SAEED ANWAR 83 VS NETHERLANDS @ LAHORE IN 1996
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00:00The favour to Said Anwar, down the track again, and that's gone through mid-off for four.
00:09The bowler didn't really deserve that and he's furious.
00:17Said Anwar drives, it's a little lappish but it's going to be four runs.
00:23Very family hit, four more to Pakistan and four more to him.
00:30Punishment for over-pitching here. Janssen just bowling a long half-volley,
00:35upside the off-stump, the ball went in the air slightly because Said's right foot didn't go the whole way to it.
00:42As we see it again, you'll see the bat goes there, the right foot's anchored on leg-stump,
00:46caused a little bit of over-balancing but he certainly middled it and raced away for four.
00:53Janssen now to Said again, and that's a lovely shot, could be a six, yes it is.
01:01Over long on, a magnificent shot which brings the crowd to their feet, the flags are waving.
01:08There they are, and they're all absolutely delighted, that's what they've come to see and that's what they've got.
01:15Said Anwar cutting loose now, 4-1 ball, six the next, perfectly timed.
01:24And three or four metres over the rope.
01:30Plays it uppishly but over the heads of the gully fielder there and it's gone for four,
01:36over the third man boundary.
01:40And that's the 50 partnership.
01:45It certainly went high over Cantrell's head but the impression I got was that he didn't see it as it left the bat,
01:53not that it would have helped him because it was too high, seemed to be going in the wrong direction.
01:59But a good partnership from these two, ball drifting away, he had very little control over it when he hit it
02:06other than knowing that he was getting it up and over the fielder's head.
02:11Oh and he's dropped.
02:15Well that's interesting because that was a seven ball over, Katie Francis slipping the extra ball in for no real reason
02:23and that might have just cost Pakistan a wicket.
02:26That's the end of the 18th over, the score 65-4.
02:30The score 65-4.
02:37That's a beautiful shot from Syed Anwar, he's hit that on the up,
02:41it's wide of off stump, you beat the man at cover and it raced away for four.
02:45That was a magnificent shot.
02:48He waited for it and then played it to perfection.
02:52There the Pakistani supporters cheering this shot which on the up,
02:58Syed Anwar playing away from his body and picking the right spot.
03:08Down the wicket and over the top of cover, will it carry all the way?
03:12Just one bounce for good use of the feet there from Syed Anwar and that's 50.
03:18Yes, that was a magnificent shot because coming down to a spinner and then placing that shot,
03:23you need adjustment which he did and one bounce over the fence, that's his 50.
03:29The crowd is delighted with that performance but there he is, Amir Suhail,
03:35Syed Anwar, we'll see this shot, there he is, waiting for the ball and then going through the shot,
03:41making sure that the placement is there, bisecting those two fielders on the bundline,
03:46one at long off and one wide-ish mid-off.
03:51That shot also brought up the Pakistan 100.
03:57And again through the onside this time and how's the placement on this occasion?
04:01A good contest but the ball wins the race.
04:04Four more to Syed Anwar and Pakistan's through now to 104 for one after 25.
04:11Convincingly, there's the shot of the previous over which again beautifully placed by Syed.
04:21Here we go again.
04:24Yeah, six more.
04:26Difficult for long off, he didn't quite know whether it was going or not, Cantrell the fielder.
04:34This crowd just loving it.
04:37That's what they've come to see, Peter Cantrell down there on the long off boundary.
04:43Even if he'd been right back on the road, the ball would still have cleared him.
04:48It's quite a cleaner strike as Inzamans.
04:51Yes.
05:02The first ball from the new bowler.
05:05Khalkha just clipped away for four.
05:08Welcome to the World Cup.
05:10Yes, indeed. He's bowling to a couple of players now that look to be in pretty good touch.
05:14Syed Anwar.
05:17All left-handers love it there, don't they? Just on the pads.
05:21Well, this could well be the last over.
05:27Of the day's play, depending on how accurately it's bowled.
05:34There's four.
05:36So it's going to be bowled pretty accurately now, not to be.
05:42Well, there's a learning curve for Holland and I'm sure each day that they play cricket in this tournament, they're learning something.
05:48Eric Khalkha is learning that you do not bowl to very good left-handers on their pads.
05:53That is just a free hit. You've got your man up inside the circle at fine leg.
05:58And that's just a gimme four.
06:19Just two to win then.
06:22Brings everybody in to save one.
06:26I don't think that's...
06:29...going to frighten Syed.
06:49Oh!
06:51That was pretty predictable.
06:53Six as well.
06:55So they take the score.
06:58Right through to 151.
07:00An eight wicket victory.
07:03Pretty emphatic.
07:05And...
07:07...as expected, I think it's fair to say.
07:11A good crowd here at Lahore.
07:13They've witnessed a pretty authoritative performance from the home side, Pakistan.
07:17They were expected to win this match and win it quite comfortably.
07:20Well, I've done that.
07:21And the last shot from Syed Anwar.
07:24That just demonstrates the dominance they've had in the match.
07:27He's prepared to go over the top to finish the game.
07:30And over the top he goes all the way.
07:32So it has been a good day.