Australia vs Pakistan, 4th ODI at Perth, , Jan 29 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Perth, January 29, 2010, Pakistan tour of Australia
(37.5/50 ov, T:278) 142

Australia won by 135 runs

Player Of The Match
5/19
ryan-harris
New
PAK
Full commentary

Australia continue to be on a roll. Check this out: since the Ashes last year, they have lost just three ODIs and have won series against England, India and Pakistan, and also the Champions Trophy. And those three losses were a dead rubber, a Dhoni special, and an unsuccessful defence in the Delhi evening dew. Pakistan, well, they will want to somehow win something before they leave; they have only two chances left. One of them will come on Sunday, the last match of the series. But before that, on Saturday young boys from both countries will play the Under-19 World Cup final at the picturesque Bert Sutcliffe Oval in the outskirts of Christchurch. We will bring that live too. Thanks for joining us today, okay bye

37.5
W
Harris to Iftikhar, OUT

Ten wickets in two matches for Harris, and has he worked this one out beautifully or what? Four short deliveries, tucking him up, getting a short leg in, keeping him in the crease, and then sucker punch, full and wide, and the edge flies to right of Haddin who dives and takes it single-handed. No. 5 for Haddin too. I think Waqar Younis holds the record for most back-to-back five-fors in ODIs, he got three. Harris has got two

Iftikhar Anjum c †Haddin b Harris 5 (24b 0x4 0x6 34m) SR: 20.83
37.4
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

another short delivery, slightly outside off, doesn't have to fend at it

forward short leg comes in

37.3
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

fends at this short delivery, one bounce back to Harris

37.2
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

short, into the body, Rao gets too far across, and misses

37.1
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

hits Rao in the thigh and they decide against a leg-bye

Harris's last chance to get a five-for

end of over 371 run
PAK: 142/9CRR: 3.83 RRR: 10.46
Mohammad Asif0 (8b)
Iftikhar Anjum5 (19b)
Nathan Hauritz 8-0-48-1
Ryan Harris 9-3-19-4
36.6
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

Hauritz bowls it flat outside off, played towards point

Ponting gets cheeky at silly point, "Get the doosra in, Ritz"

36.5
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

Asif reverse-teases him with an attempt at a shot, a push down to mid-on

36.4
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

tossed up, teasing Asif, who is having nothing of it and shoulders arms

36.3
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

full, straighter, defended down the ground

36.2
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

and Asif leaves this turning delivery alone

only two fielders in the deep

36.1
1
Hauritz to Iftikhar, 1 run

guides this one down to short third man and takes a single

end of over 361 run
PAK: 141/9CRR: 3.91 RRR: 9.78
Mohammad Asif0 (3b)
Iftikhar Anjum4 (18b)
Ryan Harris 9-3-19-4
Nathan Hauritz 7-0-47-1
35.6
Harris to Mohammad Asif, no run

full delivery, Asif backs away and defends, straight from the Tailenders' Book of Batsmanship

35.5
1
Harris to Iftikhar, 1 run

length delivery, and pushed away crunchily, gets a single

35.4
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

short outside off, and he shoulders arms this time

35.3
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

that's a better yorker, gets him foot out of the way, and gets the bat down in time

35.2
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

yorker, defended well

Two slips in

35.1
Harris to Iftikhar, no run

length delivery around off, pushed to mid-off

Harris looking for No. 5

end of over 352 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 140/9CRR: 4.00 RRR: 9.20
Mohammad Asif0 (2b)
Iftikhar Anjum3 (13b)
Nathan Hauritz 7-0-47-1
Ryan Harris 8-3-18-4
34.6
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

again defends this watchfully, towards cover

34.5
Hauritz to Mohammad Asif, no run

defends a flighted delivery watchfully

No. 11 Mohammad Asif in, one of the few bright spots of Pakistan's tour has been his bowling. He comes out to finish formalities here

34.4
W
Hauritz to Ajmal, OUT

bowled him! Ajmal should have known better, he plays the same tricks for a living! tossed up high, over the eye level, draws Ajmal into the big shot, and then it dips, suddenly falling a couple of feet shorter than it looked like, and then breaks in and goes through the gate

Saeed Ajmal b Hauritz 7 (15b 0x4 0x6 12m) SR: 46.66
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