 Pakistan beat India in Tri-Series final
14th Jun 2008 23:30 IST
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Butt and Younis milked the Indian attack even though the run rate was not really skyrocketing. Having found his feet, Younis stepped out to hit Sehwag out of the park and he then slog-swept Piyush Chawla for a similar treatment to bring up the team's 150.
Chawla copped similar treatment on another occasion from the batsman who grew in confidence with every run he scored.
Though subdued compared to his elder partner, Butt helped himself to occasional boundaries as he cantered to his seventh ODI century, celebrating the feat by hitting Chawla over the ropes.
Younis too soon notched up his fourth ODI century, which came off 92 balls, but could add only eight more runs before offering a skier to Sehwag off Ishant Sharma to fall after a 99-ball knock which was studded with eight hits to the fence, besides three sixes.
Butt and Misbah then threw caution to the winds and went after the Indian bowlers, who, for the first time in the series, looked clueless.
The duo went after Chawla, creaming 19 runs off the leggie's last over as the Indian finished his wicketless toiling of 10 overs, conceding 85 runs.
Butt eventually retired hurt in the 46th over but that was hardly a consolation for Dhoni's team as runs came thick and fast.
Younis was adjudged the Man of the Match while Butt was chosen the Man of the Series. |
