England vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I at Abu Dhabi, Feb 27 2012, England tour of United Arab Emirates

RESULT
3rd T20I (N), Abu Dhabi, February 27, 2012, England tour of United Arab Emirates
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129/6
(20 ov, T:130) 124/6

England won by 5 runs

Player Of The Match
62* (52)
kevin-pietersen
Player Of The Series
112 runs
kevin-pietersen
England Innings
Pakistan Innings
Match Flow
Info
England  (20 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
not out 62529161119.23
c Shoaib Malik b Saeed Ajmal17172111100.00
c †Umar Akmal b Aizaz Cheema1240050.00
run out (Misbah-ul-Haq/Shahid Afridi)911150081.81
b Saeed Ajmal3890037.50
lbw b Saeed Ajmal713140053.84
st †Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal1610911160.00
not out 67110085.71
Extras(lb 1, w 7)8
TOTAL20 Ov (RR: 6.45, 91 Mins)129/6
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Craig Kieswetter, 4.3 ov), 2-37 (Ravi Bopara, 5.4 ov), 3-62 (Eoin Morgan, 9.4 ov), 4-72 (Jonny Bairstow, 12.2 ov), 5-89 (Jos Buttler, 15.4 ov), 6-109 (Samit Patel, 17.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
402205.5092000
402516.2560100
5.4 to RS Bopara, gone! Cheema deserved that for a probing spell. Bopara drove and got a thick edge which Umar Akmal took sharply diving to his right. He's dropped easier ones than that. 37/2
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4.3 to C Kieswetter, top catch! That was very well taken at long on. Kieswetter looked to have struck it cleanly but it didn't quite have the legs. Shoaib Malik ran around the boundary then took it sliding on his knees near the rope. 29/1
12.2 to JM Bairstow, this offie gets past the attempted cut and takes out off stump. So no young-gunning from Jonny Boy today, backing away once more, trying to cut and done by one that squirts under the bat and onto off stump. 72/4
15.4 to JC Buttler, fired in full and quicker and Buttler tries to sweep and misses, struck low on the pad and given out leg before as Buttler falls over, another slightly ungainly ending for the young lad. 89/5
17.5 to SR Patel, but gone this time coming down the track and swinging and missing, easy stumping that my mother could have completed, so even a gimmie for Akmal. 109/6
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Pakistan  (T: 130 runs from 20 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Swann2328331182.14
c & b Dernbach015000.00
run out (Buttler/†Kieswetter)34324830106.25
b Dernbach2832562087.50
c Swann b Broad2223251095.65
run out (Bairstow/†Kieswetter)32600150.00
not out 22300100.00
Extras(lb 7, w 5)12
TOTAL20 Ov (RR: 6.20, 88 Mins)124/6
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Mohammad Hafeez, 1.1 ov), 2-48 (Awais Zia, 7.2 ov), 3-76 (Asad Shafiq, 12.1 ov), 4-113 (Umar Akmal, 18.3 ov), 5-120 (Shahid Afridi, 19.2 ov), 6-124 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 19.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
403107.75102110
402426.0061020
1.1 to Mohammad Hafeez, length and chipped back to the bowler and taken! Hafeez falls first ball! Simply popping a straight ball back to Dernbach who took the catch easily at shoulder height to his left. 8/1
19.6 to Misbah-ul-Haq, bowled him!! A slower ball out of the back of the hand, Misbah swings and missed and loses his leg stump. England win by five runs, an absolute thriller of a game!. 124/6
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18.3 to Umar Akmal, smashed straight up in the air and taken at long off. Another ball outside off, heave into the air and well taken by Swann out of the desert sky. 113/4
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402015.0080010
7.2 to Awais Zia, length, played across the line, a huge cry for leg before and given out after an age. Deary me did the umpire take his time! But up goes the finger, replays suggest it pitched outside leg, even thought it spun sharply and probably hitting leg stump. 48/2
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MATCH FLOW
  • England innings
  • Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
  • England: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
  • England: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 7
  • KP Pietersen: 50 off 47 balls (5 x 4)
  • Innings Break: England - 129/6 in 20.0 overs (KP Pietersen 62, SCJ Broad 6)
  • Pakistan innings
  • Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 8
  • Pakistan: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 10
MATCH DETAILS
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
TossEngland, elected to bat first
Series
Season2011/12
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultEngland won the 3-match series 2-1
Match numberT20I no. 229
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days27 February 2012 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee