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05-08-2010, 04:47 PM
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Pakistan OUT from WorldT20
It was a poor decision from **** to take the run, he should have aimed to finish it with one strike - trusting his strengths and backing himself to do the job for Pak. But this is what pressure can do, it makes great men to have a brain freeze. Still one has to laud **** for the way he shepherded the entire innings and almost took his side through.
Butler: Two overs to go, I wasn't sure that I was going to bowl. This victory means a lot for the guys. What an absolutely thrilling game between these two! When New Zealand had reduced Pakistan to 59/5, many among the Kiwis smelled their first ever victory over Pakistan in T20s. However, a blistering cameo from Abdul Razzaq and a gritty rearguard action took Pakistan on the verge of victory. However, when Nathan McCullum dismissed Razzaq in the second last over, New Zealand came right back into the contest. However, Butler bowled an absolutely brilliant last over as New Zealand held their nerve and managed to win by one run. All hail Ian Butler for that superb over. It was a great match and one that will be remembered for a long time. Ian Butler is the Man of the Match for his wonderful bowling spell of 3/19 Vettori: The nerves are not too bad. We gave ourselves a chance with a spirited bowling performances. The changes in the team worked as Mills and Butler won the game for us. We managed to s**** through considering the fact that Pakistan bowling is very good. Afridi: This is a good game. Salman **** played a mature innings but NZ bowled well in the first six overs. Rehman, Hafeez and Ajmal bowled well and got the wickets at a crucial time. We will play the next game with the same attitude and hope for a happy ending. Food for thought - 1. If Billy Doctrove had given Nathan McCullum out, Pak would have won comfortably. 2. If Vettori had not sacrificed himself of the penultimate ball of the innings, Nathan would not have been on strike - remember that the last ball went for a 6. Something for you all to chew on as we wait for the presentation.... This has been an absolute cliffhanger. Even our nerves are on edge. Rehman's last ball dismissal will haunt him for a very long time to come. This has been a wonderful match and I can only hope that the next match between England and South Africa is even more exciting. This is the match that will give life to the World Cup. ----------------------------------------------- Barbados: Defending champions Pakistan crashed out of the T20 World Cup in a thrilling last ball finish against New Zealand on Saturday. Chasing 134, Pakistan fell short by one run. Full match report to follow  Abdur Rehman and Mohammad Sami took two wickets apiece as defending champions Pakistan did extremely well to restrict New Zealand to a modest 133 for seven in their must-win Super Eights game in the T20 Cricket World Cup on Saturday. Even that total would have been hard to achieve had skipper Daniel Vettori, who struck some lusty blows during his fighting 34-ball 38, and Scott Styris (21) not produced 40 runs for the fifth wicket. Both the teams are in a do-or-die situation having lost their first games. Faced with the ignominy of being cast out of the semifinals, which they had qualified for in 2007 and 2009 editions, Shahid Afridi's men rose to challenge and produced some professional cricket to keep themselves in contention. Sami, who replaced Mohammad Asif in the eleven, drew the first blood, removing Jesse Ryder in the fourth over the innings. If runs had been bleeding when the fast bowlers in operation, it dried up when Afridi introduced Rehman (2/19) and Mohammad Hafeez (3-0-11-0) into the attack. The spin duo barely conceded 30 runs in six overs during the period of Kiwi uncertainty. The spinner had the Kiwis in a bind, even bottling up the adventurous Brendon McCullum (33), who eventually perished to a slog-sweep off Rehman which was gobbled up by Sami at long leg. Moments before McCullum perished, Martin Guptill, who scratched around for 10 deliveries, had holed out to Umar Akmal off Rehman. And when Ross Taylor's demised in the 10th over, the writing was on the wall for New Zealand. The Kiwis wilted as the scoring rate dipped and the pressure mounted in the death overs. Styris, who was castled by Afridi, Hokins, who holed out to Rehman in the deep off Afridi, fell in quick succession. If Afridi had stunned the connoisseurs with his bizarre captaincy in the game against England, he led from the front today, intelligently rotating, brining the spinners into play when the Kiwis were just about getting into the groove. Teams: Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (C), Salman ****, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Sami. New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (C), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Gareth Hopkins, Ian Butler, Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Shane Bond. 
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05-09-2010, 06:15 AM
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 New Zealand players celebrate after winning on the last ball at the end of the ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. New Zealand won by one run. (AFP Photo)
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05-09-2010, 06:15 AM
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 New Zealand bowler Ian Butler celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi (R) during the ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AFP Photo)
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05-09-2010, 06:15 AM
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 New Zealand cricketer Gareth Hopkins looks on as Pakistani cricketer Salman **** plays a shot during The ICC World Twenty20 Super 8 match between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AFP Photo)
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05-09-2010, 06:15 AM
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 New Zealand bowler Kyle Mills celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal during the ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AFP Photo)
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