- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 another one gone! This has been a harum-scarum opening from Pakistan, making first use of the wicket for the first time in the series. Hafeez got across to one that pitched outside off but nipped back and rapped him in front - it was probably going on to hit leg. Finn is cutting a swathe through the top order again! 49/33.4 and this time too good for him! Farhat played way from his body and feathered a nick through to the wicketkeeper. He needn't have played at the delivery, really, as it was full and a little wider than the one before but he was drawn forward and dangled his bat with disastrous consequences ... 22/18.1 what a comeback from Broad, inducing a thin edge as Azhar tries to guide the ball down to third man! The delivery was too quick for the batsman, perhaps tucking him up a bit, and the ball scraped the edge of the bat as Azhar attempted a costly dab. After his seven-ball shocker to start with, Broad is smiling again 49/221.5 all happening, appeal for lbw, turned down, and now a run out chance and given by the third umpire. It ran off the pad into the leg side, Cook came in and through back to Kieswetter who removed the bails and Shafiq's bat bounced in the air as he slid back in, unfortunate perhaps but he's gone 97/510.4 got him! Misbah's out now and Pakistan really in trouble. He was pushing at a length ball outside off stump, a hint of movement again produces a thick edge to Graeme Swann at slip. Probably could have left it but Farhat decided to push away from his body and nicked off 50/439.5 another storming catch from Patel dismisses Umar Akmal! The delivery was full, on the stumps and clipped towards midwicket where Patel scrambled round to grasp the looping ball one handed at full stretch. It was a tumbling effort - and not the most graceful - but he pouched it like good'un and England regain some of the initiative 176/640.6 bowled and Afridi's gone and another very important wicket for England. Length ball tried to be whipped into the leg side, Afridi missed, the ball came off the pads and ran onto middle and off stumps. The booming ends to soon for Pakistan 180/747.3 cleaned up and ends a very average knock from Adnan Akmal. He really struggled and eventually falls trying to lift a length ball from Finn into the off side, he's beaten for pace and loses his middle stump. Wasted quite a few deliveries there Akmal, in stark contrast to his brother's fine innings 204/848.4 bowled him tried to be swung to leg and missed, again off the pads into the stumps. Inswinger from Anderson does the trick, he cleans up Ajmal who tried to swing from the hip, the job nearly done by England 209/949.6 tucked into the leg side, Gul won't come back for some reason sends Cheema back but he's totally stranded and run out by half the pitch 222/10Extras14 (lb 11, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL222 all out (50 Overs, RR: 4.44)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Imran Farhat, 3.4 ov), 2-49 (Azhar Ali, 8.1 ov), 3-49 (Mohammad Hafeez, 9.1 ov), 4-50 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 10.4 ov), 5-97 (Asad Shafiq, 21.5 ov), 6-176 (Umar Akmal, 39.5 ov), 7-180 (Shahid Afridi, 40.6 ov), 8-204 (Adnan Akmal, 47.3 ov), 9-209 (Saeed Ajmal, 48.4 ov), 10-222 (Aizaz Cheema, 49.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.2 oh out! Turn away from Cook takes a faint edge through to Akmal who takes a simple chance. A wicket from nowhere and it's a decent nut that ends Cook's stay 20 from a record third consecutive ODI hundred. He pressed forward to a length ball and nicked it to the keeper. Shame for Cook but can't affect this result 170/1Extras11 (lb 3, nb 4, w 4)TOTAL226/1 (37.2 Overs, RR: 6.05)Fall of wickets: 1-170 (Alastair Cook, 28.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Umar Gul 7 0 59 0 8.42 20 8 1 1 4 Aizaz Cheema 6.2 0 40 0 6.31 20 4 0 0 0 Saeed Ajmal 10 1 40 1 4.00 40 2 1 1 0 Mohammad Hafeez 6 0 32 0 5.33 18 3 1 0 0 Shahid Afridi 8 0 52 0 6.50 18 4 1 0 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 3 wickets)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (58 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Pakistan - 65/4 in 15.0 overs (Asad Shafiq 4, Umar Akmal 9)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 24 runs, 0 wicket)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (141 balls), Extras 13
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (Umar Akmal 19, Shahid Afridi 32, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 33.4 overs (203 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: Pakistan - 152/5 in 34.0 overs (Umar Akmal 42, Shahid Afridi 35)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 20 runs, 1 wicket)
- Umar Akmal: 50 off 88 balls (1 x 4)
- Shahid Afridi: 50 off 52 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 46.4 overs (281 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 222/10 in 50.0 overs (Umar Gul 27)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 0 wicket)
- England: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (52 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (AN Cook 23, KP Pietersen 24, Ex 6)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 27 runs, 0 wicket)
- Drinks: England - 93/0 in 16.0 overs (AN Cook 47, KP Pietersen 39)
- England: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (102 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (AN Cook 48, KP Pietersen 45, Ex 7)
- AN Cook: 50 off 60 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 53 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England: 150 runs in 25.1 overs (154 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 154 balls (AN Cook 71, KP Pietersen 73, Ex 7)
- Drinks: England - 174/1 in 30.0 overs (KP Pietersen 82, EJG Morgan 1)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 33.1 - 38.0 (Batting side - 31 runs, 0 wicket)
- England: 200 runs in 34.1 overs (209 balls), Extras 11
- KP Pietersen: 100 off 93 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (KP Pietersen 28, EJG Morgan 24, Ex 0)
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