Pakistan got sensational victory in the warm up match against India. Pakistan has beaten the blue shirts after a long time. India won the toss and elected to bat first. Virender Sehwag as always took an aggressive start and scores 26 quick runs. Gautam Gambhir didn’t spend much time on the wicket and was bowled out by Umar Gul. India lost 2 quick wickets at the score of 45.
Later Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma changed the conditions for India with a long partnership of 127 runs. Virat Kohli was the highest scorer for India who remained not out at 75 where as
Rohit sharma also scored a half century. India reached at a total of 185 runs in their 20 overs. Saeed Ajmal took two important wickets of Sehwag and Sharma. Umar Gul also got a wicket of Gambhir.
In reply, Pakistan took a great start specially captain Mohammad Hafeez who scored quick 38 runs. Pakistan lost 5 wickets at the score of 91. Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik got a partnership of 95 runs and chased the total in 20th over. Kamran Akmal scored 92 runs and remained not out. Shoaib Malik chipped in with 38 runs not out.
By Shayan Jamal