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KARACHI, Feb 24: Rajendra Verma scored 200 as India romped to a 161-run win over Pakistan in the third ODI of the blind cricket series at the National Stadium on Tuesday.
The Indian win, after Pakistan had replied with 248 in 29 overs, keeps the five-match series alive. Pakistan won the first two matches. After being asked to bat first, India piled up 409 for two in their 40 overs.
On several occasions, these two gentlemen miscounted the number of legitimate balls delivered in an over. On at least five occasions, seven-ball overs were bowled.
Verma, whose 112-ball unbeaten innings contained four fours, laid the foundation of India's massive total during a second-wicket partnership of 200 with his skipper Manvender Singh, who made 79 off 69 balls with five hits to the fence.
Scoreboard
INDIA BLIND XI:
Manvender Singh run out 79
Shekhar Naik c Muzaffar b Aamir 21
Rajendra Verma not out 200
Vishal Kumar retired hurt 33
Ashish Nagi not out 20
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-42, NB-9) 56
TOTAL (for two wkts, 40 overs) 409
FALL OF WKTS: 1-37, 2-237.
BOWLING: A. Razzaq 9-0-74-0 (1nb, 8w); A. Ashfaq 8-0-58-1 (2nb, 4w); M. Waqas 7-0-68-0 (1nb, 3w); M. Shahbaz 3-0-46-0 (1nb, 10w); Salman Elahi 6-0-67-0 (4nb, 4w); Sultan Shah 8-0-91-0 (13w).
PAKISTAN BLIND XI:
M. Fayyaz c Manvender b Rajesh 63
Mohammad Shahbaz run out 28
Muzaffar Ali run out 6
Ashraf Bhatti run out 49
Salman Elahi b Malikharjun 4
Masood Jan run out 19
Aamir Ashfaq run out 10
Mohammad Waqas run out 4
Sultan Shah run out 16
Abdul Razzaq run out 5
Shariq Yasin not out 6
EXTRAS (W-38) 38
TOTAL (all out, 29 overs) 248
FALL OF WKTS: 1-47, 2-73, 3-131, 4-141, 5-172, 6-200, 7-210, 8-210, 9-227.
BOWLING: Rajesh Singh 8-0-61-1 (6w); Manjunatha 3-0-32-0 (4w); Malikharjun 8-0-74-1 (17w); Rajendra Verma 2-0-29-0 (3w); Shekhar Naik 7-0-45-0 (8w); Nirmal Kumar 1-0-7-0.
