Pakistan win by 39 runs. The last ball, a really full delivery, has been squeezed out to point.
Pakistan vs Ireland, 21st Match, Group F at London, Jun 15 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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21st Match, Group F, The Oval, June 15, 2009, ICC World Twenty20
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end of over 204 runs
IRE: 120/9CRR: 6.00
Boyd Rankin5 (5b)
Kyle McCallan2 (6b)
Mohammad Amir 4-0-19-1
Umar Gul 4-0-19-2
In the end, a very comfortable win for Pakistan. Now, if Shoaib Malik can find his form with the bat, they would get even more threatening. Afridi spent some time in the middle and looked good for his 24. The puzzles are slowly falling in place.
Salim: "Shades of '92 - Crap to start with but great winners in the END.." Several Pakistan fans have written in with similar sentiment. Time will tell.
Porterfield: "We are going to take a lot out of this World Cup. Yes, the Irish cricket is going from strength to strength."
Younis Khan: "I still believe that we were short by 15 runs. But they did bowl well in the end. Today, the fielding was good, we had some partnerships and we had our spinners and Umer Gul."
Man of the match Akmal : "I love this pitch, which is good for batting.:" Asked whether Pakistan can win the Cup, Akmal says, "Definitely, Inshallah."
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19.6
1
Amir to Rankin, 1 run
Warren: "Or the strong winds could be the Gayle coming from the West Indies."
19.5
1
Amir to McCallan, 1 run
full and moving away from McCallan who edges it to gully
19.4
•
Amir to McCallan, no run
another swing and a miss.
19.3
•
Amir to McCallan, no run
length delivery this time, slower in pace, that cuts past the attempted dab and goes to Akmal
19.2
•
Amir to McCallan, no run
moves outside leg, tries to crash the full delivery to the off side but misses it completely. Akmal collects.
19.1
1
Amir to Rankin, 1 run
pushes the full delivery to cover point
19.1
1w
Amir to Rankin, 1 wide
pushes it well down the leg side
Irfan: "It may have been the storm of Irish wickets falling that has knocked Rudi's hat off."
Waseem: "It's not the wind, it's the strom from Gul!"
end of over 196 runs • 2 wickets
IRE: 116/9CRR: 6.10 • RRR: 44.00
Boyd Rankin3 (3b)
Kyle McCallan1 (2b)
Umar Gul 4-0-19-2
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-19-4
18.6
1
Umar Gul to Rankin, 1 run
fullish, on the middle and leg stump line, nudged to midwicket for a single. Gul ends another fine spell. What a tournament he is having. He has 12, Ajmal has 11.
18.5
2
Umar Gul to Rankin, 2 runs
Gul slips in the slower one and it's hit really high in the air as he got too much under the ball and it lands safely in deep wide midwicket region
18.5
1nb
Umar Gul to Rankin, (no ball)
stabbed to the on side of the pitch.
18.4
1
Umar Gul to McCallan, 1 run
full in length around the off stump, driven to deep cover
Strong wind blowing now and it has knocked out Rudi's hat off. Really windy now.
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18.3
W
Umar Gul to McCallan, OUT
And West is run out now. It was pushed towards the off stump and there was confusion between the two batsmen. Yes and then no, from the striker. Too late for West to get back in time. Gul had picked the ball and fired in a direct hit at the non-striker's end
Regan West run out (Umar Gul) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 100
18.2
1
Umar Gul to West, 1 run
ooh , the yorker on the base of the off stump, West does well to steer it to third man.
18.1
W
Umar Gul to White, OUT
The end is nigh. Gul shoves Ireland towards the end. The Gul Yorker has taken out the off stump. White , looking for the big hit, didn't have a chance against that. Not quite at the blockhole but it would do the job.
Andrew White b Umar Gul 5 (7b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 71.42
end of over 185 runs • 2 wickets
IRE: 110/7CRR: 6.11 • RRR: 25.00
Andrew White5 (6b)
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-19-4
Umar Gul 3-0-13-1
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17.6
W
Ajmal to Cusack, OUT
Another stumping by Akmal. Rudi doesn't even refer this upstairs, gives the batsman slow death from square leg. The doosra broke past the airy swing of the bat and Akmal did the rest.
Alex Cusack st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 2 (2b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 100
17.5
2
Ajmal to Cusack, 2 runs
runs down the track and drives it over the bowler
17.4
W
Ajmal to K O'Brien, OUT
Stumped. It was the top spinner and it bounced past the attempted lofted hit. Kevin O'Brien had dragged the back foot out of the crease and before he could slide it back in, Akmal had whipped the bails off.
Kevin O'Brien st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 26 (30b 1x4 0x6 42m) SR: 86.66
17.3
1
Ajmal to White, 1 run
flighted full on the middle, squeezed towards mid-off
17.2
1
Ajmal to K O'Brien, 1 run
moves down the track, fired across quick, driven to Fawad at long-off
17.1
1
Ajmal to White, 1 run
reverse sweeps it for a single to short third man region
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