Shoaib steps back and looks to send the ball into the harbour but gets under it and Chanderpaul coming in from long-off takes the steepler. He is mobbed by delighted fielders and unlike 2003, when West Indies proved to be party poopers, the hosts have won the opening match
West Indies vs Pakistan, 1st Match, Group D at Kingston, Mar 13 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st Match, Group D, Kingston, March 13, 2007, ICC World Cup
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Well, not an epic match but a great start for West Indies and a somehow predictable below-par performance from Pakistan. Check out Will Luke's bulletin for a full report.
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47.2
W
Collymore to Malik, OUT
Shoaib Malik c Chanderpaul b Collymore 62 (54b 6x4 1x6 84m) SR: 114.81
And they are changing the ball. Another utterly pointless exercise given the match situation ...
47.1
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Collymore to Malik, no run
driven into the deep but Shoaib turns down the single. Not sure what the point is at this stage
end of over 473 runs • 2 wickets
PAK: 187/9CRR: 3.97 • RRR: 18.33
Shoaib Malik62 (52b 6x4 1x6)
Dwayne Bravo 9-0-42-3
Corey Collymore 8-3-27-0
Game set and almost match. Shoaib left stranded as the tail folds.
46.6
W
Dwayne Bravo to Umar Gul, OUT
you won't see many better catches than that! A full toss driven firmly back to the left of Bravo who stuck out a hand and held the ball at full stretch no more than 18 inches above the ground in his follow through. A jubilant Bravo sprints into the deep pursued by team-mates ...
Umar Gul c & b Bravo 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
46.5
W
Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar, OUT
Iftikhar chips a full toss from a slower delivery to Lara at extra cover where he takes the catch high above his head
Iftikhar Anjum c Lara b Bravo 11 (18b 0x4 0x6 29m) SR: 61.11
46.4
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Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar, no run
athletic stop diving to his right by Bravo, changing direction in his follow through
46.3
2
Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar, 2 runs
slow by slower ball standards - 57mph which is shy of Monty Panesar speed - and driven backward of point
46.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Malik, 1 run
up to long-on as the crowd get ready to party
46.1
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Dwayne Bravo to Malik, no run
Shoaib forced to do a fast-shoe shuffle by a yorker speared in at his feet
end of over 469 runs
PAK: 184/7CRR: 4.00 • RRR: 14.50
Shoaib Malik61 (50b 6x4 1x6)
Iftikhar Anjum9 (15b)
Corey Collymore 8-3-27-0
Dwayne Bravo 8-0-39-1
Our men who know about such things tell us that we have today broken traffic figures for the USA and also it is the most traffic from the UK for a non England Test or ODI day. Well done everyone.
45.6
1
Collymore to Malik, 1 run
worked wide of midwicket for a single
45.5
4
Collymore to Malik, FOUR runs
he won't be so happy about that as Collymore drifts to the leg side and Shoaib helps it on its way
45.4
1
Collymore to Iftikhar, 1 run
into the covers, Lara happy to give a run a ball as the rate heads northwards
45.3
1
Collymore to Malik, 1 run
driven to extra cover where Sarwan makes a tumbling stop
45.2
1
Collymore to Iftikhar, 1 run
chipped to deep midwicket. An ambled single shows that the batsmen know the game is up as well
45.1
1
Collymore to Malik, 1 run
heaved towards long-off but it falls just short of the man there
Bowling change as Collymore back in for the last rites.
end of over 455 runs
PAK: 175/7CRR: 3.88 • RRR: 13.40
Iftikhar Anjum7 (13b)
Shoaib Malik54 (46b 5x4 1x6)
Dwayne Bravo 8-0-39-1
Jerome Taylor 10-1-38-1
44.6
2
Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar, 2 runs
slashed over cover, good running means that they come back for the second and a high throw adds to the ease of the second run
44.5
1
Dwayne Bravo to Malik, 1 run
heaved from outside off stump into the leg side, high but safe and just the single
44.4
1
Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar, 1 run
Iftikhar squirts it out into the off side
44.3
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Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar, no run
full, driven past Bravo who throws down a left hand but misses, and mid-off quickly in to prevent the single
With each single the run-rate climbs.
44.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Malik, 1 run
firm drive to Powell at long-off
44.1
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Dwayne Bravo to Malik, no run
full on leg stump, cracked to wide long-on