Younus improvised brilliantly to help set up a memorable win
Second one-day international, Mohali: Pakistan 322-6 (49.5 overs) bt India 321-9 (50 overs) by four wickets
Younus Khan hit a superb third one-day century as Pakistan beat India by four wickets to level their series 1-1.
A wayward display in the field allowed India to rack up 321-9, with Sachin Tendulkar making 99, Gautam Gambhir 57 and Harbhajan Singh an unbeaten 38.
Harbhajan then took two wickets to leave Pakistan in trouble on 174-4.
But Younus smacked two sixes and nine fours in his 117 off 110 balls, before Shahid Afridi belted 29 not out off 14 to seal victory with a ball to spare.
It was the ninth highest successful chase in one-dayers and keeps the series very much on the boil, with the action moving to Kanpur on Sunday.
Such a dramatic finale did not look on the cards when Tendulkar and Gambhir unfurled a series of blistering strokes to put on 173 after coming to terms with a lively surface which offered pace and bounce.
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