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Pakistan vs Australia, Match 5 Match Summary

PAK vs AUS, 2018 - T20 Summary

Pakistan vs Australia Scorecard
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Match 5, Harare Sports Club, Harare , Jul 05, 2018
Pakistan Pakistan
194/7 (20.0/20)
Australia Australia
149/7 (20.0/20)
Pakistan beat Australia by 45 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Fakhar Zaman
PAK 194/7
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/50746-fakhar-zaman-playerprofile>Fakhar Zaman</a>
Fakhar Zaman
73 (42)
  • 9x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 173.80SR
<a href=/cricket/players/59430-asif-ali-playerprofile>Asif Ali</a>
Asif Ali
37 (18)
  • 3x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 205.55SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Andrew Tye
ECON 8.75
4
OVERS
35/3
R/W
Bowler
Jhye Richardson
ECON 10.75
4
OVERS
43/2
R/W
AUS 149/7
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/64136-alex-carey-playerprofile>Alex Carey</a>
Alex Carey
37 (24)
  • 2x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 154.16SR
<a href=/cricket/players/107480-d-arcy-short-playerprofile>D'Arcy Short</a>
D'Arcy Short
28 (34)
  • 1x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 82.35SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Shaheen Afridi
ECON 9.25
4
OVERS
37/3
R/W
Bowler
Mohammad Amir
ECON 6.25
4
OVERS
25/1
R/W
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So, that is it from this game. Pakistan took their revenge against Australia after getting a hammering in their previous clash. The team in Yellow, however, plays a dead rubber against the hosts in the 6th match of the tri-series. Do join us for that on Friday at 1000 local (0800 GMT). Meanwhile, you can catch some Test cricket action from the second day of the first Test between West Indies and Bangladesh that starts in a while from now. Till then, Ciao!
Sarfraz Ahmed, the winning skipper, thanks the Almighty before crediting Fakhar Zaman for his innings. Concedes that today's track was a difficult one. Adds that his batters did well to score as many as they did. Now goes on to laud Asif Ali, who displayed a wonderful finishing act with the bat. Now, he focuses on Shaheen Afridi and says that he was backed for a couple of series now. Adds further that the youngster did the job at hand very well, which pleases him.
Fakhar Zaman is chosen to be the Man of the Match. The southpaw says that it's pleasing to get a good start after not getting so in the previous games. Adds that they were expecting more short stuff after their previous clash against Australia and hence were better prepared. States that they had a target to get to about 160-170 and is happy to have got more.
Time for the presentation. Aaron Finch, the captain of the second-best side, is first up. He says that they didn't get going at all today. States that was a 170 wicket but their sloppy fielding ended up conceding much more. Reckons that such one-off losses are a necessity before the finals as one can't keep winning games always.
The Man of the Moment, Shaheen Afridi, has a quick chat with Rameez Raja. He says that the plan was always to perform well for Pakistan whenever he got the opportunity. States that the plan is always to bowl as per the situation. Talks about having small goals in a bid to achieve something great. Reckons that he is pleased to perform any role with the ball and has no such preferences.
All in all, it was a complete performance from the Men in Green. Even after losing the toss they didn't lose the plot. Fakhar Zaman and Asif Ali, along with contributions from other batters helped them to a good score on a greenish wicket. And after that, their bowlers made a mockery of the Aussie chase and stopped them at just 149.
All the other bowlers struck in as well with one wicket each and didn't let any partnership brew. D'Arcy Short yet again struggled to score quickly, thereby piling up the pressure. The top four wickets were removed in the space of just 38 runs, which stopped the Men in Yellow in their stride. After that, it was too much to ask from the lower-order. A lone hand of 37 from Alex Carey was the only surge. However, he alone couldn't have done much to change the final result.
The number one team in the shortest format has come to their regular ways. They have won this game comprehensively and beaten the in-form Kangaroos. It was a complete performance from the Pakistan. All the bowlers put their hands up and cleaned up the Australian batters without much trouble. The new left-arm fast bowling prodigy, Shaheen Afridi, was the star with the ball. He removed both the openers on the way to his career-best figures of 4-0-37-3.
19.6
1
Faheem Ashraf To Alex Carey
Full in line of the stumps, driven to mid off for a single. PAKISTAN HAVE WON BY 45 RUNS.
19.5
0
Faheem Ashraf To Alex Carey
Carey gets a bottom edge which goes to the keeper on the bounce.
19.4
2
Faheem Ashraf To Alex Carey
Similar line and length, driven through long on and two runs are taken.
19.3
1
Faheem Ashraf To Andrew Tye
On a length around middle and off, driven down the ground for a single.
19.2
6
Faheem Ashraf To Andrew Tye
SIX! Too little too late. Short in line of the stumps, Tye pulls it and deposits it to the square leg boundary for half a dozen.
19.1
0
Faheem Ashraf To Andrew Tye
Full on leg, it brushes the pad and goes behind to the keeper.
Faheem Ashraf to bowl the final over.
Over 19 : 139/7
7 Runs
A. Tye
5 (5)
A. Carey
34 (21)
S. Afridi
4-0-37-3
18.6
1
Shaheen Afridi To Andrew Tye
Chance goes abegging! Short ball in line of the stumps, Tye goes for the pull but skies it. Sarfraz runs to his left towards short fine leg but never looked under control. In the end, he circles around and fails to reach the ball. A single is taken.
18.5
1
Shaheen Afridi To Alex Carey
Carey backs away but fails to time his pull. Gets it off the inner half through mid on for a single.
18.4
1
Shaheen Afridi To Andrew Tye
Full on the stumps, driven back down to long on for one.
18.3
1
Shaheen Afridi To Alex Carey
Short in length, pulled away through mid-wicket for one.
18.2
lb
Shaheen Afridi To Andrew Tye
On the pads on a length, Tye misses the flick. The ball rolls to the on side and a leg bye is taken.
18.1
2
Shaheen Afridi To Andrew Tye
Fuller in line of the stumps, flicked away in front of square on the leg side for a couple.
Shaheen Afridi is back on.
Over 18 : 132/7
5 Runs
A. Tye
1 (1)
A. Carey
32 (19)
M. Amir
4-0-25-1
17.6
1
Mohammad Amir To Andrew Tye
Driven through mid-on by Tye. They pick up a single.
Andrew Tye comes in at no 9.
17.5
W
Mohammad Amir To Ashton Agar OUT!
OUT! Rattled! Amir has his first. Agar moves across but the full pacy delivery evades his bat and crashes into the stumps. Australia lose their 8th wicket and they still need 64 off 13.
17.4
1
Mohammad Amir To Alex Carey
Carey walks across his stumps to play it fine. The ball rolls to the on side off the inner half and a single is taken.
17.3
0
Mohammad Amir To Alex Carey
Wide outside off, missed by Carey.
17.2
2
Mohammad Amir To Alex Carey
Almost a yorker this. Carey does well to dig it out towards mid on for two.
17.1
1
Mohammad Amir To Ashton Agar
Full outside off, punched to the off side for a run.
Over 17 : 127/6
11 Runs
A. Agar
10 (6)
A. Carey
29 (16)
U. Khan
4-0-26-1
16.6
1
Usman Khan To Ashton Agar
Agar moves away from the stumps and lifts it over covers. They pick up a single.
Full Commentary
Match Info
  • Venue Harare Sports Club, Harare
  • Weather Overcast
  • Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Pakistan beat Australia by 45 runs
  • Player of the Match Fakhar Zaman
  • Umpire Russell Tiffin (ZIM), Jeremiah Matibiri (ZIM) and Langton Rusere (ZIM)
  • Referee Jeff Crowe (NZ)
Match Notes
  • Pakistan 150/4 in 16.4 overs
  • Pakistan 103/2 in 11.5 overs
  • F Zaman T20I fifty: 54 runs in 33 balls (7x4) (2x6)
  • Pakistan 51/1 in 6.0 overs
  • Mandatory Powerplay (1-6): Pakistan 51/1
  • Australia 105/5 in 14.3 overs
  • Australia 50/3 in 6.5 overs
  • Mandatory Powerplay (1-6): Australia 44/2
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