Friday, July 19, 2013

West Indies steal tie off panicked Pakistan

Pakistan 229 for 6 (Misbah 75, Akmal 40*) tied with West Indies 229 for 9 (Simmons 75, Samuels 46, Holder 19*, Ajmal 3-36)

After 97 overs of play, Pakistan were clearly the better side on the day, and by some distance. Needing 39 off the last three then, with only two wickets in hand, West Indies managed to induce an almighty panic in the Pakistan ranks, which included the first boundary hit off Saeed Ajmal - three came in one cluster now; a fielder failing to pick the ball in the deep, costing them three runs; poor field settings in the last over with 15 to defend against the last pair; and then an easy run-out fluffed last ball to allow West Indies a tie. West Indies celebrated as if they had won, and Pakistan were crestfallen, which was about right. 
 
Misbah 75 v West Indies

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