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World Twenty20: Pakistan beat Australia in high-scoring thriller

March 23, 2014 22:59

Pakistan held their nerve to edge Australia by a narrow margin of 16 runs to register their first win in the Super-10 stage.

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Doug Bollinger (1/28) and Shane Watson (1/38) rocked the Pakistan batting order early by dismissing Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez cheaply. (All images AFP and AP)
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Kamran Akmal was joined by younger brother Umar Akmal as the duo steered Pakistan out of trouble.
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Despite Kamran's dismissal for 31, Umar Akmal played a sensational knock to guide Pakistan to a massive total. He fell short of a T20I century by just six runs but his knock of 94 from 54 balls included nine fours and four sixes.
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Australia suffered a poor start in a steep run-chase as Zulfiqar Babar dismissed David Warner in the first over.
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Shane Watson too fell cheaply and that brought Glenn Maxwell to the wicket, the man who provided a counter for Umar Akmal's sensational innings.
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Maxwell and Finch joined hands to orchestrate Australia's revival and keep them alive in the run-chase.
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Once set, Maxwell began to open his arms and hit fours and sixes at will to keep Pakistan on their toes.
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Pakistan eyed a comeback as they put an end to the Glenn Maxwell show in the 16th over. Maxwell walked back for a swashbuckling knock of 74 from 33 balls, including seven fours and six sixes.
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The final nail in the coffin for Australia came when Saeed Ajmal cleaned up Aaron Finch for 65 (54).
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Umar Gul was phenomenal in the death overs and finished with figures of 2/29 in his four overs. Shahid Afridi (2/30), Zulfiqar Babar (2/26) and Bilawal Bhatti (2/36) also chipped in with two wickets each.
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Australia eventually bowled out for 175 in 20 overs, falling short of Pakistan's total by 15 runs. This is Pakistan's first win of the tournament.
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ICC Rankings

rank
Team
rating
Australia
128
India
119
New Zealand
111
South Africa
110
Pakistan
93
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Last updated on 27 May 2022

rank
player
rating
1
Marnus Labuschagne Australia
892
2
Steven Smith Australia
845
3
Kane Williamson New Zealand
844
4
Joe Root England
843
5
Babar Azam Pakistan
815
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player
rating
1
Pat Cummins Australia
901
2
Ravichandran Ashwin India
850
3
Jasprit Bumrah India
830
4
Shaheen Afridi Pakistan
827
5
Kyle Jamieson New Zealand
820
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player
rating
1
Ravindra Jadeja India
385
2
Ravichandran Ashwin India
341
3
Jason Holder West Indies
336
4
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh
313
5
Ben Stokes England
298
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rank
Team
rating
New Zealand
125
England
124
Australia
107
India
105
Pakistan
102
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rank
player
rating
1
Babar Azam Pakistan
891
2
Virat Kohli India
811
3
Imam-ul-Haq Pakistan
795
4
Rohit Sharma India
791
5
Quinton de Kock South Africa
789
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player
rating
1
Trent Boult New Zealand
726
2
Chris Woakes England
700
3
Josh Hazlewood Australia
698
4
Matt Henry New Zealand
683
5
Mujeeb Ur Rahman Afghanistan
681
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player
rating
1
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh
419
2
Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan
295
3
Chris Woakes England
282
4
Rashid Khan Afghanistan
276
5
Ben Stokes England
266
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rank
Team
rating
India
270
England
265
Pakistan
261
South Africa
253
Australia
251
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Last updated on 25 May 2022

rank
player
rating
1
Babar Azam Pakistan
818
2
Aiden Markram South Africa
796
3
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
794
4
Dawid Malan England
728
5
Devon Conway New Zealand
703
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player
rating
1
Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa
784
2
Adil Rashid England
746
3
Josh Hazlewood Australia
737
4
Adam Zampa Australia
719
5
Rashid Khan Afghanistan
714
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player
rating
1
Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan
276
2
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh
232
3
Moeen Ali England
205
4
JJ Smit Namibia
177
5
Liam Livingstone England
171
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IPL 2022 Stats

Player	Runs	AVG
Jos Buttler RAJ	824	58.85
KL Rahul LSG	616	51.33
Quinton de Kock LSG	508	36.28
Faf du Plessis BLR	468	31.20
Shikhar Dhawan PUN	460	38.33

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