All-round Hafeez downs New Zealand
Pakistan's batting line-up is their weak link this tournament but its top order dominated New Zealand's bowling under sunny skies in Pallekele
23/09Result
9th Match, Group D (D/N), ICC World Twenty20 at Kandy, Sep 23 2012
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
177/6 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
164/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
23/09Result
9th Match, Group D (D/N), ICC World Twenty20 at Kandy, Sep 23 2012
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
177/6 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
164/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Nasir Jamshed
56(35) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 21 runs
- 1x4 - 2x6
Mohammad Hafeez
43(38) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 13 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Saeed Ajmal
- O4
- M0
- R30
- W4
- Eco7.5
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
TG Southee
- O4
- M0
- R31
- W2
- Eco7.75
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 start, First Session 15.30-16.50, Interval 16.50-17.10, Second Session 17.10-18.30
Match days
23 September 2012 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, New Zealand 0
Scorecard Summary
PAKISTAN 177/6 (20 OVERS)
- Mohammad Hafeez43 (38)
- Nasir Jamshed56 (35)
- Jacob Oram2/44 (4)
- Tim Southee2/31 (4)
NEW ZEALAND 164/9 (20 OVERS)
- Brendon McCullum32 (31)
- Rob Nicol33 (28)
- Shahid Afridi1/30 (4)
- Saeed Ajmal4/30 (4)
Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Alex Winter
END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 164/9 (14 runs required, RR: 8.20)
- Kyle Mills0 (1b)
- Adam Milne0 (0b)
- Saeed Ajmal4-0-30-4
- Umar Gul4-0-39-1
Again, we're skipping off to the second game of the day so head over to live coverage of India v England from Colombo, dead game this, but always something on the line between those two countries. But from George and myself, goodbye for now...
New Zealand are guaranteed a place in the next round by getting as close as they did. Ross Taylor threatened something miraculous but it is safe to say that given a few more balls he could have won that match, why did he bat so low? But in the end, Pakistan had too many on the board after Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez played very well, Hafeez playing his part with the ball too.
Pakistan made it closer than that seemed it would be in the middle overs but eventually close out the 13 run win and just need to avoid a big defeat against Bangladesh to go through.
19.6
0
Saeed Ajmal to Mills, no run, swept and it gets stuck in the pad, dot ball end of the game
19.5
W
Saeed Ajmal to NL McCullum, OUT, slow ball, long hop outside leg, fired into the leg side, has this found the stands? Nope only finds deep square leg, it was a good ball to hit but he simply didn't catch it properly, put it straight down the fielder's throat
NL McCullum c Shoaib Malik b Saeed Ajmal 5 (13m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 125
19.4
4
Saeed Ajmal to NL McCullum, FOUR, slapped from outside off, good hit that past long off
So only three maximum's will do now, can McCullum provide them...
19.3
W
Saeed Ajmal to Southee, OUT, outside off stump, swung outside off and an big edge to short third man took a step down, Ajmal sent it wider, Southee had to reach for it and got a huge top edge straight to the fielder on the 45
TG Southee c Umar Gul b Saeed Ajmal 1 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
19.2
0
Saeed Ajmal to Southee, no run, big swing and a miss, goes past leg stump
19.1
1
Saeed Ajmal to NL McCullum, 1 run, around the wicket, leg stump, flicked away, oh a good diving save at short long leg, that was travelling
So 19 to win...Ajmal to bowl it...
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All-round Hafeez downs New Zealand
Pakistan's batting line-up is their weak link this tournament but its top order dominated New Zealand's bowling under sunny skies in Pallekele
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.998 |
| WI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.375 |
| ENG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.397 |
| NZ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.169 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.464 |
| PAK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.273 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.274 |
| SA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.421 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.825 |
| ENG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.65 |
| AFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.475 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.184 |
| WI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.855 |
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.092 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.598 |
| SL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.852 |
| ZIM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.624 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.706 |
| NZ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.15 |
| BAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.868 |