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Brief scores:
Pakistan 267 all out in 49.3 overs; India 271-7 in 49.5 overs.
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Pakistan make 267 against India in Asia Cup
Pakistan were all out for 267 in 49.3 overs after electing to bat in the Asia Cup one-day international against India on Saturday.
Scores: Pakistan 267 in 49.3 overs (Salman Butt 74, Kamran Akmal 51; Praveen Kumar 3-53) v India.
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Pakistan bat against India in Asia Cup
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat in the Asia Cup one-day international against India on Saturday.
Victory for India at the Rangiri stadium in Dambulla will ensure them a place in the June 24 final alongside hosts Sri Lanka, while Pakistan must win to stay afloat in the four-nation tournament.
This is only the second one-day match between the arch-rivals in the past two years. The last time the two sides played, Pakistan beat India in the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Shoaib Akhtar.
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and Billy Bowden (NZL)
TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Shahid (BAN)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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