Pallekele : New Zealand plundered a remarkable 100 runs from the last five overs against Pakistan with Ross Taylor ending unbeaten on 131 and the Kiwis posting 302 for 7. In return none of the Pakistani batsmen managed to negotiate the swing and were sent back cheaply. Razzaq and Gul delayed the inevitable with a record ninth wicket stand of 66 for Pakistan in World Cups, but it proved to be a bridge too far and Pakistan lost by 110 runs.
Even after losing their early wickets New Zealand batsman played well. Century from Ross Taylor and half century from Guptill made the Kiwis to set up a target of 302 for their opponent team Pakistan. Oram smashed 25 runs of 9 balls with three sixers and one four.
Ross Taylor was the key batsman for the kiwis who scored (131 runs of 124 balls) which consisted of eight boundaries and seven sixers. Opener Guptill scored (57 runs of 86 balls) with six boundaries in it.
Umar Gul was the top wicket taker, who took three wickets of the Kiwis team with an economy rate of 3.20, While Rehman, Akhtar, Afridi and Hafeez managed to take a wicket each.
Brilliant bowling from Southee and Mills made the Pakistani batsman to return to the pavillion in the early overs of the Pakistan innnings. Both the openers Hafeez and Shehzad were dismissed for leg before. Even the experienced batsman such as Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi were dismissed without scoring much for the Pakistan team.
Abdul Razzaq and Umar Akmal was the top scorer from the Pakistan team. Razzaq scored (62runs out of 74 balls) with nine boundaries in it. Akmal scored (38runs out of 58 balls)
Southee was the top wicket taker from the Kiwis team, Who took three wickets with an economy rate of 3.12 . Styris, Mills and McCullum took two wickets each.
"I don't have any excuses to give, we did not bowl well, we did not field well. Fielding is one area where we can win a lot of matches, I am confident of my team and we will bounce back. Ross Taylor played a great innings, we are playing a World Cup against teams that have prepared well and we need to be more careful from here on."Afridi said.
"Ross' innings was one of the best innings that I have ever seen. We managed to pick wickets early that put pressure on them, and they did not manage to come back from there. The dew was a bit more than we actually thought, the outfield is slippery."Southee said.
"To have them six down in 20 odd overs was great, credit to our bowlers. The ball nipped around with the dew and with Razzaq playing the way he did, the bowlers found it difficult. Nathan and Jacob came in and supported me with the bat. Dan in our team meeting told us to pull our socks' and play to our potentials."Ross Taylor said.
Toss : New Zealand, who chose to bat
Points : New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0
Scores : New Zealand 302/7 (50 ov) Pakistan 192 (41.4 ov)
Player of the match : Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
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Even after losing their early wickets New Zealand batsman played well. Century from Ross Taylor and half century from Guptill made the Kiwis to set up a target of 302 for their opponent team Pakistan. Oram smashed 25 runs of 9 balls with three sixers and one four.
Ross Taylor was the key batsman for the kiwis who scored (131 runs of 124 balls) which consisted of eight boundaries and seven sixers. Opener Guptill scored (57 runs of 86 balls) with six boundaries in it.
Umar Gul was the top wicket taker, who took three wickets of the Kiwis team with an economy rate of 3.20, While Rehman, Akhtar, Afridi and Hafeez managed to take a wicket each.
Brilliant bowling from Southee and Mills made the Pakistani batsman to return to the pavillion in the early overs of the Pakistan innnings. Both the openers Hafeez and Shehzad were dismissed for leg before. Even the experienced batsman such as Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi were dismissed without scoring much for the Pakistan team.
Abdul Razzaq and Umar Akmal was the top scorer from the Pakistan team. Razzaq scored (62runs out of 74 balls) with nine boundaries in it. Akmal scored (38runs out of 58 balls)
Southee was the top wicket taker from the Kiwis team, Who took three wickets with an economy rate of 3.12 . Styris, Mills and McCullum took two wickets each.
"I don't have any excuses to give, we did not bowl well, we did not field well. Fielding is one area where we can win a lot of matches, I am confident of my team and we will bounce back. Ross Taylor played a great innings, we are playing a World Cup against teams that have prepared well and we need to be more careful from here on."Afridi said.
"Ross' innings was one of the best innings that I have ever seen. We managed to pick wickets early that put pressure on them, and they did not manage to come back from there. The dew was a bit more than we actually thought, the outfield is slippery."Southee said.
"To have them six down in 20 odd overs was great, credit to our bowlers. The ball nipped around with the dew and with Razzaq playing the way he did, the bowlers found it difficult. Nathan and Jacob came in and supported me with the bat. Dan in our team meeting told us to pull our socks' and play to our potentials."Ross Taylor said.
Toss : New Zealand, who chose to bat
Points : New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0
Scores : New Zealand 302/7 (50 ov) Pakistan 192 (41.4 ov)
Player of the match : Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
Also see : Big loss for England and Big Gain for Australia!
Kevin Pietersen Out of World Cup 2011
All round performance by Yuvraj singh leads team India to victory
Bengaluru to have a new cricket Stadium
