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DLF Cup, Abudhabi ODI News
Pak name squad to face India in Abu Dhabi ties
April 7, 2006
Pakistan have included uncapped spin bowler Abdul Rahman in a 14-man squad for two one-day matches against India in Abu Dhabi later this month. Slow left-armer Rahman was also chosen for a recent series in Sri Lanka but is still waiting to make his debut.The games on April 18 and 19 are the first in a plan to take cricket to countries with large expatriate populations. And money from the first will be donated to the Kashmir earthquake relief appeal fund. We will donate 75 per cent of the earnings of the first match for the Pakistani earthquake victims and 25 per cent will go to those affected by the quake in India, said the Pakistan Cricket Board official, Mr Asad Mustafa.
The matches will also give Inzamam-ul-Haqs side a chance to gain a measure of revenge after losing 4-1 to India in a home one-day series earlier this year. Pakistan squad: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Captain), Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Imran Farhat, Faisal Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Asif, Kamran Akmal, Rao Iftikhar, Rana Naved, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Rahman.
India vs Pakistan First ODI News
Pakistan face India at Abudhabi
Pakistan are hoping to end India's run of form when the arch-rivals clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday.India have won nine of their last 11 one-day matches, including a 4-1 series victory in Pakistan.
The 16,000-capacity Zayad Cricket Stadium is the second venue after Sharjah to host cricket internationals in the United Arab Emirates.
Proceeds from Tuesday's match will be donated to survivors of the earthquake that rocked Kashmir last October, killing more than 74,000 people.
Pakistan have also won four of their last five one-day series under Inzamam-ul Haq, with their only defeat at home to India in February.
Youngsters Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Dhoni and Suresh Raina starred in their 5-1 series win over England, which finished on Saturday.
Match Time 3:30pm till 11:30pm India (from): Rahul Dravid (Captain), Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ramesh Powar, Ajit Agarkar, Munaf Patel, Venugopal Rao, Sri Sreesanth, Rudra Pratap Singh.
Pakistan (from): Inzamam-ul-Haq (Captain), Imran Farhat, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Asif, Rao Iftikhar, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Rehman.
Pakistan defeats India by six wickets; 1-0 up
April 18, 2006
Pakistan have defeated India by six wickets in the first one-day international of the DLF Friendship Cup in Abu Dhabi.Chasing 198 for victory, Pakistan reached the target in just 48.3 overs. Younis Khan cracked a brilliant 71 off 94 balls and was declared the man of the match. Kamran Akmal contributed with a well-made 24.
Earlier, India were bowled out for 197 in the allotted 50 overs. The pair of Suresh Raina and Rao steadied the innings by putting on 64 for the fifth wicket after the team suffered initial setbacks. Malik was the most impressive among the bowlers, taking 3 for 40.
One-day international, Abu Dhabi: Pakistan 201-4 (48.3 overs) beat India 197 (50 overs) by six wickets
India won the toss and decided to bat
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197 all out (50.0 overs)
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201 for 4 (48.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| A R Uthappa | c Mohammad Yousuf | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 12 |
24 | 1 | 0 |
| R Dravid | run out | 20 |
29 | 3 | 0 | |
| I K Pathan | run out | 26 |
49 | 3 | 0 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Kamran Akmal | b Iftikhar Anjum | 7 |
4 | 1 | 0 |
| S K Raina | c Iftikhar Anjum | b Shahid Afridi | 40 |
67 | 3 | 0 |
| Y V Rao | not out | 61 |
92 | 3 | 0 | |
| M S Dhoni | b Shoaib Malik | 3 |
10 | 0 | 0 | |
| A B Agarkar | c Iftikhar Anjum | b Shoaib Malik | 12 |
15 | 0 | 0 |
| R R Powar | c Iftikhar Anjum | b Shoaib Malik | 5 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | run out | 3 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| S Sreesanth | run out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 5w 3lb | 8 | ||||
| Total | all out | 197 | ||||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Shoaib Malik | c R Dravid | b S Sreesanth | 12 |
34 | 2 | 0 |
| Imran Farhat | b A B Agarkar | 30 |
41 | 5 | 0 | |
| Younis Khan | not out | 71 |
96 | 4 | 1 | |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Y V Rao | b R R Powar | 40 |
73 | 4 | 0 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c M S Dhoni | b A B Agarkar | 1 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamran Akmal | not out | 24 |
34 | 3 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1nb 7w 15lb | 23 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 201 | ||||
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Umpires: B G Jerling, R E Koertzen
India: A R Uthappa, R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, S K Raina, Y V Rao, M S Dhoni, I K Pathan, R R Powar, A B Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Naved-ul-Hasan, Iftikhar Anjum, Mohammad Asif
India vs Pakistan Second ODI News
India wins toss, bats again at Abudhabi
India won the toss and chose to bat first against arch-rivals Pakistan for the second day running in Abu Dhabi, looking to overturn Tuesday's defeat.India made one change, bringing opener Virender Sehwag in for Robin Uthappa. Pakistan remained unchanged.
India win to tie Pakistan series
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's battling 79 could not prevent India from winning by 51 runs and squaring their one-day series in Abu Dhabi. Virender Sehwag returned to form with 72 and Rahul Dravid hit a composed 92 as India posted 269-5 off 50 overs.Apart from Shoaib Malik (46) and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (27) there was little other support for Inzamam as Pakistan were bowled out for 218 in 45.2 overs. Irfan Pathan and Ramesh Powar both finished with three wickets apiece.
It was perfect revenge for the Indians, who were outplayed in Tuesday's opener, as Sehwag bounced back from his poor run with 10 fours and a six in his 83-ball knock.
One-day international, Abu Dhabi: India 269-5 (50 overs) bt Pakistan 218 (45.2 overs) by 51 runs
India won the toss and decided to bat
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269 for 5 (50.0 overs)
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218 all out (45.2 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| V Sehwag | b Shahid Afridi | 73 |
83 | 10 | 1 | |
| R Dravid | b Mohammad Asif | 92 |
116 | 10 | 0 | |
| M S Dhoni | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 59 |
72 | 5 | 0 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Mohammad Asif | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 24 |
10 | 3 | 1 |
| S K Raina | run out | 6 |
11 | 0 | 0 | |
| I K Pathan | not out | 7 |
8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1w 7lb | 8 | ||||
| Total | for 5 | 269 | ||||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Shoaib Malik | c Yuvraj Singh | b R R Powar | 45 |
70 | 5 | 0 |
| Imran Farhat | lbw | b I K Pathan | 8 |
19 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | b I K Pathan | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Younis Khan | c M S Dhoni | b A B Agarkar | 5 |
18 | 0 | 0 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | run out | 79 |
91 | 5 | 1 | |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c S K Raina | b R R Powar | 5 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamran Akmal | c R Dravid | b Harbhajan Singh | 18 |
25 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | c sub | b R R Powar | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | c Y V Rao | b I K Pathan | 27 |
17 | 3 | 1 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | b S Sreesanth | 11 |
13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohammad Asif | not out | 1 |
7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 2nb 11w 4b 1lb | 18 | ||||
| Total | all out | 218 | ||||
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Umpires: B G Jerling, R E Koertzen
India: V Sehwag, R Dravid, I K Pathan, Yuvraj Singh, S K Raina, Y V Rao, M S Dhoni, A B Agarkar, R R Powar, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Naved-ul-Hasan, Iftikhar Anjum, Mohammad Asif
Zayed International Cricket Stadium
Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
The new stadium, a bare fifteen minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi, promises a new era of sport in the Emirate. The Zayed Cricket Stadium, named after the UAE President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, is a mutli-million dirham project that has been funded and supported by the Abu Dhabi Government with the aim of turning Abu Dhabi into a world class venue for international cricket tournaments. The architectural design of the stadium is itself bound to attract attention. The facility has an18000-seat capacity with eight pitches, five of these of turf. A massive curved shade canopy covering the Grand Stand pavilion is the highlight of the stadium. It is the largest unsupported structure of any cricket stadium, weighing around 1,000 tonnes and has three pillars placed behind at the centre, symbolising the three cricket stumps.The latest technology is being used for lighting and scoreboards to ensure accepted international standards for televising matches.
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