he tries a legbreak, bowls it short and wide, and Akmal launches it over mid-on to seal the quarter-final slot
Ireland vs Pakistan, 42nd Match, Pool B at Adelaide, Mar 15 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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42nd Match, Pool B (D/N), Adelaide, March 15, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup
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That's all from today. Just a reminder of the quarter-finals before we go
South Africa v Sri Lanka, SCG, Wednesday, March 18
India v Bangladesh, MCG, Thursday, March 19
Australia v Pakistan, Adelaide Oval, Friday, March 20
New Zealand v West Indies, Westpac Stadium, Saturday, March 21
The winner of Sydney game faces the winner of the Wellington game in Auckland in the semi-final. The other semi-final will be in Sydney. Cheers everybody
"We were a few runs light," says William Porterfield "All credit to the way they bowled. The best ever innings only comes when you win. We thought it was a pretty good surface. Slightly slower. Very good pitch. We would have like a few more runs on the board. The confidence has been high throughout. The fans have been fantastic. Hope we get more games, and progress from there."
"This was a pressure game," says Misbah-ul-Haq. "A game more pressure game for us than, say, a quarter-final. Give a lot of credit to the fast bowlers. It was a slow pitch. They bowled their hearts out. They took the wickets and restricted Ireland. Sarfraz's was a brilliant knock. Much-needed knock. Very happy how he went on and stayed there till the end. Yeah of course we can win the World Cup. We have the momentum. The bowling is doing really well, the batting is beginning to do its part. On the day anything can happen. We have the bowling line-up that can surprise any team."
"Very happy," says Sarfraz Ahmed, Man of the Match. "Even before the match, Waqar said we haven't scored a hundred so we must try and get the hundred. Very important win. It was do or die for us. The bowlers and the fielders did really well. You could see they were giving it their all in the do-or-die match."
Don't go away, we will bring to you what the captains have to say
Well played Pakistan to have come back after the disastrous start to their campaign. Hard luck Ireland but you have played really well. You have been good to watch, and the World Cup will be poorer for it if you were not to feature in it
Superb death bowling by Pakistan set this win up after William Porterfield scored an excellent century. Wahab Riaz and Sohail Khan were excellent in the end, and then Sarfraz Ahmed saw them through with a century, their first in World Cups since 2007
46.1
4
Stirling to Umar Akmal, FOUR runs
Stirling to bowl now
end of over 464 runs
PAK: 237/3CRR: 5.15 • RRR: 0.25
Sarfaraz Ahmed101 (124b 6x4)
Umar Akmal16 (28b 3x4)
George Dockrell 6-0-43-0
John Mooney 9-1-40-0
45.6
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Dockrell to Sarfaraz, no run
full, on off, defended
45.5
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Dockrell to Sarfaraz, no run
full toss, defended back to him. There could be a tie here
45.4
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Dockrell to Sarfaraz, no run
flat length ball, into the pads, defended to midwicket
45.3
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Dockrell to Sarfaraz, no run
low full toss, hit straight to mid-off
45.2
4
Dockrell to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs
there it is. Sarfraz gets the hard-earned hundred. And with a typical shot. Down the wicket to chip this length ball over midwicket. Does the sajda in celebration. The first WC hundred by a Pakistani since Imran Nazir in 2007
45.1
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Dockrell to Sarfaraz, no run
full toss, he has hit it down to long-on, and he has turned down a single
Dockrell comes on. Watch out for Sarfraz's sweep
end of over 452 runs
PAK: 233/3CRR: 5.17 • RRR: 1.00
Umar Akmal16 (28b 3x4)
Sarfaraz Ahmed97 (118b 5x4)
John Mooney 9-1-40-0
Stuart Thompson 10-0-59-1
44.6
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Mooney to Umar Akmal, no run
short of a length, outside off, he is lucky this is wide but not wide enough. Left alone
What if Akmal hits this one for a six?
44.5
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Mooney to Umar Akmal, no run
slower ball, at the stumps, defended again
Can they block this to a tie? West Indies fans must be anxious
44.4
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Mooney to Umar Akmal, no run
full, on off, defended
44.3
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Mooney to Umar Akmal, no run
wide on the crease, angling in, defended to leg
44.2
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Mooney to Umar Akmal, no run
full toss, Akmal suppresses every urge to defend
Needs three out of five now but Akmal is on strike. Field comes up to deny him the single. Two slips in
44.1
1
Mooney to Sarfaraz, 1 run
chipped down to long-on for one
Needs four out of six now
44.1
1w
Mooney to Sarfaraz, 1 wide
and he has bowled a wide. Oh my, just down the leg side, from wide on the crease
Sarfraz needs four out of seven. I have seen petty domestic sides bowl five wides to deny the batsman a century. Don't want to rub it in, but I have also seen an international side do it
Mooney comes back
end of over 444 runs
PAK: 231/3CRR: 5.25 • RRR: 1.16
Umar Akmal16 (23b 3x4)
Sarfaraz Ahmed96 (117b 5x4)
Stuart Thompson 10-0-59-1
Kevin O'Brien 10-0-49-0
43.6
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Thompson to Umar Akmal, no run
short of a length, on off, Akmal does right by Sarfraz and defends this
43.5
1
Thompson to Sarfaraz, 1 run
slower ball, steers it down to third man. He won't mind the single. Akmal will block the next ball
Two balls he gets in this over. A four and a single does it
43.4
1
Thompson to Umar Akmal, 1 run
length ball, into the pads, worked away for a single
43.4
1w
Thompson to Umar Akmal, 1 wide
wide down the leg side. Short of a length, down the leg side, it has gone under the armpit, Ireland are appealing, but is called a wide. Boo
"So England, Scotland and Ireland all failed to get out of the groups, how about we give Wales a go in 2019" Dave, you mean Glamorgan?
43.3
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Thompson to Umar Akmal, no run
short of a length, outside off, left alone
43.2
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Thompson to Umar Akmal, no run
pushes a length ball straight to mid-on
avi: "adam parore holds the record of scoring maximum runs-94 without hitting a single boundary. P.S parore will be my favourite wicketkeeper batsman if this comment gets published!!!!!"
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