straight, full and again hacked into the ground, out to long-on
Pakistan vs England, 1st T20I at Dubai, Feb 23 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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end of over 209 runs
ENG: 136/6CRR: 6.80
Jonny Bairstow22 (21b)
Graeme Swann2 (7b)
Junaid Khan 4-0-42-0
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-26-0
It's all over, Pakistan win by 8 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series. Junaid kept his nerve, despite expensive figures earlier on, but it was Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal who tightened the noose in the final over. England didn't bat badly but they left themselves with a little too much to do, failing to appreciate that Misbah had a couple of maverick aces tucked up his shirt sleeve. Still, a closely fought game, sixes, wickets, cheerleaders ... Everyone goes home happy. Oh, and Umar Gul was Man of the Match. Have a good night, ta ra!
19.6
2
Junaid to Bairstow, 2 runs
Barring distaster ...
19.5
2
Junaid to Bairstow, 2 runs
full toss, swings hard, hits high up the bat and flies through extra-cover
England need extras to win from here ...
19.4
1
Junaid to Swann, 1 run
wide yorker as Swann backs away ... and he chops into the ground
19.3
1
Junaid to Bairstow, 1 run
pitched up again, can't get under the ball, crunched low down the ground
19.2
2
Junaid to Bairstow, 2 runs
full, hacked widly out between long-on and deep midwicket - they scramble back for two
19.1
1b
Junaid to Swann, 1 bye
slow ball, batsman fails to connect byt the batsman charge through for a run anyway as Umar misses from behind the stumps
Here's Junaid again, at the death. Off we go then ...
end of over 194 runs
ENG: 127/6CRR: 6.68 • RRR: 18.00
Graeme Swann1 (5b)
Jonny Bairstow15 (17b)
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-26-0
Umar Gul 4-1-18-3
A superb over from Ajmal, who finishes without a wicket but has put Pakistan within touching distance of victory.
18.6
1lb
Ajmal to Swann, 1 leg bye
leg-stump line and deflects off to short third man
18.5
•
Ajmal to Swann, no run
tossed up, again swipes at thin air as the ball skids past the stumps
18.4
•
Ajmal to Swann, no run
doosra, pitching outside leg and Swann reverses his grip ... misses with a huge yahoo!
18.3
1
Ajmal to Bairstow, 1 run
flat, outside off and drive hard to extra-cover, who fires in a throw to the bowler's end
18.2
2
Ajmal to Bairstow, 2 runs
tossed up a bit more and chipped out towards deep midwicket
18.1
•
Ajmal to Bairstow, no run
short of a length, Bairstow misses with a heave the ball passes an inch or two over the bails
end of over 183 runs • 2 wickets
ENG: 123/6CRR: 6.83 • RRR: 11.00
Jonny Bairstow12 (14b)
Graeme Swann1 (2b)
Umar Gul 4-1-18-3
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-23-0
That over has swung the match right back towards Pakistan. Looks like a bumper crowd is going to get a grandstand finish ...
17.6
1
Umar Gul to Bairstow, 1 run
full toss, driven flat to long-off
17.5
1
Umar Gul to Swann, 1 run
full, straight and driven into the ground back over Gul's head
17.4
•
Umar Gul to Swann, no run
yorker, blocked out into the off side
17.3
W
Umar Gul to Patel, OUT
full, swinging in and gone! Patel shuffled across, wafted a bat outside the line and was hit on the full, directly in front of off. That was a wicked delivery, ducking inside Patel's attempted stroke. And Gul's on a hat-trick
Samit Patel lbw b Umar Gul 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
17.2
W
Umar Gul to Buttler, OUT
another for Gul! Necessity is the mother of Buttler's downfall here, the Somerset man stepping outside off and angling his bat, attempting to bounce it over the infield using the pace of the ball ... but it was a slow delivery and Buttler couldn't clear short fine leg standing inside the ring
Jos Buttler c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul 3 (4b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 75
17.1
1
Umar Gul to Bairstow, 1 run
full, Bairstow can't get under it and driven to long-on, well fielded to deny a second run
end of over 176 runs
ENG: 120/4CRR: 7.05 • RRR: 8.33
Jonny Bairstow10 (12b)
Jos Buttler3 (3b)
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-23-0
Umar Gul 3-1-15-1
Ajmal is kept at bay for another over and England will need 25 from the last three.
16.6
1
Ajmal to Bairstow, 1 run
leg side, given some air, shovelled away to deep backward square leg
16.5
•
Ajmal to Bairstow, no run
full toss, mishit to cover
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