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Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd T20I at Birmingham, , Jul 06 2010 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd T20I, Birmingham, July 06, 2010, Australia tour of England and Ireland
(19.4/20 ov, T:163) 151

Pakistan won by 11 runs

Player Of The Match
21* (11) & 3/27
mohammad-amir
12

Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes's 12-run partnership is AUS's highest for the 10th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 8 between David Hussey and Shaun Tait

36

Kamran Akmal has broken the record for playing the most T20Is (36) for PAK, going past Shahid Afridi

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Scorecard summary
Pakistan 162/9(20 overs)
33 (25)
3/29 (4)
31 (21)
3/30 (4)
Australia 151/10(19.4 overs)

So, Pakistan restrict Australia to 151 to take the Twenty20 series 2-0. Their batting was a little more patchy today, but a team effort took them to 162. The bowlers looked like a good unit, though, and Shoaib looked much more fluent today. Mohammad Aamer bowled with pace and intelligence to finish with 3 for 27, and there was no weak link in the attack. For Australia, Steve O'Keefe bowled very well to pick up three wickets on debut, but the batsmen, Hopes and David Hussey aside, couldn't put together any partnerships. Pakistan were the better team today, and their win is well-deserved. Read all about it in Brydon Coverdale's match bulletin

19.4
W
Umar Gul to Nannes, OUT

it's all over! Nannes jams out another yorker, confusion in the running as both he and Tait are unsure whether to try and steal a single. Gul charges through after his follow-through, picks up the ball and whips the bail off to end the game.The Pakistan team converge, all smiles and the partisan crowd cheer their victory

Shaun Tait run out (Umar Gul) 2 (4b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 50
19.3
6
Umar Gul to Nannes, SIX runs

six! Gul misses his mark with the yorker, turning it into a half-volley. Nannes closed his eyes and swung, connecting well to send the ball sailing over long-off!

19.2
Umar Gul to Nannes, no run

yorker again from Gul, wide of off and it shoots underneath Nannes' bat as he tries to swish through the off side

19.1
1
Umar Gul to Tait, 1 run

Tait backs away to leg as Gul fires in an inswinging yorker, slapping the ball to extra cover. Just a single though

end of over 195 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 144/9CRR: 7.57 RRR: 19.00
Dirk Nannes6 (4b 1x4)
Shaun Tait1 (3b)
Mohammad Amir 4-0-27-3
Umar Gul 3-0-29-1
18.6
Amir to Nannes, no run

Nannes heaves mightily to leg now, but connects only with fresh air as the ball shoots over the top of leg stump

19 from 7 needed now

18.5
4
Amir to Nannes, FOUR runs

what a shot from Nannes! Full on the off stump and Nannes cracks it very hard in the air, and straight! Long-off charges round but can't cut it off. Nannes still believes...

18.4
1
Amir to Tait, 1 run

Tait backs way to leg this time and lifts the ball to long-on. Flat-batted it, but didn't time it at all

18.3
Amir to Tait, no run

full and fast again, Tait just pushes it back to the bowler

18.2
Amir to Tait, no run

how has that missed? Tait is beaten for pace by a full ball that shaves past the outside edge of the bat and the off stump

18.1
W
Amir to Johnson, OUT

pinpoint yorker from Aamer, strikes Johnson on the back foot! Huge appeal, Asad Rauf thinks about it for a long time and eventually raises the finger! Brave decision, that looked to be sliding very leg-stumpy

Mitchell Johnson lbw b Mohammad Amir 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 0
end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 139/8CRR: 7.72 RRR: 12.00
Dirk Nannes2 (2b)
Mitchell Johnson0 (0b)
Umar Gul 3-0-29-1
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-26-1
17.6
Umar Gul to Nannes, no run

driven down to long-off, they decide against the single though to keep Johnson on strike

17.6
1w
Umar Gul to Nannes, 1 wide

bouncer! Nannes ducks underneath it, but he didn't even have to, that ballooned over him and is rightfully called wide

17.5
2
Umar Gul to Nannes, 2 runs

great fielding from Saeed Ajmal! Nannes inside edges to fine leg, that looked like four all the way but Ajmal charged round and threw his body down to stop it, keeping the ball inside the rope

17.4
W
Umar Gul to Hussey, OUT

Hussey goes! Gul strikes! Edgbaston erupts! Hussey gets low down and attempts the reverse-sweep, but is struck on the front pad on the line of off stump. Gul has rent the skies of Birmingham with the appeal, and the umpire agrees. Good decision, that would've taken out middle and leg

Michael Hussey lbw b Umar Gul 25 (14b 4x4 0x6 21m) SR: 178.57
17.3
Umar Gul to Hussey, no run

what a response! Gul comes round the wicket to Hussey and fires in a yorker right at the toes, aimed straight at leg stump. The best Hussey can do is dig it out back to the bowler

17.2
4
Umar Gul to Hussey, FOUR runs

four more! Hussey is playing so intelligently here, he would've seen that field change and clips a leg-stump half-volley out behind square on the leg side, right between the fielders! Gul under pressure now

Fine leg is pushed back to the rope now. Midwicket comes in to the circle

17.1
4
Umar Gul to Hussey, FOUR runs

shot! Edgbaston falls silent as Hussey paddles a length ball very fine, wide of the short fine leg fielder for four!

Gul has two left, Aamer one, and they should be the ones to bowl out here. Yes, it'll be Gul to bowl the 18th and 20th.

end of over 178 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 128/7CRR: 7.52 RRR: 11.66
Michael Hussey17 (10b 2x4)
Mitchell Johnson0 (0b)
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-26-1
Mohammad Amir 3-0-22-2
16.6
1
Ajmal to Hussey, 1 run

cracked wide of long-off, just the single though as Hussey will want to keep the strike

16.5
W
Ajmal to O'Keefe, OUT

this is an interesting one... the ball squirts behind square on the leg side off an inside edge and Hussey charges through for the single, O'Keefe is late to respond to the call as the throw is fired to the non-striker's end. Ajmal collects and breaks the stumps, but lets go of the ball as he does ... tough one for the third umpire... That's out! He only let go of the ball after the stumps were disturbed. Huge cheer from the crowd as the decision came up on the big screen!

Steve O'Keefe run out (†Kamran Akmal/Saeed Ajmal) 5 (8b 1x4 0x6 10m) SR: 62.5
16.4
Ajmal to O'Keefe, no run

appeal for a stumping! Ajmal went fuller, and beat the edge as O'Keefe looked to run the ball down to third man. He dragged his foot forward as Kamran collected and whipped the bails off, but kept his foot grounded inside the crease. Not out.

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Kamran Akmal
33 runs (25)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
15 runs
1 four1 six
Control
62%
DJ Hussey
33 runs (27)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
15 runs
1 four0 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
Mohammad Amir
O
4
M
0
R
27
W
3
ECO
6.75
SNJ O'Keefe
O
4
M
0
R
29
W
3
ECO
7.25
Match details
Edgbaston, Birmingham
TossPakistan, elected to bat first
Series
Season2010
Player Of The Match
Series resultPakistan won the 2-match series 2-0
Match numberT20I no. 185
Hours of play (local time)17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.20, Interval 18.20-18.40, Second Session 18.40-20.00
Match days6 July 2010 - day (20-over match)
T20I debut
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