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As it happened - Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd ODI at Dubai
Highlights from the 2nd One-Day match between Pakistan (Pak) and Australia (Aus) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Friday.
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- Updated: October 11, 2014 12:34 am IST
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Glenn Maxwell blasted 76 off 81 balls to guide Australia to a series-clinching win in Friday's second one-day game against Pakistan.© AFP
Australia beat Pakistan by five wickets in the second day-night international in Dubai on Friday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series: (SCORECARD - PAKISTAN VS AUSTRALIA)
Pakistan squandered an opening stand of 126 between openers Sarfraz Ahmed (65) and Ahmed Shahzad (61) as they were bowled out for 215 in 49.3 overs.
Paceman Mitchell Johnson took 3-40.
Australia survived early jolts to reach their target in 43.2 overs, with Glenn Maxwell (76) and skipper George Bailey (28) sharing an 85-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
The third and final match will be played in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
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That's it from us then. Do join us back for the final ODI which is a dead rubber on Sunday, 12th October from 1630 IST onwards. Until then, good bye and take care!
Man of the Match - Glenn Maxwell. He is pretty happy and wants a clean sweep. He wants to repeat such performance. He tried his best today.
Lots of awards to be given once again today. Master Blaster award - Sarfraz Ahmed. Best bowler of the match - Mitchell Johnson. Most colorful innings - Ahmed Shehzad. Fastest bowler of the match - Mitchell Johnson. Bonus shot - Glenn Maxwell. Outstanding performance of the match - David Warner.
Australia's run chase wasn't a good one either as they lost Finch and Smith early. Warner was batting well but holed out, thanks to a terrific catch by Mohammad Irfan. Then Maxwell and Bailey shared a crucial partnership between them. Bailey was run out but Maxwell scored a stylish 76-run knock. The Pakistani bowlers couldn't really provide much threat to the Australian batsmen as they were cruising. Faulkner and Haddin finished things off as Australia completed another victory.
With this victory Australia have sealed the series 2-0 with one match to go. They are unbeaten so far in this UAE tour. Today they didn't really get off to a good start. The Pakistani openers gave their team a solid start with a century partnership but then lost the plot completely. Their middle order failed miserably as Australia came back hard, restricting Pakistan to a below par total.
FOUR! AUSTRALIA WIN! Length ball around off, Faulkner hits it over the mid off fielder. The ball goes past the fence and AUSTRALIA WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
FOUR! Slam! Low full toss around off, Faulkner smashes it through the extra cover region for a boundary. Just three runs required now.
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Outside off, Faulkner taps it to the off side and takes one.
Outside off, Faulkner punches it through covers for a couple. Good running between the wickets.
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Tossed up outside off, Faulkner stays back in his crease and defends.
On middle, Haddin drives it through mid on for a single.
Shortish outside off, Faulkner shoulders his arms.
Short of a length ball, Haddin pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
Full toss on middle, Haddin drives it back to the bowler. Another dot ball.
On middle and off, Haddin drives it straight to the mid off fielder.
Length delivery on off, Haddin tries to defend but gets an outside edge towards first slip.
Length ball on middle and off, Haddin goes onto his back foot and defends.
Irfan back on. Australia need 12 from 54 balls.
Around off, Haddin defends it through covers and takes a quick single.
The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Tossed up on off, Haddin stays back in his crease and defends.
Landed outside off, turns away, Haddin fails to push it through.
On middle, Faulkner flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Landed just outside off, Faulkner defends it from within his crease.
Outside off, Faulkner pushes it through covers for a single.
Shortish outside off, Haddin cuts it through point for a single.
SIX! Even better! Around off, Haddin smacks it hard over the long on region. The ball goes all the way over the ropes for a biggie.
FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Haddin cuts it hard through the point region and beats the fielder and gets a boundary.
Outside off, Haddin steers it to third man for a couple.
Shortish outside off, Haddin cuts it to point.
Hasan back on.
On middle, Haddin clips it through mid-wicket for a single. He is off the mark!
Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Fuller one on off, Faulkner drives it through mid off for a single.
Tossed up around off, Faulkner defends it off his front foot.
Shortish outside off, Faulkner punches it through extra covers for a single.
On middle and off, Faulkner defends it into the ground.
On the pads, worked down the leg side for a single.
Yorker around off, Faulkner does well to play that one.
FOUR! Shortish outside off, Faulkner punches it through the cover region. Afridi realizes late and then starts chasing the ball but he's too late.
Short of a length ball, Faulkner goes for the pull but misses.
Shortish around off, angles away, Faulkner tries to play but misses.
Shortish on middle, Faulkner mistimes his pull straight to mid-wicket.
Haddin has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Around off, Haddin defends it into the ground.
Tossed up on off, Faulkner drives it through mid off for a single.
Brad Haddin walks out to bat.
OUT! Maxwell's fine knock comes to an end! Tossed up on middle, Maxwell goes for the slog sweep once again but mistimes it this time. The ball goes off the top edge and goes high up in the air. Shafiq goes to his left from short fine leg and takes a safe catch. Maxwell departs, he has done his job though.
FOUR! What a shot! On middle, Maxwell comes down the track and smacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
On the pads, Maxwell goes for the slog but misses.
On middle and of, Faulkner defends it from within his crease.
Shortish on middle, Faulkner fends it towards point.
On middle and off, Faulkner defends it into the ground.
Fuller length ball outside off, Maxwell drives it through mid off for a single.
Short and wide outside off, Maxwell fails to connect his bat on the ball.
Shortish on middle, Maxwell mistimes his pull to mid on.
Batting Powerplay time! Irfan back on.
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Landed around off, Faulkner flicks it to the on side.
Outside off, Maxwell punches it away off his back foot for a run.
Fullish outside off, Faulkner lofts it to long off for a single.
Tossed up around off, pushed to covers.
Outside off, Maxwell punches it through covers for a single.
Fullish outside off, Faulkner goes for the big shot but misses.
The batsman tried to sweep that one but missed it and was hit on the pads. One run added to the total. The Umpire signals Leg Bye.
On middle, Faulkner sweeps it down the leg side for a single.
Around off, Faulkner stays back in his crease to defend.
Shortish on off, Faulkner punches it away off his back foot.
Fullish outside off, Maxwell reverse sweeps it over point for a single.
On middle and off, Faulkner defends it off his front foot.
Tossed up outside off, Faulkner gets an outside edge towards slips.
On the pads, Maxwell works it down the leg side for a run.
FOUR! Lovely shot! Fullish on middle, Maxwell comes forward and hammers it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
On middle and off, Maxwell defends it off his front foot.
That is an interesting shot! Fuller length ball around off, Maxwell looks to hit it over the leg side but the ball goes off the leading edge to long off. Two runs taken.
Shortish outside off, Faulkner punches it to the off side.
On middle, Maxwell flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Fullish outside off, turns away, Maxwell tries to play but gets beaten.
Outside off, Maxwell plays it to point.
Fullish on middle, Faulkner flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Around off, Faulkner drives it through mid off for a single.
Drinks break!
OUT! Bailey is run out! Fullish on middle, Bailey gets down on his knee and sweeps it through mid-wicket. Shehzad with a dive stops the ball. Bailey sets off but watches the fielder and then realizes he has to come back. There's a direct hit at the strike's end and looks like Bailey is short, even with a dive. The umpire wants it to be referred upstairs and replays show Bailey falls just short. Pakistan sneak through another wicket. The 85-run stand is broken.
Appeal for a run out referred upstairs..
Around off, Bailey defends it off his front foot.
The batsman has just lofted it over mid off. They pick up a single.
FOUR! Back to back boundaries! Outside off, Maxwell plays the reverse sweep and the ball goes over the short third man fielder for a boundary.
FOUR! Wonderful shot! On middle, Maxwell smacks it hard over the mid-wicket region. The ball goes past the fence in a flash.
Shortish outside off stump, Bailey goes for the cut but misses.
Length ball around off, punched through cover for one.
Length delivery just outside off, Maxwell looks to dab the ball down to third man but is beaten.
Back of a length on middle and leg, knocked down to mid-wicket.
Maxwell rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball.
8th ODI fifty for Maxwell.
Fullish outside off stump, driven neatly through point for a couple. Maxwell gets to his half century.
Irfan's services are needed again, he has been called back on to bowl.
Pushed away to cover off the back foot.
Guided away straight to point.
Flighted on off, defended off the front foot.
Drive away through cover for a single.
FOUR! Inventive stuff1 Maxwell gets forward but unleashes a reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.
Flighted on middle and leg, Maxwell plays for spin but misses and is hit on the pads. Hasan appeals but this was sliding down the leg side.
Loopy around off, Baile gets forward to defend but is beaten by the turn.
Flighted around off, driven away to cover.
Tossed up on middle and leg, Maxwell goes for the sweep but misses. The ball goes off his pads to short fine leg for a leg bye.
Defended to point off the front foot.
Very good stop by Raza! Flighted outside off, driven very hard through cover and Hasan moves to his right at deep cover and puts in a dive to stop the ball.
SIX! Afridi has been punished severely here! Short on off, Maxwell stays back and pulls the ball massively over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Pushed away softly to the covers.
Flighted outside off, Bailey looks to drive but the ball spins away sharply and beats him.
Full toss on middle, driven straight back to Shehzad.
Flat on middle and off, nudged away through mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! Pummeled! Flighted outside off stump, Maxwell gets down on his back knee and sweeps over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Maxwell plays a good reverse sweep through point for a couple of runs.
Flat leg spinner around off, Maxwell nudges the ball off the bottom part of his bat to the leg side and sneaks through for a quick single.
Flat around off, Maxwell looks to punch but edges the ball to the right of Shafiq at first slip. He makes a fine stop diving away.
Shortish outside off, cut away through cover-point for a single.
Flighted around off, Maxwell defends off the outside half of the bat to point for one.
Short on middle and off, Bailey goes back and drags the ball down to long on for a single.
Flighted and goes straight on, Bailey defends off the inside half of the bat.
Flighted delivery on middle, flicked away to mid-wicket.
Nicely bowled! Flighted on off, spins away and Maxwell looks to swing across the line but misses. The ball goes past the off stump.
Thrown up outside off, driven down to long off for a single.
Flat leggie around off, punched off the back foot through cover for a single.
Riaz is limping now, something is wrong with him. The physio comes out to attend to him. It turns out that Riaz won't bowl for now. His over will be completed by Ahmed Shehzad, he will bowl some leg spin.
Good length ball on off, Maxwell hangs back and defends to the off side.
Length ball just outside off, Maxwell defends but off the toe-end of the bat to the bowler.
Flighted on middle and off, defended softly to the square leg region and the batsmen return for the second.
Flighted around off, Bailey gets forward and guides the ball to point.
Flat outside off, Maxwell goes back and punches uppishly to long off for a single.
Another tight leave! Flighted just outside off, doesn't spin away, goes on with the arm instead. Maxwell shoulders arms but the ball wasn't far away from the off stump.
Floated around off, Maxwell looks to heave this over mid-wicket but misses as the ball turns away. Maxwell isn't happy with himself.
FOUR! Adventurous! Maxwell gets forward but gets his bat down from the fine leg region and plays a lovely reverse sweep on the full toss, to the backward point fence.
Babar back into the attack.
Shortish outside off stump, cut away through cover-point for a single.
WIDE! A bouncer on middle and leg, Bailey ducks. The umpire signals a wide for height.
Back of a length on middle, Bailey goes back and works the ball to square leg.
Bailey sticks back to a length ball and blocks.
Bailey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Length around of, punched away through cover for a single.
Nearly dragged on! Length around off, Bailey dabs at the ball and inside edges past the stumps for a single.
Maxwell stays forward and pushes the ball into the leg side.
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Wide! Slipped down the leg side, it's a wide.
Maxwell has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Maxwell leans nicely forward and defends.
Bailey has driven it through mid-off. One run added to the total.
The umpire's on field decision has been turned through a review taken by Bailey! Flighted slowly around off stump. Bailey gets forward to defend but is beaten by the spinning ball. The Pakistanis appeal hard and the umpire gives in and raises his finger. Bailey takes the review immediately. Replays show no edge and the bat had hit the ground.
There was a streaker on the ground and the security guards have taken him away. Our source at the stadium tells us that a fan had come down to the ground, perhaps to meet Afridi.
Length around off, punched away to the right of point.
Back of a length on middle, Maxwell looks to work the ball away but is hit on the pads.
Length ball on off, punched away to the bowler.
Length on off, Bailey gets an inside edge as he looks to defend. The ball goes into the mid-wicket region for a run.
Good length delivery around off, punched away through cover for a single.
Length ball on middle and off, worked away to mid-wicket.
Wahab Riaz to bowl his first over today.
Bailey sits down and sweeps through square leg for a couple.
Quick and full on off, Bailey defends softly to cover.
Slightly short on off, Maxwell goes back and drags the ball awkwardly to mid on for a single.
Flat on middle and off, Maxwell goes back and defends to the off side.
Risky leave! Arm ball outside off, Maxwell leans forward and shoulders arms.
Flat around off stump, angled away to first slip, with soft hands. Akmal makes a diving stop to his right.
Quick googly around off, Bailey goes back and across and knocks the ball down to mid-wicket.
FOUR! Hammered! Flighted around off stump, Bailey gets forward and lofts the ball over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Flighted slowly outside off, driven tentatively to point.
FOUR! Punitive from Bailey! This is short, this is wide down the leg side. Bailey goes back and helps the ball with a pull past short fine leg for a boundary.
Thrown right up on middle, Bailey flicks this full toss straight to mid-wicket.
Flighted outside off, Maxwell drives through extra cover for a single.
Flat and spinning away, Bailey advances but then stops after spotting the shortness of the length. He then pushes the ball to point.
Flighted and drifted in towards off, pushed back to Babar.
Excellent delivery! Flighted around off, moves away and Bailey is beaten on the front foot.
Bailey dances out to a flat ball and is forced to defend by getting right behind the ball.
Tossed up outside off, pushed away through cover-point for a single.
Flightd on off stmp, defended off the front foot.
Babar back on!
Drinks break!
Outside off, pushed through covers for a single.
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Fullish outside off, Maxwell pushes it to covers.
Outside off, Maxwell defends it off his front foot.
Outside off, Bailey pushes it through wide mid off for a single.
Fullish around off, Bailey defends it from within his crease.
FOUR! Excellent shot! Flighted outside off, Maxwel dances out and lofts the ball nicely over cver for a gorgeous boundary.
FOUR! Right out of the screws! Flighted on the pads, Maxwell sits down and sweeps with fast hands to the square leg fence.
Flat on off, dragged away to mid-wicket.
Maxwell gets forward and defends to cover. He goes for the run but is sent back and has to hurry in.
Bailey charges out and drives to long off for a run.
AKMAL DROPS MAXWELL! Flightd nicely around off, spins awa and as Maxwell looks to drive, he gets an outside edge. Akmal grasses this to his left and the ball goes behind him. Three runs taken.
Maxwell gets forward and drives to the right of point for a quick single.
Tossed up on middle, Maxwell pushes this back to Afridi.
Flat delivery well outside off, Maxwell shoulders arms.
Tossed right up on middle and leg, Maxwell pushes the ball to mid-wicket.
Swept away to the leg side.
Shortish outside off, Maxwell rocks back and cuts straight to backward point.
WIDE! Afridi slides this way down the leg side and is punished by the umpire.
Bailey tries to use his feet but drives the ball straight to extra cover.
Bailey leans forward to a flighted ball and defends.
Loopy delivery outside off, Bailey shoulders arms.
Flighted on off, blocked neatly off the front foot.
Flighted on off stump, Maxwell defends softly to the covers and steals a quick single.
The dashing Glenn Maxwell walks in to bat.
OUT! Warner finds the tallest man in cricket! Flighted outside off stump, Warner looks to fetch it from outside off to deposit this over long on but doesn't middle it all that well. The ball goes to Irfan who waits, moves back a little and then leaps just a bit to take a fine catch. He is pumped up, this man's fielding has indeed improved. Pakistan are jubilant as Warner's is a key wicket. It would have been difficult for any other fielder to have got there.
Floated up around off, Bailey looks to drive but edges the ball and it goes low down to Sarfraz who can't stay low enough to catch this. A very tough chance, one may say.
Now this is gorgeous bowling, very Anil Kumble-like! Flighted and quick too around off. Bailey gets forward to defend but the ball spins away just slightly and beats the bat,.
WIDE! Afridi fires this down the leg side and Bailey misses the nudge. Sarfraz does well to gather the ball.
Flighted around off, Bailey defneds to the covers.
Bailey pushes this back to Afridi off the front foot.
Quick and full on middle, driven back to Afridi.
Afridi goes right up to appeal! Flighted with some pace on middle and off. Bailey gets forward to defend but is struck on his pad. Afridi goes up in appeal but this was probably sliding down the leg side.
Flat on middle and leg, worked away to the leg side for a single.
Flat on middle and leg, worked away to the leg side.
Bailey presses well forward and dead bats the ball.
Flat on middle, defended off the front foot into the leg side.
Bailey gets low down to sweep but misses and the ball goes off his pads to short fine leg.
Flighted on off, Bailey comes quietly forward in defense.
Hasan back into the attack.
Flighted on middle and off, Warner leans forward and nudges the ball into the leg side.
Flighted outside off, Warner goes back and across and blocks.
Tossed up and loopy around off, driven down to long off for a single.
Shortish on off, Warner plays the soft pull through square leg for one.
Warner gets down to play the conventional sweep but this time is hit on the pads. It goes away to fine leg and Warner returns for the second leg bye. Runs signalled by the umpire though, so two to Warner!
Flat around off, Warner immediately tries the reverse paddle but misses.
Sahibzada Shahid Mohammad Khan Afridi aka Boom Boom has been introduced into the attack.
FOUR! Clinically driven! Fullish outside off, Bailey stretches out and drives with a good flourish of his bat. The ball races through cover, to the boundary rope.
Length in the channel around off stump, left alone by Bailey.
Back of a length and angled across the stumps, Bailey goes back to cut but is beaten. A half hearted appeal from the keeper. There was certainly a sound and replays show that the bat was the only thing close to the ball.
Good length delivery on off, Bailey stays behind the line of the ball and blocks towards point.
Well left! Slightly full and angled across Bailey. He is patient enough to leave the ball.
Length delivery around off stmp, punched away to point.
FOUR! Bad work by Alam! Warner sits down and plays a sweep, fine and late to fine leg. Alam gets around to his left and slides. The ball hits his hands and then goes to the ropes. Pakistan need to tighten the noose around their sloppy fielding.
Bailey advances to a flighted ball and eases it down to long off for a single.
Paddle pull, you may call this! Warner stays squared up in the crease to a turning flat delivery and pulls softly through square leg for a run.
FOUR! This is a lovely pick-up sweep! Warner gets into position early and sweeps in the air, down to the long leg fence.
Flat and spinning in towards middle, Warner goes back and tries to work the ball through square leg but gets more of an inside edge to leg slip.
FIVE WIDES! Too many extras! Lands on middle and spins down the leg side. Sarfraz can't get anything behind the ball and this has been signalled as wides.
WIDE! Pushed way down the leg side, this is a big wide.
FOUR! Smack! Warner is using the sweep to good effect! Sits down to a flighted ball and sweeps hard past mid-wicket to the fence.
Pitched up on off, Bailey gets forward and defends to short point.
A fine length delivery around off, Bailey flirts with this one with a poke but misses.
A late leave this! Length across the stumps, Bailey looks at the ball closely and allows it through at the last moment.
Fullish on off stump, Bailey stays in the crease and turns the ball to the mid-wicket region.
Full and sliding down the pads, Warner flicks late to fine leg and looks for two but settles for one.
Fullish outside off stump, Warner gets his hands and the bat towards the ball and eases it through point for a couple. There was no footwork whatsoever there.
Flighted around off, Bailey leans out and defends to point. A successful over this for Babar and Pakistan, it's a wicket maiden too.
Aussie captain, George Bailey strides out to bat.
OUT! Nicked and Smith walks, good catch by Sarfraz! Slightly flat on middle, Smith rocks back and looks to guide the ball through point. The ball goes off the outside half of the bat and Ahmed does well to get his gloves behind the deflection, to take an excellent catch. This is a massive wicket, Smith was looking in fine touch today as well.
Silly point in place now instead of the leg slip.
Fired in towards middle and leg, Smith is late to defend and the ball hits his front pad.
Smith leans well forward to a flighted ball and blocks.
Terrific adjustment by Smith! Charges out, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and it even turns away. He goes with the bat towards the spinning ball and defends to point.
Floated up on off, driven back to Babar.
Zulfiqar Babar replaces fellow left arm spinner, Hasan.
Pitched up outside off stmp, Smith strides out towards the pitch of the ball and drives with an open face through cover-point. Afridi chases and keeps the ball in with a slide, saving a run for his side.
Back of a length on off stump, Smith goes back on his toes and blocks.
FOUR! Oh, he is strong there, very strong! Half volley on the pads, Smith plays a nonchalant flick through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Fullish and just outside off, Smith gets forward and drives to cover.
Tight length ball on off, dropped away to the covers.
Good length delivery on off, Smith goes back and defends to cover.
Floated up around off, Smith drives down to long off this time for a single.
FOUR! Caressed through! Tossed up outside off, Smith gets his front foot forward and drives superbly through cover for a boundary.
Smith with his light feet, charges out and blocks solidly.
Flighted delivery just outside off, Smith leans nicely forward and dead bats the ball to point.
Tossed up outside off, Warner goes for another slog sweep but this was too full. The ball goes off the inside edge through square leg for a single.
FOUR! Warner keeps going his usual way! Flighted on middle, Warner gets down on his knee and plays a slog sweep to the mid-wicket fence.
Centurion from the last game, Steven Smith makes his way out to bat.
OUT! The third umpire sees an edge and Finch has to go back! Back of a length around off, swings away late and as Finch goes back to punch, he gets squared up. There is a noise as the ball passes and Sarfraz takes the catch. Pakistan appeal vociferously but the umpire doesn't feel there was an edge. Misbah is confident and goes upstairs. The third umpire looks at a few replays and overturns the onfield decision. This was a close call, even on the replays.
Was there an edge or no? Pakistan are confident as they feel that Finch is caught behind. Misbah goes for the review.
FOUR! Beautifully punched! Finch goes up on his toes to a back of a length delivery and punches through cover-point for four.
Beaten him all ends up! Pitched up just outside off, Finch looks to drive to mid off but is beaten as the ball nips away at the last moment.
Length on off, Finch stays back and defends to the off side.
Good length delivery on off, Finch stays back and punches softly to mid off.
FOUR! Slapped! Short outside off, Fnch rocks back and cuts hard over point for a boundary.
Alam goes off the field, seems to have done something to his hand. Anwar Ali comes on to replace him. His head hit the turf after landing too, maybe he might be feeling a bit dodgy.
Flat and straight around off, doesn't come in and Warner plays for the turn, only to be beaten.
Tough chance but ALAM DROPS! Floated on middle and leg, Warner gets down to sweep and does so aerially. The ball goes to the left of Alam and he dives. Gets his hands to it but can't hold on. Was a toughie, these either stick or they don't.
Spinning in towards the pads, tucked away to square leg.
Warner goes back and across and drops the ball down to the leg side.
Flighted outside off, Warner goes back, covers his stumps and defends the spinning ball.
FOUR! Warner goes with the spin successfully! Flighted on the pads, Warner sits down and sweeps past short fine leg for four.
Messy from Riaz! Full and outside off, Finch gets a larger stride and drives to wide mid off. Riaz tries to slide and stop but doesn't do so. He gets up, chases and throws the ball back while the batsmen take two.
Fullish and angled just across the stmps, Finch gets forward to defend but is beaten. This is a good ball.
Angled into the pads, Warner misses the flick but the ball goes off his pads to the leg side for a leg bye.
Now that's awkward! Back of a length and nipping in towards middle. Warner gets another inside edge on to his box. That could be painful.
Back of a length on off stump, Warner misses the attempted clip but there was a meaty inside edge on to the pads. Irfan appeals loudly though.
Good length delivery on off, Warner gets behind the line of the ball and defends solidly.
Mohammad Irfan will run in from the other end.
NOT OUT! Finch survives, the ball fell short! Flighted around off, Finch bends forward to defend but the ball spins away and takes the outside edge. It goes to first slip where Umar Akmal gets down and takes the catch, but hang on, it might have just landed before his palms. The umpire isn't sure and goes upstairs. Replays clearly show the ball bouncing before it went into the palms.
Finch seems to have been caught but did this carry? The umpires take the help of the third umpire.
Shortish outside off, cut away to cover-point very hard.
Finch dances out but blocks this flighted ball.
FOUR! Finch is away with four! Flighted outside of, Finch drives square, through point and finds the fence.
Slightly short on middle, pulled away through mid-wicket for a single.
WIDE! Spins down the leg side and Warner misses the attempt to sweep.
Flat and spinning in sharply towards leg stump. Warner is hit on the stumps.
WIDE! Flighted down the leg side first up, a wide.
Welcome back for the chase! Australia need just 216 to win. Will the pitch play normal or will it spin a lot? The Pakistani bowlers will try to make life tough for the Aussies. Aaron Finch and David Warner, the explosive openers, make their way to the centre. The first new ball will be taken by Raza Hasan.