15th Match: South Africa vs Pakistan at Colombo, Sep 28, 2012
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
South Africa 133/6 (20)
Pakistan 136/8 (19.4)
RR: 6.92
Last 12 Balls: 2 1 1 . 1wd 1 W | . 6 1 4
Current Partnership: 11 runs, 0.4 overs, RR: 16.5 (Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal )
Over 19.4 M Morkelto Saeed AjmalBoundary!
Match over! Pakistan win by 2 wickets! Good delivery from Morne, short and rising delivery around off and Ajmal pushes it off an edge and the ball races away to fine thirdman for a boundary!!
Presentation Ceremony
Man of the Match is Umar Gul for his batting, here is what he says: "I would like to thank my coach and Saeed Aslam. When I walked out, we needed 14 runs per over. Umar Akmal adviced me to play my natural game and he just told me to stay on the crease. I like to play the flick shot."
Mohammad Hafeez, the winning Pakistan Captain says: "The boys played good cricket. We played some poor shots but we played well as a team. Umar Akmal played a special knock. I knew that Gul hit the ball hard but I knew that he will do well for the team. Gul's batting is a good sign for Pakistan. Raza Hasan was great and every bowler bowled well. South Africa played great wicket and in the end, we were lucky to get over the line."
The losing South African Captain AB de Villiers: 'It was a great game. We lost momentum in the last five overs. I am proud of the way the boys fought back from a poor position. The spinners bowled wonderfully. Captaincy-wise, I made some mistakes."
Over 19.3 M Morkelto Umar Akmal1 run
Digs out the yorker through covers for a single. 2 runs from 3 balls.
Over 19.2 M Morkelto Umar AkmalSix!!
And what a follow up delivery from Morne, bowls a juicy full toss and Umar Akmal keeps his cool and whacks it flat over deep mid wicket and just clears the ropes for maximum!! Just 3 from 4 balls now!
Over 19.1 M Morkelto Umar Akmalbeaten, no runs
Super stuff from Morne Morkel as he beats Umar Akmal with a speedy yorker outside off. Dot ball! 9 from 5
Over 18.6 DW Steynto Umar GulCaught!
South Africa have the edge now!! Full delivery outside off and Umar Gul carves it straight into the hands of Peterson at deep covers! That is a dot ball too.
So the equation for Pakistan is 9 runs to get from the final over with two wickets in hand! Can Umar Akmal pull off a victory for Pakistan? Morne Morkel could bowl the final over for the Proteas.
Over 18.5 DW Steynto Umar Akmal1 run
Over 18.5 DW Steyn to Umar Akmal 1 wide
Slashes a full delivery towards deep cover point for one. 9 from 7
Over 18.5 DW Steyn to Umar Akmal 1 wide
Aaah here is a gift from Steyn, under pressure he sprays a widish full ball a mile outside off!
