Opener Nasir Jamshed struck his second successive century to
help Pakistan
to an 85-run win over India
in the second one-day international in Kolkata.
The win gives them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match
ODI series.
After India
won the toss, Jamshed (106) and Mohammad Hafeez (74) shared an opening stand of
141, before the visitors were bowled out for 250.
The hosts struggled in reply, and captain Mahendra Dhoni was
54 not out when they were dismissed for 165.
Paceman Junaid Khan (3-39) and spinner Saeed Ajmal (3-20) were
the pick of the Pakistan
bowlers at Eden Gardens
Jamshed, 23, was following up the 101 he made in the series-opening
six-wicket win in Chennai and his partnership with Hafeez lasted until the 24th
over when Hafeez missed while trying to sweep left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja
and was bowled.
After surviving a run-out appeal in the 38th over, Jamshed
reached his century in the 40th with a driven four off Ravichandran Ashwin over
mid-off.
1st T20: Pakistan
won by 5 wkts
2nd T20: India
won by 11 runs
1st ODI: Pakistan
won by 6 wkts
2nd ODI: Pakistan
won by 85 runs
3rd ODI, 6 Jan: Delhi
His innings, which included 12 fours and two sixes, ended
when he advanced down the pitch to Jadeja but was stumped by Dhoni to leave his
team on 210-5.
Seamer Ishant Sharma finished with 3-34 while Jadeja managed
3-41.
The hosts took until the 29th over to reach three figures
and had already lost five wickets by then, before skipper Dhoni showed some
late resistance, having been dropped Shoaib Malik at long-on off Mohammad Irfan.
A defeat by more than 100 runs looked on the cards when
Ajmal trapped Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashok Dinda lbw without scoring in the 40th
over to leave India
132-9.
However, Dhoni reached his 47th ODI fifty in an unlikely
last-wicket stand of 33 - the second highest of the innings - with last man
Sharma, who faced 35 balls for his two runs before being bowled by the
returning Junaid with two overs remaining.
The final match takes place in Delhi
on Sunday, wihen India
will look to avoid a humiliating 3-0 whitewash.
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