White got enough bat on his pull shot against Irfan Pathan to hit the only six of the innings as 15 came from the 16th over to help the Irish to three figures, something that looked distinctly remote at 48-5 in the 10th.

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But he lasted just two overs on Tuesday, hanging his bat outside off-stump almost in practice at a cut shot - and edging the ball behind.

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Pakistan's total of 239-7 having opted to bat first did not look sufficient, despite a slow pitch that made shot-making difficult.

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He got the bat back and delivered another big blow in the seventh, driving a towering shot to the street beyond the right-field bleachers for a three-run homer off Brian Omogrosso.

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Before, batsmen could play with their pads, usually with the bat tucked in behind, so they would be deemed to be playing a shot, despite having no real intention of hitting the ball.

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Nix might have gotten his shot Monday night, when Romine was hit in the head by a bat on a backswing.

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Proteas skipper Graeme Smith decided at the last moment not to attempt a shot outside the off-stump, but was unable to withdraw his bat in time and the deflection crashed into the stumps.

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