Statistical Highlights: India v Pakistan, 3rd ODI-2012-13

3rd ODI: India v Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, Jan 6, 2013

In what turned out to be a thrilling encounter between two arch rivals, India beat Pakistan by 10 runs while defending a modest 167 runs. The Men in Blue were once again led from the front by MS Dhoni, who scored a vital 36. Dhoni also effected two dismissals in this match while keeping wicket; this took his career ODI tally to the 200 mark.

Earlier, during his innings, the Indian skipper finally got out on home soil in ODIs for the first time since March 2011. During this period he played eight innings and scored a whopping 506 runs. Here are these and many more stats highlights from what turned out to be an amazing rivalry game:

This was the second match between India and Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla. Both sides have now won one match each here.

Shami Ahmed was making his ODI debut. He became the 195^th player to represent India in ODIs.

Ishant Sharma was playing his 50^th ODI. Interestingly, he became 50^th Indian to do so.

MS Dhoni was dismissed in an ODI at home for the first time in 8 innings, after scoring 506 runs. Before today, he had last lost his wicket at home against Pakistan at Mohali in March 2011.

India’s total of 167 was the lowest total by any side in the first innings of a match at Feroz Shah Kotla. New Zealand’s 179/9 against India in 1999 was the previous lowest.

Saeed Ajmal’s figures of 5 for 24 are the best by a Pakistan spinner in India and fourth best by any spinner against India anywhere.

Harbhajan Singh and Ashley Giles are two other bowlers to have captured five wickets in an innings at this venue.

Ajmal's superb figures are the second best by a Pakistani bowler in a losing cause in ODIs..  Imran Khan had captured 6 for 14 against India at Sharjah on March 22, 1985.

Best figures by spinners against India:

Bowler	Figures	Venue	Year
M Muralitharan (SL)	7/30	Sharjah	2000
Ajantha Mendis (SL)	6/13	Karachi	2008
Viv Richards (WI)	6/41	Delhi	1989
Saeed Ajmal (Pak)	5/24	Delhi	2013
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)	5/36	Toronto	1996
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)	5/45	Toronto	1997
Ashley Giles (Eng)	5/57	Delhi	2002

Best figures by spinners vs India in India:

Bowler	Figures	Venue	Year
Viv Richards (WI)	6/41	Delhi	1989
Saeed Ajmal (Pak)	5/24	Delhi	2013
Ashley Giles (Eng)	5/57	Delhi	2002
Tom Hogan (Aus)	4/33	Thiruvananthapuram	1984
Arshad Khan (Pak)	4/33	Kochi	2005
Michael Clarke (Aus)	4/42	Mumbai	2003
Brad Hogg (Aus)	4/49	Nagpur	2007
Eddie Hemmings (Eng)	4/52	Mumbai	1987

Umar Akmal reached 2000 runs in ODIs. He became the 23^rd Pakistan player to do so.

Shami Ahmed bowled four maidens – most by an Indian in his debut game. Three bowlers – Manoj Prabhakar, Vijay Bharadwaj and Bhuvneshwar Kumar – had also bowled three maidens on debut.

Dhoni’s catch of Saeed Ajmal was his 200^th in ODIs. He is the first Indian and only the sixth wicketkeeper overall to do so, after Adam Gilchrist (417), Mark Boucher (402),Kumar Sangakkara (311), Brendon McCullum (218) and Moin Khan (214).

Kamran Akmal, for the first time in ODIs, has registered consecutive ducks.  His second duck against India is his eighth in Limited-Overs Internationals

Umar Akmal has completed his 2,000 runs in 71 ODIs - 2001 at an average of 37.75.

Nasir Jamshed has averaged 135.33 against India in ODIs - 406 runs in five innings, including three hundreds and a fifty - the best by a Pakistani batsman against India. 

Nasir has got his first Player of the series award in ODIs.

With seven wickets at 15.57 runs apiece, Ishant Sharma is the top Wicket-taker for India in the series.

Ravindra Jadeja (27) has posted his highest score against Pakistan in ODIs. He has recorded an economy rate of less than 2.00 (1.90) as a bowler for the first time.

Virat Kohli has registered his worst performance in a series in ODIs, totalling 13 runs at an average of 4.33.  His strike rate of 41.93 in the series is his worst in an ODI career, 

Ravichandran Ashwin has posted his first duck against Pakistan - his third in ODIs.

Junaid Khan has taken eight wickets in the series at 12.37 runs apiece - his best performance in an ODI series. Ajmal also took eight at 10.75 runs apiece - the best in the recently concluded series.

Not even a single fifty has been scored in India-Pakistan game for the fourth time.

India’s total of 167 is the second lowest total successfully defended by them against Pakistan, after 125 at Sharjah in 1985.

India’s total of 167 is also the lowest total successfully defended by them at home.

Dhoni has received his fifth Man of the Match award against Pakistan - his 18th in ODIs.

MS Dhoni won his second man of the Match Award this series – 18^th of his ODI career.

Pakistan has recorded their first series win (2-1) over India in ODIs since 2004-05.

Man-of-the-Match: MS Dhoni for leading the team to a nail-biting victory and top-scoring for India with 36 runs

Man-of-the-Series: Nasir Jamshed for two successive centuries in the series

Brief scorers: India 167 all out in 43.4 overs (MS Dhoni 36, S Ajmal 5/24, I Mohammad 2/28) beat Pakistan 157 all out in 48.5 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 39, I Sharma 3/36, B Kumar 2/31, R Aswin 2.47) by 10 runs.

Presentation:

R Ashwin: "Everybody bowled well, especially Bhuvneshwar. We picked up wickets in the middle. This win is a great morale booster ahead of the England series"

MS Dhoni: "160 wasn't enough. But I told the team that yes it is not enough, but the team should compete well. The spinners did a great job but the men of the match were the fielders in this game. Bhuvi started well, then Ishant bowled well with a not-so-new ball. Jadeja and Ashwin supported each other well too. It is important to learn from each and every game and this is young side and there is learning for everyone. Bowling line-up was a big positive this serie. Yes, there was help for bowlers, but we bowled well as a unit."

Nasir: "I started well today, but unfortunately didn't last till the end. The pitch was difficult to score in the second innings. Thanks to the crowd, it has been great all this series."

Misbah-ul-Haq: "Indians bowled very well, their fielding was outstanding. We tried to see off the new ball, but the ball was doing things even after that. It was difficult to score runs. Plenty of positives this series, specially the fast bowlers and Nasir Jamshed. It was a great series, tightly contested and today we had another tight game."

Source: bcci.tv, ndtv.com, espncricinfo.com