Australia Vs Pakistan 3Rd Odi
Australia v Pakistan ODI Series in United Arab Emirates - 2009 (2009) · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 27 April 2009
Australia won by 27 runs
Australia won by 27 runs. Michael Clarke top-scored with 66 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Date
- 27 April 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 27 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Clarke
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Younis Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and BF Bowden
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 198 for 7. Michael Clarke top-scored with 66 off 93 balls, and Callum Ferguson made 41. Umar Gul took 3 for 38 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 254 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 199, Pakistan made 171 all out. Salman Butt top-scored with 48 off 77 balls, and Ahmed Shehzad made 40. Michael Clarke took 3 for 15 for Australia. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the first wicket between Salman Butt and Ahmed Shehzad, 56% of the total.
Australia won by 27 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 198 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Haddin | b Shoaib Malik | 26 | 55 |
| James Hopes | run out (Younis Khan) | 15 | 22 |
| Shane Watson | b Umar Gul | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | c & b Shahid Afridi | 66 | 93 |
| Andrew Symonds | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 7 | 18 |
| Callum Ferguson | c Sohail Tanvir b Umar Gul | 41 | 68 |
| David Hussey | c Yasir Arafat b Umar Gul | 10 | 21 |
| Nathan Hauritz | not out | 18 | 17 |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 3 | 6 |
Did not bat: Ben Hilfenhaus, Stuart Clark
Extras 12 · Total 198 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Gul | 8 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Yasir Arafat | 7 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Shoaib Malik | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (James Hopes, 5.4 ov), 2-28 (Shane Watson, 6.2 ov), 3-74 (Brad Haddin, 19.1 ov), 4-91 (Andrew Symonds, 24.6 ov), 5-145 (Michael Clarke, 38.6 ov), 6-168 (Callum Ferguson, 44.4 ov), 7-188 (David Hussey, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brad Haddin (12) and James Hopes (15) | 28 | 33 |
| second | Brad Haddin (0) and Shane Watson (0) | 0 | 4 |
| third | Brad Haddin (14) and Michael Clarke (29) | 46 | 78 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (7) and Michael Clarke (10) | 17 | 35 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (27) and Callum Ferguson (25) | 54 | 85 |
| sixth | David Hussey (5) and Callum Ferguson (16) | 23 | 34 |
| seventh | Nathan Hauritz (14) and David Hussey (5) | 20 | 23 |
| eighth | Nathan Bracken (2) and Nathan Hauritz (5) | 10 | 9 |
PAKISTAN: 171 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Butt | c Michael Clarke b Nathan Hauritz | 48 | 77 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | b Michael Clarke | 40 | 61 |
| Younis Khan | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Hauritz | 0 | 1 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | c Nathan Hauritz b Michael Clarke | 9 | 13 |
| Shoaib Malik | run out (Brad Haddin) | 30 | 56 |
| Shahid Afridi | c David Hussey b Michael Clarke | 6 | 8 |
| Kamran Akmal | c James Hopes b Nathan Bracken | 8 | 22 |
| Yasir Arafat | b Andrew Symonds | 3 | 17 |
| Sohail Tanvir | c David Hussey b Ben Hilfenhaus | 11 | 24 |
| Umar Gul | b Stuart Clark | 0 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 171 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 3.1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 10 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| James Hopes | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-95 (Salman Butt, 22.1 ov), 2-95 (Younis Khan, 22.2 ov), 3-107 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 25.1 ov), 4-107 (Ahmed Shehzad, 25.2 ov), 5-123 (Shahid Afridi, 29.1 ov), 6-141 (Kamran Akmal, 35.5 ov), 7-148 (Yasir Arafat, 40.3 ov), 8-170 (Sohail Tanvir, 46.2 ov), 9-170 (Shoaib Malik, 46.3 ov), 10-171 (Umar Gul, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Salman Butt (48) and Ahmed Shehzad (38) | 95 | 133 |
| second | Younis Khan (0) and Ahmed Shehzad (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Misbah-ul-Haq (9) and Ahmed Shehzad (2) | 12 | 17 |
| fourth | Shoaib Malik (0) and Ahmed Shehzad (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Shahid Afridi (6) and Shoaib Malik (10) | 16 | 23 |
| sixth | Shoaib Malik (6) and Kamran Akmal (8) | 18 | 40 |
| seventh | Shoaib Malik (4) and Yasir Arafat (3) | 7 | 28 |
| eighth | Shoaib Malik (10) and Sohail Tanvir (11) | 22 | 35 |
| ninth | Shoaib Malik (0) and Umar Gul (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Saeed Ajmal (0) and Umar Gul (0) | 1 | 4 |
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