on leg stump again and Pietersen simply swats it over the bowler's head for four! Great way to finish the game, one in which England have dominated for much of the day.
England vs Pakistan, 4th Match at Nottingham, Sep 08 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Abdul Razzaq was absolutely outstanding in his brutal knock of 75, but England won at a canter with 22 balls left. Fine knocks from Ian Bell and Andrew Strauss, with Kevin Pietersen also showing an improvement upon his scratchy form in this series thus far. We hope you've enjoyed our commentary on today's match - do join us for Sunday's, at Edgbaston, which gets underway at the earlier time of 10.15BST - don't be late!
Well that's a really good effort from England who exploited a tired-looking Pakistan side - and, best of all, it keeps the series alive which is surely good news for all concerned. No one likes a dead-rubber, and England have a chance to level the series 2-2 in the final match at Edgbaston on Sunday.
46.2
4
Hafeez to Pietersen, FOUR runs
46.1
1
Hafeez to Bell, 1 run
on leg stump, punched to long-on
end of over 465 runs
ENG: 232/2CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 1.00
Kevin Pietersen37 (47b 5x4)
Ian Bell85 (110b 10x4)
Shahid Afridi 5-0-25-0
Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-16-1
45.6
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Afridi to Pietersen, no run
late-cuts this to a short fine-leg
45.5
•
Afridi to Pietersen, no run
tries to sweep and misses
45.4
•
Afridi to Pietersen, no run
woops! The ball passes the outside edge of Pietersen's attempted cut
45.3
1
Afridi to Bell, 1 run
pushed to leg and there's a fumble at midwicket
45.2
4
Afridi to Bell, FOUR runs
but a corking response from Bell, driving handsomely and crisply through the covers. What a shot
45.1
•
Afridi to Bell, no run
a beauty to beat Bell! Turning, bouncing, and missing the bat
end of over 455 runs
ENG: 227/2CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 1.80
Kevin Pietersen37 (44b 5x4)
Ian Bell80 (107b 9x4)
Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-16-1
Shahid Afridi 4-0-20-0
44.6
•
Hafeez to Pietersen, no run
44.5
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Hafeez to Pietersen, no run
bang on middle stump - very little turn there and it's punched to mid-on
44.4
2lb
Hafeez to Pietersen, 2 leg byes
wrong line, too straight and it bobbles down to fine-leg
44.3
•
Hafeez to Pietersen, no run
good length forcing Pietersen forward
44.2
•
Hafeez to Pietersen, no run
pushed to mid-on but there's no run there
44.2
3w
Hafeez to Pietersen, 3 wide
attempts to sweep this but it's too wide, and they run two. Three wides
44.1
•
Hafeez to Pietersen, no run
end of over 444 runs
ENG: 222/2CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 2.33
Ian Bell80 (107b 9x4)
Kevin Pietersen37 (38b 5x4)
Shahid Afridi 4-0-20-0
Naved-ul-Hasan 9-0-56-0
It's double Nelson. 222 for 2. Or as Richie Benaud might say "Choo hundred and chwenty choo for choo"
43.6
•
Afridi to Bell, no run
clunked into the covers
43.5
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Afridi to Bell, no run
lands this on leg, driven back to the bowler
43.4
1
Afridi to Pietersen, 1 run
very nicely flighted, beating Pietersen who comes forward and gets an inside edge
43.3
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Afridi to Pietersen, no run
yorker-length ball from Afridi which Pietersen can only push back to him
43.2
2lb
Afridi to Pietersen, 2 leg byes
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