ICC World Twenty20 - 21st match, Group E

Pakistan v South Africa

Pakistan won by 11 runs

5.5

Kallis to Umar Akmal, no run, banged in short on the middle stump line, Umar hops to stab it to the on side

5.6

Kallis to Umar Akmal, no run, full in length, on the off stump line, leans forward to defend

Pakistan 19/3   Umar Akmal 0* (2b)

6.2

Botha to Umar Akmal, 1 run, turns in to the middle stump line, turned to short fine-leg

6.6

Botha to Umar Akmal, no run

Pakistan 23/3   Umar Akmal 1* (4b)

7.2

van der Merwe to Umar Akmal, 1 run, leans forward to work this one towards deep midwicket

7.5

van der Merwe to Umar Akmal, SIX, Thump! Umar Akmal goes the route of his brother. He too cleared the front foot and slog-swept it high over midwicket boundary. It's a big ground but he has managed to clear the boundary.

7.6

van der Merwe to Umar Akmal, 1 run, ooh .. full delivery but Umar was caught on the back foot and he manages to lunged forward at the last minute and poke the ball to point

Pakistan 37/3   Umar Akmal 9* (7b 1x6)

8.1

Botha to Umar Akmal, 1 wide, slips down the leg side

8.1

Botha to Umar Akmal, 1 run, charges down the track and lofts it to left of long-on for a single

8.6

Botha to Umar Akmal, no run, he goes for the reverse sweep but doesn't connect well ... the ball rolls to covers

Pakistan 46/3   Umar Akmal 10* (9b 1x6)

9.2

Morkel to Umar Akmal, 1 run, this time he moves towards the off side but mistimes the shot towards Steyn at long-on

9.5

Morkel to Umar Akmal, no run, full delivery outside off, pushed out to cover

9.6

Morkel to Umar Akmal, 1 run, shapes for the paddle shot but Albie adjusts by shortening the length further and pushing it further outside off and Umar adjusts to stab it to short fine-leg region

Pakistan 50/3   Umar Akmal 12* (12b 1x6)

10.1

van der Merwe to Umar Akmal, SIX, Fabulous strike. Umar rushes down the track, stays outside the line and lofts it with the turn over long-off.

10.2

van der Merwe to Umar Akmal, no run, leans forward to push it to the off side

10.3

van der Merwe to Umar Akmal, 1 run, plays the sweep shot to collect a single

Pakistan 57/3   Umar Akmal 19* (15b 2x6)

11.1

Steyn to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, stays back to clip the short-of-length delivery past square-leg

11.2

Steyn to Umar Akmal, no run, short in length and outside off, Umar cuts but AB makes another diving stop at backward point

11.3

Steyn to Umar Akmal, 1 run, works this one past square-leg for a single

Pakistan 72/4   Umar Akmal 22* (18b 2x6)

12.4

Kallis to Umar Akmal, no run, works this one to midwicket

12.5

Kallis to Umar Akmal, FOUR, Delicious paddle scoop. He leaned across, took the ball on the full, from outside off and paddles it over short fine-leg fielder

12.6

Kallis to Umar Akmal, no run, And he tries that shot again. No success this time. Full delivery outside off stump, he doesn't connect with the paddle shot and Boucher collects. Umar kicks the ground

Pakistan 86/4   Umar Akmal 26* (21b 1x4 2x6)

13.2

Morkel to Umar Akmal, SIX, Fabulicious! He shuffled to the off side and swung the length delivery from the middle and leg stump line over deep backward square-leg boundary. Not dissimilar to the shot that Moin Khan used to play so well. ..

13.3

Morkel to Umar Akmal, 1 run, works this past square-leg for a single

13.6

Morkel to Umar Akmal, 1 run, length delivery well outside off, Umar ends up dragging it to long-on. Had he chosen to go over the off-side he wold have probably got a boundary but he had pre-meditated to go to the on side ..

Pakistan 102/4   Umar Akmal 34* (24b 1x4 3x6)

14.1

Kallis to Umar Akmal, 1 run, gets it on the block hole, jabbed out past the diving Kallis

14.3

Kallis to Umar Akmal, 1 run, the bouncer from over the wicket, Umar top edges the pull over midwicket

14.5

Kallis to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, full pitched on the middle, Umar clears the front foot and drills it to left of AB at long-on

14.6

Kallis to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, moves outside leg stump and square drives a full pitched delivery to deep point region

Pakistan 110/4   Umar Akmal 40* (28b 1x4 3x6)

15.3

Steyn to Umar Akmal, FOUR, Mowed across the line! he cleared the front leg, fetched the slower delivery from outside off and dragged it to the cow corner - between deep midwicket and long-on

15.4

Steyn to Umar Akmal, 1 run, works this through the on side for a single

Pakistan 116/4   Umar Akmal 45* (30b 2x4 3x6)

16.1

Langeveldt to Umar Akmal, SIX, Wallop! What a hit. What a bundle of joy this Umar Akmal is. A spine-tingling delight. He cleared the front leg and smeared through the line. Up up the white ball soared and sailed over the straight boundary

16.2

Langeveldt to Umar Akmal, no run, yorker on the off and middle, pushed out to the off side

16.3

Langeveldt to Umar Akmal, OUT, And he is gone now. Fine knock. 51 from 33 balls. He went for a six over long-on but couldn't clear the fielder. The Umar show is over. It was fun while it lasted.

Umar Akmal c Gibbs b Langeveldt 51 (43m 33b 2x4 4x6) SR: 154.54

Pakistan 130/5   Umar Akmal 51 (33b 2x4 4x6)
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Photos

May 10, 2010

Umar Akmal swats the ball, Pakistan v South Africa, Super Eights, ICC World Twenty20, St Lucia, May 10, 2010

Umar Akmal swats the ball

© Associated Press

May 10, 2010

Johan Botha is stumped by Kamran Akmal, Pakistan v South Africa, Super Eights, ICC World Twenty20, St Lucia, May 10, 2010

Johan Botha is stumped by Kamran Akmal

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