Chasing a target of 228 runs set by India, Pakistan were 172 for 4 in 39 overs in the first ODI of the 3 Cricket match series at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai today. Hosts scored 227 for 6 in their stipulated 50 overs. India had slipped to 29 for 5 against accurate Pakistan bowling, and Skipper M S Dhoni, first with Suresh Raina and then with R Ashwin, constructed two contrasting partnerships to pull India to a respectable score. Dhoni hit a magnificent hundred in testing conditions and remained not out at 113 while R Ashwin was unbeaten on 31. Suresh Raina made 43 runs. For Pakistan, Junaid Khan was the most successful bowler who claimed 4 wickets.