Australia survive scare to reach semis

Sep 30, 2009

Shahid Afridi was promoted up the order after Australia put Pakistan in•AFP

Mitchell Johnson had Afridi caught for 15•AFP

Younis Khan fell for 14•AFP

James Hopes ended with figures of 1 for 50 from ten overs•AFP

... before Misbah trod on the stumps in the final over. Pakistan ended 50 overs on 205•AFP

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey steadied the chase after the openers fell•AFP

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Nathan Hauritz scampered through for the match-winning bye off the final ball•Getty Images

Pakistan struggled to score in overcast conditions•AFP

Akmal resisted the bowlers•AFP

He was caught brilliantly by Johnson running back from mid-on•AFP

Mohammad Yousuf top scored with 45•AFP

Australia began a confidently, with Tim Paine scoring 29 and adding 44 with Shane Watson for the first wicket•AFP

Michael Hussey went on to score his 24th one-day fifty•AFP

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He scored 44 before playing on to Shane Watson•AFP

Shoaib Malik chipped in with 27 before becoming Johnson's 100th ODI wicket•AFP

He added 63 with Misbah-ul-Haq ...•AFP

Watson scored a 22-ball 24•Getty Images

Mohammad Asif struck twice in his second spell•Getty Images

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