it's Clarke, it's short and it's dismissed to the square-leg boundary with consummate ease
England vs Pakistan, 3rd Match at Southampton, Sep 05 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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3rd Match (D/N), Southampton, September 05, 2006, Pakistan tour of England and Scotland
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Close Pakistan take a 2-0 lead in the series with two to play and it is increasingly hard to see where England's next one-day win will come from. This was, however, a better performance. England batted fairly well and Pakistan's fielding seemed to have let them down. But then Younis Khan hit a splendid 101, a slightly out-of-sorts Mohammad Yousuf chipped in with 60, and fittingly Inzamam-ul-Haq guided his side home despite some late collywobbles.
England's second-string seamers were poor, and Rikki Clarke simply doesn't look any more likely to be good enough than he did in his previous time in the squad while Sajid Mahmood continues to blow hot and cold.
Strauss: "We showed fight throughout the game and if we do that we'll turn things round sooner rather than later. I don't think we thought it would turn as much as it did."
Inzamam-ul-Haq: "As a senior partner the responsibility fell on me."
The Man of the Match with 63% of the Sky Sports vote is Younis Khan.
48.5
4
Clarke to Inzamam-ul-Haq, FOUR runs
48.4
1
Clarke to Shoaib Akhtar, 1 run
confident straight drive to mid-off
48.3
1
Clarke to Inzamam-ul-Haq, 1 run
whipped to the midwicket boundary and again Pietersen charges in to prevent Inzamam coming back
48.2
1
Clarke to Shoaib Akhtar, 1 run
turned to long leg to great cheers from the Pakistan supporters
48.2
2nb
Clarke to Inzamam-ul-Haq, (no ball) 1 run
clipped to the midwicket boundary and Pietersen's throw too good to allow Inzamam to come back
48.1
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Clarke to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run
Shoaib charged down the pitch as the ball was turned behind on the off but Inzamam going nowhere and Shoaib would have been well out had the throw hit
end of over 483 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 265/8CRR: 5.52 • RRR: 3.50
Inzamam-ul-Haq38 (29b 2x4 2x6)
Jon Lewis 9-0-32-2
Stuart Broad 10-1-57-3
Mickey Holding utters words that all England fans dread: "Rikki Clarke has the ball in his hands"
47.6
W
Lewis to Naved-ul-Hasan, OUT
horrible, ugly heave to a slower one and a hint of an inside edge as the ball clattered into the stumps. He won't want to watch replays of that, nor did he dare to look at a scowling Inzamam as he skulked past him
Naved-ul-Hasan b Lewis 7 (8b 1x4 0x6 8m) SR: 87.5
47.5
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Lewis to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
straight and safely blocked
47.4
1
Lewis to Inzamam-ul-Haq, 1 run
short, hooked and it loops through the slips seemingly off an edge and part of his body. It is possible that had Read stayed back he might have caught that
Read has come up to the stumps
47.3
1
Lewis to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
leg-side line and the ball is easily worked to long leg. The ball, incidentally, is now the colour of an unripe lime
47.2
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Lewis to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
sparred at a ball that left him in the air and off the seam
47.1
1
Lewis to Inzamam-ul-Haq, 1 run
nicely worked to backward-cover boundary but Broad's throw is good enough to end thoughts of a second run
end of over 476 runs • 2 wickets
PAK: 262/7CRR: 5.57 • RRR: 3.33
Naved-ul-Hasan6 (4b 1x4)
Inzamam-ul-Haq36 (27b 2x4 2x6)
Stuart Broad 10-1-57-3
Rikki Clarke 3-0-18-0
46.6
•
Broad to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
ambitious pushed drive and the ball only narrowly missed the outside edge
46.5
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Broad to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
left alone outside off stump, a luxury that Pakistan can afford in this position
46.4
2
Broad to Naved-ul-Hasan, 2 runs
Naved-ul-Hasan lunged forward and the ball squirts into the leg side for a comfortable two
Mahmood has hobbled off the field and there is a delay while a replacement - Ed Joyce - comes on
46.3
4
Broad to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR runs
angled defensive prod all along the ground to third man. Good control off the first ball faced
England bring in another slip for this ball and the crowd is worked up
46.2
W
Broad to Kamran, OUT
Akmal slashes his first ball straight to Collingwood at backward point and Broad is on a hat-trick
Kamran Akmal c Collingwood b Broad 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Is there life in this ODI yet? What is clear is that Broad, despite his age and inexperience, is a genuine plus for England in an otherwise wretched series
46.1
W
Broad to Abdul Razzaq, OUT
Razzaq checked on the shot, deceived by a well-disguised slower ball, and only chips it back at perfect catching height to Broad
Abdul Razzaq c & b Broad 16 (18b 1x4 0x6 21m) SR: 88.88
end of over 4611 runs
PAK: 256/5CRR: 5.56 • RRR: 4.00
Abdul Razzaq16 (17b 1x4)
Inzamam-ul-Haq36 (27b 2x4 2x6)
Rikki Clarke 3-0-18-0
Stuart Broad 9-1-51-1
That over just about ended this as a contest with 11 coming off it
45.6
1
Clarke to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run
Too wide and spanked down to mid-off
45.5
1
Clarke to Inzamam-ul-Haq, 1 run
short and again Inzamam had taken a step down and so plays a cramped pull shot
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