India win the toss, decide to field and make a spectacular start when Irfan Pathan's hat-trick reduces Pakistan to 0-3 With wickets continuing to fall cheaply, Kamran Akmal comes in at number eight and begins to frustrate the visitors' bowlers Aided by Abdul Razzaq and then Shoaib Akhtar, he completes his century to give Pakistan hope The hosts total 245 all out and soon claim a few wickets of their own as Mohammad Asif and Akhtar strike As the light fades, Razzaq claims the prize wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for 23 as India close on 74-4 India add 60 to their overnight score before Sourav Ganguly hooks an Abdul Razzaq delivery to Mohammad Asif Yuvraj soon follows and Mahendra Dhoni also falls before lunch as Pakistan take the honours in the morning session Pakistan drop four catches though as India battle their way to 238 all out - a first innings deficit of just seven runs Pakistan's second innings gets off to a great start with Imran Farhat and Salman Butt both reaching half centuries Ganguly breaks the partnership, snaring Butt lbw for 50, but Pakistan push on to reach 173-2 at close Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan continue to punish India on day three before Anil Kumble has them both lbw Shahid Afridi plays a typically swashbuckling innings, scoring 60 off just 46 deliveries as Pakistan reach 402-5 And Faisal Iqbal ends the day unbeaten on 103 as Pakistan dominate proceedings to close on 505-5, a lead of 512 India's innings starts badly and gets worse as Mohammad Asif uproots Virender Sehwag's middle stump in the second over Abdul Razzaq takes four wickets on an increasingly difficult pitch for batsmen to seal a 341-run victory Pakistan celebrate their largest victory by a runs margin ever, and their first series win over India since 1987
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