Cricket Highlights - T20 WC 2012 Bangladesh vs. Pakistan Sep 25, 2012

Highlights

T20 WC 2012

Bangladesh vs. Pakistan, 12th Match, Group D

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sep 25, 2012

Bangladesh
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Pakistan
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Batting: Bangladesh

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.4	FOUR	Hafeez to Ashraful, FOUR, confident shot from Ashraful and he is off the mark in style, loopy delivery and it kicks up a bit outside off, Ashraful again attempts the sweep and gets a top edge that lands safely at fine leg for a boundary	5/0
1.1	FOUR	Tanvir to Ashraful, FOUR, Ashraful makes full use of the free-hit, he attempted this shot with success in the 2007 ODI World Cup, Tanvir comes round the wicket and bowls a length delivery wide of the off stump, Ashraful moves to the off side and lap scoops it to the fine leg fence, one bounce over the ropes	13/0
2.2	FOUR	Umar Gul to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, Tamim has really biffed that, short in length delivery just outside off, Tamim stays on the front foot and bashes the pull shot wide of Ajmal at mid on, it scoots away to the wide long on fence	17/0
2.5	FOUR	Umar Gul to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, confident shot from Tamim, short and wide delivery outside off, Tamim flays the cut on the up to the square third man fence	26/0
3	FOUR	Umar Gul to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, CRACK! Awesome shot from Tamim. This bumper climbs up just outside off, but Tamim gets on top of the bounce and he pummels the pull shot to the deep mid wicket fence, 17 runs in Gul's first over	30/0
3.1	FOUR	Tanvir to Ashraful, FOUR, inside edged but safe, Tanvir bowls a full ball just outside off, Ashraful looks to slog it across the line, gets an inside edge that just goes past the leg stump and to the fine leg fence	34/0
3.2	OUT	Tanvir to Ashraful, out Bowled!! Tanvir wins the war in the end. Ashraful shimmies down the track and Tanvir shortens the length up, it straightens as Ashraful looks to muscle it to the leg side, the ball sneaks under the bat and clips the off stump. Ashraful b Tanvir 14(13) [4s-3]	34/1
4.1	FOUR	Hafeez to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, uppish but safe, Hafeez drags this delivery short outside off, Tamim sizes it up and cracks the upper-cut past Arafat at backward point, it purrs away to the deep backward point fence	41/1
4.2	FOUR	Hafeez to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, majestic shot from Tamim, flatter delivery angled in on the middle and leg stump, Tamim goes back and waits for it as he elegantly flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence	45/1
5.2	FOUR	Tanvir to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, stand and deliver stuff from Shakib, short and wide delivery outside off, Shakib stays on the crease and uses the pace to wrist it to the deep backward point fence, the timing was supreme	53/1
5.3	FOUR	Tanvir to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, this is an even better shot, Tanvir again drags this delivery short and wide outside off, Shakib crashes the cut to the deep backward point fence again	57/1
5.4	FOUR	Tanvir to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, hat-trick of boundaries from Shakib, he again shimmies down the track and Tanvir bowls the slower delivery on leg stump, Shakib adjusts and glances it to the fine leg fence	61/1
5.5	OUT	Tanvir to Shakib Al Hasan, out Tamim Iqbal Run Out!! Oh dear, disaster for Bangladesh. This is the most unfortunate way anyone can go. Short in length delivery angled in on the off stump, Shakib pushes it to mid on and calls for a quick single, Tamim also responds but Shakib changes his mind at the last moment and sends Tamim back, Tamim slips as he turns and Hafeez runs from mid wicket and picks the ball at mid on, he runs in and calmly breaks the stumps at the bowler's end to send Tamim back. Tamim Iqbal run out (Hafeez) 24(12) [4s-5]	61/2
7.3	SIX	Hafeez to Rahim, SIX, superb work from Rahim, full and flat delivery just outside off, Rahim bends down and slog sweeps it into the grass banks at deep mid wicket	73/2
9.5	FOUR	Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, flatter delivery just outside off, Shakib looks to slog it over mid wicket, gets a bottom edge that goes in between Kamran's legs and to the third man fence, very very difficult take for any keeper	86/2
10	FOUR	Ajmal to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, sublime shot from Shakib, full and flat delivery just outside off, Shakib makes room and charges down the track as he carves it inside out to wide long off for a boundary	90/2
10.3	SIX	Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, Shakib has really clobbered that, short ball just outside off, Shakib stays on the front foot and wallops the pull shot over the ropes at deep mid wicket	97/2
10.4	FOUR	Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, Shakib is turning it on here, Gul is being bull-dozed here, he comes round the wicket and bowls a short and wide delivery outside off, Shakib slashes the cut uppishly to the third man fence	101/2
12.3	FOUR	Arafat to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, along with cricket, Shakib is playing Tennis as well, short ball outside off, Shakib cross-bats the fore-handed shot, the ball hits the toe-end and spins away to the fine leg boundary, that is also the fifty partnership	111/2
12.4	SIX	Arafat to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, what a way to get to his second T20I fifty, what a player, short delivery and wide outside off, Shakib stays on the front foot and clouts the pull shot over the ropes at deep mid wicket	117/2
12.5	DROPPED	Arafat to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, catch dropped by Afridi, but this was a very difficult chance, Shakib again advances down the track, Arafat keeps it full and straight on middle, Shakib belts it to mid off where Afridi flings himself to his left, he spills the chance and it rolls to mid on, Rahim thinks about a second but Shakib sends him back	118/2
13.3	FOUR	Shahid Afridi to Rahim, FOUR, Afridi drags this delivery short on the stumps, it sits up nicely for Rahim who hammers the pull to the wide long on fence	124/2
14.4	OUT	Arafat to Rahim, out Caught by Imran Nazir!! Arafat breaks this dangerous stand. He hurls this delivery short outside off, Rahim pulls it but he does not achieve the distance, Nazir settles underneath it and takes the catch with both hands at deep mid wicket. Rahim c Imran Nazir b Arafat 25(26) [4s-1 6s-1]	129/3
14.5	FOUR	Arafat to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, this is majestic batting from Shakib, full and slow delivery just outside off, Shakib skips down the track and carves it inside out over extra cover for a boundary, this is now Shakib's highest score in T20Is	133/3
15.2	OUT	Shahid Afridi to Mahmudullah, out Caught by Umar Akmal!! Another one falls and Afridi celebrates. Flighted delivery and given a lot more air on middle, Mahmudullah lofts it but he slips up as he attempts the shot, he does not generate enough power and Umar Akmal takes the catch at long on. Mahmudullah c Umar Akmal b Shahid Afridi 0(2)	133/4
15.5	DROPPED	Shahid Afridi to Nasir Hossain, no run, catch dropped by Kamran, oh boy, the Pallekele venue must be a jinxed one for Kamran, Afridi floats this leg break with a bit more loop and it spins away, Nasir plays inside the line of the delivery and gets an outside edge that is dropped by Kamran	135/4
17.1	FOUR	Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, Gul continues to leak runs, full toss slanted away wide outside off, Shakib walks to the off side and uses the bat as a ramp as he Marilliers it to fine leg, Tanvir runs to his left and tries to palm it back, but the ball rolls onto the ropes	146/4
17.5	FOUR	Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, awesome shot from Shakib, fuller length ball on the middle and leg stump, Shakib goes back and clears the front leg slightly, he heaves it to the fine leg boundary, one bounce over the ropes	152/4
18	FOUR	Umar Gul to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, this is simply awesome batting, Gul again bowls a full toss outside off, Shakib dances down the track and mauls it to the deep extra cover boundary, Gul's day gets worse, 3-0-43-0, not ideal figures for the second highest wicket taker in T20Is	156/4
19	FOUR	Ajmal to Nasir Hossain, FOUR, amazing shot from Nasir, flighted delivery outside off, Nasir creams it inside out to the extra cover fence, ends an expensive spell from Ajmal, cannot remember when was the last time Ajmal was wicketless in a T20I	168/4
19.3	OUT	Arafat to Shakib Al Hasan, out Caught by Umar Akmal!! A majestic knock from Super Shakib comes to an end. A high full toss just outside off, Shakib charges down the track and clubs it to long off, but he fails to get the distance and holes out to Umar Akmal, what a knock this has been, the umpires wanted to check for both the front foot no-ball and the height but Arafat was safe on both counts. Shakib Al Hasan c Umar Akmal b Arafat 84(54) [4s-11 6s-2]	170/5
19.5	FOUR	Arafat to Nasir Hossain, FOUR, short and wide delivery outside off, Nasir walks down the track and frees his arms to flay the cut uppishly to the deep backward point fence	175/5
20	OUT	Arafat to Nasir Hossain, out Bowled!! A yorker from Arafat angled in on the stumps, Nasir makes room and looks to squeeze it out to the off side, but he misses it and the ball crashes into the stumps. Nasir Hossain b Arafat 16(13) [4s-2]	175/6

Batting: Pakistan

Over No.	Event Type	Event	Team Score
0.1	FOUR	Mortaza to Hafeez, FOUR, in the air but safe, close call for the Professor, good length ball and it nips away outside off, Hafeez pushes at it and the outside edge flies over Ashraful who dives to his right at first slip, rolls to the third man fence	4/0
0.3	FOUR	Mortaza to Hafeez, FOUR, uppish but effective, short of length delivery and wide outside off, Hafeez punches it uppishly to the square third man	8/0
1.1	DROPPED	Shafiul Islam to Imran Nazir, 1 run, catch dropped by Abul Hasan. Not a difficult chance but Hasan makes a mess of it. It was dug in short by Shafiul Islam, Nazir goes for the pull but gets a top edge. Hasan moves across to his left from mid on and was running as he got both hands to it but does not cling on.	11/0
2	FOUR	Shafiul Islam to Imran Nazir, FOUR, Nazir dances down the track, Shafiul Islam follows him but Nazir swipes across the line and gets enough bat on it to send it racing wide of the fielder at deep mid wicket for a boundary	18/0
2.2	FOUR	Mortaza to Hafeez, FOUR, driven with a lot of class, it was pitched up, Hafeez comes on the frontfoot and drives it sweetly along the ground and wide of the man at cover, terrific timing	22/0
3.4	FOUR	Shafiul Islam to Imran Nazir, FOUR, Imran Nazir is in a very aggressive mood. This was not too short, Nazir clears his frontfoot and slaps it with disdain over mid off, one bounce and into the ropes	28/0
3.5	FOUR	Shafiul Islam to Imran Nazir, FOUR, another short delivery, no real pace though and Imran Nazir connects the pull beautifully this time. No one square on the onside and it speeds along the ground to the deep square leg fence	37/0
4	SIX	Shafiul Islam to Imran Nazir, SIX, Shafiul Islam continues to dig it short and Nazir continues to make him pay. He had more time to play the pull now and sends it over the deep mid wicket ropes	43/0
4.2	FOUR	Mortaza to Hafeez, FOUR, mid off up in the circle and Hafeez clears him with ease. It was full again, Hafeez comes on the frontfoot and lofts it handsomely for another boundary	47/0
4.5	FOUR	Mortaza to Imran Nazir, FOUR, the boundaries continue to flow, Nazir backs away this time and lofts the short delivery over cover, that's his 4th boundary already	52/0
5	SIX	Mortaza to Imran Nazir, SIX, the fascination with the short ball has not abated. Another one, Imran Nazir does not shy away from pulling but gets a top edge. That is enough to make it go well over the fine leg fence	58/0
5.5	FOUR	Razzak to Imran Nazir, FOUR, dragged too short and Imran Nazir does not miss out, he goes back and cuts it hard between point and cover, did not bother to keep it down either	63/0
7.3	FOUR	Razzak to Imran Nazir, FOUR, Nazir is unstoppable today. This was tossed up, Nazir dances down the track, makes some room and slams it hard through extra cover for yet another boundary	74/0
8.2	FOUR	Abul Hasan to Imran Nazir, FOUR, yet another short one, the Bangladesh bowlers are not learning quickly, Nazir brings out another pull and connects superbly, right in the gap too and it drops just in front of the ropes and deep backward square leg	81/0
9.2	SIX	Shakib Al Hasan to Imran Nazir, SIX, yet another short delivery, Nazir rocks back and smacks it powerfully over the deep square leg fence, that brings up his FIFTY, the fastest one till now in this tournament as well	90/0
10.3	FOUR	Mahmudullah to Imran Nazir, FOUR, this is very poor bowling from Mahmudullah, another short one outside off, Nazir backs away and slaps it hard through cover	99/0
10.4	OTHER	Mahmudullah to Imran Nazir, 1 run, flat and straight, Nazir works it through square leg for a quick single	100/0
11.2	FOUR	Razzak to Hafeez, FOUR, skidding on, Hafeez hops up and plays a neat flick-pull, does very well to get it right in the gap between deep square leg and deep mid wicket, Mahmudullah makes a desperate effort but does not manage to pull it in	105/0
11.3	FOUR	Razzak to Hafeez, FOUR, another short one, easy pickings for Hafeez, he gets back and pulls it between deep mid wicket and long on this time for another boundary	109/0
12.3	OTHER	Shakib Al Hasan to Imran Nazir, 1 run, run out chance missed, Nazir dabs it straight to the fielder at point and calls for a quick single, the throw was fired in to Shakib Al Hasan who does not gather it cleanly, that could have been curtains for Imran Nazir	116/0
13.1	FOUR	Abul Hasan to Imran Nazir, FOUR, the slower one and Imran Nazir picks it early, he gets down and swings it cleanly in the gap through mid wicket	122/0
13.3	OUT	Abul Hasan to Imran Nazir, out Caught by (sub)Reza!! Imran Nazir's fine knock has come to an end. It was a slower one again, Imran Nazir stood back and tries to slam it over long off but does not middle it. Farhad Reza comes forward and takes it neatly. A wicket finally for Bangladesh but hard to see them come back into the game after this. Imran Nazir c (sub)Reza b Abul Hasan 72(36) [4s-9 6s-3]	124/1
14	OUT	Abul Hasan to Hafeez, out Caught by Rahim!! A double blow and Abul Hasan is all pumped up. It was full and outside off, Hafeez chases it but only manages to get a thin edge through to the keeper. He has played his part already but Bangladesh would hope to pick up a few more quick wickets. Hafeez c Rahim b Abul Hasan 45(47) [4s-6]	126/2
15.1	FOUR	Abul Hasan to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, Abul Hasan pitches it up and keeps it wide outside off, Jamshed makes some more room and clubs it sweetly through point, great timing already	135/2
15.2	SIX	Abul Hasan to Nasir Jamshed, SIX, Pakistan qualify in style. A short one from Abul Hasan, Jamshed was on the frontfoot but pull anyway and makes great connection to send it sailing over the square leg fence	141/2
15.4	FOUR	Abul Hasan to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, on the middle and leg, Akmal works it off his hips and times it very well again, deep square leg and fine leg ran across but neither had a chance to stop that one	146/2
15.5	FOUR	Abul Hasan to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, Pakistan add insult to injury, a short one wide outside off, Akmal gets up on his toes and cuts it uppishly square on the offside for yet another boundary	150/2
16.3	FOUR	Mahmudullah to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, dragged a little short, Jamshed gets back and pulls it nicely, pierces the gap between deep mid wicket and long on perfectly	156/2
16.4	SIX	Mahmudullah to Nasir Jamshed, SIX, very good effort from Reza at long on but to no avail. This was floated up, Jamshed goes for the slog-sweep but top edges it. Reza moves back and takes a good catch but lands on the ropes immediately after taking it	162/2
17	FOUR	Mahmudullah to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, skidding on outside off, Akmal hangs back and cuts it powerfully to help Pakistan race along	167/2
18.4	FOUR	Shafiul Islam to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, Kamran Akmal finishes it off in great style. It was full and outside off, Akmal clears his frontfoot and slams it wide of mid off. Bangladesh have been knocked out and Pakistan join India, Australia and South Africa in the next stage.	178/2