Australia vs Pakistan 23rd Match at Colombo, 02 Oct, 2012

Toss: Australia, who choose to field first
Pakistan 149/6 (20)
Australia 117/7 (20)
Pakistan won by 32 runs
Man of the Match: Raza Hasan
  • Mitchell Starc 1 * (3)
  • MEK Hussey 54 * (47)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Mohammad Hafeezto SR Watson, no runs

Flicks it off his pads straight to short fine leg.

Over 0.2 Mohammad Hafeezto SR Watson, 1 run

Bends down and pulls it hard to deep squareleg for one.

Over 0.3 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, Boundary!

Half tracker from the Pakistani Captain and Warner pulls that away through wide mid on for an easy boundary!

Over 0.4 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, 1 run

Goes back and flicks it square of short fine leg for one.

Over 0.5 Mohammad Hafeezto SR Watson, no runs

Flicks it on the frontfoot straight to mid wicket.

Over 0.6 Mohammad Hafeezto SR Watson, 1 run

Moves back and cuts the wide delivery infront of point for one.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, no runs

Gets forward and defends the flat delivery to extra covers.

Over 1.2 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and drags his pull to the diving squareleg.

Over 1.3 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and chops his cut to backward point.

Over 1.4 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back for a pull but ends up punching it to the bowler.

Over 1.5 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, Boundary!

Goes back and plays a lovely square cut inside out off a quicker arm ball through backward point for a boundary.

Over 1.6 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and defends the slower delivery to the bowler.

Pakistan bowlers are looking pretty nervous. They are more worried about bowling the bad balls!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, no runs

Rocks back and cuts the arm ball inside out to point.

Over 2.2 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, 1 run

Waits on the backfoot and flicks it behind squareleg for one.

Over 2.3 Mohammad Hafeezto SR Watson, no runs

Lousy full toss from Hafeez and he is lucky as Watson has swept it to the diving Afridi at short fine leg who saves the boundary!

Over 2.4 Mohammad Hafeezto SR Watson, 1 run

Goes back and flicks it through backward squareleg for one.

Over 2.5 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, no runs

Goes back for a flick and is hit on the backpad around leg.

Over 2.6 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, no runs

Ferocious lbw appeal from Hafeez but Umpire Ian Gould keeps his cool and gives it not out. Warner was looking to work it to the onside on the backfoot and got hit on the pad by an arm ball which was perhaps going down leg. No I was wrong, the ball would have gone onto hit the leg stump.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, 1 run

Goes back and drags it wide of mid on for one.

Over 3.2 Raza Hasan to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and flicks it to short fine leg.

Over 3.3 Raza Hasanto DA Warner, 1 run

Goes back and pulls the slightly short ball to deep mid wicket for one.

Over 3.4 Raza Hasanto SR Watson, LBW!!

Watson bends down for a sweep shot pretty early and misses a quicker flat and full delivery which strikes the thigh plumb infront of middle for an lbw! Big scalp from the young boy!

Over 3.5 Raza Hasanto MEK Hussey, 1 run

Works it with the turn behind squareleg for one.

Over 3.6 Raza Hasanto DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and slices his cut to the diving cover point.

Now the pressure really high on Australia as they have got only 16 in 4 overs and also losing the big wicket of Watson!

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Mohammad Hafeezto MEK Hussey, 1 run

Flicks the flighted delivery through mid wicket for one.

Over 4.2 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, no runs

Drives the flat delivery inside out to extra covers.

Over 4.3 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, no runs

Goes back to a full ball and drives it straight to extra covers.

Over 4.4 Mohammad Hafeezto DA Warner, 1 run

Drives the flighted delivery to wide long off for one.

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