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India beat Pakistan by 10 runs in final ODI

India beat Pakistan by 10 runs in the third and final One-day International at Feroz Shah Kotla grounds in New Delhi today, when Pakistani batsmen were left with just to score 24 runs in last four overs with four wickets in hand. However, hosts lost the three-match series by 1-2. After winning the toss and electing to bat, India had set a target of 168 runs. In reply to that Pakistan were all out for 157 in 48.5 overs. After a disastrous batting performance by the Indian batsmen, bowlers did well to pull things back. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shami Ahmed not only controlled the flow of runs but also added pressure on the visitors by picking up wickets at crucial intervals. Ravinder Jadeja was more economic as he gave away just 19 runs in 10 overs.Brief scores:India: 167 all out in 43.4 overs (Mahendra Singh Dhoni 36, Suresh Raina 31, Saeed Ajmal 5/24).Pakistan: 157 all out in 48.5 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 39;Ishant Sharma 3/36, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/31).

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