Pakistan vs Australia (Colombo) (19th March)

ICC World Cup 2011 – 19^th March

40^th Match – Group A     (day/night    50-over match)

Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo,

Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining);

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first;

Scoreboard:

Australia            176/10    (46.4 over)

Australia Innings	50 over maximum	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
SR Watson	b Umar Gul	9	16	1	0	56.25
BJ Haddin†	c †Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz	42	80	3	1	52.50
RT Ponting*	c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez	19	33	2	0	57.57
MJ Clarke	b Abdul Razzaq	34	48	2	0	70.83
CL White	run out (Misbah-ul-Haq/†Kamran Akmal)	8	18	0	0	44.44
MEK Hussey	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdur Rehman	12	22	0	0	54.54
SPD Smith	b Shahid Afridi	25	32	1	0	78.12
MG Johnson	c †Kamran Akmal b Abdul Razzaq	0	3	0	0	0.00
JJ Krejza	b Umar Gul	7	19	0	0	36.84
B Lee	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul	5	8	1	0	62.50
SW Tait	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 5, w 10)	15

Total (all out; 46.4 over) 176 (3.77 runs per over)

Did not bat: All batted;

Fall of wickets:

1-12 (Watson, 4.3 over), 2-75 (Ponting, 18.4 over), 3-90 (Haddin, 23.4 over), 4-117 (White, 30.1 over), 5-134 (Clarke, 34.4 over), 6-144 (Hussey, 37.4 over), 7-147 (Johnson, 38.4 over), 8-169 (Krejza, 44.3 over), 9-176 (Smith, 45.5 over), 10-176 (Lee, 46.4 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
Umar Gul	7.4	1	30	3	3.91	(1w)
Abdur Rehman	10	0	34	1	3.40	(1w)
Shahid Afridi	9	0	34	1	3.77	(1w)
Wahab Riaz	6	0	39	1	6.50	(3w)
Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	26	1	2.60
Abdul Razzaq	4	0	8	2	2.00

Pakistan            178/6    (41 over)    (won by 4 wickets)

Pakistan Innings	(target: 177 runs from 50 overs)	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
Kamran Akmal†	lbw b Lee	23	27	5	0	85.18
Mohammad Hafeez	c & b Lee	5	8	1	0	62.50
Asad Shafiq	c Watson b Johnson	46	81	5	0	56.79
Younis Khan	c †Haddin b Lee	31	42	4	0	73.80
Misbah-ul-Haq	c †Haddin b Lee	0	1	0	0	0.00
Umar Akmal	not out	44	59	4	1	74.57
Shahid Afridi*	c Lee b Krejza	2	4	0	0	50.00
Abdul Razzaq	not out	20	24	2	0	83.33
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 4)	7

Total (6 wickets; 41 over) 178 (4.34 runs per over)

Did not bat:

Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz

Fall of wickets:

1-12 (Mohammad Hafeez, 2.4 over), 2-45 (Kamran Akmal, 8.4 over), 3-98 (Younis Khan, 22.4 over), 4-98 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 22.5 over), 5-139 (Asad Shafiq, 31.6 over), 6-142 (Shahid Afridi, 32.5 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
B Lee	8	1	28	4	3.50
SW Tait	8	1	37	0	4.62	(3w)
MG Johnson	9	1	40	1	4.44	(1w)
SR Watson	6	0	26	0	4.33
JJ Krejza	10	0	44	1	4.40

Player of the match:    Umar Akmal (Pakistan)

Umpires:        M Erasmus (South Africa) and AL Hill (New Zealand)

TV umpire:        NJ Llong (England)

Pakistan finally broke the winning streak of 34 consecutive wins for Australia in World Cup tournaments as they sealed a four wicket victory in a nerve thrilling contest over World Champions Australia in Colombo. Pakistan assured top spot in Group A. 176 was the lowest total for Australia in a World Cup since 1992. Umar Akmal and Abdul Razzaq impelled Pakistan to a great victory despite Brett Lee's potent bowling spells. Pakistan was the last team which defeated Australia in World Cup 1999 at headingly before starting the winning streak of 34 consecutive matches of World Cup tournament.

After Australian batting subsided with 20 balls spare, Australia's only probability was to bowl Pakistan out, but in the event it required Lee himself to do most of the scratch. He removed both openers in a scorching new-ball burst before returning to assert Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq with consecutive deliveries in 23rd over, leaving Pakistan trembling on 98 for 4. However, not enough runs on the board for Aussies to defend, Mitchell Johnson had Asad Shafiq taken at slip off the glove for a collected 46 and Shahid Afridi brainlessly carved to long-on against Jason Krejza. Pakistan would play in quarter-final match with the side at 4^th spot of Group B.