00:01that was the plan surprise him with a short delivery have a look at this this
00:10is umar akmal taking the bowler off Watson to his talent oh wow wow slam
00:24bang what a shot almost took his brother with that straight drive did he pack a punch or what
00:38good reaction from shane watson one step towards the bowler 86
00:45good shot and critical to find that gap as well on the offside such a great talent umar akmal great
00:52hand-eye coordination fearless approach making it into a full toss at fuller length from watson
00:57and getting it past the man at cover
01:01and always you'll find teams the batting units deciding before the match starts
01:05who are the bowlers that look to target positions there you see once again this
01:11time over square leg and that'll go all the way to the fence you can see the talent straight away
01:20coming into the right hand and cross seam delivery good position bye
01:26umar akmal is looking good in these conditions
01:31that's how good he is that'll go all the way goes on the leg side it's a short boundary but
01:38the fielder
01:48good trick and he just advances the there's another full toss this time it's got the treatment that it deserved
02:00that's a poor delivery once again trying to bowl the orca and a hip height full toss
02:07australia just losing the plot for a last three four overs the trophy hit going for a six
02:13this time through the offside
02:17that could have been the first rongan against two right-handers is a bit of a gamble that's where he's
02:22going it's a small six in t20 power 103 for two and this partnership getting better and better
02:31part-time bowler full delivery an execution fantastic as sanjay said a short six
02:38on just 65 meters
02:42well he's got it through this time in the last over they couldn't find the gap between
02:48bowling
02:50width no spin and bowl two good batsman look how far he's got back on the crease
02:55and at the point fielder
02:59170.4 strike rate for umar akmal and how well he's played
03:02short ball once again and it's got the treatment
03:05this time not a small six but a big one
03:10fantastic knock by umar akmal 52 of just 28 deliveries and what a game changer it has been
03:17it's the 121st six of the tournament but a very important one for pakistan
03:24that's what you call a proper six not a great delivery once more let's look at uh which zone it
03:30gets into
03:31the yellow zone i thought it would have been bigger smart when it came to playing the spinners
03:36and just marking out bonus to go after 75 meter mal 185
03:45once again very strong on the onside there looking at the conditions
03:50very good shot superb timing
03:53terrific batting display another boundary for umar akmal this was as good as anyone just allowing the ball to
04:00come on to him opening the face quality just transferring the weight of the back foot
04:06very very good
04:09there won't be the coolness of the evening to make it easier for the batsman
04:14well played he's been the star so far umar akmal gets a single
04:20tosses that one up again good ball gets another single
04:30and morans are just using the pace really has paced this innings beautifully
04:36has been a combination of big shots
04:44now he's placing the ball well
04:50so single to keep the strike and kultenile
04:53and that's heaped away on the onside he's finding the boundaries at regular intervals umar akmal
05:00because he just clears the infield it's going to be four
05:04kultenile is slightly on his length and a brilliant from pakistan's point of view after losing two early wickets
05:20smart cricket just uh taking the single oh well struck beautifully struck
05:28it's almost gone the distance one bounce over the rope
05:32yeah mitchell stark aiming for a yorker he misses out and the way these guys are playing there's just
05:38no margin for error error whatsoever really it's been an exhibition of batting from umar akmal
05:46a lot of common sense there's a lot of uh intentions and brilliant stroke play
05:59whoa this is not a mickey mouse six this is gigantic
06:05it's right into the back rows and this little man 12 short of 100 now
06:14fractionally lose here from mitchell stark not getting the yorker right
06:18let's see where he puts this one
06:22right out of the screws
06:2591 meters goes way way back and he enjoy that
06:37bollinger
06:43that's in the air and just short of
06:48that's in the air it won't go the distance
06:52and falling
06:53hits that back down the ground no timing over of the innings
07:00and here goes akmal
07:03he's not got it right long on will take the catch
07:08maxwell making no mistake but a brilliant brilliant innings from umar akmal comes to an end he'll be
07:15disappointed the opportunity was there it was a full toss
07:21but a power-packed innings there's 94 from just 54 it's 180 for five
07:27yeah he's played so well particularly over that with wicked side he gets a low full toss but i really
07:31think he's hampered now by the cramp or whatever he's getting he knows even though it was outside
07:36off stump was still there to go maxwell great fielder makes no mistake there was so close having
07:42played a superb knock
07:50as he leave to a standing ovation
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