| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome everyone for the third ODI between Australia and Pakistan in Perth. The visiting team finally managed to get off the mark on this tour in the last match and will be relieved more than happy at the moment. They would like to build a winning momentum from here on and take a lead in the series. Australia on the other hand will be hurt after the loss and would be eyeing a comeback today. With plenty at stake here, expect a cracking contest. |
| Toss - Australia win the toss and elect to field! As they have already declared, Peter Handscomb is making his ODI debut, replacing Mitchell Marsh while Billy Stanlake comes back in the playing XI, replacing Mitchell Starc. Pakistan on the other hand have decided not to tinker with their winning XI. |
| Pakistan - Mohammad Hafeez(c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan. |
| Australia - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade(w), James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Billy Stanlake. |
| The players are out in the middle. Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Hafeez will open the innings for Pakistan. Josh Hazlewood will start the proceedings for Australia. |
| 0.1 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, WIDE! Sliding down the leg side to start off with, Hafeez goes to flick it fine down the leg side but is unable to make contact. However, there is some sound and the keeper appeals. The umpire shows no interest and signals a wide. Strange call first up and Pakistan are off the mark! |
| J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Beautiful length ball outside off which nipped away after pitching, Hafeez tries to poke at it but the the ball sways away as he is beaten. |
| 0.2 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Full length delivery outside off, Hafeez pushes it towards the point fielder. |
| 0.3 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Good length delivery outside off which nips away after pitching, Hafeez lets that through to the keeper. |
| 0.4 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Similar delivery outside off, Hafeez has left that alone. |
| 0.5 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Full delivery angling into the stumps, Hafeez pushes it towards the mid off region for a single. |
| 0.6 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Angling into the pads, Sharjeel stays in his crease to defend that one. |
| Billy Stanlake will bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : B Stanlake to M Hafeez, Length delivery outside off, Hafeez pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 1.2 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Goodish length delivery outside off, Sharjeel does not go fetching for it. |
| 1.3 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Sharjeel stays in his crease to defend it but is beaten by the away swing. |
| 1.4 : B Stanlake to S Khan, FOUR! BANGED! Length delivery outside off, Sharjeel Khan drives it elegantly straight down the ground for the first boundary of the day. |
| 1.5 : B Stanlake to S Khan, A bit short into the body, Khan plays a pull shot towards mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Full and wide outside off, Sharjeel throws his bat at it and the ball floats over the mid off region for a couple. |
| 2.1 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Short of a length delivery into the body, Hafeez stays deep in his crease but is unable to make contact and the ball hits the thigh pad. |
| 2.2 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, FOUR LEG BYES! Straight and drifting down the leg side, Hafeez is unable to flick it and the ball hits the thigh pad and goes tickling down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Dug in short, Hafeez ducks under it to let that through. |
| 2.4 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, WIDE! Outside off but this time it is too far and the umpire has signaled it a wide. |
| J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Length ball outside off, Hafeez has left that alone. |
| 2.5 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Good length delivery outside off, Hafeez pushes it towards the point region. |
| 2.6 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, Goodish length outside off, Hafeez opens the face of the bat and plays it square on the off side for a couple. |
| 3.1 : B Stanlake to S Khan, A bit short this time and Sharjeel plays an unorthodox pull shot after shuffling. The ball is played through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 3.2 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Full and outside off, Sharjeel prods forward and defends it towards the on side. |
| 3.3 : B Stanlake to S Khan, SIX! TOP SHOT! A short delivery and Sharjeel is quick to pick it up and pull it high over the mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 3.4 : B Stanlake to S Khan, FOUR! A beautiful delivery delivery on a good length outside off but Sharjeel is lucky there. He tries to push it on the off side but edges it through the slip region for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : B Stanlake to S Khan, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Khan leans forward and drives it beautifully through the covers region. Khan is taking on Stanlake. |
| 3.6 : B Stanlake to S Khan, FOUR! THAT'S HIT AGAIN! Goodish length delivery outside off, Khan leans into and flicks it superbly through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. That's 20 runs off the over. |
| 4.1 : J Hazlewood to M Hafeez, OUT! Trapped in front! Hazlewood angles in a fuller length ball on middle and off, Hafeez gets across the stumps a bit in an attempt to flick it but misses and is rapped on the pads. They appeal and the finger goes up immediately. Hafeez decides not to review it and it's a good call. The replays confirm that it was plumb. |
| 0.0 : Babar Azam is the new batsman at number 3. |
| 4.2 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Pitches it full and around off, Azam gets on the front foot and defends it solidly. |
| 4.3 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Wide! Digs in a bouncer but it goes over the head of the new batsman. |
| J Hazlewood to B Azam, An overpitched delivery outside off, driven with superb timing through backward point. The third man fielder ran across to his right and tumbled to stop the ball. Saved two runs. |
| 4.4 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Fullish on middle, pushed straight to mid on. |
| 4.5 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, FOUR! Beautifully done! That's how to flick it. Full and angling in, Azam takes his front leg forward and across before clipping it off his pads through mid-wicket. Fine timing and it races through the gap. |
| 4.6 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Lands it full and outside off, Babar drives it to mid off. End of an eventful over, 7 runs and a wicket off it! |
| 5.1 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Short of a length outside off, Sharjeel hits it hard towards point but Maxwell leaps and saves a boundary. |
| 5.2 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Length ball outside off, Khan tries to play at it but is beaten. |
| 5.3 : B Stanlake to S Khan, NASTY! Short delivery and Khan gets a top edge when he tries to pull it and the ball hits the helmet. He looks good though. |
| 5.4 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Good length outside off, Sharjeel is beaten again. |
| 5.5 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Dug in short by Stanlake, Khan is quick to dug under it. |
| 5.6 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Juicy full toss outside off, Sharjeel misses out this time as he drives it straight to the mid off fielder. That's a maiden. Good comeback by Stanlake after an expensive last over. |
| 6.1 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam prods forward to defend it. |
| 6.2 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Angling in from a length, Azam stays deep in his crease and tries to flick it but the ball hits the pads. An half appeal is denied. |
| 6.3 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Full and swinging outside off, Azam drives it hard through the square region for a couple. |
| 6.4 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Dug in short, Azam is quick to duck under it. |
| 6.5 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Short of a good length outside off, Azam stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 6.6 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Full delivery outside off, Azam goes to drive it but is beaten by the away swing there. |
| 7.1 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Short of a length delivery into the stumps, Sharjeel flicks it on the on side for a single. |
| 7.2 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Full and angling into the batsman, Azam drives it towards the mid on region. |
| 7.3 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Full and outside off, Azam reaches out to the delivery and drives it towards mid off. |
| 7.4 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Dug in short, Azam gets down under the bumper in time. |
| 7.5 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Short of a length delivery outside off, left alone by Azam. |
| Appeal for an LBW against Babar Azam is not given. Steven Smith has taken a review. |
| 7.6 : B Stanlake to B Azam, NOT OUT! Angling in from outside off, Azam gets in line of the delivery to defend it but the ball hits the pads. A review is taken by Smith for LBW. The reviews show that there was a big inside edge before hitting the pads. |
| Pat Cummins comes in for a bowl. |
| 8.1 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, LEG BYE! Short into the pads, Khan tries to pull it but the ball hits the pads as they sneak in a leg bye. |
| 8.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short and a bit quick this time, Azam tries to hit it but is undone by the pace of the delivery. |
| 8.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Full length delivery outside off, Azam leans forward and drives it to the left of the mid on fielder. Hazlewood is the fielder there who makes a good effort. |
| 8.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short of a length delivery outside off, Azam mistimes it towards the cover-point region. |
| 8.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam stays in line of the ball to defend it. |
| 8.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, No run. |
| 9.1 : B Stanlake to S Khan, 1 run. |
| 9.2 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease and guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 9.3 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Dug in short, Sharjeel is quick to duck under that one. |
| 9.4 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Did it carry? Good length delivery outside off, Sharjeel finds an inside edge which goes straight back to the keeper. Replays show that the ball did not carry and it fell just short of the keeper. |
| 9.5 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Short into the body, Sharjeel pulls it fine down the leg side for a single. |
| 9.6 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease to defend it. |
| Powerplay 2 time. Maximum four fielders allowed outside the circle. |
| 10.1 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Shortish around off, Khan plays it off the edge in front of the slip cordon for a single. |
| 10.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Shortish on off, punched off the back foot to the off side. Not in the gap. |
| 10.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Too full and outside off, nicely driven through covers for three runs. |
| 10.4 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Wide! The attempted bouncer goes way over the batsman and it's called a wide for height. |
| Pat Cummins to S Khan, the batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 10.5 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, A touch short and around off, Khan defends it from the crease to covers. |
| 10.6 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Wide! Another bouncer over the head of the batsman. |
| Pat Cummins to S Khan, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 11.1 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Short of a length outside off, Sharjeel hits it hard towards point but Maxwell leaps |
| 11.2 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam goes to play at it but is totally beaten by the inswing. |
| 11.3 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease and gets an inside edge on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.4 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Full toss outside off, Sharjeel lofts it down the ground straight to the mid off fielder. |
| 11.5 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Angling into the pads, Sharjeel tries to flick it but the ball hits the pads. |
| 11.6 : B Stanlake to S Khan, Khan prods forward and defends it towards point. |
| 12.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 12.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Full length outside off, Azam drives it to the mid off region for a quick single. Warner has a shy at the striker's end but fails to find the target. |
| 12.3 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Pitched up outside off, Sharjeel goes for a drive but is unable to make contact. |
| 12.4 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Sharjeel stands tall and punches it towards covers for a single. |
| 12.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Dug in short this time, left alone. |
| 12.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam slams it down the ground straight to the mid on fielder. |
| Travis Head comes in for a bowl. |
| 13.1 : T Head to S Khan, Tossed up, Sharjeel stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 13.2 : T Head to S Khan, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Khan cuts it elegantly through the point region. A misfield inside the ring by Cummins and it races through for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : T Head to S Khan, A bit short into the stumps, Sharjeel punches it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : T Head to S Khan, On the pads, Khan flicks it towards the mid-wicket region. |
| 13.5 : T Head to S Khan, Floated up, Sharjeel goes for a sweep but the ball gets an inside edge and hits the pads. A mild appeal is denied. |
| 13.6 : T Head to S Khan, Tossed it on the on side, Khan defends it on the leg side. |
| A run-out appeal is referred upstairs. |
| 14.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Angling into the stumps, Azam punches it towards mid on for a quick single which is denied by Sharjeel. A run out appeal is made on the strikers end but Azam is well in the crease. |
| 14.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, FOUR! Wide outside off, Azam throws his bat at it and he finds an inside edge which goes past the stumps for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Azam plays it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 14.4 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Back of a length delivery into the stumps, Sharjeel defends it towards mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 14.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Full toss outside off, Cummins punches towards mid on for a single. |
| 14.6 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Dug in short, Sharjeel Khan ducks under it. |
| 15.1 : T Head to B Azam, Walks down the track and forces it down to long on for one. |
| 15.2 : T Head to S Khan, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 15.3 : T Head to S Khan, FOUR! Short and outside off, Sharjeel gets back and smacks it through backward point. Warner in the deep tries his best to cut it off with a dive, but fails to do so. A boundary. |
| 15.4 : T Head to S Khan, FOUR! Sharjeel is motoring! Head drags his length short again, it's around off and Khan hammers it off his back foot to wide long on. The fielder in the deep moves across to his left but fails to stop it. |
| 15.5 : T Head to S Khan, EDGY FOUR! Fortune favours the brave! Short again by Head and this time Khan edges his attempted square cut past the keeper and short third man fielder. A boundary and it's fifty for Sharjeel. |
| 4th ODI fifty for Sharjeel Khan! |
| 15.6 : T Head to S Khan, OUT! Drags it on! Head persists with short delivery, lands it close to the off stump line and once again Sharjeel tries to cut it through the line. However, this time he gets a massive inside edge and it cannon onto the stumps. Australia get a breakthrough and it's the dangerous Sharjeel dismissed. |
| Drinks has been taken. |
| Asad Shafiq comes in the middle. |
| 16.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short into the body, Azam stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 16.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam punches it towards the mid off fielder. |
| 16.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Angling into the body, Azam drives it towards the mid on region. |
| 16.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Dug in short and Azam ducks under it. |
| 16.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Full delivery outside off, Azam leans into it and drives it through the cover region for a couple. |
| 16.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Azam again drives it through the cover region for a couple. Warner cuts that off. |
| 17.1 : T Head to A Shafiq, Tossed up outside off, Asad prods forward and defends it. |
| 17.2 : T Head to A Shafiq, Short and wide outside off, Shafiq cuts it through the point region for a single. |
| 17.3 : T Head to B Azam, Angled into the stumps, Azam tries to flick it on the leg side but catches an outside edge which flies towards the cover region. |
| 17.4 : T Head to B Azam, Tossed up outside off, Azam drives it towards the cover region. |
| 17.5 : T Head to B Azam, On the pads, Azam flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 17.6 : T Head to A Shafiq, Tossed up, Shafiq stays in his crease to defend it. |
| James Faulkner is introduced into the attack. |
| 18.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Short and outside off, Babar shuffles across and pulls it towards wide of mid on for a single. |
| 18.2 : J Faulkner to A Shafiq, Length ball outside off, Shafiq guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 18.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Babar drives it down the ground for a single. |
| 18.4 : J Faulkner to A Shafiq, Length ball outside off, Shafiq drives it through the cover region for a single. |
| 18.5 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 18.6 : J Faulkner to A Shafiq, Again outside off, Shafiq guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 19.1 : T Head to A Shafiq, Short on the stumps, Shafiq punches it towards the cover fielder. |
| 19.2 : T Head to A Shafiq, On the pads, Shafiq flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 19.3 : T Head to B Azam, Tossed up, Azam dances down the track to defend it. |
| 19.4 : T Head to B Azam, Floated this on the middle, Azam pulls it in front on square for a single. |
| 19.5 : T Head to A Shafiq, Floated up outside off, Shafiq drives it towards covers. |
| 19.6 : T Head to A Shafiq, OUT! Tossed up outside off, Shafiq comes dancing down the track and goes to heave it on the leg side. The ball catches the outside edge and flies towards short third man. Usman Khawaja takes a simple catch there and Pakistan have lost their third wicket. |
| Shoaib Malik comes out in the middle. |
| 20.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, No run. |
| 20.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 20.3 : J Faulkner to S Malik, On a good length, Malik stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 20.4 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Fuller delivery outside off, Malik gets in line of the delivery to defend it. |
| 20.5 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Short delivery outside off. left alone by Faulkner. |
| 20.6 : J Faulkner to S Malik, FOUR. |
| 21.1 : T Head to B Azam, 1 run. |
| 21.2 : T Head to S Malik, Malik gets in line of the delivery to defend it. |
| 21.3 : T Head to S Malik, Malik leans forward and drives it to the left of cover for a single. |
| 21.4 : T Head to B Azam, Tossed up, Azam drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 21.5 : T Head to S Malik, Malik gets in line of the delivery to defend it. |
| 21.6 : T Head to S Malik, 1 run. |
| 22.1 : J Faulkner to S Malik, No run. |
| 22.2 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Length ball and Malik stays deep in his crease yo defend it. |
| 22.3 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Malik camps back and defends it. |
| 22.4 : J Faulkner to S Malik, SIX RUNS! On a good length and just outside off, Malik plays with an open face and guides it behind square on the off-side. Warner gives chase and keeps the batsmen down to a brace. Wade throws it back to the bowler's end unnecessarily and Faulkner gets a hand to it and the ball goes to the boundary. Those are bonus runs for Pakistan. |
| 22.5 : J Faulkner to S Malik, No run. |
| 22.6 : J Faulkner to S Malik, No run. |
| 23.1 : T Head to B Azam, No run. |
| 23.2 : T Head to B Azam, A bit short, Azam camps back and punches it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.3 : T Head to S Malik, SIX! CLASSY! That had beauty written all over it. Tossed up and Malik was quick to get off the blocks and hoist the ball down the ground for a biggie. That ball went high and far in the stands. |
| 23.4 : T Head to S Malik, Short ball, Malik stays in his crease and clips it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 23.5 : T Head to B Azam, 1 run. |
| 23.6 : T Head to S Malik, 1 run. |
| 24.1 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, No run. |
| 24.2 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Short and wide outside off, Malik flat bats it towards the third man fielder for a single. |
| 24.3 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, 1 run. |
| 24.4 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, No run. |
| 24.5 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, 1 run. |
| 24.6 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, No run. |
| 25.1 : T Head to S Malik, No run. |
| 25.2 : T Head to S Malik, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 25.3 : T Head to B Azam, FOUR! Calculated risk! Tossed up ball around off, Babar advances down the track, knows mid off is up and goes over the fielder inside the ring for a boundary. |
| 25.4 : T Head to B Azam, Fuller and on off, driven through mid off for one. |
| 25.5 : T Head to S Malik, FOUR! Good shot! Head drags his length short and Malik rocks back to hammer-pull it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 25.6 : T Head to S Malik, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 26.1 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 26.2 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Angles in a full length ball on middle, it's worked off the pads to short mid-wicket. |
| 26.3 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, A beautiful on drive by Malik but the mid on fielder has it covered. |
| 26.4 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, A touch short and outside off, it's steered through point for one. |
| 26.5 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Knocks a full ball down to long on for one. |
| 26.6 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| James Faulkner comes in for a bowl. |
| 27.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Babar pushes it towards the point fielder. |
| 27.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Appeal for an lbw! Length ball and maybe just outside leg, Azam shuffles across and tries to flick it but the ball hits the pads and tickles towards fine leg for a couple. A loud appeal by Faulkner is denied and the replays show that it landed outside leg. Two leg byes given! |
| 27.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, WIDE! Too high this time and the umpire has ruled that a wide. |
| J Faulkner to B Azam, Bowled on the pads, Azam flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 27.4 : J Faulkner to S Malik, On the stumps, Malik gets in line of the ball to defend it. |
| 27.5 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Malik drives it towards the mid on fielder. |
| 27.6 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Length ball outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for a single. |
| Billy Stanlake is back into the attack. |
| 28.1 : B Stanlake to S Malik, Good length delivery outside off, Malik cuts it through the cover region for a single. |
| 28.2 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Back of a length delivery, Azam camps back and tucks it towards mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 28.3 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the third man fielder for a single. 50-run stand between Azam and Malik. |
| 28.4 : B Stanlake to S Malik, Dug in short outside off, Malik sways away. |
| 28.5 : B Stanlake to S Malik, Length ball, Malik drives it towards mid on. |
| 28.6 : B Stanlake to S Malik, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Malik gets a thick outside edge which flies away towards through the third man region for a boundary. |
| Babar Azam on 999 runs in ODIs. |
| 29.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Milestone for Azam! Length ball outside off, Azam pushes it straight down the ground for a single. 1000 ODI runs for Babar Azam. He is the joint fifth fastest to reach this feat, in 21 innings, joins the elite company of Sir Viv Richards, Jonathan Trott, Quinton de Kock and Kevin Pietersen. |
| 29.2 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Length ball outside off, Malik drives it towards mid off for a couple. |
| 29.3 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Length ball outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 29.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Outside off, Azam guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 29.5 : J Faulkner to S Malik, Short ball into the body, Malik stays deep in his crease and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.6 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam pushes it towards the covers region for a single. |
| 30.1 : B Stanlake to B Azam, WIDE! Dug in short and Azam is quick to duck under it. |
| B Stanlake to B Azam, Good length delivery on the stumps, Azam stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 30.2 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 6th ODI fifty for Babar Azam. |
| 30.3 : B Stanlake to S Malik, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Stanlake opens his account for the Aussies in ODI. Good length delivery outside off, which shapes away a bit after pitching. Malik goes for a drive and catches an edge in the process which is taken by Wade behind the stumps. Malik has to depart after a good start. |
| Umar Akmal comes out in the middle. |
| 30.4 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Fuller length delivery outside off, left alone by Akmal. |
| 30.5 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, No run. |
| 30.6 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, No run. |
| Travis Head comes in for a bowl. |
| 31.1 : T Head to B Azam, Short and outside off, cut through cover-point for a couple of runs. |
| 31.2 : T Head to B Azam, Full flighted on off, pushed with soft hands to cover-point for another run. |
| 31.3 : T Head to U Akmal, Drags his length short and lands it outside off, Akmal rocks back and slaps it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 31.4 : T Head to B Azam, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 31.5 : T Head to U Akmal, Stumping chance missed! A flighted ball on off, Umar comes running down the track looking for a big shot but this ball probably skids through the surface to beat his bat. It's a simple stumping chance but Wade makes a complete mess. Fails to gather the ball and Umar gets a life. Can prove costly, this. |
| 31.6 : T Head to U Akmal, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 32.1 : B Stanlake to B Azam, Width on offer outside off, Babar runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 32.2 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Well bowled! Good length, good pace, good bounce, around off, Akmal has a tentative push inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 32.3 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Angles in a full ball on off, Akmal stays back and pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 32.4 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Loose shot! Full and outside off, Akmal probably tries to go over covers but ends up slicing it over cover-point. A couple of runs taken. |
| 32.5 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Akmal jumps on the back foot and tucks it behind square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 32.6 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Fullish and on off, flicked smartly through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Drinks break. |
| 33.1 : T Head to U Akmal, Tossed up outside off, Umar leans forward to defend it but is unable to make contact. |
| 33.2 : T Head to U Akmal, Tossed up outside off, Akmal stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 33.3 : T Head to U Akmal, Down the leg side, Akmal pushes it towards square leg for a single. |
| 33.4 : T Head to B Azam, Tossed up on the stumps, Azam stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 33.5 : T Head to B Azam, DROPPED! Short on the stumps, Azam tries to pull it hard over the mid-wicket fielder but Smith somehow manages top get a finger to it stretching skywards. A couple of runs taken in the process. |
| 33.6 : T Head to B Azam, Again a short delivery, Azam slop sweeps it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 34.1 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, FOUR! BEAUTIFUL! Fuller in length and Umar gets under it and clips it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 34.2 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Akmal stays deep in his crease to defend that ball. |
| 34.3 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, WIDE! Dug in short and Akmal sways away. The ball is too high and the umpire has signaled it as a wide. |
| B Stanlake to U Akmal, Akmal gets in line of the ball to defend it. |
| 34.4 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Length ball outside off, Akmal drives it towards mid on. |
| 34.5 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Good length delivery into the stumps, Umar stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 34.6 : B Stanlake to U Akmal, Length ball outside off, Akmal cuts it through the point region for a single. |
| 35.1 : T Head to U Akmal, Tossed up outside off, Akmal stays in his crease to defend it. |
| 35.2 : T Head to U Akmal, Tossed up outside off, Akmal tries to clip it but finds a leading edge towards mid off for a single. |
| 35.3 : T Head to B Azam, Outside off, Azam drives it towards covers for a single. |
| 35.4 : T Head to U Akmal, Angling on the pads, Akmal has flicked it on the on side. |
| 35.5 : T Head to U Akmal, A bit short this timw, Akmal stays in his crease and punches it towards covers for a single. |
| 35.6 : T Head to B Azam, SIX! WHAT-A-SHOT! Tossed up, Azam slog sweeps it handsomely over the mid-wicket region for a maximum. That's a good way to end Head's spell. |
| Pat Cummins is back on. |
| 36.1 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Length ball outside off, Akmal prods forward and defends it well. |
| 36.2 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Back of a length delivery outside off, Akmal guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 36.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam goes for a big shot but finds an inside edge and the ball hits the pads. |
| 36.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam pushes it towards mid off for a quick single. |
| 36.5 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, A bit short and Umaqr stays deep in his crease to defend that delivery right in front of his eyes. |
| 36.6 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Again a short ball and Umar tries to tap it and rush down for a quick single but is denied by the bowler. Cummins is quick to cover it. |
| James Faulkner is back into the attack. |
| 37.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Babar cuts it through the point region for a single. |
| 37.2 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Good length on the stumps, Umar stays in his crease and taps it towards the point region. |
| 37.3 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Length delivery outside off, Akmal drives it through the cover region for a single. |
| 37.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Angling across, Babar walks down the track and clips it towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 37.5 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Babar drives it through covers for a single. |
| 37.6 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Angling across, Umar tries to open the face of the bat but is beaten by pace. |
| 38.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Babar cuts it towards deep cover for a single. |
| 38.2 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, On the pads, Akmal flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 38.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Angling into the stumps, Azam flicks it towards square leg for a couple. |
| 38.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Dug in short, Azam ducks under that bumper. |
| 38.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, A beautiful bouncer which was dealt really well by Azam but the highlight of that ball was the terrific take by Wade who flies towards his left to collect it and throws it back to the stumps. |
| 38.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, DROPPED! Length ball outside off, Azam hits it straight back to the bowler who cannot gather it. Cummins could not catch hold of it and it is always difficult to catch those during your follow through. |
| 39.1 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Length ball, Akmal drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 39.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, FOUR! Fuller on the stumps and Azam makes room and lofts it over the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 39.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Azam drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 39.4 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, A bit short of a length, Umar stays deep in his crease to defend it. They run a quick single in the process. |
| 39.5 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Bowled on the pads, Azam flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 39.6 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Again a length ball, Akmal drives it through the mid on region for a single. |
| Josh Hazlewood is back on. |
| 40.1 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Back of a length delivery outside off, Akmal stays deep in his crease to defend it. |
| 40.2 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Back of a length delivery which rose a bit more than expected and hit Akmal's gloves and goes towards the point fielder. |
| 40.3 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Outside off, Akmal guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 40.4 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Angling into the stumps, Azam slices it towards third man for a single. |
| 40.5 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Angling into the body, Akmal opens the face of his bat and guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 40.6 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Length ball into the stumps, Azam stays in his crease and defends it well. |
| 41.1 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Direct hit would have been close! On a length and outside off, Akmal chops it down to the right of the point fielder and scampers across to the other end. Cummins climbs onto the ball, releases it quickly but fails to score the direct hit at the non-striker's end. |
| 41.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Turns it off his pads to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 41.3 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 41.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Short and around middle, Azam gets back and drag pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 41.5 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Slower delivery outside off, Umar dabs it down in front of short third man and pinches a single. |
| 41.6 : J Faulkner to B Azam, In the air, just short of Handscomb! Width on offer outside off, Azam throws his bat at it and it goes off the outer half of the bat. The ball balloons in the air and drops in front of the fielder running in from sweeper cover. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 42.1 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, OUT! Handscomb takes a stunner! Hazlewood digs in a short ball around off and Azam takes on the challenge to pull it. He however fails to middle it and the ball goes in the air towards deep square leg. Handscomb in the deep reacts quickly, runs and dives forward to snap the catch inches above the surface. He is claiming it but the umpires want to get it checked. The third umpire watches numerous replays before deciding that it's a clean catch. Babar Azam has to depar |
| 0.0 : Imad Wasim is in next. |
| 42.2 : J Hazlewood to I Wasim, Good length delivery on the stumps, Wasim dabs it down the leg side for a single. |
| 42.3 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Short delivery outside off, Akmal opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 42.4 : J Hazlewood to I Wasim, Length delivery outside off, Wasim stays in line of the ball and tries to play it but is beaten by the away swing. |
| 42.5 : J Hazlewood to I Wasim, Short into the body, Wasim cuts the ball for a single through point. |
| 42.6 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Down the leg side, Akmal flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 43.1 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, On the pads, Akmal nudges it towards mid-wicket for a quick couple. |
| 43.2 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, SIX! HANDSOME HIT! Length delivery outside off and Umar stays in his crease and lofts it elegantly over the wide long off boundary for a biggie. That was stand and delivery and went deep in the stands. |
| 43.3 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, On the pads, Umar flicks it on the on side for a single. |
| 43.4 : J Faulkner to I Wasim, Length delivery outside off, Wasim guides it towards the point fielder. |
| 43.5 : J Faulkner to I Wasim, Back of a length delivery, Wasim stays in his crease and defends it on the off side. Faulkner slips in his follow through. |
| 43.6 : J Faulkner to I Wasim, Wasim uses his crease to defend the slower delivery by Faulkner. |
| Pat Cummins comes in for a bowl. |
| 44.1 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Length ball outside off, Umar guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 44.2 : Pat Cummins to I Wasim, Short delivery outside off, Wasim tries to pull it but finds the bottom edge and the ball goes towards the mid off fielder. |
| 44.3 : Pat Cummins to I Wasim, FOUR! SMART SHOT! Short and wide outside off, Wasim plays it late and guides it to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 44.4 : Pat Cummins to I Wasim, Outside off, Wasim makes room for himself and hits it over the point region for a single. |
| 44.5 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, On the pads, Akmal nudges it fine towards fine leg for a single. |
| 44.6 : Pat Cummins to I Wasim, Length delivery outside off, Wasim has defended it towards the point region. |
| Josh Hazlewood comes in for a bowl. |
| 45.1 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Short and bowled on the pads, Akmal flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 45.2 : J Hazlewood to I Wasim, Short and on the stumps, Wasim pulls it hard but is unable to find the desired contact. The ball goes towards mid on for a single. |
| 45.3 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, OUT! AKMAL DEPARTS! Hazlewood sees Akmal walking down the track and he digs it a bit short in the process. Around middle, Akmal finds the ball really short and close to his body and hence attempts to fend it away. Ends up gloving it straight into the hands of Wade for a really simple catch. Just when it seemed Akmal was on the move, he has to walk back. |
| Mohammad Rizwan is the new batsman. |
| 45.4 : J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, Rizwan stays deep in the crease to defend the first ball. |
| 45.5 : J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, Short and wide outside off, Rizwan guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 45.6 : J Hazlewood to I Wasim, Short and wide outside off, Wasim cuts it through the point region for a single. |
| 46.1 : Pat Cummins to I Wasim, OUT! ANOTHER WICKET! Length ball outside off, Wasim tries to make some room and have a go over the cover region but cannot find the required contact. The ball balloons up after catching the slice of the bat and Head who is at mid off covers a good distance going towards his right and takes a stupendous catch. Wasim has to depart. |
| 0.0 : Mohammad Amir comes out in the middle. |
| 46.2 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Length delivery outside off, Rizwan plays it towards the point fielder. |
| 46.3 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Rizwan stays deep in his crease to defend it. |
| 46.4 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Length ball outside off, Rizwan cuts it through backward point region for a couple. |
| 46.5 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Full on the stumps, Rizwan pushes it towards the extra cover region. |
| 46.6 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Back of a length delivery, Rizwan cuts it towards backward point. |
| 47.1 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Zippy delivery, on a length around off, Amir backs away to play through the line but fails to make any connection. |
| 47.2 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Follows the batsman down the leg side with a length ball, Amir flashes his bat and edges it down to third man for a single. |
| 47.3 : J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, Angles in a full ball on off, Rizwan gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 47.4 : J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, A touch short and around off, Rizwan gets across the stumps and tries to paddle it but fails to make any connection. |
| 47.5 : J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, Fullish and in the line of the stumps, Rizwan nudges it through backward square leg and runs the first run hard. He wants the second run too but slips while turning. 250 up for Pakistan. |
| 47.6 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Play and a miss! Too full in length and outside off, Amir backs up for a big heave over the long on but fails to connect. |
| 48.1 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Angling into the pads, Rizwan tries to flick it but is unable to make contact as the ball hits the thigh pads. |
| 48.2 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, FOUR! INNOVATIVE! Length ball outside off, Rizwan shuffles across and scoops it behind the keeper for a boundary. That nearly went the distance at fine leg. |
| 48.3 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Length ball outside off, Rizwan is unable to make contact. |
| 48.4 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Short delivery and Rizwan is quick to pull it towards square leg for a single. |
| 48.5 : Pat Cummins to M Amir, Again a short ball, Amir tucks that towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 48.6 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Rizwan stays deep in his crease and pushes it towards the cover region for a single. |
| 49.1 : J Faulkner to M Rizwan, Slower delivery on the stumps, Rizwan stays in line of the ball to defend it. |
| 49.2 : J Faulkner to M Rizwan, Length ball and Rizwan nudges it towards square leg for a single. |
| 49.3 : J Faulkner to M Amir, Length ball outside off, Amir tries to make space and throw his bat at it but the ball finds an inside edge and goes onto hit the pads. The ball tickles away towards short covers for a single. |
| 49.4 : J Faulkner to M Rizwan, Down the leg side, Rizwan flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 49.5 : J Faulkner to M Rizwan, Rizwan stays deep in his crease and punches the length ball towards wide mid on for a single. |
| 49.6 : J Faulkner to M Amir, Length ball outside off, Amir tries to go over the top but can just cross the infield for a single towards the deep cover fielder. PAKISTAN END ON 263/7. |
| Pakistan limp their way to a modest total! They will be very disappointed with their batting in the last 10 overs where they just managed 50 runs. It appeared as if they ran out of gas towards the business end. |
| After losing Hafeez early, the pair of Sharjeel and Azam steadied the innings with a 49-run stand. The former got out soon after getting to his fifty but the latter continued to score freely. Babar was dropped on 30, 55 and 74 but still failed to get to his century. Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal also looked in fine touch but they too failed to convert their starts and as a result, Pakistan managed a below par total. |
| It was a good bowling performance by Australia. However, they were a bit sloppy in the field. Josh Hazlewood led the attack superbly in the absence of Mitchell Starc and bagged a 3-fer. Billy Stanlake, Pat Cummins and Travis Head did a decent job as well. The pitch looks like a good one for batting with fair bounce in it and Pakistan will have to bowl extremely well to defend their total. Do join us in a short while for the chase. |
| 0.0 : Australians are back in the middle for the chase. Warner and Khawaja will start with the bat for the hosts. The visiting skipper Hafeez will start the proceedings with the ball. |
| 0.1 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Starts with a shortish ball outside off, Warner cuts it from the crease to point. |
| 0.2 : M Hafeez to D Warner, FOUR! Once again Hafeez is on the shorter side outside off, Warner rocks back and cuts it off the outer half of the bat. It runs wide of backward point and beats the chase put in by Amir. |
| 0.3 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Loopy full ball on middle, Warner gets on the front foot and defends it back. |
| 0.4 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Flighted and full around off, Warner punches it to covers, Khawaja wants the single but is sent back. |
| 0.5 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Flatter and shorter on off, Warner tries to run it down to third man but ends up chopping it down in front of first slip. |
| 0.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Tossed up ball on middle, forced down to long on for a single. |
| Mohammad Amir to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Amir to D Warner, Beauty to start the spell! Full swinging delivery outside off, Warner plays all over it, probably tries to whip it across the line but it moves away to beat the outside edge. |
| 1.2 : M Amir to D Warner, Full and angling into the batsman, this time Warner gets on the front foot in defense. |
| 1.3 : M Amir to D Warner, Good length ball on middle and leg, Warner jumps inside the crease and nudges it fine down the leg side for a couple of runs. |
| 1.4 : M Amir to D Warner, Fullish and around off, Warner turns it on the leg side and Imad Wasim at mid-wicket makes a diving stop. |
| 1.5 : M Amir to D Warner, Brings a full length ball back into the left-hander, Warner moves back and closes the face of the bat in defense. Keeps it out to the fielder stationed in front of square leg. |
| 1.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Identical to the last delivery, once again Warner plays it on the leg side and finds the same fielder. Fine start by Amir! |
| 2.1 : M Hafeez to U Khawaja, Shorter and on off, Khawaja goes back and punches it to covers. |
| 2.2 : M Hafeez to U Khawaja, Appeal for a catch! Full flighted ball on middle, Khawaja tries to flick but misses and it goes off his pads to Sharjeel at short leg. They appeal for a catch but nothing from the umpire. |
| 2.3 : M Hafeez to U Khawaja, FOUR! Fine footwork by Khawaja, he walks down to the pitch of the delivery and lofts it cleanly over mid-wicket for a boundary. Lovely shot. |
| 2.4 : M Hafeez to U Khawaja, Hafeez goes quicker and flatter this time, around off and skidding in, Usman goes deep inside the crease and punches it out to point. |
| 2.5 : M Hafeez to U Khawaja, Floated full ball on off, driven off the front foot to mid off. |
| 2.6 : M Hafeez to U Khawaja, Quicker again and around off, defended off the back foot. |
| 3.1 : M Amir to D Warner, FOUR! Fast hands of Warner on display! Amir is a bit on the shorter side around off, Warner goes on the back foot and guides it with supreme timing through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : M Amir to D Warner, Straighter in line, Warner goes deep inside the crease and tucks it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. Good intent by David! |
| 3.3 : M Amir to D Warner, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 3.4 : M Amir to D Warner, Shortish on off, punched to coves. Dot ball again. |
| 3.5 : M Amir to D Warner, Swings his bat to a length ball around off and gets it away off the inside edge. It rolls behind square leg and they pinch a single. |
| 3.6 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| Junaid Khan is introduced into the attack. |
| 4.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Appeal for an lbw! Good length ball landing outside off and nipping back in sharply, Warner gets back to flick it on the leg side but misses and is hit high on the pads. They appeal but the umpire is not interested. Too high! |
| 4.2 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! Tremendous use of the bottom hand! Warner picks a length ball from around off and powers it over mid-wicket for a powerful boundary. |
| 4.3 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full in length and outside off, Warner gets forward and drives it on the up. It's from the middle of the bat and races through extra cover for a gorgeous boundary. |
| 4.4 : J Khan to D Warner, Slower delivery this time, full and angling in from outside off, Warner mistimes his shot back towards the bowler off the inner half of the bat. |
| 4.5 : J Khan to D Warner, A touch short in length and outside off, Warner latches onto it and pulls it across the line. The mid-wicket fielder inside the ring dives but fails to stop the ball. Good running between the wickets and they take three runs. |
| 4.6 : J Khan to U Khawaja, A touch short in length again, shaping back in, Khawaja tries to pull it from the crease but misses and is hit on the thigh pad. An expensive start from Junaid, 11 runs off the over! |
| 5.1 : M Amir to D Warner, Beaten! Beauty of a delivery by Amir. A lovely outswinger around off, fuller in length, Warner tries to drive without any footwork and gets beaten. |
| 5.2 : M Amir to D Warner, Unplayable! Amir is amidst a beautiful spell. Lets out yet another outswinger, closer to the off stump line, Warner pushes at it tamely and is beaten. Warner needs to be careful here! |
| 5.3 : M Amir to D Warner, Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 5.4 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 5.5 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Length delivery in the channel outside off, Usman shoulders arms. |
| 5.6 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Back of a length delivery in the zone outside off, shaping away, Khawaja leaves it. Top class over, just one off it! |
| 6.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Length ball shaping back into the batsman, Warner gets on top of the bounce, covers the line and defends it back solidly. |
| 6.2 : J Khan to D Warner, Straighter in line on this occasion, Warner turns it through square leg and picks up a single. |
| 6.3 : J Khan to U Khawaja, Full in length and outside off, Khawaja plays a cracking drive off his front foot but finds Babar Azam at cover-point. |
| 6.4 : J Khan to U Khawaja, Shout for an lbw! Junaid gets a length ball to nip back into the left-hander, Usman fails to work it across the line on the leg side and is hit high on the pads. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire. Again too high. |
| 6.5 : J Khan to U Khawaja, Nearly a run out! Fullish and on off, Khawaja bunts it down to mid on and Warner comes out of the crease in search of a run. He is sent back and Warner makes it safely as Shoaib Malik fails to score a direct hit at the bowler's end. |
| 6.6 : J Khan to U Khawaja, FOUR! Excellent shot! A fractionally overpitched ball on off, Khawaja gets behind the line with a straight bat and caresses it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : M Amir to D Warner, Full in length on middle, defended on the leg side. |
| 7.2 : M Amir to D Warner, Angles in a full ball on off, Warner leans forward and across to play it towards mid on. He is looking a bit tentative with his footwork against Amir. |
| 7.3 : M Amir to D Warner, Once again Amir angles in a full ball on middle, Warner gets squared up and defends it with soft hands to covers. It's in the gap and Khawaja immediately calls him through for a single. |
| 7.4 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Fullish and sliding down the leg side, Usman eases it to long leg and picks up a single. |
| 7.5 : M Amir to D Warner, Beaten all ends up! Amir lets out a well cooked inswinger, Warner stands back to punch it through covers but it moves back in to beat the inside edge. |
| 7.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Outswinger this time, around off, Warner pushes at it and outside edges it past backward point for a single. Amir is keeping Warner on the edge of his seat. |
| 8.1 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! A mishit but still a boundary! A fractionally short ball on off, Warner tries to pull it through mid-wicket but gets it away off the inside edge of the bat. It races through square leg as Wasim gives the chase. However, the ball wins the race. |
| 0.0 : Fine leg comes up. |
| 8.2 : J Khan to D Warner, Top edge but safe! Drops it on a length and outside off, Warner tries to pull it across the line but gets a top edge. It clears mid off and they take two runs. |
| 8.3 : J Khan to D Warner, Junaid digs in a short ball around off, Warner this time decides to let it go to the keeper. Well left! |
| 8.4 : J Khan to D Warner, Pitches it full and around off, angling in, Warner leans forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 8.5 : J Khan to D Warner, On a length and angling into the batsman, Warner gets behind the line and pushes it to mid on. Wants the single but his partner is ball watching. |
| 8.6 : J Khan to D Warner, OUT! Junaid strikes and Warner is out of here! He serves a length ball outside off and it holds its line after landing, Warner camps back to force it through the line but gets a faint nick behind to the keeper. Rizwan makes no mistake and Pakistan finally get a breakthrough. End of an itchy stay for Warner. Junaid is all smiles. This is a big breakthrough. |
| Skipper Steven Smith is the number 3 batsman. |
| 9.1 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Fullish and outside off, a good looking cover drive by Khawaja but he finds the fielder inside the ring. |
| 9.2 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Play and a miss! Ripper by Amir. Lands it on a length around off and gets it to straighten off the seam, Khawaja is squared up in defense as the ball whizzes past the outside edge. Was there an edge? The Pakistani fielders get excited but nothing from the umpire. Hafeez also decides not to take the referral. There was some sound to be honest but the Snicko doesn't detect anything. |
| 9.3 : M Amir to U Khawaja, Wide! Slips a length ball down the leg side, Khawaja tries to flick but misses. |
| M Amir to U Khawaja, In the channel outside off, Usman has nothing to do with it. |
| 9.4 : M Amir to U Khawaja, OUT! Khawaja departs! Amir lets out a fuller length ball wide outside off, a hint of inward swing there, Khawaja goes chasing at it in an attempt to play the cover drive but gets an inside edge behind to the keeper. Once again Rizwan takes a regulation catch and Australia have lost both their openers now. |
| Debutant Peter Handscomb walks in next. |
| 9.5 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Angles across a full length ball outside off, good pace, 143 kph, Handscomb holds his pose inside the crease, covers the line and shoulders arms. Amir has a few words to share with the new batsman. Just trying to unsettle the debutant. |
| 9.6 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. End of a successful over. |
| 10.1 : J Khan to S Smith, Fullish and angling away from the batsman, Smith gets across the stumps and defends it solidly. |
| 10.2 : J Khan to S Smith, On a length and around middle, Smith gets across and works it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| Handscomb is caught at slips. The umpire is checking for the front foot no ball. |
| 10.3 : J Khan to P Handscomb, IT'S A NO BALL! Khan hurls across a full ball outside off, Peter goes chasing at a wild delivery and edges it behind. The first slip fielder catches it cleanly and Pakistan are celebrating. Hang on, the umpire wants to check for the no ball. Oh dear, Junaid has overstepped and the debutant gets a life. Steven Smith has a word with him. Probably trying to calm him down. |
| Free Hit coming up... |
| J Khan to P Handscomb, Free Hit - Four running runs! Short of a length ball around off, Peter hangs back and top edges his pull shot over mid-wicket. The ball falls just short of the fence and stops. They do well to gather all four runs. |
| 10.4 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Back of a length ball on off, Handscomb punches it off his back foot to covers. |
| 10.5 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 10.6 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Speedy delivery, on back of a length outside off and leaving the batsman, Peter shoulders arms. End of an eventful over. |
| 11.1 : M Amir to S Smith, Full and wide outside off, Smith shows no intention of chasing it. |
| 11.2 : M Amir to S Smith, Sliding down the leg side, it's nudged to fine leg for a single. |
| 11.3 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Full in length and around off, swinging back in, Peter stays back footed and defends it to the off side. |
| 11.4 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Angles across a length ball outside off, Handscomb watches the line closely and lets it through to the keeper. |
| 11.5 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Beaten all ends up! Fullish and angling away from the right-hander, Handscomb is lured into the drive but he is beaten by the away movement. |
| 11.6 : M Amir to P Handscomb, On a length and outside off, zipping away off the pitch, Handscomb makes a watchful leave. |
| 12.1 : J Khan to S Smith, Full and around off, Smith gets across the stumps and eases it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 12.2 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Drops it on a fuller length around off, Peter gets behind the line and defends it to the off side. |
| 12.3 : J Khan to P Handscomb, On a length and around off, Handscomb gets across the stumps and defends it on the leg side. |
| 12.4 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Full and outside off, Peter tries to drive it through covers but ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat. It flies wide of backward point for a single. |
| 12.5 : J Khan to S Smith, Huge shout for a catch! Junaid angles across a full length ball outside off, Smith is sucked into a full-blooded cover drive but fails to make any connection. However, the Pakistan players get very excited as soon as Rizwan collects the ball. They have the option of reviewing it but have decided not to. Well, the way they appealed, they should have reviewed it. |
| 12.6 : J Khan to S Smith, Another delivery in the corridor outside off, Smith this time leaves it alone. |
| 13.1 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Shortish and around off, Handscomb camps back and tries to cut but fails to connect. |
| 13.2 : M Amir to P Handscomb, On a length around off, Peter plays it with soft hands and guides it past point for a couple of runs. |
| 13.3 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Too straight in line on this occasion, Peter moves back deep inside the crease and nudges it to fine leg for one. |
| 13.4 : M Amir to S Smith, Full and outside off, Smith moves across the stumps and pushes it with an angled bat to cover-point. |
| 13.5 : M Amir to S Smith, Back of a length ball outside off, Smith walks across the stumps and defends it down safely on the off side. |
| 13.6 : M Amir to S Smith, Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it watchfully to end the over. |
| Mohammad Amir is going off the field. It seems he is done with his first spell. |
| 14.1 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Full in length and angling away from the batsman, Handscomb pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 14.2 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Beautiful timing. A good length ball around off, Handscomb goes back and punches it sweetly to the left of the mid off fielder. He chases it down in the deep and they take a couple of runs. |
| 14.3 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Edged but safe! Full in length and angling away from the batsman, Handscomb has a tame push inside the line and edges it behind. It goes on one bounce to the second slip fielder. |
| 14.4 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Spears in a fuller length ball on middle, Peter covers the line and closes the face of the bat in defense. |
| 14.5 : J Khan to P Handscomb, DROPPED! That's a sitter gone down. Short of a length delivery wide outside off, Handscomb goes deep inside the crease and cuts it aerially through the line. It goes in and out of the backward point fielder's hands. Nawaz is the man who is on the field for Amir. A big miss, this. Steven Smith is not happy and gives a stare to his partner. Hang on, the replays later on shows that Junaid once again had overstepped. It wasn't noticed by the onfield umpire and hence no F |
| 14.6 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Shortish and around off, punched off the back foot to mid off. |
| Drinks break. |
| Hasan Ali comes into the attack now. |
| 15.1 : H Ali to S Smith, Smith opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 15.2 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Lands it on a length and closer to the off stump line, Handscomb tries to cut but it's too close to him and he ends up chopping it down in front of gully. |
| 15.3 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Width on offer this time, Handscomb plays the square cut but finds the point fielder. |
| 15.4 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Fuller in length and outside off, a good looking drive by Peter through backward point for one. |
| 15.5 : H Ali to S Smith, Too full in length and on middle, Smith covers the line and digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 15.6 : H Ali to S Smith, Good length delivery outside off, Smith walks across the stumps to cover the line and then shoulders arms. |
| Imad Wasim is into the attack now. A short leg in place. |
| 16.1 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Loopy full ball on off, Handscomb walks down the track and drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 16.2 : I Wasim to S Smith, FOUR! Quick hands! Short in length and outside off, Smith goes deep inside the crease and cracks it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : I Wasim to S Smith, FOUR! Back to back boundaries from the bat of the Australian skipper! Flighted and full on middle, Smith shimmies down the track and whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : I Wasim to S Smith, Flatter and around middle, an arm ball, Smith goes back and punches it down to long on for one. |
| 16.5 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Bowls it flatter through the air, around middle, Handscomb forces it down to long on for a run. |
| 16.6 : I Wasim to S Smith, Wide! Fires a full ball down the leg side, Smith tries to play the paddle sweep but misses. Rizwan does well to get his body behind to stop the ball from racing away. |
| I Wasim to S Smith, A touch short and on off, Smith punches it off his back foot to long off and retains strike. 13 runs off the over! |
| 17.1 : H Ali to S Smith, Full and angling away from the batsman, Smith gets forward, opens the face of the bat and pushes it through backward point for a single. |
| 17.2 : H Ali to P Handscomb, A touch short and around off, Peter remains back and runs it down to third man for a single. It seems that Handscomb favours that region. |
| 17.3 : H Ali to S Smith, What happened there? Full in length and outside off, Smith tries to play a cover drive off his front foot but it doesn't rise much and goes off the bottom edge to the keeper on one bounce. Smith is surprised. |
| 17.4 : H Ali to S Smith, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 17.5 : H Ali to S Smith, Back of a length delivery outside off, Smith steers it through point and Malik does well to move across to his right from third man and stop the ball. Three runs added to the total. |
| 17.6 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Length delivery around off, Handscomb tries to punch it through the off side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is back into the attack. |
| 18.1 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Full and on middle, flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 18.2 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Slower through the air, full and around off, Smith hangs back and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 18.3 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Advances down the track and inside edges his attempted flick shot to square leg. Three dot balls now. |
| 18.4 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Gets back and works it off his pads. Once again finds the square leg fielder. Pressure building! |
| 18.5 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Loopy full ball on off, Smith presents a straight back and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 18.6 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Quicker full on off, Smith tries to flick but gets a leading edge which goes safely towards mid off. Maiden by Hafeez! Good tight bowling. |
| 19.1 : H Ali to P Handscomb, On a length and around middle and leg, Handscomb fails to get it away and it goes off his pads to the leg side. They steal a leg bye. |
| 19.2 : H Ali to S Smith, FOUR! Quality shot from a quality batsman. Full in length outside off, Smith presses forward and with his long reach drives it crisply through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : H Ali to S Smith, On a length and angling back into the batsman, Smith goes back to cover the line and defends it down safely. |
| 19.4 : H Ali to S Smith, Good length delivery outside off, Smith covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| Run out appeal is referred upstairs... |
| 19.5 : H Ali to S Smith, Not out! Smith fetches a full ball from around off and flicks it wide of mid on. They complete the first run, slight fumble and they attempt for the second run as well. The throw comes to the bowler who breaks the stumps as Handscomb dives in. The third umpire is referred but the replays show that Peter was safely in. |
| 19.6 : H Ali to S Smith, Full and outside off, driven to covers where the fielder dived to make a good stop. |
| 20.1 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, Walks down the track to take it on the full and eases it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 20.2 : M Hafeez to S Smith, SIX! Excellent shot by Smith! A loopy full ball around off, Smith shimmies down the track and lofts it nonchalantly over mid off. The fielder is inside the circle but it would not have mattered even if he would have been in the deep as the ball sails all the way over the rope for a maximum. Good clean hit! |
| 20.3 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Tickles it off his pads to the leg side, finds the gap and takes a single. This is smart batting. |
| 20.4 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, Flighted ball on off, Peter gets down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 20.5 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 50-run stand between Smith and Handscomb. |
| 20.6 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Gets on the back foot and strokes it down to long on for one. |
| 21.1 : H Ali to S Smith, Lands it full and outside off, holding its line, Smith gets across and shoulders arms. |
| 21.2 : H Ali to S Smith, Lands it full again and outside off, Smith once again shuffles across the stumps and plays it down with soft hands. It rolls in front of square leg and they pick up a single. |
| 21.3 : H Ali to P Handscomb, A touch short and around off, shaping back in a bit, Peter goes back and taps it down to covers for a quick single. |
| 21.4 : H Ali to S Smith, Shortish and around off, Smith swivels with the pull shot but fails to middle it. It goes off the inner half of the bat and rolls through backward square leg for a single. |
| 21.5 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Fullish and on the pads, it's flicked to mid-wicket where Wasim dives to stop the ball. Still cannot prevent the single. 100 up for Australia! |
| 21.6 : H Ali to S Smith, Short again around off, this time Smith times his pull shot well and finds the gap. The fielder in the deep makes a diving stop and parries it towards the fielder coming in from fine leg. Two runs saved. |
| 22.1 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, Comes down the track and tries to flick but ends up pushing it back to the bowler. |
| 22.2 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, Uppish but safe! Tossed up ball on middle, Peter gets forward and pushes it back aerially. Hafeez stretches to his right but it goes wide of him to long on for one. |
| 22.3 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Wide! Skidding down the leg side, Smith tries to paddle sweep but misses. Called a wide! |
| M Hafeez to S Smith, Floated and on middle, spinning in, Smith tries to flick but misses and is hit high on the pads. |
| 22.4 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Fullish and around off, driven back to the bowler. Tidy stuff by Hafeez! |
| Hafeez pulls out at the last moment. Probably lost his run-up. Apologizes. |
| 22.5 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Flatter and on the pads, played off the pads to square leg. |
| 22.6 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Goes back and punches it to long on for one. |
| Imad Wasim is back into the attack. |
| 23.1 : I Wasim to S Smith, Flighted full ball on middle, pushed down through mid on for a single. |
| 23.2 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Advances down the track to a full ball and defends it to the off side. |
| 23.3 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Presses forward and forces a full ball back. The bowler misfields in his followthrough and they take a single. |
| 23.4 : I Wasim to S Smith, Loopy and around off, Smith gets forward and defends it to the leg side. |
| 23.5 : I Wasim to S Smith, Wasim drags his length short and bowls it outside off, Smith goes back and cuts it firmly to deep point. Good stop in the deep and they have to satisfy with only two. |
| 23.6 : I Wasim to S Smith, Another short delivery and once again Smith cuts it. But this time it has gone straight to the fielder in the deep and hence only a run. |
| 24.1 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Full floated ball on middle, Smith moves back and punches it past his partner to long on for one. |
| 0.0 : Hafeez pulls out again. |
| 24.2 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, Dances down to the pitch of the fuller length ball and forces it to long on for one. |
| 24.3 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Loopy and around off, Smith gets across the stumps and defends it to the leg side. |
| 24.4 : M Hafeez to S Smith, FOUR! Quicker through the air, a touch short and around off, Smith picks it early, goes back and caresses it through extra cover. Finds the gap with precision and fetches a boundary. Beautiful batting, didn't try to over hit it. |
| 24.5 : M Hafeez to S Smith, Flatter and shorter on middle, punched to long on for a run. |
| 24.6 : M Hafeez to P Handscomb, Jumps out of the crease to a full ball and flicks it wide of mid on for one. |
| 25.1 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Full and sliding down, Peter walks down the track and flicks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 25.2 : I Wasim to S Smith, Flatter and shorter on off, punched down to long off for one. |
| 25.3 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Walks down and punches it back to the bowler. He misfields and parries it to mid on but no run taken. |
| 25.4 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Wide! Arm ball around leg, skidding down, Peter leaves it alone. Good take by Rizwan. |
| I Wasim to P Handscomb, Shout for an lbw! Fires in an arm ball on middle, skidding in, Handscomb skips down the track for a big heave but misses and is hit on the pads. A stifled appeal from the bowler the batsman is way down the track and the umpire shakes his head. |
| 25.5 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 25.6 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, FOUR! Good calculated risk taken by Peter Handscomb. He shimmies down to the pitch of the delivery and flicks it in the air over mid-wicket. Doesn't try to hit it hard, just places his drop kick superbly and finds the fence. |
| Hasan Ali is back into the attack. |
| 26.1 : H Ali to S Smith, Full and outside off, Smith tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It ricochets to the cover region. |
| 26.2 : H Ali to S Smith, Short and outside outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 26.3 : H Ali to S Smith, Back of a length delivery outside off, Smith cracks it to point where the fielder misfields and they take a single. |
| 26.4 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Seam movement there, on a fuller length and outside off, Handscomb tries to drive but misses. |
| 26.5 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Full and outside off, hit firmly through covers for one. |
| 26.6 : H Ali to S Smith, Pitches it full and around off, Smith drives it straight back and the bowler jumps to parry it over his head to mid off. |
| 27.1 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Loopy full ball on middle, Handscomb walks down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 27.2 : I Wasim to S Smith, Fifty for the Australian skipper! Yet another responsible knock from him. Full in length and around off, Smith quietly pushes it down through mid off and rotates the strike. |
| 17th ODI fifty for Steven Smith! |
| 27.3 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Goes back and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 27.4 : I Wasim to S Smith, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 27.5 : I Wasim to S Smith, Flatter on off, Smith forces it down to long on and picks up a run. |
| Silly mid on comes in place. |
| 27.6 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Floated full ball on off, Peter jumps out of the crease drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 28.1 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Short and sliding down, Peter tries to pull but misses. Half a shout but nothing from the umpire. |
| 28.2 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Short and wide outside off, Handscomb cuts it aerially but safely past backward point for a single. |
| 28.3 : H Ali to S Smith, Full and angling in, Smith walks across the stumps and forces it down to mid on where the fielder makes a half stop with a tumble. |
| 28.4 : H Ali to S Smith, Fullish again, this time Smith works it to the right side of the mid on fielder and picks up a quick single. |
| 28.5 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Nicely played in the air. Handscomb has to reach out for it as he fetches a short ball from around off and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. That one stayed a touch low. |
| 28.6 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Short again and this time Peter hooks it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder makes the save in the deep but cannot prevent the batsmen from taking three runs. 125 needed off 126 balls! |
| 29.1 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Flighted full ball on middle, Peter drives it down the ground to long on for a single. |
| 29.2 : I Wasim to S Smith, Arm ball around off, Smith stays back and punches it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket. |
| 29.3 : I Wasim to S Smith, Wide! Fires a full ball down the leg side, Smith tries paddle sweeping it but misses. Cry of anguish from the Aussie skipper. This is the third time if I'm not wrong he has failed to connect with this shot. |
| I Wasim to S Smith, Smith has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. |
| 29.4 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Walks down the track and flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 29.5 : I Wasim to S Smith, Loopy and around off, Smith softly flicks it to square leg where the fielder dives and makes a half stop. Two runs taken. |
| 100-run stand between Smith and Handscomb! |
| 29.6 : I Wasim to S Smith, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| Shoaib Malik comes into the attack. Pakistan in desperate need of a breakthrough here. 119 needed off 120 balls. |
| 30.1 : S Malik to P Handscomb, Flighted full ball on middle, pushed back to the bowler who failed to stop it cleanly but no run taken. |
| 30.2 : S Malik to P Handscomb, Follows the batsman down the leg side, bowls it a bit short, Handscomb steers it past short third man and collects three runs. Junaid pulls it back near the fence and it's a clean stop confirms the third umpire. |
| 30.3 : S Malik to S Smith, Full and outside off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 30.4 : S Malik to P Handscomb, Tossed up ball down the leg side, Handscomb advances down the track and whips it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 30.5 : S Malik to S Smith, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 30.6 : S Malik to P Handscomb, FOUR! Well placed! Tossed up ball on middle, Peter goes down on one knee and nails his sweep shot. Finds the gap wide of square leg and it speeds away to the fence. 10 runs off the over! |
| 31.1 : I Wasim to S Smith, Full and on middle, knocked down to long on for one. |
| 31.2 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Flatter and fuller on middle, Handscomb plays it closer to his pads and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. Moves to 49! |
| 31.3 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Fifty for the debutant! He started his Test career also with a fifty against South Africa. Charges down the track to a full ball and nudges it through mid-wicket for one. Peter has had his fair share of luck, was caught on naught off a no ball and then was dropped by Nawaz (sub) when he was on 10! Has made good use of it. |
| Maiden ODI fifty for Peter Handscomb! |
| 31.4 : I Wasim to S Smith, Tickles it off his pads to the leg side, finds square leg. |
| 31.5 : I Wasim to S Smith, Extra bounce on this occasion, Smith closes the face of the bat and keeps it out off the inside edge to square leg. |
| 31.6 : I Wasim to S Smith, Reaches another milestone! Short and outside off, Smith cuts it through point and collects three runs. Australia are doing it easily at the moment. |
| 3000 ODI runs for Steven Smith! |
| 32.1 : S Malik to S Smith, Tossed up ball on middle, flicked to square leg. |
| 32.2 : S Malik to S Smith, Short and outside off, punched to sweeper cover for one. |
| 32.3 : S Malik to P Handscomb, Walks down the track and pushes it to long on for one. |
| 32.4 : S Malik to S Smith, FOUR! Great shot! Loopy full ball on middle, Smith takes a long stride forward, goes down on one knee and muscles it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : S Malik to S Smith, Turns it off his pads to square leg for one. |
| 32.6 : S Malik to P Handscomb, It's been driven superbly through the covers. They pick up a single. |
| Drinks break. 94 needed off 102 balls. Australia are cruising and Pakistan seems to be playing the waiting game here. They need a breakthrough from somewhere to stay in the game. |
| 33.1 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Flighted full ball on off, Peter dabs it to short third man and his skipper calls him through for a quick single. |
| 33.2 : I Wasim to S Smith, Loopy full ball on off, Smith gets on the front foot and pushes it to short cover. |
| 33.3 : I Wasim to S Smith, FOUR! Full and on leg, quicker through the air, Smith goes down and sweeps it sweetly through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 33.4 : I Wasim to S Smith, Short and wide outside off, Smith goes back and cuts it through point for a couple of runs. |
| 33.5 : I Wasim to S Smith, Floated full ball on middle, Smith nudges it towards short fine leg and Handscomb comes running down the track in search of a run. He is sent back immediately. |
| 33.6 : I Wasim to S Smith, Tossed up ball around off, Smith drives it through the line and Wasim moves across to his left to stop the ball. He has a shy at the striker's end and Smith has to duck to avoid getting hit. Imad is quick to apologize. |
| Junaid Khan is back into the attack. 87 needed off 96 balls. |
| 34.1 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Good length ball outside off, moving away, Handscomb runs it down to third man and takes a single. |
| 34.2 : J Khan to S Smith, Full in length and outside off, Smith reaches out for it and drives it towards point. Handscomb rushes back as his skipper sends him back. |
| 34.3 : J Khan to S Smith, FOUR! Surgical precision! A fractionally overpitched delivery around off, Smith gets forward and threads the gap between mid off and short extra cover for a gorgeous boundary. Soothing to the eyes! |
| 34.4 : J Khan to S Smith, Full and angling in, Smith closes the face of the bat and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 34.5 : J Khan to P Handscomb, FOUR! Lucky boundary for Peter! Junaid bangs in a short ball, Handscomb top edges his attempted pull shot over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 34.6 : J Khan to P Handscomb, A touch short and outside off, Handscomb stays back and steers it through backward point for a single. |
| 35.1 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Short and wide outside off, cut past the diving point fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 35.2 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Advances down the track to heave it over mid-wicket but it catches the inside half of the bat and runs to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 35.3 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Flatter arm ball on off, Peter initially shapes up for the sweep shot but then presents a dead straight bat in defense. |
| 35.4 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Jumps out of the crease and flicks it over the square leg umpire for another couple of runs in this over. |
| 35.5 : I Wasim to P Handscomb, Uses his feet again and quietly nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single. 150-run stand comes up! |
| 35.6 : I Wasim to S Smith, On the pads, eased through backward square leg for a brace. 9 runs off the over! |
| 36.1 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Pitches it full and around off, Handscomb opens the face of the bat and drives it through point for a single. |
| 36.2 : J Khan to S Smith, FOUR! Nearly went all the way! Short in length around off, Smith this time top edges his pull shot over the keeper's head for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 36.3 : J Khan to S Smith, Loose, too loose from the Aussie skipper. Full and angling away from the batsman, Smith tries to play a wristly drive but fails to connect. |
| 36.4 : J Khan to S Smith, On a length and around off, Smith walks across the stumps and taps it down to mid-wicket for one. |
| 36.5 : J Khan to P Handscomb, Good length ball on off, Peter helps it to mid-wicket and steals another run. |
| 36.6 : J Khan to S Smith, An overpitched ball on off, Smith nudges it through wide mid on and gathers three runs. 10 runs off the over! |
| Hasan Ali comes back into the attack. |
| 37.1 : H Ali to S Smith, Full in length and outside off, Smith shoulders arms. |
| 37.2 : H Ali to S Smith, A touch short and outside off, Smith punches it through the line and it goes on one bounce to point. The fielder takes the pace of the ball and they take a single. |
| 37.3 : H Ali to P Handscomb, EDGY FOUR! Length delivery closer to the off stump line, Handscomb tries to run it down but it's too close to his body and he ends up chopping it down past the stumps to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 37.4 : H Ali to P Handscomb, Another inside edge and this time it goes on one bounce to the keeper. Would have dragged it onto the stumps on another day! |
| 37.5 : H Ali to P Handscomb, FOUR! Another inside edge, another boundary. Is he doing it intentionally? Naah. On a length and outside off, Handscomb once again pushes at it with firm hands and inside edges it past the stumps and the keeper for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 37.6 : H Ali to P Handscomb, FOUR! Superbly played this time! Too full in length and outside off, Peter reaches out for it and squeezes it fine down to third man for a boundary. 13 runs off the over! |
| Mohammad Amir is back on. |
| 38.1 : M Amir to S Smith, FOUR! Runs are flowing thick and fast! Short of a length ball around off, angling away, Smith shuffles across the stumps and pulls it with supreme timing and placement through mid-wicket. Another boundary for Australia. Smith moves into the 90s! |
| 38.2 : M Amir to S Smith, Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single. |
| 38.3 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Handscomb opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| 38.4 : M Amir to S Smith, Helps it off his pads to mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 38.5 : M Amir to P Handscomb, Good length ball on off, Peter stays back and runs it down to third man for a run. |
| 38.6 : M Amir to S Smith, Snorter! A well-directed bouncer, Smith ducks underneath it at the very last moment. |
| 39.1 : H Ali to P Handscomb, OUT! Finally Pakistan get the breakthrough but it seems too late! Hasan digs in a short ball on off, Handscomb gets across the stumps to play the pull shot but gets it away off the gloves. The ball balloons in the air, Rizwan rushes across to his left and completes the catch with a full length dive. End of a 183-run stand. Not celebrating too much, Pakistan. Understandably so. 36 runs needed off 65 balls. |
| 0.0 : Travis Head arrives. |
| 39.2 : H Ali to T Head, Beauty! Full in length and on middle, nipping away a shade, Head tries to defend it from the crease but gets beaten. |
| 39.3 : H Ali to T Head, Full and outside off, driven off the front foot to mid off. |
| 39.4 : H Ali to T Head, FOUR! A signature square drive from the bat of Head. He just takes his front leg to the pitch of the delivery and unfurls a beautiful shot to get off the mark. |
| 39.5 : H Ali to T Head, On a length and around middle, Head is squared up in defense this time and gets a leading edge safely to the off side. |
| 39.6 : H Ali to T Head, Fullish and outside off, Head drives it through cover-point for a single. |
| 40.1 : M Amir to T Head, On a good length and outside off, Head punches it through cover-point for a single. |
| 40.2 : M Amir to S Smith, Darts a full ball on leg, Smith gets across the stumps and keeps it out off his pads to the leg side. |
| 40.3 : M Amir to S Smith, Good length ball on middle, Smith moves across the stumps and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 40.4 : M Amir to T Head, Bouncer around leg, Head ducks underneath it. |
| 40.5 : M Amir to T Head, Length ball landing outside off, shaping in with some extra bounce, Head decides to defend it from the crease. |
| 40.6 : M Amir to T Head, FOUR! Fullish and on middle, Head picks it off his pads and whips it through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. Too straight from the bowler there! |
| 41.1 : H Ali to S Smith, FOUR! Here it is! Top knock from a top class batsman. Hasan goes short with his length outside off, Smith latches onto it and pulls it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. Another superlative century from the bat of Steven Smith and the crowd is giving him a good warm round of applause. Well played, Smudge! |
| 0.0 : 8th ODI hundred for Steven Smith! |
| 41.2 : H Ali to S Smith, Shortish and outside off, Smith goes on his toes and taps it down on the off side for one. |
| 41.3 : H Ali to T Head, Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it. |
| 41.4 : H Ali to T Head, Width on offer outside off, Head guides it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| 41.5 : H Ali to S Smith, Movement back into the batsman from a length outside off, Smith plays all over it and it sneaks through the gap between bat and body. The keeper fumbles too and they steal a bye. |
| 41.6 : H Ali to T Head, Head has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 42.1 : M Amir to T Head, Outside off, a play and a miss by Head. |
| 42.2 : M Amir to T Head, Good length ball on off, Head blocks it off his back foot. |
| 42.3 : M Amir to T Head, FOUR! Easy pickings! Back of a length ball angling down the leg side, Head stands back and glances it off his hips to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 42.4 : M Amir to T Head, Head has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 42.5 : M Amir to T Head, Back of a length ball on off, defended from the crease. |
| 42.6 : M Amir to T Head, Full and angling back into the batsman from outside off, Head gets forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 43.1 : H Ali to S Smith, Fullish and outside off, Smith lunges and defends it back off the inner half of the bat. |
| 43.2 : H Ali to S Smith, FOUR! Boom! Slower short ball on off, Smith gets on top of the bounce and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary. Australia inch closer to 2-1! |
| 43.3 : H Ali to S Smith, Plays it with soft hands to mid on and scampers across for a single. |
| 43.4 : H Ali to T Head, Tickles it through mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs. |
| 43.5 : H Ali to T Head, Short and on middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 43.6 : H Ali to S Smith, Fullish and angling in, Smith gets forward to defend and it comes off the inside edge. Rolls behind square leg and they collect a run. 4 more needed. |
| Junaid Khan is back on. |
| 44.1 : J Khan to S Smith, Angles across a good length ball outside off, Smith strokes it off his back foot through covers and picks a single. |
| 44.2 : J Khan to T Head, Bowls it on a length and wide outside off, Head allows it through to the keeper. |
| 44.3 : J Khan to T Head, An overpitched ball outside off, driven off the front foot to extra cover. |
| 44.4 : J Khan to T Head, Shortish and outside off, Head cuts it off his back foot to point. |
| 44.5 : J Khan to T Head, Length ball outside off, cutting back into the left-hander, Head defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 44.6 : J Khan to T Head, FOUR! AUSTRALIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS! Junaid Khan angles in a full length ball on middle, Head presents the full face of the bat and caresses it down the ground past mid on for the winning runs. Handshakes all around and the players exchange pleasantries. |
| A comprehensive win for Australia and they go 2-1 up in the 5-match ODI series. Chasing 264, David Warner took the hosts off to a flier but then Pakistan bounced back to remove both the openers in quick time. The visiting team bowled superbly to apply pressure early on in the innings but slowly lost the plot. |
| Skipper Steven Smith joined forces with debutant Peter Handscomb and started the revival. Handscomb was very lucky early in his innings when he was caught on zero but the bowler had overstepped and then the substitute fielder Mohammad Nawaz dropped a straightforward catch at point when he was on 10. The debutant utilized the chances he got and along with his skipper added a big century partnership to throw Pakistan out of the match. |
| The Australian skipper, Steven Smith once again batted with authority and took the charge of the chase. He notched up his 8th hundred and in the process also completed 3000 ODI runs. As mentioned earlier, Pakistan started superbly with the ball but then failed to maintain the same intensity. Mohammad Amir was the best bowler on show but apart from him, the rest failed to create enough pressure. |
| Mohammad Hafeez feels that they should have scored 300-plus but could not reach there. Adds that they realized quite early that the pitch deserves a 300-plus total. Also says that no balls are a part of the game and that happens with everyone. Finishes off by saying that the next two venues are going to suit their bowlers and they would look to bounce back in the series. |
| Man of the Match, Steven Smith says that they bowled really well to restrict the opposition to 263 and then they did well with the bat to chase it down. Admits that Handscomb was lucky and that helps for sure as he has been batting really well and has carried his form from the Test series. Adds that he loves batting at the W.A.C.A and this pitch is special for him. (On his hairband) He replies that it belonged to Adam Zampa and that proved to be lucky for him so he doesn't plan on giving it back |
| So that's all from this game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Join us for the fourth ODI on 22nd January 2017 at 0850 IST. Until then, goodbye and take care! |
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