ICC Champions Trophy 2009/10

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Pakistan set 303-run target for India

CENTURION: An enterprising century by Shoaib Malik and brilliant 87 by Mohammad Yousuf helped Pakistan set India a difficult target of 303 runs in their Group A match in the ICC Champions Trophy here on Saturday.

Malik made 128 from 126 balls and struck 16 fours while Yousuf hit seven fours in his 88-ball innings.

Both added 206 runs, a record fourth wicket partnership against India in One-day International cricket.

For India, seamers Ashish Nehra bagged four wickets for 55 runs while Ishant Sharma claimed two for 39.

Pakistan captain Younus Khan elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the Champions Trophy here on Saturday.

Pakistan won their opening match of the four-team group against the West Indies, while India are playing their first game. Defending champions Australia are the other team in the group, with the top two advancing to the semi-finals.

Pakistan made one change from the side that beat the West Indies, with Younus coming in place of Misbah-ul-Haq.

Pakistan: Younus Khan (captain), Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh.

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Australia beat Windies by 50 runs

JOHANNESBURG: Half-centuries from Ricky Ponting and Mitchell Johnson helped Australia to secure a 50-run win over West Indies in their Champions Trophy Group A match at the Wanderers on Saturday.

Johnson smashed his way to 73 not out off 47 balls with eight fours and three sixes while Ponting scored 79 runs off 95 deliveries as Australia posted 275 for eight in their first
match of the tournament.

In reply, West Indies could manage only 225 all out in 46.5 overs, with Dale Richards unable to bat due to injury.

The defeat was West Indies'' second consecutive loss of the tournament, effectively ruling them out of semi-final contention.

The left-handed Johnson needed just 40 deliveries to bring up his maiden one-day-international (ODI) 50, eclipsing his previous ODI best of 43 not out scored against England at Lord''s earlier this month.

In the process, Johnson shared in an eighth-wicket partnership with Brett Lee (25) that realised 70 runs to boost the Australian score after they had stuttered to 171 for seven
in the 40th over.

So savage was Johnson''s assault that 103 runs were scored off the last 10 overs of the Australian innings.

Earlier, Ponting strode imperiously to his 69th ODI half-century before he was stumped by Walton off the bowling of left-arm spinner Nikita Miller.

Ponting''s departure came in the middle of an Australian slump in which the defending champions lost five wickets for 51 runs before Johnson''s rescue act.

Miller was at the heart of the Australian middle-order collapse as the 27-year-old captured two for 24 off 10 overs.

The daunting Australian total proved too much for West Indies despite half-centuries from Andre Fletcher and Travis Dowlin.

The duo built an 86-run second-wicket partnership before Fletcher was run out, for 54, by a direct hit from Johnson, fielding at mid-off.

Dowlin made his way to a patient 55 off 87 balls before he top-edged a delivery from fast bowler Brett Lee and was caught by wicketkeeper Tim Paine.

On Monday, Australia take on India in Centurion while West Indies play their final match, against India, on Wednesday at the Wanderers.

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Pakistan record thrilling victory against India

CENTURION: Pakistan defeated India by 54 runs in an exciting contest in their Group A day-night match in the ICC Champions Trophy here on Saturday.

Chasing a difficult target of 303, India batted well but their tail collapsed after experienced Rahul Dravid departed in 42nd over.

Dravid made 76 with four boundaries while opener Gautam Gambhir smashed 57 from 46 balls with two sixes and seven fours and Suresh Raina hit 46 off 41 balls with five fours and two sixes.

Seamers Mohammad Aamer and Rana naved-ul-Hasan, spinners Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal claimed two wickets each.

Earlier, an enterprising century by Shoaib Malik and brilliant 87 by Mohammad Yousuf helped Pakistan set India a difficult target of 303 runs.

Malik made 128 from 126 balls and struck 16 fours while Yousuf hit seven fours in his 88-ball innings. He was later declared man-of-the-match.

Both added 206 runs, a record fourth wicket partnership against India.

For India, seamers Ashish Nehra bagged four wickets for 55 runs while Ishant Sharma claimed two for 39.

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Youths throng streets as Pakistan beat India in CT

KARACHI: Hundreds of thousands of people have come out on the streets all across Pakistan cities including Karachi, Hyderabad, and Lahore to celebrate Pakistan’s victory against India by 54 runs in an ODI of ICC Champions Trophy at Centurion park on Saturday night, Geo news reported.

With this win Pakistan have also qualified for the semi final race by beating West Indies and now India in two consecutive matches of their group.

People in jubilation are dancing on drums doing Bhangra (traditional dance) and chanting slogans in spirit of victory.

Young boys are riding motorcycles and doing wheelies on main roads in Karachi, Lahore and Hyderabad.

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Pakistan crush India by 54 runs in CT

CENTURION: Pakistan have defeated India by 54 runs with 32 balls to spare in ICC Champions Trophy match here, thus qualifying for the semi final, Geo news reported late on Saturday.

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Pakistan through to semis after beating India

CENTURION: Shoaib Malikand Mohammad Yousuf shared a record fourth-wicket stand to help Pakistan beat India by 54 runs on Saturday to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals.

Pakistan compiled 302 for nine after winning the toss and batting before restricting their arch rivals to 248 all out.

The victory led Pakistan to the top of Group A with four points from two matches ahead of Australia on two. India and West Indies have no points.

Shoaib (128) and Yousuf (87) put on 206 in 193 balls, the biggest stand for any wicket in the Champions Trophy and a fourth-wicket record for Pakistan.

The previous record in the competition was 192 for the first wicket, shared by Indians Virender Sehwag and Saurav Ganguly against England in Colombo in 2002 and Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds for West Indies against Bangladesh in Southampton in 2004.

Pakistan''s previous best for the fourth wicket was an unbroken stand of 198 between Kamran Akmal and Misbah ul-Haq against Australia in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.

Shoaib cracked 128 in 126 deliveries, with 16 fours, to record his seventh ODI century. The 27-year-old really hit form in the latter stages of his innings, needing just 27 deliveries for his second 50.

Yousuf''s 87 featured seven fours in a classy display of wristy stroke making.

Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra struck twice with the new ball for India and finished with four for 55.

However he had little support, with only Ishant Sharma pegging back the Pakistan batsmen with two for 39.

Rahul Dravid top-scored for India with 76 before being runout in the 42nd over, Umar Gul''s fine throw from the cover boundary beating him after Harbhajan Singh had called for a third run.

India were given a powerful start by Gautam Gambhir, who lashed 57 off 46 balls, while Suresh Raina added 46 in 41deliveries.

Pakistan, though, eventually cruised to victory after claiming the last five wickets for 43 runs.

Naved ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal all picked up two wickets.

Seventeen-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Aamer also grabbed two for 46 including Sachin Tendulkar for eight.

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Team played as one unit for victory: Younis

CENTURION: The skipper Pakistan cricket team Younis Khan has said the joint efforts from all boys especially class acts put up by stylish Shoaib Malik and experience Muhammad Yousuf played major role in team’s victory against archrivals here, Geo news reported on late Friday night.

He said we had planned to mount a big ask against strong Indian side which we did successfully while it was made possible by the memorable innings smashed by Shoaib Malik (128) and speedy by Muhammad Yousuf (87).

We will try our level’s best to defeat giant Australia in our next counter, he vowed.

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