da pinup bet： Mustering up drive to play hard in a dead rubber is not always theeasiest thing to do
da dobrowin： Anand Vasu05-Jul-2000Mustering up drive to play hard in a dead rubber is not always theeasiest thing to do. However, India had no such problems when theybeat Pakistan by 33 runs in their final league match at the AsianCricket Council (ACC) Under-15 tournament on Wednesday. BeatingPakistan before the final should give the Indians a psychological edgeover their arch rivals.India took on Pakistan at the Club Aman in Ampang, Malaysia. Comingoff a winning streak, India were under no pressure. It must also besaid that Pakistan were in a similar situation. While India had wonfour matches on the trot, Pakistan had won three without losing any.After playing India, they will take on hosts Malaysia on Thursday.There is very little doubt about the possible outcome of thatencounter. The two sides have been a cut above the rest in thetournament.Winning the toss, Pakistan skipper Kashif Mahmood put India in to bat.The Indians have enjoyed a good run of form with the bat in thetournament thus far. However they were up against by far theirtoughest opponents and could muster only 181.Although this did not seem like a winning target, it proved to beenough for India at the end of the day. The Indian innings revolvedaround wicketkeeper Abhinav Kumar who made a steady unbeaten 52. Bothcaptain Subhash Dixit (25) and Navin Chaudhary (28) chipped in asIndia ended on 181/6 off 40 overs.In response, Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals and thisstifled their chances of mounting a serious assault on the target. Thewickets were shared all around in the Indian camp with MrigenTalkukdar (2/16) once again producing the best returns as Pakistanended on 148 for nine.India go into the final with an all win record. In the final, to beplayed on July 9 India will again play Pakistan.
