- BATSMENRB4s6sSR15.5 wicket against the run of play, finally Bangladesh have a wicket. Kamran did the basics right, came down the track and converted it into a full toss. He could have put it away anywhere, but he has had a preference for the carve over cover today. Goes for the same shot again, and mistimes it, it pops up for a straight forward chance at point. Good innings from Kamran, though not the most pleasing to the eye 142/118.2 done in by his own cheek! Butt is roaming all over the crease looking to work it away using the bowler's pace. This time, he exposes his stumps and Shafiul finds a way past his defence to strike timber. End of a really good innings, he hardly struggled for timing on a difficult pitch 158/317.6 and that's the end of Afridi. Harmless looping full toss on off stump, it was Afridi's ball to whack and he ended up getting a feeble outside edge that ballooned to short third man. 156/2Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL172/3 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-142 (Kamran Akmal, 15.5 ov), 2-156 (Shahid Afridi, 17.6 ov), 3-158 (Salman Butt, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 4 0 39 0 9.75 6 4 1 1 0 Abdur Razzak 4 0 41 0 10.25 4 4 1 0 0 Shafiul Islam 4 0 25 1 6.25 10 2 0 0 0 Naeem Islam 2 0 18 0 9.00 2 2 0 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 27 2 6.75 6 2 0 0 0 Sohrawordi Shuvo 1 0 12 0 12.00 2 1 1 0 0 Mohammad Ashraful 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.3 soft dismissal, soft as a baby's bottom! And a huge scalp too, Tamim is gone here. Fligted ball outside off, Tamim was into the check drive early and it popped back in the air to Hafeez who was celebrating before he completed the catch. 31/20.6 and he does not have to wait long to have his man! Great over finishes with a great result, as Aamer keeps it short of a length and straight, Kayes looks to pull despite not having the length and the top edge balloons up towards short third man where it is held by Misbah running back from slip 1/117.5 well, he can get himself out, that's what! Ashraful lives by the sword, and also dies by the sword. Maybe the situation now needed him to manufacture a boundary, he hopped across towards off stump to look for a fine lap or pull shot, but it went too fine this time. Kamran, who's put down a couple, dives to his left and takes a beauty 140/515.2 and gone! Sami's struck a crucial blow and Shakib, who's run very hard for his runs in the recent past, has possible lost his wicket to tiredness. He could not pack a punch into that lofted drive over the off side and it went straight to long off. Good ball from Sami, denying him the length to drive comfortably. 122/315.6 and Mahmudullah goes, without contributing anything! Slower ball wide of off stump this time, he looks to slash it over point, but gets neither timing or placement. The dolly goes straight down point's lap. Bangladesh have lost two big sticks to Sami. 123/418.3 and another one bites the dust! Cool, calm death bowling and Bangladesh's batsmen are doing the rest as the noose tightens. This was short of a length on middle and the batsman goes for the swipe over the leg side, gets a top edge which balloons up to midwicket 145/619.3 sells him the dummy this time! Mortaza is down the track, but well short of the pitch of the ball, which slips past him and into Akmal's gloves who gleefully whips off the bails 150/7Extras4 (nb 1, w 3)TOTAL151/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.55)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Imrul Kayes, 0.6 ov), 2-31 (Tamim Iqbal, 5.3 ov), 3-122 (Shakib Al Hasan, 15.2 ov), 4-123 (Mahmudullah, 15.6 ov), 5-140 (Mohammad Ashraful, 17.5 ov), 6-145 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 18.3 ov), 7-150 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 16 2 4.00 14 2 0 0 0 Mohammad Sami 4 0 29 3 7.25 9 3 0 1 0 Mohammad Hafeez 3 0 28 1 9.33 6 0 2 1 0 Abdul Razzaq 2 0 23 0 11.50 3 2 1 0 1 Saeed Ajmal 3 0 18 1 6.00 9 2 0 1 0 Shahid Afridi 4 0 37 0 9.25 8 2 2 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.30 start, First Session 13.30-14.50, Interval 14.50-15.10, Second Session 15.10-16.30
Match days
1 May 2010 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Bangladesh 0
Match Notes
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (41 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (Kamran Akmal 31, Salman Butt 16, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 3
- Salman Butt: 50 off 29 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 71 balls (Kamran Akmal 47, Salman Butt 50, Ex 3)
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 43 balls (6 x 4)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (104 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 172/3 in 20.0 overs (Abdul Razzaq 6, Misbah-ul-Haq 8)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (51 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Mohammad Ashraful 25, Shakib Al Hasan 25, Ex 1)
- Mohammad Ashraful: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (83 balls), Extras 3
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (119 balls), Extras 4
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Group A | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.525 |
PAK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.325 |
BAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.2 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.428 |
SL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.355 |
ZIM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.595 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.495 |
SA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.125 |
AFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.446 |
Group D | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.78 |
ENG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.452 |
IRE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3.5 |
Group E | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.962 |
PAK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.041 |
NZ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.373 |
SA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.617 |
Group F | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.733 |
SL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.333 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.281 |
IND | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.117 |