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India v Pakistan, 1st Test, Mohali, 5th day

Pakistan v India



At the end of the match Inzamam-ul-Haq could smile, and be very proud of his young team-mate, Kamran Akmal


In all this L Balaji, who took nine wickets in the match, was not forgotten


Kamran Akmal took a stump as a souvenir as the game ended in a draw. He will remember this Test for a long time to come


The joy on Anil Kumble's face, after he plucked a surprise catch, tells a story


Anil Kumble is not the sort who gives up, and here he pulled off a stunning catch to take his 450th Test wicket


Kamran Akmal had done his bit, and the whole Pakistan team was on the dressing-room steps, appluading, as he walked back in


Harbhajan Singh came onto the field as a substitute and infused life into the Indian fielders


Abdul Razzaq embraced Kamran Akmal, the man responsible for Pakistan's revival


Kamran Akmal's maiden Test hundred could not have come at a better time. And he got a rousing ovation when he reached three figures


Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal took time to catch their breath in the middle of a match-saving partnership


Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal put their heads down, running like hares when the chance presented itself


Abdul Razzaq curbed his usually unpredictable temperament and batted with great application


Kamran Akmal began the final day with some exuberant strokeplay


The Indians were over the moon as Balaji picked up the wicket of Asim Kamal and put India in control


Inzamam-ul-Haq winces as yet another Pakistani wicket falls


L Balaji repeatedly asked questions of the Pakistan batsmen


L Balaji was in full cry


And finally it was down to Anil Kumble to provide the breakthrough, and he did so in style


There was a time that Pakistan were motoring on so well that Sourav Ganguly had things to worry about


Yousuf Youhana gave his captain great company, playing some stylsih shots


Inzamam-ul-Haq played beautifully, taking Pakistan out of the woods


The fans got in the act, painting flags of both sides on their cheeks


Then India turned it on as L Balaji plucked a return catch to start things off


Pakistan did everything right on the morning of the fourth day, wrapping up the Indian innings


Danish Kaneria was easily the man of the day for Pakistan


Even Mohammad Sami got in on the act, picking up the wickets of Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik


Sourav Ganguly had played streakily, but eventually he was put out of his misery by Danish Kaneria


Danish Kaneria toiled tirelessly and was rewarded with a wicket


The whole Pakistan team celebrated after getting rid of Virender Sehwag


Abdul Razzaq finally struck, dismissing Virender Sehwag for a vital 173


Sachin Tendulkar moved fluently to 50, but then found the going hard as he neared a world-record 35th Test century


In Virender Sehwag's company Sachin Tendulkar settled into a nice groove


The runs kept flowing and Virender Sehwag racked up 150


Whatever they tried Pakistan's bowlers could not curb Virender Sehwag


Virender Sehwag was made to duck a few times as Pakistan tried to curb his aggression


Naved-ul-Hasan despairs as Virender Sehwag slaps the ball to the fence


Rahul Dravid pumps fists with India's man of the day, Virender Sehwag


Inzamam-ul-Haq had plenty to worry about on the day


A rare moment - Virender Sehwag running a single. He spent most of his innings crashing boundaries


Danish Kaneria gave Pakistan its only moment to celebrate in the day, getting rid of Gautam Gambhir


Danish Kaneria was easily the best bowler on show, mixing up his deliveries delectably


Once again the fans of the two countries showed excellent spirit, getting together in the stands


Virender Sehwag got well on top of everything the Pakistanis had to offer


Virender Sehwag's early flicks showed the kind of mood he was in after the rain delay


L Balaji was clapped off the field for a job well done, his first Test five-for


Lakshmipathy Balaji seals the innings, trapping Naved-ul-Hasan lbw


Asim Kamal gave Pakistan's innings backbone with an invaluable 91


Anil Kumble was not to be left out, and picked up the vital wicket of Inzamam-ul-Haq


Yousuf Youhana fell yet again to Irfan Pathan


While the action was heated out in the middle the fans enjoyed themselves in the stands


The Indians have plenty to celebrate when they go in for lunch


L Balaji comes to the party, getting rid of Taufeeq Umar at the stroke of lunch


First blood for India as Salman Butt is clean bowled by Irfan Pathan



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