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Pakistan v India, Group B, Asia Cup, Karachi Sehwag and Raina flay Pakistan 
The initial going was tough, as both Praveen Kumar and RP Singh kept the runs under check © AFP 
Malik and Salman Butt picked up the odd runs. Pakistan were 15 for 0 after eight overs © AFP 
The crowds were absent for the previous two games in Karachi, but they flocked to the National Stadium for the India-Pakistan clash © AFP 
Butt and Malik built a steady platform for Pakistan with a 90-run opening stand © AFP 
He was joined by Younis Khan and the two slowly began to pick up the momentum © AFP 
They began to find the gaps and boundaries, and India found themselves in a similar situation as in the recent Kitply Cup final © AFP 
Younis made a run-a-ball 59, and his 129-run stand with Malik put Pakistan in charge © AFP 
However, both batsmen failed to seize the advantage in the final overs. Shoaib Malik couldn't continue because of cramps, and Younis Khan fell soon after © AFP 
Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul-Haq scored 30s as Pakistan finished on 299 for 4 © AFP 
A rib injury forced Umar Gul to leave the field after bowling 1.2 overs, but Iftikhar Anjum snared Gautam Gambhir the very next ball, with Misbah plucking a stunner © AFP 
From then on, it was India all the way, as Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina got stuck into the opposition © AFP 
The two had plundered runs against Hong Kong on Wednesday, and the flow of runs didn't abate against Pakistan © AFP 
Raina had scored his maiden ton against Hong Kong, and didn't leave any opportunity on another flat deck in Karachi © AFP 
With Gul gone and Malik struggling, Pakistan had only two specialist bowlers left - Iftikhar, Sohail Tanvir and Shahid Afridi. Sehwag cashed in, plundering sixes against Afridi and the part-time bowlers © AFP 
Raina, however, was dismissed on 84. The second-wicket stand between Sehwag and him was 198, scored at more than eight an over © AFP 
Sehwag went on to make a 95-ball 119, and victory was a foregone conclusion when he departed with 69 more runs needed © AFP |
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