smashes this high in the air, long-on sprints back to the boundary and dives...but can't hold on and, as if to rub further salt into his wounds, it goes for four to end the match
England vs Pakistan, Only T20I at Bristol, Aug 28 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
So that's a fine win for Pakistan who were never really troubled. Their bowlers restricted England excellently and, though their top-order struggled, Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez took them home with typically aggressive, commanding knocks. We'll be back live for the first one-dayer at Cardiff on Wednesday. Do join us then
times this over the infield, over cover, and the scores are level
whacked to Stuart Broad at mid-off
outside off, Razzaq swings and misses - and it's called a wide! That's a bit tough on Gough who shakes his head and wears the most wry of smiles
Go on, finish it with a six
pushed off the back foot but straight to extra cover
attempted yorker but it's timed on the full by Inzamam to the leg side
So then, 7 runs required for Pakistan
short, slow, and cracked over midwicket for four! Dreadful bowling
slower ball which Razzaq reads and clobbers it, opening the face, over cover. Super shot
flicked wristily from outside the off stump to fine leg, beautifully played
Inzamam misses out here, completely misreading the slower ball
very fluently driven past the diving midwicket, but Dalrymple fields it coming round from long-off
short, and very slow, allowing Inzamam to tickle it fine for a single
inswinging yorker once more, but it's wide and chipped to Collingwood at backward point, who mis-fields it and the ball bobbles up. He collects, takes aim and throws down the stumps to leave Hafeez short by several feet. Brilliant fielding
super inswinging yorker there from Gough - very nearly breaks through Hafeez's defences but he jams his bat down. That's the Gough of old...
too quick for Inzamam who is beaten by pace and hit on the pad. They run a quick single though
well bowled in the corridor of uncertainty, Inzamam flicks and misses
good reply, swinging into Inzamam who clips it to point. No run on offer there
Inzamam simply swings through the line, timing it perfectly and smashing it commandingly over long-on. Fabulous shot!
Here comes Darren, puffing out his chest. Slip in place
shot! Full toss from Collingwood, and a slow one at that, and Hafeez flicks it down to the vacant fine leg for four. Neat stroke
slower ball, Hafeez tries to pull it but inside-edges it into his pad and it barely misses his leg stump. Very, very close indeed