ICC World Twenty20 - Hero of the day: Misbah ul Haq

A lot of competition today for Hero. Sanath Jayasuriya hit 88 off 44 balls, with 11 fours and four sixes, which is pretty fine, but it was in a poor match. Sri Lanka really did walk it against Kenya. Australia's Nathan Bracken took three for 22 against England and was awarded Man of the Match, but that again was quite a poor match - England were limp and feeble, and Australia had certainly learned lessons from their defeat against Zimbabwe.

Although rain intruded in the first innings, the match that set the day alight was Pakistan against India. As might be expected Shahid Afridi was explosive with the ball, but his colleague Mohammad Asif with four for 18 was the pure class of the field. Despite that fine performance, Misbah ul Haq is my hero - fantastic batting at the end of the Pakistan innings. The match ended in a tie and praise should go to Sreesanth for bowling the last over with skill and calmness.

Dougie Brown also gets a mention for remaining steadfastedly good-humoured on commentary even after it was sure that Scotland were going home.

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