Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Semi-Final at St Lucia, 14 May, 2010

Toss: Australia, who chose to field
Pakistan 191/6 (20)
Australia 197/7 (19.5)
Australia won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match: MEK Hussey
  • MG Johnson 5 * (3)
  • MEK Hussey 60 * (24)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to DA Warner, short of length delivery, tucks it off his pads to short fine leg.

Over 0.2: Wide Ball. Mohammad Aamer to DA Warner, bouncer, sways away from the line of the delivery. Wide given because of the height.

Over 0.2: He is Caught! Mohammad Aamer to DA Warner, short and wide, cuts it recklessly in the air and the ball flies straight to Umar Akmal at point!

Over 0.3: Single. Mohammad Aamer to BJ Haddin, short and rising delivery, tucks it behind squareleg for a single.

Over 0.4: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to SR Watson, pitched up delivery, digs out the yorker towards mid off.

Over 0.5: Boundary! Mohammad Aamer to SR Watson, bangs it short, pulls it away through mid wicket flat in the air for a boundary to ease the nerves of his teammates.

Over 0.7: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to BJ Haddin, short of length delivery, defends it towards covers. That was an extra ball bowled due to the Umpire's wrong counting.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Sixer! Abdul Razzaq to SR Watson, bangs it short, thats a half tracker and gets murdered with a full blooded pull flat over deep wide mid wicket for a six!

Over 1.2: No runs. Abdul Razzaq to SR Watson, short of length delivery, punches it back to the bowler.

Over 1.3: Single. Abdul Razzaq to SR Watson, bangs it short, punches it wristily to long on for a single.

Over 1.4: Boundary! Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, short of length delivery, jumps out and strokes it sweetly through point for a boundary,

Over 1.5: No runs. Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, pitched up delivery, drives the slower one back to the bowler.

Over 1.6: Boundary! Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, pitched up delivery, smashes it hard past the diving mid off for a boundary.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: Boundary! Mohammad Aamer to SR Watson, good length delivery, belts that flat over the Umpire's ducking body for a boundary!

Over 2.2: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to SR Watson, pitched up delivery, drives the low full toss back to the bowler.

Over 2.3: He is Caught! Mohammad Aamer to SR Watson, good length delivery, lifts that straight into the hands of long on and Pakistani fielders are celebrating as if they have stormed into the Final with that!!!

Over 2.4: No runs. Mohammad Aamer to MJ Clarke, short and wide, eases it towards backward point.

Over 2.5: Single. Mohammad Aamer to MJ Clarke, short of length delivery, cuts it away to square thirdman for a single.

Over 2.6: Single. Mohammad Aamer to BJ Haddin, pitched up delivery, flicks it through squareleg for a single.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Two runs. Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, good length delivery, drags it flat over mid on and gets away with a couple.

Over 3.2: No runs. Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, good length delivery, drives it straight to covers.

Over 3.3: No runs. Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, pitched up delivery, drags his drive back to the bowler.

Over 3.4: Single. Abdul Razzaq to BJ Haddin, good length delivery, stays back and cuts it uppishly past point for a single.

Over 3.5: No runs. Abdul Razzaq to MJ Clarke, short of length delivery, defends it back to the bowler.

Over 3.6: Boundary! Abdul Razzaq to MJ Clarke, good length delivery, chips down the track and goes aerial over extra covers for a boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. Abdur Rehman to BJ Haddin, quicker and flatter in the air, flicks it back to the bowler.

Over 4.2: Two runs. Abdur Rehman to BJ Haddin, quicker and flatter in the air, goes back and works it through wide mid wicket and steals a second run.

Over 4.3: Sixer! Abdur Rehman to BJ Haddin, quicker and flatter in the air, lunges forward and slog sweeps it flat over deep squareleg for a six!

Over 4.4: Single. Abdur Rehman to BJ Haddin, quicker and flatter in the air, drives it through point for a single.

Over 4.5: Single. Abdur Rehman to SR Watson, quicker and flatter in the air, flicks it through mid wicket for a single.

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