India v Pakistan: As it happened

Pakistan 252-5 (43.1 overs) beat India 249-6 (50 overs)

Scorecard

Photo gallery

Shahid Afridi hit a stunning 102 off 46 balls as Pakistan took a 3-2 lead in the one-day series against India with a five-wicket win in Kanpur.

Afridi hit nine sixes and 10 fours before he was bowled by Harbhajan Singh but Pakistan cruised to 252-5 off the first ball of the 44th over.

India did well to post a total of 249-6 after Naved-ul-Hasan had reduced them to 26-3 with the new ball.

Rahul Dravid (86) and Yuvraj Singh (78) put on 135 but it was not enough.

---

Latest action:

43rd over: Inzamam rocks onto the back foot and cracks the ball away to the cover boundary to win the game.

42nd over: WICKET Pakistan 248-5 Younis is bowled by Sehwag as he tries to end the game with a single powerful blow aimed towards mid-wicket. 248-5

41st over: Mongia keeps Pakistan waiting with a tidy over which only yields one run off the bat, but he is guilty of a no-ball. 247-4

40th over: India introduce Sehwag - Inzamam flips his first ball through square leg for two runs and also adds a single. 245-4

39th over: Pakistan are in no hurry, contenting themselves with two singles off Harbhajan. 242-4

38th over: Younis hits three more boundaries off Tendulkar, the first to long-on and the second and third played down to third man. 240-4

37th over: Younis late-cuts Harbhajan for four and drives him down the ground for a second boundary. 226-4

36th over: WICKET 216-4 (Malik 41) Amiscued drive by Malik off Tendulkar is easily caught by Zaheer at mid-off.

35th over: Malik sweeps Mongia for four. 215-3

34th over: Tendulkar comes into the attack with his licorice allsort bowling, but it is not enough to faze Malik and Inzamam. 208-3

33rd over: Inzamam cuts a loose delivery from Mongia for four. 204-3

32nd over: WICKET 193-3 (Youhana 24) Kaif takes a brilliant catch in the covers as Kumble strikes again.

31st over: Malik drives Balaji through point for four. 193-2

30th over: Kumble continues, and Pakistan continue to accumulate. 189-2

29th over: Balaji returns to the attack but Youhana and Malik remain in control of affairs. 186-2

28th over: Just one run comes from this over, but what's needed is wickets. 181-2

27th over: Malik lofts Harbhajan high into the stands for six. 180-2

26th over: Malik is cut for four by Youhana. 173-2

25th over: Harbhajan continues but the breakthrough is not forthcoming. 168-2

24th over: Kumble is cut for four by Youhana. 166-2

23rd over: Malik comes down the track to hit Harbhajan over mid-off for four. 162-2

22nd over: Youhana cuts Kumble behind backward point for four. 156-2

21st over: Harbhajan continues to look the pick of the Indian bowlers. 151-2

20th over: Youhana drives Kumble high over mid-off for four. 148-2

19th over: Youhana and Malik are beginning to look more at ease against Kumble and Harbhajan so India desperately need more wickets. 143-2

18th over: Malik is lucky as the ball flies off the shoulder of his bat and just over the man at silly mid-off. 139-2

17th over: With Youhana and Malik batting together, life suddenly looks rather more difficult. 136-2

16th over: WICKET 135-2 (Butt 21) Kumble returns to the attack and strikes immediately to remove Butt lbw.

15th over: WICKET 131-1 (Afridi 102) Afridi gets to his century off 45 balls but then plays on to Harbhajan and the fun finally ends.

14th over: Zaheer gets through his seventh over. 127-0

13th over: Harbhajan keeps the lid on Afridi in his first over. 125-0

12th over: Afridi laces two more boundaries through the off-side with brutal drives off Zaheer. 123-0

11th over: Afridi hits his two more sixes - he now has nine in all - viciously lofting slow left-armer Mongia hard and straight. He is then caught off a no-ball. 115-0

10th over: Now Zaheer gets the treatment as Afridi wallops one ball for six and drives wide of mid-off for four more. 93-0

9th over: Butt pulls a dreadful ball from Balaji for four and a delightful cover-drive in the same over keeps Pakistan going nicely. 83-0

8th over: Driving Zaheer down the ground, Afridi goes to a 20-ball fifty, the seventh-fastest ever. The next ball is smashed high into some trees beyond the boundary. 75-0

7th over: Balaji returns but is smashed for another boundary by Afridi. 65-0

6th over: Zaheer keeps Butt on strike as the excitement builds ahead of another Afridi onslaught. 57-0

5th over: Kumble's first ball is a full toss, gratefully smacked into the stands. Two more sixes follow, both swatted over wide long-on, and there's also a four for good measure, hit over mid-off. 55-0

4th over: Butt produces some watchful defence in a Zaheer maiden. 32-0

3rd over: Afridi smashes two sixes and two fours in Balaji's second over as the right-armer's wayward length and line is punished in spectacular fashion. 32-0

2nd over: Zaheer begins with a searching first over. 9-0

1st over: Balaji opens the bowling, Butt driving the last ball through point for four. 6-0

INNINGS BREAK - INDIA 249-6 (Dravid 86, Kaif 78)

50th over: WICKET 248-6 (Dravid 86) India finish on 249-6 and Naved collects 3-35 as Dravid is run out off the penultimate ball.

49th over: Dravid flat-bats a four off Iftikhar over extra cover and gains another as Arshad drops a catch at short fine leg. 242-5

48th over: A better over for Pakistan, with Naved bowling well again. 230-5

47th over: Mongia connects with a slog sweep as Arshad concedes the first six of the innings. And the next ball also goes for six, over long off. 224-5

46th over: Naved returns and India's scoring rate is on the slide again. 209-5

45th over: Razzaq finishes off, with good figures of 2-51. 205-5

44th over: Malik, in probably his final over, concedes a further seven runs without Dravid and Mongia taking undue risks. 202-5

43rd over: WICKET 194-5 (Kaif 78) After another Dravid boundary, Kaif's innings ends as he drives a catch to short mid-wicket to give Razzaq his second wicket.

42nd over: Kaif skips down the wicket to drive Malik side of mid-on for four. 189-4

41st over: Malik drives Razzaq wide of mid-on for another excellent boundary and some appalling fielding gifts India overthrows on two occasions. 183-4

40th over: Not much is happening for Malik here. 172-4

39th over: Inzamam finally returns to seam but Razzaq cannot get the much-needed breakthrough. 166-4

38th over: Kaif sweeps Malik in front of square twice for boundaries as Pakistan's lack of a genuine fifth bowler begins to prove a problem. 161-4

37th over: Kaif reaches his fifty in good time, before Dravid sweeps Afridi for two boundaries to match his partner's half-century. 151-4

36th over: The third spinner, Malik, comes into the attack. 140-4

35th over: Afridi has a shout for lbw but the ball is missing off. 135-4

34th over: Arshad continues - both batsmen in the 40s now. 130-4

33rd over: Afridi is picked off for a few more runs. 126-4

32nd over: As this partnership continues to prosper, the suspicion is that this wicket is far better suited to seam bowlers, of which India have picked just two. 122-4

31st over: A good over for India sees the fifty partnership come up and Kaif paddles Afridi for four. 118-4

30th over: Kaif is looking more at home than Dravid agains the spinners as Arshard remains economical. 109-4

29th over: India continue to build as Afridi continues. 106-4

28th over: Kaif opens the face to guide Arshad fine on the off-side for four. 101-4

27th over: Afridi gets through a cheap first over with Dravid suddenly all at sea. 93-4

26th over: Arshad bowls a maiden at a perplexed Dravid. 85-4

25th over: Razzaq over-pitches and Kaif drives him wide of mid-on for four. 92-4

24th over: Arshad continues to show exemplary economy. 85-4

23rd over: With placement and timing, Kaif puts Razzaq away through point for four in a much better over for India. 83-4

22nd over: Arshad's second over lacks threat as India edge forwards. 73-4

21st over: Kaif takes three runs off this Razzaq over. 70-4

20th over: Arshad's first over costs just two as Dravid sweeps and Kaif chops into a gap on the off-side. 67-4

19th over: Razzaq keeps Dravid to a single. 65-4

18th over: Iftikhar, into his ninth over, keeps Kaif honest and India remain on the back foot. 64-4

17th over: WICKET 59-4 (Yuvraj 18) Razzaq gets a delivery to keep low. Hurrying through Yuvraj's defences, it cannons into the stumps and Pakistan claim another huge wicket.

16th over: A fractionally short ball from Iftikhar is despatched to the square leg fence for four by Yuvraj.58-3

15th over: Abdul Razzaq's first over is bang on the money, as the pressure grows for India.54-3

14th over: Having conceded eight runs in his previous over, Iftikhar's seventh over is a maiden.53-3

13th over: Now, Yuvraj goes onto the back foot to drive Naved on the on-side for four more.53-3

12th over: Yuvraj drives two sublime boundaries off Ifitkhar who is surely due to be replaced now.47-3

11th over: Yuvraj gains a single from the final ball of Naved's over.39-3

10th over: Dravid pulls an Iftikhar long-hop for four.38-3

9th over: Naved bowls another fine over. 33-3

8th over: Dravid drives Iftikhar pleasantly through the covers for four. 32-3

7th over: WICKET 26-3 (Dhoni 11) Real trouble now for India, as Dhoni drives a catch low to second slip, where Younis pouches a fine catch to give Naved three wickets out of three.

6th over: After Dravid's fortuitous boundary in the previous over, Dhoni also gets off the mark via an edge through the slip cordon for four. 24-2

5th over: WICKET 11-2 (Sehwag 5) Sehwag is caught on the crease as Naved nips one back to send the off-stump spinning.

4th over: A series of mistimed shots suggest an awkward wicket. 11-1

3rd over: WICKET 10-1 (Tendulkar 1) Pakistan strike as Naved finds Tendulkar's outside edge, wicket-keeper Akmal tumbling across to take the catch.

2nd over: Tendulkar gets off the mark with a single off Iftikhar. 10-0

1st over: Sehwag clubs a boundary off Naved with a thumping cover-drive and India also cash in with four leg-byes. 9-0

---

India: V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, +MS Dhoni, *R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, M Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, D Mongia, L Balaji, Z Khan, A Kumble

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik, *Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Younis Khan, +Kamran Akmal, Iftikhar Anjum, Naved-ul-Hasan, Arshad Khan