India leave the Pakistanis dis(Az)h(e)artened

The sub-continental rivals were playing their maiden World Cup match. India made just one change to their playing eleven – Ravi Shastri made way for Vinod Kambli. Pakistan M(iand)ade four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sajid Ali, Ijaz Ahmed, Akram Raza and Waqar Younis made way for Inzamam-ul-Haq, Javed, Wasim Haider and Mushtaq Ahmed.

The Indian skipper, Mohammad Azharuddin, chose to bat on winning the toss. The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to a slow over rate by Pakistan. Krishnamachari, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-nine balls, scored just five. He was caught by Moin Khan. Aaqib Javed broke the opening stand, which was worth 25.

Azharuddin, who faced 48 balls, scored 32. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Moin off the bowling of Mushtaq, who broke the 61-run partnership. Ajay Jadeja, whose 77-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 46. He was caught by Zahid Fazal. Haider broke the 15-run partnership.

Kambli, who faced 41 balls, scored 24. He was caught by Inzamam off the bowling of Mushtaq, who broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 46. Tendulkar, who scored 54 and was unbeaten, was adjudged the player of the match. His 62-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries.

Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Mushtaq broke the one-run partnership. Dev scored 35. His 26-ball innings included a Kapil of boundaries and the only six of the match. He was caught by Pakistan’s skipper, Imran Khan. Aaqib broke the 60-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Wasim Akram (Ki)ran More, who scored four off as many balls, out. Manoj Prabhakar faced a ball, scoring a couple. He was unbeaten. The Pakistanis conceded 14 extras. India conceded 216 for the loss of seven wickets off 49 overs. Aamer Sohail bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 20.

Imran, who bowled eight overs, conceded 25. He was wicketless, as was Akram, whose 10 overs yielded 45. Haider bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36 and picked up a wicket. Aaqib bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28 and picked up a couple of wickets. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up three wickets.

Inzamam, who faced six balls, scored just a couple. Dev trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the eight-wicket partnership. Fazal, who faced nine balls, scored two. He was caught by More. Prabhakar broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth nine.

Sohail, who faced 95 balls, scored 62. His innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was caught by Srikkanth. Tendulkar broke the 88-run stand. Saleem Malik, who faced nine balls, scored a dozen. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by More. Prabhakar broke the 22-run stand.

The fifth-wicket stand was worth three. More and Venkatapathy Raju ran Imran, who faced five balls and didn’t open his account, out. Akram, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was stumped by More. Raju broke the 11-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair did not score. Miandad, who faced 110 balls, scored 40. He scored a couple of boundaries. He was dismissed by Javagal Srinath.

Moin scored a dozen. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Manjrekar. Dev broke the 20-run partnership. The ninth-wicket stand was worth five. Mushtaq, who faced four balls, scored three. Azharuddin and Dev ran him out. Haider, who faced 24 balls, scored 13. Srinath broke the seven-run stand. Aaqib, who faced a dozen balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 22 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 173, for 48.1 overs, lost by 43 runs. Raju bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41 and picked up a wicket. Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37 and picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 37 and picked up two wickets. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 30 and picked up a couple of scalps. Prabhakar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22 and picked up two wickets.