{"id":9538,"date":"2007-11-16T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2007-11-16T12:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/11\/16\/superb-india-seal-series-win\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T16:31:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:31:33","slug":"superb-india-seal-series-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2007\/11\/16\/superb-india-seal-series-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Superb India seal series win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Team take unassailable 3-1 ODI lead<\/h3>\n<div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"272\" hspace=\"10\" width=\"180\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"3\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/IndiaVPakistanODI4180x232.jpg\"\/>SACHIN Tendulkar helped guide India to their first one-day series win over Pakistan on home soil since 1983.<\/strong> <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>The \u2018little master\u2019 hit a stunning 97 in a 107 partnership with Virender Sehwag (43) to give India an unassailable 3-1 lead with one game to go. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>India eventually reached their target of 256 with 21 balls remaining with Yuvraj Singh (53no) and captain Mahendra Dhoni (45no) hitting the final runs. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>With Pakistan desperately needing a win to keep the series alive, captain Shoaib Malik promoted himself to the top of the innings looking to keep India\u2019s bowlers in check. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>But the innings could not have started any worse for Malik as he watched opener Salman Butt follow his 129 in Kanpur with a two-ball duck. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Younus Khan was lucky not to fall twice to Irfan Pathan as he notched up 78 with Malik (31) before the captain fell to Zaheer.<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Younus and Mohammed Yousuf looked to consolidate Pakistan\u2019s innings but when Younus (68) and big-hitter Shahid Afridi (1) fell cheaply the team looked in trouble.<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>It was left to Yousuf (99no) and Misbah-ul-Haq (40) to add some strength to their innings as Pakistan ended their 50 overs on 256. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>In reply India lost two early wickets, Ganguly (5) and Gambhir (3) but Tendulkar took charge of the innings and set up a 107 partnership with Sehwag to put India on course for the win. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>When Sehwag (43) was run out after a direct hit from Malik, and 10 balls later Tendulkar (97) bowled by Umar Gul, Pakistan perhaps saw a window of opportunity. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>But they didn\u2019t bank of the illuminating partnership of Yuvraj and Dhoni who refused to succumb to the pressure and led India to the win. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>A disappointed Shoaib Malik said his team were frustrated by the series loss and would now look ahead to the three-match test series, while his Indian counterpart Dhoni hailed his team\u2019s resilience for the series win. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>The two teams will meet in Delhi on 22 November for the first of three Test matches. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team take unassailable 3-1 ODI lead SACHIN Tendulkar helped guide India to their first one-day series win over Pakistan on home soil since 1983. &#13; 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