Australia Vs Pakistan 40Th Match Group A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 19 March 2011
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining). Asad Shafiq top-scored with 46 for Pakistan. Brett Lee took 4/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 19 March 2011
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Umar Akmal
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and AL Hill
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 176 all out. Brad Haddin top-scored with 42 off 80 balls, and Michael Clarke made 34. Umar Gul took 3 for 30 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 245 across 35 ODIs.
Chasing 177, Pakistan made 178 for 6. Asad Shafiq top-scored with 46 off 81 balls, and Umar Akmal made 44. Brett Lee took 4 for 28 for Australia.
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 176 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Haddin | c Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz | 42 | 80 |
| Shane Watson | b Umar Gul | 9 | 16 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez | 19 | 33 |
| Michael Clarke | b Abdul Razzaq | 34 | 48 |
| Cameron White | run out (Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal) | 8 | 18 |
| Michael Hussey | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdur Rehman | 12 | 22 |
| Steven Smith | b Shahid Afridi | 25 | 32 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Kamran Akmal b Abdul Razzaq | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Krejza | b Umar Gul | 7 | 19 |
| Brett Lee | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul | 5 | 8 |
| Shaun Tait | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 176 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Gul | 7.4 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Abdur Rehman | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Wahab Riaz | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Shane Watson, 4.3 ov), 2-75 (Ricky Ponting, 18.4 ov), 3-90 (Brad Haddin, 23.4 ov), 4-117 (Cameron White, 30.1 ov), 5-134 (Michael Clarke, 34.4 ov), 6-144 (Michael Hussey, 37.4 ov), 7-147 (Mitchell Johnson, 38.4 ov), 8-169 (Jason Krejza, 44.3 ov), 9-176 (Steven Smith, 45.5 ov), 10-176 (Brett Lee, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brad Haddin (2) and Shane Watson (9) | 12 | 27 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (19) and Brad Haddin (35) | 63 | 85 |
| third | Brad Haddin (5) and Michael Clarke (8) | 15 | 30 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (17) and Cameron White (8) | 27 | 39 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (8) and Michael Clarke (9) | 17 | 27 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (4) and Steven Smith (6) | 10 | 18 |
| seventh | Mitchell Johnson (0) and Steven Smith (3) | 3 | 6 |
| eighth | Jason Krejza (7) and Steven Smith (15) | 22 | 35 |
| ninth | Brett Lee (5) and Steven Smith (1) | 7 | 8 |
| tenth | Brett Lee (0) and Shaun Tait (0) | 0 | 5 |
PAKISTAN: 178 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamran Akmal | lbw b Brett Lee | 23 | 27 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c & b Brett Lee | 5 | 8 |
| Asad Shafiq | c Shane Watson b Mitchell Johnson | 46 | 81 |
| Younis Khan | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 31 | 42 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Umar Akmal | not out | 44 | 59 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Brett Lee b Jason Krejza | 2 | 4 |
| Abdul Razzaq | not out | 20 | 24 |
Did not bat: Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz
Extras 7 · Total 178 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| Shaun Tait | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 9 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jason Krejza | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Mohammad Hafeez, 2.4 ov), 2-45 (Kamran Akmal, 8.4 ov), 3-98 (Younis Khan, 22.4 ov), 4-98 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 22.5 ov), 5-139 (Asad Shafiq, 31.6 ov), 6-142 (Shahid Afridi, 32.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kamran Akmal (6) and Mohammad Hafeez (5) | 12 | 16 |
| second | Kamran Akmal (17) and Asad Shafiq (15) | 33 | 36 |
| third | Younis Khan (31) and Asad Shafiq (21) | 53 | 84 |
| fourth | Misbah-ul-Haq (0) and Asad Shafiq (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Asad Shafiq (10) and Umar Akmal (30) | 41 | 55 |
| sixth | Shahid Afridi (2) and Umar Akmal (1) | 3 | 5 |
| seventh | Abdul Razzaq (20) and Umar Akmal (13) | 36 | 49 |
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