ICC World Twenty20 Group B: Pakistan 175-5 (20 ovs) bt Netherlands 93 (17.3 ovs) by 82 runs
10 June 2009
Pakistan secured a place in the Super Eight phase of the World Twenty20 after thrashing the Netherlands by 82 runs.
Kamran Akmal (41) fired two sixes and Younus Khan (36) hit three as Pakistan made 175-5 after opting to bat first.
The target of 176 was effectively 151 for the Netherlands to go through and eliminate Pakistan on run-rate.
But spinners Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi both took two wickets in three balls and Akmal four superb stumpings, as the minnows were routed for 93.
In such an important contest following their 48-run defeat against England, all the batsmen contributed in the Pakistan innings.
Even when the runs began to dry up in the middle, Misbah ul-Haq came in at the start of the 14th over and soon hit the first boundary for 30 balls.
The 18th over proved the most prolific, Younus wielding two sixes, one smartly caught by a sprightly member in the pavilion.
After Younus holed out to long-on, Misbah hit the final ball of the over down the ground for four more.
Kamran Akmal (41) fired two sixes and Younus Khan (36) hit three as Pakistan made 175-5 after opting to bat first.
The target of 176 was effectively 151 for the Netherlands to go through and eliminate Pakistan on run-rate.
But spinners Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi both took two wickets in three balls and Akmal four superb stumpings, as the minnows were routed for 93.
In such an important contest following their 48-run defeat against England, all the batsmen contributed in the Pakistan innings.
Even when the runs began to dry up in the middle, Misbah ul-Haq came in at the start of the 14th over and soon hit the first boundary for 30 balls.
The 18th over proved the most prolific, Younus wielding two sixes, one smartly caught by a sprightly member in the pavilion.
After Younus holed out to long-on, Misbah hit the final ball of the over down the ground for four more.
source: bbc.com/sports
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