Australia vs Pakistan, 6th Match, Group A at Gros Islet, May 02 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
6th Match, Group A, Gros Islet, May 02, 2010, ICC World Twenty20
(20 ov, T:192) 157

Australia won by 34 runs

shane-watson
Player Of The Match
81 (49)
New
Over20
5 runs, 1 wicket
PAK 157/10CRR: 7.85
Mohammad Sami 5 (5b)
Shaun Tait3/20 (4)

Australia came into this tournament with a very poor record but they have outplayed the defending champions in every aspect of the game today. Led by an excellent innings from Shane Watson, supported by the destructive Davids - Warner and Hussey, they made too many for a Pakistan team out of sorts.

Ravi Shastri leads the presentation ceremony and Shahid Afridi said that he thought the spinners could do well early on but Warner and Watson were too strong today and thinks 192 was a very very good total.

Michael Clarke is very chirpy. Predictably he thinks 'all the boys did well' and backs his fast bowlers to do very well in the tournament.

Shane Watson takes the man-of-the-match award for his 81 that really took the game away from Pakistan. He says 175 would have been par today and pays tribute to David Hussey's fifty.

Right, that is all from me. I hope you have enjoyed the action. The fun, of course, doesn't stop and tomorrow Sri Lanka face a combative Zimbabwe side and need to win to progress in the tournament, and England play their first game, against the hosts, West Indies. So I do hope you'll join us, and, while you wait, you can always share your rants and revelations on our Facebook page.

19.6
W
Tait to Ajmal, OUT

gone, all over. Saeed Ajmal gives himself room, Tait fires in a quick yorker and that is that. The players shake hands, Australia look very content, and they have been completely dominant today.

Saeed Ajmal b Tait 4 (6b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 66.66
19.5
2
Tait to Ajmal, 2 runs

just gets away with this, Saeed Ajmal gives himself plenty of room and leading-edges it just past mid off for a couple`

19.4
2
Tait to Ajmal, 2 runs

fuller this time and Saeed Ajmal gets much more on this, driving down the ground for a couple

19.3
Tait to Ajmal, no run

this is through Saeed Ajmal pretty quickly, gets a bottom edge an a leg-side swipe, which Haddin collects very smartly

19.2
Tait to Ajmal, no run

short this time, Saeed Ajmal attempts a big hook shot but finds nothing and Haddin collects

19.1
1
Tait to Sami, 1 run

Tait to finish up here, full and straight, Sami knocks it away for a single into the off side

Over19
4 runs, 1 wicket
PAK 152/9CRR: 8.00  RRR: 40.00
Saeed Ajmal 0 (1b)Mohammad Sami 4 (4b)
Mitchell Johnson2/21 (4)
18.6
Johnson to Ajmal, no run

good end to a good over, Saeed Ajmal can't get it away

18.5
1
Johnson to Sami, 1 run

Sami once again working it away for an easy single, good stuff from Johnson

18.4
W
Johnson to Fawad Alam, OUT

lovely catch! Fawad Alam swung hard at this down to long on, where Clarke skipped in and took an excellent catch diving forward

Fawad Alam c Clarke b Johnson 16 (11b 1x4 1x6 13m) SR: 145.45
18.3
1
Johnson to Sami, 1 run

this is very tame, full and pushed into the covers, simple single for Sami

18.2
1
Johnson to Fawad Alam, 1 run

wild wish from Fawad Alam, doesn't time it very well, but gets one to midwicket

18.1
1
Johnson to Sami, 1 run

Sami stays very still in his crease and guides this away for a single down to third man

Over18
8 runs, 1 wicket
PAK 148/8CRR: 8.22  RRR: 22.00
Mohammad Sami 1 (1b)Fawad Alam 15 (9b 1x4 1x6)
David Hussey1/12 (2)
17.6
1
Hussey to Sami, 1 run

Sami negotiates his first ball pushing into the off side for a swift single, good over from Hussey

17.5
1
Hussey to Fawad Alam, 1 run

neatly done from Fawad Alam, who looks a decent bat, working it away for a single

17.4
W
Hussey to Amir, OUT

slower and wider from Hussey, Aamer tries to fetch it but only succeeds in bunting down to mid off who collects an easy catch, the sting has long-since departed from this contest

Mohammad Amir c Smith b DJ Hussey 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 66.66
17.3
1
Hussey to Fawad Alam, 1 run

this time it's worked more gently away into the covers for a single

17.2
4
Hussey to Fawad Alam, FOUR runs

lovely shot this from Fawad Alam, just placed it through extra cover, didn't look like it had much on it but it raced to the boundary

17.1
1
Hussey to Amir, 1 run

David Hussey back and landing this outside off, attempting flay through the off side is not timed very well, and they collect one

Over17
14 runs, 1 wicket
PAK 140/7CRR: 8.23  RRR: 17.33
Fawad Alam 9 (6b 1x6)Mohammad Amir 1 (1b)
Dirk Nannes3/41 (4)
16.6
Nannes to Fawad Alam, no run

this time it's outside off stump, Fawad Alam attempts an ugly-looking swipe, gets a bottom edge through to Haddin on the bounce

16.5
6
Nannes to Fawad Alam, SIX runs

angled into to Fawad Alam's legs, and he just helps it on it's way, timing it very well and it flies all the way for six