short and wide and he goes for the cut, misses, but Billy Bowden reckons its a wide and he calls it, Pakistan have won
South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI at Centurion, Mar 15 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Centurion, March 15, 2013, Pakistan tour of South Africa
(43.2/44 ov) 191
(39.2/44 ov, T:192) 192/4
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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A comfortable win in the end for Pakistan, though they had some nervy moments in the chase. South Africa's top-order collapse proved costly for the hosts, and Pakistan kept them down to a chaseable score despite a recovery staged by Behardien and Peterson. Three down in their chase, Pakistan would have been nervous, but Misbah, Younis and Malik, all experienced players, saw them team through, never allowing the required-rate get out of control. Pakistan have levelled the series 1-1, we'll get you the presentation details in a bit.
AB de Villiers: "Disappointing performance, Pakistan took the initiative early on. We fought back nicely, got a decent target towards the end. Look back now, I'll definitely be bowling first. Misbah and company played too well in the middle overs. I'm proud of the boys for fighting back. It's still a big series. We are mature enough to know exactly where we went wrong. Come Sunday, we'll come back fighting again. Hopefully, there'll be pace and bounce in Johannesburg."
Misbah-ul-Haq: "The way we started, Irfan taking four wickets in 10 overs, that set the game as well. All the other bowlers bowled well, and we performed well with the bat. It is really satisfying for us, the batsmen are getting the confidence back. Picking Irfan was an attacking move, he gave us a big advantage. There were a few spots in the pitch where the ball was stopping and kicking, there was a bit of variable bounce, it was not easy to bat on. We really get good support here from the crowd. We need to keep this momentum. We're settling down and getting out, we need to show responsibility, if someone gets 20-30 runs, he needs to carry on."
Mohammad Irfan is the Man of the Match: The bowling coach Mohammad Akram will translate for him. Mohammad Akram: "It's his first Man of the Match performance, hopefully there will be many more to come." Irfan: "Thanks to Allah, my team management and coaches have supported me and hopefully I'll do well the next time. The captain had given us a plan, and I just worked on it. Hopefully I'll perform well in the next game and give my 100 per cent."
That's it, folks, thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback. See you guys again on Sunday. Adios.
39.3
1w
Abbott to Misbah, 1 wide
39.2
•
Abbott to Misbah, no run
short of a good length, gets on the back foot and he pushes it back to the bowler
39.1
•
Abbott to Misbah, no run
short of a good length, knocks that one down in front of point, Malik wants the single, Misbah says no
end of over 3913 runs
PAK: 191/4CRR: 4.89 • RRR: 0.20
Misbah-ul-Haq57 (73b 3x4 3x6)
Shoaib Malik35 (38b 4x4 1x6)
Ryan McLaren 8-0-40-1
Kyle Abbott 8-0-30-0
38.6
1
McLaren to Misbah, 1 run
full toss on middle, turns it away towards deep square leg to level the scores
38.5
6
McLaren to Misbah, SIX runs
That's been dismissed, pitched on a length, Misbah made room and absolutely hammered that over extra cover for a flat six
38.4
•
McLaren to Misbah, no run
drops that one short and Misbah seeks that through to the keeper
38.3
1
McLaren to Malik, 1 run
turned away behind square for a single
A calm innings that's guided his team towards victory after the loss of three wickets. He's taken some flak for being too slow to start, but he's picked up pace at the right time today
38.2
1
McLaren to Misbah, 1 run
slower one bowled short, Misbah rolls his wrists over that one and plays it down towards deep square leg for a single to bring up his half-century
38.1
4
McLaren to Misbah, FOUR runs
outstanding shot, angling in towards middle and he lofted him straight over his head for a boundary, nicely done, just through the line
end of over 383 runs
PAK: 178/4CRR: 4.68 • RRR: 2.33
Shoaib Malik34 (37b 4x4 1x6)
Misbah-ul-Haq45 (68b 2x4 2x6)
Kyle Abbott 8-0-30-0
Dale Steyn 9-1-29-1
37.6
•
Abbott to Malik, no run
Malik tries to squeeze that down to third man as well but point gets in the way
37.5
1
Abbott to Misbah, 1 run
short of a good length, a bit of width there and he guides that one down to third man for a single
37.4
•
Abbott to Misbah, no run
chops that one down towards point on the bounce
37.3
1
Abbott to Malik, 1 run
drops that one from the crease in front of point and races off for a quick single
37.2
1
Abbott to Misbah, 1 run
shortish outside off, cut away to third man for a single
37.1
•
Abbott to Misbah, no run
ooh, that caught him on the glove, took off as he tried to play it on the off side, was fortunate it landed safe in front of point
end of over 373 runs
PAK: 175/4CRR: 4.72 • RRR: 2.42
Shoaib Malik33 (35b 4x4 1x6)
Misbah-ul-Haq43 (64b 2x4 2x6)
Dale Steyn 9-1-29-1
Kyle Abbott 7-0-27-0
36.6
•
Steyn to Malik, no run
getting a bit of away movement is Steyn, Malik rocks forward and defends that to cover
36.5
•
Steyn to Malik, no run
goodish length and that's been defended well towards point
36.4
2
Steyn to Malik, 2 runs
short and wide and Malik cuts that over gully towards third man for a couple of runs
Mazher: "Shoaib Malik has hit first ODI six in four years today. Last one was in 2009 against Australia, also at Centurion!"
36.3
1
Steyn to Misbah, 1 run
a bit of room there, guided it to point, Malik decided against the single and an overthrow got them one
36.2
•
Steyn to Misbah, no run
short of a length outside off, leaves that one alone to the keeper
36.1
•
Steyn to Misbah, no run
gets across to that straightish delivery bowled at 129.2kmph, defended into the leg side
Time for the batting Powerplay, just four overs
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