NAIROBI, Aug 21: India 'A' recorded their fourth victory over Pakistan 'A' on their way to winning the Nairobi one-day triangular series on Saturday.
The Indians, who had defeated their old rivals in all three league matches of the tournament, eased to a six-wicket success in the final played at the Gymkhana Club Ground.
Opener Dheeraj Jadhav led the way for the Indians with a Man-of-the-Match contribution of 89. His 112-ball knock contained seven fours and one six as India 'A' made 210 for four in the 45th over of the 47-over match.
Sriram was the other star with a 63-ball 60, including seven boundaries, while putting on 115 with Jadhav for the fourth wicket.
Earlier, Pakistan 'A' skipper Misbahul Haq was chiefly responsible for lifting his team to a total of 209 for seven with an undefeated 89 off 119 balls. The right-hander struck eight fours and one six.
Mansoor Amjad, promoted in the batting order, weighed in with a contribution of 48 during a fifth-wicket partnership of 102 with Misbah.
Shib Paul finished with three for 33 in nine overs while his new-ball partner Amit Bhandari bowled brilliant to return figures of two for 29 in 10 overs.
Mohindu Singh Dhoni, the India 'A' wicket-keeper/batsman, was declared the Man-of-the-Series.
Scoreboard
PAKISTAN 'A':
Kamran Akmal c Rayudu b Paul 4
Naveed Qureshi lbw b Bhandari 2
Bazid Khan b Paul 10
Misbahul Haq not out 89
Faisal Iqbal c Dhoni b Bhandari 9
Mansoor Amjad c Salvi b Bahutule 48
Naved Latif c Venugopal b Paul 25
Qaiser Abbas c and b Salvi 16
Riaz Afridi not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-5) 6
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 47 overs) 209
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-18, 3-18, 4-30, 5-132, 6-162, 7-204.
DID NOT BAT: Junaid Zia, Rao Iftikhar.
BOWLING: Bhandari 10-4-29-2 (3w); Paul 9-0-33-3 (1w); Salvi 9-3-28-1; Bahutule 10-1-50-1; Sriram 6-0-44-0; Powar 3-0-24-0 (1w).
INDIA 'A':
G. Gambhir c Kamran b Riaz 12
D.S. Jadhav c Qaiser b Rao Iftikhar 89
M.S. Dhoni c Misbah b Riaz 15
S. Sriram c and b Naved 60
A.T. Rayudu not out 29
R.R. Powar not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-7, NB-1) 14
TOTAL (for four wkts, 44.5 overs) 210
FALL OF WKTS: 1-24, 2-44, 3-159, 4-205.
DID NOT BAT: Y. Venogopal Rao, S.V. Bahutule, S.S. Paul, A. Bhandari, A.M. Salvi.
BOWLING: Rao Iftikhar 10-0-34-1 (1nb, 1w); Riaz Afridi 9-0-37-2 (2w); Junaid Zia 7.5-0-50-0 (4w); Naved Latif 6-0-33-1; Mansoor Amjad 4-0-29-0; Qaiser Abbas 8-0-31-0. -Agencies