Well done by India, win the first ODI of the 5 match series by 5 wickets and 3 overs to spare. Pakistan win the toss and select to bat first but Indian bowlers were disciplined and on the target. They restricted Pakistan to only 239 for 7 in their alloted 50 overs. In particular M. Kartik and Harbhajan Singh were outstanding and well supported by Tendulkar who took important 2 wickets. For Pakistan M. Yousuf was the top scorer who made unbeaten 82 and butt scored 50. But their other batsman were unable to provide enough to lead them on big score.
Chasing 240 India lost Tendulkar early in their innings but Ganguly and Gambhir carry on without any more loss. Later in the innings Yuvraj and Dhoni made useful contributions and lead them close to the victory. In the end India won the match by 5 wickets. Dhoni named man of the match for his excellent knock of 63 and Yuvraj Singh made 58.
