Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first a couple of minor adjustments to each team. Saleem Malik is "injured" (probably would've been dropped anyway) and Mbangwa comes in Viljoen, dumped after 1 match Streak to open the bowling for the 1st time, rather than Johnson 0.1 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, swinging down the leg side, close to the leg stump, not called wide 0.2 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, soft drive into the off side, to the extra cover 0.3 Streak to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, wide outside the off stump, Saeed flapping a useless cut shot at it 0.3 Streak to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, swinging down the leg side, a Streak of wides! (oh, I kill myself) 0.3 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run 0.4 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, poking it out towards the extra cover 0.5 Streak to Wajahatullah, one run, well flicked off the leg stump down Henry at long leg that's Mbangwa at long leg actually, Henry is in the covers 0.6 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, another quick single into the covers, Henry fields and dives at the bowler's end but misses, very risky single End of over 1 (5 runs) Pakistan 5/0 (RR: 5.00) HH Streak 1-0-5-0 (2w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 2* (5b) Wajahatullah Wasti 1* (1b) 1.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, big swing down the leg side, Johnson may be injured and not able to bowl perhaps? 1.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, tucking it into the covers, easily fielded 1.2 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, defensive push onto the on side, gathered in by the wide mid on 1.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, hard and brutal shot, lofted over the mid wicket, Mbangwa overpitched and Saeed played with little footwork but lots of power, replay needed to confirm the species of boundary, just short of a 6 1.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, dug out onto the off side, trickles short of the covers 1.5 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, outside the off stump, defended onto the on side 1.6 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, driving thru the covers, 2 of the Zimmers chase it, one of them just saves it inside the rope, but not enough, fielder and ball end up over the boundary End of over 2 (9 runs) Pakistan 14/0 (RR: 7.00) M Mbangwa 1-0-9-0 (1w) - Pavilion End Wajahatullah Wasti 1* (1b) Saeed Anwar 10* (11b 2x4) 2.1 Streak to Wajahatullah, wide: no run, outswinger, and that's kept on going 2.1 Streak to Wajahatullah, one run, poking it onto the on side and past the mid wicket 2.2 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, flicking it thru the left hander's mid wicket this time 2.3 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, outside the off stump, dead batted down the pitch to the bowler 2.4 Streak to Wajahatullah, one run, thick edge spits off the bat and thru the gully 2.5 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, down to the fine leg 2.6 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run End of over 3 (5 runs) Pakistan 19/0 (RR: 6.33) HH Streak 2-0-10-0 (3w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 12* (13b 2x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 3* (5b) 3.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run 3.2 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, driving well down the pitch but Pommy manages to field well 3.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, tapped onto the on side, fielded by the mid wicket 3.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, pitched up, aimed at the off stump, turned away to the mid wicket, nice tight over so far 3.5 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, pushing onto the off side, Saeed too quick for the diving Guy from mid off 3.6 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, wide: no run, marginally down the leg side, but Bucknor won't be tolerating that 3.6 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, slight away over, knocked away into the covers, that's a fine over from the Pom Pom End of over 4 (2 runs) Pakistan 21/0 (RR: 5.25) M Mbangwa 2-0-11-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 13* (18b 2x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 3* (6b) 4.1 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, misdirected down the leg side, glance to the long leg, just a single 4.2 Streak to Wajahatullah, one run, ball cannons into the bat, Wasti wanting to leave it alone, the mark of a fine batsman is one who scores runs when trying to pull the bat well out of the way 4.3 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, tapped back down the wicket 4.4 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, defending outside the off stump and back down the wicket 4.5 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, aimed at the off stump, Saeed trying to play across the line, but takes it on the pad 4.6 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, nice little smidgen of away movement, beats the defence aimed at the off side End of over 5 (2 runs) Pakistan 23/0 (RR: 4.60) HH Streak 3-0-12-0 (3w) - Vauxhall End Wajahatullah Wasti 4* (7b) Saeed Anwar 14* (23b 2x4) 5.1 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, 2 consecutive overs of good control from Zimbabwe, probably a first iin this tournament 5.2 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, one run, perhaps that's a controlled thick edge thru the gully to the 3rd man 5.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, great big flipping swing and miss, Saeed wanting to launch that one into Jupiter's orbit 5.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, glancing it away, down to the fine leg 5.5 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run 5.6 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, spliced thru into the off side, collected into the covers End of over 6 (2 runs) Pakistan 25/0 (RR: 4.17) M Mbangwa 3-0-13-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 15* (25b 2x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 5* (11b) the reknowned student of the game, Imran Khan is in the Pakistani dressing room 6.1 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run 6.2 Streak to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, big drive, over the wide mid on and down to the boundary, very wristy flick away 6.3 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, quick ball, awkwardly defended off the stumps and onto the on side 6.4 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, short of a length, defended off the stomach area and onto the on side 6.5 Streak to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, full and swinging down the leg side, to the keeper 6.5 Streak to Saeed Anwar, no run, defending into the covers, direct to the conventional fielder 6.6 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, flicked off the leg stump and down to the fine leg, Saeed moving well onto 20 End of over 7 (6 runs) Pakistan 31/0 (RR: 4.43) HH Streak 4-0-18-0 (4w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 20* (31b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 5* (11b) 7.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, outside the off stump, and driven to the cover fielder Strang 7.2 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, kills the ball outside the off stump, runs all of a metre away 7.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, chopping it away, trying to get closer to the pitch of the ball, but not accounting for the angle 7.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, perfect away movement, and the right amount of bounce outside the off stump, Saeed trying to slash with the diagonal bat, top edge to 1st slip, DROPPED! Campbell the guilty man 7.5 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, two runs, flicked away thru the the covers 7.6 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, legs apart, poked to the point fielder End of over 8 (3 runs) Pakistan 34/0 (RR: 4.25) M Mbangwa 4-0-16-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 21* (35b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 7* (13b) so Campbell finds another area of his game that's not up to international standard 8.1 Streak to Saeed Anwar, two runs, slashed away behind the point and into the deep 8.2 Streak to Saeed Anwar, one run, defending outside the off stump, nice fielding by Olonga running around and sliding 8.3 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, defending with little timing into the covers, fielded at cover point 8.4 Streak to Wajahatullah, two runs 8.5 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, into the pads, but going down the leg side, Streak gave a little yelp of an appeal 8.6 Streak to Wajahatullah, FOUR, glanced away, excellent execution, too wide of the fine leg fielder End of over 9 (9 runs) Pakistan 43/0 (RR: 4.78) HH Streak 5-0-27-0 (4w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 24* (37b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 13* (17b 1x4) 9.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, dabbing outside the off stump, missing, Saeed just having a little fish 9.2 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, one handed defensive drive down to the mid off 9.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, prodding the ball into the covers, no runs attempted 9.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, two runs, overpitched on the leg stump, Saeed glances away nicely 9.5 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, ooh, played a little too uppishly, ball splices off the bat and bounces to the point fielder 9.6 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run End of over 10 (2 runs) Pakistan 45/0 (RR: 4.50) M Mbangwa 5-0-18-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Wajahatullah Wasti 13* (17b 1x4) Saeed Anwar 26* (43b 3x4) 10.1 Streak to Wajahatullah, FOUR, dabbing the bat at it, thick edge passes in front of teh slips, and there's a little bit more work done on the Indian coffin a Pakistani win today will knock India out of semi final contention 10.2 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, raises the bat high to the heavens, ball travels thru outside the off stump 10.3 Streak to Wajahatullah, wide: no run, very very wide down the leg side, no arguments there 50 up for the Pakistanis, their first 50 opening partnership of the tourney 10.3 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, defence outside the off stump, to the mid off fielder 10.4 Streak to Wajahatullah, FOUR, lofting it over the covers, Wasti looking in good form today, perhaps was treated a little too harshly earlier in the tournament 10.5 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, good bounce, down the leg side, near the leg stump 10.6 Streak to Wajahatullah, no run, poked onto the on side End of over 11 (9 runs) Pakistan 54/0 (RR: 4.91) HH Streak 6-0-36-0 (5w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 26* (43b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 21* (23b 3x4) 11.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, worked around to the forward square leg, quick running and home, even if there hasn't the misfield 11.2 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, defending to Whittall the Guy at the mid on 11.3 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, one run, good defence off the stump and onto the on side, batsmen gets in the way of the fielder's view of the stumps 11.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, outside the off stump, bat raised and lets the ball pass the Kosovo Checkpoint 11.5 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, slashing outside the off stump, thick edge pearls away to behind the point and into teh deep 11.6 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, defence to the point fielder End of over 12 (3 runs) Pakistan 57/0 (RR: 4.75) M Mbangwa 6-0-21-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 28* (46b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 22* (26b 3x4) the simple things in life are often the best, here's Guy Cornflakes Whittall 12.1 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, turned away straight to Johnson at a very unorthodox leg gully position 12.2 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run 12.3 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, driving thru the point area, Flwoer teh Grant dives very well to save all sorts of runs 12.4 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, dabbing onto the on side, travels to the mid wicket 12.5 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, flicking it thru the on side, gathered well at mid wicket again 12.6 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, a maiden for Whittall, wonders will never cease End of over 13 (maiden) Pakistan 57/0 (RR: 4.38) GJ Whittall 1-1-0-0 - Vauxhall End Wajahatullah Wasti 22* (26b 3x4) Saeed Anwar 28* (52b 3x4) 13.1 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run 13.2 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, one run, wild slap wide of the off stump, was actually giving himself some room which made the shot look all the more awkward 13.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, two runs, coming down the wicket, big loft over the mid off, skied it, Strang is chasing, but just out of reach of being a catch, Saeed determined not to break that magical 30 barrier 13.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run 13.5 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, just defended again 13.6 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, defensive slap bounces away to the point fielder End of over 14 (3 runs) Pakistan 60/0 (RR: 4.29) M Mbangwa 7-0-24-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Wajahatullah Wasti 23* (28b 3x4) Saeed Anwar 30* (56b 3x4) 14.1 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, no run 14.2 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, SIX, woof! whacked way over the square leg, terrific shot 14.3 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, no run 14.4 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, no run 14.5 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, FOUR, gliding it down perfectly to the 3rd man 14.6 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, FOUR, and thru the extra cover this time, great over for Wasti, par score for Whittall End of over 15 (14 runs) Pakistan 74/0 (RR: 4.93) GJ Whittall 2-1-14-0 - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 30* (56b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 37* (34b 5x4 1x6) 15.1 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, turning it off the legs and thru the mid wicket 15.2 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, one run, turning it around the corner again, to just behind the square leg 15.3 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, no run, dabbing it down into the off side, ball trickles away short of the covers 15.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, swinging way down the leg side, no where near the batsman 15.4 Mbangwa to Saeed Anwar, one run, playing late and slow past the slips and into the gully 15.5 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, manages to get it onto the pads, a little swing into the pads, Pommy is the lone voice in the stadium 15.6 Mbangwa to Wajahatullah, no run, overpitched, Waja went for that one, mistimed down to the mid on Huckle, he really Wastied that one End of over 16 (4 runs) Pakistan 78/0 (RR: 4.88) M Mbangwa 8-0-28-0 (3w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 32* (59b 3x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 38* (37b 5x4 1x6) Match State: Drinks 16.1 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, two runs, flicking it away and forward fo the square leg 16.2 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, one run, poked away 16.3 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, one run, mishit in teh air by the next Inzamam, bounces harmlessly down to the deep back square 16.4 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, two runs, flicking it around to wide of the fine leg 16.5 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, defensive drive into the covers 16.6 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, crmaping him on his legs, misplayed down the wicket, nearly spooned a catch to the bowler End of over 17 (6 runs) Pakistan 84/0 (RR: 4.94) GJ Whittall 3-1-20-0 - Vauxhall End Wajahatullah Wasti 39* (38b 5x4 1x6) Saeed Anwar 37* (64b 3x4) Mbangwa off, Olonga on not that much atmposphere in the crowd today, a few cheers for the Pakistanis, but the self-proclaimed "Carnival" has hit a bit of a lull over the past couple fo days 17.1 Olonga to Wajahatullah, one run 17.2 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, two runs 17.3 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, played behind square for the boundary 17.4 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run 17.5 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run, ball dribbles away down the pitch 17.6 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, legbye: one run, missing the glance, ball runs towards the fine leg End of over 18 (8 runs) Pakistan 92/0 (RR: 5.11) HK Olonga 1-0-7-0 - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 43* (69b 4x4) Wajahatullah Wasti 40* (39b 5x4 1x6) 18.1 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, two runs, thrusting the bat at it, ball runs thru the covers and down into the deep 18.2 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, one run, turning it around the corner and behin dthe square leg 18.3 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, no run, a hint of outseam, Wasti lunging at some defence, Whittall is convinced there's an edge, but the only finger coming from Orchard and a waggled one, admonishing the bowler and telling him to settle down 18.4 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, no run 18.5 GJ Whittall to Wajahatullah, OUT: coming down the pitch, trying the lofted drive on the off drive, is unfortunate to get the outside edge, ball flies high over cover point, Huckle runs in from deep cover to take an excellent running and diving catch Pakistan 95/1, Partnership of 95 Wajahatullah Wasti c Huckle b GJ Whittall 40 (42b 5x4 1x6) GJ Whittall 3.5-1-23-1 - Vauxhall End superb catch, running in and diving to his left 18.6 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, one run, poking it thru a gap in the covers End of over 19 (4 runs) Pakistan 96/1 (RR: 5.05) GJ Whittall 4-1-24-1 - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 47* (72b 4x4) Ijaz Ahmed 0* (0b) 19.1 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, Olonga coming around the wicket, first for him, down the leg side 19.1 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, two runs, a cut shot outside the off stump, Anwar cuts and there's a double in it for him whilst the 3rd man runs around to field 19.2 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, two runs, flicking thru the mid wicket, and there's 50 for Anwar, 74 balls, 4x4 0x6 Anwar finally breaks thru with some runs, he isn't consigned to the Aravinda de Silva joke bin yet 19.3 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run 19.4 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, legbye: one run, misisng the flick behind square 19.5 Olonga to Ijaz Ahmed, wide: no run, coming over the wicket to the right hander, and still a wide, Henry is just thinking too much 19.5 Olonga to Ijaz Ahmed, three runs, Henry trying to bowl too quickly as well, legs and arms eevrywhere, ball a bit short, and a fine pull shot thru the mid wicket 19.6 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run, 10 off the over, Henry isn't a happy chappy End of over 20 (10 runs) Pakistan 106/1 (RR: 5.30) HK Olonga 2-0-16-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Ijaz Ahmed 3* (1b) Saeed Anwar 51* (77b 4x4) Chuckle off, Huckle on 20.1 Huckle to Ijaz Ahmed, wide: no run, pitching wide of the off stump, spins further, 11th wide for the Zimmers 20.1 Huckle to Ijaz Ahmed, one run, delicate tap thru the 45 towards the long leg 20.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run 20.3 Huckle to Ijaz Ahmed, one run, pokes another single down the wicket to the mid on 20.4 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 20.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, two runs, pulling behind square leg, they leapfrog the Nelson, thus denying the TV comms a precious oppotunity to prattle endlessly about something that reached its use by date a long time ago 20.6 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, driving on the on side, 5th boundary for Anwar End of over 21 (10 runs) Pakistan 116/1 (RR: 5.52) AG Huckle 1-0-10-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Ijaz Ahmed 5* (3b) Saeed Anwar 58* (81b 5x4) Whittall back on, we're not rid of him just yet 21.1 GJ Whittall to Ijaz Ahmed, no run 21.2 GJ Whittall to Ijaz Ahmed, no run, poked on the on side towards the mid wicket, Anwar went to steps forward then decided "to hell with it", and went back to his crease, Ijaz meanwhile had fully committed to the run, Goodwin underarms it to the keeper Pakistan 116/2, Partnership of 21 Ijaz Ahmed run out (Goodwin) 5 (5b 0x4 0x6) Inzamam has got to stop taking the running between wickets drills! 21.3 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, leaves a wide one alone outside the off stump 21.4 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, bat rasied again, ball to the keeper 21.5 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run 21.6 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, and now a wide 21.6 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, so another breakthru for Zimbabwe, the run out was the fault of whoever called for it really, although you could see Anwar making his ground End of over 22 (1 run) Pakistan 117/2 (RR: 5.32) GJ Whittall 5-1-25-1 (1w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 58* (81b 5x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 0* (4b) 22.1 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 22.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, legbye: one run, missing the tuck on the on side, ball runs away to the keeper's left 22.3 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, overpitching on the stumps, turned away onto the on side to the mid on 22.4 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 22.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run 22.6 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, cutting behind the point and down to Olonga at wide 3rd man End of over 23 (4 runs) Pakistan 121/2 (RR: 5.26) AG Huckle 2-0-13-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Inzamam-ul-Haq 2* (6b) Saeed Anwar 59* (85b 5x4) 23.1 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, three runs, lofting the ball high and behind teh square leg, Huckle running away from fine leg, tremendous boundary save, hangs the hand out and pads it back in 23.2 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run 23.3 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, excellent inseamer, Whittall really pulling out some nice balls today 23.4 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, tapping it down the wicket, back to the bowler 23.5 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, overpitched and straight down the leg side, batsman lunging at a glance 23.5 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, great outseamer, bowler and keeper convinced it's caught behind, Saeed with a hopeless tucked defence onto the on side, complete with the cross bat 23.6 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run End of over 24 (4 runs) Pakistan 125/2 (RR: 5.21) GJ Whittall 6-1-29-1 (2w) - Pavilion End Inzamam-ul-Haq 5* (7b) Saeed Anwar 59* (90b 5x4) 24.1 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pushing it behind the point 24.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, down the leg side, Anwar going for the pull, looks like Flower blew it again, dropping a bottom edge, diabolical keeping 24.3 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run 24.4 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, three runs, pulled away towards the fine leg 24.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 24.6 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run End of over 25 (5 runs) Pakistan 130/2 (RR: 5.20) AG Huckle 3-0-18-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Inzamam-ul-Haq 9* (9b) Saeed Anwar 60* (94b 5x4) 25.1 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, defensive push onto the on side to the mid wicket 25.2 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, squeezing it close towards the square leg, Saeed does all the calling, Inzamam obeys the orders 25.3 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, one run, glided to the forward square leg, more calling from Saeed 25.4 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, poked back down the wicket to the bowler 25.5 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, aimed at the pads, ball rebounds harmlessly down the pitch to the bowler 25.6 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, wide: no run, short and down the leg side, Inzi was going for a pull, there's an appeal for caught behind, but Bucknor is only interested in calling wide 25.6 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, pushing it away down towards 3rd man for a double End of over 26 (5 runs) Pakistan 135/2 (RR: 5.19) GJ Whittall 7-1-34-1 (3w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 61* (95b 5x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 12* (14b) 26.1 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, thru to the keeper 26.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, cutting direct to the short 3rd man would you call that? 26.3 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, bouncing away down the leg side, excellent turn into the leading pad 26.4 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, a bit of variation perhaps, Saeed onto it, sweeping fine, too fine for the short long leg 26.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run 26.6 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, poked away on the off side End of over 27 (5 runs) Pakistan 140/2 (RR: 5.19) AG Huckle 4-0-23-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 66* (100b 6x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 12* (15b) 27.1 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, on the back foot, poking it square to the point fielder 27.2 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, defensive onto the on side this time, good alert fielding by Streak denies any chance of any runs 27.3 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, no run, defence close on the on side, gathered by the bowler 27.4 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, a little short, tremndous pull shot, over the mid wicket, one bounce and over the fence, the spectator who gathers it goes absolutely bananas 27.5 GJ Whittall to Saeed Anwar, one run 27.6 GJ Whittall to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run End of over 28 (5 runs) Pakistan 145/2 (RR: 5.18) GJ Whittall 8-1-39-1 (3w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 71* (105b 7x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 12* (16b) 28.1 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, late deflection down to the backward point 28.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, making room and pushing to the backward point again 28.3 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, sweeping behind the square leg, missing, takes it on the kleading pad outside the off stump 28.4 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, late cut, thru the legs of Henry, and down to the 3rd man boundary 28.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run 28.6 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, stretching forward and defending back to the bowler End of over 29 (5 runs) Pakistan 150/2 (RR: 5.17) AG Huckle 5-0-28-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 76* (110b 8x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 12* (17b) 29.1 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, two runs, driving it easily thru the mid off area 29.2 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, no run 29.3 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, Flower over the wicket to the left hander, outside the off stump 29.3 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, one run, beaten by the slowness of the ball, bottom edge from the mid wikcet pull goes behind the square leg 29.4 GW Flower to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run 29.5 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, perfect placement in the pull forward of the square leg 29.6 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, one run, poked thru the wide mid on area just for the one End of over 30 (10 runs) Pakistan 160/2 (RR: 5.33) GW Flower 1-0-10-0 (1w) - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 84* (115b 9x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 13* (18b) 30.1 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 30.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run, jabbed forward of the square leg, Pakistan aiming for easily 300+, looks like another Zimbabwe stumble on their way to the semi finals 30.3 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run 30.4 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, pushing it away thru the point fielder 30.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, down the leg side, yet again Flower drops it, Huckle was in the middle of appealing for a caught behind 30.6 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run, pushing it thru the cover point and into the deep End of over 31 (3 runs) Pakistan 163/2 (RR: 5.26) AG Huckle 6-0-31-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 86* (119b 9x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 14* (20b) there's a lot of poor keepers in international cricket at the moment, but Flower has to be the worst 31.1 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, one run 31.2 GW Flower to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, sweeping in the air, but safely to the long leg 31.3 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, no run, slow and straight, grabs the leading edge, pakistan just misjudging Flower too often 31.4 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, down the leg side 31.4 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, no run, pushing outside the off stump, deab bats it 31.5 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, no run, and look at that Pakistani "tail", the bowling allrounders start at 5 and are only interrupted by the wicket keeping allrounder Moin 31.6 GW Flower to Saeed Anwar, no run, turning it around the corner to the backward square End of over 32 (3 runs) Pakistan 166/2 (RR: 5.19) GW Flower 2-0-13-0 (2w) - Pavilion End Inzamam-ul-Haq 15* (21b) Saeed Anwar 87* (124b 9x4) 32.1 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, forceful push into the cover 32.2 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, good ball from Huckle, bounce and turn onto the off stump, great ball in fact 32.3 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, turned onto the on side, Saeed says no, Inzamam must obey 32.4 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, dabbing and missing outside the off stump, beating him with flight 32.5 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs, onto the back foot, clubbing the drive thru the on side 32.6 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, defended away End of over 33 (2 runs) Pakistan 168/2 (RR: 5.09) AG Huckle 7-0-33-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 87* (124b 9x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 17* (27b) dual leggies in an ODI, most unusual, only Campbell could do it 33.1 Strang to Saeed Anwar, no run, dabbing it away behind square outside the leg stump 33.2 Strang to Saeed Anwar, no run, spinning it into the pads, Saeed missing the flick thru mid wicket 33.3 Strang to Saeed Anwar, one run, floating it too much, full toss played down to the long on 33.4 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, bowling very wide of the crease around the wicket 33.5 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, well driven, Inzamam with good footwork, to Andy Whittall on as a sub at long on 33.6 Strang to Saeed Anwar, no run, turned directly to the short fine leg End of over 34 (2 runs) Pakistan 170/2 (RR: 5.00) PA Strang 1-0-2-0 - Pavilion End Inzamam-ul-Haq 18* (29b) Saeed Anwar 88* (128b 9x4) 34.1 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, swepping from outside the off stump, well missed 34.2 Huckle to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one run, flicked down to the long leg, the fielder slips but doesn't concede an extra run 34.3 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, bye: FOUR, down the leg side, sigh, Flower muffs it again, the full complement of byes 34.4 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 34.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, misdirected top spinner or googly, Saeed pulls it very fine 34.6 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run End of over 35 (10 runs) Pakistan 180/2 (RR: 5.14) AG Huckle 8-0-39-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 93* (132b 10x4) Inzamam-ul-Haq 19* (31b) 35.1 Strang to Saeed Anwar, one run 35.2 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run 35.3 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, steppin back and making room, poking down the wicket 35.4 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run 35.5 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, two runs 35.6 Strang to Inzamam-ul-Haq, OUT: Inzamam coming down the wicket with a totally inappropriate cut or pull, hard to tell really, misses, Flower muffs the stumping at the 1st attempt, but Inzamam was too lazy to go back to his crease, Flower had time to uproot a stump Pakistan 183/3, Partnership of 67 Inzamam-ul-Haq st A Flower b Strang 21 (36b 0x4 0x6) End of over 36 (3 runs) Pakistan 183/3 (RR: 5.08) PA Strang 2-0-5-1 - Pavilion End Saeed Anwar 94* (133b 10x4) 36.1 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run, Akram bumps himself a long way up the order 36.2 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 36.3 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, no run 36.4 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, two runs, just the single to behind square, but a needless overthrow thru the bowler 36.5 Huckle to Saeed Anwar, one run, pushing to the short 3rd man, Olonga is the misfielder this time, hopeless 36.6 Huckle to Wasim Akram, no run, stepping back towards the off stump, tapped onto the on side End of over 37 (3 runs) Pakistan 186/3 (RR: 5.03) AG Huckle 9-0-42-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End Saeed Anwar 97* (138b 10x4) Wasim Akram 0* (1b) henry back after Strang had only bowled a neat 2 overs, more incongruities from Campbell 37.1 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run, flicked direct to the mid wicket 37.2 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, wide of the off stump, Anwar slashing and missing, ball is overpitched 37.2 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, FOUR, beautiful drive thru the gap in the covers, there's a hole in the covers Dear Henry and that's Saeed's ton, wonderful shot to bring it up, 100 off 140 balls, 11x4 0x6 37.3 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, wide: no run, and another one 37.3 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run 37.4 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, no run, jamming it back down the wicket to the bowler 37.5 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, two runs, pushed thru dear henry's hole in the covers again, just the double this time 37.6 Olonga to Saeed Anwar, OUT: short of a length, quick, Saeed pulling, but getting a top edge, loops high in the air for an easy catch to Flower, not even he could drop that one Pakistan 194/4, Partnership of 11 Saeed Anwar c A Flower b Olonga 103 (144b 11x4 0x6) End of over 38 (8 runs) Pakistan 194/4 (RR: 5.11) HK Olonga 3-0-24-1 (4w) - Pavilion End Wasim Akram 0* (1b) batsmen cross, Moin to face 38.1 Huckle to Moin Khan, no run 38.2 Huckle to Moin Khan, no run 38.3 Huckle to Moin Khan, one run 38.4 Huckle to Wasim Akram, OUT: pitched up, Wasim with a hopeless swipe across the line, ball was pitched well up, turning into the pads, umpire gives it, Zim aren't out of the game yet, India aren't out of tourney yet Pakistan 195/5, Partnership of 1 Wasim Akram lbw b Huckle 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) AG Huckle 9.4-0-43-1 (1w) - Vauxhall End 38.5 Huckle to Shahid Afridi, no run, straight ball outside the off stump, cut to the backward point 38.6 Huckle to Shahid Afridi, no run, tapping it onto the off side, short fo the coverz End of over 39 (1 run) Pakistan 195/5 (RR: 5.00) AG Huckle 10-0-43-1 (1w) - Vauxhall End Moin Khan 1* (3b) Shahid Afridi 0* (2b) 39.1 Olonga to Moin Khan, two runs, defending outside the off stump, ball splices away behind the point, they grab a double 39.2 Olonga to Moin Khan, one run, defending it square, very nice running, played straight to point 39.3 Olonga to Shahid Afridi, (noball) no run, Zimbabwe well short of the required over rate, kind of ironic considering they have to win to save India, and India lost against Zimbabwe because of their slow over rate 39.3 Olonga to Shahid Afridi, one run, flicked off the toes and forward of the square leg 39.4 Olonga to Moin Khan, no run, pushing into the off side, Campbell with some smooth neat fielding 39.5 Olonga to Moin Khan, wide: no run, and down the leg side, they have 30 minutes to bowl 10 overs 39.5 Olonga to Moin Khan, no run, pushing onto the on side 39.6 Olonga to Moin Khan, one run, driving into the off side, fielded at the mid off End of over 40 (7 runs) Pakistan 202/5 (RR: 5.05) HK Olonga 4-0-31-1 (5w 1nb) - Pavilion End Moin Khan 5* (8b) Shahid Afridi 1* (4b) Huckle has completed his 10, replaced by Streak 40.1 Streak to Moin Khan, one run, angling the ball down to the 3rd man 40.2 Streak to Shahid Afridi, two runs, playing down the ground 40.3 Streak to Shahid Afridi, no run, goes straight thru outside the off stump, Afridi missing the off drive completely 40.4 Streak to Shahid Afridi, SIX, not the sort of shot to teach the kiddies, running down the pitch to cut a half volley, whacked way over the covers, amazing shot 40.5 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run 40.6 Streak to Moin Khan, one run, turned around the corner to just behind the square leg End of over 41 (11 runs) Pakistan 213/5 (RR: 5.20) HH Streak 7-0-47-0 (5w) - Vauxhall End Moin Khan 7* (10b) Shahid Afridi 10* (8b 1x6) 41.1 Strang to Moin Khan, no run, trying to flick thru square, but nor uns 41.2 Strang to Moin Khan, one run, coming forward for a delicate push short of the covers 41.3 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run 41.4 Strang to Moin Khan, one run, played thru the squar eleg 41.5 Strang to Shahid Afridi, two runs, pushing it away to behind the point fielder 41.6 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run, and just another un from a tap behind square leg End of over 42 (6 runs) Pakistan 219/5 (RR: 5.21) PA Strang 3-0-11-1 - Pavilion End Shahid Afridi 14* (11b 1x6) Moin Khan 9* (13b) 42.1 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run, ball splices away thru the cover point area and to Huckle at deep cover 42.2 Streak to Moin Khan, two runs, tickles it down to the 3rd man, they get a double despite the prompt fielding 42.3 Streak to Moin Khan, one run, guided to behind point, another single 42.4 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run, slapped down the wicket and on the on side, Mbangwa fields, batsmen need to be quick, but it was all for nothing, Bucknor signalling one short 42.5 Streak to Shahid Afridi, no run 42.6 Streak to Shahid Afridi, two runs, flicking it up and over the mid wicket area, just the single , no, two in face End of over 43 (7 runs) Pakistan 226/5 (RR: 5.26) HH Streak 8-0-54-0 (5w) - Vauxhall End Moin Khan 12* (15b) Shahid Afridi 18* (15b 1x6) 43.1 Strang to Moin Khan, one run, someone squeezes the ball behind the keeper 43.2 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run, driving it down thru the mid on 43.3 Strang to Moin Khan, no run, Moin has been sent back, backward point throws the stumps down brilliantly, normal TV is inconclusive, so we go to the pana-eye, shows him to be as short of his ground as you can posisbly get Pakistan 228/6, Partnership of 33 Moin Khan run out (GW Flower) 13 (17b 0x4 0x6) terrific fielding, the dismissal came from nothing really 43.4 Strang to Azhar Mahmood, one run, guiding it just behind the point fielder 43.5 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run, squeezing it out to the point fielder, lots and lots of runs to behind square 43.6 Strang to Azhar Mahmood, one run, playing across the line to just forward of square, gathered in the deep End of over 44 (5 runs) Pakistan 231/6 (RR: 5.25) PA Strang 4-0-16-1 - Pavilion End Azhar Mahmood 2* (2b) Shahid Afridi 20* (17b 1x6) 44.1 Streak to Azhar Mahmood, OUT: and gone, Zimbabwe with a tremendous comeback, brilliant outswinger, clipping the outside edge, to the keeper, Azhar lunging down the wicket trying to drive thru the mid off Pakistan 231/7, Partnership of 3 Azhar Mahmood c A Flower b Streak 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) HH Streak 8.1-0-54-1 (5w) - Vauxhall End 44.2 Streak to Abdur Razzaq, OUT: bowled! fantastic! yorked him and into the off stump, Streak on a hat trick Pakistan 231/8, Partnership of 0 Abdur Razzaq b Streak 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) HH Streak 8.2-0-54-2 (5w) - Vauxhall End ball was swinging in, and into the off stump, Razzaq played over the top of it two quick wickets for Zimbabwe and they'll avoid any over penalties too 44.3 Streak to Saqlain Mushtaq, (noball) legbye: one run, swinging into the pads, just swinging too far, and was a no ball anyway 44.3 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run, driving down on the off side 44.4 Streak to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, swinging down the leg side, again, ball helped to the square leg 44.5 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run, flicked away very strongly, on the bounce to the deep backward square leg Olonga 44.6 Streak to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, short and down the leg side, Saqlain jabbing at it, but no edge, Andy Flower appealing End of over 45 (5 runs) Pakistan 236/8 (RR: 5.24) HH Streak 9-0-59-2 (5w 1nb) - Vauxhall End Shahid Afridi 22* (19b 1x6) Saqlain Mushtaq 1* (3b) 45.1 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run, drags it around towards backward square, short 3rd man Campbell runs around 45.2 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, pushing into the off side 45.3 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, one handed sweep down to the long leg 45.4 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run, making a slight amount of room, tapping it to the point fielder 45.5 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, bye: two runs, sweeping missing, the ball runs thru the keeper after missing the off stump 45.6 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run End of over 46 (5 runs) Pakistan 241/8 (RR: 5.24) PA Strang 5-0-19-1 - Pavilion End Shahid Afridi 24* (21b 1x6) Saqlain Mushtaq 2* (7b) 46.1 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run, down the wicket and slapped to the deepish mid off 46.2 Streak to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, slow ball outside the off stump, cutting and missing a close one 46.3 Streak to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, clunky drive thru the covers, into the deep 46.4 Streak to Shahid Afridi, no run, seaming away slightly, has Afridi dabbing the cover defensive drive at it 46.5 Streak to Shahid Afridi, one run, poked up in the air, but no harm done, one bounce to the wide mid off 46.6 Streak to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, full toss slower ball, thick edge runs away to the 3rd man End of over 47 (4 runs) Pakistan 245/8 (RR: 5.21) HH Streak 10-0-63-2 (5w 1nb) - Vauxhall End Saqlain Mushtaq 4* (10b) Shahid Afridi 26* (24b 1x6) 47.1 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, dabbing it away onto the off side 47.2 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, two runs, overpitched and wide down the leg side, swept down to the long leg 47.3 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, poked back to the bowler 47.4 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, wide: no run, wide of the off stump, Flower grimaces, Zimbabwe's attitude has changed totally earlier today 47.4 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run 47.5 Strang to Shahid Afridi, SIX, whacked way over the mid wicket, big shot lands just over the rope, Afridi coming down the pitch 47.6 Strang to Shahid Afridi, one run End of over 48 (11 runs) Pakistan 256/8 (RR: 5.33) PA Strang 6-0-30-1 (1w) - Pavilion End Shahid Afridi 33* (26b 2x6) Saqlain Mushtaq 7* (14b) 48.1 Olonga to Shahid Afridi, no run 48.2 Olonga to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, full toss clipped behind the square leg perfectly, great timing 48.3 Olonga to Shahid Afridi, OUT: down the wicket, mistimed, didn't get onto it, easy catch for the mid off Pakistan 260/9, Partnership of 29 Shahid Afridi c Johnson b Olonga 37 (29b 1x4 2x6) HK Olonga 4.3-0-35-2 (5w 1nb) - Vauxhall End 48.4 Olonga to Saqlain Mushtaq, two runs 48.5 Olonga to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, slow outside the off stump, Saqlain swinging and missing 48.6 Olonga to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, jammed away behind the point, 10 minutes overtiume for Zimbabwe now End of over 49 (7 runs) Pakistan 263/9 (RR: 5.37) HK Olonga 5-0-38-2 (5w 1nb) - Vauxhall End Saqlain Mushtaq 10* (17b) Shoaib Akhtar 0* (0b) 49.1 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, two runs, incredible shot, amazing reverse sweep, one hand grabbed the back of the bat, terrific entertainment 49.2 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, one run, playing thru the square leg 49.3 Strang to Shoaib Akhtar, one run, around the wicket, bowling from wide the crease, neat push and run into the covers from Shoaib 49.4 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, no run, good ball, Saqlain playing and missing 49.5 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, two runs, a slogged sweep shot, bending over like he actually was sweeping, played over the mid wicket 49.6 Strang to Saqlain Mushtaq, two runs, in the air and over the square leg, Johnson aborts going for the catch and concentrates on saving the boundary End of over 50 (8 runs) Pakistan 271/9 (RR: 5.42) PA Strang 7-0-38-1 (1w) - Pavilion End Shoaib Akhtar 1* (1b) Saqlain Mushtaq 17* (22b) and so 272 to win for Zimbabwe, and to save India's bacon. Match to resume at 1400 GMT. Match State: Lunch long tedious delay before the start of the innings all of the players have been ready for 5 minutes, but Johnson has a problem with the sightscreen with Akram coming over the wicket 0.1 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, tapped short fo the covers 0.2 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, again, jumping back and forcing it towards the covers 0.3 Wasim Akram to Johnson, FOUR, played beautifully off the leg stump and thru the mid wicket, terrific shot 0.4 Wasim Akram to Johnson, one run, Zimbabwe have been fined 1 over for their tardy over rate 0.5 Wasim Akram to GW Flower, no run, defending away direct to Ijaz at point, no harm done there 0.6 Wasim Akram to GW Flower, no run, tapped away, down the wicket End of over 1 (5 runs) Zimbabwe 5/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 267/48 = 5.56) Wasim Akram 1-0-5-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 5* (4b 1x4) GW Flower 0* (2b) Bucknor ges down to the spectators and tells them to behave when near the sightscreen, he gets a cheer 1.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, bouncer, into the helmet, Moin catches at gully, an appeal for for if it came off the glove, amazingly not called no ball, that's one of the worst policed rules 1.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run 1.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, good hard hit cut shot, from outside the off stump, cover point dives and saves, that's Anwar 1.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, flicking it off the hip to just behind the square leg 1.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, passing outside the off stump and to the keeper, lovly outseamer moving away from the left hander's defensive bat 1.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, one run, onto the back foot, jammed away to the point fielder, quick single taken, side on throw misses End of over 2 (1 run) Zimbabwe 6/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 266/47 = 5.66) Shoaib Akhtar 1-0-1-0 - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 6* (10b 1x4) GW Flower 0* (2b) 2.1 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, quick and some away movement, Johnson was cutting and missing outside the off stump 2.2 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, hit hard down the pitch, Wasim fields well 2.3 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, tapped away towards the covers 2.4 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, worked away on the off side again, to the cover poitn area 2.5 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, very nice cut shot, slashed to the diving backward point 2.6 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, and that is a maiden End of over 3 (maiden) Zimbabwe 6/0 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 266/46 = 5.78) Wasim Akram 2-1-5-0 - Pavilion End GW Flower 0* (2b) NC Johnson 6* (16b 1x4) 3.1 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, no run 3.2 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, no run, jabbing awkwardly towards the 3rd man, Moin fields after it hits the glove 3.3 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, no run, wide of the off stump, but not called 3.4 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, no run, quick and outside the off stump, 92 mph that one, which means he quicker than (chuckle) Geoff Allott 3.5 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, no run, bat raised high, ball seams to near the off stump and thru to the keeper 3.6 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, two runs, plays the cut shot late, to behind the point fielder End of over 4 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 8/0 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 264/45 = 5.87) Shoaib Akhtar 2-0-3-0 - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 6* (16b 1x4) GW Flower 2* (8b) 4.1 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run 4.2 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run 4.3 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run 4.4 Wasim Akram to Johnson, two runs 4.5 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run 4.6 Wasim Akram to Johnson, one run End of over 5 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 11/0 (RR: 2.20 RRR: 261/44 = 5.93) Wasim Akram 3-1-8-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 9* (22b 1x4) GW Flower 2* (8b) 5.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run 5.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump, Johnson with the fluffy drive into the covers, missed, beaten for pace 5.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, angling the ball from outside the off stump and to the backward point 5.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, legbye: one run, into the pads, big shout for an appeal, looks very plumb, may have just pitched outside the leg stump too much doubt it seems 5.5 Shoaib Akhtar to GW Flower, OUT: no doubt about that one, great delivery, a treat to watch, slight outswing on the yorker, thru the gate, into the middle and leg stump Zimbabwe 12/1, Partnership of 12 GW Flower b Shoaib Akhtar 2 (9b 0x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 2.5-0-3-1 - Vauxhall End 5.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Goodwin, no run, jams down on the ball, trickles it away into the slips End of over 6 (1 run, maiden) Zimbabwe 12/1 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 260/43 = 6.05) Shoaib Akhtar 3-1-3-1 - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 9* (26b 1x4) MW Goodwin 0* (1b) 6.1 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run 6.2 Wasim Akram to Johnson, one run, slashing the cut shot down to the 3rd man 6.3 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run, tucked close onto the on side, 3 fielders descend from nowhere, this doesn't look like one of Wasim's famous "practice matches" 6.4 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run, playing across the line and to the square leg 6.5 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, two runs, very healthy cut shot outside the off stump, down to the wide 3rd man 6.6 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run, defending thru to the point, good fielding denies any runs End of over 7 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 15/1 (RR: 2.14 RRR: 257/42 = 6.12) Wasim Akram 4-1-11-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 10* (28b 1x4) MW Goodwin 2* (5b) 7.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run 7.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, no run, just defended outside the off stump and down the pitch 7.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, one run, thick edge from the defence, down to the 3rd man 7.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Goodwin, one run, opening the face of the bat and a single to the 3rd man 7.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, two runs, pushed down the wicket, very risky single, but was safe even without Malik's miss, then there's an overthrow 7.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Johnson, two runs End of over 8 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 21/1 (RR: 2.62 RRR: 251/41 = 6.12) Shoaib Akhtar 4-1-9-1 - Vauxhall End MW Goodwin 3* (6b) NC Johnson 15* (33b 1x4) 8.1 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run 8.2 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run, slow and on the leg stump, taken off the pad and onto the on side 8.3 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run, pushed onto the on side again, a little smidgen of swign from Wasim 8.4 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, (noball) no run, pitched up, defended away, perhaps with a bit of pad 8.4 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, no run, jumping in the defence, ball spurts away to the point fielder 8.5 Wasim Akram to Goodwin, one run, tucked close on the on side, is short enough of the covers to grab a single 8.6 Wasim Akram to Johnson, FOUR, great placement in the bottom edge, times it so it just misses the off stump, bounces underneath the keeper and down to the vacant long stop boundary End of over 9 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 27/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 245/40 = 6.12) Wasim Akram 5-1-17-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End MW Goodwin 4* (12b) NC Johnson 19* (34b 2x4) 9.1 Abdur Razzaq to Goodwin, wide: no run 9.1 Abdur Razzaq to Goodwin, no run 9.2 Abdur Razzaq to Goodwin, no run 9.3 Abdur Razzaq to Goodwin, OUT: pulling it straight down the throat of the mid wicket, good shot, shame about the fielder in the way Zimbabwe 28/2, Partnership of 16 MW Goodwin c Shahid Afridi b Abdur Razzaq 4 (15b 0x4 0x6) Abdur Razzaq 0.3-0-1-1 (1w) - Vauxhall End and there goes the second nail into the Indian coffin, the grave is dug, the coffin is painted, everything is ready 9.4 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, no run, Flower with ducks in the past 2 innings 9.5 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, no run, bat raised upwards, ball passes to the keeper 9.6 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, no run, bat raised high again, ball allowed to pass the checkpoint End of over 10 (1 run) Zimbabwe 28/2 (RR: 2.80 RRR: 244/39 = 6.26) Abdur Razzaq 1-0-1-1 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 19* (34b 2x4) A Flower 0* (3b) 10.1 Wasim Akram to Johnson, no run, defending it away to the cover point fielder 10.2 Wasim Akram to Johnson, FOUR, a whipping little cut shot, top egde passes over the slips and down to the 3rd man boundary 10.3 Wasim Akram to Johnson, legbye: one run, ball dribbles away towards the square leg 10.4 Wasim Akram to A Flower, no run, on the back foot, perhaps pushing at it, perhaps drawing his bat inside the line 10.5 Wasim Akram to A Flower, no run 10.6 Wasim Akram to A Flower, two runs, glances down to the long leg, they grab a double End of over 11 (7 runs) Zimbabwe 35/2 (RR: 3.18 RRR: 237/38 = 6.24) Wasim Akram 6-1-23-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End NC Johnson 23* (37b 3x4) A Flower 2* (6b) 11.1 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, FOUR, cracking cut shot, ball was slightly wide of the off stump, Johnson sent it wider 11.2 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run, ball keeping low, Johnson attempting to drive it thru the covers, but missing 11.3 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run, good firm defence down to Shoaib at mid off 11.4 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run 11.5 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run, another big swing and miss outside the off stump, that bat must be dry by now 11.6 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, one run, slow and on the off stump, turned onto the on side and to the mid wicket End of over 12 (5 runs) Zimbabwe 40/2 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 232/37 = 6.27) Abdur Razzaq 2-0-6-1 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 28* (43b 4x4) A Flower 2* (6b) 12.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, one run, poking it away and thru teh covers again 12.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to A Flower, one run, pushed into the off side and to the point fielder 12.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, three runs, turned it off the pads and around to the fine leg 12.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to A Flower, one run, dabbing it thru a gap in the covers 12.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run 12.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, just defence, pad and bat End of over 13 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 46/2 (RR: 3.54 RRR: 226/36 = 6.28) Saqlain Mushtaq 1-0-6-0 - Pavilion End A Flower 4* (8b) NC Johnson 32* (47b 4x4) 13.1 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, no run 13.2 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, no run, floats away from the defensive bat, beaten once again 13.3 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, no run, dabbing it onto the on side, gathered at the mid wicket 13.4 Abdur Razzaq to A Flower, OUT: Flower jumping to play that ball, it had extra bounce with no anchovies, inside edge rolls away and just flicks the leg stump Zimbabwe 46/3, Partnership of 18 A Flower b Abdur Razzaq 4 (12b 0x4 0x6) Abdur Razzaq 2.4-0-6-2 (1w) - Vauxhall End 13.5 Abdur Razzaq to Campbell, no run, defending down the wicket, and back to the bowler 13.6 Abdur Razzaq to Campbell, no run End of over 14 (maiden) Zimbabwe 46/3 (RR: 3.29 RRR: 226/35 = 6.46) Abdur Razzaq 3-1-6-2 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 32* (47b 4x4) ADR Campbell 0* (2b) 14.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, one run 14.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Campbell, two runs 14.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Campbell, no run 14.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Campbell, one run 14.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, dabbing outside the off stump, short of the covers 14.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, cutting and missing close to the off stump End of over 15 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 50/3 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 222/34 = 6.53) Saqlain Mushtaq 2-0-10-0 - Pavilion End ADR Campbell 3* (5b) NC Johnson 33* (50b 4x4) 15.1 Abdur Razzaq to Campbell, no run, down to the mid off 15.2 Abdur Razzaq to Campbell, OUT: another great captain's innings from Campbell, top edge goes down the nanny goat of Akram at mid on, he was pulling and obviously pulling badly Zimbabwe 50/4, Partnership of 4 ADR Campbell c Wasim Akram b Abdur Razzaq 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) Abdur Razzaq 3.2-1-6-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End I wonder what movie the Indian team will be watching on the flight home Match State: Drinks and the tragedy is that a team playing as poorly as Zimbabwe will stumble into the semi finals to get beaten by some team or another virtually gifting a final position 15.3 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, no run, ah, here's the man for this situation, it's Guy Whittall 15.4 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, two runs 15.5 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, no run 15.6 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, no run, jabbing at a short one outside the off stump, thru to the keeper End of over 16 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 52/4 (RR: 3.25 RRR: 220/33 = 6.67) Abdur Razzaq 4-1-8-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 33* (50b 4x4) GJ Whittall 2* (4b) 16.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, one run, pushing the ball away to just in front of the point fielder 16.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, leaning forward and defending down the wicket, ball spits away into the slips 16.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, tapped onto the on side this time 16.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, worked around to just behind the square leg fielder 16.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, lots of turn, great bowling by the Saqster, helped to the backward square leg again 16.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, and just the one off the over End of over 17 (1 run) Zimbabwe 53/4 (RR: 3.12 RRR: 219/32 = 6.84) Saqlain Mushtaq 3-0-11-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 34* (51b 4x4) GJ Whittall 2* (9b) let's see how many wickets Razzaq will take in this over... 17.1 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run, pushed away to the wide 3rd man fielder 17.2 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, FOUR, around the wicket, Johnson was a cut shot, bottom edge misses the off stump, that's Johnson's 4th four off an edge 17.3 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, one run, defending to the cover point 17.4 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, no run, cramps him up a little, jams it back down the wicket to the bowler 17.5 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, legbye: one run, coming off the hip, doesn't travel much, keeper runs in and fields 17.6 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, one run, chopped off the off stump and to the mid wicket, quick little single End of over 18 (7 runs) Zimbabwe 60/4 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 212/31 = 6.84) Abdur Razzaq 5-1-14-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 40* (55b 5x4) GJ Whittall 2* (11b) 18.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, not a very well timed drive, travels into the covers 18.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, one run, defensive onto the on side, gathered by the mid wicket 18.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, delicate tap off the hip to the backward square leg fielder 18.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run, turned to the square leg, more easy fielding 18.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, two runs, finds the gap in the on side this time, plays it just forward of the square leg, Wasim chases and lowers his life expectancy with another good sliding save 18.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to GJ Whittall, no run End of over 19 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 63/4 (RR: 3.32 RRR: 209/30 = 6.97) Saqlain Mushtaq 4-0-14-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 41* (57b 5x4) GJ Whittall 4* (15b) 19.1 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run, mistimed cut shot to the backward point 19.2 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, one run, poked into the covers, just the single 19.3 Abdur Razzaq to GJ Whittall, one run, drifting down leg, with a bit of bounce, well glanced 19.4 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, two runs, glided down to the 3rd man, easy one run, Pakistan isn't satisfied with that effort, so they give an overthrow 19.5 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, no run, Razzle Dazzle well overdue for a wicket now, it's 14 ball since his last 19.6 Abdur Razzaq to Johnson, one run, hops into the covers for a quickie End of over 20 (5 runs) Zimbabwe 68/4 (RR: 3.40 RRR: 204/29 = 7.03) Abdur Razzaq 6-1-19-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 45* (62b 5x4) GJ Whittall 5* (16b) 20.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, Zimbabwe in danger of becoming a one-man batting team, like West Indies with, erm, Ridley Jacobs 20.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run 20.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, lovely off spinner, moving away from the left hander in fact 20.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, into the pad, Saqlain with the typical reflex appeal 20.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, defended 20.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Johnson, no run, leans well over it to defend it again End of over 21 (maiden) Zimbabwe 68/4 (RR: 3.24 RRR: 204/28 = 7.29) Saqlain Mushtaq 5-1-14-0 - Pavilion End GJ Whittall 5* (16b) NC Johnson 45* (68b 5x4) Shaid Afridi Khan is the new bowler 21.1 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, no run, forced away to behind the point 21.2 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, no run, Whittall going for the big "good lord" over the mid on, totally missed outside the off stump 21.3 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, one run, pushing it thru point for the one 21.4 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, one run, tapping it away behind the point fielder 21.5 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, one run, stretching for the sweep, unorthodox shot for Whittall, he usually prefers the reverse sweep 21.6 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, good tight over from the 31 year old End of over 22 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 71/4 (RR: 3.23 RRR: 201/27 = 7.44) Shahid Afridi 1-0-3-0 - Vauxhall End GJ Whittall 7* (20b) NC Johnson 46* (70b 5x4) 22.1 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, no run, defnesive outside the off stump and to the cover point 22.2 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, no run, seaming into the pads, ball runs into the gully, there was lots of shouts, first for an appeal and then for a batting mixup 22.3 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, no run, defensive again, short fo the covers 22.4 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, no run, leaning outside the off stump and defending to the bowler 22.5 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, no run, stretching forward, defended to the cover again 22.6 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, FOUR, well driven thru the mid off, Whittall gives us a rare glimpse of talent with that sho End of over 23 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 75/4 (RR: 3.26 RRR: 197/26 = 7.58) Azhar Mahmood 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 46* (70b 5x4) GJ Whittall 11* (26b 1x4) 23.1 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, missing the flick behind square 23.2 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, way down the leg side, not called wide, umpire is keen to get home asap 23.3 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run 23.4 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, saeed anwar is the fielder in the covers 23.5 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, one run, driving down on the off side, mid on area 23.6 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, no run, leaning forward and defending outside the off stump End of over 24 (1 run) Zimbabwe 76/4 (RR: 3.17 RRR: 196/25 = 7.84) Shahid Afridi 2-0-4-0 - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 47* (75b 5x4) GJ Whittall 11* (27b 1x4) 24.1 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump and poked into the covers 24.2 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run, cut well and cut hard, but Johnson can't even but a boundary thru point today 24.3 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run, tapped back along the ground to the bowler 24.4 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run, chopping it into the covers 24.5 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, one run, slashed thru the point area and thru the cover point area 24.6 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, no run, outside the off stump and defending into the covers End of over 25 (1 run) Zimbabwe 77/4 (RR: 3.08 RRR: 195/24 = 8.12) Azhar Mahmood 2-0-5-0 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 48* (80b 5x4) GJ Whittall 11* (28b 1x4) Zimbabwe a piddly 53 runs behind on the comparison at the 25 over mark 25.1 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, into thine covers 25.2 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, one run, easy tap down the wicket and to the long on 25.3 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, FOUR, that went wrong, bounced about 11 yeards down, easy pull over the mid wicket and to the boundary 25.4 Shahid Afridi to GJ Whittall, one run 25.5 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run 25.6 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, around teh wicket, pitched up, driven into the covers End of over 26 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 83/4 (RR: 3.19 RRR: 189/23 = 8.22) Shahid Afridi 3-0-10-0 - Vauxhall End GJ Whittall 16* (30b 2x4) NC Johnson 49* (84b 5x4) 26.1 Azhar Mahmood to GJ Whittall, OUT: quick and outside the off stump, Whittall trying to drive thru the covers, EDGED! and to the 1st slip Zimbabwe 83/5, Partnership of 33 GJ Whittall c Shahid Afridi b Azhar Mahmood 16 (31b 2x4 0x6) Azhar Mahmood 2.1-0-5-1 - Pavilion End Johnson begins to investigate whether he can return to South Africa 26.2 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, one run, turned away off the leg stump, long leg fields 26.3 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run, dabbing onto the on side 26.4 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run 26.5 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, one run, poking into the covers, there's yet another good score for Johnson, 50 off 86 balls, 5x4 0x6 26.6 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run End of over 27 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 85/5 (RR: 3.15 RRR: 187/22 = 8.50) Azhar Mahmood 3-0-7-1 - Pavilion End NC Johnson 50* (87b 5x4) HH Streak 1* (2b) 27.1 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, two runs, good cut shot 27.2 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run 27.3 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, wide: FOUR, and down the leg side, Johnson getting good support from the extras 27.3 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, one run 27.4 Shahid Afridi to Streak, one run, pushing thru the covers, thru the cover point area 27.5 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, no run, flicking it off the toes and to the mid wicket 27.6 Shahid Afridi to Johnson, one run, and thru the square leg End of over 28 (10 runs) Zimbabwe 95/5 (RR: 3.39 RRR: 177/21 = 8.43) Shahid Afridi 4-0-20-0 (1w) - Vauxhall End NC Johnson 54* (92b 5x4) HH Streak 2* (3b) 28.1 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, no run 28.2 Azhar Mahmood to Johnson, OUT: around the wicket, seaming in, into the pads, big appeal, Bucknor raises his finger to dismiss Johnson, Zimbabwe and India Zimbabwe 95/6, Partnership of 12 NC Johnson lbw b Azhar Mahmood 54 (94b 5x4 0x6) Azhar Mahmood 3.2-0-7-2 - Pavilion End 28.3 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, no run, taken on the pads 28.4 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, no run 28.5 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, no run, lots of noise in the crowd, Pakistanis probably revelling 28.6 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, no run End of over 29 (maiden) Zimbabwe 95/6 (RR: 3.28 RRR: 177/20 = 8.85) Azhar Mahmood 4-1-7-2 - Pavilion End HH Streak 2* (3b) PA Strang 0* (4b) 29.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run, short outside the off stump, batsmen leaves it alone 29.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run, bat raised, ball passes harmlessly outside the off stump and to the keeper 29.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run, floating the drive outside the off stump, beating the outside edge 29.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run 29.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run 29.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, FOUR, driving outside the off stump, thru the cover poitn and to the boundary End of over 30 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 99/6 (RR: 3.30 RRR: 173/19 = 9.11) Shoaib Akhtar 5-1-13-1 - Vauxhall End PA Strang 0* (4b) HH Streak 6* (9b 1x4) 30.1 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, one run, tapping it outside the off stump and thru the mid off to get off the mark 30.2 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, poking to Wasim in the covers 30.3 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, good tight ball on the off stump, defended down the wicket 30.4 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, prodding it away and short of the covers 30.5 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, leans forward to defend into the covers, the tedium is beginning to set in 30.6 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, and one must start wishing the referee penalised Zimbabwe 15 overs for their slow over rate End of over 31 (1 run) Zimbabwe 100/6 (RR: 3.23 RRR: 172/18 = 9.56) Azhar Mahmood 5-1-8-2 - Pavilion End PA Strang 1* (5b) HH Streak 6* (14b 1x4) 31.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, one run, good yorker, but it's jammed away down to the 3rd man 31.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, one run, deflecting it down to the 3rd man, Zimbabwe inch closer to the target 31.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, no run, stepping back and jamming it to the point fielder 31.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, (noball) no run, wild bouncer outside the off stump, Shoaib has the nerve to question the umpire on that decision 31.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, no run, Pakistan only need 4 wickets to win, so I guess that puts India at Def Con 4 31.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, no run, straight outside the off stump, thru to the keeper, Strang not playing the best of defence 31.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, no run, bat brought inside the line, ball passes to the keeper again End of over 32 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 103/6 (RR: 3.22 RRR: 169/17 = 9.94) Shoaib Akhtar 6-1-16-1 (1nb) - Vauxhall End HH Streak 7* (15b 1x4) PA Strang 2* (11b) 32.1 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, one run, even Azhar Mahmood is looking like a quality pace bowler against this batting 32.2 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, no run, grinded out square, Saeeed is the fielder 32.3 Azhar Mahmood to Strang, one run, grinded to the point fielder 32.4 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, defended again 32.5 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, dabbing ploppily down the pitch again 32.6 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, one run, bravo Zimbabwe, 3 off the over, at leats you're not going down without a fight End of over 33 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 106/6 (RR: 3.21 RRR: 166/16 = 10.38) Azhar Mahmood 6-1-11-2 - Pavilion End HH Streak 9* (19b 1x4) PA Strang 3* (13b) 33.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, one run, jumping and jabbing and top edging a short one down to the 3rd man 33.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, (noball) two runs, superb inswinger onto the pads, clips the bat somehwere in there as well unless the umpire forgot to signal, anyway, the runs were overthrows as well 33.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Strang, OUT: thick edge flies wide of the slips, no! Azhar sticks out his right hand and the ball sticks, what a great catch Zimbabwe 110/7, Partnership of 15 PA Strang c Azhar Mahmood b Shoaib Akhtar 5 (15b 0x4 0x6) Shoaib Akhtar 6.2-1-20-2 (2nb) - Vauxhall End oh dear, Olonga is at number 9, this will be an early night 33.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Olonga, no run, missed that ball, surprisingly it wasn't out 33.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Olonga, (noball) no run, the great defence was in vain, as it was a no ball 33.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Olonga, no run, quick ball, Olonga retreats away from teh firing line 33.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Olonga, wide: no run, wide of the off stump 33.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Olonga, no run, slow it down a notch, in the hope of enabling Olonga to get within a mile of an edge 33.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Olonga, no run, and again to the keeper, this is torture to watch End of over 34 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 112/7 (RR: 3.29 RRR: 160/15 = 10.67) Shoaib Akhtar 7-1-22-2 (1w 3nb) - Vauxhall End HH Streak 10* (20b 1x4) HK Olonga 0* (5b) 34.1 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, more defence from Streak, going for the draw 34.2 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, one run, driving on the off side 34.3 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, no run 34.4 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, no run, defensive poke onto the off side 34.5 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, no run, leaning forward and defending into the covers 34.6 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, the Sword of Damocles continues to hang over Olonga End of over 35 (1 run) Zimbabwe 113/7 (RR: 3.23 RRR: 159/14 = 11.36) Azhar Mahmood 7-1-12-2 - Pavilion End HH Streak 11* (22b 1x4) HK Olonga 0* (9b) 35.1 Abdur Razzaq to Streak, one run 35.2 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run 35.3 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run 35.4 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run 35.5 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run 35.6 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run End of over 36 (1 run) Zimbabwe 114/7 (RR: 3.17 RRR: 158/13 = 12.15) Abdur Razzaq 7-1-20-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End HH Streak 12* (23b 1x4) HK Olonga 0* (14b) 36.1 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, one run 36.2 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, no run 36.3 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, no run 36.4 Azhar Mahmood to Olonga, one run, and another single, that will help the effort 36.5 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run 36.6 Azhar Mahmood to Streak, no run, 3 off the over, as yet another game plumbs the depth of the living dead End of over 37 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 116/7 (RR: 3.14 RRR: 156/12 = 13.00) Azhar Mahmood 8-1-14-2 - Pavilion End HK Olonga 1* (17b) HH Streak 13* (26b 1x4) 37.1 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run, Olonga living a charmed life, still unable to edge one 37.2 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run 37.3 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run, zipping past the outside edge and to the keeper 37.4 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, one run, defended down the pitch, on the on side, another run fro Olonga 37.5 Abdur Razzaq to Streak, one run, and another single, poked away down the off side 37.6 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run, big slog and miss outside the off stump, would've been interesting to see that one connect End of over 38 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 118/7 (RR: 3.11 RRR: 154/11 = 14.00) Abdur Razzaq 8-1-22-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End HH Streak 14* (27b 1x4) HK Olonga 2* (22b) it's Saqqy! 38.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Streak, no run, pops up off the pad and behind the square leg Moin catches, and unfortunately for the poor saps watching this, it wasn't given out 38.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Streak, one run, driving down on the on side 38.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Olonga, no run, that Sword of Damocles has the extra strong twine today, Olonga continues to survive 38.4 Saqlain Mushtaq to Olonga, no run 38.5 Saqlain Mushtaq to Olonga, no run, stretching forward for a long defence 38.6 Saqlain Mushtaq to Olonga, one run, squeezed out behind the square leg, Olonga moves up to 3* End of over 39 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 120/7 (RR: 3.08 RRR: 152/10 = 15.20) Saqlain Mushtaq 6-1-16-0 - Pavilion End HK Olonga 3* (26b) HH Streak 15* (29b 1x4) 39.1 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run, exquisite swing and miss by Olonga comign down the wicket 39.2 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, no run, poked away down to the mid off 39.3 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, one run, grainds it away to the mid on, Olonga only 2 runs short of a milestone in ODIs 39.4 Abdur Razzaq to Streak, one run 39.5 Abdur Razzaq to Olonga, one run, edged onto the pad, Olonga on the verge of 20 career runs in ODIs 39.6 Abdur Razzaq to Streak, no run, driven away into the off side, to the cover fielder End of over 40 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 123/7 (RR: 3.08 RRR: 149/9 = 16.56) Abdur Razzaq 9-1-25-3 (1w) - Vauxhall End HK Olonga 5* (30b) HH Streak 16* (31b 1x4) it's been all singles since god knows when, at least 6 or 7 overs worth 40.1 Saqlain Mushtaq to Olonga, OUT: big swing and miss, Moin takes off the bails, it's Def Con 2 Zimbabwe 123/8, Partnership of 13 HK Olonga st Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq 5 (31b 0x4 0x6) Saqlain Mushtaq 6.1-1-16-1 - Pavilion End 40.2 Saqlain Mushtaq to Huckle, OUT: big swing and miss, Moin takes off the bails, it's Def Con 1 Zimbabwe 123/9, Partnership of 0 AG Huckle st Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Saqlain Mushtaq 6.2-1-16-2 - Pavilion End Saqgy on a hatty Mbangwa to face, if Saqlain can get the ball thru the fielders surronding the batsmen 40.3 Saqlain Mushtaq to Mbangwa, OUT: and he's got it! Mbangwa looks lucky to know which end of the bat to hold, ball was heading to the leg stump, batsman trying to play it on the on side Zimbabwe 123/10, Partnership of 0 M Mbangwa lbw b Saqlain Mushtaq 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Saqlain Mushtaq 6.3-1-16-3 - Pavilion End second hat trick in a World Cup, the other one was Chetan Sharma in WC87 Pakistan qualify for the semi finals, Zimbabwe have to hold whatever breath they can, India can pack their bags good return to form for Pakistan, Zimbabwe just go from bad to worse, and the scary thing is that they still probably make the semi finals tomorrow's match is New Zealand v India. NZ just need to win to make the semi finals. India just need to play the match. an Indian win will finalise the semi finals, with Australia and Zimbabwe advancing, and reducing the Aus-SA clash to the realms of the esoteric Man of the match is Saeed Anwar see you tomorrow at 0945 GMT