New Zealand vs Pakistan 24th Match,Group-A at Pallekele, 08 Mar, 2011

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat first
New Zealand 302/7 (50)
Pakistan 192/10 (41.4)
New Zealand won by 110 runs
Man of the Match: Ross Taylor
  • Umar Gul 34 * (25)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1KD Mills bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, walks across in defence and is beaten by one that seamed away just outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2KD Mills bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, plays a delightful drive on the up uppishly through extra covers for a boundary!

Over 0.3KD Mills bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4KD Mills bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, who gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman and gets a single.

Over 0.5KD Mills bowls it short and wide outside off to Ahmed Shehzad, drags his pull down from outside off to mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6KD Mills bowls a short and rising delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, punches it away to the diving How at backward point who could have well saved a boundary and that is a dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, flicks that towards straight mid on and that is a dot ball.

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Over 1.2TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, shuffles across for a flick and is rapped up on the pad by a sharp inswinger infront of middle and leg. Umpire LLong gives that out lbw and Hafeez asks for the review. The ball would have gone onto clip the leg stump and the decision stays, its OUT LBW!

Over 1.3TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamran Akmal, drives it straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.4TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, this one nips back sharply to hit the thigh of Akmal around middle and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5TG Southee bowls it short and wide outside off to Kamran Akmal, goes back for a cut and is beaten by the late outswinger and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to Kamran Akmal, drives that on the up past extra covers and picks up a couple of runs.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1KD Mills bowls a short of length delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, gets beaten on the backfoot by one that seamed away off the pitch and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.2KD Mills bowls a juicy half volley to Ahmed Shehzad, flicks it off his pads past squareleg and gets only two runs because of a superb chase from Southee. Two runs.

Over 2.3KD Mills bowls a short of length delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4KD Mills bowls a good length delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, gets a bottom edge to his cover drive which is stopped by the diving keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5KD Mills bowls it short and wide outside off to Ahmed Shehzad, punches it straight to cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6KD Mills bowls a juicy half volley to Ahmed Shehzad, drives that wide one beautifully in the gap through covers for a boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, punches it straight to cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, chases an outswinger outside off and is lucky not to have nicked that and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to Kamran Akmal, drives that wide one beautifully on the up to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, opens the face and punches it to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, punches it straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to Kamran Akmal, drives it on the up straight to covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1KD Mills bowls a short of length delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, punches it towards straight mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2KD Mills bowls a pitched up delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, slams his drive straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.3KD Mills bowls a juicy half volley to Ahmed Shehzad, drives that beautifully but cannot get it past the diving Styris at extra covers and gets a single.

Over 4.4KD Mills bowls a good length delivery to Kamran Akmal, drives it on the up to the left of mid off and gets a single.

Over 4.5KD Mills bowls a short of length delivery to Ahmed Shehzad, punches it down to covers and gets a single.

Over 4.6KD Mills bowls it short and wide outside off to Ahmed Shehzad, mistimes his cut towards covers and that is a dot ball.

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