Just 11 Overs gone and they are 6 down. Pathan must help Peitersen to stay for a long period of time at the crease. Great works SR. This story is great.
Pathan and Kp now had to the most hardest thing...stabilize the innings as well score runs to put a good target to defend....Pathan looked positive and he supported KP really well...KP and Pathan both went after Aussie bowlers...Pathan played some glorious strokes down the ground....he was smashing everyone for a boundary..but at the same time they both rotated the strike so that the bowlers dont get settle easily....KP was looking in his dangerous form...he played some great shot to his Hampshire team mate Shane Warne....Punter had to think a lot on his strategies now...bowling changes in the form of Hopes and Symonds were not effective....
KP and Pathan made all important 90 runs partnership...Pathan played a really matured innings...the most important partnership for World XI
Pietersen reached his century in the last over with a great uppish cut to Shane Warne...KP became the second man in T20 international history to score a century....first being Chris Gayle....
Warne striked atlast...Warne got his first wicket of the evening in his last spell...he got the wicket of Pathan who played an outstanding innings....Pathan was fooled by a short pitch ball no bouncing at all...Pathan was bowled by Warne..Vettori came in and took a couple of the first ball and wasted the last 2 balls of the over....
AT the end World XI were able to make 177 with the lost of 7 wickets in 20 overs....
Australia had to chase 178 in 20 overs....Gilchrist and Hayden opened the batting...Gilly's intention was to finish it quickly...the first ball he tried to go over the top but couldn't time it and got a couple...but soon he was bowled unluckily by BOnd...the ball was short pitched and it didn't bounce as much as Gilly expected and he was bowled...World XI celebrated....Aussie 2/1
Punter and Hayden had to play well against Pathan and Bond...Bond and Pathan were bowling superbly...Pathan was able to swing the ball...Punter looked in some great formed...he played some great shots against Pathan...but Bond got better of him....Punter edged a ball to Ashraful standing in the slip made no mistake...Aussie were in trouble...21/2....
Hayden and Hussey had to play well .....they both played a great innings...they stabilized the innings as well as took the advantage of the fielding....Hussey and Hayden both played some great shots ....Vettori was bought into the attack in 7th over....he went for 7 runs....Hayden is in good nick with 31 not out....
Brief Scorecard....
A.Gilchrist b Bond 2
M.Hayden 31*
R.Ponting c Ashraful b Bond 11
M.Hussey 7*
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