- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.1 looked out but did he get an inside edge? Full on middle and leg, tried to force it through the leg side, is hit on the pads but replays showed he nicked it 42/110.3 Five down, slightly quicker through the air, bowled on middle, charged down the track to clear long-off, the bat turned in his hand as he went for it and ended miscuing it straight to Gul at long-on 73/57.1 wicket first ball, no doubt about this one, went on straight, Hopes went for the slog-sweep, missed, and was struck in line with leg stump on the back leg 61/27.2 gone first ball and he's on a hatrick! Straighter one again, holding its line, bowled on middle, he's half-forward and just dabs at it playing for the spin, misses and is struck dead in front of middle 61/39.3 chopped it on!! Pakistan are on top, gave it some air, landed short, drifted into the batsman, went for the cut, got an inside edge straight onto the stumps, Afridi has three! 69/412.4 missed a straight one, expected it to spin in and pushed at it hard, beat the outside edge but Akmal was quick with his hands, taking off the bails with Ferguson's foot still in the air 85/618.1 timber!! Straight on middle, had some movement on it as well, North was into the shot a little too early as he tried to hoick that over midwicket, missed, and the stumps were pegged back 105/914.3 gone! Back of a length outside off, opened the face and sliced it straight to Shoaib Malik at point, the slide continues 94/714.6 an inswinger, in the slot on middle and he failed to get his bat down in time, drove at it but it was too quick, middle and leg take a beating 94/819.5 stopped on him a little, tried to turn it away into the leg side, mistimed it to lob it straight to Afridi on the circle at midwicket 108/10Extras6 (lb 3, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL108 all out (19.5 Overs, RR: 5.44)Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Shane Watson, 4.1 ov), 2-61 (James Hopes, 7.1 ov), 3-61 (Andrew Symonds, 7.2 ov), 4-69 (David Hussey, 9.3 ov), 5-73 (Brad Haddin, 10.3 ov), 6-85 (Callum Ferguson, 12.4 ov), 7-94 (Nathan Hauritz, 14.3 ov), 8-94 (Brett Lee, 14.6 ov), 9-105 (Marcus North, 18.1 ov), 10-108 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shoaib Akhtar 2 0 18 0 9.00 5 2 0 0 1 Sohail Tanvir 3 0 32 0 10.66 4 4 0 0 1 Umar Gul 4 0 8 4 2.00 18 0 0 1 0 Saeed Ajmal 3.5 0 19 1 4.95 10 1 0 0 0 Shahid Afridi 4 1 14 3 3.50 14 1 0 0 0 Shoaib Malik 3 0 14 2 4.66 7 0 0 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.6 two down! Short and wide, came down the track while making room simultaneously, slashed it hard but straight to Hopes at backward point who reached well to snap a sharp one 23/22.5 banged in short on middle, went for the pull, mistimed it wide of midwicket, hit the high end of the bat and Laughlin dived full length to his left to pluck falling to his left. Shehzad stayed his ground to wait and check if he grassed it while making contact with the ground, but replays suggest the catch was clean 17/116.1 Misbah falls with his team on the brink, short on middle, looked to pull it behind square, got the top edge that landed safely in the hands of Bracken at short fine 108/3Extras6 (nb 1, w 5)TOTAL109/3 (16.2 Overs, RR: 6.67)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Ahmed Shehzad, 2.5 ov), 2-23 (Salman Butt, 3.6 ov), 3-108 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 16.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Lee 4 0 22 1 5.50 13 3 0 0 1 NW Bracken 3 0 24 0 8.00 8 2 1 2 0 BW Hilfenhaus 4 0 20 1 5.00 13 2 0 0 0 NM Hauritz 3.2 0 20 1 6.00 9 2 0 1 0 JR Hopes 2 0 23 0 11.50 4 1 2 2 0
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- Australia: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (37 balls), Extras 3
- Australia: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (105 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Australia - 108/10 in 19.5 overs (NW Bracken 3)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (56 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (Kamran Akmal 32, Misbah-ul-Haq 18, Ex 1)
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (97 balls), Extras 5
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