AUS vs PAK, Pakistan tour of Australia 2009/10, 1st Test at Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 2009

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	run out (Salman Butt/Imran Farhat)	93	191	243	11	0	48.69

Simon Katich	c Salman Butt b Mohammad Asif	98	226	303	5	0	43.36

Ricky Ponting (c)	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif	57	60	100	7	0	95.00

Michael Hussey	lbw b Saeed Ajmal	82	113	176	10	0	72.56

Nathan Hauritz	lbw b Abdur Rauf	75	152	193	8	1	49.34

Michael Clarke	not out	28	34	64	1	0	82.35
Extras	(b 2, lb 12, nb 7)	21
TOTAL	128 Ov (RR: 3.54, 536 Mins)	454/5d
Did not bat: Marcus North, Brad Haddin †, Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle
Fall of wickets: 1-182 (Shane Watson, 60.1 ov), 2-233 (Simon Katich, 74.3 ov), 3-291 (Ricky Ponting, 83.2 ov), 4-382 (Michael Hussey, 112.5 ov), 5-454 (Nathan Hauritz, 127.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Asif	27	5	86	2	3.18	125	10	0	0	0
74.3 to SM Katich, caught! slashes at a ball short outside off, cut away in the air to Salman Butt at backward point who takes a good catch. A similar position to where Umar Akmal dropped Katich this morning.. 233/2 83.2 to RT Ponting, caught! forward to a fullish delivery outside off, Ponting is looking to drive through the off side, but the movement deceives him as he only manages an outside edge which is collected cleanly by Misbah-ul-Haq at second slip. 291/3
Mohammad Amir	27	7	101	0	3.74	121	14	0	0	7
Abdur Rauf	23	4	86	1	3.73	97	9	0	0	0
127.6 to NM Hauritz, lbw! full length delivery, taken on the pad trying to flick the ball to the on side, the bowler's appeal for lbw is turned down, so the fielding side calls for a referral. Hawkeye shows that it is absolutely plumb, hitting the batsman in line with middle and off and going on to hit middle stump three-quarters of the way up. 454/5
Saeed Ajmal	46	3	150	1	3.26	192	9	1	0	0
112.5 to MEK Hussey, coming round the wicket and fires it on a good length on the off, Hussey bends low to sweep, misses and is struck on the pads, Doctrove's given him, but Hussey has decided to call for the review, just a hint of away spin on that one and the impact appeared to be just marginally in line, would have clipped off, a tough call there, took plenty of time but the right decision has been made. 382/4
Imran Farhat	5	0	17	0	3.40	16	0	0	0	0

Pakistan 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Imran Farhat	lbw b Johnson	9	39	53	0	0	23.07

Salman Butt	lbw b Watson	45	113	172	1	0	39.82

Faisal Iqbal	c Clarke b Hauritz	15	62	81	0	0	24.19

Mohammad Yousuf (c)	c †Haddin b Siddle	22	59	84	2	1	37.28

Umar Akmal	c Ponting b Johnson	51	80	103	9	1	63.75

Mohammad Amir	c North b Bollinger	15	89	139	2	0	16.85

Misbah-ul-Haq	not out	65	120	172	8	1	54.16
Kamran Akmal †	c †Haddin b Bollinger	12	8	12	3	0	150.00

Abdur Rauf	c North b Bollinger	3	15	19	0	0	20.00

Mohammad Asif	c Watson b Siddle	0	3	4	0	0	0.00

Saeed Ajmal	b Johnson	4	15	52	1	0	26.66

Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 9, w 1)	17
TOTAL	99 Ov (RR: 2.60, 443 Mins)	258
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Imran Farhat, 12.2 ov), 2-59 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.2 ov), 3-84 (Salman Butt, 39.3 ov), 4-109 (Mohammad Yousuf, 48.5 ov), 5-159 (Umar Akmal, 60.6 ov), 6-203 (Mohammad Amir, 80.3 ov), 7-215 (Kamran Akmal, 82.5 ov), 8-219 (Abdur Rauf, 86.6 ov), 9-220 (Mohammad Asif, 87.6 ov), 10-258 (Saeed Ajmal, 98.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Doug Bollinger	20	6	50	3	2.50	102	8	0	0	4
80.3 to Mohammad Amir, caught! back to a short of a length delivery, tries to fend the ball at chest height, gets a thick outside edge that flies directly into the hands of Marcus North at first slip. 203/6 82.5 to Kamran Akmal, caught behind! tries to drive a good length delivery from the crease with minimal footwork, gets a little outside edge which is collected gratefully by wicket-keeper Haddin. 215/7 86.6 to Abdur Rauf, caught! good length delivery, has the batsman proding forward from the crease, gets a thick outside edge which is collected by North at first slip. 219/8
Peter Siddle	24	7	77	2	3.20	108	8	1	0	1
48.5 to Mohammad Yousuf, caught-behind, short of a length on leg stump, moves across, tries to work it fine and then appears to decide against it, the Australians think he got a touch as Haddin takes it to his left, Doctrove doesn't think so but the Australians have called for a review, hot spot confirms it just brushed the glove, so does the replay, Yousuf has to go. 109/4 87.6 to Mohammad Asif, caught! back to a short of a length delivery, Asif tries to defend it at waist height, gets a thick outside edge high on the bat which carries directly to Watson at third slip who takes a straight-forward catch. 220/9
Nathan Hauritz	20	3	58	1	2.90	96	2	2	0	4
31.2 to Faisal Iqbal, caught! back to a shortish delivery, trying to cut it fine, gets a thick top edge which is cleanly taken by an alert Michael Clarke at slip getting his hands to the right of his body. 59/2
Mitchell Johnson	22	10	36	3	1.63	117	4	0	1	0
12.2 to Imran Farhat, he's gone! Farhat's walking back, short of a good length on the off and nipped back in, was bowled quick and Farhat missed it as he was trying to play it into the leg side, was caught in front of middle and off and the height was no problem, pretty straightforward and Australia have broken through. 26/1 60.6 to Umar Akmal, caught! shortish delivery, the batsman tries to flay from the crease through the off side, he gets a thick outside edge which is collected cleanly by the Australian skipper at second slip. 159/5 98.6 to Saeed Ajmal, lovely delivery angled in from round the wicket and Ajmal plays forward and gets beaten and the ball knocks the off stump.. 258/10
Shane Watson	13	3	30	1	2.30	66	4	0	0	0
39.3 to Salman Butt, he's given him and Salman Butt has called for a review, Rudi Koertzen's finger went up slowly after it landed on a good length on leg stump and moved further towards the stumps, Butt tried to work it through the leg side, missed and was rapped on the pads, no contact with the bat there and the replays confirm Rudi was right, Butt has to go. 84/3

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	not out	120	220	335	10	1	54.54
Simon Katich	c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	2	15	29	0	0	13.33

Ricky Ponting (c)	c Salman Butt b Mohammad Amir	12	14	18	2	0	85.71

Michael Hussey	lbw b Mohammad Amir	4	3	9	1	0	133.33

Michael Clarke	c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir	37	90	132	3	0	41.11

Marcus North	b Mohammad Amir	8	17	21	1	0	47.05

Brad Haddin †	c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Mitchell Johnson	run out (Mohammad Asif/Saeed Ajmal)	22	58	81	4	0	37.93

Nathan Hauritz	st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal	8	27	38	0	0	29.62

Extras	(lb 2, nb 7, w 3)	12
TOTAL	73.1 Ov (RR: 3.07, 335 Mins)	225/8d
Did not bat: Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Simon Katich, 6.3 ov), 2-32 (Ricky Ponting, 9.4 ov), 3-40 (Michael Hussey, 11.1 ov), 4-143 (Michael Clarke, 40.6 ov), 5-161 (Marcus North, 46.1 ov), 6-161 (Brad Haddin, 46.3 ov), 7-198 (Mitchell Johnson, 63.2 ov), 8-225 (Nathan Hauritz, 73.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Asif	16	3	38	1	2.37	76	3	0	2	0
6.3 to SM Katich, caught behind! forward to a length delivery, gets an outside edge with the batsman a bit late on the shot, collected by the keeper who takes an excellent catch to his left diving in front of first slip. 15/1
Mohammad Amir	24	6	79	5	3.29	109	8	0	1	6
9.4 to RT Ponting, caught! short ball, pulled in the air, not so controlled this time, it goes high in he air picking out the fielder at deep square leg who takes a straight-forward catch. 32/2 11.1 to MEK Hussey, lbw! excellent delivery that nips back in and takes Hussey on the pad, there's a big shout for lbw that wins the approval of umpire Doctrove. Hussey is unimpressed, so he calls for a referral. But the replay shows it to be a rather indulgent referral, as Hussey was struck in line with the stumps and the ball was going on to hit the top of off stump.. 40/3 40.6 to MJ Clarke, caught behind! steps out to a short of a length ball, trying to drive it through the off side he gets an edge that is collected cleanly by the keeper. 143/4 46.1 to MJ North, played on! superb full length delivery, a bit outside off stump, it has the batsman trying to drive but he mistimes it and gets a thick, low inside edge back onto the stumps! North then turns around and waves his bat in annoyance. 161/5 46.3 to BJ Haddin, caught behind! back to a shortish ball, Haddin defends awkwardly managing only an outside edge that carries straight through to the keeper. 161/6
Saeed Ajmal	23.1	1	73	1	3.15	93	5	1	0	0
73.1 to NM Hauritz, stumped and Ponting has declared. Tossed up delivery and it was the doosra, Hauritz steps down the track and looks to hoick it over the midwicket fence, misses it completely and Akmal collects the ball and gets rid of the stumps. Hauritz is well out and he had no chance to get back in.. 225/8
Abdur Rauf	10	3	33	0	3.30	45	5	0	0	1

Pakistan 2nd Innings (T: 422 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Imran Farhat	lbw b Bollinger	12	22	28	2	0	54.54

Salman Butt	lbw b Johnson	33	71	101	4	0	46.47

Faisal Iqbal	b Hauritz	48	75	109	3	1	64.00

Mohammad Yousuf (c)	c Katich b Hauritz	61	140	222	7	0	43.57

Umar Akmal	c †Haddin b Johnson	27	37	64	5	0	72.97

Misbah-ul-Haq	c †Haddin b Johnson	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Kamran Akmal †	st †Haddin b Hauritz	30	48	73	4	1	62.50

Mohammad Amir	c Katich b Hauritz	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Abdur Rauf	b Bollinger	5	9	6	0	0	55.55

Saeed Ajmal	c Watson b Hauritz	10	30	35	1	0	33.33

Mohammad Asif	not out	1	3	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 13, lb 4, nb 5, w 2)	24
TOTAL	72 Ov (RR: 3.48, 329 Mins)	251
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Imran Farhat, 6.3 ov), 2-80 (Salman Butt, 22.2 ov), 3-116 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.3 ov), 4-171 (Umar Akmal, 45.4 ov), 5-171 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 45.5 ov), 6-214 (Kamran Akmal, 61.2 ov), 7-214 (Mohammad Amir, 61.3 ov), 8-221 (Abdur Rauf, 62.6 ov), 9-250 (Mohammad Yousuf, 71.1 ov), 10-251 (Saeed Ajmal, 71.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Doug Bollinger	15	5	42	2	2.80	73	4	0	0	1
6.3 to Imran Farhat, lbw! fullish delivery, nipping in to the batsman, big shout for lbw is turned down by umpire Koertzen. So the Australians utilise a referral. The replay shows it was indeed very close. He was struck around the knee-roll. Hawkeye suggests the batsman was struck in line with the stumps with the ball going on to hit the top of middle and off. With the benefit of the television Koertzen overturns his original decision. 18/1 62.6 to Abdur Rauf, Bollinger strikes, a fuller delivery angled into the pads and Rauf looking to work it through the onside, misses it and off the pad the ball strikes the stumps.. 221/8
Peter Siddle	13	5	32	0	2.46	66	5	0	0	0
Nathan Hauritz	24	4	101	5	4.20	105	8	2	0	4
31.3 to Faisal Iqbal, a wicket at the right time for Australia, Hauritz gets the breakthrough, pitched wide outside the off stump and spins in sharply and Faisal Iqbal looking for the cut, misses it and the stumps are castled. Iqbal goes for 48.. 116/3 61.2 to Kamran Akmal, lovely flighted delivery, luring Akmal to use his feet and he drives and gets beaten completely, the ball goes straight on and Haddin collects the ball and gets rid of the stumps. Akmal a long way out of the crease, can only watch Haddin remove the stumps.. 214/6 61.3 to Mohammad Amir, another wonderful delivery, two in two for Hauritz, he tosses it up and Aamer pushes forward and extra bounce, the ball takes the glove and pops up to Katich at short leg and now Hauritz is on a hat-trick.. 214/7 71.1 to Mohammad Yousuf, and he strikes immediately, tossed up delivery and Yousuf plays forward and the ball takes the edge onto the pad and lobs up to Katich at short leg. A tentative push from Yousuf.. 250/9 71.6 to Saeed Ajmal, all over, tossed up outside the off stump and Ajmal looking to hoick it to the onside fence, miscues it high in the air to midwicket, Watson moves, judges and takes the catch. Hauritz picks up his fifth wicket.. 251/10
Mitchell Johnson	18	6	46	3	2.55	90	6	0	2	0
22.2 to Salman Butt, lbw! full of a length delivery, gets the batsman low on the pad, big shout for lbw is upheld by umpire Koertzen, the Pakistani pair discuss the possibility of a referral but realise it would be futile because it was absolutely plumb, Salman was struck in line with the stumps and that ball would have smashed into middle. 80/2 45.4 to Umar Akmal, caught behind! forward to a fullish ball outside off, he got an outside edge which Haddin dived forward to collect, there's a big shout but the batsman stands his ground and the umpires confer. The question is whether Haddin took it cleanly, after some delay examining several replays, the umpires decide he did.. 171/4 45.5 to Misbah-ul-Haq, caught behind! gets a touch on a good length delivery pitched outside off, the batsman has just pushing tentatively forward, manages a little edge which provides the keeper with a simple catch. Mitchell Johnson is on a hattrick.. 171/5
Simon Katich	2	0	13	0	6.50	8	3	0	0	0

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Sat, 26 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 305/3 (Michael Hussey 37*, Nathan Hauritz 5*, 90 ov)

Sun, 27 Dec - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 109/4 (Umar Akmal 10*, Mohammad Amir 0*, 49 ov)

Mon, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 111/3 (Shane Watson 64*, Michael Clarke 21*, 34 ov)

Tue, 29 Dec - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 170/3 (Mohammad Yousuf 45*, Umar Akmal 27*, 45 ov)

Wed, 30 Dec - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 251 (72 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Day 1

Australia 1st innings
Drinks: Australia - 38/0 in 14.0 overs (SR Watson 23, SM Katich 11)
Australia 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (15th over - Abdur Rauf, called by Umpire RE Koertzen)
Australia: 50 runs in 18.6 overs (116 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (SR Watson 30, SM Katich 17, Ex 4)
Lunch: Australia - 73/0 in 29.0 overs (SR Watson 45, SM Katich 24)
SR Watson: 50 off 106 balls (6 x 4)
Australia: 100 runs in 35.6 overs (220 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 220 balls (SR Watson 61, SM Katich 35, Ex 6)
Over 38.4: Referral by Pakistan, Umpire- BR Doctrove, Batsman- SR Watson (Struck down)
SM Katich: 50 off 124 balls (4 x 4)
Drinks: Australia - 135/0 in 45.0 overs (SR Watson 78, SM Katich 51)
Australia: 150 runs in 48.5 overs (297 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 297 balls (SR Watson 85, SM Katich 59, Ex 6)
Tea: Australia - 177/0 in 59.0 overs (SR Watson 90, SM Katich 77)
Australia: 200 runs in 65.5 overs (400 balls), Extras 12
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (SM Katich 20, RT Ponting 29, Ex 1)
Drinks: Australia - 232/1 in 74.0 overs (SM Katich 98, RT Ponting 29)
Australia: 250 runs in 78.3 overs (476 balls), Extras 12
RT Ponting: 50 off 55 balls (7 x 4)
Attendance: 59,206
New Ball Taken: Australia 281/2 after 82.1 overs (RT Ponting 57, MEK Hussey 20)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (RT Ponting 27, MEK Hussey 24, Ex 1)
Australia: 300 runs in 88.2 overs (536 balls), Extras 15
End Of Day: Australia - 305/3 in 90.0 overs (MEK Hussey 37, NM Hauritz 5)

Day 2

MEK Hussey: 50 off 61 balls (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (MEK Hussey 27, NM Hauritz 21, Ex 3)
Australia: 350 runs in 103.1 overs (625 balls), Extras 16
Drinks: Australia - 350/3 in 104.0 overs (MEK Hussey 64, NM Hauritz 22)
Over 112.5; Referral by Australia, Umpire- BR Doctrove, Batsman-MEK Hussey (Struk down)
Lunch: Australia - 394/4 in 118.0 overs (NM Hauritz 42, MJ Clarke 4)
Australia: 400 runs in 118.6 overs (720 balls), Extras 18
NM Hauritz: 50 off 124 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (NM Hauritz 29, MJ Clarke 18, Ex 4)
Australia: 450 runs in 127.3 overs (773 balls), Extras 21
Innings Break: Australia - 454/5 in 128.0 overs (MJ Clarke 28)
Over 127.6; Referral by Pakistan, Umpire RE Koertzen, Batsman NM Hauritz (Upheld)
Pakistan 1st innings
Tea: Pakistan - 33/1 in 16.0 overs (Salman Butt 18, Faisal Iqbal 5)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 27.1 overs (165 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Pakistan - 57/1 in 29.5 overs (Salman Butt 29, Faisal Iqbal 15)
Attendance: 39622
Over 39.3; Referral by Pakistan; Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - Salman Butt (Struck down)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 44.2 overs (273 balls), Extras 8
End Of Day: Pakistan - 109/4 in 49.0 overs (Umar Akmal 10, Mohammad Aamer 0)
Over 48.5; Referral by Australia, Umpire- BR Doctrove, Batsman- Mohammad Yousuf (Upheld)

Day 3

Pakistan: 150 runs in 58.6 overs (362 balls), Extras 15
Umar Akmal: 50 off 79 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (Umar Akmal 41, Mohammad Amir 2, Ex 7)
Drinks: Pakistan - 159/5 in 61.0 overs (Mohammad Amir 2)
Lunch: Pakistan - 190/5 in 76.0 overs (Mohammad Amir 10, Misbah-ul-Haq 22)
Pakistan: 200 runs in 79.3 overs (486 balls), Extras 16
New Ball Taken: Pakistan 203/5 after 80.1 overs (Mohammad Amir 15, Misbah-ul-Haq 30)
Drinks: Pakistan - 228/9 in 89.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 40, Saeed Ajmal 0)
Misbah-ul-Haq: 50 off 85 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Pakistan: 250 runs in 93.5 overs (572 balls), Extras 16
Innings Break: Pakistan - 258/10 in 99.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 65)
Tea: Pakistan - 258/10 in 99.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 65)
Australia 2nd innings
Over 7.1: Referral by Pakistan, Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Struck down)
Over 11.1: Referral by Australia, Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - MEK Hussey (Struck down)
Drinks: Australia - 40/3 in 11.1 overs (SR Watson 20)
Australia: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (101 balls), Extras 3
Over 22.2; Referral by Pakistan, Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - SR Watson (Struck down)
Drinks: Australia - 75/3 in 23.0 overs (SR Watson 43, MJ Clarke 11)
Attendance: 36,297
SR Watson: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (SR Watson 33, MJ Clarke 15, Ex 2)
Australia: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (183 balls), Extras 5
End Of Day: Australia - 111/3 in 34.0 overs (SR Watson 64, MJ Clarke 21)

Day 4

4th Wicket: 100 runs in 175 balls (SR Watson 59, MJ Clarke 34, Ex 7)
Australia: 150 runs in 43.4 overs (270 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Australia - 162/6 in 48.0 overs (SR Watson 89, MG Johnson 0)
Lunch: Australia - 192/6 in 60.0 overs (SR Watson 98, MG Johnson 20)
SR Watson: 100 off 186 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 200 runs in 65.2 overs (402 balls), Extras 12
Innings Break: Australia - 225/8 in 73.1 overs (SR Watson 120)
Pakistan 2nd innings
Over 6.3; Referral by Australia, Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - Imran Farhat (Upheld)
Tea: Pakistan - 37/1 in 12.0 overs (Salman Butt 16, Faisal Iqbal 6)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 3
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (Salman Butt 26, Faisal Iqbal 20, Ex 4)
Drinks: Pakistan - 80/2 in 22.2 overs (Faisal Iqbal 31)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (166 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: Pakistan - 126/3 in 36.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 25, Umar Akmal 4)
Pakistan: 150 runs in 42.6 overs (260 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (Mohammad Yousuf 26, Umar Akmal 23, Ex 1)
End Of Day: Pakistan - 170/3 in 45.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 45, Umar Akmal 27)
Attendance: 15,587

Day 5

Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 87 balls (6 x 4)
Pakistan: 200 runs in 57.6 overs (352 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Pakistan - 202/5 in 58.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 51, Kamran Akmal 21)
Over 60.1; Referral by Australia, Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - Mohammad Yousuf (Struck down)
Lunch: Pakistan - 249/8 in 70.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 60, Saeed Ajmal 10)
Pakistan: 250 runs in 70.3 overs (430 balls), Extras 24
Attendance: 5,054

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Pakistan tour of Australia
Season	2009/10
Player Of The Match	Shane Watson
Series result	Australia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 1943
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	26,27,28,29,30 December 2009 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Billy Doctrove Rudi Koertzen
TV Umpire	Asoka de Silva
Reserve Umpire	Paul Reiffel
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

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Pakistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Imran Farhat	lbw	12	22
Salman Butt	lbw	33	71
Faisal Iqbal	bowled	48	75
Mohammad Yousuf	caught	61	140
Umar Akmal	caught	27	37
Misbah-ul-Haq	caught	0	1
Kamran Akmal	stumped	30	48
Mohammad Amir	caught	0	1
Abdur Rauf	bowled	5	9
Saeed Ajmal	caught	10	30
Mohammad Asif	not out	1	3
Extras	(b 13, lb 4, nb 5, w 2)
Total	251(10 wkts; 72 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DE Bollinger	15	5	42	2	2.8 (1 nb)
PM Siddle	13	5	32	0	2.46
NM Hauritz	24	4	101	5	4.2 (4 nb)
MG Johnson	18	6	46	3	2.55
SM Katich	2	0	13	0	6.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	18	Imran Farhat	Salman Butt
2nd	62	Faisal Iqbal	Salman Butt
3rd	36	Mohammad Yousuf	Faisal Iqbal
4th	55	Mohammad Yousuf	Umar Akmal
5th	0	Mohammad Yousuf	Misbah-ul-Haq
6th	43	Mohammad Yousuf	Kamran Akmal
7th	0	Mohammad Yousuf	Mohammad Amir
8th	7	Mohammad Yousuf	Abdur Rauf
9th	29	Mohammad Yousuf	Saeed Ajmal
10th	1	Mohammad Asif	Saeed Ajmal

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