END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 160/4 | RR: 8.00
- Sarfaraz Ahmed46 (32b)
- Umar Akmal1 (1b)
- Dwayne Bravo4-0-38-1
- Jerome Taylor4-0-28-0
9.40pm Sarfraz runs back to the change room and gets a pat on the back from coach Arthur. Pakistan have made 160, WI need to pull off the highest successful chase in Dubai to keep the series alive. We will be back soon for the chase
Angie: "Team batting 1st has won 10 out of 12 matches scoring 150+ here. Advantage Pakistan??"
Karthikeya: "Sloppy from Samuels. Not willing to even sprint and pick it up with his strong arm. Poor stuff from an experienced player."
19.6
1
Bravo to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, short and wide outside off, another slower one, held back, 89ks, chopped to backward point
19.5
4
Bravo to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, slower offcutter on off, Sarfraz sat back, waiting for it. Marmalised it to the wide long-on fence
19.4
0
Bravo to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, rolls his fingers across this cutter, Sarfraz, having stepped outside leg, misses the cut
19.3
1
Bravo to Umar Akmal, 1 run, short on the leg stump, guided to short fine leg
Umar Akmal
19.2
W
Bravo to Shoaib Malik, OUT, KP, the big man, pouches a sharp catch! Good length ball on off, Malik swings it across the line. Hits it in the air. Pollard runs to his left from deep midwicket, times his jump to perfection and plucks the catch over his head. Nonchalantly done
Shoaib Malik c Pollard b Bravo 37 (56m 28b 3x4 1x6) SR: 132.14
19.1
1
Bravo to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, down the track and stabbed down the ground
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs | PAK: 153/3 | RR: 8.05
- Sarfaraz Ahmed40 (28b)
- Shoaib Malik37 (27b)
- Jerome Taylor4-0-28-0
- Sunil Narine4-0-36-0
18.6
1
Taylor to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, Sarfraz skips away outside leg, Taylor spears a yorker, squirted behind to the keeper
18.5
4
Taylor to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, banged in short on the stumps, Sarfraz brings out the pull and hits it over the top. Samuels runs across to his left from deep square leg. He is lazy to bend down, as the ball sneaks through the legs
18.4
1
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, low full toss, clubbed to deep midwicket
18.3
0
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, no run, Taylor does not capitalise on a run-out chance. Malik had given up. He could have ran up to the stumps and flipped the bails off. Instead, he makes a mess of an over-arm throw. Sails over the stumps. Malik showed his ace early, stepped out, jabbed his bat down at a yorker. Squirted back towards the bowler
Sohag: "Both Malik and Sarfaraz have taken this game away from WI. "
18.2
1
Taylor to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, Sarfraz moves away outside leg, he is chased by Taylor. Top-edges a pull over backward square leg
18.1
1
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, full toss on middle, slugged to deep backward square leg
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | PAK: 145/3 | RR: 8.05
- Sarfaraz Ahmed34 (25b)
- Shoaib Malik35 (24b)
- Sunil Narine4-0-36-0
- Jerome Taylor3-0-20-0
Umair: "Malik crosses 1500 runs...Pakistan, the only team to have 3 players above 1500 mark... Hafeez, Umar and now Malik.."
17.6
0
Narine to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, flat and quick outside off, beats Sarfraz on the sweep
17.5
2
Narine to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, down the track and whipped to wide long-on. Sarfraz putting up a clinic on running between the wickets in the Dubai furnace
17.4
2
Narine to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, back of a length on middle, tapped off the back foot through midwicket for another two
17.3
1
Narine to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slider on the off stump, chopped to backward point
17.2
6
Narine to Shoaib Malik, SIX, Malik tees off! He runs down the track and pumps it straight over the bowler's head. He met the pitch, extended his arms, and sent it sailing down the ground
17.1
2
Narine to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, length-ball offbreak, stays back and clips through midwicket. Calls for two and takes it. Not even Bravo could prevent it
END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | PAK: 132/3 | RR: 7.76
- Sarfaraz Ahmed30 (22b)
- Shoaib Malik26 (21b)
- Jerome Taylor3-0-20-0
- Dwayne Bravo3-0-31-0
16.6
2
Taylor to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, finally nails a middle-stump yorker, dug through midwicket. Sarfraz hares across for the second. The captain has perked Pakistan up
16.5
4
Taylor to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, half-tracker outside off, sits up to be smacked. Duly pulled away to the midwicket boundary
16.4
1
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, low full toss on middle, Badree is now back at fine leg. Clipped away to him
16.4
1w
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide, another leg-side wide
16.3
1
Taylor to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, short on middle, looked like another offcutter, guided to fine leg
16.2
1
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slower short ball on the leg stump, helped away to long leg
16.2
1w
Taylor to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide, slipped down the leg side, good take from Fletcher diving across to his left
Third man whisked in, fine leg back now
