Cricket Thread III

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->       Imran Farhat and Salman Butt are the opening batsmen
       Now it remains to be seen if India's bowlers can make it count
        after winning the toss and choosing to field
       Irfan Pathan to open the bowling
       Play is about to get under way and I am Anand Vasu, your
        commentator for this game
   0.1 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, just short of a good length and on
        the middle and leg, a bit of swing away from the left-handed Butt,
        defended awkwardly, the ball loops back down the pitch off the
        edge
   0.2 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, short of a good length and far
        outside the off stump, left well alone to the keeper, a bit of
        swing there
   0.3 Pathan to Salman Butt, no run, and another one short of a length
        and outside the off swinging away appreciably, left well alone by
        Butt
       India attacking with three slips and a gully
   0.4 Pathan to Salman Butt, OUT: fuller this time and on the off, the
        ball swings late and Butt plays at it tentatively. The ball takes
        the edge and goes towards slip. Rahul Dravid dives low and takes a
        sharp catch!

       Pakistan 0/1, Partnership of 0
       Salman Butt  c Dravid b Pathan  0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
       Imran Farhat 0* (0b) IK Pathan 0.4-0-0-1

       India have got off to the best possible start! Pakistan have lost
        their first wicket without a single run on the board!
       Rahul Dravid will already be breathing easier about his decision to
        field first. That is a great start for India in this decisive Test
        match
       Younis Khan is the new batsman
   0.5 Pathan to Younis Khan, OUT: full and on the stumps, this one swings
        in very late, that is a perfectly pitched delivery and it nails
        Younis lbw right in front of the stumps! India are on fire!

       Pakistan 0/2, Partnership of 0
       Younis Khan  lbw b Pathan  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
       Imran Farhat 0* (0b) IK Pathan 0.5-0-0-2

       Pakistan in dire straits here at two wickets down without a run on
        the board. What a start for the Indian team and Irfan Pathan, who
        is on a hat-trick!
       Just a bit more for the bowlers and what a difference it makes!
       Mohammad Yousuf is facing the hat-trick ball
       Three slips and two gullies in place
   0.6 Pathan to Mohammad Yousuf, OUT: Got him! Sensational stuff at the
        National Stadium! Mohammad Yousuf bowled through the gate by a
        pearl of an inswinger! That one came in superbly after pitching
        and shattered the stumps!

       Pakistan 0/3, Partnership of 0
       Mohammad Yousuf  b Pathan  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

End of over 1 (maiden) Pakistan 0/3
IK Pathan 1-1-0-3 - Pavilion End
Imran Farhat 0* (0b)

       What a start for India! Pakistan have lost three wickets in the
        first over without a run on the board! Irfan Pathan becomes the
        second Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick after Harbhajan
        Singh!
       Unbelievable scenes here at the National Stadium. Look at that
        scoreline Pakistan 3 down without a run on the board<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->