#4 India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup, 2014
Trophy: Asia Cup, 2014 , Date: Mar 2, 2014, Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Result: Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Mohammad Hafeez
Another nail-biting contest between the arch rivals, India and Pakistan.
Having won the toss, Pakistan captain, Misbah-ul-Haq elected to bowl first.
Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli fell cheaply. However, individual fifties by Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja lifted India to 245 in 50 overs; a below par score.
For Pakistan, Saeed Ajmal took 3 wickets for 40 runs in 10 overs.
Chasing 246, the Pakistan openers started quickly with their opening partnership of 71 runs in 11 overs. However, things went haywire towards the end of the chase as they lost 5 quick wickets for just 36 runs.
With 10 to chase of the last over, 'Boom Boom' Afridi smashed 2 continuous sixes off Ashwin to seal the match for Pakistan.
Mohammad Hafeez was the top scorer for Pakistan with a patient 75 of 117 balls.
Ravichandran Ashwin took 3 wickets for 44 runs for India.
Scorecard:
India- 245 for 8 (Rayudu 58, Rohit 56, Ajmal 3-40)
Pakistan- 249 for 9 (Hafeez 75, Shehzad 42, Ashwin 3-44)
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