Mr. Efficient

Wahab Riaz

The figures from the scorecard might not look too flattering for Wahab Riaz, but those who watched yesterday's third quarterfinal between Pakistan and Australia would vouch that it was one of the best bowling performances of the tournament. The fiery left-armer had Australia virtually one the ropes having dismissed David Warner and Michael Clarke in his first two overs. Then when Australia were three for 83 and Shane Watson on just four, Wahab induced Watson for a miscued pull shot to offer Rahat Ali with the simplest of catches at fine leg, but Rahat couldn't hold onto the catch. Overs later, Wahab made Maxwell offer a catch at third-man, but this time Sohail Khan failed to get on the end of it, making heavy weather of a simplistic chance and virtually ending Pakistan's hopes.