After rain washed out India's opening match against Scotland, victory over Pakistan in the next was a must for the team to make it to the Super Eight stage, for which the latter had already qualified after an emphatic victory over the Scots earlier.
And, like all India-Pakistan contests, this one more than lived up to expectations, as 'Dhoni's Devils' pulled off a thrilling victory. over the arch-rival.
Images: The bowl-out
The see-saw match ended in the first ever 'bowl-out' in international cricket, which India won 3-0.
Chasing India's modest total of 141 for 9, Pakistan made a late surge and finished level for the loss of seven wickets.
Misbah-ul Haq and Yaseer Arafat almost handed India its first defeat against Pakistan in a World Cup after a 38-run partnership in the final overs, but were unable to get the winning run, as an alert Yuvraj Singh left Misbah run out to leave the scores tied.
In the bowl-out -- the teams nominate five players to bowl at a set of stumps over 22 yards and take alternate attempts at hitting the target. The team that registers the most hits wins -- Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa were on target for the Indians while none of the Pakistanis (Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi) could strike.
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