8th Match · ODI
Australia beat Pakistan by 15 runs in the 8th Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 260 for 9 in 50 overs, Michael Bevan 83 from 101 balls and Ricky Ponting 53 from 64 balls. Saqlain Mushtaq took 2 for 45.
Pakistan were bowled out for 245, Ijaz Ahmed 85 from 104 balls and Shahid Afridi 45 from 48 balls. Shane Lee took 4 for 37.
Australia won by 15 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
260/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waughc †Moin Khan b Abdul Razzaq | c †Moin Khan b Abdul Razzaq | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c Mohammad Yousuf b Wasim Akram | c Mohammad Yousuf b Wasim Akram | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Ricky Pontinglbw b Shahid Afridi | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 53 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 82.81 |
| Michael Bevanc †Moin Khan b Shahid Afridi | c †Moin Khan b Shahid Afridi | 83 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 82.18 |
| Andrew Symondsc †Moin Khan b Shoaib Akhtar | c †Moin Khan b Shoaib Akhtar | 35 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 97.22 |
| Steve Waugh (c)c Wasim Akram b Shoaib Akhtar | c Wasim Akram b Shoaib Akhtar | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Shane Leerun out (Saeed Anwar) | run out (Saeed Anwar) | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 94.44 |
| Damien Martynnot out | not out | 12* | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Damien Flemingst †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | st †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Brett Leest †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | st †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Stuart MacGillnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 2, nb 5) | (lb 3, w 2, nb 5) | 10 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 3.90) | 50 Ov (RR 3.90) | 260/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (AC Gilchrist, 4.4 ov), 56-2 (ME Waugh, 11.1 ov), 122-3 (RT Ponting, 23.6 ov), 188-4 (A Symonds, 35.4 ov), 203-5 (SR Waugh, 39.2 ov), 234-6 (S Lee, 44.6 ov), 235-7 (MG Bevan, 45.4 ov), 253-8 (DW Fleming, 49.1 ov), 255-9 (B Lee, 49.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3.15 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 9 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 4.08 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
Pakistan innings
245(48.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwarc DR Martyn b B Lee | c DR Martyn b B Lee | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Shahid Afridirun out (A Symonds/†AC Gilchrist) | run out (A Symonds/†AC Gilchrist) | 45 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 93.75 |
| Ijaz Ahmedb S Lee | b S Lee | 85 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 81.73 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haqc & b S Lee | c & b S Lee | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Mohammad Yousufc S Lee b ME Waugh | c S Lee b ME Waugh | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Moin Khan †lbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 33 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 91.67 |
| Abdul Razzaqrun out (RT Ponting) | run out (RT Ponting) | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Azhar Mahmoodb SCG MacGill | b SCG MacGill | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Wasim Akram (c)c ME Waugh b S Lee | c ME Waugh b S Lee | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 93.33 |
| Saqlain Mushtaqb S Lee | b S Lee | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Shoaib Akhtarnot out | not out | 0* | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 6, lb 8, w 6, nb 1) | (b 6, lb 8, w 6, nb 1) | 21 | ||||
| Total48.5 Ov (RR 3.78) | 48.5 Ov (RR 3.78) · Target 261 | 245 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (Saeed Anwar, 5.6 ov), 88-2 (Shahid Afridi, 16.4 ov), 108-3 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 23.2 ov), 140-4 (Mohammad Yousuf, 29.1 ov), 201-5 (Ijaz Ahmed, 40.1 ov), 215-6 (Moin Khan, 41.4 ov), 226-7 (Azhar Mahmood, 44.1 ov), 238-8 (Abdul Razzaq, 45.6 ov), 245-9 (Wasim Akram, 48.2 ov), 245-10 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 48.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.67 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 3.60 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Stuart MacGill | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Lee | 8.5 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3.22 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |