Sehwag's wonderful quick fire century helped India to chase the 300 target with 47 balls remaining. Though Gambhir got out cheaply for 9, the 198 run second wicket partnership between Sehwag and Raina helped India win this match easily. Sehwag scored 119 off 95 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes and Raina scored 84 off 69 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes.
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik lead by an example by scoring a century. He scored 125 off 119 balls with 16 fours and a six. He was retired hurt due to cramps.
Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 5
Group: B
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 26, 2008
Teams: India and Pakistan
Captains: MS Dhoni and Shoaib Malik
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 6 wickets with 47 balls remaining
Points: India 2; Pakistan 0
Man of the Match: SK Raina off India
Score:
Pakistan 299 for 4 in 50 overs (Salman Butt 35, Shoaib Malik 125 retired hurt, Younis Khan 59, Mohammad Yousuf 30, Misbah-ul-Haq 31 not out, Shahid Afridi 9, Sohail Tanvir 3 not out, Extras--7 (b 1, lb 1, w 5), P Kumar 10-0-56-0, RP Singh 10-2-44-1, I Sharma 10-0-69-0, PP Chawla 7-0-52-1, YK Pathan 9-0-52-1, Yuvraj Singh 4-0-24-0) lost to India 301 for 4 in 42.1 overs (G Gambhir 9, V Sehwag 119, SK Raina 84, Yuvaraj Singh 48, MS Dhoni 26 not out, RG Sharma 0 not out, Extras--15 (b 1, lb 6, w 7, nb 1), Umar Gul 1.2-0-6-0, Sohail Tanvir 9-0-55-1, Iftikhar Anjum 9.4-0-61-2, Shahid Afridi 10-0-64-1, Fawad Alam 7-0-64-0, Salman Butt 1-0-13-0, Younis Khan 4.1-0-31-0)
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