Pakistan vs New Zealand Semi Final Champ Trophy

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Fantastic delivery by Bond gets rid of Imran Nazir. This pitch according to Simon Doull and Wasim Akram is a belter, and Bond so far has figures of 1/11 after 4.4 overs. Pakistan are 1/46 after 9.4 overs.

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Butler gets one, and Taylor has both catches, low catch at 1st slip this one. Pakistan 2/61

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Redmond takes a forward diving catch in the outfield, Kamran Akmal goes, and I think Pakistan are in not as a comfortable position as the runs tally suggests. 3/69.

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Easy catch, Ross Taylor claims catch no.3 and Younis Khan is gone. Pakistan are now 4/86 after 20.5. Good bowling change by the skipper to bring himself on. Umar Akmal, younger brother of Kamran, comes to the crease.

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Halfway point and Pakistan are 4/102

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4/152 after 37.1, and if Afridi fires, then they may get to 270 yet.

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"If" Afridi gets in

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"If" Afridi gets in

And here he comes, as Mills gets Yousuf by helping the ball onto the stumps. 5/166 after 39 overs.

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Bad call from Simon Taufel of all people Akmal tries the sweep off a ginger looking Vettori, gets a little inside edge onto pad and is given out lbw. 6/181.

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Well, a stupid shot from Afridi - he can smash a ball a mile but instead tries to play a glide and feathers it to the keeper.

And in an instant, Pakistan are in trouble at 7/183.

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Umar Gul heads back to the sheds, another good bit of fielding, this time by Broom who takes the catch. 8/192 after 43.3.

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Guptill joins in on the catches, another silly shot. This one was by Naved. 9/198.

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Vettori finishes with figures of 3/43. Five overs left with the score as above.

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Aamer has clubbed a couple of fours off of Bond, pretty decent for a 17 year old.

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And another four from Aamer off Bond, 9/213 after 47.

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After his first five overs conceded 11 runs, Bonds' last 5 conceded 43. Pakistan are now 9/227 with one over left.

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Only 6 conceded off the last over by Mills, Pakistan finish on 9/233 - partnership unbeaten 35 for the last wicket.

Wicket takers:
Mills 1/46
Bond 1/54
Butler 4/44
Vettori 3/43

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NZ 7/234 defeat Pakistan by 5 wickets with 14 balls to spare

Elliott 75 not out
Vettori 41