Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Match 43 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Shakib Al Hasan 64(77)
32.1
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, out Caught by Sarfaraz! GONE! Massive wicket! Bangs it in on a back of a length, cross-seamed @139km/h, and it just straightens a little - Shakib tries wristing it through the line into the off-side and gets a thick edge to the 'keeper. Shaheen Afridi gets the MVP of this tournnament, as Shakib ends a prolific World Cup with 606 runs - 67 short of Sachin Tendulkar's record in the 2003 edition. Shakib c Sarfaraz b Shaheen Afridi 64(77) [4s-6]
31.6
Amir to Mahmudullah, no run, seams back in from a back of a length, Mahmudullah gets across to defend, half-cocked - and he gets a thick inside edge onto the groin. Ouch! He's going to need some assistance - good thing it's the last ball of the over.
31.4
Amir to Shakib, no run, short, stays a bit low and Shakib short-arm jabs it to mid-wicket
31.3
Amir to Shakib, no run, 136kph, shaping in at the stumps. Shakib settles for a block down the pitch
31.2
Amir to Shakib, 2 runs, this fuller length delivery stops a bit and Shakib gets into the drive mode early. Ekes out an outside edge which flies behind point
31.1
Amir to Shakib, no run, shortish outside off, chopped to point
30.6
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, 1 run, very full, almost a yorker outside off. Sweetly driven to sweeper cover
30.5
Shaheen Afridi to Mahmudullah, 1 run, goodish length in the channel outside off, Mahmudullah taps it square on the off-side
30.4
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, wide, bombards the pitch hard, but slips it miles down the leg-side
30.3
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, 2 runs, change of pace, keeping it just outside off and Shakib unlocks his bat face to guide it very fine of third man
30.2
Shaheen Afridi to Mahmudullah, 1 run, on the pads, stylish glance to deep square leg
28.2
Shaheen Afridi to Mahmudullah, 1 run, bowls the heavy ball, climbing up just outside off and Mahmudullah opens his bat face to glide it to third man
27.2
Shadab Khan to Shakib, FOUR, Shadab's loses his rhythm and tosses it down leg, all Shakib needed to do was get some bat on it and he does. Sending it past short fine leg
27.1
Shadab Khan to Liton Das, 1 run, Shadab slips the googly, cramps Das, who pulls it away to deep mid-wicket
26.3
Imad Wasim to Shakib, no run, uppish flick, inches short of mid-wicket
26.2
Imad Wasim to Shakib, no run, beaten. Angled quick and it skidded on just outside off, Shakib with his feet still wanted to punch and gets beaten on the outside edge
26.1
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, 1 run, quick and outside off, forced away to sweeper cover
25.3
Shadab Khan to Shakib, no run, slowish just outside off, blocked
25.2
Shadab Khan to Shakib, FOUR, just as I say risk-free cricket, Shakib seems to have heard that and attempts a risky drive. Bashed it hard and airly, fortunately in the gap wide of extra cover
25.1
Shadab Khan to Liton Das, 1 run, drop-and-run single in front of cover. Risk-free cricket
24.4
Imad Wasim to Shakib, no run, worked with the spin to mid-wicket
24.3
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, 1 run, tossed up outside off, pushed through cover
23.6
Shadab Khan to Liton Das, 2 runs, "Two, two" shouted Das after nurdling it to the empty square leg area and comes back for the second comfortably
23.4
Shadab Khan to Liton Das, 1 run, err.. overpitched outside off, driven away to long-off
23.2
Shadab Khan to Shakib, no run, wrong 'un, pitches it around off. Shakib clips it to the left of the bowler, Shadab throws himself and intercepts it
23.1
Shadab Khan to Liton Das, 1 run, flat leg-break outside off, Das makes room and strokes it to sweeper cover
22.4
Imad Wasim to Shakib, FOUR, nothing can be done about outside edges in these phases. Smidgen quicker, plenty of width and Shakib goes hard on the cut. Thick outside edge flies through the vacant slip region before trickling away to the fence
22.3
Imad Wasim to Shakib, no run, Wasim goes wide of the crease and tosses it, gets some side spin which Shakib works it to mid-wicket
22.2
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, 1 run, overpitched marginally, bunted away to long-off
21.1
Shadab Khan to Shakib, no run, "Well bowled Shadeyy" chirps Sarfaraz from behind as Shakib gently nudges it to mid-wicket
20.6
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, no run, Wasim gets a sliver amount of drift, but it's on a shortish length. Das judges it well and punches it to extra cover
20.4
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, 1 run, milks a single to long-on
18.6
Imad Wasim to Shakib, 1 run, fired in quick on off-stump, Shakib goes back and opens the bat face slightly to force it wide of backward point
18.5
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, 1 run, loopy full delivery on the stumps, Liton Das stays leg-side of the delivery and eases the drive to long-off
18.3
Imad Wasim to Shakib, no run, full on off, driven back to the bowler
18.2
Imad Wasim to Shakib, no run, pushed away into the off-side
18.1
Imad Wasim to Liton Das, 1 run, flat outside off, Liton Das times the cut sweetly but Wahab dives full length to his right at backward point and prevents the boundary. A commendable effort that considering he's nursing a broken finger on his right hand
16.6
Imad Wasim to Rahim, no run, full on off, back to the bowler again
16.3
Imad Wasim to Rahim, 1 run, quicker and spinning away ever so slightly, Rahim rocks back and slams the cut square on the off-side
15.5
Riaz to Shakib, no run, I0$ hustles Shakib for pace as he misses the tuck and wears it high on the pads
15.4
Riaz to Rahim, 1 run, angling away at I0$ outside off, Rahim plays the late dab square of third man
15.2
Riaz to Shakib, no run, bowls the lifter at I0$, Shakib gets hurried by the pace and misses the poke on the leg-side, hits him on the glove and rolls into the leg-side
15.1
Riaz to Shakib, no run, short and wide at I0$, Shakib throws the kitchen sink and swishes I1$ thin air
14.6
Shaheen Afridi to Rahim, no run, on a good length and seeking the top of off, Rahim taps it down firmly off the front foot
14.3
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, direct hit and Rahim would have been in trouble! Shakib missed the flick and the ball rolled to mid-wicket off the thigh pad, Rahim almost ran halfway down without consulting his partner and had to rush back to test his luck. Shadab was the fielder and he missed the target at the bowling end
14.3
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, wide, dug in short and well outside off, too high reckons umpire Richard Kettleborough
14.2
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, slams the yorker around off and Shakib squeezes it out back towards the bowler
14.1
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, FOUR, glorious glorious stuff from Shakib! Sees the ball pitch up around his off-stump and the response is a straight firm punch down the ground. Dead straight, no stopping that
13.6
Riaz to Shakib, 1 run, back of a length around the hip, Shakib drops it on the leg-side and calls his partner through for a quick single
13.5
Riaz to Shakib, no run, on a length around off, tapped back to the bowler
13.4
Riaz to Shakib, no run, slanting in from a good length on off, Shakib gets a thick inside edge onto pad on the push-drive
13.3
Riaz to Shakib, 2 runs, looks to flick the back of a length delivery into the leg-side and gets a leading edge that rolls past backward point to his right
13.2
Riaz to Rahim, 1 run, opens the face and runs it down to third man, easy single
12.5
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, full and right in the blockhole around off, Shakib digs it out towards short cover
12.4
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, fiery bumper on the stumps and Shakib ain't interested to take it on
12.3
Shaheen Afridi to Rahim, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Rahim gets on his toes and dabs it straight square of sweeper cover
11.6
Hafeez to Rahim, 2 runs, gets cheky now! Sits on one knee and plays the lap fine past the keeper, Hafeez's pace helps him gather a couple of runs
11.3
Hafeez to Shakib, no run, flat at the stumps, driven straight back to the bowler
11.2
Hafeez to Rahim, 1 run, full again, Rahim rotates his wrists to flick it behind square on the leg-side
10.1
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, fuller and angling in towards off, Shakib plonks a straight bat in defence
9.6
Hafeez to Shakib, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, Shakib works it away down to long-on
9.5
Hafeez to Shakib, 2 runs, flatter one around off, Shakib gets back and flicks it away behind square leg
9.4
Hafeez to Tamim, 1 run, Tamim backs away early and moves around in the crease a bit but Hafeez follows him with a slider. Worked away to deep mid-wicket
9.2
Hafeez to Tamim, 1 run, walks down the track to the slider and chops an inside edge to mid-wicket
8.6
Shaheen Afridi to Tamim, no run, LBW shout from Shaheen but he ain't getting any support on this one. Optimism also has its limits you know. Tamim had shuffled across the stumps for the pull but got hurried by this shortish length ball that pinged him on the thigh outside the line of off stump
8.4
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, total misjudgement on the pull from Shakib, the length wasn't there and he mistimed it totally onto the pitch
8.3
Shaheen Afridi to Shakib, no run, shortish and just outside off, Shakib gets behind the line and defends well
8.2
Shaheen Afridi to Tamim, 1 run, hits the deck with an in-angler, cramping Tamim who works this uppishly through the vacant mid-wicket region. Wide of mid-on who chases it down
7.4
Amir to Shakib, no run, hits the bat hard this time and forces it off the splice towards the point region. Was on a good length just outside off and got it to kick up a bit off the deck as Shakib tried to work across the line. Got into a real tangle
7.3
Amir to Shakib, no run, fuller and straighter this time, Shakib shuffles across and blocks it out
7.2
Amir to Shakib, no run, slash and a miss! On a good length with a hint of extra bounce as Shakib goes hard on the cut stroke. Probably went too hard at it and also got hustled
7.1
Amir to Shakib, FOUR, more runs! Amir strays in line and feeds it on the pads, exactly where most sub-continental batsmen love and Shakib picks it off with a neat flick through mid-wicket
6.6
Hafeez to Shakib, 1 run, very full and around middle, Shakib jams it out towards mid-on
6.5
Hafeez to Shakib, FOUR, poor from Hafeez, after building up the dots, he provides a buffet delivery. A half-tracker on middle and leg, Shakib sits back and pulls it away through the gap at mid-wicket
6.4
Hafeez to Shakib, no run, flatter and no room at all, Shakib backs away and punches it but can't beat extra cover
6.3
Hafeez to Shakib, no run, more loop this time, inviting the drive and Shakib obliges. Off the inside half back towards the bowler once again
6.2
Hafeez to Shakib, no run, tossed up this time around middle and off, Shakib makes a hint of room and forces it back to Hafeez
6.1
Hafeez to Shakib, no run, flatter and outside off, punched off the back foot to the bowler
5.6
Amir to Shakib, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Shakib hangs back and dabs it down to third man to get off the mark
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