Pakistan blind cricket team sealed the three-match One-Day series after beating India in the second ODI by five wickets at the Islamabad’s Shalimar Cricket Stadium.
India opted to bat after wining the toss. Their openers Parkash and Venkateish gave a solid 139 runs start but they were dismissed on consecutive balls. Parkash scored 83 runs while Venkateish scored 40 runs.
India posted 324 runs on the board for the loss of eight wickets in 40 overs. Shekhar Naik and Ganesh added 46 runs each. Muhammad Waqas took two wickets while Idrees, Masood Jan and Yasir claimed wicket apiece.
Pakistan in reply chased the target of 325 runs in 36.4 overs for the loss of five wickets. Masood Jan was the top scorer with 81 runs, Muhammad Jamil scored 69 runs, Zafar 62 and Anees remained not out on 57 runs.
Ketan and Subash Boya took one wicket each. Masood Jan of Pakistan was later declared the Man of the match.
This was also the 26th consecutive one-day Internationals victory for Pakistan and the 7th consecutive one-day series triumph.
Director General Federal Special Education Mustafain Kazmi was the chief guest of the occasion and distributed prizes among the players. The 3rd ODI of Brien Holden Vision Pakistan-India one-day series will be played on November 26.
