DHAKA - Half centuries by three top-order batsmen helped India to score a challenging 330 runs for eight wickets against Pakistan in a triangular series match on Tuesday.
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh scored 89, 62 and 55 runs to register their 25th, eighth and sixth ODI half centuries respectively after India won the toss and opted to bat in their first match in the tournament that also includes hosts Bangladesh.
India started the innings strongly with Sehwag and Gambhir beating the Pakistani pace bowlers until their partnership collapsed on 155 as Gambhir was caught behind by keeper Kamran Akmal off a delivery from Wahab Riaz, who ended 2-86.
Pace bowler Omar Gul took three wickets for 61 runs while leg spinner Shahid Afridi and pacer Sohail Tanvir ended 2-52 and 1-57 respectively.
Gambhir got two chances when Younis Khan dropped him on four runs at second slip off a delivery from Riaz and he was dropped again by Younis off a delivery from Rao Iftkhar at gully on 29 runs.
Sehwag also got a break on 43 runs when the third umpire dismissed an appeal after Akmal caught him behind off a delivery from Iftkhar.
Sehwag, playing 76 balls, hit a six and 13 boundaries while Gambhir, who faced 62 balls, hit six fours. Singh played 54 balls, hitting three sixes and three boundaries before being bowled by Umar Gul.
Raina (26) also hit two sixes in 22 balls.
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