Malik snaps it at long-on, Styris made room and tried to launch that length delivery over long-on, found Malik at long-off who was waiting for that mistimed attempt and took it comfortably while preventing a collision with the man running in from long-on
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I at Dubai, Nov 13 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd T20I (N), Dubai (DICS), November 13, 2009, Pakistan v New Zealand T20I Series
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end of over 2010 runs • 1 wicket
NZ: 146/5CRR: 7.30
James Franklin5 (4b)
Umar Gul 4-0-29-2
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-24-1
Pakistan have won the Twenty20 series 2-0. New Zealand were boosted by that stand between McCullum and Styris, but the acceleration, in hindsight, came a little too late. Ajmal bowled a superb penultimate over, including the wicket of McCullum, and Styris was left with too many to get with too few to come. The 2-0 win should come as some consolation to the ODI defeat, and the attention now shifts to the Test series in New Zealand. We'll get you the presentation details in just a bit.
Pakistan have won their seventh consecutive Twenty20 game, equalling the record shared by South Africa.
Awards of the "longest six of the match" kind being given away now. Were waiting for the more important bits. Umar Akmal is the Man of the Match for his half-century.
Umar: "My tour wasn't going too well, and my captain asked me to play responsibly. It was important to get the starts, and once Afridi came in to bat and we got a partnership going, the pressure eased off."
Shahid Afridi is the Man of the Series.
McCullum: "The team showed great spirit and overcame the setbacks despite the injuries. We bowled pretty well, I thought 150 was a par score. Ian Butler came back well and it a testament to his character, but unfortunately we couldn't chase it. To take on Pakistan here in the UAE and to come away with a series win in the ODIs was ground-breaking. It's going to be a great Test series in New Zealand. It's fantastic to play in and tour this country."
Afridi collects the trophy from the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and Sunil Gavaskar, who's part of the presentation panel.
Afridi: "We are very proud of our efforts. I have plenty of confidence in our players, we played like a unit with good performances from everyone. When I saw Umar Akmal play for the first time, he impressed me with with his attitude. Cricket is the biggest form of entertainment in Pakistan and we hope it returns to the country one day. The support here in the UAE was great, and I thank the people for it."
That's all from us folks. Thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback. Join us for the Test series which starts on November 24. In the meantime, there's a lot of cricket happening elsewhere, with England playing South Africa and India taking on Sri Lanka. Until the next time, it's goodbye from all of us at Cricinfo. See ya!
19.6
W
Umar Gul to Styris, OUT
Scott Styris c Shoaib Malik b Umar Gul 43 (33b 2x4 2x6 42m) SR: 130.3
8 to win off one ball, Gul would be foolish to concede an extra delivery here
19.5
1
Umar Gul to Franklin, 1 run
misses out, low full toss on middle, ends up driving it straight to deep midwicket for a single
9 needed off 2
19.4
1
Umar Gul to Styris, 1 run
full outside off, driven straight to long-off for a single, just one run
19.3
1
Umar Gul to Franklin, 1 run
a wonderful low catch from Malik at long-on, lands on a length on leg stump, Franklin picks it but doesn't have enough wood on it, Malik running in from long-on, bends low and takes it inches off the ground.........Or so it seemed. The umpires are consulting. Franklin's still waiting, they're not sure if it carried, it appears they called for a referral but replays were inconclusive. The next batsman has already made his way in, and Franklin's waiting for the final call near the boundary line. He's been called back.
11 needed off 4
19.2
1
Umar Gul to Styris, 1 run
hurls it full outside off, reaches but can't get under it, gets a single towards long-off
19.1
6
Umar Gul to Styris, SIX runs
was aiming for the blockhole but bowled it on a length, in the zone outside off, Styris makes a bit of room and clears long-off with one clean strike
Gul, who has the ability to bowl yorkers with consistency, comes on to bowl. 18 needed
end of over 195 runs • 1 wicket
NZ: 136/4CRR: 7.15 • RRR: 18.00
James Franklin3 (2b)
Scott Styris35 (29b 2x4 1x6)
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-24-1
Mohammad Amir 4-0-33-0
What an over from Ajmal, with seven wickets in hand at the start of the penultimate over of the innings, he just concedes five runs
18.6
2
Ajmal to Franklin, 2 runs
in the blockhole on middle, drills it on the bounce over Ajmal towards long-off for a well-run couple
18.5
1
Ajmal to Styris, 1 run
misses out, full toss on middle and leg, swings it straight to long leg for just a single
18.4
•
Ajmal to Styris, no run
dot ball, he made room and he chased him with one that spun in sharply, got some bounce too and it went over the stumps as Styris missed
18.3
1
Ajmal to Franklin, 1 run
driven off the front foot to long-off for a single
Mark: "This is classic Black Caps. Let the required run rate build up and leave it all to do at the end. The tactic fails far more than it works. It's anybody's guess whether it will work today"
McCullum managed to fight it out for the bulk of the innings but is out at a crucial time. James Franklin comes in after a stand of 66 which came in fairly quick time.
18.2
W
Ajmal to McCullum, OUT
charges down the track, it's slower through the air, he had given it a bit of air to induce him into doing that, skied it and Malik, at long-on, judged it to perfection
Brendon McCullum c Shoaib Malik b Saeed Ajmal 47 (41b 3x4 1x6 77m) SR: 114.63
18.1
1
Ajmal to Styris, 1 run
short on the off, turns in, goes for a big heave, mistimes it to deep square leg for a single
23 needed off 12, seven wickets in hand. They're relying on Ajmal to choke them down some more here.
end of over 1815 runs
NZ: 131/3CRR: 7.27 • RRR: 11.50
Brendon McCullum47 (40b 3x4 1x6)
Scott Styris33 (26b 2x4 1x6)
Mohammad Amir 4-0-33-0
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-19-0
17.6
4
Amir to McCullum, FOUR runs
the paddle scoop is out, full on the off, moved well across, bent low and got it between the converging third man and fine leg for a valuable boundary
17.5
1
Amir to Styris, 1 run
full on the off, driven straight to Afridi who's on the edge of the circle at extra cover, just the single
17.4
1
Amir to McCullum, 1 run
in the blockhole outside off, digs it out wide of point for a single
17.3
1
Amir to Styris, 1 run
brilliant work by Afridi at extra cover who dives to his right and saves a few runs, returns a strong throw and would have found Styris short had he hit but didn't have much time to take aim
17.2
2
Amir to Styris, 2 runs
full and wide, makes room and slices it over extra cover, lands safe and they're back for a couple more
17.1
6
Amir to Styris, SIX runs
dispatches it into the stands! Short on the off and Styris swings it miles over the deep midwicket boundary, punished!
Aamer into the attack now
end of over 177 runs
NZ: 116/3CRR: 6.82 • RRR: 12.66
Brendon McCullum42 (38b 2x4 1x6)
Scott Styris23 (22b 2x4)
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-19-0
Umar Gul 3-0-19-1
Kyle Mills, the messenger, is out with the drinks. Ajmal's gone for 7 in that over, excellent in this context
16.6
2
Ajmal to McCullum, 2 runs
goes for the pull but can't find the ropes, gets it on the bounce towards deep midwicket and gets back for the second
16.5
1lb
Ajmal to Styris, 1 leg bye
tries to fend it away into the leg side , clips the pads and they sneak a leg bye
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