India vs Pakistan Second ODI : Pakistan win the thriller by 4 wickets
November 8, 2007
India’s gamble to go in with just four specialist bowlers backfired as Pakistan, riding on Younis Khan’s brilliant century, snatched a sensational four-wicket victory in the second One-Day International in Mohali on Thursday night.
After India rattled up an imposing 321 for 9, with Sachin Tendulkar stroking 99, Younis slammed 117 as the visitors overhauled the target with one ball to spare in the high-scoring cliffhanger.
The victory helped them to level the five-match series 1-1.
Younis and Misbah-ul Haq (49) did the spadework, but it was the flamboyant Shahid Afridi (29 not out) who dramatically changed the complexion of the game with his amazing stroke-play in the dying moments.
At one stage it looked as if the Indians would scrape through, but the charged-up Pakistanis made amends for a mid-innings slump largely because of the efforts of Younis and Misabah, who put on 102 runs for the fifth wicket.
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