| 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 |
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