Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat but lost the important wicket of Salman Butt in the second ball of the match and after that Pakistan never looked to pose a big score to challenge India. Once Butt was out Malik and Younis started slowly and there was once again a good performance form Yousuf and Misabul, but not threatening one for India. They have lost wickets at crucial times when a partnership was built and Afridi getting out cheaply in middle overs made their task more difficult Pakistan scored 254 at the end which was not tough to chase but was a defending score for India.

India lost wickets of Ganguly and Gambhir in starting overs but before the class batting by Sachin Tendulkar the score looked too small for his caliber and his 100+ partnership with Sehwag made sure the Indian victory except finishing touch. Sachin got out at 97

and the finishing script was perfectly exhibited by Dhoni and Yuvaraj and their partnership closed the gates to Pakistan and they both stayed till end to score winning runs once again in this series.