South Africa vs Pakistan 27/ 10/ 06
West Indies vs England 28/ 10/ 06
We can only be thankful that Pakistan did not demonstrate this kind of pusillanimity in their first match, as their superb performance against Sri Lanka actually kept the tournament open for so long. There were murmurs of the dew factor having helped Pakistan considerably in that match, and one waited to see if the rediscovered force would stay another couple of weeks.