India take series opener by five wickets

Nov 05, 2007

Salman Butt returned to form with a fluent half-century. He was especially strong in the midwicket region, where he hit four boundaries •AFP

A perfectly paced knock from Mohammad Yousuf guided Pakistan to a competitive total of 239•AFP

Younis was forced to attempt some unconventional strokes after the scoring-rate was brought down by some tight bowling. He scored 25 off 58 balls •AFP

Mahendra Singh Dhoni promoted himself to No. 4 and steadied himself for the chase•AFP

Dhoni acknowledges the applause after reaching his half-century•AFP

India's chase got off to a bad start as Shoaib Akhtar foxed Sachin Tendulkar with a slower ball early on•AFP

Pakistan hurtled along at six-and-a-half runs an over when Afridi was at the crease•AFP

Butt could not build on his innings when he was run out after a mix up with Younis Khan •AFP

After Gautam Gambhir's dismissal for 44, Yuvraj Singh came to the middle and played some aggressive cricket•AFP

Smiles for the Pathan and Robin Uthappa as India seal victory by five wickets•AFP

Shahid Afridi was pushed up the order to boost Pakistan's sluggish run-rate•AFP

Sourav Ganguly helped India recover from the early loss with a composed 39 from 55 balls•AFP

Yuvraj and Dhoni take a single during their century partnership that all but sealed the deal•AFP

Irfan Pathan gave India the first breakthrough by trapping Kamran Akmal in front after Pakistan decided to bat •AFP