Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd T20I at Dubai, , Sep 07 2012 - Match Result

Pakistan win, they take the serie 2-0, Akmal dabs the final ball of an exhausting match to cover and sneaks the single that seals the win, there was a chance of a run-out there, Akmal could have been short, but Dan Christian, him of the heroic fielding, doesn't collect the ball cleanly before breaking the stumps, Akmal sets off on a fist-pumping celebration, Cummins is distraught, Bailey consoles some of his team-mates, the crowd is drained after a rollercoaster of a match.

Whoah, can't ask for more from a T20. Belal bin Suleman: "I love you Cricket... Muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah." And Rob Noah: "This is the best T20 game I've ever read."

Got to feel for young Pat Cummins, must have thought he has sealed the game with that mammoth six off the penultimate ball, but he couldn't pull it off off the next ball, and he was just short in the SuperOver as well. As Irteza says: "Poor Pat! I am feeling for him. He is such a fine fast bowler."

Cricket-India: "why MUST a tied T20 have a super-over decider? isn't a tie the deserving result for two equally matched and equally determined teams??" I'm no fan of Superovers either. Surely the match is exciting enough when the scores are tied.

Maryam Siddiqui: "Amazing. Just truly amazing. Hands have semi stopped shaking but heart is still racing. Really must be the most intense match I've seen since Razzaq's century off of 72 deliveries against South Africa a couple years back. Thank you Pakistan, Thank you Australia."

Not that the T20 rankings are to be taken seriously, but Australia have now slid to 10th place.

Time for the post-match presentation.

Man of the Match is Saeed Ajmal. "I had an injury to my shoulder, that's why they gave the Superover to Gul."

George Bailey: "Good game of cricket, we had our chances today. Our bowling was good, nice to see our batsmen hit a few out of the middle. We will be ready to go for game three."

Mohammad Hafeez: "This is T20, it can bring anything. The boys responded well under pressure. The batters put on the score, 140-plus which is needed here, then Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul bowled really well."

And that's a wrap from this extraordinary game. Thanks for the many, many mails. Seeya on Monday for game three.

too short from Cummins, he went for the bouncer but that sails over the batsman's head, scores are level now, Pakistan 11/0

Cummins doesn't go for the blockhole, back of a length ball is scooped towards David Hussey at mid-off, he dives forward but can't only collect off the half-volley, Pak 10/0. Target is 12

Pakistan need three off two now as Razzaq calmly slaps a short ball outside off to the deep backward point boundary, Pakistan 9/0, the crowd loving it, can Cummins find the yorker?

Cummins keeps it short, outside off, Akmal was looking to work that over the keeper, he doesn't connect well and they take the single to the keeper. Over to Razzaq

it was short from Cummins, just outside off, that is hammered back past the bowler for four, Pakistan 4/0

slower wide one, Akmal goes for a wild thrash after charging down, misses it by a mile

a low full toss heading for leg stump, once again some sharp fielding from Pakistan, only two off the final ball, Aus finish on 11, that is a pretty good effort from Gul

a short ball from Gul and that is top-edged towards long-off, so a priceless dot ball for Pakistan, Aus 9/0

Gul had been spot on so far, but that is wide down the leg side, free run for Australia, if Warner had got some bat on that could have been hit for four, Aus 9/0

Warner looks to throw Gul off his length by shimmying down the track, gets a bit of bat and he glances that full on down to fine leg, Aus 8/0

Gul keeps it full, Watson can't get under that one, punched towards mid-on, Aus 4/0 after three balls

a low full toss, whipped away towards deep midwicket where it is that man again, Yasir Arafat, keeps Australia to two

a yorker outside off, terrific ball, a single towards mid-off

it's a Superover, it wasn't the best final ball form Razzaq but it was good enough, a full toss on the pads, Cummins was looking to work that to the leg side, a leading edge that ballons towards mid-off, Imran Nazir and Umar Akmal both went for it, Nazir called for it, Umar backed away, Nazir takes it, Cummins wrings his hands in disappointment, this has been some game

oh my! he is nerveless with the bat here as well, a massive hit , a short of length ball heading down leg stump, that is a monster hit from Cukmmins that sends it over the wide long-on boundary, the scores are level, Australia coach Mickey Arthur loves that shot

short ball heading for the helmet, Christian can only get a single as he pulls it towards midwicket, that put plenty on pressure on young Cummins, who was nerveless on Test debut with the bat

a slower full ball on middle and leg, once again it is Arafat who fields after Cummins sweeps to deep square leg

a full toss is whipped towards midwivcket for a single

Razzaq strikes first ball, the birthday boy can't finish it, a slower short ball outside off, Bailey goes for the pull, a top edge and that sails towards midwicket, the substitute Arafat is everywhere, he takes the catch, Australia's bowlers will have to do the job with the bat now, you wouldn't believe the noise levels in Dubai

length ball outside off, Christian is beaten, there is an appeal for a caught-behind

insanity! direct hit from third man, this is certainly not the Pakistan team we all expect, Matthew Wade is gone, brilliance from the substitute fielder Arafat, a yorker from Gul just outside off, squeezed down to third man, Wade wanted the second, but he was well out when that throw crashed into the stumps

ooh, another time when the batsman could have been dismissed twice, a shortish ball is hammered back by Bailey, Gul stretches out his right hand but can't hang on to that one, then there's even more disappointment for him as he sees the ball just loop over the stumps at the non-striker's end

poor from Gul, that was a knee-high full toss from Gul, Bailey sends that past short fine leg for four more, Australia surely ahead now

Gul looking to hit the base of off stump, an inside-edge, a thick one sends it past short fine leg for four, 16 off 10 needed now, Bailey playing a gem here

starts with a yorker, driven towards long-off for a single

Bailey finishes off Ajmal's spell with a muscular hit for six, superb hit that from the Australian captain, and a much-needed one too, that was too short from Ajmal, a doosra which Bailey read

beaten outside off, that one bounces more than Bailey expects and doesn't turn in either

quicker from Ajmal, on middle and off, poked behind point for a single

goes for the reverse-sweep, gets it towards point to get a single

sliding on towards off stump, slapped towards backward point for a single

slams the first towards long-on, just a single

worked behind square leg for a single

full ball heading for off stump, punched back past the bowler, will they come back for the second, no they don't have the time