New Delhi: Misbah and Sami are playing safe in a bid to make at least 200 in the first inning of first Test against India. Misbah is playing on 42 while Sami has just opened his account. Pakistan were 153 for 8 in 63 overs.

Indian captain Kumble is on song today, as he clean bowled Shoaib Akhtar for two. Akhtar was his third victim today. it seems that Pakistan coould not come out of this disaster.

Earlier, Pakistan lost its seventh wicket before tea today after Harbhajan got Tanvir out for 4. He was given out leg before. Miabah, on the other hand, is trying to pull some thing out of it but with no support.

Anil Kumble took his second wicket in Kamran Akmal for 30. Akmal was clean bowled by Kumble. Both, Akmal and Misbah were doing fine at the crease to get Pakistan some good total.

Since morning, Indian bowlers have come up with some good spells allowing India to have an edge over Pak.

Munaf Patel, on his return to international cricket, managed to get Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on zero. Dhoni took the catch of Malik.

Pakistan contiues to tumble after lunch also, as it lost its fourth wicket in Mohammad Yousuf. Yousuf was given out leg before off Ganguly for 27. Pakistan were 76-4 in 29 overs.

Now, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has joined Misbah in the middle.

The pressure is mounting on Pakistan, as Indian bowlers are taking wickets on regular interval. Zaheer Khan took two wickets, while Indian captain Anil Kumble took his first wicket in the match today after he clean bowled Yasir Hameed for 29.

Earlier, Butt was clean bowled by Zaheer Khan for just one run. Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here today.

India is playing with two spinners and two pacemen while Pakistan has gone with three fast bowlers and a spinner. 

Teams: India: Anil Kumble (capt), Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Kaarthick, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Venkat Sai Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel. 12th man Yuvraj Singh.

Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (capt), Salman Butt, Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami, Danish Kaneria. 12th man Faisal Iqbal.

Source : Agencies