ICC World Twenty20, 2007/08 / Commentary

ICC World Twenty20 - 9th match, Group B

Australia v England

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

1.1

Flintoff to Hayden, no run, full (81mph) and it completely deceives Hayden who shapes to thump it out of the ground

1.2

Flintoff to Hayden, FOUR, full and this time Hayden hammers the ball between Flintoff and mid-on, no real effort but he's such a big man that it races away

1.3

Flintoff to Hayden, 1 run, mid-on drops a little deeper so Hayden pushes to him and ambles the single

1.4

Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, fuller and outside off, Gilchrist leans back, swipes, and misses

1.5

Flintoff to Gilchrist, 1 run, defensive push towards mid-on, Gilchrist then spots the fielder is deeper and slightly slow off the mark and so is able to sprint the single

1.6

Flintoff to Hayden, no run, driven hard back to the bowler, the ball bounces kindly allowing Flintoff to collect in his follow through

Australia 12/0   A Flintoff 1-0-6-0

3.1

Flintoff to Hayden, no run, full and Hayden decides very late to leave the ball and does so with a twirl of the body in the crease

3.2

Flintoff to Hayden, 1 leg bye, dug in and Hayden looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the shoulder for his pains

3.3

Flintoff to Gilchrist, 2 runs, pulled from off stump over midwicket, the ball lands five yards in from the rope and plugs. Tiger Woods would have been proud of that backspin

3.4

Flintoff to Gilchrist, 2 runs, another mistimed pull, it hits him on the body and trundles fine on the leg side, Broad has a long way to get round the retrieve

3.5

Flintoff to Gilchrist, 1 run, an uppish slash which falls four or five yards short of Schofield at third man

3.6

Flintoff to Hayden, no run, Hayden leans back and tries to hammer the ball through the covers, gets a thick leading edge and it bobbles back to the bowler

Australia 28/0   A Flintoff 2-0-11-0

7.1

Flintoff to Gilchrist, 1 run, backfoot drive into the deep cover region

7.2

Flintoff to Hayden, 1 run, full-bloodied off drive to Broad at long-off

7.3

Flintoff to Gilchrist, FOUR, almost a yorker, a bit too full, Gilchrist gets a thick inside edge and the ball zips past his leg stump and fine for four

7.4

Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, right up once more, wide of off stump, Gilchrist can only squeeze it to backward point

7.5

Flintoff to Gilchrist, 3 runs, much the same spot from Flintoff but Gilchrist works it finer and that takes it past the fielder

7.6

Flintoff to Hayden, no run, Flintoff perseveres with that line and it works as Hayden can only jam down on it to backward point

Australia 78/0   A Flintoff 3-0-20-0

13.1

Flintoff to Hayden, 1 run, full toss slips out down off, driven out through extra

13.2

Flintoff to Ponting, 2 runs, short and helped down to long leg, Schofield tidying up

13.3

Flintoff to Ponting, OUT, driven back up to Flintoff who stretches out a giant left hand to snap it up easy as you like

RT Ponting c & b Flintoff 20 (18m 16b 1x4 1x6) SR: 125.00

13.4

Flintoff to Symonds, 1 run, full delivery, driven out to mid-on

13.5

Flintoff to Hayden, no run, driven to cover

13.6

Flintoff to Hayden, 1 run, pushed up there outside off and driven back out straight

Australia 122/2   A Flintoff 4-0-25-1
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 14, 2007

Matthew Hayden hammers another four on his way to 67*, Group B, ICC World Twenty20, Cape Town, September 14, 2007

Matthew Hayden drives Dimitri Mascarenhas through the covers

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Sep 14, 2007

Adam Gilchrist pulls Dimitri Mascarenhas for four, Group B, ICC World Twenty20, Cape Town, September 14, 2007

Adam Gilchrist pulls Dimitri Mascarenhas for four

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