The Indian skipper may have aggravated the back injury that kept him out of some one-dayers against the West Indies in 2002. The Indian players surrounded their captain when he fell and physiotherapist Andrew Leipus rushed on the field to attend to him.
Inzamam made 38 before Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 100th catch in his 333rd one-day international with a spectacular running save inches inside the ropes at long off to dismiss the Pakistani skipper and reduce the home team to 87 for five.
"The target was not tall, but we lost quick wickets in the start which made the difference," Inzamam said.
"But I must admit the Indian bowlers bowled very well," he added.
Earlier, man of the match Laxman scored his sixth limited-overs century and the first against Pakistan to lead India to 293 for seven off its 50 overs with some 2,500 Indian supporters among the strong 21,000 home team fans cheering him on from the stands of Gaddafi Stadium.
It was the same target which India successfully chased last Sunday under lights at the Gaddafi Stadium to level the series 2-2.
Laxman, dropped on 52, made 107 off 104 balls before he top edged and was caught by Sami in the 46th over after hitting 11 attractive boundaries on both sides of the wicket.
Balaji hit speedster Shoaib Akhtar for the only six of the Indian innings. But Akhtar bowled an impressive 10 overs in three spells. He didn't bowl a single wide or no-ball and conceded 47 runs for the wicket of Ganguly.
Virender Sehwag hit four boundaries in his short burst of 20 runs off 22 balls, while Tendulkar was shaping up well as he hit seven fours in his 37 runs. But both edged to wicketkeeper Moin Khan in an attempt to play extravagant strokes.
Ganguly (45) and Laxman put on 92 runs off 111 deliveries and consolidated midway through the innings as Pakistan bowlers kept a good line and length.
Ganguly was snapped up at the wicket by Khan as the Indian captain got a big edge when he attempted to guide the ball through third man.
Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj also fell cheaply in order to raise the scoring tempo. Sami grabbed three wickets for 63 runs while lanky seam bowler Shabbir Ahmed chipped in with two for 56.
The three-test series -- first ever on Pakistan soil between the two archrivals in 14 years -- begins in Multan on March 28.
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