RESULT

1st Semi-Final (D/N), Nottingham, June 18, 2009, ICC World Twenty20

Pakistan

149/4

South Africa

(20 ov, T:150) 142/5

Pakistan won by 7 runs

Player Of The Match

Shahid Afridi, PAK

51 (34) & 2/16

Best performances - Batters

JH Kallis SA

64 runs (54)

7 fours1 six

Control

69%

Productive shot

leg glance

23 runs

1 four1 six

Shahid Afridi PAK

51 runs (34)

8 fours0 six

Control

73%

Productive shot

off side drive on back foot

13 runs

3 fours0 six

Best performances - Bowlers

Shahid Afridi PAK

ECO

Saeed Ajmal PAK

ECO

5.75

Partnerships

First innings

Pakistan

Kamran AkmalShahzaib Hasan

8 (6)

8 (8)

0 (2)

Shahid AfridiKamran Akmal

4 (1)

20 (7)

15 (6)

Shahid AfridiShoaib Malik

47 (33)

67 (58)

18 (25)

Shoaib MalikYounis Khan

16 (14)

29 (21)

12 (7)

Abdul RazzaqYounis Khan

12 (15)

25* (26)

12 (11)

South Africa

JH KallisGC Smith

24 (21)

40 (35)

10 (14)

JH KallisHH Gibbs

1 (3)

6 (7)

5 (4)

JH KallisAB de Villiers

3 (4)

4 (9)

1 (5)

JH KallisJP Duminy

36 (26)

61 (52)

21 (26)

JA MorkelJP Duminy

2 (4)

23 (14)

15 (10)

MV BoucherJP Duminy

0 (0)

8* (3)

8 (3)

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JH Kallis	caught	64	54
GC Smith	caught	10	14
HH Gibbs	bowled	5	4
AB de Villiers	bowled	1	5
JP Duminy	not out	44	39
JA Morkel	run out	2	4
MV Boucher	not out	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 11, w 1)
Total	142(5 wkts; 20 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Abdul Razzaq	3	19	0	6.33
Mohammad Amir	4	30	1	7.5
Shahid Afridi	4	16	2	4
Saeed Ajmal	4	23	1	5.75
Shoaib Malik	1	5	0	5
Umar Gul	3	19	0	6.33
Fawad Alam	1	15	0	15

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	40	Jacques Kallis	Graeme Smith
2nd	6	Jacques Kallis	Herschelle Gibbs
3rd	4	Jacques Kallis	AB de Villiers
4th	61	Jacques Kallis	Jean-Paul Duminy
5th	23	Albie Morkel	Jean-Paul Duminy
6th	8	Mark Boucher	Jean-Paul Duminy

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ICC World Twenty20

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
INDIA	2	2	0	4	1.227
IRE	2	1	1	2	-0.162
BAN	2	0	2	0	-0.996

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	2	1	1	2	1.175
PAK	2	1	1	2	0.850
NED	2	1	1	2	-2.025

Group C

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	2	2	0	4	0.626
WI	2	1	1	2	0.715
AUS	2	0	2	0	-1.331

Group D

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	2	2	0	4	3.275
NZ	2	1	1	2	0.309
SCOT	2	0	2	0	-5.281

Group E

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	3	3	0	6	0.787
WI	3	2	1	4	0.063
ENG	3	1	2	2	-0.414
INDIA	3	0	3	0	-0.466

Group F

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	1.267
PAK	3	2	1	4	1.185
NZ	3	1	2	2	-0.232
IRE	3	0	3	0	-2.183

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