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AUS beat PAK by 8 wickets | Pakistan vs Australia, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st ODI Match - Commentary
Pakistan and Australia in UAE, 5 ODI Series, 2019
Date: Mar 22, 2019 Start Time: 16:30 IST | 11:00 GMT | 15:00 LocalVenue: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
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Pakistan vs Australia Highlights And Cricket Score 1st Match - ODI Commentary
Australia's death bowling wasn't accurate and they ended up conceding in excess of 50 runs in the last five overs. Imad Wasim, in particular, provided the much-needed impetus with his late cameo and has handed his team some extra runs to play with. We have already talked a lot about the pitch. It will assist the slow bowlers and the Kangaroos will have to plan their chase well. The start against the two new balls will be very crucial. Do join us in a short while for Australia's reply.
Coming back to the summary of this innings, it was a crucial toss to win for Pakistan. Batting first in this part of the world was a no brainer and the hosts did get a good start as well. They were a bit slow in their approach but maybe the plan was to go big at the death. The Aussie spinners performed decently but given the nature of this surface, Aaron Finch would have wished for more wickets from them. The partnership between Umar Akmal and Haris Sohail put some urgency in their scoring but post the second Drinks break, a couple of quick wickets fell and that hurt Pakistan's proceedings a bit.
Umar Akmal is giving a quick interview. He is pleased with his comeback but is not satisfied with his batting entirely. Mentions that his role was to bat till the end but he failed to do so. Adds that he just batted his natural way and that was the advice from the head coach. Further says that he has worked on his game in the last few years by playing plenty of domestic cricket and hopes to keep performing for Pakistan.
Some good hitting towards the end has powered Pakistan to a very challenging total on this slowish pitch. Although Haris Sohail will be criticized by a few for batting slowly, his knock in a way made sure that runs keep coming from one end. The pitch is quite demanding and it wasn't aiding stroke play. Keeping all those factors in mind, his innings very well might prove to be a match-winning one.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Yes, he can. Very full delivery on middle and leg, it is in Wasim's slot. He lofts it over mid-wicket. Maxwell runs in from deep square leg and puts in a dive in an attempt to stop it from going to the fence. He gets to the ball but his leg touched the ropes. He signals it as boundary straight away but the umpire goes upstairs and replays confirm it. Pakistan end on 280/5.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Slower bouncer from Coulter-Nile. Haris pulls it away for a single. 11 runs off the over so far. Can Wasim get a boundary off the last ball?
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. Finally NCN attempts a yorker. He misses it as Imad comes down the track. He hits it wide of mid off where Lyon dives to his left and stops it. He cannot stop the single though.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Two in two for Wasim. This is poor delivery from Coulter-Nile. Rather than going for a yorker he serves this on a length outside off, Wasim frees his arm and slaps it over cover for a boundary.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Back of a length delivery around off, Wasim gets his front foot out of the line and whips it through covers for a boundary.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Maiden ODI century for Haris Sohail. What a knock this has been from the southpaw. Not an easy pitch to play your shots but he took his time and has looked very good. He gets there by flicking the length ball on the pads towards square leg for a single.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Another full ball, Sohail drives it to the extra cover fielder and keeps strike for the final over.
Jhye Richardson to Imad Wasim. Full ball outside off, Imad flicks it to the on side and takes a quick single.
Jhye Richardson to Imad Wasim. A full toss outside off, Wasim shuffles across and drags it through square leg for a brace.
Jhye Richardson to Imad Wasim. SIX! Effortless! Too full in length around middle and off, Imad sits down on one knee and slog sweeps it over square leg for a maximum.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Gets across the stumps and hits it down to long on for a run.
Jhye Richardson to Imad Wasim. Slower ball on off, Sohail goes on the front foot and goes for the sweep on this one but gets it off the toe of the bat. The ball lobs up in the air but goes on the bounce to the fielder at long on. One run taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. Back of a length delivery outside off, Wasim looks to whack this through covers but gets a thick outside edge. The ball runs down to third man and a single is taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. This time finds the fielder. Length delivery on leg, Wasim looks to hit it wide of the mid on fielder but hits it straight to him.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Finally Wasim gets bat on ball and gets the desired result. Seam-up delivery which is bowled on a length. Wasim takes his front foot out of the line and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. This time Wasim stays in his crease and looks to hit this length ball on the off side. He gets beaten by the pace and misses it.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imad Wasim. Wasim is not gonna hang around. First ball he is facing and he comes down the track. NCN sees it and bowls it short. Imad misses his shot.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Slower delivery outside off, Sohail tucks it towards deep square leg for a single.
Imad Wasim is the new man in.
Jhye Richardson to Faheem Ashraf. OUT! Well caught, Stoinis! A length ball around off, angling away, Ashraf tries driving from the crease but ends up slicing it off the outer edge towards backward point. Stoinis stretches to his right and takes a fine catch with a tumble. There was Zampa also present and luckily he didn't intervene.
Jhye Richardson to Faheem Ashraf. FOUR! Second boundary of the over! Ashraf was trying to drive this one on the up, the ball again takes the edge of the bat. With the pace of Jhye, the ball raced past the keeper who tried a diving effort but was nowhere close. The ball crosses the third man fence.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Tad fuller this one, punched off the back foot to the cover for a single.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Goes shorter this time, the ball takes the outer edge of the bat and races to the third man fence. Boundary signaled.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Full on off, driven to the covers.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Starts with a full ball outside off, Faheem goes to drive it to the off side, but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the third man fielder.
Bowling change. Jhye Richardson is back to bowl at the death.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf. Back of a length delivery, Ashraf pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. 13 runs off this one.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf. FOUR! How unlucky is Nathan Coulter-Nile? Full outside off, Ashraf looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. And just like the previous boundary of the over this one also goes to the third man fence.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Follows it up with a single to long on.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Unlucky for the bowler. Full length delivery on off, Sohail looks to drive it on the up but gets a thick outside edge. There is no slip in place and the ball races away to the third man fence. Not the most convincing way to get to your highest ODI score but he will take it.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf. On the pads, Faheem tries to flick it but it goes towards fine leg of his pad for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Good length delivery on middle, Sohail hits it wide of the fielder at mid on for a single.
Nathan Couler-Nile back into the attack.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. FOUR! CRACKED! Ashraf reads the length of this ball early and goes on the back foot to cut it. He gets perfect timing on that one and the ball goes through point for a boundary. The deep point fielder was nowhere near this one.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Ashraf defends this one by getting right behind the line of the ball.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Flighted outside off, Ashraf guides it straight to the fielder at third man.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Tossed up on middle, Sohail drives it to the right of long on. The fielder covers it quickly and a single taken.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Tossed up on off, Haris goes on the back foot and punches it to covers.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Bowls a slider this time, Sohail goes on the back foot and cuts it hard through point. A brace taken.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. On the pads, Haris flicks it to fine leg and keeps the strike. Zampa finishes off with the figures of 10-0-44-0.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Short and wide outside off, Sohail cuts it hard but straight to the fielder at point.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. Shorter outside off, Ashraf punches it to deep cover for a single.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Flighted on middle and leg, Sohail lofts it towards long on. It goes to the fielder on a bounce for a single.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. Premeditated sweep from Faheem. This is bowled slow and full on off, Faheem sweeps it to backward square leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. Flighted around off, Faheem tucks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Goes on the back foot to this length ball and punches it to the off side. One run taken.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Floated delivery outside off, Sohail finds the gap at covers and goes for the single. The deep cover fielder throws it quickly back to the keeper.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Tossed up on off, flicked towards mid on for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Ashraf goes for the reverse sweep but it's hit straight to the fielder at gully.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Floated on off, pushed through the covers for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Short and on off, Sohail backs off and cuts it hard through backward point for a boundary. The fielder tries a diving save but fails to get the hand on ball.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Single to end the over. Short again from Zampa. Sohail slaps it to sweeper cover to keep the strike. 7 off this over.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. Shorter outside off, Faheem punches it to deep cover for a single.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. Follows the edgy boundary with a solid front foot defense to this loopy delivery.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. FOUR! Edge but Ashraf will take it. Wrong 'un on off, Ashraf looks to defend it but gets a thick outside edge which goes past Usman Khawaja at first slip and runs towards the third man fence for a boundary.
Adam Zampa to Faheem Ashraf. Lovely flight from Zampa. Bowls it really slow. Faheem looks to sweep it but gets it off the bottom edge of the bat towards the bowler.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Shorter delivery outside off. The ball stays low but Sohail manages to flat bat it to long on for a single. 200 up for Pakistan.
Adam Zampa back into the attack.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Edgy! This one straightens from a full length around middle, Ashraf closes the face of the bat early as he attempts to flick. It takes the leading edge and runs down to third man for a couple of runs.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Lands it full and outside off, Sohail strokes it through covers for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Goes on the back foot and punches it past the diving bowler for a run at long off.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Gets behind the delivery and pushes it back to the bowler.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Wide! Slips one down the leg side, Sohail tries flicking but misses.
Glenn Maxwell to Faheem Ashraf. Ashraf has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Powerplay 3 signalled by the umpire. Now a maximum of 5 fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. On a length outside off, Sohail steers it through point for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf. Full and outside off, driven through covers for one.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf. Straighter in line, Faheem turns it off his pads but finds mid-wicket.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Faheem Ashraf is the new batsman.
Glenn Maxwell to Shoaib Malik. OUT! Maxwell has the last laugh! He slips in a slider around middle and leg, Malik once again tries to play with the spin which is non-existent there. It skids past the outside edge and breaks the stumps behind. A big breakthrough for the Aussies.
Glenn Maxwell to Shoaib Malik. SIX! Malik has decided to target Maxwell here. This one is a better executed shot from the Pakistan skipper. He shimmies down the track and dismisses it with the turn over wide long on for a biggie.
Glenn Maxwell to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Not timed well though. Loopy and full, Malik advances down the track and mistimes his lofted shot towards wide long off for a boundary.
Glenn Maxwell to Shoaib Malik. Full and on off, defended off the front foot.
Glenn Maxwell to Shoaib Malik. Beaten! Skidding away from the batsman, Malik tries to cut but misses.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Walks forward and knocks it down through mid on for a run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shoaib Malik. On a length again, around off, Malik pushes inside the line and gets a soft outside edge behind. Doesn't carry to Carey. End of a successful over for the Aussies.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shoaib Malik. Malik plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. On the pads, flicked through square leg for one.
Shoaib Malik is in next.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Umar Akmal. OUT! A wicket immediately after the break, we have seen that happening multiple times in cricket. Yet another length ball is served by Coulter-Nile. Umar Akmal is too early into his shot as he tries to hit it over the bowler's head. Ends up miscuing it towards mid off where Finch moves back a bit to claim the catch. The 98-run partnership comes to an end. A vital phase is beginning in this match...
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Umar Akmal. On a good length outside off, Akmal mistimes his cut towards backward point.
Drinks break. Steady going from Pakistan and this partnership is scoring at a good rate too. Australia have bowled well but would like to pick a few wickets to keep things under check. Nathan Coulter-Nile is brought back into the attack.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. On the pads, Akmal flicks it away for a single. 5 singles off the over.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Shorter on middle and leg, Akmal hits it straight to mid-wicket.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Fourth single of the over. This one is pushed wide of cover.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Loopy delivery on off, Akmal runs it down to long off for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Tossed up on off, Sohail plays it to long off and rotates the strike.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Flighted on off and middle, Umar guides it to long on for a run.
Marcus Stoinis to Umar Akmal. Length ball on middle, Akmal milks it to long on for a run. 8 runs off the over despite one going for a maximum.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Length ball outside off, Sohail runs it down to point for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Bouncer. It is around off, Sohail looks to pull it but misses.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Follows the biggie with a dot ball. Length ball on the pads, Haris flicks it straight to mid-wicket.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. SIX! Straight behind the bowler's head. Back of a length off cutter from Stoinis. Sohail hits it over the bowler's head with a cross bat for a maximum.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Length ball outside off, it comes in with the angle. Sohail pushes it to the fielder at mid on.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. 'Maxwell is bowling submarines here.' That is referring to the angle he is bringing his arm down, clearly inspired from Kedar Jadhav. The ball comes down with a sling, is fired outside off, Akmal looks to push but misses.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Full and around off, Sohail comes down the track and flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Length ball outside off, Haris plays it wide of point and keeps the strike. 6 runs off Marcus' first.
Marcus Stoinis to Umar Akmal. Excellent fielding. Good length delivery outside off, Akmal cuts it wide of cover. It is timed well but the fielder dives and stops the ball. Only a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Umar Akmal. On a length, Umar hits it straight to the fielder at point.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Bowls it outside off, Haris drives it to cover for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. WIDE! Marcus misses his line and bowls this down the leg side. Wide signalled.
Marcus Stoinis to Umar Akmal. Good length delivery on off, Akmal hits it wide of mid on for a run.
Marcus Stoinis to Haris Sohail. Starts with a good length delivery outside off, Sohail nudges it to deep cover and gets a single.
Marcus Stoinis introduced into the attack.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Tossed up on middle and leg, Akmal comes down the track and taps it back to the bowler. Maxwell has a shy at the stumps at the keeper's end to Carey but Umar is well in.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. On the pads, Akmal flicks it away wide of fine leg for a couple.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Shorter on off, Haris cuts it away for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Tossed up on middle and leg, Sohail blocks it.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Loopy delivery on off, Akmal nudges it to long off for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Umar Akmal. Flighted on off, Akmal blocks it with a straight bat.
Glenn Maxwell is back on. 3-0-14-0 so far.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Single to end the over. Loopy delivery outside off, Umar milks it to cover for a single. Brings 150 for Pakistan.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Play and a miss. Slightly shorter in length. It is too close to cut but Umar attempts it and misses. Carey goes up in appeal but no response from the umpire.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Flighted on off, Haris nudges it wide of mid on this time for a single.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Full on leg, Sohail hits it straight to mid on.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Single now. This time Akmal hits it to sweeper cover for a run.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Flighted on off, Akmal hits it straight to the fielder at cover.
Nathan Lyon to Umar Akmal. Full and around middle, pushed through mid on for another run.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Landed outside off, steered through third man for one more.
Nathan Lyon to Umar Akmal. Dropped short, pulled to deep mid-wicket for another single.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Nicely done. Sohail needs to get more of these to lift the pressure off Akmal. Full and outside off, Sohail comes down the track and lofts it over cover for a boundary.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, pushed straight to point.
Nathan Lyon is brought back into the attack.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Outside off, pushed straight to point.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for another run.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Tossed up outside off, driven through the covers for one more.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Outside off, eased through the covers for a run.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Around off, solidly defended towards the off side.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Landed outside off, Akmal just walks into the shot and pushes this through the covers for a single.
Adam Zampa is back into the attack.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Outside off, steered behind point for a couple.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Short and outside off, Sohail looks to cut but gets a bit of an outside edge. Lands short of point.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Outside off, played straight to point.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Around middle, punched towards short mid-wicket.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. SIX! Third six of the over and the dot was just the calm before the storm. Overpitched on middle by Jhye. It is in Akmal's zone and he sends this over the long on fence to finish the over. Brings the 50 partnership as well between these two. 19 runs off the over. A very expensive one for Australia.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. Not the third six. Full on the pads, Umar flicks it to mid-wicket.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. SIX! Two in two for Akmal. Good length delivery on off, Umar rocks onto his back foot and pulls it. Handscomb at square leg is waiting for it. He jumps and gets his outstretched hand to it but it goes behind for six.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. SIX! Akmal is done with the waiting game and has decided to take the charge here. Overpitched on middle, Akmal heaves it over mid-wicket. It goes high in the air and has enough to just about clear the fence.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. Outside off, pushed straight to mid-wicket.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Outside off, steered behind point for a single. Adam Zampa does really well to run to his left from third man and keep the batsmen to a single. There was always two on that. With that Haris Sohail completes 1000 runs in ODI cricket.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Sohail comes down the track and guides it to long on for a single to keep the strike.
Nathan Lyon to Umar Akmal. Short again, Akmal this time punches it on the off side for a run.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Shorter outside off, Sohail cuts it away to backward point and gets a single.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Gives it air this time, Haris gets on his front foot and defends it.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Flighted delivery on off, Sohail takes no risk and blocks it.
Nathan Lyon to Umar Akmal. In the air...and dropped. Flighted delivery outside off, Akmal comes down the track and tries to go over sweeper cover. Handscomb comes ahead and tries to catch it. He gets there and gets both his hands to the ball but the ball pops out of his hand. A lucky escape for Akmal he gets a single.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. Outside off, slashed behind point for a run.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. Another short ball, Akmal looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. Outside off, punched uppishly towards mid on. He was halfway through his pull shot there.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Around middle and leg, worked through the leg side for a single.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Jhye Richardson is swung around.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball on the off side. One run added to the total.
Nathan Lyon to Umar Akmal. Off spinner which is shorter in length, Akmal runs it down to long on and gets to the other end.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Short and spinning away from the southpaw. Sohail gets on his back foot and punches it to backward point for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Tossed up on off, Haris blocks it calmly. Carey goes up in appeal but the umpire is not interested. Don't know what Alex was appealing for.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full on off, Sohail finds the fielder at cover with his drive.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Shorter in length on middle, Haris tucks it to the fielder at square leg.
Nathan Lyon returns. 6-0-21-1 so far.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Flighted on middle, Akmal brings out the reverse sweep but finds the fielder at backward point.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Flighted on middle, Sohail pushes it to long on for another single.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Full toss this time by Zampa on off, Akmal guides it to long off and gets to the other end.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Flighted outside off, Sohail milks it to cover and rotates the strike.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Tossed up around off, Umar hits it hard but there is fielder for protection at long off so only a single.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Shorter on the leg side, Akmal gets on his back foot and tucks it to the fielder at square leg.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. Another flick, another run.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. 100 UP FOR PAKISTAN. Going at a reasonable rate. All those 350-400 lovers - this is a pitch on the slower side. 250 can be match-winning here. Full and down the leg side, flicked behind square leg for another single.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. The seam-up delivery, around middle and leg, Haris plays it watchfully towards cover.
Jhye Richardson to Umar Akmal. On middle and off, worked through mid-wicket for one more.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. On a good length outside off, HS waits for the ball to come to him and guides it towards third man for a single.
Jhye Richardson to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Just a fraction wide and Sohail pounces. Short in length, outside off, Haris plays it behind point and the ball races away to the fence.
Jhye Richardson is back on.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Goes back and works it with the spin through square leg for one more.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Dropped short, we have already seen plenty of these by Zampa so far, pulled through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Fullish on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. NOT OUT. Probably a direct hit might have had Sohail. Full and around middle, Haris worked it through square leg and set off for a single. Umar Akmal had other ideas and Haris had to return. Khawaja got to the ball from square leg, released it with his right hand and Carey deflected the stumps as Haris stretched back in. It was referred upstairs and replays show that the bat was grounded as the bails went up.
Run out appeal! Is Sohail in trouble?
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Outside off, played straight to point.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. That is a beauty. On a good length, outside off, shaping away, Haris looks to defend but is squared up. The ball goes past the outside edge. A question is asked by the Aussies but nothing much in it. Nothing on the Snicko.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. Full and around middle, Haris chips it uppishly but it dies down in front of a lunging Marcus Stoinis at short mid-wicket.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Umar Akmal. Dropped short, Akmal tries to assert his authority as he pulls it through mid-wicket. Shaun Marsh gives it a good chase from the inner circle and slides near the fence, saving a run for his side.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Umar Akmal. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. EDGED, DROPPED, FOUR! A big mistake from Carey. And understandably so, Zampa is not happy. Keeping is never easy to a spinner but this is international cricket. The googly from Zampa, pitching outside off, turning away, Sohail looked to defend but was beaten by the wrong 'un. The ball took the outside edge and went behind. Alex Carey was probably a touch too early into getting up and his gloves were already to his right as the ball went brushing them, to his left, to the third man fence.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. In fact, leg bye signalled.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. On middle and leg, pushed through mid on for one.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Down the leg side, helped straight to square leg.
Adam Zampa to Umar Akmal. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Outside off, pushed through point for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Umar Akmal. Full and around off, watchfully defended. 4 runs and a wicket from the over.
DRINKS BREAK. Umar Akmal walks out to the middle.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. OUT! DRAGGED ON! The slower pitch does the trick. The length is short and outside off, Masood looks to play the horizontal pull shot but is a touch too early. Gets a thick inside edge which shatters the stumps. The budding 43-run stand has been broken. Replays show that the ball was delivered cross-seam too.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. On middle and leg, flicked through square leg for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, pushed through mid on for a run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Haris Sohail. On a good length outside off, Sohail is slightly surprised by the extra bounce as he looks to steer it towards third man. Gets a bit of an outside edge which flies behind point towards third man. A run taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Full and down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a single.
Change of pace. Finally. After seeing spin unchanged since the 7th over, we have a pace bowler. Nathan Coulter-Nile is back on. 3-0-14-0 so far.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Full and outside leg, flicked through square leg for another run.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Short and down the leg side, tucked behind square leg for another single.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Tossed up, this is the googly, around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for one more.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. This is a touch shorter, around leg, worked through mid-wicket again, this time off the back foot, for a run.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. A low full toss, around the leg stump, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Full and down the leg side, flicked straight to square leg.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and outside off, driven down to long off for one.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Around middle and off, blocked back respectfully towards Lyon.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, Masood works it through mid-wicket, sets off for a single but then calls it off.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Short and outside off, punched straight to point.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Outside off, punched back to the bowler.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full and down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Generously tossed up, around middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. That is a massive long hop, landed right in the middle of the pitch. But it barely arrives and Sohail, who is already through his pull, has to adjust to direct it towards long on. Just a run.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Goes well back and works it through square leg for one more.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Around middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Full and outside leg, Sohail looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards cover.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Down the leg side, flicked behind square leg for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, spinning away, Sohail pads it, or looks to pad it away and lets it go.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Short and outside off, punched through the covers for a run.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. JUST OVER, FOUR! Full and around off, Masood comes down the track and looks to go over the on side but skews it. The ball goes off the inner half of the bat and just escapes a leaping mid on fielder to the fence behind.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Short and outside off, punched through point for a couple.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Around off, watchfully defended.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Adam Zampa to Haris Sohail. Action replay of the previous delivery.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Outside off, the googly, Masood looks to force through the off side but misses. Carey collects and whips the bails off and appeals. Replays show that the back foot did go up when the bails were dislodged but the front foot was always in. So NOT OUT to all the drama.
Adam Zampa to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, watchfully defended.
More spin. Adam Zampa into the attack now.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Outside off, pushed towards cover.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and outside off, Masood lunges to defend but the ball flies off the outside edge, wide of first slip towards short third man.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Outside off, punched through the covers for a run. 50 UP FOR PAKISTAN.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. FOUR! Full and down the leg side, Masood gets his bat down and paddles it extremely fine. Short fine leg has no chance.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Around middle and leg, flicked towards short mid-wicket.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, driven towards long off for one more.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Around off, driven down to long off for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Full and around off, Sohail comes down the track and drives it through the covers for a single.
'NEVER TRY TO STRAIGHT-DRIVE AN OFF SPINNER,' says an angry Ramiz Raja on air. 'Why give him that option? Always looks to go through mid-wicket or through covers, but never down the ground.' Hmmm... rogering that, Rambo.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Goes back and works it through square leg for one.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Around middle and off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and down the leg side, flicked through fine leg for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Outside off, played straight to point.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Down the leg side, flicked straight to short fine leg. 40/1 in Powerplay 1 then.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a couple.
Glenn Maxwell to Haris Sohail. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Comes down the track and works it towards mid on where a misfield allows a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Full and around off, driven straight back to the bowler.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Nathan Lyon to Haris Sohail. ALMOST ANOTHER! Full and around middle, Sohail looks to flick but the ball spins away, takes the leading edge and flies past slip! A couple down to third man.
Haris Sohail walks in at number 3, replacing Imam.
Nathan Lyon to Imam-ul-Haq. OUT! Caught and bowled! The GOAT has its first munch. This has been a regularity in Test matches - Lyon taking caught and bowled dismissals. Today, he has taken one in his very second over. Full and around middle, slightly tossed up, Imam comes down the track and looks to go down the ground - but without much power. Just looks to place it back without bothering to keep it down. Simple catch for the bowler. Pakistan have lost their first.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and works it through mid-wicket for a run more.
Nathan Lyon to Imam-ul-Haq. On middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Imam-ul-Haq. Outside off, spin and extra bounce, punched straight to point.
Glenn Maxwell to Imam-ul-Haq. Down the leg side, clipped through mid-wicket for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Outside off, chipped uppishly towards long off for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, Masood looks to defend but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards short fine leg.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Around off and middle, driven straight back down the ground. Maxwell stops it in his follow-through to his left.
Glenn Maxwell to Shan Masood. Full and around off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Glenn Maxwell to Imam-ul-Haq. Outside off, tossed up slightly, driven down to long off for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Imam-ul-Haq. WIDE. Fires this down the leg side, Imam misses his flick while Carey fumbles. No run conceded.
Spin from both ends. Glenn Maxwell to roll his arm over.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Short and outside off, punched straight to cover-point. Good start from Nathan Lyon.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Nathan Lyon to Shan Masood. Around middle and off, watchfully blocked back to the bowler.
Nathan Lyon to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around off, Imam takes a couple of steps down the track and drives it wide of long off for a single.
Nathan Lyon to Imam-ul-Haq. Around middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Nathan Lyon to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around middle, darted through, Imam looks to defend but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards short fine leg.
Spin is in early. Nathan Lyon into the attack.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Full and around middle and leg, worked towards short mid-wicket.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Excellent fielding from Maxwell. Outside off, Imam punches it through cover and point where the Big Show dives to his left and makes a half-stop. A run taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. On a good length around middle and off, Imam hops and punches it towards cover.
Nathan Lyon is warming up...
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Bad bowling. Short ball and in line of the leg stump, Imam swivels and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary! Suddenly, the runs are flowing for Pakistan.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. FOUR! Third boundary of the over! Short in length, around middle, Masood pulls it over mid-wicket and makes it 13 from the over! Pakistan finally pressing on the accelerator.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, watchfully pushed towards the leg side.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! A fractionally short in length ball, around off, angling away, Masood goes back and pulls it, albeit unconvincingly, through mid-wicket and finds the boundary at mid-wicket.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. FOUR! Lovely shot. Full and outside off, Masood leans into this one and drives it through the covers. No stopping that.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. Outside off, on a good length, around off, Imam looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which goes past gully towards third man. A single taken.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. On a good length outside off, steered towards backward point.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Landed outside off, dabbed straight to backward point.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around off, watchfully kept out.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Outside off, punched straight to cover.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. SIX! Intent from Imam and that is the first biggie of the evening! A length ball, outside off, Imam dances down the track and smashes it over long on!
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Outside off, punched straight to cover.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Full again, driven straight to mid off once more.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Around middle and off, watchfully pushed back towards mid off.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Around middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Around off, watchfully defended.
Jhye Richardson to Shan Masood. Full and around middle, swinging in, worked towards mid-wicket.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Imam-ul-Haq. Full ball outside off, Imam goes on the back foot and punches it to the ground.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. On a length around middle, Masood flicks it to the on side. The mid on fielder stops it inside the inner circle and the batsmen take a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. A back of a length outside off going away, Shan reaches for it and plays it towards the covers.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Another full ball outside off, Masood blocks it firmly.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Fuller this time, Masood prods forward and puts it to the ground.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Back of a length ball around off, blocked by the batsman on the front foot.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Shan Masood. Starts off with a full ball pitched way outside off going away. It goes outside the white line. Wide signaled.
Nathan Coulter-Nile it will be to bowl with the second new ball.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. Landed outside off, not played at. This was well inside the guidelines.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. WIDE. Full and well outside off, not played at.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. Around off, defended watchfully.
Jhye Richardson to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around off, defended back to the bowler.
The players are out in the middle. A minute's silence is being observed in memory of the victims in Christchurch. The players are wearing black arm bands in respect of the same. We are now ready for the game to begin. Jhye Richardson will start off proceedings with the first new ball. Imam-ul-Haq to face. Shan Masood will be the non-striker. Here we go...
PAKISTAN TEAM NEWS - Shan Masood is debuting today in the one-day format. Umar Akmal, Haris Sohail and Mohammad Abbas - all are featuring today. Abbas was tormenting the Aussies with the red ball in October - let us see what does March have in store for them or him.
AUSTRALIAN TEAM NEWS - Scratch what was written regarding the Big Show. Was he unfit for this ODI? Well, they say, every day is a different day. Glenn Maxwell might have been unfit last night and slated not to play. Miraculously, he is PLAYING now. Wow. Would like to meet his doctor or physician. In other news, Ashton Turner will warm the bench, which is another surprise. Pat Cummins of course, being rested, is sensible.
TOSS - We are ready for the spin of the coin. Aaron Finch has not quite got it right and Shoaib Malik will get the first choice. PAKISTAN WILL BAT FIRST.
Playing in the heat is never nice but in the month of March and April, it is even bad. Pakistan would be used to it but Australia would need some time to get used to it. Not surprisingly, even before a game has been played, Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of this ODI, as tweeted by Cricket Australia. He has some intestinal issues, something which many players struggle to adapt, travelling outside their country. Both units are playing this safely, giving rest to a few seniors and some opportunities to fresh faces. This will definitely not be their main squad heading into the World Cup in a couple of months but if a couple of knockout or standout performances are witnessed, he or they could be wearing that team jersey along with teammates come the World Cup.
Why are Pakistan and Australia playing at this time of the year? Contract issues. The Aussies toured the Middle East for a couple of Tests and three T20Is but ODIs were remaining. That remainder of the tour is scheduled to be played in this month. 10 days, 5 games. Wrapped up. Hello and a warm welcome to the first of the 5-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia in Sharjah.
That's all from this match. Sharjah will host the second ODI as well. The match is on 24th March at 1500 local (1100 GMT). Do join us for all the action. Cheers!
Australia's skipper and the Man of the Match, Aaron Finch says that it was a daunting total but he feels the pitch played pretty well in the second innings. Praises Shaun Marsh for partnering him well and taking the pressure off him. Wants his side to do the process right and reckons that there is still room for improvement. Further mentions that they have taken all the criticism positively and have worked on their game.
Pakistan's skipper, Shoaib Malik says that the early strike was missing from them. Feels that 280 was a good score but he reckons that the way Finch and Marsh batted, they controlled the innings well and took it deep for the other batsmen to take over. Adds that he is disappointed but thinks they can improve. On Haris Sohail, Malik says that coming from an injury break and playing so well, it shows he has got the right kind of temperament and it's a great sign for Pakistan.
Pakistan's bowling was pretty ordinary. Right from the beginning they failed to create any pressure. Their spinners were supposed to pose big threat to the Aussie batsmen on this surface but that never happened. Imad Wasim and Yasir Shah didn't turn up with the ball as they were countered superbly by Finch and Marsh. Nothing much to write about their pacers. Mohammad Abbas bowled decently in his debut match but never looked threatening. To add to that, their fielding was also sloppy. Earlier in their batting innings, they fared nicely but lacked the desired push in the end overs. The kind of power-hitting that's required in today's cricket was certainly lacking and they have to work on this aspect as well.
Chasing a target of 281 on this tricky surface was never easy. But the way their openers batted and then the experienced heads of Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh, they never looked under any kind of pressure. The Aussie skipper seems to be finding his form at the right time as he stroked a fine century. Shaun also looked very impressive in his unbeaten knock of 91 and stayed there till the end to see the Aussies home along with Peter Handscomb.
Pakistan are beaten comprehensively. Australia have pulled out the second best run chase in Sharjah. The twin series win in India have given the defending champion a big boost. Their batting has improved by leaps and bounds. Putting in a neat chase is developing into a good habit for them. With four wins in a row now, they are peaking at the right time before the mega event.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 8 WICKETS! Amir delivers it full, on middle and leg, Marsh flicks it through mid-wicket and rushes back for the second run. The throw from the deep comes to the bowler's end but misses the stumps by a fair margin. That will be it, a very convincing win for Australia to take a series lead.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. EDGY FOUR! Slower bouncer from Amir, around middle, Marsh opens up in his stance to pull it over the leg side but it takes the top edge and flies over the keeper for a boundary. Two more needed.
Mohammad Amir to Peter Handscomb. Shortish in length outside off, slower in pace, Handscomb smashes it towards extra cover and scampers across to the other end. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. A dipping full toss around leg, Marsh clips it through mid-wicket and runs the first run hard. Wants the second run as well but Malik is quickly to the ball in the deep.
Mohammad Amir to Peter Handscomb. Too full in length just outside off, Handscomb moves across the stumps and eases it behind square leg for a run.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Short in length and outside off, Marsh is early into his shot and hence mistimes it in the air over mid off. It falls safely in the deep and a single results.
Mohammad Amir to bowl the penultimate over which very well could be the last one.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Full toss on leg, Shaun fails to put it away. He swings his bat across the line but hits it as far as the mid-wicket fielder in the deep. A single taken. 10 more needed.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Ashraf keeps it straight, Peter punches it to extra cover for one.
Fine leg and third man up. The line has to be very straight from Faheem Ashraf.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Makes space to a full ball on off and drills it down to long off for a run. 12 off 14 needed.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Wide! Slips a full ball down the leg side, Shaun tries flicking but misses. The keeper collects the ball and is shocked that it has been called a wide. Was there some noise of the ball clipping Marsh's pads? Well, the replays find nothing.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Once again follows the batsman and serves a full toss this time, Peter drives it through covers and picks up a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Follows the batsman down the leg side with a shortish length ball, Handscomb still manages to work it through mid-wicket. Has played it with soft hands and hence gets a couple.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Too full in length on leg, Marsh whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. A slower one, short and on off, Peter cuts it pretty well but finds the point fielder. 18 off 18!
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Fuller in length and outside off, Handscomb heaves it over mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Serves it on a length around off, Handscomb shuffles across the stumps and turns it in front of square leg for a couple of runs.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Advances down the track to a length ball and drives it through the line. Finds the cover fielder this time.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Good length ball on off, Peter pushes it softly to point and looks for a run. Sent back as it has gone straight to the fielder.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Fullish and angling in on middle, it's eased straight down the ground and by the time Yasir Shah gets to the ball from long on, the batsmen complete a couple.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Once again a good length ball on middle. Handscomb looks to play it straight but it goes to third man off the inner half of his bat for a single. 24 required off 24 now.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Full length ball on off, Marsh plays it towards long on and gets to the other end.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Slower delivery. It is a bit short in length. Handscomb looks to pull it but misses. He steals a leg bye as the ball goes towards the backward point region after hitting him on his body.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. FOUR! A very well timed shot from Handscomb. Good length delivery outside off. Peter hits it over cover with a flat bat for a boundary.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Back of a length delivery on off, Marsh pulls it to deep square leg and gets a single. 250 comes up for Australia with that run.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Full length ball on middle, Handscomb milks it to long on and rotates the strike.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Full on middle, Peter nudges it to long on and keeps the strike. 33 required off the last 5.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Good length delivery outside off, Handscomb hits it wide of deep cover and gets a brace.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. Length ball outside off, Shaun punches it to deep cover for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. On middle and leg, Marsh flicks it to mid-wicket.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Length ball outside off, Peter slaps it on the off side for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Dropped! That would have been a great caught and bowled had it got stuck. Good length delivery on middle, Handscomb drives it straight. It is uppish. Abbas in his followthrough gets his left hand to it but the ball does not stick in and pops out. Difficult chance but still a chance.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Short of length again by Ashraf and Peter pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. Full on off, defended watchfully.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. A length ball on off, Handscomb keeps it away.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. A back of length delivery on off, Peter picks a double by striking the ball towards the sweeper cover region.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. FOUR! A short delivery on off, Handscomb pulls it from his front foot towards the mid-wicket region. The ball touches the boundary ropes. One shouldn't be bowling short on this wicket, as it is giving ample time to the batsman to gather himself and play safe.
Faheem Ashraf to Peter Handscomb. A length delivery on off, Handscomb just keeps it away.
Faheem Ashraf is back into the attack.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. Full on off, Marsh plays it straight to the fielder at point. End of a very good over from Abbas. Just two runs and a wicket.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. In the air..but safe. Not the best way to get off the mark, this. Length delivery around off. Handscomb looks to play it across the line. He plays a very awkward looking shot and gets a leading edge which goes uppishly towards cover. It falls short of the cover fielder and they take a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Peter Handscomb. Good length delivery on off, Handscomb pushes it to the fielder at cover.
Peter Handscomb is the new batsman.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. OUT! Finally, Pakistan break this partnership and the debutant gets his first wicket in ODI. An excellent knock from the Australian skipper comes to an end. Good length delivery on middle, Finch makes room by clearing his front leg. He tries to go over covers but gets a thick edge onto it. The ball goes straight to Mohammad Rizwan who makes no mistake and takes a regulation catch. Can this be the turning point in this game?
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. On middle and leg, Marsh flicks it to the leg side for a single.
Mohammad Abbas is back for another spell.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. Good length delivery outside off, Marsh looks to flat bat it to the off side but gets a bottom edge. It goes to the keeper on a bounce.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Marsh nudges this to the mid-wicket region. One run added to the total.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A fuller delivery, Finch drives it to mid on for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A back of a length on off, Finch rocks back and tries to cut but gets an inside edge onto the ground. Dot ball.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A quicker one this time by Shah outside off, Marsh plays a late cut and adds another single to scoreboard.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. DROPPED! A sitter. A back of a length delivery on off, Finch rocks back and lifts it high towards the long off boundary. Imad Wasim there settles himself under the ball but drops a sitter. Mickey Arthur in the pavilion just shakes his head in agony.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A tossed up delivery around off, Marsh steps down and gets to the pitch of the delivery and lifts it above mid on, and takes a single before Imad cuts it off.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Back of a length delivery on off, Marsh pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. He will keep the strike.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Quick single this time. Good length delivery on off, Finch hits it wide of mid off and gets to the other end.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Full length delivery on off, Finch hits it straight to the fielder at mid off.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Slower delivery outside off. Finch looks to pull it but gets beaten.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Back of a length delivery, Finch blocks it off his back foot.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. SIX! Welcome back into the attack, Amir. Full length delivery on middle. Finch uses his power and sends it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Powerplay 3 signalled by the umpire. 5 fielders can now be placed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the match. Also Mohammad Amir is back into the attack.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A back of a length delivery on off, Finch, on the back foot, punches it to long off for single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A tossed up delivery on leg, Marsh tucks it to mid-wicket for another single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A back of a length delivery on off, Finch punches it to sweeper cover. Single added.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A short delivery outside off, Finch plays it straight to covers.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A length delivery on leg, Marsh flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A tossed up delivery on off, Finch throws his bat on that while playing a drive. The ball goes to third man and Aaron takes a single.
Shoaib Malik to Aaron Finch. On middle and leg, Finch flicks it to the on side for a single to keep the strike.
Shoaib Malik to Shaun Marsh. Tossed up on off, Marsh plays it towards point for a single.
Shoaib Malik to Aaron Finch. On the pads. Finch follows the maximum with a single down to fine leg.
Shoaib Malik to Aaron Finch. SIX! 12th ODI hundred for Aaron Finch and what a way to get to the landmark. He has looked mightily impressive and has looked like a man on a mission right from the start of the innings. He gets to his century by depositing this flighted delivery onto the stands behind cow corner for a biggie.
Shoaib Malik to Aaron Finch. Shorter in length. It is in an off spinner from Malik. Finch tucks it to mid-wicket.
Shoaib Malik to Shaun Marsh. Starts with a full length delivery on middle, Marsh milks it to long on for a single.
Shoaib Malik introduces himself into the attack. Can the skipper get the breakthrough?
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Dot ball to end the over. Short of length on off, Finch just puts it away.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Marsh gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. One run added to the total.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. SIX! Marsh is playing intelligent cricket. A nice tossed up delivery on middle and leg by Shah, Shaun dances down the track and gives a good swing and lofts it above the long on region. The ball settles itself on the roof.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Shah gives some air on that, pitching it middle, Finch lofts it towards the mid on region. Falls short of the long on fielder. Single taken.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A short delivery outside off, Finch cuts it straight to covers.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A tossed up delivery on leg, Marsh nudges it on leg side for another run.
Yasir Shah back into the attack.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Dot ball to finish off the over. It is on the pads, Finch glances it down the leg side but straight to short fine leg. Imad Wasim finishes with the figures of 10-1-50-0.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. WIDE! Wasim misses his line and sprays this down the leg side. Aaron offers no shot and it has been signalled as a wide.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Loopy delivery on off, Marsh drives it to deep cover and rotates the strike.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. On the pads this time, Finch runs it down to fine leg and takes a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Tossed up on middle and leg, Finch defends it to mid on.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. On the pads this time, Marsh flicks it to square leg for a single.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Flighted on off, Shaun taps it back to the bowler.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Full ball outside off, Marsh runs it down to third man and keeps the strike.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Handsome flick but only for a couple. Full on middle, Marsh flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Good length delivery on middle and leg, Marsh defends it with a straight bat.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. On the pads this one. Finch looks to flick it but it goes towards the fine leg region off his front pad. Leg bye signalled as they steal a single.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Fuller this time on middle, Finch taps it back to the bowler.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Good length delivery pitching on off. It comes in with the angle. Marsh works it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A fuller length on leg and middle, Marsh plays it to mid on for another single.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A quicker one around off, Marsh taps it to short third man. No run.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. FOUR! A flighted delivery on off, Marsh plants his front foot at the pitch of the delivery and plays a beautiful cover drive. The ball touches the boundary ropes in no time. And that brings up FIFTY for Marsh, his 14th in ODIs. Shaun is playing a top knock, he is stealing singles and keeping the scoreboard ticking over. He has played some glorious drives in his innings. Looking positive and will aim for the three figures.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Drifting down the leg side, Rizwan fails to gather it behind the stumps, and gives away another run. Wide signaled by the umpire as well.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Wasim offers some air on this deliver, pitching on leg. Marsh drives it to mid on for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Imad bowls this a bit shorter in length and outside off, Finch punches this to sweeper cover for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Length delivery on middle, angling in. Finch punches it back to the bowler.
Drinks Break - Australia well on top here. They have lost just a single wicket and require another 102 runs off 96 balls. These two have not taken many risks but still, have managed to squeeze in singles and hit odd boundaries at regular intervals. Needless to say, only wickets can see Pakistan win this one and they need to get them soon now.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Good length delivery outside off, Marsh drives it wide of deep cover and gathers two runs.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. SIX! This has come out of the blue. After playing out a maiden over in the previous one, Marsh has taken charge of this one and sent it over the ropes. It was full on middle and off, Shaun lofts it over the long on fence for a maximum.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Good length ball on off, Finch plays it wide of cover for a single. Pakistan need to stop these easy singles.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Full length ball on middle, Marsh flicks it away towards deep square leg for a run.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Yorker. On middle and off, Finch does well to get his bat down in time. The ball goes towards point and they take a single.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Good length delivery around off, Finch pushes it to mid off and shouts a loud no.
Mohammad Amir replaces Yasir Shah.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A maiden over. Wasim bowls this quick and short of a length on middle. Marsh hits it back to the bowler from his back foot. Top bowling by Imad Wasim.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A back of a length delivery on leg, Marsh just tucks it to mid-wicket. Another dot ball in the over.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A fuller length on off, Marsh plays it straight to the covers fielder.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A back of a length, Marsh waits for it on his back foot and blocks it.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. A flatter delivery on middle, Marsh uses his wrists but gets an inside edge and the ball hits his pads. Dot ball.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Marsh is beaten. Imad bowls this outside off at short length, he slides it in for Shaun. Marsh fails to put his bat on the ball.
Imad Wasim is back into the attack. Pakistan need to pick at least a wicket here.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. On middle and leg again, Finch tucks it towards mid-wicket. Marsh asks for a single but Finch refuses it.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. On middle and leg, Marsh flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Shorter in length, Finch gets on his back foot and punches it to covers for a single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. On the pads, Shaun flicks it to the on side for a single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Flighted on middle. The ball pitches and slightly comes in after pitching. Marsh looks to defend but gets an inside edge. The ball goes towards short fine leg.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Shorter delivery on off, Finch hits it to deep cover and takes a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. And that brings up the 100-run stand between the pair. A back of length delivery on off, Finch just waits for it and then punches it to the vacant deep extra cover region with timing. The batsmen complete three before the sweeper cover fielder cuts it off. This is a crucial partnership for the Aussies. Both the batsmen took sharp singles and have a solid communication between them. This pair has solidly laid a strong foundation for the run chase.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Short-pitch delivery on off, Marsh gets a bottom edge. The ball goes to third man for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. A back of a length delivery on leg, Finch flicks it to mid-wicket for another single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Length delivery on leg, Marsh works it down to leg and grabs a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Ohh! That was close. A short delivery around middle, Shaun decides to open his arms and attempts a pull. Gets beaten with the pace as the ball just skids on. The ball misses the bat and also the top of the off stump. That was close.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Faheem bowls this back of a length around leg, Marsh just blocks it.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. On the pads, Marsh tucks it towards mid-wicket and keeps the strike.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. On middle and leg, Finch flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Leg spinner on middle, Finch looks to defend it but it goes to point off the outer half of his bat.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Loopy delivery on middle and leg, Marsh lofts it over mid on towards long on for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Flighted on off, Finch defends it with soft hands towards cover for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Dropped. Well it is a harsh way to put it that way actually. Tossed up delivery on off, Finch hits it with brute power straight back. Yasir tries to catch it but gets hit on the chest. He is in some pain and understandably so. Finch strikes them really hard and these catches are really hard to take. But it will still go as dropped.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A back of a length delivery on off, Marsh defends it from his back foot.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. FOUR! A beautiful shot. Half-volley outside off, Finch just leans forward and plays a text-book cover drive. The fielder inside the ring misfields it and the ball touches the boundary ropes behind him.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A length delivery on leg, Marsh juts keeps it away.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. 150 up for the Aussies. Finch flicks this full length delivery towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A full length delivery on off, Marsh just taps it to mid on for another single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A back of a length delivery outside off, Marsh fails to put his bat on that.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Dot ball to finish the over. Once again short from Yasir, Finch hits it straight to mid on.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Short outside off, Aaron punches it straight to cover.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. On the leg side, Finch looks to sweep it but misses. The ball was going down the leg side.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Beautiful shot! It is such a joy to watch Finch bat when he is on song. Overpitched by Yasir, Aaron clears his front foot and whacks it through long on for a boundary.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Good batting this follows the boundary with a single. Flighted on middle and leg, Marsh comes down and nudges it to long on.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. FOUR! First boundary for Marsh and what a shot this is. Shorter delivery on middle, Marsh waits for it and pulls it between mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. Abbas bowls this down the leg side. Marsh tries to flick it but gets hit on his thigh pad. Completes a single. The umpire signals a leg bye.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. A short pitch delivery outside off, Finch cuts it deep to covers and adds another single.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. That is just brilliant batting by Marsh. He just taps this full length delivery towards mid on and adds another single. Shaun is just challenging the in-ring fielders by stealing those cheeky singles.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. A back of a length delivery, Finch plays it late and lets the ball come at him. Under his eyes, he plays a flick to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. A full length delivery on middle, Marsh just dabs it to mid on and takes a quick single.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. Lovely delivery! A length delivery on off, and shaping away. Tempting Marsh to go for it. Almost falls for the trap attempting to put the bat on the ball. The ball just misses the outside edge.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Shorter delivery outside off, Finch looks to cut it but gets an inside edge onto his boot.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Shorter deliver on middle and off, Shaun plays it to long on and rotates the strike.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. This time gets it wide of the cover fielder and gets a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Tossed up delivery on off, Finch pushes it straight to the fielder at cover.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. SIX! This time Finch gets his timing to perfection. A top spinner around off. Finch effortlessly heaves it over the bowler's head and deposits it into the stands at long on.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. In the air...but safe. Flighted delivery, full in length. Finch looks to loft it over cover. He does not time it well but the ball falls short of the fielder in the deep. Two runs taken.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Good length delivery on middle and leg, Finch flicks it but gets it off his pads. Leg bye signalled and Finch keeps the strike.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Back of a length on off, Finch plays it to mid off.
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh. On the pads this. Marsh flicks it to fine leg for a run.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Back of a length delivery on middle, Finch glances it to deep square leg for a run.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Length ball on middle. This time Aaron flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Good length delivery on middle, Finch hits it straight to mid off.
Mohammad Abbas is back into the attack.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Shah is bowling some quicker ones to Finch. Sprays it down his legs, Aaron flicks it to mid-wicket for another single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Back of a length by Shah, Marsh flick it to mid-wicket for a single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A loopy delivery on leg, Marsh just keeps it away using his wrists.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A back of length delivery. Finch punches it for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A quicker one in the air. Finch defends it from the front foot.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Seeing Marsh coming down the track, Shah pulls his length back and serves it around leg. Marsh fails to work it away and it goes off his pads to short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Ends the over with another dot ball. This is on a length on off, Aaron taps it back to the bowler.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Follows the boundary with a dot. Good length delivery on off, Finch pushes it to the fielder at point.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Easy pickings this for Finch. Length delivery on the pads, Finch just gently helps it around the corner at fine leg for a boundary. Commentator's curse this. He has missed his line after the second ball.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Misses the line this time and bowls it on the leg side. Marsh looks to flick it but it goes off his pad towards the fine leg region for a leg bye.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Good length delivery on off, Marsh blocks it off his front foot. Good ploy this from Amir. Attacking the stumps.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Fuller on middle and off, Marsh tucks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A fuller length delivery on off, Marsh dances down the track and just taps it to mid off and adds a single to the score. That was a quick single. Good awareness from the batsmen.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A flighted delivery on leg, Marsh keeps it away.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. Back of length delivery on middle, Finch flicks it to mid-wicket for single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A good flighted delivery on leg, Marsh steps out of his crease and flicks it to long on for a single.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Full on middle, Marsh hits it straight to the bowler.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Shah flights it on pads of Marsh. Marsh flicks it for a single.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Finch is looking in great touch today and this shot is a proof of that. Back of a length delivery on off, Finch gets on his back foot and pulls it beautifully through square leg for a boundary. He never lost his control playing that shot.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Bouncer. Not a well directed one though. It is on the leg stump line. Aaron offers no stroke to it but the umpire does not signal it as a wide.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Aaron defends it with straight bat.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Length ball on off, Shaun guides it wide of point and rotates the strike.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Good length delivery on the pads, Finch glances it to deep square leg for a single.
Mohammad Amir to Shaun Marsh. Full length delivery on off, Marsh pushes it wide of cover for a single.
Mohammad Amir back into the attack.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A short pitch delivery on off, Finch gets on his back foot and cuts it on the off side. Batsmen complete a double.
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. Shah bowls this full on leg, Marsh just places it to fine leg for a single. 100 up for Australia!
Yasir Shah to Shaun Marsh. A short pitch delivery on off, Marsh waits on his back foot and taps it straight to point.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A back of a length delivery on off, Finch steps out and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A quicker this time, defended with ease.
Yasir Shah to Aaron Finch. A flighted delivery on off. Defended watchfully.
Here comes the leggie - Yasir Shah!
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. On middle and leg, Finch glances it to mid-wicket and keeps the strike.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Short again from Wasim, Marsh punches it to sweeper cover for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. 20th ODI fifty for the Australian skipper, his first against Pakistan. Finch has looked very calm, composed and untroubled. He gets to the landmark by cutting the short ball towards point for a run.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Played to the point region by the batsman
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Flighted on middle, Finch blocks it.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Short on off, Finch just guides it away from deep cover. They run the first one quickly and go for the second. They are quick and get it easily.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Finch has played it to the point region. One run added to the total.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Back of a length delivery on off, played it straight to the bowler.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A gifted run. Ashraf bowled this outside off, Marsh just opened his face towards point, the fielder had overthrown this at bowling end. Single run added.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Back of a length delivery on leg, Finch flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Spraying down the leg, Marsh attempting a flick gets the ball on his thigh pad. He takes a single before the keeper gathers it.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Faheem bowls this at length on off, Finch taps it to covers for a single.
Drinks break. Steady going from Australia, in spite of losing Usman Khawaja. Aaron Finch is finding this pitch to his liking and has stroked a well-crafted 44 so far. In Shaun Marsh, he has a partner known to bat well on slow pitches and together they are amidst a 25-run stand at the moment. 193 more needed off 198 balls and Pakistan need to pick a few quick wickets to make things interesting. Let's see how the next half pans out where Yasir Shah is expected to bowl.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Follows the boundary with a single. Short outside off, Aaron punches it to deep cover and keeps the strike.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. FOUR! The speed at which Imad bowls it does not take much for the batsman. He bowls this down the leg side. Finch looks to flick it and gets some bat on it. The ball races away to the fine leg fence.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. On the pads, Finch nudges it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Tossed up on off, Aaron taps it back to the bowler.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Short on off, Marsh pushes it to long on and rotates the strike.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Loopy delivery outside off, Finch plays it to deep cover and takes a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Length delivery outside off, Marsh lets it go.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A full length delivery on leg, Marsh flicks it to mid-wicket, with great communication and brilliant running, he steals a double.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Faheem sprays on leg of Finch. Aaron flicks it to fine leg for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. A back of a length delivery on off, Finch punches it towards sweeper cover and runs an easy double.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Short pitch delivery on off, Finch punches it from his back foot.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. Faheem bowls this full length delivery on Marsh's leg, Shaun easily flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. On middle, Finch taps it back to the bowler. End of a tight over from Wasim. Just 3 off it.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Tossed up outside off, Marsh plays it to point for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Finch this time is able to flick it. On the pads, Finch flicks it to mid-wicket.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. This one pitched on leg and is turning away from the batsman. Finch looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Imad shouts for an lbw but the umpire is not interested.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. This time Marsh gets bat on ball. This one is landed outside off, Marsh drives it to deep cover for a single.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Beautiful delivery. Off spinner pitching outside off, Marsh looks to defend it but it goes past his outside edge.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A fuller delivery around leg, Marsh flicks it towards the mid-wicket region. One run added.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Same length on off, Finch hits it towards the mid on region and runs for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Back of length, Finch defends it watchfully.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. A short delivery outside off, Finch on his back foot slashes it hard to point.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A length delivery on middle and leg, Marsh plays a front foot defense gets the outside edge of the bat onto the ground. He takes a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A back of a length ball outside off, shaping away from Marsh. Shaun just shoulders his arms on that.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Flighted on middle and leg, Marsh nudges it to long on and keeps the strike.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Imad lands it on middle and leg, Marsh flicks it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Tossed up on middle, Shaun taps it back to the bowler.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Flighted on the leg side, Finch looks to flick but it comes off his pad and a leg bye is stolen as the ball goes to the leg side.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Flighted on middle and off, Finch defends it off his front foot.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Sprays this down the leg side. Wide signalled.
Imad Wasim to Shaun Marsh. Full on off, Marsh just guides it towards long on for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A back of a length ball on off, Marsh just opens the face of the bat towards the third man region and takes a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A short ball outside off, Marsh gets on his back foot and slashes it straight to point.
Faheem Ashraf to Shaun Marsh. A length delivery around middle, Marsh keeps it away.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Short delivery on off, Finch taps it to point and runs for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Aaron Finch. Back of length on off, defended.
The new batsman in is Shaun Marsh.
Faheem Ashraf to Usman Khawaja. OUT! Faheem Ashraf strikes immediately. He bangs the first one a bit short around off and it probably comes a little slow off the surface. Khawaja hangs on the back foot with the intention to pull it over the leg side but only manages to mistime it towards mid on. The skipper, Shoaib Malik takes the catch running back from mid on. He's absolutely ecstatic. A much-needed breakthrough for Pakistan.
Faheem Ashraf to bowl.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Flighted ball on middle and leg, Aaron hits it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Loopy delivery on off, Usman nudges it to long on for a single.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. The batsman has driven it through mid-off.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Quicker one outside off, Khawaja looks to run it down to third man but misses.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Tossed up on middle, Finch milks it to long on for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Short outside off. Finch looks to cut it but it is too close and gets an inside edge on it.
Powerplay 2 signalled by the umpire. Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the inner circle till the 40th over.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery but straight to the fielder at square leg. Eleven runs from this over.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. FOUR! Abbas goes for the short ball, Usman reads it early and rocks back to pull it off the bottom of the bat to the backward square leg region for a boundary.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Length ball outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Another one on the pads, Finch flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Length ball on off, Finch drives it towards mid-wicket.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. SIX! MAXIMUM! Abbas bowls a full ball outside off, Finch lofts it straight over long on. The ball bounces just outside the ropes. Six to start the over.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. FOUR BYES! Right through the legs of the keeper. Imad bowls it outside off, Khawaja looks to drive it but probably gets an inside edge. It goes between the legs of Mohammad Rizwan and to the fence for a boundary. Given as byes.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Loopy delivery on middle and leg, Khawaja pushes it to the left of the bowler and looks for a single but Finch says no.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. On the pads, Aaron flicks it to the on side for a single.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Flighted on middle and off, Finch defends it with straight bat.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Quick again. Too full, almost a yorker. Finch blocks it.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Imad misses his line and bowls this quick down the leg side. The keeper does not collect it cleanly and Finch looks for a single but Usman sends him back.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Flighted on off, Finch pushes it to long on and takes an easy single.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Appeal! Brings a good length ball back into the batsman from outside off. Finch tries to tuck it around on the leg side but misses. It hits him high on the front leg. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Angles in a full ball on off, Finch defends it back from the crease.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. On a length and around off, Aaron chooses to stay inside the crease as he pushes it to covers. Dot ball.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. This one is on the pads of the left-hander, Khawaja uses his wrists and works it through backward square leg for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Lands it on a length outside off, Usman stays back and pushes it down to mid off.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Pitches it up and around off, it's driven off the front foot to the cover fielder.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Strays on the pads to Finch and gives it a little flight, the batsman clips it and works it fine on the leg side. The ball goes to the fine leg region for a boundary. 14 runs from Imad Wasim to start his spell. An expensive one for Pakistan.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Wide! Bowls it in the block hole but way outside the tramline. The keeper fails to take the ball and the batsmen take a bye in the process. Wide and Bye signaled.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. FOUR! CHEEKY! Imad bowls this one quicker outside off, Khawaja reads this ball early and guides it to third man. The pace of the ball does it for him as the ball races to the fence.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Another ball on the pads and flicked through mid-wicket for a brace.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Bowls the slider outside off, Khawaja tries to open the face off the bat and guide it but misses to connect.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Fuller on off, Khawaja flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket for a brace.
Imad Wasim to Usman Khawaja. Starts off with a tossed up ball on off, Usman drives it to extra cover where Sohail stops it. Definitely saved a boundary for his side.
Change in bowling. Spinner introduced into the attack. Imad Wasim replaces Mohammad Amir.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Misfield. Good length delivery outside off, Khawaja cuts it hard to point. Imam-ul-Haq there does not gather it which allows them to take a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Bowls this on middle and leg, Finch flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. On the stumps this time, Aaron blocks with straight bat.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Good length delivery on the pads, Finch looks to flick it but it goes to the keeper off his thigh. Aaron looks for a single but Khawaja is not interested.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Excellent shot. Good length delivery around off. Abbas offers just a hint of room to the Australian skipper. He makes the most of it and hits it through point for a boundary.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Full length delivery outside off, Khawaja hits it hard towards point. Shan Masood dives but cannot stop it. Can't stop the single though.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Driven! Finch reads this ball early and gets his left leg across. He drives it uppishly straight over the bowler's head and into the fence. It was as straight as it could get. Two boundaries from the over.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Amir bowls this one angling in, on the pads. Finch rocks back and flicks its to the on side. The ball was timed so well that it raced away to the mid-wicket fence. Boundary signaled.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Bowls it shorter this time, Finch plays it back to the bowler.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Similar length, driven to covers this time.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Full and on middle, defended watchfully by Finch.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Single to end the over. On the pads, Finch flicks it to the on side.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. The ball that has troubled Finch in the recent past. Inswinging delivery. This one lands on middle and off. Aaron looks to flick but misses and gets hit high on his thigh pad for a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Length ball on off, Khawaja waits for it and plays it right under his eyes towards point for a run.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Good running. Good length delivery on off, the ball comes in with the angle. Finch hits it wide of mid on and takes a very quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Fuller outside off, Khawaja drives it wide of cover and rotates the strike.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Full length delivery on middle and off, Finch pushes it wide of mid on for a single.
Mohammad Amir to Usman Khawaja. Similar length on middle, Khawaja drives it to mid on. Five runs from the over.
Mohammad Amir to Usman Khawaja. Bowls it on a back of a length, Khawaja tried to play at it but missed the line of the ball. The ball goes to the keeper.
Mohammad Amir to Usman Khawaja. Full ball on off, Usman drives it to mid off.
Mohammad Amir to Usman Khawaja. FOUR! First boundary of the innings! Amir bowls it full and on the pads, Usman flicks it on the on side. The ball races to the square leg region for a boundary.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Bowls it shorter this time, Finch goes for the pull and hits it of the top edge of the bat and the ball goes to the leg gully region for a single.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. On a length pitching on middle and going away, defended watchfully by Finch.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Excellent ball this. Good length delivery pitching outside off, Khawaja looks to play it across the line but misses. Rizwan behind the stumps goes up in appeal but Abbas does not. The umpire is unmoved too.
Mohammad Abbas to Usman Khawaja. Dot ball. Abbas lands it on a length on off, Khawaja hits it straight to mid off.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Good length ball on middle, Finch tucks it wide of mid-wicket and gets a single.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Length ball again on off, Finch gets on his back foot and blocks it.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Good length delivery this time outside off. Finch pushes it to the fielder at cover.
Mohammad Abbas to Aaron Finch. Starts with a full length delivery on off, Finch pushes it straight to the fielder at mid off. No swing there on the first ball.
Debutant Mohammad Abbas to bowl his first over in ODI cricket with the second new ball.
Mohammad Amir to Usman Khawaja. Full ball angling in, Khawaja defends it straight into the ground.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Tad slower outside off, Finch guides it to third man and takes a single to get off the mark.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Bowls it on the pads this time, Finch shows full face of the bat and plays it straight towards the bowler.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Full outside off, Finch punches it to point.
Mohammad Amir to Aaron Finch. Full ball angling in, on middle, Finch flicks it off his pads to the on side.
Mohammad Amir to Usman Khawaja. Starts off the innings with an outswinger outside off, Usman plays it towards the gully for a single. Usman and Australia are underway.
We are back for the chase. Out walk the Australian opening pair of Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja. The latter will take the strike. Mohammad Amir will start the proceedings with the first new ball.