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IND win 3 - 0 IND gains 22 points; PAK loses 22 points
Draw 1.5 - 1.5 PAK gains 1 points; IND loses 1 points
PAK win 3 - 0 PAK gains 23 points; IND loses 23 points
Mohali
08 - 12 March 2005
India won the toss and elected to field first on a green tinged pitch.� The decision paid early dividends after Salman Butt (5) and Younis Khan (9) were out with the score 2 for 30 inside of ten overs.� Pakistan then rebuilt the innings and took the total to 89 before Taufeeq Umar (44) was bowled late in the session.� At lunch, Pakistan was 3 for 91.� India made three crucial breakthroughs during the afternoon session, dismissing Yousuf Youhana (6), Inzamam-ul-Haq (57) and Abdul Razzaq (26) while Pakistan added an even 100 runs to be 6 for 191 at tea.� India began the final session with a clear advantage and an opportunity to limit Pakistan to an innings of around 240 runs.� However, the Pakistani tail stuck around to support Asim Kamal as he built toward a century.� India dismissed Kamran Akmal (15) and Mohammad Sami (20) before Asim Kamal (91) was finally bowled at 9 for 303.� When Naved-ul-Hasan (11) was trapped in front, Pakistan was all out for a credible 312 runs with Balaji the best of the Indian bowlers with 5 for 76 off 20.4 overs, his maiden five-wicket haul. With the honours more or less even, India would begin their reply on the second day.
Continual drizzle delayed play on the second day until mid may through the afternoon session.� When play finally got under way, India made a confident start to their reply, taking the total to 67 without loss from only eleven overs before tea, assisted by two dropped chances.� During the evening session, Pakistan caught Gambhir (41) at 1 for 113 before India finished the day very well placed at 1 for 184, only 128 runs in arrears.
Pakistan continued to struggle to pressure the home side on the third morning.� After Sehwag posted his 9th Test century, Dravid (50) was caught part way through the session.� However, India added another 134 runs before going to lunch at 2 for 318 with a lead of six runs.� Pakistan finally caught Sehwag (173) early wicket in the afternoon session.� However, again, that was Pakistan's only success and after catching Ganguly off a no ball in the final over of the session, India went to tea at 3 for 377. Pakistan began to gather some momentum during the final session, dismissing Ganguly (21), Tendulkar (94) and Karthik (6).� However, India was able to add another 70 runs to their lead and ended the day at 6 for 477.
Pakistan wrapped up the final Indian wickets on the fourth morning.� After Pathan (13) was stumped and Balaji (31) was caught, Danish Kaneria then dismissed Laxman (58) and Khan (0) in the space of three balls to have India all out for 516 runs.� Kaneria was the best of the bowlers after taking his 9th five-wicket haul with figures of 6 for 150 off 53.4 overs.� Pakistan then began erasing the 204 run first innings deficit very badly after the top order collapsed.� India dismissed Taufeeq Umar (4), Younis Khan (1) and Salman Butt (5) to have Pakistan 3 for 10 in the fifth over of the innings.� By lunch, Pakistan had recovered slightly to be 3 for 52.� Pakistan continued to hold the Indians out during most of the afternoon session in what was a battle to avoid an innings defeat.� However, with only minutes to tea, India dismissed Inzamam-ul-Haq (86) to have Pakistan 4 for 150 at the break, still 54 runs in arrears. India made a major breakthrough straight after tea, dismissing Yousuf Youhana (68) at 5 for 193.� However, Pakistan again rallied and despite losing Asim Kamal (48) late in the session, the tourists eventually took the lead and finished the day at 6 for 257, with an overall lead of 53 runs.
India needed quick wickets on the final morning to secure the victory, while Pakistan needed to occupy the crease for as long as possible while adding to the eventual final innings target India would chase.� Pakistan won the battle during the morning session, adding a further 112 runs to their lead without losing a wicket.� At lunch, Pakistan was 6 for 369 with a lead of 165 runs.� During the afternoon session, Pakistan elected to play for a draw rather than force a result.� India was unable to quickly break through and Pakistan took the total to 427 runs before Kamran Akmal (109) was caught after posting his maiden Test century.� Abdul Razzaq (71) was also caught nine runs later before Pakistan went to tea at 8 for 459.� Eventually, India dismissed Mohammad Sami (10) and Pakistan declared soon afterwards at 9 for 496.� Balaji (4 for 95 off 30 overs) and Kumble (4 for 160 off 54 overs) shared the bowling honours.� India was left with the unlikely victory target of 293 runs from 25 overs at a run rate of over eleven runs per over.� After a fast start, Pakistan stumped Sehwag (36) at 1 for 85 but play was then abandoned and a draw declared.�
Second Test
Kolkata
16 - 20 March 2005
India again won the toss but elected to bat first.� The decision proved fruitful with India making 126 runs in the session for only the loss of Gambhir (29).� Pakistan was again unable to contain the Indians during the afternoon session.� Despite losing Sehwag (81), India went to tea at 2 for 225 and Pakistan was at risk of being batted out of the game.� However, Pakistan finally got some momentum in the evening session, dismissing Tendulkar (52), Ganguly (12) Laxman (0) to have India 5 for 298.� Dravid (110) then posted his 19th Test century before being caught behind on the stroke of stumps at 6 for 344.
Pakistan carried their momentum into the second morning, running out Karthik (28), bowling Balaji (3) and catching Pathan (8) to have India 9 for 363.� However, Harbhajan Singh (27) combined with Kumble (36*) to add another 44 runs for the final wicket to take India to a total of 407 runs.� Danish Kaneria, Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi shared the bowling honours with three wickets each.� Pakistan then began their reply and went through to lunch to be 0 for 17.� India dismissed Afridi (29) at 1 for 35 then Taufeeq Umar (18) fell at 2 for 70.� However, Pakistan then consolidated and batted through to be 2 for 147 at tea, still 260 runs in arrears. India was unable to take further wickets during the evening session as Yousuf Youhana posted his 13th Test century and Younis Khan his seventh. Pakistan ended the day at 2 for 273, only 134 runs in arrears.
India had better success on the third morning, dismissing Yousuf Youhana (104), Inzamam-ul-Haq (30) and Asim Kamal (6) while Pakistan added 81 runs in the session to be 5 for 354 at lunch. During the afternoon session, the Pakistan innings fell away once Younis Khan (147) was caught at 6 for 361. India then dismissed Kamran Akmal (0), Abdul Razzaq (17), Mohammad Sami (7) and Mohammad Khalil (4) in the space of 31 runs to have Pakistan all out for 393 runs. Kumble was the most successful bowler with 3 for 98 off 37.1 overs. India then began trying to convert their 14 runs first innings lead into a large final innings target for the tourists, but saw both Gambhir (1) and Sehwag (15) bowled by Mohammad Sami to be 2 for 23. At tea, India was 2 for 36 with an overall lead of 50 runs. India battled through the evening session and took the total to 121 runs before Tendulkar (52) was caught three overs from stumps. At stumps, India was still precariously placed at 3 for 133, with an overall lead of 147 runs.
Pakistan had Ganguly (12) caught and bowled early on the fourth morning at 4 for 154. However, that was their only wicket in a session that they needed to dominate in order to restrict the final innings target. By lunch, India was 4 for 215, with an overall lead of 229 runs. During the afternoon session, Dravid posted his second century of the match and his 20th overall before being caught for 135 runs at 5 for 321. Karthik (93) followed ten runs later before India went to tea at 6 for 331. Pakistan stumped Laxman (24), bowled Harbhajan Singh (0) and caught Balaji (0) before India declared at 9 for 407. The bowling honours were shared by Mohammad Sami, Danish Kaneria and Abdul Razzaq with three wickets each. Pakistan then faced 20 overs before stumps as they began their chase for the 422 runs required for victory. The openers scored at almost five runs per over until Shahid Afridi (59) was caught in the penultimate over. At stumps, Pakistan was 1 for 95, needing a further 327 runs for victory on the final day.
Pakistan began the final day disastrously, losing Younis Khan (0) first ball and then eight overs later, Inzamam-ul-Haq (13) and Taufeeq Umar (35) fell with 115 runs on the board.� Pakistan then managed to hold out the rampaging Indians until lunch, when the score was 4 for 174, now an unlikely 248 runs short of victory.� India again struck hard after play resumed.� As Pakistan moved from seeking victory to survival, India dismissed Yousuf Youhana (22), Abdul Razzaq (6), Kamran Akmal (7) and Asim Kamal (50) in the space of 36 runs to have Pakistan 8 for 214.� Pakistan then batted through to be 8 for 223 at tea.� The eventual Indian victory came after Mohammad Sami (9) and Danish Kaneria (3) were out with Pakistan making 226 runs in total.� Kumble was the pick of the bowlers, with 7 for 63 off 38 overs, giving him his seventh ten-wicket Test match.� India?s victory margin was 195 runs.
Third Test
Bangalore
24 - 28 March 2005
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision proved questionable after Shahid Afridi (0) and Yasir Hameed (6) both edged to the cordon and Pakistan was 2 for 7. However, India was unable to go on with it and Pakistan then batted their way out of trouble to be 2 for 93 at lunch. India went wicketless during the afternoon session while Inzamam-ul-Haq posted his 21st Test century in his 100th Test match. At tea, Pakistan were beginning to exert control with the score 2 for 202. During the evening session, Younis Khan posted his eighth Test century just before drinks, when the score was 2 for 269. India was unable to break the partnership before stumps and Pakistan ended the day in control at 2 for 323.
India began the second day more positively after trapping Inzamam-ul-Haq (184) at 3 for 331 in the second over of the day.� However, India was unable to make further progress until late in the session when Yousuf Youhana (37) was caught.� At lunch, Pakistan was 4 for 417.� India had better luck during the afternoon session, dismissing Asim Kamal (4), Abdur Razzaq (5) and Kamran Akmal (28) while Younis Khan passed 200, his highest Test score.� Pakistan added 87 runs in the session to be 7 for 504 at tea with Younis not out on 225.� India struggled to wind up the Pakistani tail until Mohammad Sami (17) was run out and Younis Khan (267) was finally caught with Danish Kaneria (0) also falling in the space of five runs.� Pakistan was all out for 570 runs while Harbhajan Singh was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 152 off 51.5 overs, his 16th five-wicket haul in Tests.� India then faced ten overs before ending the day at 0 for 55.
India added another 92 runs on the third morning, thanks largely to Sehwag, while Pakistan was only able to dislodge Gambhir (24).� At lunch, India was 1 for 147.� Pakistan dismissed Dravid (22) soon after Sehwag had posted his tenth Test century and then Tendulkar (41) was caught just before India went to tea at 4 for 274.� Pakistan needed to keep India under the 371 follow on target to force their advantage.� However, despite finally catching Sehwag (201) and stumping Ganguly (1) to have India 5 for 343, the Indian top order had done enough and the follow on was avoided just before Karthik (10) was caught.� By stumps, India was 6 for 379, only 191 runs in arrears.
Pakistan had the better of the fourth morning, dismissing Pathan (5), Harbhajan Singh (1) and Balaji (2) to have India 9 for 396 with India having lost 6 for 59. However, Kumble then combined with Laxman to bat through to lunch when the score was 9 for 446, still 124 runs in arrears. Pakistan finally dismissed Kumble (22) to have India all out for 449 runs, leaving Laxman stranded on 79 not out. Danish Kaneria was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 127 off 39 overs, his tenth five-wicket haul in Tests. Pakistan began quickly adding to their 121 run lead thanks to Afridi (58), who was the only wicket to fall, before they went to tea at 1 for 112 with an overall lead of 233 runs. India dismissed Yasir Hameed (76) at 2 for 183 mid way through the evening session. However, by that time the horse may have already bolted as the lead had blown out to 303 runs. India was unable to take any further wickets before Pakistan declared at 2 for 261, with an overall lead of 382 runs and Younis Khan (84*) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (31) the not out batsmen. India then faced six overs before stumps and ended the day at 0 for 25, needing a further 358 runs for an unlikely victory on the final day.
India made a solid start on the final morning, scoring at 3.7 runs per over until Sehwag (38) was run out just after the drinks break at 1 for 87. However, Pakistan needed wickets and they were unable to make any further inroads. At lunch, India was well placed for a draw at 1 for 102, with 281 runs required for an unlikely victory. Pakistan finally started to make progress straight after lunch when they trapped Gambhir (52) in front at 2 for 108. With India seemingly focused on survival rather than run scoring, they lost Dravid (16), Laxman (5) and Ganguly (2) in the next 20 overs while only adding 27 runs. India was suddenly precariously placed at 5 for 135 and they added only five more runs in the eight overs remaining before tea to be 5 for 140. The dismissal of Karthik (9) proved a turning point, with Tendulkar (16), Pathan (0), Harbhajan Singh () and Balaji () all following for the addition of only 50 runs in 20 overs. Pakistan's winning margin was 168 runs while Shahid Afridi was the most successful bowler with 3 for 13 off 17 overs.
