0.3 : 0.3: Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, Four! |
1.3: Spencer Johnson to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR! Shot of real authority! Short of a length, over off, Sahibzada Farhan stands tall and tonks it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
1.4 : 1.4: Spencer Johnson to Sahibzada Farhan, OUT! c Xavier Bartlett b Spencer Johnson. |
2.1 : 2.1: Xavier Bartlett to Haseebullah Khan, FOUR! Glorious shot! Xavier Bartlett offers width outside off, on a length, Haseebullah Khan keeps his eyes pinged on the ball and crisps his drive through cover-point for a boundary. |
3.5 : 3.5: Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, FOUR! Not in total control but Haseebullah Khan will take it! |
4.2 : 4.2: Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, Four! |
4.3 : 4.3: Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, FOUR! Two-in-two for Babar Azam! Pure elegance! Marcus Stoinis drags the length down but serves it on the pads, Babar Azam is quick to read the length and pulls it behind square on the leg side for another boundary. |
4.4 : 4.4: Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, FOUR! After two scintillating shots, Babar Azam shows his delicate timing on this one! |
5.1 : 5.1: Nathan Ellis to Haseebullah Khan, Four! |
6.5 : 6.5: Adam Zampa to Haseebullah Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! The wrong'un does the trick for Adam Zampa once again. |
7.3 : 7.3: Aaron Hardie to Usman Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Great judgment from Nathan Ellis in the deep. |
9.4 : 9.4: Aaron Hardie to Salman Agha, OUT! lbw b Aaron Hardie. |
10.6 : 10.6: Spencer Johnson to Irfan Khan, FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length, over off, Irfan Khan picks the length early and swipes it across the line to deep mid-wicket fence. |
12.3 : 12.3: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, OUT! CLEANED'EM UP! Babar Azam misses a straight one and Pakistan lose half their side for 91 runs! |
13.1 : 13.1: Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, OUT! RUN OUT! A real brain-fade for Pakistan and they lose another one! |
13.5 : 13.5: Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, OUT! c Matthew Short b Aaron Hardie. |
15.5: Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! That has been nailed by Shaheen Afridi. Full and straight, trying to attack the toes, Shaheen takes the front leg out of the way and whips it hard in between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. The 100 also comes up for Pakistan. |
15.6 : 15.6: Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely and 12 runs come off it for Pakistan. Pitched up wide of the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs back and just throws his hands at it, gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third for a boundary. |
16.4 : 16.4: Xavier Bartlett to Shaheen Afridi, SIX! BANG! Looked like a well-directed short ball around the front shoulder but Shaheen Afridi was waiting for it and pulls it clean over deep square leg for a biggie. Pakistan fighting back here. |
16.5 : 16.5: Xavier Bartlett to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! CAUGHT! That is smart bowling from Xavier Bartlett and he gets the breakthrough. |
17.3 : 17.3: Nathan Ellis to Jahandad Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent effort in the deep from Marcus Stoinis and Australia are just a wicket away now from bundling Pakistan out. |
18.1 : 18.1: Spencer Johnson to Sufiyan Muqeem, OUT! TIMBER! Right on the money from Spencer Johnson and Pakistan are bundled out for 117 in 18.1 overs. Johnson strolls in from over the wicket and spears in a yorker at 132.4 clicks, angling it in from around off. Sufiyan Muqeem makes room to squeeze it out on the off side but the ball sneaks through and crashes into the base of off and middle. Johnson finishes off with two wickets as well. |
0.4 : 0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Too full and wide outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk leans across and punches it on the full through covers for the first boundary of the chase. |
0.5 : 0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Unlucky for Shaheen! |
1.6 : 1.6: Jahandad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Off the top edge and that nearly went the distance. Banged in short and hard over middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk sets up baseball-style and pulls it over wide mid on for a boundary. |
2.1 : 2.1: Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, OUT! c Irfan Khan b Shaheen Afridi. |
2.4 : 2.4: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Top shot! |
2.6 : 2.6: Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! That's stellar timing from Jake Fraser-McGurk. Slightly pitched up and on off, Jake stays leg side of the ball and drives it on the up, nailing it through the gap at covers for another boundary. |
3.1 : 3.1: Jahandad Khan to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Edged but well wide! Not all that short and wide outside off, Inglis goes hard at the cut shot and the ball flies off the outside edge and goes wide of Haris Rauf at short third for a boundary. |
3.3 : 3.3: Jahandad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! c Usman Khan b Jahandad Khan. |
4.1 : 4.1: Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! That's gone to the fence like a tracer bullet! |
5.6 : 5.6: Jahandad Khan to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Smartly done by Inglis! Short of a length, outside off, Josh Inglis goes deep in the crease and steers it past short third to his left for a boundary. Australia end the Powerplay at 43/2! |
7.3 : 7.3: Sufiyan Muqeem to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Easy picking this! Short and outside off, Marcus Stoinis rocks back and thumps it past point for a boundary. |
8.1 : 8.1: Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stand and deliver! A bit too full, on middle and off, Marcus Stoinis stays put and lofts it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Sheer power on that one! |
8.2 : 8.2: Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Latched and Dispatched! Haris Rauf digs it short and on middle, Marcus Stoinis stands tall and pulls it over mid on for a biggie. |
8.3 : 8.3: Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Carved through! The Hulk is in a hurry! |
8.4 : 8.4: Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! That's humongous! A bit fuller in length, and on middle, Marcus Stoinis heaves it high into the stands over mid-wicket for another biggie. |
9.1 : 9.1: Abbas Afridi to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Josh Inglis joins the party now! A hostile welcome into the attack for Abbas Afridi! He lands it on a length, on off, Josh Inglis cuts it past point for a boundary. |
9.5 : 9.5: Abbas Afridi to Josh Inglis, OUT! CAUGHT! Abbas Afridi makes immediate impact! |
10.2 : 10.2: Shaheen Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! High and more than long enough! Pitched up at the pads, Stoinis picks it up and flicks it high up towards deep square leg and the ball ends up sailing over the fence. |
10.3 : 10.3: Shaheen Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Swung hard but not off the middle this time. Good length angled across off, Marcus Stoinis hangs deep in the crease and slaps it flat and hard over mid off, one-bounce and over the long off fence. |
10.4 : 10.4: Shaheen Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! My word, Marcus Stoinis is hitting the ball so clean and that's quick-fire FIFTY to boot as well. |
10.6 : 10.6: Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, SIX! Tim David doesn't want to stay out of the action! |
11.1 : 11.1: Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! BANG! Marcus Stoinis has put up a show here at the Bellerive Oval! Abbas Afridi keeps it full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis clears his front leg out and clubs it straight down the ground for a biggie. Scorers are level now! |