googly eventually does the trick. Coulter-Nile cleared his front leg and looked to smashed it hard over long-on, so hard that the bat comes off his hands, he ends up missing the ball and the sound of timber seals the game for Pakistan
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st T20I at Abu Dhabi, PAK v AUS, Oct 24 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That's all from our side for this game. We will see you soon. Have a good night.
Sarfraz Ahmed: Our bowling attack is good, so we try to put some runs on the board and back ourselves to defend. We have some batsman who can hit big, that's why I promoted some of the guys up the batting order. But Babar Azam and Hafeez batted beautifully. We always try to take wickets when we have the ball in our hands.
Aaron Finch: It's pretty embarrassing, to be fair. I think we were a little bit one-dimensional while batting, but that's a learning experience. I think we bowled really well. I was very happy with the way we bowl. They have got a lot of variety in their bowling.
Imad Wasim: I think it is a result of my hard work. A comeback was never easy. I focused on the basics at the start, tried to bowl wicket-to-wicket and I got lucky today. I try to think every game as a last game. I would try to carry this forward.
11.25pm Time for the presentation ceremony. Imad Wasim is the Man-of-the-Match.
Ghulam Mustafa: "So Pak stand at No.1 in T20I. Outplayed Ausis"
Gaurav Madan: "Clearly Australia don't fancy Pakistan. 5 off their 7 lowest totals have come against them."
Arman: "Pakistan did win thanks to their potent bowling , but they have serious questions to answer regarding their middle/lower batting order."
Runnaway: "So 139 for 17 wickets.... Also what's the most bowled in a t20 innings (we have 6 tonight)!! " -- That's the joint-most.
Yahya: "Thrashed.... Pak looks like to b 15 runs short but proved again that they are the best bowling unit for a reason "
11.10pm It was not a big target to chase, but Imad Wasim rocked Australia's innings by removing both openers in the first over of the innings. Faheem Ashraf too got into the act as Australia lost six wickets within the Powerplay. After that, it was just a matter of time. Nathan Coulter-Nile showed some resistance down the order but that only ensured Australia didn't get bowled out for their lowest T20I total.
fuller outside off, hits it towards extra cover
another wrong'un, pushes at it and gets beaten again
googly, Stanlake has no idea as it goes past him and beats him outside off
tossed up on stumps, defended towards extra cover
Shadab now
short of length outside off, Coulter-Nile goes back and gives himself a little bit of room to smash it past deep backward point for four
length ball, around middle and off, looks to go over mid-on but ends up mistiming it towards mid-off
Around the wicket
short of length outside off, looks to pull it away but ends up toe-edging it towards extra cover
fuller on stumps, Stanlake punches it back towards the bowler, who stops it in his run-up
slower one, once again fails to middle it and ends up dragging it towards midwicket
back of length outside off, sliced over extra cover for four. Not from the middle of the bat, I must say
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length ball, angling in from around the wicket, the batsman fails to get his bat on it and the middle stumps is lying flat on the ground. Pakistan one wicket away
length ball, outside off from around the wicket, slapped towards mid-off who dives over the ball and lets it go through for a boundary, Faheem Ashraf the fielder
fuller around middle and leg, worked away towards deep midwicket for a couple
Andrew Tye, the new batsman. Looked like they didn't cross
slower one, Zampa looks to go aerial, gets more height than distance but Hasan Ali almost made a mess of it there. Misjudged it completely at long-on as he came in charging, had to undo his steps in the ends and pedal back, eventually he takes it overhead, tumbling backwards
short of length, angled towards the batsman who looks to hoick it away, misses
length ball around off, defended awkwardly towards point
Shaheen, around the wicket
googly this time, Couler-Nile goes back and pulls it wide of the long-on fielder for back to back fours
flatter and quicker outside off, Coulter-Nile cuts it past short third man for four. Sarfraz is not happy with his bowler there
short of length outside off, punched towards point for a quick single