Friday, June 19, 2009
Pakistan beat SA to enter final
Pakistan beat ‘eternal chokers’ South Africa by seven runs to reach the ICC World Twenty20 final.
South Africa again fail to make it to the title-clash as they went down to Pakistan by just seven runs in the ICC World T20 semi-final.
Just when Jacques Kallis was looking set to see South Africa to safety, Saeed Ajmal struck to cut short the Protean’s brilliant innings.
Shoaib Malik made no mistake in catching Jacques Kallis off Saeed Ajmal to send the South African packing.
Earlier, Afridi disturbed AB de Villiers stumps with ease after the Pakistan all-rounder dismissed Herschelle Gibbs in his earlier over.
Gibbs had added just five runs to SA board when Afridi showed him the way back.
After Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis started South Africa’s 150-run chase against Pakistan on a cautious note, Mohammad Aamer caught Smith off his own bowling to scalp up the first Protean wicket.
After JP Duminy got the big one for South Africa in Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, and RE van der Merwe sent Shoaib Malik packing, skipper Younis Khan and Abdul Razzaq held it out till the end to post 149/4.
Malik contributed 34 to his side’s cause before Johan Botha caught him off Van der Merwe.
South Africa’s Wayne Parnell dealt Pakistan the first blow as he accounted for Shahzaib Hasan. Dale Steyn followed with Kamran Akmal.
Hasan was yet to put a mark against his name when Wayne Parnell lured him to set up a brilliant catch for RE van der Merwe.
Akmal was, meanwhile, looking in good stead and hitting quite a few big ones. But just after he hit Dale Steyn for a six the Protean got his revenge by getting him caught by Albie Morkel on the very next ball.
Shahid Afridi, meanwhile, was looking in a demolition mode. The Pakistan dasher was hitting the Protean attack all round the ground.
JP Duminy bowled a slower one to get Afridi caught by AB de Villiers after he made a quick 51.
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan called right and decided to bat first against South Africa in the first ICC World T20 semi-final at Trent Bridge.
South Africa have reinvented themselves as a T20 team for all seasons and insist their reputation as ‘chokers’ is history.
South Africa again fail to make it to the title-clash as they went down to Pakistan by just seven runs in the ICC World T20 semi-final.
Just when Jacques Kallis was looking set to see South Africa to safety, Saeed Ajmal struck to cut short the Protean’s brilliant innings.
Shoaib Malik made no mistake in catching Jacques Kallis off Saeed Ajmal to send the South African packing.
Earlier, Afridi disturbed AB de Villiers stumps with ease after the Pakistan all-rounder dismissed Herschelle Gibbs in his earlier over.
Gibbs had added just five runs to SA board when Afridi showed him the way back.
After Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis started South Africa’s 150-run chase against Pakistan on a cautious note, Mohammad Aamer caught Smith off his own bowling to scalp up the first Protean wicket.
After JP Duminy got the big one for South Africa in Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, and RE van der Merwe sent Shoaib Malik packing, skipper Younis Khan and Abdul Razzaq held it out till the end to post 149/4.
Malik contributed 34 to his side’s cause before Johan Botha caught him off Van der Merwe.
South Africa’s Wayne Parnell dealt Pakistan the first blow as he accounted for Shahzaib Hasan. Dale Steyn followed with Kamran Akmal.
Hasan was yet to put a mark against his name when Wayne Parnell lured him to set up a brilliant catch for RE van der Merwe.
Akmal was, meanwhile, looking in good stead and hitting quite a few big ones. But just after he hit Dale Steyn for a six the Protean got his revenge by getting him caught by Albie Morkel on the very next ball.
Shahid Afridi, meanwhile, was looking in a demolition mode. The Pakistan dasher was hitting the Protean attack all round the ground.
JP Duminy bowled a slower one to get Afridi caught by AB de Villiers after he made a quick 51.
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan called right and decided to bat first against South Africa in the first ICC World T20 semi-final at Trent Bridge.
South Africa have reinvented themselves as a T20 team for all seasons and insist their reputation as ‘chokers’ is history.
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