Australia Vs Pakistan 4Th Odi
Australia v Pakistan ODI Series in United Arab Emirates - 2009 (2009) · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 1 May 2009
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining). Michael Clarke top-scored with 100* for Australia. Doug Bollinger took 5/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Date
- 1 May 2009
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Doug Bollinger
- Captains
- Younis Khan (Pakistan), Michael Clarke (Australia)
- Debut
- Marcus North (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and BF Bowden
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Marcus North's first ODI.
Pakistan batted first and made 197 all out. Ahmed Shehzad top-scored with 43 off 81 balls, and Shahid Afridi made 40. Doug Bollinger took 5 for 35 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 254 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 198, Australia made 200 for 2. Michael Clarke top-scored with 100 not out off 122 balls, and Shane Watson made 85. The innings was built on a 197-run stand for the third wicket between Michael Clarke and Shane Watson, 99% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 197 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Butt | c Brad Haddin b Doug Bollinger | 2 | 3 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | c Callum Ferguson b Nathan Hauritz | 43 | 81 |
| Younis Khan | b Nathan Bracken | 7 | 7 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | lbw b Michael Clarke | 34 | 75 |
| Shoaib Malik | lbw b Doug Bollinger | 27 | 33 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Marcus North b Doug Bollinger | 40 | 40 |
| Kamran Akmal | b Stuart Clark | 1 | 5 |
| Yasir Arafat | not out | 23 | 32 |
| Sohail Tanvir | c Nathan Hauritz b Nathan Bracken | 9 | 13 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | c Michael Clarke b Doug Bollinger | 2 | 2 |
| Saeed Ajmal | b Doug Bollinger | 0 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 197 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bollinger | 7.4 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Marcus North | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Salman Butt, 0.3 ov), 2-12 (Younis Khan, 3.1 ov), 3-80 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 24.4 ov), 4-116 (Ahmed Shehzad, 31.5 ov), 5-140 (Shoaib Malik, 35.2 ov), 6-145 (Kamran Akmal, 36.4 ov), 7-174 (Shahid Afridi, 44.1 ov), 8-190 (Sohail Tanvir, 47.5 ov), 9-196 (Shoaib Akhtar, 48.2 ov), 10-197 (Saeed Ajmal, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Salman Butt (2) and Ahmed Shehzad (0) | 2 | 3 |
| second | Younis Khan (7) and Ahmed Shehzad (2) | 10 | 17 |
| third | Misbah-ul-Haq (34) and Ahmed Shehzad (30) | 68 | 128 |
| fourth | Shoaib Malik (23) and Ahmed Shehzad (11) | 36 | 43 |
| fifth | Shahid Afridi (20) and Shoaib Malik (4) | 24 | 21 |
| sixth | Shahid Afridi (4) and Kamran Akmal (1) | 5 | 8 |
| seventh | Shahid Afridi (16) and Yasir Arafat (12) | 29 | 45 |
| eighth | Yasir Arafat (6) and Sohail Tanvir (9) | 16 | 22 |
| ninth | Shoaib Akhtar (2) and Yasir Arafat (4) | 6 | 3 |
| tenth | Yasir Arafat (1) and Saeed Ajmal (0) | 1 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 200 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Haddin | c Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 85 | 140 |
| Marcus North | lbw b Shoaib Akhtar | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 100 | 122 |
Did not bat: James Hopes, Andrew Symonds, Callum Ferguson, Nathan Hauritz, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Doug Bollinger
Extras 14 · Total 200 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Akhtar | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 7 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Yasir Arafat | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 10 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik | 5.2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Brad Haddin, 0.2 ov), 2-3 (Marcus North, 2.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brad Haddin (0) and Shane Watson (1) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Marcus North (1) and Shane Watson (1) | 2 | 12 |
| third | Michael Clarke (100) and Shane Watson (83) | 197 | 253 |
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