December 31, 2012 1:05 PM

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Pakistan beat India by six wickets in Ist ODI

Pakistan has won the first ODI of the 3 cricket match series by six wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Pakistan scored 228 runs for the loss of four wickets with 11 bowls remaining in the stipulated 50 overs. Nasir Jamshed remained unbeaten scoring 101 runs while Younis Khan made 58 runsEarlier, Pakistan won the toss and choose to field. Put to bat, India scored 227 runs for the loss of six wickets. 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.

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