| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome for the fifth and final encounter between Australia and Pakistan. The hosts have already sealed the deal and it's just a mere formality to complete the proceedings. The Aussies will hope to win this clash today and add a cherry on top to their celebrations on Australia Day. Warner was impressive last match and has been rested for the upcoming ODI series to prepare himself as the home team head to the sub-continent for a long tour. |
| Pakistan on the other hand will want to cause an upset and cause a break in the celebrations of the host. In order to do that, they will need something special to beat this team which has totally outplayed them throughout. Their batsmen would really need to bring their A game and keep some partnerships going which they haven't been able to do. The visitors will also like to change their stats at the Adelaide Oval. Will we witness another Wahab Riaz special (like he did here in World Cup 2015)? T |
| TOSS - Smith has won his fifth toss in a row and AUSTRALIA ELECT TO BAT FIRST! |
| AUSTRALIA PLAYING XI - DA Warner, TM Head, SPD Smith (c), PSP Handscomb, GJ Maxwell, MS Wade (wk), JP Faulkner, MA Starc, PJ Cummins, A Zampa, JR Hazlewood. |
| PAKISTAN PLAYING XI - Azhar Ali (c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali. |
| The players are out in the middle. David Warner and Travis Head will open the innings for the hosts. Mohammad Amir will start the proceedings with the ball for Pakistan. |
| 0.1 : M Amir to D Warner, DROPPED! WHAT-A-START! Beautiful length outside off, the ball swings away after pitching. Warner goes for an elegant drive but catches the outside edge which goes towards the second slip fielder. Azhar Ali dives full stretch and sticks his left hand out but cannot hold onto it. A big chance goes begging for the visitors. The Australian pair run a single there. |
| 0.2 : M Amir to T Head, Outswinging delivery outside off, left alone. |
| 0.3 : M Amir to T Head, Again a beautiful delivery outside off, Head tries to drive it but is beaten by the away swing. |
| 0.4 : M Amir to T Head, Head again goes for a drive outside off but is unable to judge the length. |
| 0.5 : M Amir to T Head, Outside off, Head punches it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 0.6 : M Amir to T Head, Good length delivery outside off, Head shoulders his arms to it. |
| Junaid Khan to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Warner gets in line of the ball and defends the length ball. |
| 1.2 : J Khan to D Warner, Good length delivery on the stumps, Warner just pushes it on the on side and they run a quick single. |
| 1.3 : J Khan to T Head, Goodish length outside off, Head stays in his crease and punches it towards the fielder at point. |
| 1.4 : J Khan to T Head, Back of a length delivery on the pads, Head flicks it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 1.5 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! Good length delivery angling in, Warner shuffles across and dispatches it over the mid-wicket region. That's just a delight to the eyes. |
| 1.6 : J Khan to D Warner, Back of a length delivery outside off, Warner cuts it through point for a single. |
| 2.1 : M Amir to D Warner, Warner catches an outside edge to the length ball which goes through the slip region towards third man for a single. |
| 2.2 : M Amir to T Head, Good length delivery outside off, Head tries to defend it but the ball goes past just his outside edge. |
| 2.3 : M Amir to T Head, The batsman goes after this one but misses the line completely. |
| 2.4 : M Amir to T Head, Good length delivery outside off, Head guides it towards point for a single. |
| 2.5 : M Amir to D Warner, Again a beautiful delivery which has totally taken Warner by surprise. Warner tries to defend it but he cannot read the length and swing of the ball as he misses it completely. |
| 2.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Back of a length on the stumps, Warner punches it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Length ball outside off, Warner drives it towards mid on and rushes for a single. Head was ball watching and was late to react to it but they still manage to finish the single with ease. |
| 3.2 : J Khan to T Head, Head stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 3.3 : J Khan to T Head, Short delivery outside off, Head cuts it through square for a single. |
| 3.4 : J Khan to D Warner, Good length ball outside off, Warner camps back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 3.5 : J Khan to T Head, Head stays in his crease and pushes it through extra cover for a single. |
| 3.6 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! ELEGANT! Length ball on the stumps, Warner drives it straight down the ground through the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : M Amir to T Head, Good length delivery outside off, Left alone. |
| 4.2 : M Amir to T Head, FOUR! Length ball outside off, Head has hammered that through the cover region for a superbly driven boundary. |
| 4.3 : M Amir to T Head, Angled into the pads, Head clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : M Amir to D Warner, Angling in from a length, Warner flicks it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. Hasan goes chasing for it and makes a fine save as he is quick to throw it back at the non-striker's end. |
| 4.5 : M Amir to D Warner, Back of a length into Warner, he gets cramped for room as he just manages to defend it on the on side. |
| 4.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Outside off on a length, Warner throws his bat at it and lofts it over the cover region. Babar Azam gives it a good chase to keep it down to a couple. |
| 5.1 : J Khan to T Head, Angling into the stumps, Head defends that ball of his crease. |
| 5.2 : J Khan to T Head, Back of a length outside off, Head cuts it towards point. |
| 5.3 : J Khan to T Head, Back of a length delivery on the stumps, Head gets an inside edge into his pads as he stays back in his crease. |
| 5.4 : J Khan to T Head, FOUR! LENGTH AND DRIVEN! Length ball into the stumps, Head elegantly drives it straight down the ground for a boundary through the mid on region. |
| 5.5 : J Khan to T Head, Good length delivery outside off, Head has let that through to the keeper. |
| 5.6 : J Khan to T Head, Short and wide outside off, Head cuts it towards point. |
| 6.1 : M Amir to D Warner, Back of a length delivery outside off, Warner cuts it straight to the point fielder. |
| 6.2 : M Amir to D Warner, On the pads, Warner works it down the leg side for a couple. |
| 6.3 : M Amir to D Warner, FOUR! Angling into the pads, Warner clips it through the fielder at short third man region for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : M Amir to D Warner, Length ball, Warner defends it straight back to the bowler. |
| 6.5 : M Amir to D Warner, Again a length ball outside off, Warner drives it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 6.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Length ball into the stumps, Warner drives it towards the fielder at mid on. Hasan Ali makes a mockery of it and converts a single into three runs after a fumble. |
| 7.1 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! GREAT START TO THE OVER! Length ball outside off, Warner lofts it over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : J Khan to D Warner, Back of a length delivery outside off, Warner punches it towards covers. |
| 7.3 : J Khan to D Warner, Length ball outside off, Warner shuffles across and leans forward to defend it. |
| 7.4 : J Khan to D Warner, Short delivery outside off, Warner walks across and pulls it straight down the ground towards mid on for a couple. He was not that in control of the pull. |
| 7.5 : J Khan to D Warner, Angling into the stumps, Warner clips it towards mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 7.6 : J Khan to T Head, Back of a length delivery outside off, Head stays deep in his crease and tries to cut it but finds an inside edge which goes towards the keeper. |
| David Warner has been caught at first slip but the umpire remains unmoved. Pakistan have decided to review the decision. |
| 8.1 : M Amir to D Warner, NOT OUT! Pakistan have no reviews left. A rather poor one in hindsight, desperation creeping in? Quite early for it to happen too, to be honest. Back of a length around off, David Warner rocks back and goes for the big pull. There's some deviation as the ball goes behind and Sharjeel at first slip takes a good low catch to his right. Umpire Simon Fry isn't interested but Amir is convinced. Tells his skipper confidently to take the review and so, the decision goes upstair |
| 8.2 : M Amir to D Warner, Full ball attacking the stumps, driven towards mid off for nothing. |
| 8.3 : M Amir to D Warner, Excellent stuff from Mohammad Amir. He fires in an accurate yorker on middle stump, David Warner does well to bring his bat down in time and dig it out on the leg side. A quick single is taken. |
| 8.4 : M Amir to T Head, FOUR! Too full, too straight and Head puts this away. On the pads, Travis flicks it through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : M Amir to T Head, Back of a length around off, kept out off the back foot. |
| 8.6 : M Amir to T Head, Banged in short outside off, Travis Head arches back and lets it sail through to the keeper. |
| Hasan Ali comes into the bowling attack. |
| 9.1 : H Ali to D Warner, Angles across a back of a length delivery, around off, Warner looks to pull but gets an inside edge behind to the keeper. It goes on the bounce. |
| 9.2 : H Ali to D Warner, On a back of a length once more, it's punched off the back foot towards cover-point for a single. |
| 9.3 : H Ali to T Head, Another one on the shorter side. Travis Head rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. Shoaib Malik chases it down and pulls it back just inside the ropes. But overruns it and ends up dashing into the advertising boards. Three runs taken. |
| Shoaib Malik has hurt his wrist. While trying to save that boundary, he ran into the fence and in an attempt to keep himself from getting hurt, he put his hands forward and injured his wrists a bit. Doesn't seem to be too serious though. |
| 9.4 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! Stand and deliver stuff from David Warner. He just murders it over the mid off region and sends it across the rope for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! And it continues. Warner doesn't waste any time, does he? Always on the prowl. He gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid off again for consecutive boundaries. |
| 9.6 : H Ali to D Warner, The batsman works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. |
| Mohammad Hafeez will roll his arm now. Powerplay 2 will come to effect now. The fielding restrictions have been lifted. A maximum of four fielders are allowed outside the circle. |
| 10.1 : M Hafeez to T Head, Starts from around the wicket and tosses it up around off, Head drives it back down the track. |
| 10.2 : M Hafeez to T Head, Turning away from Travis Head, around off, it's played to point for no run. |
| 10.3 : M Hafeez to T Head, Another delivery which is tossed up, it has some dip on it as well and all Head can do is block it out. |
| 10.4 : M Hafeez to T Head, Bowls it slower through the air around off, Head looks to play it with the spin and drive it through the covers but ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 10.5 : M Hafeez to T Head, The batsman dances down the track. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 10.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, FOUR! Short, flat and outside off, Warner hangs back and cuts it through the covers for a boundary. Super shot, brings up his fifty in no time. He's a proper destroyer. |
| 17th ODI fifty for David Warner! |
| 11.1 : H Ali to T Head, Hasan Ali angles across a length delivery around off, Travis Head leans ahead a touch and blocks it out. |
| 11.2 : H Ali to T Head, Slanting across, on a good length once more, it's tapped with an open face in front of covers and scurries across for a quick run. |
| 11.3 : H Ali to D Warner, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.4 : H Ali to D Warner, On middle and leg, it's clipped through to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.5 : H Ali to T Head, Aiming the hips once more, Travis glances this through backward square leg for one more. |
| 11.6 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! David Warner is a monster! There's no stopping this guy, is there? What a hit! Fuller delivery around off, Davey boinks it over mid off once more. It falls just inside the rope and he picks up a one bounce boundary. |
| 12.1 : M Hafeez to T Head, Shorter, flatter and turning away outside off, Head gets an inside edge on the leg side for a single. |
| 12.2 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Tossed up on the stumps, Warner wrists this down to long on for one. |
| 12.3 : M Hafeez to T Head, Darts this on leg, catches Head low on the pads as he misses his flick. |
| 12.4 : M Hafeez to T Head, Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 12.5 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Shorter ball outside off, Warner goes back and hits it towards covers. |
| 12.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, David Warner stays rooted deep inside his crease and keeps this shorter ball out to end the over. |
| Wahab Riaz is brought into the bowling attack. |
| 13.1 : W Riaz to T Head, Just back of a length outside off, tapped in front of point off the back foot. |
| 13.2 : W Riaz to T Head, Length delivery aiming the top of off stump, Head from within his crease keeps it out on the off side. |
| 13.3 : W Riaz to T Head, Similar ball, Travis dabs it with an open face straight to the man at point. |
| 13.4 : W Riaz to T Head, Fires it in full on middle and leg, flicked through square leg for one run. |
| 13.5 : W Riaz to D Warner, Devilish stuff from Wahab Riaz. At 145.8 kph, he arrows in an accurate yorker, it's coming in and catches David Warner low on the pads. He tries to flick it away but misses. |
| 13.6 : W Riaz to D Warner, Outside off, worked to backward point for a single and that will be the end of the over. |
| 14.1 : M Hafeez to D Warner, David Warner prods forward to this flighted ball from Mohammad Hafeez and blocks it out with a straight bat. |
| 14.2 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Some dip on this occasion, it's pitched right up there, driven down to long on for a run. |
| 14.3 : M Hafeez to T Head, Attacking the stumps, it's flicked through mid-wicket for two good runs. Placed it in the gap nicely and that allowed the batsmen to come back for the second. |
| 14.4 : M Hafeez to T Head, Coming in, worked to the on side for nothing. |
| 14.5 : M Hafeez to T Head, Pitches it just back of a driving length, it's hit down to long off for a single. |
| 14.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 15.1 : W Riaz to D Warner, Fullish in length and on middle and off, David Warner just eases this down to long on for a single. |
| 15.2 : W Riaz to T Head, Good length delivery aiming the top of the off pole, Travis opens the face of the bat and dabs it to the point fielder. No run taken. |
| 15.3 : W Riaz to T Head, Bowls this just ahead of a length, Travis Head works this in front of mid-wicket. |
| 15.4 : W Riaz to T Head, Shortish delivery banged in just around off, it's pulled straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : W Riaz to T Head, On a back of a length, in the channel outside off, Travis Head pushes it towards extra cover and runs through for a single. |
| 15.6 : W Riaz to D Warner, Outside off, Warner makes a little room and looks to slash it away. Can't get any bat on it though as it goes through to the keeper. |
| Drinks break! |
| 16.1 : M Hafeez to T Head, Full and attacking the stumps, Head dances down the wicket and drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 16.2 : M Hafeez to T Head, Gives this plenty of air and flights it on off, Travis Head gets low to this one and gets an inside edge back down the track as he attempts to hammer it through the off side. |
| 16.3 : M Hafeez to T Head, Leans ahead to this fullish delivery and drives it through the covers. One run taken. |
| 16.4 : M Hafeez to D Warner, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 16.5 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Coming in with the arm, it's kept out off the front foot. |
| 16.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, David Warner works this fuller ball through mid-wicket. |
| 17.1 : W Riaz to T Head, Excellent length ball around off, Wahab is keeping the line tight as Head is a bit cramped for room. Eventually it's dabbed to point for nothing. |
| 17.2 : W Riaz to T Head, Back of a length just around off, punched away towards cover-point for one run. |
| 17.3 : W Riaz to D Warner, FOUR! That's hit really hard and the placement is exceptional from David Warner. He leans ahead to this extremely full ball and crashes it through the covers. It rockets away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : W Riaz to D Warner, Wahab shortens the length this time and pounds it in short, outside off, Warner shuffles across and keeps it down on the leg side. |
| 17.5 : W Riaz to D Warner, Keeps this on the shorter side once again, Davey taps it in front of covers and wants the single but is sent back. |
| Fine leg up, long on in place as well... |
| 17.6 : W Riaz to D Warner, Short outside off, cut away to end the over. |
| 18.1 : M Hafeez to T Head, A back foot punch from Travis Head sees the ball go down to long off. A single is taken. |
| 18.2 : M Hafeez to D Warner, SIX! BOOM! First six of the innings. Premeditated from David Warner. He kneels down to this tossed up delivery and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 100-run stand between Warner and Head! |
| 18.3 : M Hafeez to D Warner, David Warner has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 18.4 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Arm ball from Hafeez, it's coming in with the angle and it catches Warner on the pads. Stifled appeal for a leg before but it's turned down, probably going down leg. |
| 18.5 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Outside off, Warner closes the face of the bat a bit too early and gets a leading edge on the off side. |
| 18.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, SIX! He's sent that sailing into the stands. Take a bow, Davey Warner! He makes great use of his feet and launches it over the cover fence for another biggie. |
| 19.1 : W Riaz to T Head, Angling in on a fuller length from around off, Travis Head works it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 19.2 : W Riaz to D Warner, Full and fired outside off, driven through covers easily for a single. |
| 19.3 : W Riaz to T Head, Back of a length outside off, Head goes for the big pull but misses it completely. |
| 19.4 : W Riaz to T Head, Four Leg Byes! Angling in and in fact, going a bit down leg, brushes off Head's pads as he tries to flick and goes past the diving keeper away to the fence behind. |
| 19.5 : W Riaz to T Head, The batsman defends it from within the crease towards mid on. They have run through for a single. |
| 19.6 : W Riaz to D Warner, Length ball in the off stump channel, David Warner walks across a step and tucks it on the on side to finish the over with a single. |
| Hasan Ali to bowl again. |
| 20.1 : H Ali to D Warner, Back of a length around off, off the back foot Warner punches it through the covers and picks up a single. |
| 20.2 : H Ali to T Head, On a back of a length once more, blocked out off the back foot and into the ground. |
| 20.3 : H Ali to T Head, Back of a length around off, pulled through to deep mid-wicket. One run taken. |
| 20.4 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! DELIGHTFUL! Make no mistake, that was a difficult shot to play. But he made it look so easy. Short and angling across, Warner gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square on the leg side. Beats the short fine leg fielder as the ball races away to the boundary line. |
| 20.5 : H Ali to D Warner, FIVE OVERTHROWS! That's poor from Pakistan out in the field. Short of a length outside off, Warner taps it towards point and sets off for the single. Umar Akmal collects the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. But it's quite wayward and there's nobody really backing up. Hasan Ali misses and so does the skipper Azhar Ali. The ball goes all the way to the mid-wicket fence. Five runs in total for Australia. |
| 20.6 : H Ali to T Head, Some extra bounce for Hasan Ali. He slants it across, Head looks to tamely push it from inside the line but the ball zips off the surface and goes past the outside edge. |
| Junaid Khan is back for a bowl. |
| 21.1 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! WIDTH AND PUNISHED! Back of a length delivery just outside, Warner just slashes it through the point region for a boundary. There are no stopping these. |
| 21.2 : J Khan to D Warner, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 21.3 : J Khan to D Warner, Short delivery outside off, Warner cuts it hard through the cover region for a quick single. |
| 21.4 : J Khan to T Head, Length ball outside off, Head comes down the track and goes for a heave but clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 21.5 : J Khan to D Warner, On the pads this time around, Warner clips it off his pads for a single through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.6 : J Khan to T Head, Angling into the pads, Head flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| Shoaib Malik is introduced into the attack for the first time. |
| 22.1 : S Malik to T Head, Short and into the pads, Head nudges the first ball towards the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Pakistan have gone upstairs for a stumping chance. |
| 22.2 : S Malik to T Head, NOT OUT! Short and outside off, a bit more of bounce than expected this time. Head dances down the track and goes but for a cut but misses. The ball goes straight to the keeper and he drags his back foot back. The keeper dislodges the bail and appeals. Replays show that he got his back leg in time and is safe. |
| 22.3 : S Malik to T Head, Short and again width outside off, Head is able to cut this one through the point region for a couple. |
| 22.4 : S Malik to T Head, Again a square cut, but this time straight to the fielder. |
| 22.5 : S Malik to T Head, Tossed up, Head lunges forward and defends it. |
| 22.6 : S Malik to T Head, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 23.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Back of a length delivery into the body, Warner gets on his toes and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.2 : J Khan to T Head, Again a length sprayed on the pads, Head clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.3 : J Khan to D Warner, Fuller ball outside off, Head drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 23.4 : J Khan to D Warner, Full on the stumps, Warner is able to just get it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. They think of a single but do not go for it. |
| 23.5 : J Khan to D Warner, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 23.6 : J Khan to T Head, FOUR! DRIVEN! Length ball on the stumps, Head gets into the action after sometime as he drives it a bit uppishly through the mid on region for a elegant boundary. That was whacked. |
| 24.1 : S Malik to D Warner, Floated outside off, Warner tries to cut it but he finds a bottom edge. |
| 24.2 : S Malik to D Warner, Outside off, Warner cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 24.3 : S Malik to D Warner, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 24.4 : S Malik to D Warner, Tossed up, Warner camps back and pushes it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.5 : S Malik to T Head, Short delivery outside off, Head punches it off his back foot for a single towards point. |
| 24.6 : S Malik to D Warner, Warner punches it off his back foot for a single towards sweeper cover. |
| 25.1 : J Khan to D Warner, DAVID WARNER GETS TO HIS 13th HUNDRED! Length ball outside off, Davey just stays in his crease and defends it on the off side with soft hands for a quick single. He celebrates with his customary jump in the air and his new blow to the handle. This man gets to his fastest hundred with this knock. |
| 0.0 : 13th ODI hundred from David Warner! |
| 25.2 : J Khan to T Head, Head has defended this delivery towards point. |
| 25.3 : J Khan to T Head, Length ball, Head walks across and drives it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.4 : J Khan to D Warner, Back of a length delivery outside off, Warner punches that ball straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 25.5 : J Khan to D Warner, Fuller on the stumps, Warner drives it through the mid on region for a couple. |
| 25.6 : J Khan to D Warner, Yorker on the stumps, Warner blocks it away towards covers for a single. |
| 26.1 : S Malik to D Warner, Tossed up on the stumps, Warner takes his front leg out of the way and cuts it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 26.2 : S Malik to T Head, Short into the stumps, Head stays deep in his crease and cuts it towards the point fielder. |
| 26.3 : S Malik to T Head, Short outside off, Head gets a bottom edge which goes towards the bowler. |
| 26.4 : S Malik to T Head, FOUR! Short delivery on the stumps, Head finds an impressive way to reach to his fifty with a pull through the mid-wicket boundary. Head is playing the second fiddle and has managed to get his 5th ODI fifty. |
| 5th ODI fifty for Travis Head! |
| 26.5 : S Malik to T Head, Tossed up, Head drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 26.6 : S Malik to D Warner, FOUR! Sprayed on the pads, Warner sits and slogs it neatly through the fine leg boundary. Warner is bringing all his shots into play now. |
| Mohammad Amir returns to the bowling attack. |
| 27.1 : M Amir to T Head, Fuller outside off, Head drives it straight to mid off. |
| 27.2 : M Amir to T Head, FOUR! Back of a length delivery outside off, Head cuts it beautifully through the cover region. Bad fielding at the fence gets him an easy boundary. Pakistan are back to normal on the field. |
| 27.3 : M Amir to T Head, Again fuller outside off, Head drives it straight towards mid off. |
| 27.4 : M Amir to T Head, SIX! CLEAN AS A WHISTLE! Good length delivery angling into the stumps, Head just hoists it over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. Seemed like Warner for a moment but his partner is now in the act. |
| 27.5 : M Amir to T Head, Fuller on the stumps, Head drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 27.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 28.1 : S Malik to T Head, Short on the stumps, Head stays deep in his crease and clips it on the on side for a single. |
| 28.2 : S Malik to D Warner, FOUR! DAVEY SPECIAL! Tossed up on the stumps, Warner gets his broom out but in the reverse direction through the point region for a single. He seems to be towing with the field now. |
| 28.3 : S Malik to D Warner, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Tossed up, Warner reads the length early as he sweeps it over the mid on fielder for a boundary. Is there any shot Warner cannot play? |
| 28.4 : S Malik to D Warner, On the pads, Warner flicks it off his pads on the on side. |
| 28.5 : S Malik to D Warner, The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. They manage to come back for the second. |
| 28.6 : S Malik to D Warner, Down on the pads, Warner flicks it off his pads for a single towards square leg. |
| 29.1 : M Amir to D Warner, Fuller on the stumps, Warner gets it away towards mid off for a single. |
| 29.2 : M Amir to T Head, Full delivery outside off, Head drives it through the cover region for a single. |
| 29.3 : M Amir to D Warner, Length ball angling into the stumps, Head defends it on the corner of the circle for a quick single. |
| 29.4 : M Amir to T Head, FOUR! BRILLIANT! Good length delivery into the pads, Head flicks it elegantly through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. They seem to up the ante now. |
| 29.5 : M Amir to T Head, Short this time, Head goes for a pull but gets a bottom edge towards mid on for a single. |
| 29.6 : M Amir to D Warner, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Hasan Ali is back in for a bowl. |
| 30.1 : H Ali to T Head, Length ball outside off, Head dabs it towards point as he opens the face of the bat. |
| 30.2 : H Ali to D Warner, Short delivery outside off, Warner cuts it and the ball races off his blade through the point region for a couple. |
| 30.3 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! WHACKED! Short and just outside off, Warner has smoked that one as he pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. 200 up for Pakistan. |
| 30.4 : H Ali to D Warner, Length ball into the stumps, Warner dabs it with soft hands on the off side for a single. |
| 30.5 : H Ali to T Head, Back of a length delivery into the pads, Head nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 30.6 : H Ali to D Warner, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Wahab Riaz is brought back into the attack. |
| 31.1 : W Riaz to T Head, Short and wide outside off, Head cuts it late through the point region for a single. This is the best opening partnership against Pakistan by any team in all ODIs. |
| 31.2 : W Riaz to D Warner, Length ball angling in, Warner tries to defend it but he finds an inside edge into the pads. They rush through for a single. |
| 31.3 : W Riaz to T Head, Angling into the pads, Head gets hit low on his pads and the ball goes towards point. |
| 31.4 : W Riaz to T Head, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 31.5 : W Riaz to T Head, Good length outside off, Head cuts it wide off the point fielder for a single. |
| 31.6 : W Riaz to D Warner, Back of a length delivery outside off, Head cuts it straight towards the point fielder. |
| 32.1 : H Ali to T Head, Length delivery into the stumps, Head defends it close to his body into the pitch and they run for a single. Hasan races with Warner towards the ball near the batting crease. As Hasan slides and picks up the ball and throws it back to the bowler's end, Warner's bat gets stuck in the ground as he completes the run. |
| 32.2 : H Ali to D Warner, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 32.3 : H Ali to T Head, Fuller delivery outside off, Head drives it through covers for a couple. |
| 32.4 : H Ali to T Head, Similar length, Head drives it through covers for a single. |
| 32.5 : H Ali to D Warner, DROPPED! Length ball on the stumps, Warner has lofted that really high into the sky straight down the ground. Amir calls for it and tries to gather it but he misses. They have again dropped him. they run through for a couple. |
| 32.6 : H Ali to D Warner, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 33.1 : W Riaz to T Head, Short delivery into the body, Head pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 33.2 : W Riaz to D Warner, Good length delivery outside off, Warner camps back and cuts it towards extra cover for a single. |
| 33.3 : W Riaz to T Head, Full delivery on the stumps, Head digs it out towards the bowler. |
| 33.4 : W Riaz to T Head, Outside off, left alone by Head. |
| 33.5 : W Riaz to T Head, Short ball and Head goes for a swing of the bat. He top edges it behind the keeper for a couple. Amir cuts this off. |
| 33.6 : W Riaz to T Head, Overpitched delivery outside off, Head drives it through the extra cover region for a triple. |
| 34.1 : H Ali to T Head, Spears in a full ball on middle and off, shaping away a shade, Travis Head drives it to mid off and takes the man on there. Beats the shy at the non-striker's end and completes the run easily. |
| 34.2 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! That's a well controlled shot. Davey Warner continues with his onslaught. On the fuller side once more, he lofts it over extra cover and sends it across the fence for a boundary. |
| 34.3 : H Ali to D Warner, SIX! Pakistan just don't know where to bowl to him. He's just putting everything away. Short on middle and leg, Warner pulls it hard over backward square leg for a maximum. |
| 34.4 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! My word... Another boundary. The Aussies are absolutely dominating proceedings here. Full and wide outside off, slanting across, Warner smacks it powerfully through the cover region for another boundary. |
| 34.5 : H Ali to D Warner, Tailing back in on the pads, it's clipped away on the leg side for a double. |
| 34.6 : H Ali to D Warner, Extremely full on middle and off, Warner squeezes it out towards point and takes a single. Reaches the 150 mark with that and it seems like he's got there in no time. |
| 5th score of 150-plus for David Warner in ODIs! |
| 35.1 : W Riaz to D Warner, Angled into pads from a good length, Warner clips it on the on side for a single. |
| 35.2 : W Riaz to T Head, Short outside off, Head pulls it away towards the deep mid-wicket boundary for a single. |
| 35.3 : W Riaz to D Warner, Back of a length delivery outside off, Warner gets his front leg away and goes for a slash outside off but misses completely. |
| 35.4 : W Riaz to D Warner, Yorker on the money, Warner somehow gets his bat down in time and the ball goes to the keeper as they run a quick single. |
| 35.5 : W Riaz to T Head, Short delivery outside off, Head goes for a pull but is beaten for pace. |
| 35.6 : W Riaz to T Head, Back of a length delivery on the stumps, Head plays it towards mid-wicket. The fielder does not gather the ball quickly and he misfields as they complete a double. |
| Junaid Khan will have a go with the ball again. |
| 36.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Short and outside off, Warner pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.2 : J Khan to T Head, Full delivery outside off, Head drives it straight to the fielder at mid off. No run taken. |
| 36.3 : J Khan to T Head, Dug in short outside off, Head has left that through to the keeper. |
| 36.4 : J Khan to T Head, Good length delivery outside off, Head cuts it through point for a single. |
| 36.5 : J Khan to D Warner, Again a short one which is way high. Seemed like a wide but the umpire decides to call it a legal ball as Warner goes to reach at it. |
| 36.6 : J Khan to D Warner, Full delivery outside off, Warner drives it straight to the bowler. Junaid Khan tries to stop it but does not do it complete. They pick up a quick single. |
| Hasan Ali comes back on to bowl. |
| 37.1 : H Ali to D Warner, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Full delivery on the pads, Warner clips it over the fielder at mid-wicket for a boundary. He makes it look so simple. |
| 37.2 : H Ali to D Warner, Short delivery outside off, Warner pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 37.3 : H Ali to T Head, Full delivery on the stumps, Head drives it towards long on for a couple. |
| 37.4 : H Ali to T Head, Good length delivery on the stumps, Head gets an outside edge straight to the keeper. |
| 37.5 : H Ali to T Head, Full delivery on the stumps, Head drives it towards mid on for a single. |
| 37.6 : H Ali to D Warner, SIX! DISPATCHED! Short delivery into the body, Warner has pulled that brilliantly over the square leg region for a maximum. That's just looking easy for Warner. Highest partnership for Australia in ODIs. |
| Hafeez comes in for a bowl. |
| 38.1 : M Hafeez to T Head, Short delivery, Head stays back in his crease and punches it back to the bowler off the back foot. |
| 38.2 : M Hafeez to T Head, FOUR! Short again and Head won't miss those freebies as he pulls it through the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. The fielder tries to cut it off but could not stop it. |
| 38.3 : M Hafeez to T Head, Tossed up, Head eases it off to the right of Hafeez. |
| 38.4 : M Hafeez to T Head, Tossed up, Hafeez drives it straight towards long off for a single. |
| 38.5 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Tossed up outside off, Warner punches it towards deep extra cover for a single. |
| 38.6 : M Hafeez to T Head, Head cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point. |
| Junaid Khan is brought back into the attack. |
| 39.1 : J Khan to D Warner, Yorker outside off, Warner tries to reach at it but is beaten for pace. |
| 39.2 : J Khan to D Warner, Short and wide outside off, Warner guides it to third man for a single. |
| 39.3 : J Khan to T Head, Dug in short outside off, Head tries to reach at it but misses totally. He is beaten for both the line and the pace. |
| 39.4 : J Khan to T Head, Yorker at the stumps, Head somehow manages to dig it out as he pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 39.5 : J Khan to D Warner, Short and outside off, Warner tries to cut it but he misses as the ball goes straight to the keeper. The players appeal but the umpire is not interested. Warner was beaten by the line of the delivery. |
| 39.6 : J Khan to D Warner, Yorker outside off, Warner goes to play at it but cannot get his bat down in time. The ball goes straight to the keeper. Just 2 runs of the last over. Good stuff from Junaid. |
| 40.1 : M Hafeez to T Head, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 40.2 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Arm ball on a shorter length, coming in with the arm, Warner backs away and mistimes the punch back to the bowler. |
| 40.3 : M Hafeez to D Warner, SIX! BANG! That's gone a long, long way. Tossed up outside off, David Warner gets low and smokes it over the cover region. Clears the fence with ease and sends it sailing miles into the stands for a maximum. He cramped up a bit after the shot and understandably why, but he seems fine to continue. |
| 40.4 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Floats this one up around off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 40.5 : M Hafeez to T Head, What a feat for the young lad! The 23-year old has played a solid knock here. Kept the scoreboard ticking and played his part. He just punches this off the back foot to covers and picks up a run. Gets a big hug from his partner and he has some words of encouragement for young Travis. Brilliant knock. |
| Maiden ODI ton for Travis Head! |
| 40.6 : M Hafeez to D Warner, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 41.1 : J Khan to D Warner, FOUR! High full toss outside off, David Warner slices this square through point and gets another boundary to his name. There's nobody out in the deep so no chance of stopping that. This is now David Warner's highest score in ODIs. |
| 41.2 : J Khan to D Warner, Wide! Speared in full and well outside off, Warner reaches out to it in an attempt to squeeze it out but fails to do so. Wide called by the umpire. |
| J Khan to D Warner, Another one fired in full, driven to the covers but it's straight to the covers. |
| An appeal for a catch against David Warner is referred upstairs by the umpire. |
| 41.3 : J Khan to D Warner, OUT! A rather anti-climatic end to David Warner's majestic knock, at least in terms of emotions flying about. Short and outside off, Warner cuts it away. It's in the air and Babar Azam at point gets low to take it. The umpires just want to make sure if the catch is taken cleanly or not and replays show that he has. David Warner walks off to a standing ovation from the Adelaide crowd, raises his bat to acknowledge their support and walks off a hero. Deservingly so. He's |
| Steven Smith is the next batsman in. |
| 41.4 : J Khan to S Smith, FOUR! Full delivery spared across, Steven Smith leans into the drive and creams it through the covers to get off the mark with a boundary. |
| 41.5 : J Khan to S Smith, OUT! STEVEN SMITH DEPARTS! Banged in short, Smith clears his front leg, makes room and swings his bat wildly at this. Gets a big top edge which flies over mid-wicket. Wahab Riaz runs to his right and dives forward to catch it. He holds on to it but his right knee gets stuck in the turf and he's on the floor in considerable pain. Looks nasty from here itself. Smith walks back but all eyes are on Wahab Riaz. Hope he's fine. |
| Glenn Maxwell walks into the middle next. |
| 41.6 : J Khan to T Head, Wide! Speared in too full and too far out outside off, wide called. |
| J Khan to T Head, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| Mohammad Amir will bowl again. |
| 42.1 : M Amir to G Maxwell, Fuller length ball on middle and leg, Maxwell backs away and slams it down to long on for a single. |
| 42.2 : M Amir to T Head, Wide! Slower short ball outside off, Travis Head is beaten by the height and the lack of pace too. The umpire calls it a wide for height. |
| M Amir to T Head, SIX! That was right in Travis Head's arc and he punished it duly. Short delivery on middle and off, the southpaw camps back, gets into position early and muscles the pull over the mid-wicket boundary for half a dozen. Seen him do that many times. |
| 42.3 : M Amir to T Head, Back of a length outside off, makes room to hit it away but cannot make any kind of connection. |
| 42.4 : M Amir to T Head, Yorker, it's drilled back down towards mid off for a single. |
| 42.5 : M Amir to G Maxwell, Fullish in length on middle and leg, Maxwell makes room for himself and whacks it down towards long on for a single. |
| 42.6 : M Amir to T Head, Outside off, Head gets an edge down towards third man as he tries to go inside out over the covers. Single to end the over, 300 up as well. |
| Wahab Riaz returns to the attack. Good sign, that. |
| 43.1 : W Riaz to T Head, Full toss on the stumps, hit through mid-wicket for one. |
| 43.2 : W Riaz to G Maxwell, Wide! Banged in short and angling across, Maxwell shuffles across as well but is taken by surprise by the bouncer. Wide signalled though as the ball was too high. |
| W Riaz to G Maxwell, SIX! Width on offer and Maxwell has thrown his bat at that. With all his might, he slices this over point for one of the flattest sixes in recent memory. |
| 43.3 : W Riaz to G Maxwell, Glenn Maxwell drives this fuller ball down to long on and gets a single to his name. |
| 43.4 : W Riaz to T Head, FOUR! Full and attacking the stumps, Travis Head just swings his bat wildly at that. Didn't go where he intended it to but he'll take it nonetheless. Clears mid off and that'll be a boundary. |
| 43.5 : W Riaz to T Head, The batsman has driven it through mid on. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 43.6 : W Riaz to G Maxwell, FOUR! Walks across a long way to this length ball and pulls it fine down the leg side, beating the fielder inside the circle. Boundary to end the over. |
| 44.1 : M Amir to T Head, That's in the air but it falls safely! Head top edges this way over the mid off region but there's nobody out in the deep. Two runs taken. |
| 44.2 : M Amir to T Head, Another one in the air but it's safe again. Travis pulls this shorter ball on middle and off, it's flying towards deep mid-wicket where Sharjeel runs to his right and puts in a dive to catch it. But it's a little away from him and he can't take it. Two more runs added to the scoreboard. |
| 44.3 : M Amir to T Head, Back of a length on the body, it's pulled along the ground through square leg for a single. |
| 44.4 : M Amir to G Maxwell, Maxwell makes a lot of room, looks to clear the infield over covers but fails to make any connection. It was slanted too far across for him to hit. |
| 44.5 : M Amir to G Maxwell, OUT! The Big Show is gone! Similar delivery well outside off, Maxwell goes aerial over covers. Mohammad Hafeez out in the deep gets under the ball and takes a good catch. Maxwell departs and that's another wicket down. |
| Matthew Wade is the next man in to bat. |
| 44.6 : M Amir to M Wade, Fuller on the stumps, Wade works this nicely in the gap through mid-wicket. The placement allows the batsmen to come back for the second and beat the run out chance at the bowler's end. The throw was a little wide as well and that helped their cause. |
| 45.1 : W Riaz to M Wade, Coming in on the pads, worked away on the on side for a run. |
| 45.2 : W Riaz to M Wade, Wide! Short of a length outside off, it's too far out and so, the umpire calls it as wide. |
| W Riaz to M Wade, FOUR! Beautiful shot. Fullish in length outside off, Matthew Wade drives it crisply through extra cover and sends it all the way for a boundary. Neatly done. |
| 45.3 : W Riaz to M Wade, Outside off, Wade gives it a big swing and misses, so does the keeper and the batsmen take a bye. |
| 45.4 : W Riaz to T Head, Bit fuller in length, on the stumps, Head nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 45.5 : W Riaz to M Wade, Pushes this back down the ground towards long on and picks up two runs for doing so. |
| 45.6 : W Riaz to M Wade, Yorker on the stumps, dug back out in the direction of the bowler. End of the over. |
| Hasan Ali returns to bowl. |
| 46.1 : H Ali to T Head, Dipping yorker from Hasan Ali, spears it across around off, Head digs it out in front of covers. One run taken. |
| 46.2 : H Ali to M Wade, OUT! Good catch from Shoaib Malik. One of Pakistan's better fielders. Full and shaping away from around off, Matthew Wade just throws his bat at this. Gets a big, big edge which skies over the covers. Malik out in the deep settles himself under the ball and takes it in his safe hands. |
| Peter Handscomb will bat next for Australia. |
| 46.3 : H Ali to T Head, SIX! THAT'S A BIG, BIG HIT! Travis Head has sent that a long, long way. That was tonked. Fuller length ball which is right in the slot, Travis Head gets low and slogs it high and mighty over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 46.4 : H Ali to T Head, OUT! HEAD DEPARTS! But not before playing a superb knock. Fuller and going across, Head looks to slog this across the line. He gets a huge top edge and it balloons towards Azhar Ali at long off. The Pakistan skipper fumbles initially but then to his teammates content, somehow manages to hold on it. |
| James Faulkner is the new man in. |
| 46.5 : H Ali to J Faulkner, Bit fullish in length and outside off, Faulkner walks down and looks to hit it through the off side but misses. |
| 46.6 : H Ali to J Faulkner, Wide! Full and wide outside off, it's too far out for the umpire's liking and so, he raises both his arms and signals a wide. |
| H Ali to J Faulkner, On the fuller side once more, it's drilled through to sweeper cover for one run. |
| 47.1 : W Riaz to J Faulkner, Moving away on a good length, around off, Faulkner dabs it square of the wicket on the off side for a run. |
| 47.2 : W Riaz to P Handscomb, Short of a length outside off, Handscomb drags the pull off the inner half through mid-wicket. Single taken. |
| 47.3 : W Riaz to J Faulkner, On a shortish length, outside off, with some width on offer Faulkner looks to cut this away. Gets an under edge which goes behind to the keeper. |
| 47.4 : W Riaz to J Faulkner, FOUR! Pounded in short around off, James drags the pull through square leg. Hafeez runs to his right in the deep and puts in a sloppy dive to try and save it but cannot do so. He isn't sure whether the ball touched the ropes so asks the umpire to refer it upstairs. Replays confirm it's a clear boundary. |
| 47.5 : W Riaz to J Faulkner, Outside off, gets it off the toe end to the right of the keeper for a single. |
| 47.6 : W Riaz to P Handscomb, OUT! Handscomb is dismissed in search of a big shot. He receives a short ball as he pulls it aerially over square leg. Can't get the distance on it though and it's taken comfortably by Hafeez just inside the rope. |
| Mitchell Starc is the new batsman to walk in. |
| 48.1 : H Ali to M Starc, Almost a yorker, that. Moving away outside off, Starc drills it through the covers for one. |
| 48.2 : H Ali to J Faulkner, FOUR! Shot. Fuller outside off, James Faulkner gets big on the ball and pummels it through the gap in the cover region for a boundary. There was a man out in the deep but he had no chance of stopping that one. |
| 48.3 : H Ali to J Faulkner, He's actually broken his bat in playing that. Good delivery from Hasan Ali. Yorker outside off, Faulkner brings his bat down to dig it out but hits the ground as well along with the ball. A part of his bat chips off as the batsmen take a single. Hasan Ali gets to the ball and underarms a direct hit at the striker's end. It goes upstairs and replays show Starc to be safe. |
| 48.4 : H Ali to M Starc, Yorker outside off, Starc squeezes it out down towards third man for a couple of good runs. |
| 48.5 : H Ali to M Starc, Around off, Starc hits it back to the bowler. Hasan Ali needlessly throws it at the bowler's end and the ball ricochets off the stumps. The batsmen take a single. |
| 48.6 : H Ali to J Faulkner, Outside off, takes the edge to third man as two runs are taken. |
| Mohammad Amir will bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 49.1 : M Amir to M Starc, Length ball around off, catches the inside edge and thuds off the pads. The batsmen come across for a single. |
| 49.2 : M Amir to J Faulkner, Attempted yorker on middle and leg, Faulkner flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 49.3 : M Amir to J Faulkner, Works this through mid-wicket once more but will get just a single this time. |
| A run out appeal against Mitchell Starc is referred by the umpire. |
| 49.4 : M Amir to M Starc, OUT! Fuller ball around off, Starc drags it off the inner half through mid-wicket. Wants the second since it's the last over and takes the throw on from the fielder in the deep. Rizwan receives the ball and whips the bails off. Replays show Starc is gone. |
| Pat Cummins to bat next. |
| 49.5 : M Amir to Pat Cummins, Full toss outside off, Pat Cummins hits it to covers. Gets a run to his name. |
| 49.6 : M Amir to J Faulkner, Very full on middle and leg, James Faulkner clips it or digs it out off the toe end down to short fine leg. The batsmen run through and complete the run. With that, AUSTRALIA FINISH ON 369/7! |
| Another enthralling batting performance from the hosts. Warner and Head managed to score the second highest opening partnership of 284 runs in all ODIs. After getting dropped on the first ball, the former did not look back and kept marching on to reach his highest individual score of 179 runs in the ODIs. Head played second fiddle to the devastating Warner and he was rewarded with his maiden hundred in the process. Once the stand was broken, none of the other batsmen could stick for long in the |
| Pakistan on the other hand had nothing going their way and they have only themselves to blame after a below par fielding performance yet again. They kept dropping catches at regular intervals which has been the difference between the two sides throughout this series. No bowler except Amir in the initial phases could trouble the openers. The visitors will need to bat out of their skins to chase down this daunting total. Are we up for something special? Join us in a short while for the second inni |
| 0.0 : So we are ready for the chase and so are the players. They are out in the middle. Azhar Ali and Sharjeel Khan will open for Pakistan. Mitchell Starc will start the proceedings with the ball for Australia. |
| 0.1 : M Starc to A Ali, Wide! Down the leg side, AA goes for a flick but misses. The umpire has signaled it a wide. |
| M Starc to A Ali, Length delivery outside off, Azhar punches it on the up through the cover region for a single. |
| 0.2 : M Starc to S Khan, On the pads, Sharjeel goes for a flick on the on side and he misses. The ball hits him low on his pads. |
| 0.3 : M Starc to S Khan, Outside off, Khan pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 0.4 : M Starc to S Khan, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, a touch short, Sharjeel tries to pull but misses. |
| M Starc to S Khan, Short again, angling in and cramping the batsman for room, Sharjeel somehow gets it away with a pull shot over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0.5 : M Starc to S Khan, Short ball not rising much, Khan is early into the shot and hence misses. He takes a blow on his chest but doesn't show much pain. |
| 0.6 : M Starc to S Khan, Play and a miss! Full and outside off, Khan tries to drive but the ball nips away to beat the outside edge. |
| Josh Hazlewood will bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : J Hazlewood to A Ali, On a goodish length outside off, left alone. |
| 1.2 : J Hazlewood to A Ali, Good length delivery outside off which nips away after pitching, Azhar tries to defend it but the ball moves away past to the keeper. |
| 1.3 : J Hazlewood to A Ali, Fuller outside off, Ali drives it through the mid off region for a single. |
| 1.4 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Good length outside off, Sharjeel tries to cut it but he cannot make contact. |
| 1.5 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Length ball angling across, cuts straight towards the fielder at covers. |
| 1.6 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Sharjeel tries to drive the ball outside off, he is totally beaten due to the line of the ball and that ball nipped in a bit. |
| 2.1 : M Starc to A Ali, NASTY! Steamy full toss on the stumps, Azhar gets an inside edge and gets hit hard on the thighs. That might hurt him hard but he is not showing emotions there. |
| 2.2 : M Starc to A Ali, Low full toss this time, Ali drives it towards mid on. |
| 2.3 : M Starc to A Ali, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Ali somehow manages to put bat to it as he drives it past the point region for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : M Starc to A Ali, OUT! STARC STRIKES! Azhar was looking vulnerable since the first ball and his short term in the middle comes to an end. Inswinging full delivery into the pads, Ali cannot get his bat down in time and the ball hits his pads. The players appeal and it's plumb says the umpire as he is fast to raise his finger up. |
| Babar Azam comes out next. |
| 2.5 : M Starc to B Azam, Babar drives the full ball outside off towards mid off. |
| 2.6 : M Starc to B Azam, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 3.1 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, WIDE! Down the leg side. Azam has let that through. |
| J Hazlewood to B Azam, Wide outside off, Azam stays undisturbed in his crease. |
| 3.2 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Full delivery outside off, Azam drives it through covers for a single. |
| 3.3 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Length ball outside off, Sharjeel has driven that towards the mid off fielder. |
| 3.4 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Angling into the pads, Sharjeel tries to defend it but is unable to make contact. He gets low on his pads. And the players appeal in unison and the umpire says no. It was always going down the leg side. |
| 3.5 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Yorker on the stumps, Sharjeel keeps it at bay. |
| 3.6 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, FOUR! WIDTH AND DRIVEN! Length ball outside off, Sharjeel drives it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : M Starc to B Azam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 4.2 : M Starc to B Azam, Low full toss and angling into the pads, Azam has worked it down the leg side through mid-wicket for a triple. |
| 4.3 : M Starc to S Khan, Short delivery and Sharjeel pulls it on the on side. |
| 4.4 : M Starc to S Khan, Short into the body, Sharjeel gets cramped for room as he tries to flick it and he gets hit on the pads. |
| 4.5 : M Starc to S Khan, Short into the body, Sharjeel tries to clip it on the on side but misses. The ball hits him on the thigh pad. |
| 4.6 : M Starc to S Khan, Full outside off, Sharjeel drives it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 5.1 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Length ball on the stumps, Azam drives it towards mid on. |
| 5.2 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Again a similar delivery and Azam drives it in the V. That ball goes towards mid off. |
| 5.3 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, WIDE! Down the leg side, Azam tries to clip it but is unable to make contact. Wide is signaled. |
| J Hazlewood to B Azam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 5.4 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Good length delivery, Azam punches it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 5.5 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Again a good length delivery, Azam stays in his crease and defends that one. |
| 5.6 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam tries to poke it but catches the outside edge which goes towards third man for a single. |
| 6.1 : M Starc to B Azam, Full length delivery, Azam drives it through covers for a single. |
| 6.2 : M Starc to S Khan, FOUR! Short into the body, Sharjeel short arm jabs it towards the mid-wicket region. That's another boundary for the southpaw. |
| 6.3 : M Starc to S Khan, Yorker on the stumps, Sharjeel pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 6.4 : M Starc to S Khan, Angled into the pads, Sharjeel flicks it towards mid on for a single. |
| 6.5 : M Starc to B Azam, Short and angling across outside off, Azam tries to cut it but is unable to make contact. |
| 6.6 : M Starc to B Azam, Fullish delivery outside off, Azam drives it elegantly down the ground. Warner at mid off makes a diving effort to stop the ball. No run taken. |
| 7.1 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Length ball on the stumps, Sharjeel opens the face of the bat and guides it towards short third man. |
| 7.2 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Length ball outside off, Sharjeel just follows his drive with his big bat lift as the ball races away through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Short delivery into the body, Sharjeel half pulls it through wide mid on for a couple. |
| 7.4 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, FOUR! Width on offer and Sharjeel punishes him. Short outside off, Sharjeel whacks it past point for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, Good length delivery outside off, Sharjeel tries to cut it but misses. |
| 7.6 : J Hazlewood to S Khan, In the air.....safe! Short delivery into the body, Sharjeel goes for the pull shot but top edges it. The ball flies towards fine leg. The fielder running behind from short fine leg cannot reach it. |
| Pat Cummins comes in for a bowl. |
| 8.1 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Length delivery on the stumps, Sharjeel defends it from the line of the delivery. |
| 8.2 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Length delivery outside off, Sharjeel defends it with soft hands on the off side and pick up a quick single. |
| 8.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Sharjeel pushes it towards covers for a single. Warner has a shy at the striker's end but misses. |
| Australia go up for a run out appeal against Babar Azam at the non-striker end. |
| 8.4 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, NOT OUT! Full delivery on the stumps, Sharjeel drives it straight down the ground. Cummins gets his hand to it and guides it to the stumps. The ball goes towards mid on after hitting the stumps. Sharjeel was nearly at the non-striker's end for a run and was then sent back by Babar. He just got back in time and the throw was not at the stumps. |
| 8.5 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman |
| 8.6 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| James Faulkner will replace Josh Hazlewood in the attack. |
| 9.1 : J Faulkner to S Khan, Short to start off with, Sharjeel pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Azam leans forward to defend it. |
| 9.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Angling across from a length, Azam goes for a drive but finds an inside edge which hits his pads. |
| 9.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, A bit fuller this time, Azam drives it towards the cover fielder. |
| 9.5 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Azam rides it across through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.6 : J Faulkner to S Khan, FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Fuller on the stumps, Sharjeel stays in his crease and just flicks it with power over the mid-wicket region. This man has power in his hands. |
| 10.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short and outside off, Azam stands tall and defends it. |
| 10.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Good length delivery, nips back a bit. Azam tries to defend but the ball goes straight to the keeper. |
| 10.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Back of a length delivery outside off, Azam guides it towards the fielder at backward point. |
| 10.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Azam pushes it through the cover region. Warner gives it a chase and dives to save the boundary. Two runs saved there. |
| 10.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short into the pads, Azam gets on his toes and flicks it towards square leg for a couple. |
| 10.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Dug in short, Azam ducks under it. |
| 11.1 : J Faulkner to S Khan, Short ball outside off, Sharjeel cuts it through point for a single. |
| 11.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Back of a delivery on the stumps, Azam shuffles and pushes it straight back to the bowler. |
| 11.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, FOUR! SUBLIME! Back of a length delivery outside off, Azam cuts it through the cover region to elegantly get a boundary through the off side. |
| 11.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Short on the pads, Azam flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 50-run stand between Sharjeel and Azam. |
| 11.5 : J Faulkner to S Khan, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 11.6 : J Faulkner to S Khan, FOUR! Short into the stumps, Khan pulls it through the square leg region for a boundary. Unorthodox but effective. |
| 12.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, FOUR! He alerts all the photographers with that elegant drive. Full delivery on the stumps, Azam drives it straight down the ground for a boundary through the mid on region. Maybe the best shot of this innings. |
| 12.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, The batsman has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. |
| 12.3 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Back of a length on the pads, Sharjeel clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 12.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam stays in his crease and defends that one. |
| 12.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Angling into the stumps, Babar tries to clip it on the leg side but finds a leading edge going towards the cover fielder. |
| 12.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, A bit shorter outside off, Azam defends it with soft hands towards the point region and thinks of a single. But Sharjeel sends him back. |
| Adam Zampa comes in for a bowl. So it's spin now. |
| 13.1 : A Zampa to S Khan, Tossed up on the stumps, Sharjeel defends it. |
| 13.2 : A Zampa to S Khan, Floated on the middle, Khan drives it back to the bowler. |
| 13.3 : A Zampa to S Khan, Down the leg side, Sharjeel clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.4 : A Zampa to B Azam, Azam camps back and defends it. |
| 13.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Tossed up outside off, Azam slices it through the point region for a couple. |
| 13.6 : A Zampa to B Azam, Floated up, Azam lunges forward and defends it towards the cover region. |
| Drinks has been taken. |
| 14.1 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Short and wide outside off, Sharjeel guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 14.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short and into the body, Azam pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Short and wide outside off, Sharjeel tries the upper cut but cannot make contact. |
| 14.4 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, FOUR! Just a tad bit outside off, on a good length, Sharjeel punches it through the point region for a boundary. He has his own book of shots. |
| 14.5 : Pat Cummins to S Khan, Back of a length outside off, Sharjeel guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 14.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Good length delivery outside off, Azam punches it off the back foot towards the cover region for a single. A diving fielder saves the boundary. |
| 15.1 : A Zampa to B Azam, Tossed up, Babar drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 15.2 : A Zampa to S Khan, Shorter this time, Sharjeel pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : A Zampa to B Azam, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 15.4 : A Zampa to S Khan, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 15.5 : A Zampa to S Khan, In the air...Safe! Just over the top this time as Sharjeel lofts it over the mid off fielder. Hazlewood at mid off jumps but cannot get it and the ball races away towards the boundary. |
| 15.6 : A Zampa to S Khan, Worked away on the leg side to keep the strike. |
| Travis Head comes into the attack now. |
| 16.1 : T Head to S Khan, Short delivery outside off, Khan cuts it towards the point fielder. |
| 16.2 : T Head to S Khan, Shorter outside off, Sharjeel punches it towards wide of long off for a single. |
| 16.3 : T Head to B Azam, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 16.4 : T Head to B Azam, On the pads, Azam clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.5 : T Head to S Khan, Tossed up, Sharjeel drives it towards mid off for a single. That shot gets him to his fifty. He will need a big innings to keep the visitors in the game. |
| 6th ODI fifty for Sharjeel Khan! |
| 16.6 : T Head to B Azam, Floated outside off, Azam drives it straight to mid on for a single. |
| 17.1 : A Zampa to B Azam, Turning away on a flatter length, outside off, punched off the back foot. |
| 17.2 : A Zampa to B Azam, Floats this on a driving length, outside off, Babar Azam leans ahead to drive it but gets an inside edge down the leg side. |
| 17.3 : A Zampa to B Azam, Loopy and fullish in length, around off, driven to long off for one. |
| 17.4 : A Zampa to S Khan, Slips it down the leg side, Sharjeel misses his shot and Wade misses to collect. The batsmen take a run and wide is signalled as well. |
| A Zampa to B Azam, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside. |
| 17.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Loops it up around the off pole, it's driven to long off for a run. |
| 17.6 : A Zampa to S Khan, Sharjeel brings the wrists into play and works it on the leg side for a single. |
| 18.1 : T Head to S Khan, From around the wicket, it's tossed up there, Sharjeel Khan lofts it down to long off for a single. |
| 18.2 : T Head to B Azam, Flighted delivery from Travis Head, it's eased down to long on for a run. |
| 18.3 : T Head to S Khan, FOUR! Flat, short and coming in with the arm, Sharjeel rocks back and muscles the pull over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : T Head to S Khan, Flatter and shorter outside off, cut away square on the off side for one run. |
| 18.5 : T Head to B Azam, Floated around off, it's driven to covers. One run taken. |
| 18.6 : T Head to S Khan, Short and outside off, cut through to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 19.1 : A Zampa to S Khan, On the pads, Sharjeel goes for a sweep but misses and gets an inside edge of the bat which tickles the ball towards through the short fine leg region. The fielder save the boundary but they run three. |
| 19.2 : A Zampa to B Azam, Floated outside off, Azam drives it through covers. Starc cuts it off at the boundary ropes and keeps it to two. |
| 19.3 : A Zampa to B Azam, Short delivery, Azam defends it off his back foot. |
| 19.4 : A Zampa to B Azam, Width on offer and Azam cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 19.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Outside off, Azam pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 19.6 : A Zampa to S Khan, Down the leg side, Khan sweeps it towards short square leg. |
| James Faulkner is brought back into the attack. |
| 20.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Angling into the stumps, Babar clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.2 : J Faulkner to S Khan, Wide and full outside off, Sharjeel slaps it wide of mid off with power. Warner fields it well and they pick up a single. |
| 20.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Short and into the batsmen, Azam punches it towards mid on. |
| 20.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, On the pads, Azam flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.5 : J Faulkner to S Khan, Full on the stumps, Sharjeel drives it down the ground for a single towards long on. |
| 20.6 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Back of a length outside off, Babar just cuts it behind point. |
| 21.1 : A Zampa to S Khan, SIX! THAT'S GONE INTO SPACE! Tossed up and Sharjeel has picked the bones out of it and thrown it in the stands. He has just hoisted that over the mid-wicket region for a maximum. Top shot. |
| 0.0 : Australia go upstairs for a run out appeal against Babar Azam. |
| 21.2 : A Zampa to S Khan, NOT OUT! Tossed up outside off, Sharjeel drives it straight back to the bowler. Zampa goes for the catch and he gets his fingers to it before hitting the stumps. They go upstairs to check if Babar Azam is outside the line. Replays show that he was well in line this time and he is safe. |
| 21.3 : A Zampa to S Khan, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 21.4 : A Zampa to S Khan, Tossed up on the pads, Sharjeel sweeps it towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 21.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Shorter this time outside off, Babar cuts it through covers for a single. |
| 21.6 : A Zampa to S Khan, SIX! GONE THE DISTANCE! Tossed up on the stumps, Sharjeel removes his front leg out of his way and bangs it over the mid-wicket region for half a dozen. That ball was a six from the moment it left the bat. |
| 22.1 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Fuller delivery outside off, Babar drives it past the bowler for no run. |
| 22.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Babar Azam is a little cramped for room as he cuts that away. It's straight to the fielder at point. |
| 22.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Back of a length delivery just around off, it's kept out off the back foot. |
| 22.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Cramping him for room once more, but Babar Azam does well to swat it down to long on for a single. |
| 22.5 : J Faulkner to S Khan, Full outside off, it's driven through to sweeper cover for a comfortable run. |
| 22.6 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Bit fullish in length, outside off, pushed to cover-point for a single. |
| 23.1 : A Zampa to B Azam, Tossed up outside off, BA camps back and punches it towards long off for a single. |
| 23.2 : A Zampa to S Khan, Shorter down the leg side, Sharjeel clips it towards square leg for a quick single. |
| 23.3 : A Zampa to B Azam, Azam pushes it towards the cover region for a single. |
| 23.4 : A Zampa to S Khan, Down the leg side, Sharjeel clips it towards square leg for a single. |
| 23.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Shorter this time, Sharjeel pushes this one towards long on for a single. |
| Mitchell Starc returns to the attack. |
| 23.6 : A Zampa to S Khan, Flatter this time, Sharjeel pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 24.1 : M Starc to B Azam, Full delivery just outside off, Babar drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 24.2 : M Starc to B Azam, Slants is across the right-hander, Babar Azam looks to put bat on ball but fails to do so. |
| 24.3 : M Starc to B Azam, The batsman has dug out that yorker at the last second. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 24.4 : M Starc to S Khan, OUT! That's gone high in the air and Sharjeel Khan is out of here! Matthew Wade takes an excellent catch. Mitchell Starc gets the breakthrough, as he has done so often for Australia over the years. Banged in short on middle and off, Khan rocks back and goes for the big pull but gets a big top edge. It skies towards short fine leg where Wade runs under it and takes it in his gloves. That's a big wicket and the 130-run stand it finally broken. |
| Mohammad Hafeez walks into the middle next. |
| 24.5 : M Starc to B Azam, On the fullish side, it's driven to mid on for no run. |
| 24.6 : M Starc to B Azam, Starc once again brings out the short one, it's ducked and evaded. |
| 25.1 : A Zampa to M Hafeez, Tossed up on middle and off, Hafeez leans ahead and eases it down towards mid off for a single. |
| 25.2 : A Zampa to B Azam, Full around off, Babar is hit on the pads as he tries to drive but not before taking the inside edge. Hence, the leg before shouts have been shut down. |
| 25.3 : A Zampa to B Azam, Lovely knock from Babar Azam. He brings up his fifty in a solid manner. Confidently pushes it to the covers and gets a run to reach the milestone. |
| 7th ODI fifty for Babar Azam! |
| 25.4 : A Zampa to M Hafeez, Mohammad Hafeez comes ahead to this flighted delivery and drives it towards mid off for a run. |
| 25.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Tossed up, another drive to mid off for a single. |
| 25.6 : A Zampa to M Hafeez, Outside off, it's played square of the wicket on the off side. Single taken. |
| 26.1 : M Starc to M Hafeez, Good length delivery around off, there's some extra bounce off the surface as Hafeez keeps it out from within his crease. |
| 26.2 : M Starc to M Hafeez, Spears in a full ball, attempting the inswinging yorker, it's driven back out to the bowler. |
| 26.3 : M Starc to M Hafeez, OUT! Edged and taken! Bringing the slip in place was genius captaincy. Starc uses the angle well, bowls it across Mohammad Hafeez, on a back of a length, The Professor hangs his bat out to it and gets a healthy edge. Easily taken by Steven Smith at first slip. Pakistan lose another wicket. |
| Shoaib Malik is the next man in to bat. |
| 26.4 : M Starc to S Malik, Excellent length delivery from Mitchell Starc, shaping away a touch on middle and off, Shoaib Malik positions himself perfectly behind the line and defends. |
| 26.5 : M Starc to S Malik, Full and angling across outside off, Shoaib drives it square straight to the man at point. |
| 26.6 : M Starc to S Malik, An accurate bumper on middle and off, watchfully ducked and evaded to end the over. |
| 27.1 : A Zampa to B Azam, FOUR! Great shot by Babar Azam. Adjusts his body well, opens it up a bit and goes inside out. Lofts it over covers and beats the fielder out in the deep. Boundary to start the over. |
| 27.2 : A Zampa to B Azam, Floats it up on the stumps, Azam drives it back in the direction of the bowler. |
| 27.3 : A Zampa to B Azam, Makes great of his feet, gets to the pitch and eases it down to long off for a single. |
| 27.4 : A Zampa to S Malik, Short and wide outside off, punched square of the wicket on the off side for a single. |
| 27.5 : A Zampa to B Azam, Loopy leg spinner around off, driven to wide long off for one. |
| 27.6 : A Zampa to S Malik, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. |
| 28.1 : M Starc to B Azam, FOUR! That's poor. Not what you'd expect from the Aussie players. Length ball outside off, Azam drives it a bit square through cover-point. Handscomb runs to his left from sweeper cover, gets low to collect it but lets it go through his palms. Probably a slight lapse in concentration. |
| 28.2 : M Starc to B Azam, Wide! Going down leg, wide signalled. |
| M Starc to B Azam, Just back of a length, slanting across, it's punched through the covers for a single. |
| 28.3 : M Starc to S Malik, Pitches it up there to Shoaib Malik, it's driven through to sweeper cover for one run. |
| 28.4 : M Starc to B Azam, Babar Azam has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 28.5 : M Starc to S Malik, Plays this a little squarer than Babar. Gets it in the gap and picks up two for it. |
| 28.6 : M Starc to S Malik, Fired full outside off, it's drilled back down the ground for a brisk single. |
| Josh Hazlewood comes back into the attack. |
| 29.1 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Back of a length delivery outside off, tight line from Josh. Shoaib hangs back and punches it through cover-point for d double. |
| 29.2 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Back of a length outside off, it's dabbed towards backward point for a quick single. |
| 29.3 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, SIX! SHOT! Babar Azam picked up the length early and dispatched that. Fuller in length, he stands his ground and slogs it over wide long on for a biggie. He's the set batsman, somebody has to take the risks now. |
| 29.4 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Short of a length around off, Babar swivels across and pulls it along the ground through square leg for a single. |
| 29.5 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Length ball outside off, Shoaib Malik with an angled bat runs it to the right of Smith at first slip. He dives to his right and makes the stop. |
| 29.6 : J Hazlewood to S Malik, Short ball on middle and off, it climbs on Shoaib Malik a bit too quickly and he gets a top edge on his pull shot. It flies towards fine leg and two runs are taken. |
| Pat Cummins back on to bowl. |
| 30.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Fullish in length and it's driven towards mid on by Babar Azam. |
| 30.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Wide! Cummins brings out the short one and bangs the deck hard, Babar keeps his eyes on the ball and lets it sail over him. Wide signalled for height. |
| Pat Cummins to B Azam, Quite fuller outside off, Azam with a drive to sweeper cover. Two runs are taken. |
| 30.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, On the shorter side, Babar Azam fends it away through mid-wicket. It's in the gap and so, another two runs are taken. |
| 30.4 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, On a good length and pitched outside off, run down to third man for one. |
| 30.5 : Pat Cummins to S Malik, Shortish ball jagging back in to Shoaib Malik, he is caught by surprise and the ball catches some part of him. Not sure what though but it lobs behind to Smith at first slip who takes the catch. The umpire remains unmoved though, so no bat involvement there I guess. |
| Drinks break! |
| So, it has become clear now what part the ball went off. Seems Shoaib Malik was caught on the left wrist. He earlier suffered a blow on his wrists as well during fielding. He's walking off the field now. That's not a good sign but hopefully it's not too serious. So, Umar Akmal will be taking his place now out in the middle. |
| 30.6 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, CHANCE OF A RUN OUT! Umar Akmal was in no man's land and he was almost gone, without even facing a ball. Babar Azam taps this length ball on the leg side. Cummins charges to the ball as Akmal sets off for some reason. Pat has a shy at the bowler's end and just misses. Had he hit, Umar was out of here. He was way outside his crease and wouldn't have made it back. |
| 31.1 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Back of a length on the body, it's worked through backward square leg for a brace. |
| 31.2 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 31.3 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Good length delivery around off, Umar Akmal gets behind the line and blocks it with a straight blade. |
| 31.4 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Coming in on middle and leg, it's pulled down to fine leg for a single. |
| 31.5 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Another pull but this time it's through mid-wicket. Babar Azam stands tall and gets it in the gap. Another single. |
| 31.6 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Brings his wrists into play and turns this through backward square leg. Single to end the over. |
| 32.1 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Short of a length delivery in that off stump channel, Umar Akmal looks to poke at it but is beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 32.2 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Shortish on the body, pulled through square leg for a single. |
| 32.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Good length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, Babar guides it to third man and picks up a single. |
| 32.4 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Akmal comes down to play in from inside the line but gets an edge which flies towards backward point. |
| 32.5 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Wide! Banged in short and going down leg, wide called. |
| Pat Cummins to B Azam, Angling in sharply on a back of a length, catches him on the thigh pad as he attempts to play at it. |
| 32.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short ball on off, Babar Azam gets big on the bounce and pulls it with great along past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. |
| James Faulkner returns to bowl. |
| 33.1 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Length ball on middle and leg, coming in, Akmal looks to slog it over the leg side but misses and is struck on the thigh pad. |
| 33.2 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Some extra bounce from Faulkner. He bowls this on a length, on the stumps, takes Umar by surprise and catches his on the thigh pad again. |
| 33.3 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Fullish outside off, it's hit through the cover region for one easy run. |
| 33.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Pitches it up there once more, Babar Azam drives this back down the track. Faulkner is alert to this and he reacts quickly to stop the ball from going past him. |
| 33.5 : J Faulkner to B Azam, On a length slanting away outside off, cut away through point for one. |
| 33.6 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, FOUR! Too straight and it's put away, Akmal tucks it behind square on the leg side and ends the over with a boundary. |
| 34.1 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Length ball outside off, Babar stands firm and lofts it over mid off. Doesn't get all of it but it's enough to fetch him two runs. |
| 34.2 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Back of a length outside off, steered towards backward point where Steven Smith makes a good stop. |
| 34.3 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, The batsman guides it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| 34.4 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Bangs it in short, leaves it alone. Could have easily been called a wide. |
| 34.5 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Shortish and pitched outside off, comfortably guided down to third man for one run. |
| 34.6 : Pat Cummins to B Azam, Short around off, pulled to mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 35.1 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Length ball on middle and leg, it's worked to mid-wicket for one. |
| 35.2 : J Faulkner to B Azam, Slower one outside off, it's a fuller in length as Babar slams this to Warner at mid off. |
| 35.3 : J Faulkner to B Azam, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Babar Azam cuts it past backward point and picks up a boundary. |
| 35.4 : J Faulkner to B Azam, FOUR! Two in two for Babar! He gets this on the pads and he's happy as a duck. Flicks it through backward square leg for another boundary. |
| 35.5 : J Faulkner to B Azam, FOUR! Make that three in a row! Babar Azam is powering towards a ton. Slower and fuller outside off, he squeezes it past point for another boundary. On 98 now. |
| 35.6 : J Faulkner to B Azam, On the shorter side, it's kept out off the back foot in front of covers. A quick single is taken. He's on 99 now. |
| Josh Hazlewood to bowl now. |
| 36.1 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Wide! Length delivery well outside off, seaming away a bit, Babar goes after it but misses. Wide called. Hazlewood is not happy. |
| J Hazlewood to B Azam, Century for Babar Azam! Wonderful knock from the youngster. He hangs back and turns it to mid-wicket for a single. Raises his bat to his dressing room but he knows he has to carry on. The job is only half done. |
| 4th ODI ton for Babar Azam! |
| 36.2 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Attacks the stumps this time, it's hit towards mid on for one run. |
| 36.3 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, Length ball outside off, a play and a miss. |
| 36.4 : J Hazlewood to B Azam, OUT! Babar Azam departs! That's a big, big wicket for Australia. Fuller and slower on the stumps, Babar closes the face a little too early and gets a leading edge which lobs towards mid on. Travis Head is the man there and he takes the simplest of catches. A superb knock has come to an end. |
| Mohammad Rizwan in the new man in. |
| 36.5 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Wide! Fractionally fuller in length and going away from the batsman, outside off, looks to push at it but misses. |
| Steven Smith comes in at first slip... |
| J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Length delivery moving away, it's dabbed to point for no run. |
| 36.6 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 37.1 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Back of a length, dabbed towards backward point. |
| 37.2 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, Again short this time outside off, Akmal cuts it towards the player at point. |
| 37.3 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, On the pads, Akmal clips it on the on side for a single. |
| 37.4 : J Faulkner to M Rizwan, Shorter into the body, Rizwan waits for it and guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 37.5 : J Faulkner to U Akmal, DROPPED! Fuller on the stumps, Akmal stays in his crease and checks his shot. He mistimes it towards long on. Handscomb the fielder there, dives to his left but cannot hold onto the ball. This catch could have ended the match quickly but they get a single in this process. |
| 37.6 : J Faulkner to M Rizwan, On the pads, Rizwan clips it towards square leg for a single. |
| 38.1 : J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, Wide! Fired down the leg side, wide called by the umpire. |
| J Hazlewood to M Rizwan, Length ball outside off, maybe a little fuller, it's driven back down towards mid off. Warner cuts it off and quickly fires a throw at the keeper's end. A single is taken. |
| 38.2 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, FOUR! Short and that's put away. Umar Akmal gets into position early and pulls it over the square leg region to send it across the fence. |
| 38.3 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Ripper from Hazlewood! He bowls this on an excellent length in that off stump channel, straightens up ever so slightly and beats the outside edge of Umar Akmal's bat. |
| 38.4 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Fuller length ball on middle and off, Umar Akmal swings his bat across the line but doesn't connect well. It's in the air for a while but still falls safely. Two taken. |
| 38.5 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, FOUR! Akmal is finding the boundary more frequently now. Full on leg, Umar picks it off his pads and chips it over wide mid on for the second boundary of the over. |
| 38.6 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Full on the stumps, it's driven back to Hazlewood. He does well to get low and throw it back at the striker's end quickly. |
| Pat Cummins will have a go with the ball again. |
| 39.1 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Dug in short and perfectly on the body, Rizwan hops and defends it on the on side for a quick single. |
| 39.2 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Slower delivery and that's foxed Akmal completely. He goes across and tries to slog it over the mid-wicket region but is unable to make contact. |
| 39.3 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, FOUR! LUCKY ONE! Length ball outside off, Akmal swings his bat wildly and the ball flies of the thick outside edge over the point region for a boundary. He was nowhere in control of that shot. |
| 39.4 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Short ball outside off, Akmal guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 39.5 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, Short into the body, Rizwan goes for a pull but top edges towards fine leg for a couple. |
| Mohammad Rizwan has been caught by Mitchell Starc at third man. He dived forward and took it just inches above the ground. The umpires aren't sure if it's taken cleanly or not so it is taken upstairs. The soft signal is out. |
| 39.6 : Pat Cummins to M Rizwan, OUT! RIZWAN HAS TO WALK BACK! Back of a length delivery outside off, Rizwan cuts it uppishly towards third man. Starc who is fielding there dives forward for a sensational catch. He is not quite sure if he has gathered it cleanly or not. The umpires go upstairs to check the catch. Replays show that it was a clean catch and Starc has pulled off a spectacular catch. |
| Mohammad Amir is the next batsman in. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signalled. That will allow Australia to have a maximum of 5 fielders outside the 30-yard circle. |
| 40.1 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Length delivery angling across the batsman, Amir looks to hit it through the off side but misses. |
| 40.2 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Beaten again! On a good length, seaming away, Amir throws his bat at this but fails to make any connection. |
| 40.3 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Plays it off the outer half of the bat and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 40.4 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Back of a length outside off, it's sliced to third man for a single. |
| 40.5 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 40.6 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Outside off on a length, easily run down to third man for one run. Pakistan need 120 runs to win off 54 balls. |
| 41.1 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Slower delivery which was dug in short, Akmal goes for a pull but is totally foxed by the speed. |
| 41.2 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, FOUR! SMOKED! Length delivery angling into the batsman, Akmal whacks it over the mid-wicket region for the boundary. Can Akmal pull out something special? |
| 41.3 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, FOUR! Wide outside off, Akmal throws his bat at it and the ball flies off the outside edge towards right off the keeper for a boundary. |
| 41.4 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Steaming delivery outside off, Akmal tries to poke at it but cannot make contact. |
| 41.5 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Slower full toss tad outside off, Akmal pushes it through covers for a single? |
| 41.6 : Pat Cummins to M Amir, Amir stays deep in his crease and defends the length ball. |
| 42.1 : J Hazlewood to U Akmal, Good length delivery outside off, Akmal defends it nudges the cover region for a quick single. |
| 42.2 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Good length delivery into the stumps, Amir pulls it towards the mid-wicket region and runs a quick single. The fielder at mid-wicket has a shy at the stumps and that helps them run an extra run on overthrow due to poor covering. |
| 42.3 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Length delivery outside off, Amir pushes it towards the cover fielder. |
| 42.4 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, FOUR! Full length delivery on the stumps, Amir makes room and whacks it over the cover region for a boundary. Amir gets into the act. |
| 42.5 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, Full on the stumps, Amir has fiercely hit down towards the mid on fielder. |
| 42.6 : J Hazlewood to M Amir, SIX! MASSIVE! Short delivery just outside off, Amir free his arms and slogs it over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. That would be a six on any ground. |
| 43.1 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, FOUR! Fuller outside off, Akmal drives it uppishly over the mid off fielder for a boundary. That was delightful to the eyes. |
| 43.2 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, Akmal plays a square cut and goes to run a single. The fielder at point was quick to react but luckily it did not hit the stumps. |
| 43.3 : Pat Cummins to U Akmal, OUT! THE AKMAL SHOW COMES TO AN END! Wide and full outside off, Akmal goes to reach at it and gets an outside edge. The ball goes straight in the hands of the keeper. Wade won't miss those. Is it over for Pakistan? |
| Wahab Riaz comes out to bat. |
| 43.4 : Pat Cummins to W Riaz, On the pads, Wahab goes to hit it and the ball hits low on his pads. The ball goes towards mid-wicket and they run a single. Leg bye given. |
| 43.5 : Pat Cummins to M Amir, The batsman does well to loft that over the slip region. They pick up a single. |
| 43.6 : Pat Cummins to W Riaz, Fuller outside off, Riaz drives it through covers for a single. |
| 44.1 : J Faulkner to W Riaz, A proper tailender's sweep there. Riaz sweeps it on the leg side for a single. |
| 44.2 : J Faulkner to M Amir, Slower one outside off, Amir swings and misses. |
| 44.3 : J Faulkner to M Amir, Back of a length delivery, Amir punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 44.4 : J Faulkner to M Amir, OUT! Slower delivery which is bowled from back of his hand. Wahab stays deep and goes for a slog and the ball catches the top edge and balloons in the air. The ball goes straight to the fielder at covers for an easy catch. |
| Hasan Ali will be next in. |
| 44.5 : J Faulkner to W Riaz, WIDE! Short and way outside off, Riaz goes after this one but misses. Umpire signals it a wide. |
| J Faulkner to W Riaz, Outside off on good length, Riaz cuts it through point for a couple. |
| 44.6 : J Faulkner to W Riaz, Fuller on the stumps, Riaz lofts it over mid off for a single. |
| Mitchell Starc back into the attack. |
| 45.1 : M Starc to W Riaz, Comes from around the wicket and angles in a full ball on middle and off, Wahab Riaz meets it with a straight blade and keeps it out. |
| 45.2 : M Starc to W Riaz, Full and angling in from around off, straightens up after hitting the deck, Wahab plays and misses. |
| 45.3 : M Starc to W Riaz, That was really close. Starc continues to use the angles, fires it in on a full length. It just whiskers past the off pole. |
| 45.4 : M Starc to W Riaz, Fuller outside off, Wahab looks to drive but misses. |
| 45.5 : M Starc to W Riaz, Fullish in length outside off, Riaz carves it over the point region and picks up a single for doing so. |
| 45.6 : M Starc to H Ali, Full toss outside off, Hasan Ali gets an edge which goes through the keeper. Two runs taken. |
| 46.1 : J Faulkner to W Riaz, Slower delivery on the pads, Riaz sits and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 46.2 : J Faulkner to H Ali, Slower delivery again on the stumps, Hasan clips it on the on side for a single. |
| 46.3 : J Faulkner to W Riaz, Short into the body, Riaz pulls it wide of long on for a couple. |
| 46.4 : J Faulkner to H Ali, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside. They pick up a single. |
| 46.5 : J Faulkner to W Riaz, On the pads, Riaz flicks it on the side for a single. |
| 46.6 : J Faulkner to H Ali, Fuller delivery on the stumps, Ali drives it through mid on to keep strike. |
| 47.1 : M Starc to H Ali, Full on the pads, Hasan tries to flick it but the ball hits the pads and goes on the on side for a single. |
| 47.2 : M Starc to W Riaz, Full on the stumps, Riaz has gone hard at it but managed to just loft it over the mid on fielder for a couple. |
| 47.3 : M Starc to W Riaz, FOUR! WHACKED! Fuller on the stumps, Riaz whacks it straight down the ground through mid off for a boundary. |
| 47.4 : M Starc to W Riaz, Length ball outside off, Riaz drives it through point for a single. |
| 47.5 : M Starc to H Ali, The batsman has taken the aerial route and played that over the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 47.6 : M Starc to W Riaz, Fuller ball and Riaz swings hard at it and misses. |
| 48.1 : A Zampa to H Ali, Down the leg side, Ali goes for a sweep but misses and the ball hits the pads. |
| 48.2 : A Zampa to H Ali, SIX! FREE GIFTS! Full toss on the stumps and Ali has thrown his bat at it and slogs it over mid-wicket for a biggie. That's gone just over the ropes. A fielder tries to pull it in but it goes sailing over his head. |
| 48.3 : A Zampa to H Ali, Ali lofts the floated delivery over covers for a single. |
| 48.4 : A Zampa to W Riaz, Shorter delivery, Riaz tries to pull it but is unable to make contact there. |
| 48.5 : A Zampa to W Riaz, On the pads, Riaz goes for a slog but manages to get it towards short fine leg for a single with his inner half of the bat. |
| 48.6 : A Zampa to H Ali, OUT! Tossed up and Ali comes down the track and goes for a slog. He is totally beaten by the spin and the ball goes straight to the keeper. Wade who was waiting for such an opportunity gathers the ball and rips the bails off. |
| Junaid Khan is next in. |
| 49.1 : M Starc to W Riaz, OUT! CLEANED UP! Superb yorker, right on the money. Riaz cannot get his bat down in time as the ball sneaks through and rattles the timber. As Shoaib Malik won't come back to bat, it ends the Pakistan innings. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 57 RUNS. |
| An emphatic win for Australia as they have thumped Pakistan in this match and have won the series 4-1. They were right on top of this match the moment it started and there was no looking back for them from there. David Warner and Travis Head got the ball rolling and completely took the game away from the visitors with their record 284-run partnership. Both scored terrific centuries and were sublime. Wickets fell later but by then it was a little too late. |
| Pakistan really needed to get off to a flying start. They lost their skipper early but Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam took things under control. They threaded a partnership of 130 runs but once that was broken, it was all but over for them. The southpaw went on to score a good 50 while Babar made a beautiful ton. The visiting side however fell short as the target was too big to chase down. Mitchell Starc was the most successful bowler as he took a 4-fer, while his fellow bowlers contributed and pl |
| Pakistan skipper, Azhar Ali says today again it was a tough total to chase. Credits Warner and Head for the way they batted and took them out of the game. On the toss, he chuckles and mentions that it's just part of the game and you can't really do much about that. Adds that the toss doesn't matter as good teams play well and perform regardless of that. Thanks Cricket Australia and the crowd for their support. |
| Man of the Match and Series, David Warner says it is good fun winning the Allan Border Trophy during the week and come back out again to play good cricket throughout. On his dropped catch when he was on 0, says that you shouldn't look back and keep playing good cricket as it is a part of the game and admits that it feels good to be lucky twice. When asked about being rested for the NZ tour, states that he is happy to get that. Ends by saying that it was a good innings and hopes to play positive |
| Australia skipper, Steven Smith says they have played some good cricket over the last two games. Applauds David Warner for his performances but gives a special mention to Travis Head for the way he played today. States that after the disappointment against South Africa, it took a lot of efforts from his boys to come back stronger so is happy that all the hard work paid off. Hopes that they can do well in New Zealand and thinks of it as a great challenge for his side before they travel to India. |
| Right, then! So that's it from us. We've finally come to an end of a long yet entertaining battle between these two teams. It was first in the Tests, and now in the limited overs format, and in both, Australia have come out on top. They will be quite happy with themselves after having a disappointing summer. Pakistan on the other hand, have positives to take from this and can take it as a learning experience. They now know where their weakness lies, and can work upon it. |
| We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the entire series. We surely loved having you. And we hope you join us for further matches, and get excited, folks, because there are going to be plenty of them. Till then, take care of yourselves and stay safe. Goodbye and take care! |
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