India 7-5 Pakistan

Pheww, that was a thriller. It went right down the wire and India finally, finally managed to come on top. The tie had no point going this close once India led 4-0, but a loss to Mahesh Mangaonkar and then Saurav Ghosal trailing 0-2 meant Pakistan were in driver's seat.

Once Ghosal went 0-2 down, he had to win three games in a row to pocket the tie for India. Pakistan's Aslam, on the other hand, had to defy him only once more. But, it was not meant to be.

Saurav Ghosal came out with vengeance and clinched it for India.