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VB SeriesMatch 8 · ODI

Pakistan beat Australia by 3 wickets

W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia26550 ov
Pakistan268/747.2 ov
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Australia won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 265, Michael Clarke 75 not out from 75 balls and Adam Gilchrist 47 from 46 balls. Abdul Razzaq took 4 for 53.

Pakistan reached 268 for 7 in 47.2 overs, Mohammad Yousuf 72 from 90 balls and Abdul Razzaq 63 not out from 61 balls. Glenn McGrath took 2 for 27.

Pakistan won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Australia innings

265(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Gilchrist †b Abdul Razzaqb Abdul Razzaq474670102.17
Matthew Haydenc Shahid Afridi b Naved-ul-Hasanc Shahid Afridi b Naved-ul-Hasan6161037.50
Ricky Pontingb Abdul Razzaqb Abdul Razzaq29454064.44
Damien Martync Shoaib Malik b Shahid Afridic Shoaib Malik b Shahid Afridi24254096.00
Andrew Symondsc Shoaib Malik b Shahid Afridic Shoaib Malik b Shahid Afridi23412056.10
Michael Clarkenot outnot out75*7551100.00
Simon Katichc Younis Khan b Mohammad Khalilc Younis Khan b Mohammad Khalil03000.00
Brad Hoggc Younis Khan b Mohammad Khalilc Younis Khan b Mohammad Khalil10130076.92
Brett Leec Mohammad Khalil b Abdul Razzaqc Mohammad Khalil b Abdul Razzaq22352062.86
Jason Gillespiec Younis Khan b Abdul Razzaqc Younis Khan b Abdul Razzaq4310133.33
Glenn McGrathb Naved-ul-Hasanb Naved-ul-Hasan01000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 5, w 16, nb 3)(b 1, lb 5, w 16, nb 3)25
Total50 Ov (RR 5.30)50 Ov (RR 5.30)265
Fall of wickets: 30-1 (ML Hayden, 6.1 ov), 63-2 (AC Gilchrist, 12.4 ov), 111-3 (DR Martyn, 21.2 ov), 113-4 (RT Ponting, 22.4 ov), 164-5 (A Symonds, 33.5 ov), 167-6 (SM Katich, 34.4 ov), 192-7 (GB Hogg, 38.4 ov), 246-8 (B Lee, 48.2 ov), 251-9 (JN Gillespie, 49 ov), 265-10 (GD McGrath, 50 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Naved-ul-Hasan1004924.90376040
Iftikhar Anjum1005705.70307000
Abdul Razzaq1005345.30325103
Mohammad Khalil1005525.50326050
Shahid Afridi1004524.50342020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAC Gilchrist 22(21) & ML Hayden 6(16)3037
2ndAC Gilchrist 25(25) & RT Ponting 7(14)3339
3rdDR Martyn 24(25) & RT Ponting 21(28)4852
4thA Symonds 1(5) & RT Ponting 1(3)28
5thMJ Clarke 22(32) & A Symonds 22(36)5167
6thSM Katich 0(3) & MJ Clarke 3(2)35
7thGB Hogg 10(13) & MJ Clarke 12(11)2524
8thB Lee 22(35) & MJ Clarke 26(24)5458
9thMJ Clarke 1(1) & JN Gillespie 4(3)54
10thMJ Clarke 11(5) & GD McGrath 0(1)146

Pakistan innings

268/7(47.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Salman Buttc JN Gillespie b GD McGrathc JN Gillespie b GD McGrath20362055.56
Yasir Hameedc A Symonds b B Leec A Symonds b B Lee12152080.00
Younis Khanc DR Martyn b GD McGrathc DR Martyn b GD McGrath6140042.86
Mohammad Yousufc SM Katich b A Symondsc SM Katich b A Symonds72907180.00
Inzamam-ul-Haqlbw b GB Hogglbw b GB Hogg29383076.32
Shoaib Malikrun outrun out1100100.00
Abdul Razzaqnot outnot out63*6122103.28
Shahid Afridic B Lee b A Symondsc B Lee b A Symonds301332230.77
Naved-ul-Hasannot outnot out20*1820111.11
Extras(lb 7, w 6, nb 2)(lb 7, w 6, nb 2)15
Total47.2 Ov (RR 5.66)47.2 Ov (RR 5.66) · Target 266 from 50 ov268/7
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (Yasir Hameed, 6.1 ov), 41-2 (Salman Butt, 10 ov), 49-3 (Younis Khan, 12 ov), 123-4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 28 ov), 125-5 (Shoaib Malik, 28.3 ov), 170-6 (Mohammad Yousuf, 36.4 ov), 223-7 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Lee9.206316.75319042
Glenn McGrath922723.00381100
Jason Gillespie1013503.50383010
Brad Hogg1007117.10165100
Andrew Symonds906527.22193310
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSalman Butt 11(24) & Yasir Hameed 12(15)2737
2ndYounis Khan 5(11) & Salman Butt 9(12)1423
3rdMohammad Yousuf 7(9) & Younis Khan 1(3)812
4thMohammad Yousuf 40(58) & Inzamam-ul-Haq 29(38)7496
5thMohammad Yousuf 1(2) & Shoaib Malik 1(1)23
6thAbdul Razzaq 20(28) & Mohammad Yousuf 24(21)4549
7thShahid Afridi 30(13) & Abdul Razzaq 19(18)5331
8thAbdul Razzaq 24(15) & Naved-ul-Hasan 20(18)45*33

Commentary

End of innings: PAK 268/7 (47.2 ov)
47.24
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR
47.14
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR
End of over 479 runsPAK 260/7011106
Abdul Razzaq 63(61)Naved-ul-Hasan 12(16)GD McGrath 9-2-27-2
46.66
GD McGrath to Abdul Razzaq, SIX
46.50
GD McGrath to Abdul Razzaq, no run
46.41
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
46.31
GD McGrath to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run
46.21
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
46.10
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
End of over 465 runsPAK 251/7200210
Abdul Razzaq 56(58)Naved-ul-Hasan 10(13)B Lee 9-0-55-1
45.60
B Lee to Abdul Razzaq, no run
45.51
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
45.42
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, 2 runs
45.30
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
45.20
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
45.12
B Lee to Naved-ul-Hasan, 2 runs
End of over 455 runsPAK 246/7000212
Abdul Razzaq 56(57)Naved-ul-Hasan 5(8)GD McGrath 8-2-18-2
44.62
GD McGrath to Abdul Razzaq, 2 runs
44.51
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
44.42
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, 2 runs
44.30
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
44.20
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
44.10
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
End of over 4414 runsPAK 241/7420611
Naved-ul-Hasan 2(3)Abdul Razzaq 54(56)A Symonds 9-0-65-2
43.61
A Symonds to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
43.51
A Symonds to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run
43.46
A Symonds to Abdul Razzaq, SIX
FIFTY for Abdul Razzaq (53 off 55)
43.30
A Symonds to Abdul Razzaq, no run
43.22
A Symonds to Abdul Razzaq, 2 runs