Great victory of Pakistan cricket against India !

Shoaib Malik smashed a brisk century (128)

good bowling by Muhammad Aamir

Pakistan win the match against India by 54 runs !

CENTURION: shoib malik smashed a brisk 128 runs to setup Pakistan's 54 run victory over archival India in the ICC champion trophy 2009.

the middle order batsman hit 128 for his seventh hundred in one-dayers as Pakistan posted a challenging 302/9 before restricting India to 248 in a pressure match to boost their hops of qualifying for the semifinals.

Rahul Dravid top scored with a with a fighting 76, but India's chances were severly affected after the departures of big hitter gothem ghambir (57) and suresh raina (46) .

The top two sides advance to the semifinals.

Pakistan were indebted to Malik and Muhammad Yousf (87) for setting a stiff target in the day night match as the pair put on 206 in 31.2 overs their record stand for the fourth wicket against India in one dayers.

Shoib Malik was named Man of the Match !

Gambir exploded with a flurry of boundries to keep the pressure on the Pakistani bowlers and fielders, hitting two sixes and seven fours in his quick fire 46 ball knock.
just when he looked like playing a big knock, he was runout following a mix-up with dravid.
Youns sparked celebration when he hit the stumps at non stricker end from mid off.

Pakistani fans raced onto the ground when Saeed Ajmal bowled Harbhajan singh to complete the victory.

Indian bowler Nehra was the most succesfull bowler with 4-55 but recieved little support from the other end.

Match summry (Top scorer) :

Shoib Malik : 128 runs
M.Yousaf : 87 runs
Rahul dravid : 76 runs
G.Gambhir : 57