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Old April 8, 2005, 08:15 PM
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Default India vs Pakistan 3rd ODI

Few hours from now, the match will start. For india, pressure is off since they have 2-0 lead. For pakistan, pressure is on and do or die situation. we will see how it unfolds.

From BBC:
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Third one-day international, Jamshedpur: India v Pakistan
Match starts on Saturday at 0430 BST

We'll be looking to make the series interesting

Younis Khan
Pakistan are set to ring the changes as they bid to keep alive their hopes of winning the one-day series against India in Jamshedpur on Saturday.

The tourists, who are 2-0 down in the six-game series, will welcome key batsman Younis Khan back after a fever.

Younis is likely to replace Mohammad Hafeez, while paceman Iftikhar Rao and spinner Danish Kaneria could come in for Mohammad Sami and Arshad Khan.

India are without paceman Lakshmipathy Balaji, who has a side strain.

Pakistan unsuccessfully chased big targets in Cochin and Vishakapatnam and batting first could be the key to winning at the Keenan Stadium, with hot weather forecast.

The tourists have a good record in the eastern city, having won the last two one-dayers between the teams.

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And vice-captain Younis said: "We'll be looking to make the series interesting. It is only a matter of finding the rhythm and we have every chance of winning some matches on the trot.

"We drew the Test series by winning the final match in Bangalore and we can do the same in the one-dayers.

"Winning the toss proves crucial on flat pitches as the team batting first often puts up a big total and subsequently pressure mounts on the opposition.

"India won the toss in the previous two matches and batsmen like Virender Sehwag survived some early chances. But things can be a lot different with some luck."

His opposite number Rahul Dravid says India will not be taking their opponents lightly despite comfortable wins in the opening games.

"We can't afford to be complacent, we're aware of the Pakistan team's strength," he said.

"They are a very good side and a couple of good performances from their top players can turn the series around.

"We know Pakistan will be hurting and keen to bounce back. We've got to play good, aggressive cricket and maintain the same intensity in the field."



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India (from): Sourav Ganguly (capt), Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Dhoni (wkt), Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.

Pakistan (from): Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Yousuf Youhana, Mohammed Hafeez, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammed Sami, Iftikhar Rao, Shahid Nazir, Arshad Khan, Danish Kaneria.

Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ, K Hariharan (Ind). Match referee: Chris Broad (Eng).
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