ICC World Twenty20, 2007/08 / Commentary

ICC World Twenty20 - 3rd match, Group D

Pakistan v Scotland

Pakistan won by 51 runs

0.1

Blain to Salman Butt, no run, gentle away swinger to begin with, Butt plays it safe and lets it go

0.2

Blain to Salman Butt, no run, full in length outside off and Butt just lets it go, that one slipped out of the hand and just misses the wide call

0.3

Blain to Salman Butt, FOUR, thick outside edge and the ball races away to the third-man boundary, Butt is underway and so is pakistan

0.4

Blain to Salman Butt, 1 run, short of a length, Butt shapes to pull but comes onto it a little too early, gets a single

0.5

Blain to Imran Nazir, FOUR, and Nazir goes ballistic from the word GO, goes for the hook and the ball goes to fine-leg, unconvincing but good enough

0.6

Blain to Imran Nazir, no run, drifting on the pads, tries to flick it away, clips the pads

Pakistan 9/0   JAR Blain 1-0-9-0

2.1

Blain to Imran Nazir, OUT, first blood to Scotland, full outside off, Nazir goes for an expansive scoop over point, the ball goes high up towards deep point and Hamilton goes forward and takes it inches off the ground

Imran Nazir c Hamilton b Blain 4 (8m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

2.2

Blain to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, outside the off stump, Hafeez opens the face of the bat and glides it down to third man

2.3

Blain to Salman Butt, no run, worked to the off side, Butt tries to find the gap

2.4

Blain to Salman Butt, no run, Butt backs away, Blain follows him and lands the ball short on leg stump, Butt has no room to swing, the ball rolls to the on side

2.5

Blain to Salman Butt, no run, short of a length and no room to swing across the line again, worked to square leg

2.6

Blain to Salman Butt, 1 run, good length outside off, Butt gets an opening and works it just wide of point

Pakistan 11/1   JAR Blain 2-0-11-1

4.1

Blain to Salman Butt, no run, Butt steps down the track and misses it altogether, the urgency is kicking up

4.2

Blain to Salman Butt, FOUR, bad line, down leg, Butt works it fine and places it well since the fine leg is up in the circle, releif for Butt

4.3

Blain to Salman Butt, 1 run

4.4

Blain to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, short of a length, Hafeez waits on it and pulls it with force over square leg, one bounce and four

4.5

Blain to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, Blain brings the length a little fuller, Hafeez rocks backwards and flicks off his hips

4.6

Blain to Salman Butt, OUT, Butt falls for the trap! drifting on the hips, Butt tries to flick it past short fine leg but ends up spooning it straight to him, easy catch for Poonia

Salman Butt c Haq b Blain 13 (19m 23b 2x4 0x6) SR: 56.52

Pakistan 24/2   JAR Blain 3-0-21-2

14.1

Blain to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, good length ball on off stump, Misbah gets on to the front foot and drives to cover

14.2

Blain to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, excellent yorker from Blain, Misbah digs it out back to the bowler

14.3

Blain to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, full ball outside the off stump, Misbah leans into an elegant cover drive but his placement is poor, he finds the only fielder in the circle in front of square

14.4

Blain to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run, full length once again and slightly straighter on middle stump, Misbah flicks off his pads through midwicket for a single

14.5

Blain to Younis Khan, no run, banged in short, Younis tries to pull but misses the ball

14.6

Blain to Younis Khan, 1 run, full toss on middle stump, Younis drives off the front foot to long-on, he missed out on that one

Pakistan 116/5   JAR Blain 4-0-23-2
Tournament Results
India v Pakistan at Johannesburg - Sep 24, 2007
India won by 5 runs
Australia v India at Durban - Sep 22, 2007
India won by 15 runs
New Zealand v Pakistan at Cape Town - Sep 22, 2007
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
South Africa v India at Durban - Sep 20, 2007
India won by 37 runs
Bangladesh v Pakistan at Cape Town - Sep 20, 2007
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town - Sep 20, 2007
Australia won by 10 wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
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Photos

Sep 12, 2007

Dewald Nel celebrates the wicket of Yasir Arafat, Pakistan v Scotland, Group D, ICC World Twenty20, Durban, September 12, 2007

Dewald Nel celebrates the wicket of Yasir Arafat

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Sep 12, 2007

Umar Gul picked up a four-for, Pakistan v Scotland, Group D, ICC World Twenty20, Durban, September 12, 2007

Umar Gul picked up a four-for

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