4th Indo-Pak ODI today
BBC Online, undated
India coach John Wright wants his players to reproduce the gritty performance of their first one-dayer against Pakistan in today's clash.Pakistan took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series after a four-wicket win in Peshawar on Friday. But Wright, whose side won in Karachi by five runs, insists all is not lost. "Pakistan have won two in a row, now we need to pull the next two. I want the team to be more clinical and play well in pressure situations," he said. Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium will host the last two games of the one-day series that kicked off India's first full tour of Pakistan in 14 years. Today's day-night contest will be followed by the final one-dayer on Wednesday, before the three-Test series gets underway in Multan on 28 March. Pakistan skipper Inzamamul Haq is hoping his side can continue their good form and wrap the series up early. "It's an important game for us. We want to wrap it up tomorrow (Sunday)," he said. Batsmen from both teams have completely dominated the series in which 1,830 runs have been scored in six innings to date. Inzamam blames the flat pitches for the abundance of runs and hopes the remaining two games give some assistance to bowlers.
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