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India make it 3 in a row all thanks to Duckworth/Lewis system. England batted first and scored 240 all out. Ravi Bopara was the top scorer with 60. For India Harbhajan Singh took 3 wickets and 2 each to Ishant and Munaf. India scored 198/5 from 40 overs before bad light stopped play. India were ahead as per the D/L caluclation and won the match by 16 runs. Virender Sehwag was the top scorer for India. Man of the match awarded to Harbhajan Singh.

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So India have bounced back and the see-saw battle between these two countries continues on. But a 2-1 lead in a 5 match series is always handy. The turning point in the match was the first six that Yuvraj hit off Abdur Rehman and from there on the momentum shifted tremendously.

The toss was won by Shoaib Malik and he elected to field first citing reasons that his team chases well and he wanted to make use of the early conditions. Pakistani new-ball bowlers lost the plot early on as they gave away far too many runs to the best opening combination in ODI history. Both Sachin and Saurav made use of the chances given to them, especially Saurav who was dropped of the first ball by Kamran Akmal.

Sachin took his own time to settle down but the boundaries started to come and he looked set for a big innings. Before he played a loose shot to give Sohail Tanveer his first wicket. Akmal, in complete contrast to the dropped catch, leapt to his right to snatch it out of midair. The man in form, Gautam Gambhir, walked in to replace the Little Master.

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South Africa in Pakistan, 2007. Pakistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, October 23, 2007. South Africa innings. Pakistan won the match by 6 wickets thanks to an all-round performance by Shahid Afridi. Chasing 198 for a win, Pakistan reached the target in 48.1 overs on the back of an unbeaten 58 from Mohammad Yousuf. Earlier, the South Africans were brought down by some excellent bowling from the Pakistanis. Shahid Afridi and Iftikhar Anjum ripped through the South African middle order. Only Graeme Smith and Justin Kemp made valuable contributions. The rest of the batsmen got the starts but failed to capitalise.

Afridi then took center-stage when the Pakistani innings started. Boom boom Afridi rattled the South African bowlers by smashing the ball all over the place. His 32 came from only 18 balls and had 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. However, South Africa came back sharply by picking up 3 quick wickets and Pakistan were 68/3 all of a sudden. Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik then played a test match brand of cricket with some good rear-guard action. The required run rate was never going to be a problem and the only way they could have lost this match was by being bowled out. That wasn’t to be and Pakistan now lead the series 2-1. Afridi was given the man of the match.

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In a low scoring thriller, England edged out Sri Lanka to win by 2 wickets and take a 2-1 lead in the 5 match ODI series. After electing to bat first, Sri Lanka never started off well and kept losing wickets. Tillekeratne Dilshan was the only player in the entire match who figured out the pitch. His 70 from only 84 balls saved Sri Lanka from an embarrassing total.

Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad ripped through the top order to leave Sri Lanka gasping at 42-4. Swann then did the rest of the damage as he destroyed the middle order and the tail leaving Dilshan out of partners, before he too was dismissed with the score on 164.

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Fri 2/11 - Tour Match
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT TBC v Pakistan
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue 6/11
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 1st ODI - India v Pakistan
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Fri 9/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 2nd ODI - India v Pakistan
Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Sun 11/11
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 3rd ODI - India v Pakistan
Green Park, Kanpur

Thu 15/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 4th ODI - India v Pakistan
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior

Sun 18/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 5th ODI - India v Pakistan
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Thu 22/11 - Mon 26/11
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Test - India v Pakistan
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri 30/11 - Tue 4/12
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - India v Pakistan
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sat 8/12 - Wed 12/12
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 3rd Test - India v Pakistan
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Update - 30/10/07

The sale of tickets for the second ODI cricket match between India and Pakistan here on November 8 would commence on November 1, the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) said here on Monday.

The tickets have been priced in four denominations of Rs 300 for General Block, Rs 1,000 for the VIP Block, Rs 5,000 for thtickets have been priced in four denominations of Rs 300 for General Block, Rs 1,000 for the VIP Block, Rs 5,000 for the Terrace Block and Rs 10,000 for the air-conditioned lounge, PCA Treasurer G S Walia said in a statement.

The sale of tickets would be done through different branches of HDFC Bank while the high denomination tickets of Rs 1,000 and above would also be sold at the special counters to be set up at the stadium.

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