short, and cut fiercely to the point boundary, and that is the end of that!
England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI at London, Aug 27 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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6.52pm So that is that for another match. Have a read of George Dobell's match report, and we'll see you again at Trent Bridge next week. From myself and Gnasher, good night.
Joe Root is Man of the Match for his 89: "Ankle's alright, a bit of a dramatic steam-in from Rash... you could see at the back end of our innings, with the square as dry as it is, that reverse swing might be a factor, but we made little targets throughout, and took it ball by ball."
Eoin Morgan: "A clinical performance all round. Got the ball talking in the first four overs, and that was an awesome way to start. The guys we've selected are different, we've got pace, control, and guys who turn the ball. Today the wicket was slower and turned a bit."
Ten wins in 11 against Pakistan: "We can't take 2-0 for granted. Work on our fielding is a priority. We will work on that in the series." And on his own fifty: "Batting with Joe is awesome, he seems to be batting on a different wicket at the moment."
Azhar Ali: "The guys worked hard and kept fighting, And Sarfraz's hundred was one of the best innings I've seen from him. We could have made 300 on this pitch, but after losing those three wickets, we'd have taken 250. We have the capability but we need to apply ourselves."
"We'd like to find a combination where we bat deep but have lots of bowling options too. We've got a lot of positives from this game."
6.44pm Rizwan Zafar : "I have forgotten the pain of losing to England after Bravo magic in the final over. A consoled Pakistan fan." He is, as they say, the Champion ... Time for some presentations.
6.35pm So, England produce the finish that rain denied us in the opening contest. Once again, Pakistan batted first, once again their mid-200s total was inadequate for both the conditions and the depth of their opponents' batting. Once again Joe Root chipped in with a vital fifty, and Eoin Morgan continued his return to form with his first fifty of the summer.
Oh, and India need two runs from one ball in Florida ... a tie would really blow the Americans' minds ... instead, Dhoni blows everyone's minds by failing to finish it!
47.3
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Yasir Shah to Woakes, FOUR runs
47.2
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Yasir Shah to Woakes, no run
chunky defence. The wait goes on
47.1
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Yasir Shah to Moeen Ali, 1 run
worked into the leg side, scores are level
A slip and a leg slip for Yasir... he's not given up ...
end of over 478 runs
ENG: 250/6CRR: 5.31 • RRR: 0.66
Moeen Ali20 (28b 2x4)
Chris Woakes3 (7b)
Hasan Ali 9-0-52-1
Mohammad Amir 10-2-39-1
46.6
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Hasan Ali to Moeen Ali, 1 run
full length, clipped to mid-on, and another dicey single! Moeen would have been miles out if that had hit, but the underarm from Azhar just lobbed over the bails
46.5
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Hasan Ali to Moeen Ali, no run
onto the front foot, punched past the bowler in his followthrough
46.4
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Hasan Ali to Moeen Ali, no run
a big wind-up for the free hit but an excellent slower ball. Takes a thin top edge through the keeper on the bounce
46.4
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Hasan Ali to Moeen Ali, (no ball)
outside off, a wafty wavy drive, no contact. But it's another no-ball, as called by the third umpire
46.3
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Hasan Ali to Moeen Ali, 2 runs
finds a fat, leading edge through the gap at point. Timed to imperfection down the slope. Moeen didn't know a lot about that one
46.2
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Hasan Ali to Woakes, 3 runs
in the blockhole, Woakes swings through the line to loft an on-drive just out of reach of short midwicket. England are a blow away ...
46.1
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Hasan Ali to Moeen Ali, 1 run
deflected through third man with soft hands. Another one notched off
end of over 46Maiden
ENG: 242/6CRR: 5.26 • RRR: 2.50
Chris Woakes0 (6b)
Moeen Ali16 (22b 2x4)
Mohammad Amir 10-2-39-1
Wahab Riaz 10-0-46-1
45.6
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Amir to Woakes, no run
Woakes sees out the over, and Amir's spell. Ten to win from 24 balls. Wickets or bust for Pakistan
45.5
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Amir to Woakes, no run
blocked into the covers
45.4
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Amir to Woakes, no run
compact in defence as Amir fields in his followthrough
45.3
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Amir to Woakes, no run
tight line
M Arsalan: "Well, man of the match decision gets interesting now. Sarfaraz or Root? Do winning team's player get any edge?" They often do, yes. But without Sarfraz this would have been an utter rout. He's my MoM for sure
45.2
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Amir to Woakes, no run
in the blockhole, flicked out to midwicket
45.1
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Amir to Moeen Ali, 1 leg bye
takes the pad, out to the leg-side
end of over 455 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 241/6CRR: 5.35 • RRR: 2.20
Chris Woakes0 (1b)
Moeen Ali16 (21b 2x4)
Wahab Riaz 10-0-46-1
Mohammad Amir 9-1-39-1
raghu: "India is chasing in 20overs what England is doing in 50overs. I'd rather prefer Herath on Day 5 against Aussies. This is excruciating pain.. Death of Cricket " Evolution of cricket ... it'll recover!
44.6
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Wahab Riaz to Woakes, no run
round the wicket to the incoming Woakes, and finds the edge, but it's played with soft hands and drops well short of slip, A lively finish to his spell, but too little too late for Pakistan
Riaz Shaikh: "@Andrew, India's 3rd inning closure wasn't technically a surrender, since they did set a small target for WI to chase in the 4th inning." I love a good technicality. And that isn't one of them ...
44.5
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Wahab Riaz to Moeen Ali, 1 run
speared in, but swinging down the leg side, and helped on its way
44.4
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Wahab Riaz to Root, OUT
a massive mow from a full-length delivery. Root was through his shot early as he sought to close in on his hundred, and emitted a long low groan like a harpooned whale as the ball spiralled into the air and plopped into the hands of cover. The end of another fine match-sealing innings. It looks tight on the scoreline, but it would be remarkable if England lost it from here ...
Joe Root c Shoaib Malik b Wahab Riaz 89 (108b 5x4 0x6 201m) SR: 82.4
44.3
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Wahab Riaz to Moeen Ali, 1 run
patted down to backward square
44.2
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Wahab Riaz to Moeen Ali, 2 runs
short and sharp, Moeen deflects round the corner and excellent scampering to get back for the second
44.1
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Wahab Riaz to Root, 1 run
another Rootian nurdle down to third man. Arguably his trademark one-day shot, waiting on the back foot for the ball to arrive
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