Australia vs Pakistan, 40th Match, Group A at Colombo, , Mar 19 2011 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

40th Match, Group A (D/N), Colombo (RPS), March 19, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup

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Australia

176

Pakistan

(41/50 ov, T:177) 178/6

Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Umar Akmal

, PAK

44* (59)

Kamran Akmal jokes were all the rage, but is this one of them?•Mar 19, 2011•AFP

Kamran Akmal celebrates Cameron White's run-out•Mar 19, 2011•AFP

Umar Akmal calmly steered Pakistan home with an unbeaten 44•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Brett Lee returned with the old ball to remove Younis Khan•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

There was a late wobble when Asad Shafiq fell to Mitchell Johnson•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Umar Akmal lifted Pakistan's tempo with an aggressive innings•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Brett Lee gave Australia hope with two wickets in two balls•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Asad Shafiq anchored Pakistan's run-chase•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Brett Lee finally trapped Kamran Akmal lbw during a fine spell•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Brett Lee flung himself forward to claim an excellent return catch off Mohammad Hafeez•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Australia get a show of support•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Umar Akmal kisses his helmet after Pakistan's win •Mar 19, 2011•Associated Press

Brett Lee's two wickets in two balls almost hauled the match away from Pakistan •Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Jason Krejza was rewarded for a good spell when Shahid Afridi holed out to long-on•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Ricky Ponting searches for inspiration as Pakistan's score mounts•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Brett Lee enjoys another wicket•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Younis Khan's experience helped steady Pakistan•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Asad Shafiq cuts through the covers•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Mohammad Hafeez watches his leading edge back loop back to Brett Lee•Mar 19, 2011•AFP

Shahid Afridi bowled Steve Smith as Pakistan put Australia's unbeaten record in jeopardy•Mar 19, 2011•Getty Images

Match Coverage

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Pakistan's Australian sandwich

The last time Australia lost a World Cup match, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar both played. It was a dramatic May day in Leeds

Storm in an idiot cup

Pakistan end Australia's unbeaten World Cup record and Shahid Afridi, the winning captain, is an idiot? Excuse me, is that news?

A game to savour and forget

All Pakistan's bowlers played their role, the fielding was as good as it has been in a long time, and two young batsmen played maturely; yet by the next game, their win against Australia could mean nothing

After the streak, Australia can get on with business

Now that the 34-match streak without a World Cup loss is over, Australia can go back to being just another team in the tournament, and their captain Ricky Ponting says they can learn from the loss

A hard call on Ponting's one-day future

Ricky Ponting wants to continue in one-day cricket after the World Cup, but there is little to be gained from him playing on

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Videos

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1:50

Waqar Younis: It was not easy out there

2:12

Ricky Ponting: We were disappointing

5:30

Goodbye Bangladesh, welcome quarter-finals

Pakistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Kamran Akmal	lbw	23	27
Mohammad Hafeez	caught	5	8
Asad Shafiq	caught	46	81
Younis Khan	caught	31	42
Misbah-ul-Haq	caught	0	1
Umar Akmal	not out	44	59
Shahid Afridi	caught	2	4
Abdul Razzaq	not out	20	24
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 4)
Total	178(6 wkts; 41 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	8	1	28	4	3.5
SW Tait	8	1	37	0	4.62
MG Johnson	9	1	40	1	4.44
SR Watson	6	0	26	0	4.33
JJ Krejza	10	0	44	1	4.4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	12	Kamran Akmal	Mohammad Hafeez
2nd	33	Kamran Akmal	Asad Shafiq
3rd	53	Younis Khan	Asad Shafiq
4th	0	Misbah-ul-Haq	Asad Shafiq
5th	41	Asad Shafiq	Umar Akmal
6th	3	Shahid Afridi	Umar Akmal
7th	36	Abdul Razzaq	Umar Akmal

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ICC Cricket World Cup

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	6	5	1	10	0.758
SL	6	4	1	9	2.582
AUS	6	4	1	9	1.123
NZ	6	4	2	8	1.135
ZIM	6	2	4	4	0.030
CAN	6	1	5	2	-1.987
KENYA	6	0	6	0	-3.042

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	6	5	1	10	2.026
IND	6	4	1	9	0.900
ENG	6	3	2	7	0.072
WI	6	3	3	6	1.066
BAN	6	3	3	6	-1.361
IRE	6	2	4	4	-0.696
NED	6	0	6	0	-2.045

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