05/10Result
Only T20I (N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 5 2014
Australia won by 6 wkts (36b rem)
Player of the Match
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn MaxwellAustralia
05/10Result
Only T20I (N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 5 2014
Australia won by 6 wkts (36b rem)
Player of the Match
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn MaxwellAustralia

END OF OVER:
14 | 12 Runs | AUS: 97/4 | RR: 6.92

  • James Faulkner7 (13b)
  • David Warner53 (39b)
  • Sohaib Maqsood1-0-12-0
  • Shahid Afridi4-0-17-1

Australia take the one-off T20 game. David Warner took care of the chase. Glenn Maxwell took care of the bowling. Pakistan did their bit to help out as well. But this tour continues. The first ODI begins on Tuesday. So do join us then. Thank you for your comments but for now this is Alagappan Muthu, saying sayonara

"Really nice, the way we started with the ball set the tone for the game. We got lucky with the couple but its really nice to win like that," says Aaron Finch "Couple of other guys in the squad. Not the captain of the ODIs so Bails can sort that out. Bowling was great, little jitter with the bat. But all good"

Glenn Maxwell is the Man of the Match "Nice wicket to bowl on. Hopefully I can keep going well since wickets here might be more like this. There's a lot of places up for grabs, we;re a young side and we try and put our best foot forward. We saw four debutants perform and it bodes well for the World Cup. Looking forward for Sharjah, played a few games for Kings XI in IPL there"

Presentation time "First of all I want to congratualate Australia. We didn't play smartly. After the first over we thought we wanted 120-125. But we didn't play it well," says Shahid Afridi. "First six overs are very important. We missed the opportunity and we didn;t read the pitch very well. The plan was simple, go and play ball by ball and 120-125 would have been good. We are looking forward to the ODI series, it's important because World Cup is coming. We are all trying our level best to do well with the new combination"

10.45 pm It turned out to be a tighter chase than was expected. Pakistan tried their best to mask a woeful batting performance. But every ball that David Warner was out there was one ball that was taking the game away. A composed innings from him despite the threat from the pitch and the disciplined bowling. Solid half-century and when one of your top four score that much chasing 97, the result is a foregone conclusion

Tom: "Only Maxwell(170) & Warner(140) managed to strike at above 100 strike rate in the whole match.."

13.6
1
Sohaib Maqsood to Faulkner, 1 run, miscalculations galore as Masood bowls, Faulker pushes down the ground past mid-off. This single does close out the game though.
13.5
1
Sohaib Maqsood to Warner, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, turned away through midwicket.
13.4
6
Sohaib Maqsood to Warner, SIX, tonk it over midwicket while becoming temporarily right-handed. There really was no risk here, so he jumps around and pummels it over midwicket. Rocks his bat like a cradle to celebrate. He did become a father recently

Maqsood, in case anyone would like to know, was called up for a dubious action in the domestic tournament

13.4
2nb
Sohaib Maqsood to Faulkner, (no ball) 1 run, tossed up on off stump, Faulker nudges it through square leg. But the umpire calls a no-ball. Maqsood oversteps and presents a free hit
13.3
1
Sohaib Maqsood to Warner, 1 run, gets back to a shortish ball on middle and mistimes a pull down the ground
13.2
0
Sohaib Maqsood to Warner, no run, goes back to a good length ball and defends

But we've received information after the game that this was one-short.

13.1
1
Sohaib Maqsood to Warner, 1 run, whoa, he was making room and the offspinner gripping the pitch and turning away almost beat him. Warner reaches out as much as he can and toe ends it to deep point.

Warner ditches his helmet. Sohaib Maqsood to bowl from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
13 | 4 Runs | AUS: 85/4 (12 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.53, RRR: 1.71)

  • David Warner44 (34b)
  • James Faulkner5 (11b)
  • Shahid Afridi4-0-17-1
  • Saad Nasim1-0-12-0
12.6
1
Shahid Afridi to Warner, 1 run, another shorter ball, another sweep/ pull from Warner. Irfan gets into the act again
12.5
2
Shahid Afridi to Warner, 2 runs, sees the ball short and gets down one one knee to half-pull and half-sweep it away behind square leg. Mohammad Irfan running from fine leg pulls out a slide and is able to make the save
12.4
1
Shahid Afridi to Faulkner, 1 run, slower and tossed up on leg stump, Faulker works it away behind square leg. No need to take any risks
12.3
0
Shahid Afridi to Faulkner, no run, flighted on off stump, Faulker is forward to block

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they all count

10

Number of times, in previous T20Is between top-10 teams, that a team has won despite 4 of the top 6 making single figures.

Wickets galore

8

Number of times that 10 or more wickets have fallen in the first 10 overs of either innings (6 Pak and 4 Aus) in a T20I

Unlikely.

1

Number of times that a top-10 team has failed to achieve a target of less than 100 (SL v SA in the 2012 World T20)

Déjà vu

2012

The last time Pakistan lost 6 wickets in the first 10 overs was also at Dubai, and against Australia (2012)