And there's the win for England! A surprisingly easy one, too; a surprisingly feeble effort from Pakistan. Terrific innings by Pietersen who really powered England's 185, and Adil Rashid bowled with impressive composure. And this puts England through to the Super 8s, confirmed by Travis Basevi. Do have a read of the bulletin and keep an eye on our series page for the full reaction to today's games. Until tomorrow, it's goodbye.
England vs Pakistan, 6th Match, Group B at London, Jun 07 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
6th Match, Group B (D/N), The Oval, June 07, 2009, ICC World Twenty20
Over20
8 runs
PAK 137/7CRR: 6.85
Umar Gul 8 (6b 1x4)Younis Khan 46 (31b 5x4)
James Anderson1/30 (4)
19.6
2
Anderson to Umar Gul, 2 runs
nudged to leg
19.5
2
Anderson to Umar Gul, 2 runs
a wellied slap - horrible mistimed shot falls safe over the bowler's head
19.4
•
Anderson to Umar Gul, no run
a very quick bouncer - much too quick for Gul
19.3
•
Anderson to Umar Gul, no run
and a swing and a miss once more
19.2
•
Anderson to Umar Gul, no run
a swing and a miss
19.1
4
Anderson to Umar Gul, FOUR runs
carved out wide of long-off - Swann gives chase, and rather feebly gives up on it.
Over19
4 runs, 1 wicket
PAK 129/7CRR: 6.78 RRR: 57.00
Younis Khan 46 (31b 5x4)
Stuart Broad3/17 (3)
18.6
W
Broad to Arafat, OUT
got him! Great running catch by Wright, running to his right from mid-off to swallow a mis-timed slap
Yasir Arafat c Wright b Broad 4 (6b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 66.66
18.5
2
Broad to Arafat, 2 runs
a full toss which he bashes down the ground powerfully
18.4
•
Broad to Arafat, no run
steps to leg, Broad sends it down just outside off...and it's oddly left alone
18.3
1
Broad to Younis, 1 run
full toss wanged through midwicket
Delay here. Not sure why. Ah...someone's got a runner
18.2
1
Broad to Arafat, 1 run
back-cut down to third man
18.1
•
Broad to Arafat, no run
no hat-trick this time, calmly guided to the off side
Broad on a hat-trick...he got two-in-two in his last over
Over18
8 runs, 1 wicket
PAK 125/6CRR: 6.94 RRR: 30.50
Younis Khan 45 (30b 5x4)Yasir Arafat 1 (1b)
James Anderson1/22 (3)
17.6
4
Anderson to Younis, FOUR runs
gorgeous drive - he goes inside out and times it quite beautifully. All too late now
17.5
•
Anderson to Younis, no run
a shorter and slower ball, he tries to pull it around the corner but can't time it
Netherlands versus Pakistan. Now that match is suddenly all rather crucial. You'd have to fancy Netherlands on current form...!
17.4
1
Anderson to Arafat, 1 run
nudged out to the off side for a suicidal single ... but somehow they get home!
17.3
1
Anderson to Younis, 1 run
powerfully drives this fuller delivery out to long-off
17.2
2
Anderson to Younis, 2 runs
a slower ball which comprehensively beats the batsman, who is fortunate that his drive lands safe behind the bowler's head
17.1
W
Anderson to Misbah, OUT
tries to repeat the shot from the previous over but holes out to mid-on. Easy catch
Misbah-ul-Haq c sub (EJG Morgan) b Anderson 10 (8b 0x4 1x6 4m) SR: 125
Here's Anderson
Hundreds of emails coming in. Yes, we know we had Rashid bowling five overs - a glitch in the system as our scorers hadn't realised Swann was into the attack. All sorted now, so please try and calm yourselves
Over17
9 runs
PAK 117/5CRR: 6.88 RRR: 23.00
Misbah-ul-Haq 10 (7b 1x6)Younis Khan 38 (26b 4x4)
Luke Wright1/24 (3)
16.6
1
Wright to Misbah, 1 run
fast yorker with which to finish an entertaining over
16.5
•
Wright to Misbah, no run
Bopara's dropped a dolly at point! He's blaming the lights, but really...
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