The second ICC World Twenty20 was held in England and Pakistan won the coveted trophy after beating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets at Lord’s, London, on June 21, 2009.
The Green Shirts were led by the prominent middle order batsman, Younis Khan and the team touched the heights in the shortest version of the game. A total of 12 teams participated in the tournament, nine of them were the regular Test playing countries and three associate nations made their way in the tournament.
Below, we will highlight the performance of the Pakistan team in the event.
1- Vs. England played at Kennington Oval, London, on June 7, 2009.
Scores
England – 5-185, Kevin Pietersen 58 (38b 3×6 5×4), Luke Wright 34 (16b 1×6 6×4), Owais Shah 33 (32b 1×6 3×4), Saeed Ajmal 2-23, Umar Gul 2-37.
Pakistan – 7-137, Younis Khan 46* (31b 5×4), Salman Butt 28 (23b 5×4), Shoaib Malik 20 (21b 1×4), Stuart Broad 3-17, Dimitri Mascarenhas 1-14.
Player of the match – Luke Wright (England)
Result – England won by 48 runs.
2- Vs. Netherland on June 9, 2009, played at Lord’s, London.
Scores
Pakistan – 5-175, Kamran Akmal 41 (30b, 2×6 3×4), Younis Khan 36 (20b 3×6), Misbah-Ul-Haq 31* (20b 3×4), Pieter Seelar 2-36, Dirk Nannes 1-26.
Netherlands – 93 in 17.3 overs, Alexei Kervezee 21 (29b 1×4), Ryan ten Doeschate 14 (10b 1×6), Darron Reekers 13 (6b 3×4), Shahid Afridi 4-11, Saeed Ajmal 3-20.
Player of the match – Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
Result – Pakistan won by 82 runs.
3- Vs. Sri Lanka, played at Lord’s, London, on June 12, 2009.
Scores
Sri Lanka – 7-150, Tillakaratne Dilshan 46 (39b 8×4), Sanath Jayasuriya 26 (24b 1×6 2×4), Mahela Jayawardene 19 (18b 2×4), Shahid Afridi 2-23, Saeed Ajmal 2-26.
Pakistan – 9-131, Younis Khan 50 (37b 4×4), Shoaib Malik 28 (20b 5×4), Misbah-Ul-Haq 21 (28b), Lasith Malinga 3-17, Muttiah Muralitharan 2-28.
Player of the match – Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
Result – Sri Lanka won by 19 runs.
4- Vs. New Zealand, played at Kennington Oval, London, on June 13, 2009.
New Zealand – 99 all out in 18.3 overs, Scott Styris 22 (29b 1×6), Aaron Redmond 15 (14b 2×4), Umar Gul 5-6, Abdul Razzaq 2-17.
Pakistan – 4-100 in 13.1 overs, Shahzaib Hasan 35 (28b 2×6 4×4), Shahid Afridi 29* (18b 3×4), Kamran Akmal 19 (14b 1×6 1×4), Daniel Vettori 2-20, Kyle Mills 1-28.
Player of the match – Umar Gul (Pakistan)
Result – Pakistan won by 6 wickets.
5- Vs. Ireland, played at Kennington Oval, London, on June 15, 2009.
Scores
Pakistan – 5-159, Kamran Akmal 57 (51b 1×6 5×4), Shahid Afridi 24 (13b 3×4), Shahzaib Hasan 23 (19b 1×6 3×4), Kyle McCallan 2-26, Regan West 1-33.
Ireland – 9-120, William Porterfield 40 (36b 2×4), Kevin O’Brien 26 (30b 1×4), Saeed Ajmal 4-19, Umar Gul 2-19.
Player of the match – Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
Result – Pakistan won by 39 runs.
Semi –Final vs. South Africa, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on June 18, 2009.
Scores
Pakistan – 4-149, Shahid Afridi 51 (34b 8×4), Shoaib Malik 34 (39b 2×4), Younis Khan 24* (18b 1×4), Jean-Paul-Duminy 1-14, Wayne Parnell 1-26.
South Africa – 5-142, Jacques Kallis 64 (54b 1×6 7×4), Duminy 44* (39b 1×6 3×4), Shahid Afridi 2-16, Saeed Ajmal 1-23.
Player of the match – Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Result – Pakistan won by 7 runs.
Final vs. Sri Lanka, played at Lord’s, London, on June 21, 2009.
Scores
Sri Lanka – 6-138, Kumar Sangakkara 64* (52b 7×4), Angelo Mathews 35 (24b 1×6 3×4), Abdul Razzaq 3-20, Shahid Afridi 1-20.
Pakistan – 2-139, Shahid Afridi 54* (40b 2×6 2×4), Kamran Akmal 37 (28b 2×6 2×4), Shoaib Malik 24* (22b 1×4), Jayasuriya 1-8, Muralitharan 1-20.
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