Ball by Ball Commentary & Live Score - PAK vs ZIM, 17th Match, Group D

Pakistan have won the match by 93 runs (D/L) but both sides are eliminated and Ireland will join West Indies in the Super Eights. Many thanks for staying with us throughout the long rain delay ... from me, Martin Williamson, and a coughing and wheezing Will Luke, it's goodnight until tomorrow.

Man of the Match Imran Nazir

Inzamam leads the side off for the final time, acknowledges the applause and shakes hands with all the Zimbabwe side who have come on to meet and congratulate the Pakistan side. The rest of the Pakistan squad are also on the field and he hugs them all in turn as they applaud him.

19.1

Mohammad Yousuf to Mpofu, OUT

slow and loopy, driven to cover where Inzamam holds the catch. Huge grins all round, and Yousuf has not smiled more when he's scored hundreds. Even Simon Taufel can't help grinning

Chris Mpofu c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Yousuf 1 (5b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 20

Mohammad Yousuf on to bowl. He has bowled just one ball in ODIs ...

Over19

5 runs

ZIM 99/9CRR: 5.21 RRR: 94.00

Chris Mpofu 1 (4b)Prosper Utseya 4 (5b)

Younis Khan0/5 (1)

and so to Pakistan and Zimbabwe's final over in the tournament

18.6

Younis to Mpofu, 1 run

very wide, he used his full reach and steered that to deep cover

18.5

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Younis to Mpofu, no run

outside off, well wide

18.4

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Younis to Mpofu, no run

into the off side, no run

18.3

Younis to Utseya, 1 run

short, pulled backward of square and it thuds into the soft turf and plugs

18.2

Younis to Utseya, 2 runs

ugly heave to leg

18.2

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Younis to Utseya, no run

pushed into the leg side

18.1

1nb

Younis to Utseya, (no ball)

short, heaved and the ball just misses the top of the stumps

Over18

1 run, 2 wickets

ZIM 94/9CRR: 5.22 RRR: 49.50

Chris Mpofu 0 (1b)Prosper Utseya 1 (1b)

Shahid Afridi3/20 (4)

17.6

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Afridi to Mpofu, no run

quickest of the lot, 81mph, missed the bat and the stumps

Mpofu trots out

Afridi started the over at 80mph - faster than Matthew Hoggard - and he's ending at 48mph, which is close to Bishan Bedi speed.

17.5

Afridi to Mupariwa, OUT

and he's bowled him with the wrong un at 48mph, and he punches the air in delight

Tawanda Mupariwa b Shahid Afridi 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0

17.4

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Afridi to Mupariwa, no run

flighted, no shot

17.3

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Afridi to Mupariwa, no run

wide outside off ... 50mph ... he's slowing fast

Afridi has his 200th wicket in ODIs. Zimbabwe are almost out and Ireland are almost into the Super Eights.

17.2

Afridi to Brent, OUT

straight and much slower - 62mph - and Brent swings and misses, losing his middle stump

Gary Brent b Shahid Afridi 9 (9b 0x4 1x6 9m) SR: 100

17.1

Afridi to Utseya, 1 run

off spin at 79mph, pushed through the covers

Over17

14 runs, 1 wicket

ZIM 93/7CRR: 5.47 RRR: 33.33

Gary Brent 9 (8b 1x6)

Danish Kaneria2/48 (4)

Full credit to Zimbabwe, they are going down all guns blazing. But it does show how small the boundaries are here ...

16.6

Danish Kaneria to Williams, OUT

Williams goes for another big hit, this time he doesn't get over it and Gul races in from long-on and holds on easily to a steepler

Sean Williams c Umar Gul b Danish Kaneria 11 (9b 0x4 1x6 15m) SR: 122.22

16.5

Danish Kaneria to Williams, SIX runs

one step, it was wide, he reached and drove that back over long-on. That's five sixes off Kaneria who cannot grip it

16.4

Danish Kaneria to Brent, 1 run

full, he waits and punches it back past a flailing Kaneria and up to long-off

16.3

Danish Kaneria to Brent, SIX runs

same ball, same shot, but this time he really middles it and sends it out of the ground, it bounces on the stand roof and onwards to freedom

16.2

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Danish Kaneria to Brent, no run

a big heave to leg, he misses and an appeal from Kaneria ... not a chance

113 needed off 23 balls.

16.1

Danish Kaneria to Williams, 1 run

one run to deepish point

Four more overs to go.

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 17th Match, Group D at Kingston, Mar 21 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary