Asia XI vs Africa XI, 1st Match at Bengaluru, , Jun 06 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Pollock is out, going for the jugular. Asian XI have won. It was slightly short in length, on the off stump line and Pollock shaped to pull it over midwicket. But it was a slower one from Mortaza and he was early into the stroke and sent it straight to Yousuf at midwicket. It was a sensational innings from Pollock but he couldn't quite finish it off.

Inside edges to fine leg. Full and on the leg and middle, Pollock backs away, has a wild swing and gets a edge it to fine leg boundary.

Slower one. Pollock is almost through with his shot, checks and pushes it back to the bowler

Hope floats on. Full-pitched delivery on the stumps and Pollock leans forward and lofts it to the wide long on region.

fullish, on the middle and leg, Pollock swings it to widish long on. Pollock runs the first run hard and comes back for the second. On strike. There is still hope for the African XI

on the off stump line, on a length and Morne preserves his wicket by defending it to on side. Over to you Shaun.

full and on the legs, flicked away to deep square leg

goes for a yorker, ends up as a low full-toss outside the off stump and Pollock reaches out and carves it behind point. Valuable runs.

Third dot ball in a row. Short in length, on the middle line, Pollock pulls but straight to midwicket.

Full in length, outside the off stump, Pollock has a swing but can't connect

ouch. Pollock backs away and Zaheer follows him with a short-pitched one. Pollock is cramped for room, tries to pull it away and is struck in the midriff

on the middle and leg, full in length, clipped away to square leg

on the off stump line, from a length, Morne gets behind the line to defend to the off side

swing and a miss. Another dot ball. It was a length-delivery that moved away from Morne

He goes down town again but Harbhajan Singh makes a neat sliding stop at long off. Only one run.

And that's why. Fullish, on the off and middle and Pollock takes out the front leg and creams it right over the bowler's head. Whoosh.

attempted yorker, ends up as a low full-toss outside the off stump, Pollock reaches out, carves it straight to deep pont. Doesn't take the single.

It was driven to long on but Pollock doesn't want to take the single. He wants the strike.

Morne breaks free with a firm drive down the ground. Tossed-up, outside off and full in length, he leant forward to drill it past the bowler

quicker and shorter, outside the off stump, swatted back to the bowler. Another dot ball.