Australia vs Pakistan 40th Match,Group-A at Colombo, 19 Mar, 2011

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
Australia 176/10 (46.4)
Pakistan 178/6 (41)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Umar Akmal
  • Abdul Razzaq 20 * (24)
  • Umar Akmal 44 * (59)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1B Lee bowls a good length delivery to Kamran Akmal, goes for a cover drive and almost edged that late outswinger and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2B Lee bowls a good length delivery to Kamran Akmal, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, goes back and steers it down to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to Kamran Akmal, gets a top edge to an ugly pull shot which flies over the top of slip cordon and goes away for a boundary!

Over 0.5B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to Kamran Akmal, tucks it to Hussey at backward squareleg and Kamran takes off for a run but is sent back by his partner. Luckily for Pak, Hussey missed the stumps and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, goes back and pushes it with an angled blade to covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery at 150.6 kmph to Mohammad Hafeez, goes back and leaves it outside off to the keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.2SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, flicks the inswinger off his pads through squareleg and the ball races away for a boundary!

Over 1.3SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, tucks the sharp indipper to square fine leg and gets a single.

Over 1.4SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, pushes away from his body and its a thick outside edge which runs away along the ground to thirdman for a single.

Over 1.5SW Tait bowls a juicy half volley to Mohammad Hafeez, drives at a wide one and is beaten by the away swing and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, pokes at it away from his body and is beaten by the away movement and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, this is banged in a mile outside off to concede a Wide.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to Kamran Akmal, plays a short arm jab pull to square fine leg and gets a single.

Over 2.2B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, leaves it outside off to the keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, drives the attempted yorker to mid off and that is a dot ball.

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Over 2.4B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to Mohammad Hafeez, looks to tuck it to the onside but the ball kicks up awkwardly to come off the handle towards Lee who runs in and takes a forward diving catch in his follow through! Caught N Bowled!

Over 2.5B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to Asad Shafiq, gets hit on the pad by a swinging yorker which surely was sliding down leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Asad Shafiq, dabs that away to square thirdman and gets a single.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Asad Shafiq, pushes it towards covers where Ponting fumbles to leak a couple of runs.

Over 3.2SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Asad Shafiq, goes back and defends it to the onside and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3SW Tait bowls a juicy half volley at 149 kmph to Asad Shafiq, drives at a wide one and is beaten by the pace and away swing and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Asad Shafiq, tucks that in the gap through mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.5SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Asad Shafiq, leaves it outside off to the keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to Asad Shafiq, this is drifting onto the pads and Shafiq tucks that away sweetly through squareleg for a boundary!

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1B Lee bowls a good length delivery at 145 kmph to Kamran Akmal, attempts a flick shot and is hit on the pad around leg by an inswinger and survives an lbw shout and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, goes back and punches it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.3B Lee bowls a juicy half volley at 135 kmph to Kamran Akmal, drives the slower one straight to mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, defends the low ball towards mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5B Lee bowls a pitched up delivery to Kamran Akmal, gets hit on the pad by an inswinger which too seemed to be sliding down leg and an lbw has been turned down. However a review has been asked by the Aussies and the replays show that the ball hit the pad very low and was just clipping the legstump. The original decision of not out stays and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to Kamran Akmal, defends it back to the bowler who furiously threatens to throw it onto the batsman and that is a dot ball.

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