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| May 6, 2005 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1426 |
India win blind series against Pakistan
NEW DELHI, May 5: Spurred on by opener Ganesh Gamvit’s brilliant 79, India wrapped up the five-match series for blind cricketers with a seven-wicket win over world champions Pakistan in last match here on Thursday. India had already clinched five-match series on Wednesday when it defeated Pakistan by three wickets in the fourth match. The third match was abandoned due to rain.
Chasing Pakistan’s 294 for nine, India rode on man-of-the-match Gamvit’s superb batting which saw him hit 13 boundaries as he plundered 79 off just 37 deliveries. Subhash Boya came up with an equally flamboyant 62 off 22 balls while Rajender Verma scored 60 off 54 balls to comfortably take India to 298 for loss of three wickets in just 27 overs.
Sushil Gupta also contributed in Indian victory with a valuable 54 off 39 balls. Pakistani bowlers Zeeshan Abbasi and Mohammad Fayyaz took one wicket each conceding 37 and 54 runs respectively.
Earlier, Tariq Samuel (51 off 36 balls), all-rounder Abbasi (39), Sultan Shah (34) and Adnan Ahmad (33) helped Pakistan to set a competitive total as they made 294 for nine in 32 overs.
For India, Shekhar Naik took two for 43.
Summarised scores:
PAKISTAN BLIND 294-9 in 32 overs (Tariq Samuel 51, Zeeshan Abbasi 39, Sultan Shah 34; Shekhar Naik 2-43);
INDIA BLIND 298-3 in 27 overs (G. Gamvit 79 not out, S. Boya 62, R. Verma 60).—Agencies
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