Australia Vs Pakistan 1St Final
VB Series Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 2005 (2004/05) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 4 February 2005
Australia won by 18 runs
Australia won by 18 runs. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 91 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 4 February 2005
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 18 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Symonds
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 237 all out. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 91 off 101 balls, and Damien Martyn made 53. Abdul Razzaq took 3 for 33 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the fourth wicket between Damien Martyn and Andrew Symonds, 58% of the total.
Chasing 238, Pakistan made 219 for 9. Shoaib Malik top-scored with 66 off 89 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 51. Brett Lee took 3 for 23 for Australia. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the fifth wicket between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik, 42% of the total.
Australia won by 18 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 237 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Abdul Razzaq b Mohammad Khalil | 24 | 42 |
| Michael Clarke | lbw b Naved-ul-Hasan | 9 | 22 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Iftikhar Anjum | 11 | 15 |
| Damien Martyn | st Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | 53 | 78 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Abdul Razzaq | 91 | 101 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Katich | c Yasir Hameed b Abdul Razzaq | 9 | 17 |
| Shane Watson | c Mohammad Hafeez b Abdul Razzaq | 4 | 5 |
| Brett Lee | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 13 | 12 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 3 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | run out (Kamran Akmal, Iftikhar Anjum) | 1 | 1 |
Extras 19 · Total 237 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naved-ul-Hasan | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Mohammad Khalil | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 10 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Michael Clarke, 8.3 ov), 2-51 (Adam Gilchrist, 12.3 ov), 3-53 (Ricky Ponting, 13.2 ov), 4-190 (Damien Martyn, 40.2 ov), 5-190 (Darren Lehmann, 40.3 ov), 6-213 (Simon Katich, 45.2 ov), 7-213 (Andrew Symonds, 45.3 ov), 8-220 (Shane Watson, 47.1 ov), 9-235 (Brett Lee, 48.5 ov), 10-237 (Glenn McGrath, 49.0 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (13) and Michael Clarke (9) | 29 | 50 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (11) and Adam Gilchrist (7) | 22 | 24 |
| third | Damien Martyn (2) and Ricky Ponting (0) | 2 | 5 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (51) and Andrew Symonds (79) | 137 | 163 |
| fifth | Darren Lehmann (0) and Andrew Symonds (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (12) and Simon Katich (9) | 23 | 29 |
| seventh | Andrew Symonds (0) and Shane Watson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (3) and Shane Watson (4) | 7 | 10 |
| ninth | Jason Gillespie (3) and Brett Lee (10) | 15 | 10 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (1) and Jason Gillespie (0) | 2 | 1 |
PAKISTAN: 219 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamran Akmal | c Jason Gillespie b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 4 |
| Salman Butt | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Shane Watson b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 39 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | b Brett Lee | 2 | 4 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Glenn McGrath b Brett Lee | 51 | 83 |
| Shoaib Malik | c Darren Lehmann b Jason Gillespie | 66 | 89 |
| Abdul Razzaq | run out (Andrew Symonds) | 3 | 4 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Simon Katich b Jason Gillespie | 26 | 15 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | c Damien Martyn b Glenn McGrath | 29 | 29 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | not out | 19 | 32 |
| Mohammad Khalil | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 6 · Total 219 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Salman Butt, 0.2 ov), 2-7 (Kamran Akmal, 1.4 ov), 3-9 (Mohammad Yousuf, 2.4 ov), 4-27 (Mohammad Hafeez, 11.6 ov), 5-118 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 32.5 ov), 6-123 (Abdul Razzaq, 34.4 ov), 7-153 (Shoaib Malik, 38.2 ov), 8-171 (Shahid Afridi, 40.3 ov), 9-216 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kamran Akmal (0) and Salman Butt (0) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Kamran Akmal (4) and Mohammad Hafeez (1) | 6 | 7 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (2) and Mohammad Hafeez (0) | 2 | 6 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (7) and Mohammad Hafeez (11) | 18 | 56 |
| fifth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (44) and Shoaib Malik (46) | 91 | 126 |
| sixth | Abdul Razzaq (3) and Shoaib Malik (2) | 5 | 11 |
| seventh | Shahid Afridi (11) and Shoaib Malik (18) | 30 | 22 |
| eighth | Shahid Afridi (15) and Naved-ul-Hasan (2) | 18 | 13 |
| ninth | Iftikhar Anjum (16) and Naved-ul-Hasan (27) | 45 | 55 |
| tenth | Iftikhar Anjum (3) and Mohammad Khalil (0) | 3 | 2 |
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