Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2652dThe Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Tait leads Australia's great escape

Shaun Tait proved he can still be a force at international level as he helpedAustralia to a tense two-run win

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Kamran Akmal
Kamran Akmal
64(33) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull/hook on back foot
  • 22 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 2 2 4 17 7 14 18
DJ Hussey
40(31) 1x4 - 2x6
Control %67%
  • Productive Shot
  • on side drive on front foot
  • 19 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
1 1 5 8 0 4 19 2

Best performances - Bowlers

SW Tait
SW Tait
O4
M0
R13
W3
Eco3.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Umar Gul
Umar Gul
O3.4
M0
R20
W3
Eco5.45
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Australia , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Australia won the one-off match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.35 start, First Session 19.35-20.55, Interval 20.55-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.35

Match days

5 February 2010 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 125/9 (3 runs required, RR: 6.25)

  • Mohammad Asif5 (2b)
  • Saeed Ajmal1 (3b)
  • Shane Watson4-1-24-2
  • Dirk Nannes4-1-27-1

What a game, absolutely riveting. Pakistan did so well to shoot Australia out for 127 but their batting, apart from Kamran, was abysmal against a very determined attack. Tait was quick, very quick, and his three wickets for 13 runs were incredibly crucial to Australia winning. Nannes was Nannes, Johnson came back after a horror first over, and Watson varied his pace and used those cutters to good effect. Smith, the rookie, struck two big blows on debut. Australia's fielding was sharp and Pakistan choked. Kamran's blazing fifty had them on course, despite four early wickets, but Pakistan managed to let this one go against a superb outfit. After Kamran's 64 the next best was 21 from his brother.

So Pakistan leave Australia without a single win. Another poor tour Down Under. Hope you've enjoyed our coverage of this series. Thanks for your company. That is all we have for you but remember, tomorrow is a Test match between the two best sides and in a couple days Australia will go back to playing West Indies. There is also the series in New Zealand going on. We will bring you every ball of every game live, so do come back and see us. Don't forget to check out our Facebook page - and we just built a new toolbar which you may like. Or a very nifty Chrome extension, if that's your bag. See you soon.

19.6
4
Watson to Mohammad Asif, FOUR, well he gets four but that is not enough! Asif backs away and flat-bats a short ball over mid-on four four but Australia win a thriller to sweep the Tests, ODIs, and Twenty20 of what has been a pretty one-sided series, congratulations to them

Clarke and Watson talk shop. The Pakistan dug out is tense.

19.5
1lb
Watson to Saeed Ajmal, 1 leg bye, makes room and charges out to a short ball, which slams into his helmet and runs wide of backward point, they just get one to that means Asif needs six to tie
19.4
0
Watson to Saeed Ajmal, no run, swing and a miss! Watson goes for a short ball into Ajmal who heaves and cannot make contact

Pakistan need a four, or a six ... and fast!

19.3
1
Watson to Mohammad Asif, 1 run, short of a length again, angling across Asif who pokes and runs it down to third man
19.2
1
Watson to Saeed Ajmal, 1 run, slogs at one short of a length and gets some bat on ball, scampering down as Watson and midwicket run to field

Wow, wow, wow. What a dramatic collapse. Ajmal will face.

19.1
W
Watson to Umar Akmal, OUT, he's out, would you believe he is out! Umar clears his front leg to get some elevation and slogs across the line to a length ball, picking out Warner running in from wide long-on who takes a low catch and throws his arms up in celebration

Umar Akmal c Warner b Watson 21 (47m 25b 0x4 0x6) SR: 84

The task comes down to Watson. Umar on strike. Superb scenes. Field spread.

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5Imran NazirImran Farhat
2nd5Kamran AkmalImran Farhat
3rd34Kamran AkmalKhalid Latif
4th15Shoaib MalikKamran Akmal
5th39Kamran AkmalUmar Akmal
6th5Fawad AlamUmar Akmal
7th4Naved-ul-HasanUmar Akmal
8th11Umar GulUmar Akmal
9th0Saeed AjmalUmar Akmal
10th7Mohammad AsifSaeed Ajmal