dropped and Afridi seals it for Pakistan. On a length and outside off, Afridi smashes it over mid-off, the fielder there leaps up and gets a hand to it, but the ball bursts out. He can only parry it away to the boundary
England vs Pakistan, at Sydney, Feb 11 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
(D/N), Sydney, February 11, 2015, ICC World Cup Warm-up Matches
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Zafar: "World's most unpredictable team has got all the momentum just before the mega event. Watch out for Pakistan"
Azam: "Perhaps, Misbah wants to score a ton in his last ODI."
Morgan says, 'We were 20 runs short of a good score. 265 would have been a good score. Gary Ballance played well. Anderson swung it both ways. I would have liked an extra seamer, but we did well to get it this far. The guys were put under the pump, we were tested and that was what I wanted going into Saturday.'
'It is obviously important to win games. Winning is always a habit.' says Misbah. 'The boys bowled well with the new ball. Yasir Shah bowled really well and Sohail Khan executed yorkers well in the death overs. This is a good confidence booster. Things are getting in good shape. We have show good character against India. It is all about pressure. Who handles the pressure well will win.'
Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad swung the new ball, reducing Pakistan to 43 for 3. However, the middle-order, led by Misbah, came to the party. Misbah and Haris performed the juggling act of rebuilding the innings without losing track of the asking rate. After Haris was undone by Tredwell, Umar Akmal combined well with his captain to power Pakistan forward. Afridi finished the chase with back-to-back fours.
48.5
4
Broad to Afridi, FOUR runs
48.4
4
Broad to Afridi, FOUR runs
pitched up and on middle, Afridi loads up for a big hit. He does not get hold of it, but connects well enough to lift it over the covers
48.3
•
Broad to Afridi, no run
pitched up and just outside off, driven into the covers
Dan: "Poor Misbah, looked like he will hit 100 today but not enough runs by opposition team"
48.2
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Broad to Afridi, no run
banged in short and climbs outside off, he can't ramp it over the slip cordon
48.1
1
Broad to Misbah, 1 run
fullish and on off, wristed in front of square on the legside for a single
end of over 486 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 243/6CRR: 5.06 • RRR: 4.00
Shahid Afridi0 (2b)
Misbah-ul-Haq90 (98b 5x4 2x6)
James Anderson 10-0-42-2
Chris Jordan 9-0-51-1
47.6
•
Anderson to Afridi, no run
pitched up and outside off, Afridi lays into a drive and finds the man at the covers
47.5
•
Anderson to Afridi, no run
fullish and comes in on off, worked to mid-on
Shahid Afridi
47.4
W
Anderson to Maqsood, OUT
edged and taken by Buttler, diving to his right. Maqsood's cameo comes to an end. This was on a length and outside off, he wants to drive through the covers with his feet in cement. The ball catches the outside edge, Buttler does the rest
Sohaib Maqsood c †Buttler b Anderson 20 (12b 4x4 0x6) SR: 166.66
47.3
1
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run
fullish and on off and middle, nudged behind square on the legside
47.2
1
Anderson to Maqsood, 1 run
banged in short, tucks the batsman up for room, who fends it to the legside
47.1
4
Anderson to Maqsood, FOUR runs
slower, lower full toss on off, dips on Misbah, who slices it away to the sweeper cover fence
Pakistan need 14 runs off 18 balls
end of over 4711 runs
PAK: 237/5CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 4.66
Misbah-ul-Haq89 (97b 5x4 2x6)
Sohaib Maqsood15 (9b 3x4)
Chris Jordan 9-0-51-1
James Anderson 9-0-36-1
46.6
4
Jordan to Misbah, FOUR runs
Jordan sprays it down leg, the length is short as well, allowing Misbah to help it away fine with a pull
46.6
1w
Jordan to Misbah, 1 wide
Jordan strays down the legside, another wide added to the total
46.5
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Jordan to Misbah, no run
dug in shortish and outside off, Misbah does not meet with the upper cut
46.4
2
Jordan to Misbah, 2 runs
fuller and on the stumps, Misbah lifts it over the bowler's end for a couple
46.3
1lb
Jordan to Maqsood, 1 leg bye
back of a length and on the hips, he misses the flick. The ball takes the thigh and wanders away to the legside
46.2
2
Jordan to Maqsood, 2 runs
back of a length and outside off, he rocks back and flays it away behind point
46.1
1
Jordan to Misbah, 1 run
on a length and on off, Misbah gets an inside-edge onto the pads, which ricochets in front of the covers. Pakistan sneak in a quick single
Morgan, Broad and Jordan in the middle of a conference now.
end of over 467 runs
PAK: 226/5CRR: 4.91 • RRR: 6.25
Sohaib Maqsood13 (7b 3x4)
Misbah-ul-Haq82 (93b 4x4 2x6)
James Anderson 9-0-36-1
Stuart Broad 9-0-42-2
45.6
4
Anderson to Maqsood, FOUR runs
full and outside off, the batsman has a crack at it and gets an outside edge that races through the vacant slip cordon to the third man fence
Mid-on now motors back to the deep
45.5
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Anderson to Maqsood, no run
short of a length and outside off, he forehands a pull but mistimes it to mid-on
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