India knock Pakistan out of Asia Cup

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India knock Pakistan out of Asia Cup

India defeated Pakistan by three wickets in a thrilling finish on Saturday to knock their arch-rivals out of the four-nation Asia Cup limited-overs tournament.

By (AFP)

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Published: Sat 19 Jun 2010, 5:42 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:36 AM

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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