Time for presentation. Some 20-30 people there on the stage. Who cares after that innings, though? Goosebumps. Single-handed. He stood there and stared into nothingness as his partners kept getting themselves out. He then thought he would do it all by himself. And boy has he done it? "Remember when you were young> You shone like the sun..." This crazy diamond is still shining. Post ICL. Post poor form. Post selectorial injustice. He is still ulling off crazy innings. Shine on! Reactions coming in. Iain says: "I am sweating at the brow just watching the Cricinfo commentary to this match. As an Englishman I know that of all people Abdul Razzaq is the one man who will take on all eleven by himself if need be. Good luck mate!" That was before the final act, I presume. But spot on John: "I hope SA have learnt a lesson... we were way too confident in allowing Peterson to bat first... and i hope this finally means i dont have to see Albie's horrific bowling again... Theron NEEDS to come back in place of peterson" Parvez: "What the fat lady sang...the wife has a sore throat...if she reads this I'm done" Is the missus reading? |
49.5 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, FOUR, Abdul. Razzaq. Sir, you have played a gem! Full ball outside off, when the leg side is heavily populated, and he crashes it through the field. Four runs! Game over. He emotes for the first time. Exults. He throws his bat, and then pumps fists. looks towards the dressing room. They are all celebrating. Shoaib picks up his bat. Hugs him. One by one all come out. Afridi. Waqar. All have one man to thank tonight |
49.4 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, no run, short and wide, Razzaq wants to finish it off, misses the cut. AB and Albie appeal big time, but I don't see any connection there |
49.3 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, Razzaq! Beaut! Poor delivery. On a length, in Razzaq's arc. He gets under it, goes over midwicket. Gets to 105. Botha is on the rope. Watches it sail over his head. Shine On You Crazy Diamond |
49.2 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, smokinnnn! Razzaq on 99! What is he up to here? Low full toss, misses the length by inches, and smacks it over midwicket, into the grass banks. They are dancing out there. Razzaq is playing a beauty |
49.1 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, no run, and he hits the crease, down the leg side, cramping him up, going through his legs |
Albie to bowl again. Long-on cow corner, deep midwicket. Off side open. This will be bowled full and on leg stump |
End of over 49 (11 runs) Pakistan 273/9 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.57, RRR: 14.00)
| Shoaib Akhtar | | 0* (1b) | | CK Langeveldt | | 10-0-75-3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | | 93* (67b 6x4 8x6) | | JA Morkel | | 4-0-36-0 |
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48.6 | Langeveldt to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, full toss, straight at stumps, Shoaib keeps it out. Razzaq gets strike for the last over |
Shoaib, time for you to face |
48.5 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run, full on the pads, hit straight of long-on, but they take just the single |
48.4 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, FOUR, that click sound! that crisp shot! Langeveldt tries to bounce him, he clears his front leg and pulls, in front of square over midwicket. Akhtar is applauding him. Will he stand with him till the end? |
48.3 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, no run, short ball, down the leg side, SA are lucky it hit his body on the way, and AB makes a good diving save to his left |
48.2 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, no run, yorker outside off, can't get it past extra cover, turns down the single |
48.1 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, whoa! Ho ho ho! Razzaq! Razzaq! Razzaq! And why are they bowling length to this man? Razzaq sees is and lofts him straight over his head for six |
End of over 48 (8 runs) Pakistan 262/9 (25 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.45, RRR: 12.50)
| Abdul Razzaq | | 82* (62b 5x4 7x6) | | JA Morkel | | 4-0-36-0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | | 0* (0b) | | CK Langeveldt | | 9-0-64-3 |
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47.6 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run, full toss on the pads, Razzaq politely takes the single, and with that the strike for the next over |
47.5 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, no run, another full ball to cramp him up, Razzaq digs it out, but declines the single |
47.4 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, FOUR, low full toss, plays the pick-up shot, and finds the gap in that watertight leg-side field |
47.4 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, (no ball) 1 run, OUT, poor poor cricket from Ajmal! What was he doing here? I feel for Razzaq here. Back to what happened. Albie bowls another yorker, but a no-ball. Razzaq digs it out, it travels softly towards long-on, and obviously Razzaq wants to face the free hit, but Ajmal is sleeping. he responds too late to his call and is run out by a mile. Brainless cricket from Ajmal |
| Saeed Ajmal run out 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00 |
47.3 | JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, no run, well bowled, nearly a yorker, cramping him up, going through his legs |
long-on, cow corner, deep midwicket out on the fence. So is long-off |
47.2 | JA Morkel to Saeed Ajmal, 1 run, angled into the pads, takes the single, Razzaq on strike |
47.1 | JA Morkel to Saeed Ajmal, no run, played with an open face, straight to point. Razzaq has to go back |
Are there any Pakistani players willing to stick it out along with Razzaq? Albie comes back now. Ajmal to face |
End of over 47 (20 runs) Pakistan 254/8 (33 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.40, RRR: 11.00)
| Abdul Razzaq | | 76* (57b 4x4 7x6) | | CK Langeveldt | | 9-0-64-3 |
| | LL Tsotsobe | | 10-1-39-1 |
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46.6 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, OUT, superb work from Langeveldt here! SA are causing damage from the other end here. Razzaq looks to hit this full ball down the ground for one, Langeveldt sticks his left hand out and fields. Riaz has backed up too far and Langeveldt has enough time and more to aim for the stumps and run them down |
| Wahab Riaz run out 0 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 |
46.5 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, Razzaq you beauty! Picks the slower ball, charges down, and hits it straight over Langeveldt's head for a flat six. He rarely ever hits those high sixes |
46.4 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, 2 runs, short ball, swatted across the line, wide of long-on, and he comes back for two |
46.3 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, right in his zone! Length ball, gentle pace, and Razzaq swings, swings hard, clearing long-on with ease. Razzaq is keeping this alive |
46.2 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, no run, comes back with a bouncer, Razzaq is not even in position to attempt a pull |
46.1 | Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, shot! Razzaq is still fighting! What a clean, crisp connection. This is not full by any means, but Razzq has smoked this down the ground for a flat six over the leaping Duminy at long-off. It just kept going South Africa 286/8 (50 ov) Pakistan 289/9 (49.5 ov) Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)
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 | HM Amla | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 65 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 104.83 |
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| 20.6 and Afridi - not for the first time in his career - dismisses a batsman who has played him for the turn. This is nicely flighted around off, Amla plays a forward defensive, expecting the ball to turn a touch, but it goes straight on, and Aleem Dar upholds the lbw appeal. Amla doesn't look too happy. It hits him right in front, but Amla probably suggests an edge, which replays don't confirm 108/2 |
| RJ Peterson | b Abdul Razzaq | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
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| 3.1 bowled'im! Poor shot really, playing across the line of a straight delivery headed for the off stump. Swings all around it, and the off stumps leaves its groove 24/1 |
| CA Ingram | lbw b Wahab Riaz | 100 | 119 | 10 | 1 | 84.03 |
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| 40.1 Riaz has got him with a swinging low full toss, nearly a yorker. Ingram is limping his way back to the pavilion - it got him straight on the toe or the angle, but on first look it seemed like swinging down the leg side. Replays confirm my view. Ironic that the man who enjoyed such good luck through the innings gets an ordinary decision at the end of it all. Nothing to take away from the superb late reverse swing 216/4 |
| AB de Villiers† | b Shahid Afridi | 29 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 67.44 |
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| 36.4 bowled'im! Comes down the track again, and ends up yorking himself. The ball squeezes under the bat, and takes the off stump out 194/3 |
| JP Duminy | c Fawad Alam b Shoaib Akhtar | 54 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 125.58 |
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| 49.4 Fawad Alam has placed himself correctly at long-on as JP Duminy drills it straight down his throat. Powerful shot, but perhaps got a bit too close to it and didn't get the elevation to clear long-on 281/8 |
| DA Miller | c & b Wahab Riaz | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
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| 42.6 Wahab gets another! This is good bowling at death. Bowls a sharp bouncer, heading towards the batsman's head, Miller backs away and pulls, gets a top edge that Wahab runs to his left and claims 232/5 |
| JA Morkel | b Mohammad Hafeez | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| 43.5 timber! stops before letting the delivery through - a modern habit of modern offies - and then lets a quick offbreak rip, Morkel is caught deep in the crease, playing across its line, and it squeezes through to take the middle stump out 236/6 |
| J Botha* | run out (Mohammad Hafeez) | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
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| 48.1 Mohammad Hafeez to Duminy, Botha has run himself out by backing up too far! Duminy's shot hits him in the pads as he is running up the pitch, the ricochet goes straight to Hafeez who finishes a simple run-out 263/7 |
| M Morkel | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| CK Langeveldt | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
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| Total | (8 wickets; 50 overs) | 286 | (5.72 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-24 (Peterson, 3.1 ov), 2-108 (Amla, 20.6 ov), 3-194 (de Villiers, 36.4 ov), 4-216 (Ingram, 40.1 ov), 5-232 (Miller, 42.6 ov), 6-236 (JA Morkel, 43.5 ov), 7-263 (Botha, 48.1 ov), 8-281 (Duminy, 49.4 ov) |
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| Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 5.70 | (1w) |
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| 49.4 to Duminy, Fawad Alam has placed himself correctly at long-on as JP Duminy drills it straight down his throat. Powerful shot, but perhaps got a bit too close to it and didn't get the elevation to clear long-on 281/8 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 5 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 7.40 |
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| 3.1 to Peterson, bowled'im! Poor shot really, playing across the line of a straight delivery headed for the off stump. Swings all around it, and the off stumps leaves its groove 24/1 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.90 | (1w) |
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| 43.5 to JA Morkel, timber! stops before letting the delivery through - a modern habit of modern offies - and then lets a quick offbreak rip, Morkel is caught deep in the crease, playing across its line, and it squeezes through to take the middle stump out 236/6 |
| Wahab Riaz | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4.30 | (1w) |
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| 40.1 to Ingram, Riaz has got him with a swinging low full toss, nearly a yorker. Ingram is limping his way back to the pavilion - it got him straight on the toe or the angle, but on first look it seemed like swinging down the leg side. Replays confirm my view. Ironic that the man who enjoyed such good luck through the innings gets an ordinary decision at the end of it all. Nothing to take away from the superb late reverse swing 216/4 42.6 to Miller, Wahab gets another! This is good bowling at death. Bowls a sharp bouncer, heading towards the batsman's head, Miller backs away and pulls, gets a top edge that Wahab runs to his left and claims 232/5 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 5.90 | (1w) |
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| 20.6 to Amla, and Afridi - not for the first time in his career - dismisses a batsman who has played him for the turn. This is nicely flighted around off, Amla plays a forward defensive, expecting the ball to turn a touch, but it goes straight on, and Aleem Dar upholds the lbw appeal. Amla doesn't look too happy. It hits him right in front, but Amla probably suggests an edge, which replays don't confirm 108/2 36.4 to de Villiers, bowled'im! Comes down the track again, and ends up yorking himself. The ball squeezes under the bat, and takes the off stump out 194/3 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7.00 | (1w) |
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| Asad Shafiq | c M Morkel b Langeveldt | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
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| 2.3 gone! This is short and there for the pull but Asad is late into the shot, and the top edge skies towards mid-on where Morne Morkel takes the catch moving backwards 8/1 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c †de Villiers b Botha | 30 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 71.42 |
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| 18.3 Botha strikes in his first over! Looks for the late-cut, but it isn't quite short enough for the shot, and AB goes up spontaneously as soon as he competes the collection. Hafeez doesn't looks too unhappy while walking back either 70/4 |
| Younis Khan | lbw b Langeveldt | 18 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 72.00 |
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| 8.1 that is plumb, or is it? Rod Tucker sends YK on his way. It was bowled stump to stump, and the slight inside movement beat Younis. Hang on, hang on! The replays show Younis got an inside edge on it. Not quite plumb, but it looked like that live time 31/2 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | lbw b Peterson | 17 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 60.71 |
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| 15.3 and the third ball in a row doesn't spin, but Misbah plays for the turn, thus sealing his downfall. If I were playing Pakistan, I would fill my teams with left-arm spinners. Really. How Pakistan batsman manage is beyond me. This time Misbah stretches forward and plays outside the line of the ball. Hit on knee roll, stretching forward, but hit right in front 58/3 |
| Fawad Alam | c JA Morkel b Langeveldt | 48 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 70.58 |
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| 41.5 ODI wicket No. 100 for Langeveldt! Another Pakistani misses a fifty. Fawad sees a length ball and goes after it, but ends up slicing it straight to extra cover 217/6 |
| Shahid Afridi* | c Ingram b Tsotsobe | 49 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 122.50 |
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| 29.2 there comes the inexplicably poor shot! Afridi knows the long-on is placed, and this is not even a half-volley, but goes ahead with the attempt to clear long-on regardless. The mis-hit threatens to land short of long-on, but Ingram takes a nice, running-in catch. The umpires ask Afridi to wait a moment because they are not sure if this is a no-ball, a trend started by Billy Bowden. The ball is good. Afridi is gone. He was good while he lasted, but got out in frustrating manner 136/5 |
| Abdul Razzaq | not out | 109 | 72 | 7 | 10 | 151.38 |
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| Zulqarnain Haider† | run out (Peterson) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
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| 44.1 from M Morkel, superb work from Peterson at straightish midwicket. Zulqarnain can't do much with this shortish delivery, but he has no choice but to run. Peterson charges across, fields, and underarm-flicks it to hit the stumps direct 228/7 |
| Wahab Riaz | run out (Langeveldt) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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| 46.6 Langeveldt to Abdul Razzaq, superb work from Langeveldt here! SA are causing damage from the other end here. Razzaq looks to hit this full ball down the ground for one, Langeveldt sticks his left hand out and fields. Riaz has backed up too far and Langeveldt has enough time and more to aim for the stumps and run them down 254/8 |
| Saeed Ajmal | run out (Miller/JA Morkel) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
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| 47.4 JA Morkel to Abdul Razzaq, poor poor cricket from Ajmal! What was he doing here? I feel for Razzaq here. Back to what happened. Albie bowls another yorker, but a no-ball. Razzaq digs it out, it travels softly towards long-on, and obviously Razzaq wants to face the free hit, but Ajmal is sleeping. he responds too late to his call and is run out by a mile. Brainless cricket from Ajmal 257/9 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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| Total | (9 wickets; 49.5 overs) | 289 | (5.79 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets1-8 (Asad Shafiq, 2.3 ov), 2-31 (Younis Khan, 8.1 ov), 3-58 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 15.3 ov), 4-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 18.3 ov), 5-136 (Shahid Afridi, 29.2 ov), 6-217 (Fawad Alam, 41.5 ov), 7-228 (Zulqarnain Haider, 44.1 ov), 8-254 (Wahab Riaz, 46.6 ov), 9-257 (Saeed Ajmal, 47.3 ov) |
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| CK Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 7.50 |
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| LL Tsotsobe | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | (1nb, 1w) |
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| M Morkel | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.90 | (2w) |
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| JA Morkel | 4.5 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 10.75 | (1nb) |
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| RJ Peterson | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.71 |
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| J Botha | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.12 | (2w) |
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| Match details |
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series 5-match series level 1-1 |
| Player of the match Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) |
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan)
Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) |
| Match notes |
- South Africa: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 0
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (HM Amla 30, CA Ingram 20, Ex 0)
- HM Amla: 50 off 47 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 90/1 in 18.0 overs (HM Amla 57, CA Ingram 27)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 0
- CA Ingram: 50 off 72 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 29.1 overs (176 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (CA Ingram 37, AB de Villiers 11, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 194/3 in 36.4 overs (CA Ingram 91)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 37.6 overs (231 balls), Extras 4
- CA Ingram: 100 off 118 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Power Play 3: Overs 40.1 - 45.0
- South Africa: 250 runs in 46.3 overs (283 balls), Extras 9
- JP Duminy: 50 off 41 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 286/8 in 50.0 overs (M Morkel 1, CK Langeveldt 4)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Pakistan - 54/2 in 14.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 17, Misbah-ul-Haq 16)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (140 balls), Extras 2
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (Fawad Alam 11, Shahid Afridi 38, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 149/5 in 33.0 overs (Fawad Alam 26, Abdul Razzaq 5)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (200 balls), Extras 3
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (Fawad Alam 20, Abdul Razzaq 26, Ex 4)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 39.5 overs (245 balls), Extras 9
- Power Play 3: Overs 40.1 - 45.0
- Abdul Razzaq: 50 off 45 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 46.5 overs (287 balls), Extras 9
- Abdul Razzaq: 100 off 70 balls (6 x 4, 10 x 6)
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