length ball outside off and slapped past mid off to finish it in fitting style, clearing the front leg, another lovely strike
Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 12th Match, Group D at Kandy, Sep 25 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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12th Match, Group D (N), Pallekele, September 25, 2012, ICC World Twenty20
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So that concludes a very uninspiring group stage with all the matches firmly going one way. There have been glimpses of the entertainment this tournament could provide but we're yet to have that spark, that tight match to get everyone on the edge of their seats. Hopefully the Super Eights can give us that and we'll all be back after a day's break for the start of that second phase as Sri Lanka play New Zealand at 3.30 IST on Thursday. England and West Indies also in action that evening, before attentions turn to Colombo on Friday. Have a peaceful day off tomorrow, see you Thursday...
Presentation time. "The pressure was on us but Shakib played very well," says Mushfiqur Rahim "We can take some positives out of this and go home and work on a few things. We're not used to playing on these wickets."
"It's a great team effort, the boys have shown the right attitude so far in this tournament," says Mohammad Hafeez. "Our bowler's tried well but there is a little bit of a concern about the fast bowlers. But I am very happy as captain and the team are responding to me." Man of the Match is also on the Pakistan side, and it goes to Imran Nazir for his smashing 72 from 36 balls.
Just to confirm, the Super Eight stages were pre-arranged by the seedings so it doesn't matter who has won the groups, the teams in each section of the next phase were known long ago. Pakistan, therefore, take their place alongside India, Australia and South Africa in Colombo.
So Pakistan win by eight wickets and have romped home with the bat, Bangladesh were all over the place with the ball and in the field and are going home, while Pakistan go down to Colombo to play in the Super Eights. It ended up being a touch one-sided which was a shame after the excellent effort batting first, particularly Shakib-al-Hasan, but Pakistan have achieved their highest successful chase and ensure there is no upset in this year's World T20 with all the minnows going home at the group stage and realistically, looking rather out of place.
18.4
4
Shafiul to Kamran, FOUR runs
18.4
1w
Shafiul to Kamran, 1 wide
short and left outside off stump, called wide, obviously bounced too high
18.3
•
Shafiul to Kamran, no run
full and wide, just inside the guideline so not a wide, Tim Southee-esque that delivery
18.2
1
Shafiul to Jamshed, 1 run
slower ball onto leg stump, clipped down to long leg
18.1
1
Shafiul to Kamran, 1 run
good yorker...too little too late...dug out past the bowler
This over then...Shafiul Islam to finish it off...
end of over 184 runs
PAK: 171/2CRR: 9.50 • RRR: 2.50
Kamran Akmal17 (12b 3x4)
Nasir Jamshed28 (13b 2x4 2x6)
Abdur Razzak 4-0-30-0
Mahmudullah 2-0-24-0
17.6
1
Razzak to Kamran, 1 run
nice and full again, dug out past the bowler for a single
17.5
•
Razzak to Kamran, no run
fired in full, dug out to midwicket
17.4
•
Razzak to Kamran, no run
length ball, down to slog sweep, miscued, comes off a bottom edge to the 45
One hit will do it...
17.3
1
Razzak to Jamshed, 1 run
full towards middle and off, played down to long on
17.2
1
Razzak to Kamran, 1 run
back to play to leg, off a leading edge past cover
17.1
1
Razzak to Jamshed, 1 run
back and punched down to long on
Odds on it being wrapped up this over...nine to win...Razzaq to bowl...
end of over 1717 runs
PAK: 167/2CRR: 9.82 • RRR: 3.00
Kamran Akmal15 (8b 3x4)
Nasir Jamshed26 (11b 2x4 2x6)
Mahmudullah 2-0-24-0
Abul Hasan 3-0-33-2
Another horrendous over really, save the toe-ended six that would have been caught by a taller man...
16.6
4
Mahmudullah to Kamran, FOUR runs
wide and full, slapped away past point for four more
16.5
1lb
Mahmudullah to Jamshed, 1 leg bye
angled in, runs off the front pad to short long leg
16.4
6
Mahmudullah to Jamshed, SIX runs
on one knee to slog sweep, comes off the toe of the bat and goes towards long on, who takes the catch! But then falls on the rope, sums it up really
16.3
4
Mahmudullah to Jamshed, FOUR runs
back and pulled hard past mid on, powerful strike
16.2
1
Mahmudullah to Kamran, 1 run
reverse swept from outside leg stump to the cover sweeper
16.1
1
Mahmudullah to Jamshed, 1 run
length ball, flicked past midwicket to the man in the deep
Mahmudullah to bowl...
end of over 1619 runs
PAK: 150/2CRR: 9.37 • RRR: 6.50
Kamran Akmal10 (6b 2x4)
Nasir Jamshed15 (7b 1x4 1x6)
Abul Hasan 3-0-33-2
Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-23-0
Carnage that over was, dreadful...
15.6
•
Abul Hasan to Kamran, no run
much better, full and driven to mid off
15.5
4
Abul Hasan to Kamran, FOUR runs
short and outside off, uppercut over backward point into the fact, that is terrible, terrible bowling, awful delivery and slapped to the fence
Two guys at the crease now in great form, good signs for Pakistan...
15.4
4
Abul Hasan to Kamran, FOUR runs
too straight to the right-hander, flicked wide of long leg, four more, well timed
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