tossed up, driven, plucked low at short cover, and England have sealed the series! Or have they? A quick check upstairs to make sure it carried, but the fielders are in little doubt. A pretty futile faff, the umpire's soft signal was out, and sure enough, it is!
England vs Pakistan, 4th ODI at Dubai, Nov 20 2015 - Match Result
RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Dubai (DICS), November 20, 2015, England tour of United Arab Emirates
This is the highest match aggregate (626) involving England & Pakistan in ODIs
Jos Buttler has broken the record for most sixes in an innings (8) in ODIs for ENG, going past Flintoff's 7
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England • 355/5(50 overs)
116* (52)
2/26 (5)
102 (117)
2/64 (10)
Pakistan • 271/10(40.4 overs)
52 (34)
3/53 (9.4)
51 (51)
3/78 (10)
10.12pm Handshakes all round, and quite an achievement from England to seal this series, especially after a pretty heavy thumping in the opening contest. The hero of the hour, none other than Jos Buttler, whose turbo-charged century put England out of reach. It was a valiant chase in the circumstances, but 46-ball centuries are generally hard to trump ...
atifsardarkhan: "Only website where you come across the most interesting comments. I'm sure many others would come for the same reason :D BTW! WELL PLAYED TEAM ENGLAND and hope our team find some better middle order players." You're very welcome, it's been a pleasure ...
So, England win by 84 runs, and claim an impressive 3-1 series win. If Buttler isn't the Man of the Match I will eat the TV. Have a read of George Dobell's match report, being uploaded as we speak. From Gnasher and myself, goodnight and don't forget to tune back in next week for the tour finale, the T20 series.
40.4
W
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, OUT
Anwar Ali c Rashid b Ali 24 (24b 4x4 0x6 35m) SR: 100
40.3
•
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, no run
tonked out to wide long-on
40.2
•
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, no run
tossed onto a good length, fielded inadvertently by the non-striker, Irfan
40.1
•
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, no run
punched down the track
end of over 40Maiden
PAK: 271/9CRR: 6.77 • RRR: 8.50
Mohammad Irfan0 (6b)
Anwar Ali24 (20b 4x4)
Chris Woakes 8-1-46-0
Moeen Ali 9-0-53-2
A maiden over. A rare moment of calm in a bat-frenzied contest
39.6
•
Woakes to Irfan, no run
outside off, a loose poke
39.5
•
Woakes to Irfan, no run
bouncer! Grrr ... did well to get it that high, to be fair. Irfan turns his head and wears it on the armpit
39.4
•
Woakes to Irfan, no run
39.3
•
Woakes to Irfan, no run
forward and defended into the covers
39.2
•
Woakes to Irfan, no run
on the back foot, and angled into the covers
39.1
•
Woakes to Irfan, no run
defended
Ali: "Can anwar snatch the match from England? Its a lot to ask but he did the same with Srilanka" That was also a one-wicket win. Never say never ... who am I kidding?
end of over 391 run • 1 wicket
PAK: 271/9CRR: 6.94 • RRR: 7.72
Anwar Ali24 (20b 4x4)
Mohammad Irfan0 (0b)
Moeen Ali 9-0-53-2
Chris Woakes 7-0-46-0
38.6
•
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, no run
down the track, tapped to midwicket
38.5
•
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, no run
driven back to the bowler
David R.: "Pardon the injection of mathematics but it's not less than a run a ball, and Pakistan can't technically win it in singles. The required run-rate is still over 7, and it only briefly dipped below 7 (to 6.85, as I recall)." Fair point, who's actually paying attention at this stage anyway?
38.4
W
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, OUT
battered into the deep, and that is easy pickings for Woakes at wide long-on. Nearly done
Yasir Shah c Woakes b Ali 5 (8b 0x4 0x6 10m) SR: 62.5
38.3
•
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run
half an appeal as Yasir misses a slog sweep
38.2
1
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, 1 run
clattered down the ground, lots of intent but the field is set back
James Bartholom: "The chase was never going to be easy. England maintained pressure and forced Pakistan to go after the ball, ultimately costing wickets" Troo dat
38.1
•
Moeen Ali to Anwar Ali, no run
end of over 384 runs
PAK: 270/8CRR: 7.10 • RRR: 7.16
Yasir Shah5 (6b)
Anwar Ali23 (16b 4x4)
Chris Woakes 7-0-46-0
Moeen Ali 8-0-52-1
37.6
•
Woakes to Yasir Shah, no run
a play and a miss to complete the over
A break in play as Willey gets patched up. Pakistan could get em in singles, theoretically ...
37.5
1
Woakes to Anwar Ali, 1 run
having said that, there is a horrid static hoick from deep in the crease, and David Willey running in from deep long-on can't quite get his fingers under the ball. Or maybe he does, as he is in a significant amount of pain. That could smart ...
37.4
1
Woakes to Yasir Shah, 1 run
on the pads, a gentle clip out to the leg-side. There is a serenity so far about this partnership, as if they have twigged that it is less than a run a ball ...
Muneeb: "I know its pretty much over but my heart is still saying we can win.. Bleed green" You ought to get that checked out. Could be gangrene ...
37.3
1
Woakes to Anwar Ali, 1 run
driven on the up to midwicket
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ENG
116 runs (52)
10 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
pull
30 runs
2 fours3 sixes
Control
83%
ENG
102 runs (117)
8 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
16 runs
1 four0 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
ENG
O
9.4
M
0
R
53
W
3
ECO
5.48
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | 1W | |||
ENG
O
10
M
0
R
78
W
3
ECO
7.8
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | 1W | |||
Match details
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2015/16 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | England won the 4-match series 3-1 |
| Match number | ODI no. 3712 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.15, Second Session 19.15-22.45 |
| Match days | 20 November 2015 - daynight (50-over match) |
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| Match Referee | |
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