Indian skipper M S Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first in the 2nd ODI against Pakistan being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkatta. See the final scorecard here.
It was reported on Jan 2, 2013, that the in-form Virat Kohli, who had injured his right knee will not play, but was included in the final playing eleven.
India left out Rohit Sharma to bring in all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Pakistan fielded the same squad that won the 1st ODI.
When last reports came in, Pakistan scored 250 runs all-out. India in reply, had scored 155 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 47 overs. Nazir Jamshed scored another century with 106 runs.
Star Cricket TV channel is live telecasting the match live in India. The live streaming can also be watched at www.starsports.com.
This is a must game for India, they have already lost the first of the three ODI series and are behind 0-1. A win for Pakistan in this match will make the 3rd ODI in Delhi a dead rubber.
The players are as below:
India: 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Ashok Dinda
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Nasir Jamshed, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal, 8 Junaid Khan, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Mohammad Irfan.
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