Having launched his third legside maximum, Collingwood needed 12 from the final over to reach his century but was run-out by an alert bowler Johnston at the stumps looking for a quick single third ball.
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Poor shot selection saw three wickets fall in the first 14 deliveries while Naeem, who had launched Darren Sammy over mid-wicket, was needlessly run out trying to scamper a single after the ball had whistled through to the wicketkeeper.
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Clarke's attempt to get a winning single off the penultimate ball of the match was then thwarted.
Ricky Ponting was a little bit too busy as he attempted a scampered single from his sixth ball faced.
But, amidst scenes of great tension, he and Keith Barker finally scrambled the winning single off the last ball.
Jeetan Patel had levelled the scores with a single off the fifth ball of the over, and Vettori won it in style with a four through point.
Guha scampered a single off the first ball, but captain Clare Connor, attempting to chip over mid-on, provided Kirsten Pike with a chance and the fielder took a fine running catch.
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They had Johnston to thank for their early success, as he bowled all four of his overs in a single spell with the new ball.
He came within inches of reaching his fifty with a lofted straight six - the hit off Kumble landing just inside the ropes and going for four - but calmly recorded it next ball with a single.
Anthony Rizzo grounded a single up the middle, the ball bounding into center to score two more runs.
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Rookie David Phelps started for the Yankees, throwing 3.2 innings of no-hit ball before allowing an RBI single.
Had the bowler chosen to keep the ball, and allow the single, the game would have been decided by a one-over eliminator.
Buck also had an RBI single three batters after Davis crushed a ball just short of the bridge beyond the bullpens in right-center.
Vaughan was bowled off a no-ball and managed only a single in his 15 minutes at the crease before edging Billy Taylor to the keeper.
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It brought in Lara, who took a single off Illingworth before flapping at a ball from Stuart Lampitt and edging a leg-side catch to wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes - a repeat of his first innings dismissal by Kabir Ali.
Martin Suji takes a wicket Suji took four for 11 in a single 10-over spell with the new ball as the home side were reduced to 47 for five.
Yet England were working their way through the middle order effectively, and received a spectacular bonus when Pakistan's captain, the destructive Shahid Afridi, ran himself out from his first ball as he pondered taking a single to Luke Wright off Yardy that was never on.
Niese hopped toward the plate looking for the ball as Ellis reached on an infield single.
The Detroit pitcher was struck just above the right ear and the ball went into center field for a single.
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With Australia having exposed India's limitations in the field on day one, new batsman Watson served notice of his intentions by pushing the first ball of the day for a quick single.
Tamim had time to achieve that with just the occasional single but Tredwell dismissed him, although replays showed the ball may well have hit nothing but his forearm as it looped up behind square where wicketkeeper Matt Prior moved smartly round to take the catch.
The Oval was rocking to the beat of West Indian celebrations but the whole ground stood to applaud Gayle's 23-ball half-century, secured with a tidy single to log-off.
So instead here we are, being reminded of Roberts's steal of second and Bill Mueller's single off Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez trying to slap the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove.
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Only 54 runs were scored from 80 balls as first Prior (33 off 37) top-edged into the covers, then Bell was lbw trying to push Botha for a single after his scoring rate had dipped to below a run a ball.
Against Italy in the group stage and France in the last eight, Del Bosque even picked a starting 11 without a single striker -- a tactic designed to help Spain keep the ball better and lure the opposing defense out so they could get in behind.
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