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Dhoni makes Pakistan poor

India win second ODI, go 2-0 up

AFP, Visakhapatnam
Mahendra Dhoni was a surprise hero with an explosive maiden century as India
thrashed Pakistan by 58 runs in the second one-day international here on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old wicketkeeper smashed an entertaining 148 in only his fifth match to help the hosts amass 356-9, India's third-highest total in one-dayers.
Pakistan were restricted to 298 despite fighting half-centuries from all-rounder Abdul Razzaq (88) and Yousuf Youhana (71) to concede a 2-0 lead in the six-match series.
Electing to bat, India were put in command by Dhoni who was involved in two big stands with hardhitting opener Virender Sehwag (74) and Rahul Dravid (52).
Dhoni was promoted to the number-three position after scoring just 22 in total in his previous four one-dayers as a lower-order batsman.
The move paid off handsomely as Dhoni set the stage for a big total with Sehwag, the duo plundering 96 off just 10.2 overs after Sachin Tendulkar's run out for just two early in the innings.
He then dominated a 149-run stand for the fourth wicket with Dravid.
Dhoni cracked 15 fours and four sixes off 123 balls in a breathtaking display of strokemaking and became only the second Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in a one-dayer.
Out-of-form skipper Ganguly missed out on the run-feast, bowled by Sami for nine.
He was out to the first ball in the opening match, which his side eventually won by 87 runs, after a dismal run in a preceding three-Test series in which he could manage just 48 in five innings.
Dhoni had no such trouble, reaching his century with a single off Afridi.
He was eventually caught by Shoaib Malik at mid-wicket off Hafeez.
Dravid relied more on ones and twos during his 59-ball knock and departed soon after Dhoni as India slipped from 289-3 to 301-6.
Tail-enders Zaheer Khan (17)
and Lakshmipathy Balaji (17 not out) then helped India score their third-highest total after 376-2 (v New Zealand in 1999-2000) and 373-6 (v Sri Lanka in 1999).
Sehwag was also in punishing mood as he raced to his fifty off just 26 balls with a pulled four off seamer Navedul Hasan. His 17th halfcentury contained 12 fours and two sixes.
Pakistan's hopes of successfully chasing down the huge total suffered a setback when free-stroking opener Shahid Afridi was bowled by paceman Ashish Nehra for a duck. The Indian fast bowler then removed Salman Butt for 36.
Razzaq held the innings together, but Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals, including that of in-form captain Inzamam who was run out trying to steal a single.
Razzaq slammed 13 fours and a six off 93 balls before he was caught behind down the leg side off parttime spinner Yuvraj Singh.
Youhana also batted aggressively as he scored a 56-ball 71 with four sixes and two fours.
Nehra finished with 4-72 and Yuvraj with 3-55.
The next match will be played in Jamshedpur on Saturday.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard of the second one-day international between India and Pakistan at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday:
INDIA
Sehwag c Butt b Naved 74
Tendulkar run out 2
Dhoni c Malik b Hafeez 148
Ganguly b Sami 9
Dravid c Afridi b Naved 52
Yuvraj lbw b Arshad 15
Kaif lbw b Naved 0
Harbhajan b Arshad 11
Balaji not out 17
Zaheer c Razzaq b Hafeez 17
Extras: (lb-2, w-8, nb-1) 11
Total: (For 9 wkts in 50 overs) 356 Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-122, 3-140, 4-289, 5-300, 6-301, 7-318, 8-325, 9-356
Did not bat: Nehra
Bowler O M R W
Sami 9 0 65 1
Naved 10 0 54 3
Razzaq 10 0 55 0
Afridi 9 0 82 0
Arshad 5 0 43 2
Hafeez 7 0 55 2
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PAKISTAN
Butt c Sehwag b Nehra 36
Afridi b Nehra 0
Razzaq c Dhoni b Yuvraj 88
Inzamam run out 16
Youhana c Kaif b Nehra 71
Malik c Sehwag b Yuvraj 12
Hafeez c Balaji b Yuvraj 7
Akmal lbw b Zaheer 41
Naved c Dhoni b Nehra 2
Sami c Yuvraj b Harbhajan 2
Arshad not out 2
Extras: (lb-6, w-15) 21
Total: (All out in 44.1 overs) 298 Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-89, 3-129, 4 176, 5-204, 6-222, 7-263, 8-268, 9 296
Bowler O M R W
Balaji 6 0 33 0
Nehra 10 0 72 4
Zaheer 6.1 0 38 1
Tendulkar 7 0 44 0
Harbhajan 7 0 50 1
Yuvraj 8 0 55 3
Result: India win by 58 runs.
Man-of-the-match: Mahendra
Dhoni.
Toss: India.
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Aran
Jayaprakash.
Next match: Jamshedpur, April 9.