- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras30 (b 1, lb 14, nb 10, w 5)TOTAL381 all out (90.5 Overs, RR: 4.19, 413 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (ML Hayden, 2.4 ov), 2-56 (RT Ponting, 19.3 ov), 3-58 (DR Martyn, 21.4 ov), 4-71 (DS Lehmann, 24.2 ov), 5-78 (MJ Clarke, 26.4 ov), 6-230 (AC Gilchrist, 55.1 ov), 7-253 (SK Warne, 61.3 ov), 8-333 (JN Gillespie, 81.6 ov), 9-362 (MS Kasprowicz, 87.4 ov), 10-381 (JL Langer, 90.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shoaib Akhtar 22 1 99 5 4.50 1 1 Mohammad Sami 25.5 3 104 3 4.02 2 3 Mohammad Khalil 16 0 59 0 3.68 1 1 Abdul Razzaq 12 0 55 2 4.58 1 5 Danish Kaneria 15 2 49 0 3.26 0 0
15/12Result
1st Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Dec 16-19 2004
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179 & 72 (31.3 ov)
Player of the Match
15/12Result
1st Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Dec 16-19 2004
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381 & 361/5d -
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179 & 72 (31.3 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 1, lb 3, nb 4, w 7)TOTAL179 all out (77.3 Overs, RR: 2.30, 314 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Imran Farhat, 7.5 ov), 2-45 (Salman Butt, 17.3 ov), 3-55 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 23.5 ov), 4-60 (Mohammad Yousuf, 25.3 ov), 5-108 (Younis Khan, 41.1 ov), 6-110 (Abdul Razzaq, 43.1 ov), 7-110 (Kamran Akmal, 46.3 ov), 8-111 (Mohammad Khalil, 47.2 ov), 9-171 (Shoaib Akhtar, 76.3 ov), 10-179 (Mohammad Sami, 77.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD McGrath 19 7 44 1 2.31 0 0 JN Gillespie 14 2 43 1 3.07 2 0 MS Kasprowicz 16.3 6 30 5 1.81 0 4 SK Warne 21 9 38 3 1.80 1 0 DS Lehmann 4 2 5 0 1.25 0 0 RT Ponting 3 1 15 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras24 (lb 15, nb 7, w 2)TOTAL361/5d (85.2 Overs, RR: 4.23, 344 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (ML Hayden, 8.4 ov), 2-191 (JL Langer, 48.2 ov), 3-271 (RT Ponting, 67.2 ov), 4-281 (DS Lehmann, 69.3 ov), 5-360 (MJ Clarke, 84.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shoaib Akhtar 6.3 1 22 1 3.38 0 0 Mohammad Sami 14 1 55 1 3.92 2 4 Abdul Razzaq 12.3 1 48 1 3.84 0 3 Mohammad Khalil 9.2 0 38 0 4.07 0 0 Danish Kaneria 32 3 130 2 4.06 0 0 Imran Farhat 11 0 53 0 4.81 0 0
- BATSMENRMB4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 7, w 2)TOTAL72 all out (31.3 Overs, RR: 2.28, 146 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Imran Farhat, 2.3 ov), 2-34 (Salman Butt, 10.5 ov), 3-43 (Younis Khan, 12.2 ov), 4-49 (Abdul Razzaq, 16.1 ov), 5-49 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 16.2 ov), 6-61 (Kamran Akmal, 20.3 ov), 7-64 (Mohammad Yousuf, 22.2 ov), 8-66 (Mohammad Sami, 25.6 ov), 9-72 (Shoaib Akhtar, 30.4 ov), 10-72 (Mohammad Khalil, 31.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD McGrath 16 8 24 8 1.50 0 0 JN Gillespie 12 3 37 0 3.08 2 0 MS Kasprowicz 3.3 2 4 2 1.14 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
16,17,18,19 December 2004 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 16 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 357/8 (JL Langer 181*, MS Kasprowicz 4*, 86 ov)
- Fri, 17 Dec - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 15/0 (JL Langer 3*, ML Hayden 7*, 3 ov)
- Sat, 18 Dec - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 18/1 (Salman Butt 8*, Younis Khan 7*, 6 ov)
- Sun, 19 Dec - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 72 (31.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Pakistan 50 off 17.4 overs
- Australia 50 off 13.4 overs
- Langer/Ponting 50 partnership off 71 balls
- Australia 100 off 27 overs
- Langer 50 off 84 balls, 7x4
- Lunch: Australia 110/1 (Langer 50*, Ponting 35*, 29 overs)
- Langer/Ponting 100 partnership off 152 balls
- Ponting 50 off 90 balls, 7x4
- Australia 150 off 39.2 overs
- Langer/Ponting 150 partnership off 236 balls
- Australia 200 off 50.2 overs
- Ponting/Martyn 50 partnership off 63 balls
- Tea: Australia 247/2 (Ponting 92*, Martyn 28*, 60 overs)
- Australia 250 off 60.5 overs
- Martyn off 66 balls, 6x4
- Australia 300 off 75.2 overs
- Martyn/Clarke 50 partnership off 65 balls
- Australia 350 off 82.5 overs
- Pakistan 50 off 20.4 overs
- Lunch: Pakistan 51/2 (Younis Khan 11*, Inzamam-ul-Haq 1*, 21 overs)
- Pakistan 100 off 37.3 overs
- Tea: Pakistan 111/8 (Mohammad Sami 1*, Shoaib Akhtar 0*, 48 overs)
- Pakistan 150 off 70.5 overs
- Mohammad Sami/Shoaib Akhtar 50 partnershp off 162 balls
- Shoaib Akhtar was unable to complete his 2nd over (ankle injury); Abdul Razzaq bowled the remaining three balls
- Australia 50 off 16.3 overs
- Langer/Ponting 50 partnership off 103 balls
- Lunch: Australia 72/4 (Langer 22*, Clarke 1*, 25 overs)
- Australia 100 off 31 overs
- Langer 50 in 171 mins, off 108 balls, 5x4
- Langer/Gilchrist 50 partnership off 59 balls
- Australia 150 off 41.2 overs
- Langer/Gilchrist 100 partnership off 121 balls
- Gilchrist 50 in 92 mins, off 55 balls, 8x4
- Australia 200 off 48.2 overs
- Langer 100 in 238 mins, off 166 balls, 10x4, 2x6
- Tea: Australia 220/5 (Langer 100*, Gilchrist 64*, 52 overs)
- Australia 250 off 60.4 overs
- Australia 300 off 74.3 overs
- Langer/Gillespie 50 partnership off 80 balls
- Langer 150 off 226 balls, 14x6, 2x6
- Australia 350 off 84.1 overs
- 4 overs lost to poor over rates
- Attendance: 12,772
- Hours of Play: 10.30am - 12.30pm, 1.10pm - 3.10pm, 3.30pm - 5.30pm (90 overs per day)
- Reserve Umpire: IH Lock
- 12th Men: B Lee (Australia) and Yasir Hameed (Pakistan)
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