowl in 63 overs of the innings, got Rishabh Pant caught by Joe Ruth. Rishabh Pant was dismissed after scoring 57 runs in 86 balls. But in this second innings of the Indian team, England's bowlers were seen in excellent form and because of that, none of the lower order batsmen of the Indian team could show a big innings. But Jadeja was the only player who scored 23 runs. But despite this, the second innings of the Indian team could only make 245 runs on the score board. But despite this, due to the lead of 132 runs in the first innings, the Indian team set a big target of 378 runs in front of the England team. After that, chasing the huge target of 378 runs from the Indian team, two great opener batsmen of England came into the field. On the shoulders of Alex Liss and Jack Crowley, the England team expected an explosive opening in this last innings in this do or die match. But this time in front of the Indian bowling, these two great opener batsmen of England showed a counterattack. And as soon as he arrived, he started playing big shots. Stopping Alex Lees and Jack Crowley was no longer a matter for the Indian team. Together, these two had made about 107 runs in 21 overs. Now this match seemed to be going for the Indian team. Jack Crowley got out after scoring 46 runs. So soon after him, new batsman Ollie Pop was also caught by Jasprit Bumrah at the hands of Rishabh Pant and made a comeback in this match of the Indian team. Ollie Pop was out without opening the account. So immediately there, England's second opener batsman Alex Liss was run out by Ravindra Jadeja. Alex Lees got out after scoring 56 runs. But Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, who came to bat after him, took charge of England's faltering innings and started building a slow but important partnership. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root appearing in Amazing Four. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah and all the bowlers were trying their best to get these two out. But both of them were not taking the name of stopping. Meanwhile, both of them also completed their half-century partnership. After completing their half-century partnership, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were seen in dangerous form. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah's every plane was completely spoiling both of them. Meanwhile, Joe Root completed his half-century. Due to this explosive batting of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow, now the Indian team went completely on the backfoot. Both of them have now completed their century partnership as well. So after completing the same century partnership, Jonny Bairstow also completed his half-century. The batsmen running in both these forms had now put the England team in a very strong position. By the end of the fourth day's play, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root had made a partnership of about 150 runs on this fourth day.
ടെസ്റ്റ് ക്രിക്കറ്റിലെ 19 വർഷത്തെ ചരിത്രം തിരുത്തി ബുംറ,റെക്കോർഡ്|INDIA VS ENGLAND|BUMRAH|NEWS LIVE
IND VS ENG 5TH TEST DAY 2 #IndiavsEngland #IndvsEng #LIVE #HIGHLIGHTS #Ipl2022 #RohitSharma #JaspritBumrah #RavindraJadeja #HardikPandya #RishabhPant #ViratKohli #BenStokes #StuartBroad #JamesAnderson #VirenderSehwag #YuvrajSingh #IrfanPathan #YusufPathan #HardikPandya #RavichandranAshwin #bhuvneshwarkumar #UmranMalik #MohammedShami #viratkohli #MsDhoni #RishabhPant #RavindraJadeja #BCCI #Playing11Team #IndiaTeam #indiamatch #SanjuSamson #cricketnewsmalayalam #iplnewsmalayalam ABOUT CRICKET NEWS: Friends, as you all know that the fifth test match between India and England is going on and the second day of this match is being played today. So the same friends, let us tell you that in today's exciting match, with the bat of Jasprit Bumrah, we all got to see such a batting performance, after seeing which the whole of India was surprised. Actually it happened friends that today when Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami came on the field to start the innings, here on the second day the first blow was felt by the Indian team in the form of Mohammed Shami, who returned to the pavilion after scoring sixteen runs today. However, soon after the dismissal of friends Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja returned to the pavilion on one hundred and four runs after completing his century and it was the ninth major blow to India. But friends, when Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shiraz landed on the field, both the batsmen performed well in today's match. Actually friends, it happened that when Stuart Broad came here to get eighty-four overs done, then what was going on in Stuart Broad's mind. He was trying to throw every single ball just to Jasprit Bumrah. As you all can see in the pictures here and friends, Jasprit Bumrah was seen raising this matter. Where Jasprit Bumrah hit Stuart Broad for a four on the very first ball of the eighty-four over, and everyone was surprised because Jasprit Bumrah is a bowler, so how is he able to bat so dangerous then the same friends Then when the next ball was bowled by Stuart Broad, during this the ball went towards the wide and hit the boundary while going to White. Due to which India got five more runs here, then when friends came to bowl the third ball, then the third ball became a no-ball and Jasprit Bumrah hit a brilliant 150 meter six on this no ball. The same friends Jasprit Bumrah again hit two fours after this six and in such a situation you can all see here that the air of Stuart Broad was completely up. After all, how is Jasprit Bumrah batting so fast, then the same friends, when the fourth ball was bowled by Stuart Broad, then Jasprit Bumrah again hit a four and hit a six off the fifth ball. He took thirty-four runs in the over in this match. Although friends, Jasprit Bumrah got only one run on the last ball, due to which Jasprit Bumrah made thirty-five runs in the same over by Stuart Broad and friends Jasprit Bumrah made this the most expensive over in the history of Test cricket. So friends, after seeing the brilliant batting of Jasprit Bumrah here, everyone is surprised that how Jasprit Bumrah finally showed his bat. Other friends, now what is your opinion about Jasprit Bumrah's batting and how many numbers out of ten would you like to give to his batting? Friends, what do you think that Rohit Sharma, Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Hardik Pandya should return in the Indian team or not. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
देखिये जसप्रीत बूमराह बन गए युवराज सिंह ठोक दिये ब्रॉड को एक ही ओवर मे 35 रन सभी अंग्रेज हैरान
देखिये जसप्रीत बूमराह बन गए युवराज सिंह ठोक दिये ब्रॉड को एक ही ओवर मे 35 रन सभी अंग्रेज हैरान #indvseng #day2 #bumrah Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja's explosive batting has put the Indian team in a strong position on the first day of the fifth and deciding Test match of the Test series being played between India and England. But on the second day of this match, the Indian team surprised. Show by batting to give. Yes friends, the Indian team started playing ahead of the first day's 338 runs. Where Ravindra Jadeja was batting after scoring an unbeaten 83. Mohammed Shami, who was batting with Ravindra Jadeja, was also playing well with him. Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja started building a strong partnership and Rishabh Pant's scintillating knock of 146 runs in 111 balls on the first day got the Indian team out of trouble. But on the second day of this match, Ravindra Jadeja showed excellent batting and completed the historic century in this match. Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami together took the Indian innings to 371 runs. But then Stuart Broad, who came to bowl the 80th over of the innings, got Mohammed Shami out caught by Jack Litch. Mohammed Shami was dismissed for 16 runs in 30 balls, while Ravindra Jadeja, who was batting with a century soon after, was also clean bowled by Jimmy Anderson in the 83rd over of the innings. Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed after playing a brilliant innings of 104 runs in 194 balls. At that time the Indian team's score was about 375 runs. Now everyone felt that the Indian team would not be able to cross the 400 mark. But Jasprit Bumrah, the captain of the Indian team, who came to bat after the fall of the wicket, came to the field with a different thinking, the English bowlers were constantly hitting the lower order batsmen of the Indian team with dangerous bouncers, but despite this, Jasprit Bumrah remained in the field. And then came the 84th over of the innings. Stuart Broad, England's most dangerous bowler who came to put it. Stuart Broad is the same bowler on whom Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in T20 cricket and this England bowler had no idea of the danger standing ahead at this time. Yes friends, standing in front of Stuart Broad in the 84th over of the innings. Jasprit Bumrah was the captain of the Indian team. Who hit 35 runs in this over of Stuart Broad. Yes friends, Jasprit Bumrah hit a four on the very first ball of this over of Stuart Broad Because of which Stuart Broad put the next ball so much that the ball was declared white by the umpire and the ball went straight across the boundary line, then his next ball was bowled by Stuart Broad for a no ball on that too Jasprit Bumrah Hit a wonderful six. Now bowler Stuart Broad felt that Jasprit Bumrah would go on non-striker end with a run. But Jasprit Bumrah hit Stuart Broad for three consecutive fours in the next three balls. The players of the Indian team, watching this batting of friends Jasprit Bumrah, were also surprised. Virat Kohli was completely surprised and Jasprit Bumrah again hit a wonderful six on the fifth ball of this over and with 1 run on the last ball of this over, Bumrah scored 35 runs in this over of Stuart Broad. Due to this wonderful innings of Bumrah, the Indian team put a huge target of 416 runs in front of the England team in the first innings.
HIGHLIGHTS : IND vs IRE 2nd T20 Match HIGHLIGHTS | India won by 4 runs
HIGHLIGHTS : IND vs IRE 2nd T20 Match HIGHLIGHTS | India won by 4 runs #indvsire #2ndt20 #highlights In the second and most exciting T20 match of the two-match T20 series being played between India and Ireland, Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bat first and invited Ireland to bowl first. Two legendary opener batsmen of the Indian team came into the field with the intention of raining runs. This time Sanju Samson was sent to the field to open the Indian innings with Ishan Kishan. Both of them had a huge responsibility on their shoulders to give the Indian team an explosive opening start in this decisive T20I match. But this time Ishan Kishan, who was in excellent form, could not show any big innings for the Indian team and Mark Eder, who came to bowl the third over of the innings, got Ishan Kishan out caught by wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker. Ishan Kishan was able to score 3 runs in just 5 balls this time. After the early dismissal of Ishan Kishan, now Deepak Hooda, who won the Indian team in the last match for the Indian team, came out to bat and then from here Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson took over the Indian innings and started batting stormy. done. Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson took a jibe at each and every Irish bowler after they got their eyes closed. Especially friends Deepak Hooda was seen in excellent form in this match. This pair of Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson made the batting very easy in the field. No Irish bowler could even stand in front of these two. Meanwhile, both of them also completed their respective half-centuries. After scoring half-centuries, both of them looked very dangerous batting. Due to which now Ireland's bowling was completely on the back foot. Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda together batted till the 17th over of the innings and helped their team to 189 runs Delivered to Both of them made a huge and historic partnership of 176 runs for the Indian team in this match. But then Mark Eder, who came to bowl in the 17th over of the innings, clean bowled the second opener of the Indian team, Sanju Samson. Sanju Samson 42 balls. He was dismissed after playing a stormy innings of 77 runs. But even after this, Deepak Hooda was not stopping his stormy batting. Deepak Hooda, together with Suryakumar Yadav, who came to bat after the fall of the wicket, again started scoring runs at the same pace and then in the 18th over of the innings, Deepak Hooda completed his first career century and a historic century. But in the same over. New batsman Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed by Joshua Little on the third ball. Suryakumar Yadav got out after scoring 15 runs in 5 balls and on the last ball of the same over, the Indian team got the biggest blow of this match and Deepak Hooda, batting with a century, was caught by Joshua Little by Andy McBrian. Deepak Hooda played a wonderful innings of 104 runs in 57 balls in this match and due to this stormy batting, the Indian team put a huge target of 225 runs in front of the Ireland team. After that, chasing the huge target of 226 runs from the Indian team, two great opener batsmen of Ireland came into the field, chasing this huge target on the shoulders of Paul Stirling and Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie, to give a stormy opening start to the Ireland team. Had a big responsibility and these two great opener batsmen of Ireland gave an explosive start to the Ireland team. Paul Stirling scored 18 runs in Bhuneshwar Kumar's very first over. Due to which the pressure was somewhere on the Indian bowlers. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie were seen in dangerous form in this match. Paul Stirling was batting at a strike rate of around 222 in the opening overs. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie together almost took their team to 72 runs in the fifth over of the innings. The problems of the Indian captain had now increased too much. But then Ravi Bishnoi, who came to bowl the sixth over of the innings, showed his wonder and clean bowled Paul Stirling, who became the biggest problem for the Indian team on the fourth ball of his over. Paul Stirling was dismissed after scoring 40 runs in 18 balls. So, soon after him, Hardik Pandya also got the new batsman Gareth Delany run out and got the Indian team back in this match somewhere again. Garth Dilney was out without opening the account. Ireland's team had got a great start. But due to the fall of 2 consecutive wickets, now the Indian bowlers had a good chance to put the Ireland batsmen under pressure. But after the fall of the wicket, Ireland's captain Andrew Balbirnie, who had come to bat with Harry Tractor, now started opening his hands. Due to this explosive batting of Andrew Balbirnie, now again the pressure started increasing on the Indian team. Indian bowlers were trying their best to get the Ireland captain out. But Andrew Balbirnie continued to play big shots. Meanwhile, Andrew Balbirnie also completed his half-century. Andrew Balbirnie,
HIGHLIGHTS : IND vs IRE 1st T20 Match HIGHLIGHTS | India won by 7 wkts
HIGHLIGHTS : IND vs IRE 1st T20 Match HIGHLIGHTS | India won by 7 wkts #indvsire #1stt20 #highlights In the first and most exciting T20 match of the two-match T20 series being played between India and Ireland, Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first and invited Ireland to bat first. With the intention of raining runs in this 12-over match due to rain, two of Ireland's legendary opener batsmen landed on the shoulders of Pole Stralling and Anti Balbirnie, giving Ireland's team an explosive opening start in this important T20 match. It was a big responsibility to deliver. But Indian fast bowling broke Ireland's hopes in the early overs itself and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who came to bowl the first over of the innings, cleaned up Ireland's captain Anti Balbirnie. Ireland captain Anti Balbirnie was dismissed without opening the account. So right there, Ireland's second opener batsman Paul Stirling was caught by Indian captain Hardik Pandya at the hands of Deepak Hooda in the second over of the innings. Paul Stelling got out after scoring 4 runs in 5 balls. Ireland's team had lost both its legendary opener batsmen one after the other. But the Indian bowling was not one to stop here. And then soon after the fall of the wicket, the new batsman Gareth Dilini was also caught by Dinesh Karthik in the fourth over of the innings by Avesh Khan and completely pushed the Ireland team on the backfoot. Garrett Delany was dismissed for 8 runs in 9 balls. Ireland's team was now completely under pressure in the opening overs itself. Indian bowling had completely dominated Ireland's batting. Now 2 new batsmen came out to bat from the side of Ireland team. Henry Tractor and Lorcan Collision now had full responsibility to handle this staggering innings of Ireland and these two legendary batsmen played their job well in this match and batted in front of the Indian bowling. Especially friends of Henry Tractor in this match. I was batting explosively. Due to this explosive batting of these two, the pressure on Ireland was now completely over. Meanwhile, Henry Tractor also completed his half-century, Henry Tractor played an explosive innings of 64 runs in 33 balls in this match and due to this, Ireland's team set a huge target of 108 runs in 12 overs in front of the Indian team. After that, chasing the huge target of 109 runs from Ireland, two great opener batsmen of the Indian team came into the field. This time Deepak Hooda was sent to open the Indian innings with Ishan Kishan and these two explosive batsmen gave the Indian team a wonderful opening start. Especially friends, Ishaan Kishan was seen in amazing form in this match. So Deepak Hooda, who was supporting him, was also batting brilliantly but then Craig Young came to bowl in the third over of the innings, Ishan Kishan was batting explosively. Clean bowled. Ishan Kishan got out after scoring 26 runs in 11 balls. So immediately after him, on the very next ball, new batsman Suryakumar Yadav was also dismissed lbw by Craig Young and put the Indian team in great trouble. Suryakumar Yadav got out without opening the account. This Ireland fast bowler had put the Indian team under pressure somewhere now. Now from the Indian side, Captain Hardik Pandya came to the field to bat and then from here Hardik Pandya and Deepak Hooda together handled the Indian innings and the pressure on his team due to the fall of two big wickets Hardik Pandya and Deepak Hooda together removed completely. Hardik Pandya was seen in excellent form in this match. Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya together started hitting sixes and fours on Ireland's bowling. Due to this explosive batting of Hardik Pandya and Deepak Hooda, now the whole of Ireland's bowling was under pressure. Every Irish bowler was trying his best to stop Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya. But against him, these two Indian explosive batsmen were hitting consecutive fours and sixes. Hardik Pandya and Deepak Hooda batted almost till the 7th over of the innings and took their team to 94 runs But then Joshiva Little, who came to bowl the 8th over of the innings, got the Indian captain Hardik Pandya out lbw. Hardik Pandya was dismissed for 24 runs in 12 balls. But by then it was too late. Had already won and then Deepak Hooda, together with Dinesh Karthik, who came to bat in the end, gave the Indian team a seven-wicket victory in this match.
IND vs IRE 1st T20 Match Full Highlights: India vs Ireland First T20 Highlight | Hooda | Rohit
IND vs IRE 1st T20 Match Full Highlights: India vs Ireland First T20 Highlight | Hooda | Rohit #IndiavsIreland #LIVE #HIGHLIGHTS #Ipl2022 #RohitSharma #ishankishan #DeepakHooda #HardikPandya #HarryTector #PaulStirling #AndrewBalbirnie #CraigYoung #IshanKishan #YuziChahal #RishabhPant #BhuvneshwarKumar #RavichandranAshwin #UmranMalik #MohammedShami #YashasviJaiswal #ViratKohli #MsDhoni #RishabhPant #RavindraJadeja #JaspritBumrah #BCCI #Playing11Team #IndiaTeam #indiamatch ABOUT CRICKET NEWS: Friends, as you all know that the first match of the two-match T-Twenty series between India and Ireland was played in Dublin, then in this match, captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, due to rain, the match started with a delay of two hours and the match was reduced to twelve overs. Although friends, in this exciting match, Ireland's team played an innings of one hundred and eight runs against India in twelve overs at the loss of four wickets and friends, the Indian team got the target of one hundred and nine runs, then the same friends today when Ireland's team When Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie came out to bat on the field, during this the fourth major setback came to the Ireland team in the form of Lorcan Tucker, who returned to the pavilion after scoring eighteen runs in sixteen balls, and in such a situation, these four big blows took the Ireland team to the score of seventy-two runs. But friends were still standing on the field, Harry Tector, who was batting on behalf of Ireland, and friends, all of you will be surprised to know that in today's exciting match, Harry Tector defeated Indian team bowler Umran Malik Bhuvneshwar. Against Kumar and Hardik Pandya, it rained fours and sixes and during this, Harry Tector played a stormy innings of sixty four runs in just thirty three balls today and friends, in this innings he hit six fours and three big sixes. Although friends George Dockrell played an innings of four runs in seven balls today, as you can see here, the same friend, with this, Ireland's team managed to score one hundred and eight runs in twelve overs today at the loss of four wickets. During this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal got one success from India's side. So the same friends, again when the Indian team came out to bat in response to the target of one hundred and nine runs, then here Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda came to open for India today and friends, today both the batsmen came to the ground. Started batting in a hurry. Actually friends, in today's match, Ishan Kishan played an innings of twenty-six runs in eleven balls while batting in a fast manner.Suryakumar again landed on the field. Suryakumar Yadav returned to the pavilion on the very first ball for zero and he too was dismissed lbw by Young on the next ball. Although friends, after the fall of these two big wickets, the Indian team was in a lot of trouble because here in the Ireland team, too much pressure was building on India. But friends, no one turn the entire match. Actually friends Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya together took the Indian team to the brink of victory in this match today. Actually friends, all of you will be very happy to know that in today's match, Deepak Hooda and captain Hardik Pandya together completed half-century partnership in just twenty three balls and after their half-century partnership, both the batsmen were seen hitting fours and sixes. . Although during this time Deepak Udane had scored only forty runs in twenty-five balls, while on the other hand Hardik Pandya scored twenty-three runs in just eight balls and from here the Indian team was completely on the verge of winning this match. If seen, the same friends, due to the strong performance of the Indian team's batsmen here, on the last ball of the last over, the Indian team named them this match and together got a lead in this series from a zero. So friends, if the Indian team wins today's match, then it is only because of the batsmen of the Indian team because the bowling here was good in front of the Ireland team. It was not India's batting but what Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya did today, that is less appreciated than it is.What are the thoughts of all of you guys? About Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya and seeing their batting, how many numbers out of 10 would you like to give them? Friends, what do you think should be the return of Indian team Amy Rohit Sharma, Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Hardik Pandya or not. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
Pakistan Vs India 2006 | The Visitors romped home with 17.3 overs to spare.
An inspired India decimated Pakistan with an emphatic five-wicket victory to clinch the one-day series by taking an invincible 3-1 lead. After bundling out the hosts for a paltry 161 in 41.5 overs, the Indians romped home with 17.3 overs to spare to record their second consecutive one-day series triumph on Pakistani soil since the 2004 tour. It was an awesome all-round display by the visitors who relied on newcomer Rudra Pratap Singh (4-40) and Irfan Pathan (3-26) before captain Rahul Dravid (59) and the in-form Yuvraj Singh (37) made useful contributions to steer the team to a facile victory, leaving a capacity crowd at the Multan Cricket Stadium shell-shocked. Young guns Suresh Raina (35 not out) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2 not out) provided the finishing touches to a remarkable triumph built around exemplary team work. The Indian dressing room erupted in joy as Raina pulled part-timer Imran Farhat to the boundary to fetch India the winning runs in what turned out to be a lop-sided contest. The visitors could not have chosen a better venue to deliver the knockout punch, coming as it did in the hometown of captain Inzamam-ul Haq, who top scored for the hosts with a defiant 49. Dravid elected to field after winning the toss and his bowlers responded brilliantly to reduce the formidable Pakistan batting line-up to 29 for four by the 13th over. The home team never really recovered from the early jolts. Barring Inzamam, none of the Pakistani batsman could hang around for long as the Indian pacers managed to obtain some assistance from the track in the early stages of the contest. It was a pathetic display by the Pakistan batsmen who had no answers to the energetic Uttar Pradesh paceman R.P. Singh and Pathan, who wrecked the hosts with fiery spells. However, a good start also eluded the Indians with openers Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Gautam Gambhir (21) perishing early with only 29 runs on the board, comeback man Mohammad Sami (3-42) doing the damage. Dravid then guided the tourists with a fine innings of 59 containing nine fours before falling leg before to a swinging full toss from Sami. Yuvraj (37 in 57 balls) paved the way for the victory with a third-wicket partnership of 85 in 106 balls. The Punjab batsman struck six fours but his dismissal as well as that of Mohammad Kaif (0) in a span of eight balls provided Pakistan renewed hopes of a dramatic turnaround. Dravid also fell after facing 72 balls when India needed 29 more runs to win. Raina, getting his first chance to bat in the series, played in an impressive fashion and hit six fours in his 34-ball knock to guide the team to victory. In the morning, another UP youngster — R.P. Singh — took 4 for 40 after coming first-change, including two wickets off successive balls, to steal the show. The 20-year-old paceman was even on a hat-trick in his first six-over spell after sending back in-form batsman Shoaib Malik and vice-captain Younis Khan off successive balls in his very first over. The Rae Bareilly youngster failed to complete the feat but came back in the second spell to take two more wickets while Pathan also bowled with a lot of verve. Pakistan had little to show for in their do-or-die encounter, barring Inzamam’s determined knock of 49 in 62 balls with seven fours, as the batsmen failed to handle the pressure of a huge home crowd.