Pakistan choose to bat but suffer a setback when Yuvraj Singh runs out opener Salman Butt with the score on just 12 Shoaib Malik makes 59 before falling to Irfan Pathan, but Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf keep the score moving The return of former captain Sourav Ganguly to the India side has little impact as Younis and Yousuf start to dominate Younis reaches 147 and Yousuf 95 as Pakistan take control of the match on the first day, closing at 326-2 On the second day Yousuf is eventually stumped for 173 off the bowling of Anil Kumble after advancing the score to 455-3 Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq departs quickly, trapped lbw by Kumble for just one, before Khan is run out on 199 Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal both then go on to make centuries, with Afridi blasting 27 off a Harbhajan Singh over Afridi and Akmal's efforts enable Pakistan to declare at 679-7 - and India reach 65-0 in their reply before stumps Only 15 overs are possible on day three after interruptions for bad light and rain but India's openers advance to 145-0 Day four sees Rahul Dravid score a century while Virender Sehwag plunders the second quickest double ton on record The duo guide India to 403-0 to close in on the world record opening stand of 413 set by Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy The record slips away after Sehwag falls for 254 - bad light finally forces a draw after just 14 balls on the final day
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