0.0 : Hello and welcome to Kolkata for this Group A match between Pakistan and Bangladesh. It's a warm dry day here in India with temperatures expected to reach the mid-30's. The pitch looks like a good batting service, with it unlikely to change during the day |
Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat |
Pakistan: 1 Shehzad, 2 Sharjeel, 3 Hafeez, 4 Malik, 5 U Akmal, 6 Sarfraz (wk), 7 Afridi, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Wahab, 10 Amir, 11 Irfan |
Bangladesh: 1 Tamim, 2 Soumya, 3 Sabbir, 4 Shakib, 5 Mahmudullah, 6 Mushfiqur (wk), 7 Mithun, 8 Mashrafe (capt), 9 Sunny, 10 Taskin, 11 Al-Amin |
The first ball will be in just over 15 minutes. Don't go away! |
0.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Sharjeel Khan, no run, cut to backward point for a dot. |
0.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Sharjeel Khan, one run, short ball is top edged and margainly sails over the head of the man at mid-on! |
0.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, driven to mid-off for a dot ball. |
0.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, driven through the covers to the rope for four! Wonderful shot to get off the mark! |
0.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, defended onto the legside and they pick up a single as the ball rolls into the gap. |
0.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Sharjeel Khan, leg bye, ball flicks the pad on its way to short fine-leg. That's the first over completed. End of over: PAK 7/0 (Ahmed Shehzad 5, Sharjeel Khan 1) |
1.1 : Al-Amin Hossain to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, short ball is dispatched over the square-leg boundary for six! |
1.2 : Al-Amin Hossain to Sharjeel Khan, no run, swing and a miss! |
1.3 : Al-Amin Hossain to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, smashed back over the bowlers head for another six! |
1.4 : Al-Amin Hossain to Sharjeel Khan, one run, bottom edge falls at the batsmans feet as Pakistan sneak a quick single. |
1.5 : Al-Amin Hossain to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, worked to the leg-side for a single. |
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Sunny replacing Taskin. End of over: Al-Amin Hossain to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, lofted drive over the head of mid-off and anotehr boundary to end the over! 18 from it! PAK 25/0 (Ahmed Shehzad 6, Sharjeel Khan 18)
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2.1 : Arafat Sunny to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, flicked onto the leg-side for a single. |
2.2 : Arafat Sunny to Sharjeel Khan, no run, back in defence. |
2.3 : Arafat Sunny to Sharjeel Khan, OUT, no run, he advances down the wicket and the ball beats him all ends up and clips the off-stump! Bangladesh have their first break through as Khan departs for 18 from 10 balls. |
2.4 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, ball skids on as the new batsman defends on the back foot. |
2.5 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, advances down the wicket and clubs it over mid-on for a big six! Hafeez isn't wasting anytime here today! |
2.6 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the back foot to end an eventful over. End of over: PAK 32/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 7, Mohammad Hafeez 6) |
3.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, flicked through the mid-wicket to the boundary for four! |
3.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, defended on the back foot. |
3.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, defended on the back foot. |
3.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, driven straight to cover who fields nicely. |
3.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, defended on the back foot for a single. |
3.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, driven to mid-off and they take a quick single. A direct hit causes the umpire to review the replay, but it clearly shows that he was home safely. End of over: PAK 38/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 12, Mohammad Hafeez 7) |
4.1 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, turned to short fine-leg for a quick single. |
4.2 : Arafat Sunny to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, forward in defence for a dot. |
4.3 : Arafat Sunny to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, driven over the top of the man at cover for four runs. Great shot! |
4.4 : Arafat Sunny to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, worked to mid-on for a dot. |
4.5 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, forward in defence. |
4.6 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, he fails to find the gap on the off-side to end the over. End of over: PAK 44/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 17, Mohammad Hafeez 8) |
5.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, defended on the back foot. |
5.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, worked to the leg-side for a single. |
5.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, driven down the ground to the boundary for four! Great shot! |
Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, APPEAL, wide, ball sails down the leg-side and a shout for a stumping is turned down. |
5.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, forward in defence. |
5.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, driven down the ground for four more! Wonderful batting here from Hafeez, playing nicely down the ground. |
5.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, driven to mid-on and they take a quick single to end the over. The partnership is now 29 from 22 balls. End of over: PAK 55/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 18, Mohammad Hafeez 17) |
6.1 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, worked nicely to short third-man for a single. |
6.2 : Arafat Sunny to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, driven to long-off for a single. |
6.3 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, forward in defence. |
6.4 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, worked to long-on for a single. |
6.5 : Arafat Sunny to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, flicked aroind the corner for a single. |
6.6 : . End of over: Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, advances down the pitch and smashes it over the long-on boundary for a HUGE six! 91 metre was the measured distance! PAK 65/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 20, Mohammad Hafeez 25) |
7.1 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, whipped to fine-leg for a single. |
7.2 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, flicked to deep mid-wicket and they get a single. |
7.3 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, short of the length ball is hooked to the right of fine-leg for four more! |
7.4 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, advances down the wicket and the ball finds the inside edge as they get a single to fine-leg. |
7.5 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, defended on the back foot to long-on for a single. |
7.6 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, cut shot through backward point for another boundary! Runs are flowing nicely here for Pakistan. End of over: PAK 77/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 30, Mohammad Hafeez 27) |
8.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, pushed to long-on for a single. |
8.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, turned to the leg-side for an easy single. |
8.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, flicked to square-leg for a single. |
8.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, pushed into the gap at cover for a quick single. |
8.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, cut to deep extra cover for a single. |
8.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, pushed to long-on for another single to end the over. Just the 6 singles from the over. End of over: PAK 83/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 33, Mohammad Hafeez 30) |
9.1 : Sabbir Rahman to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, played through mid-wicket to the boundary for four! Great shot! |
9.2 : Sabbir Rahman to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, played straight back to the bowler. |
9.3 : Sabbir Rahman to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, whipped to short fine-leg for a single. |
9.4 : Sabbir Rahman to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the back foot. |
9.5 : Sabbir Rahman to Mohammad Hafeez, two runs |
9.6 : Sabbir Rahman to Mohammad Hafeez, no run. End of over: PAK 90/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 38, Mohammad Hafeez 32) |
10.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, forward in defence. |
10.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, pushed to long-on for a single. |
10.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, two runs, played to deep backward point for two. |
10.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, smashed through mid-wicket for four. |
10.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, play and a miss! |
10.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mohammad Hafeez, two runs, cut shot for two more to end the over. End of over: PAK 99/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 39, Mohammad Hafeez 40) |
11.1 : Al-Amin Hossain to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, cut shot straight to point. |
11.2 : Al-Amin Hossain to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, short ball is dispatched to the boundary at square-leg. That's the 100 up for Pakistan! |
11.3 : Al-Amin Hossain to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, pushed on the leg-side for a single. |
11.4 : Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the back foot. |
11.5 : Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, slogged through mid wicket for a single! |
11.6 : Al-Amin Hossain to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, flicked to the leg-side for a run to end the over. End of over: PAK 106/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 45, Mohammad Hafeez 41) |
12.1 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, short ball is helped on its way to the fine-leg boundary for four! |
12.2 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, whipped to the leg-side to bring up his half century! Coming up in just 35 balls with 8 fours! |
12.3 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the back foot. |
12.4 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, short ball is dipatched to the mid-wicket boundary for four! |
12.5 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, short ball is hooked to deep square-leg for a single. |
12.6 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Ahmed Shehzad, one run, worked to the leg-side for a singe. End of over: PAK 117/1 (Ahmed Shehzad 51, Mohammad Hafeez 46) |
13.1 : Sabbir Rahman to Ahmed Shehzad, one run |
13.2 : Sabbir Rahman to Mohammad Hafeez, two runs, played to long-on and a slight misfield allows for two. |
13.3 : Sabbir Rahman to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, cut shot for a single. |
13.4 : Sabbir Rahman to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, played back to the bowler. |
13.5 : Sabbir Rahman to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT, no run, ball is played in the air out to long-on and safely caught by Madmudullah. Shehzad goes for 52 from 39 balls! |
13.6 : Sabbir Rahman to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, defended on the back foot to end te over. End of over: PAK 121/2 (Mohammad Hafeez 49, Shahid Afridi 0) |
14.1 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Shahid Afridi, one run, turned to the leg-side for a single. |
14.2 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, pushed to mid-on for a single. That's 50 from 36 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. |
14.3 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, short ball is whipped to the right of fine-leg for four more! |
14.4 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, full toss is ramped to the fine-leg boundary for four! |
Mashrafe Mortaza to Shahid Afridi, (no ball) SIX, full toss is smashed over the fine-leg boundary for six! The umpire rules it a no-ball! |
14.5 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Shahid Afridi, no run, the FREE HIT is a dot ball! |
14.6 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Shahid Afridi, one run, driven down the ground for a single to end the over. End of over: PAK 139/2 (Mohammad Hafeez 50, Shahid Afridi 16) |
15.1 : Al-Amin Hossain to Shahid Afridi, two runs, whipped to mid-wicket for two. |
15.2 : Al-Amin Hossain to Shahid Afridi, one run, single onto the leg-side. |
15.3 : Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, turned nicely to the fine-leg for four! |
15.4 : Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, full toss is driven through the covers to the boundary for four! 150 is up for Pakistan! |
15.5 : Al-Amin Hossain to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, played to short third-man for a single. |
15.6 : . End of over: Al-Amin Hossain to Shahid Afridi, SIX, smashed over the long-on boundary for six! Great shot to end the over! PAK 157/2 (Mohammad Hafeez 59, Shahid Afridi 25) |
16.1 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, one run, pushed to long-on for a single. |
16.2 : Arafat Sunny to Shahid Afridi, one run, whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
16.3 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, short ball is hooked to the fine-leg boundary for four! |
16.4 : Arafat Sunny to Mohammad Hafeez, OUT, no run, hook shot is caught on the boundary with a spectacular catch! Hafeez is on his way for 64 from 42 balls. |
16.5 : Arafat Sunny to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, cut shot for four more! |
16.6 : Arafat Sunny to Shahid Afridi, one run, pushed to long-on for a single to end te over. End of over: PAK 168/3 (Umar Akmal 0, Shahid Afridi 31) |
17.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Shahid Afridi, SIX, short ball is slapped over mid-off for six! Great batting! |
17.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Shahid Afridi, no run, driven straight to cover for a dot. |
17.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Shahid Afridi, one run, slapped to mid-off for a single. |
17.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Umar Akmal, no run, forward in defence. |
17.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Umar Akmal, OUT, no run, driven on the up straight to Al Hasan at mid-off who takes a comfortable catch. Akmal is on his way second ball for a duck. |
17.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, one run, inside edge for a single to end the over. End of over: PAK 176/4 (Shoaib Malik 1, Shahid Afridi 38) |
18.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shoaib Malik, one run, slapped to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
18.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, smashed through extra cover for four! Wonderful batting! |
18.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shahid Afridi, one run, another single onto the off-side. |
18.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed back to the bowler. |
18.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shoaib Malik, no run |
Shakib Al Hasan to Shoaib Malik, one run, single onto the leg-side. |
18.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Shahid Afridi, SIX, smashed over long-on for a huge six! Great way to finish the over. End of over: 1 over remaining for Pakistan!PAK 189/4 (Shoaib Malik 3, Shahid Afridi 49) |
19.1 : Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, driven through point to the boundary for four! |
19.2 : Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, driven down the ground to the boundary for four! |
19.3 : Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, one run, single onto the off-side. |
19.4 : Taskin Ahmed to Shahid Afridi, OUT, no run, flicked out to deep mid-wicket and caught on the boundary by Madmudullah. He is on his way for 49 from 19 balls including 4 fours and 4 sixes! |
19.5 : Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, two runs, flicked out to deep mid-wicket for two runs! That's the 200 up for Pakistan. 1 ball remaining in the innings! |
19.6 : Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, one run. |
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Pakistan set a total of 201 here in Kolkata after an execellent performance with the bat. Half centuries from Shehzad and Hafeez, as well as a quick fire 49 from Afridi allows Pakistan to reach 200 for onky the second time in their T20 history. |
Join us in 15 minutes for the run chase! |
Bangladesh struggled with the ball, with the bowlers lacking consistancy. Their efforts with the bat will have to be top class to chase down this monster total! End of over: Taskin Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, one run, inside edge for a single to end the over and the innings for Pakistan! PAK 201/5 (Shoaib Malik 15, Imad Wasim 0)
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Pakistan Squad:
Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (c), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan
Bangladesh Squad:
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain