da bet7k： Rawalpindi, Oct 30: Spin wizard Saqlain Mushtaq bowled Pakistan totheir first one-day series victory over England in 26 years when theywon the third and final one-dayer six wickets at the Pindi CricketStadium here on Monday
da dobrowin： Samiul Hasan31-Oct-2000Rawalpindi, Oct 30: Spin wizard Saqlain Mushtaq bowled Pakistan totheir first one-day series victory over England in 26 years when theywon the third and final one-dayer six wickets at the Pindi CricketStadium here on Monday.Saqlain captured five for 20. This was the sixth time that he achievedthe feat, as England were spun out for a paltry 158 in 42.5 overs.In their target chase, Pakistan top order almost made a mess of thingswhen the three top order batsmen returned at the score of 51. ButInzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana held the innings together beforeAbdur Razzaq finished the match in 43.3 overs with a little cavaliernine-ball 17 with four boundaries.Inzamam hit an elegant but punishing 60 while Youhana nudged andpushed the ball before losing his off stump to Craig White with 31still needed. The two featured in a 77-run third wicket partnership.England paceman Andrew Caddick picked up Imran Nazir and Shahid Afridion the last ball of his first over and first ball of the second overrespectively to be on a split hat trick which was thwarted by Inzamam.Later Ashley Giles accounted for Salim Elahi to give an intriguingturn to what looked like a calkwalk victory for Pakistan. But the twomost experienced Pakistan batsmen batted professionally, responsiblyand defiantly to shatter the Englishmen’s dreams.While Pakistan, for the second successive match, exposed England’svulnerability against quality spin bowling, the tourists also hadsomething to gain from the third match. The three inexperienced butpromising Pakistan stroke-makers struggled against a fired-up Englandbowling led by Caddick on a placid track. Imran, playing for a sickSaeed Anwar, was caught in the second slip and Shahid Afridi wasbeaten by the swing to be caught by Nasser Hussain at point. Bothfailed to show any resilience against controlled swing bowling fromthe visitors.Salim, an in-form batsmen, could have easily been third victim toEngland pacers had Graeme Hick held on to a regulation catch offDarren Gough with Pakistan reeling at 20 for two.From then on, Inzamam and Youhana took control of the proceedings withsome excellent but at times risky strokes. Youhana was cool andcalculated by rotating the strike, Inzamam batted by mixing cautionwith aggression with some fluent carpet drives that yielded sevenboundaries.England fielding also let them down when they failed to convert threehalf chances and also missed the sticks thrice to run out the batsmen.Inzamam was dropped by Ashley Giles off White when 50.Abdur Razzaq also had a memorable day when he became the 12thPakistani to capture 100 wickets while pushing back the off stump ofMark Ealham. Razzaq’s 99th victim was Alec Stewart who was caughtbehind the wickets.England were in dire straits when they slumped to 86 for six afterMoin Khan won the third successive toss and put England into bat. ButGraham Thorpe and Ealham (23) saved England from completeembarrassment by adding 47 for the seventh wicket.Thorpe was the last man out after scoring 39 while Trecothick scored36.However, the poor leg before decision by Mian Aslam against Englandcaptain Nasser Hussain took the gloss off a comprehensive Pakistanvictory. Wasim Akram’s delivery had pitched nearly six inches outsidethe leg stump but Aslam, who is in the ICC panel, raised his fingerstowards heaven to stun the England captain as well as experts of thegame. In Karachi, Riazuddin had given a shocking decision against AlecStewart off Akram. Both are in the ICC panel.England will now stay in Rawalpindi and play a four-dayer againstPatron’s Eleven at the KRL from Wednesday.
