pushed down the ground wide of mid-on for a single, and the series is level 1-1
Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd ODI at Dubai, Apr 24 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd ODI (D/N), Dubai (DICS), April 24, 2009, Australia v Pakistan ODI Series
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Australia paced their innings perfectly, first with the stand between Hopes and Watson, and then between Symonds and Clarke. Two quick wickets, one to Ajmal and the other to Afridi, put the two teams on even terms at one stage but a fluent Symonds, supported by a shaky, yet determined Clarke saw Australia through. The spinners, particularly Ajmal, were dealt with much better, though their variations were not up for display as often as they were in the first match. Clarke and Symonds used their feet to spin, something that was absent in the first game, and in the end, got home fairly easily. We'll get back to you with the details from the presentation shortly .
Some cash-prizes being given away. Unimportant ones, for hitting the board, for the number of fours struck etc. Andrew Symonds, unsurprisingly, is the Man of the Match.
Symonds: "It's a difficult wicket, a bit two-paced. We had a couple of partnerships that held us together. I had a bit of time to practice my batting, so it all went well today."
Younis Khan: "They had some good partnerships, while we had very few of those. If we had around 230-240, it could have been close. Today there was quite a bit of dew as well, which didn't help much."
Michael Clarke: "Better feeling today. We did well to restrict them, the bowlers did a fantastic job. We started well with James Hopes and Shane Watson chipping in well."
Keeping it short, these guys. That's all we have from here. Thanks for sending us all your feedback. Don't forget to tune in for the next game in Abu Dhabi on April 27. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us at Cricinfo.
45.1
1
Malik to Ferguson, 1 run
Scores level now, a convincing win this. Malik comes on
end of over 455 runs
AUS: 207/4CRR: 4.60 • RRR: 0.20
Michael Clarke39 (72b 3x4)
Callum Ferguson9 (10b 1x4)
Iftikhar Anjum 9-0-32-0
Shahid Afridi 10-0-38-2
44.6
4
Iftikhar to Clarke, FOUR runs
just a fraction overpitched and he cashes in, plants his foot forward and punches it firmly down the ground to beat mid-off to the boundary
44.5
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Iftikhar to Clarke, no run
held it back, short of a good length on the off, dabbed to cover
44.4
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Iftikhar to Clarke, no run
on middle and off, gets forward and defends it solidly back to the bowler
44.3
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Iftikhar to Clarke, no run
pushed off the front foot straight to mid-off
44.2
1
Iftikhar to Ferguson, 1 run
44.1
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Iftikhar to Ferguson, no run
end of over 445 runs
AUS: 202/4CRR: 4.59 • RRR: 1.00
Michael Clarke35 (68b 2x4)
Callum Ferguson8 (8b 1x4)
Shahid Afridi 10-0-38-2
Iftikhar Anjum 8-0-27-0
43.6
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Afridi to Clarke, no run
down the track and defended it back on the pitch
43.5
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Afridi to Clarke, no run
back of the hand again, spun back in, got outside the line to cover the spin
43.4
2
Afridi to Clarke, 2 runs
tossed up outside off, the googly, charges down and chips it well over mid-off for a couple, just one hit away now
43.3
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Afridi to Clarke, no run
short of a length, chopped down to point
43.2
1
Afridi to Ferguson, 1 run
yorkerish on middle, dug out wide of the bowler and mid-on for a single
43.1
2
Afridi to Ferguson, 2 runs
tossed up on leg stump, tickled behind square for a single
end of over 436 runs
AUS: 197/4CRR: 4.58 • RRR: 1.57
Callum Ferguson5 (6b 1x4)
Michael Clarke33 (64b 2x4)
Iftikhar Anjum 8-0-27-0
Shahid Afridi 9-0-33-2
42.6
1
Iftikhar to Ferguson, 1 run
short of a length on the off, guided down to third man for a single
42.5
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Iftikhar to Ferguson, no run
cut back in sharply, Ferguson had already shuffled well outside off but covered the line well, getting his body behind it and playing it back to the bowler
A mammoth 12 needed off 44 here
42.4
1
Iftikhar to Clarke, 1 run
short on middle and leg, gets back and drops it wide of midwicket
42.3
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Iftikhar to Clarke, no run
wristily works it away but straight to mid-on
42.2
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Iftikhar to Clarke, no run
full on the off, dug out back to the bowler
42.1
4
Iftikhar to Clarke, FOUR runs
Clarke follows it up with an even better shot, good length on the off, drawing him forward, gets to the pitch and pulls off a textbook cover-drive
Ifty back into the attack
end of over 425 runs
AUS: 191/4CRR: 4.54 • RRR: 2.12
Callum Ferguson4 (4b 1x4)
Michael Clarke28 (60b 1x4)
Shahid Afridi 9-0-33-2
Umar Gul 10-0-51-1
41.6
4
Afridi to Ferguson, FOUR runs
shot! Nice, meaty, juicy length ball outside off, tossed up and invited him into the drive, Ferguson duly obliged, getting a big stride forward and drilling it through extra cover
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