14/01Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 15 2017
Pakistan won by 6 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad HafeezPakistan
14/01Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 15 2017
Pakistan won by 6 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad HafeezPakistan

Excellent bowling effort from Pakistan. All credit to Junaid for setting the tone early with a superb opening spell. Credit to Mohammad Hafeez also for some good captaincy and field placements. He gave both Junaid and Amir an extended opening spell. Junaid only bowled in the high 120s for the most part but got the ball to swing prodigiously early. Once early wickets fell, it set up the platform for the spinners to come in and stifle the middle order. Australia's batsmen struggled for the most part against the spinners, some of them playing all around some of the deliveries. The pitch is a bit two-paced but Pakistan made it better for themselves by intelligently varying their pace and sticking to disciplined lines and lengths. Australia have been restricted to a reasonable total. Pakistan's bowlers have done their bit, but it is still only half the job done. Can the batsmen finish it off? Nikhil Kalro will be with you shortly for the chase. That's it from me for this game.

48.2
W
Mohammad Amir to Faulkner, OUT, held at point and that's the end of the innings with four balls remaining. It was a short of good length ball but he is in no position to slap it. Skews it in the air to point where Shafiq settles under it easily

JP Faulkner c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Amir 19 (32m 21b 2x4 0x6) SR: 90.47

48.1
4
Mohammad Amir to Faulkner, FOUR, unintentional boundary. It was a short ball and he was backing away. But the ball follows him and takes the top part of his bat before flying over wher ethe cordon would have been and into the third man boundary

END OF OVER:
48 | 4 Runs | AUS: 216/9 | RR: 4.50

  • Josh Hazlewood0 (3b)
  • James Faulkner15 (19b)
  • Junaid Khan8-0-40-2
  • Mohammad Amir9-0-43-2
47.6
0
Junaid Khan to Hazlewood, no run, tries a yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss outside off that is driven firmly but straight to cover
47.5
1
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, 1 run, fullish ball, pushes it off the front of the toes towards mid-on

Zeeshan Usmani: "Some credit should also be given to Hafeez for aggressive fields keeping even the set batsmen in check."

47.4
0
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, no run, short of a length, jumps up and drops it in front of point. Faulkner was off for the single but is sent back by Hazlewood and it's the right call in the end
47.3
1lb
Junaid Khan to Hazlewood, 1 leg bye, tucked off the pads to the backward square leg region and it is vacant there so the wicketkeeper has to run across and gather it. Easy single
47.2
1
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, 1 run, fuller ball outside off, driven firmly to mid-off and he starts off with the single. Jogs initially before realising late that the ball goes to the fielder quite quickly and then ups his pace even as a throw is fired at the non-striker's end that does not hit the stumps
47.2
1w
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, 1 wide, short ball, well-directed, sways out of the line. But it is too short and called a wide
47.1
0
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, no run, slower back of a length ball, tries to open the bat face and run it down and gets very narrowly beaten

Basim: "This is excellent bowling from Pakistan to a team who scored 300+ against New Zealand are struggling to cross even 270"

END OF OVER:
47 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 212/9 | RR: 4.51

  • Josh Hazlewood0 (1b)
  • James Faulkner13 (15b)
  • Mohammad Amir9-0-43-2
  • Junaid Khan7-0-37-2
46.6
0
Mohammad Amir to Hazlewood, no run, fuller ball outside off, pushes at it without much feet and the bat turns in his hands slightly as the ball goes to point

Josh Hazlewood is the last man in.

46.5
W
Mohammad Amir to Cummins, OUT, short ball, tries to hook and gets a top-edge as the ball goes to the wicketkeeper. Probably got a glove again and it's a very feeble edge. This time, Cummins walks. Does not bother looking at the umpire as he walks away even as the wicketkeeper starts appealing

PJ Cummins c †Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Amir 0 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

46.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Faulkner, 1 run, fullish and angling across outside off, gets a good stride across and drops it in front of point with bat close to pad

imran: "Gone are the days of batsman walking away after such an edge!"

46.3
0
Mohammad Amir to Faulkner, no run, yorker outside off, dug out straight back to the bowler

Dewan Bhutta: "With Aus in trouble against spin again.. Mr Chappel Might have to say to Sub Continent teams to stop inviting Aus to Asia.... #Karma "

46.2
4
Mohammad Amir to Faulkner, FOUR, back of a length on leg stump channel, jumps up and turns it behind square to the deep fine leg boundary
46.1
0
Mohammad Amir to Faulkner, no run, slower ball, angled across outside off, tries to open his bat face and run it down to third man and does not make contact

Amir back as well.

END OF OVER:
46 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 207/8 | RR: 4.50

  • Pat Cummins0 (2b)
  • James Faulkner8 (11b)
  • Junaid Khan7-0-37-2
  • Imad Wasim10-0-37-2
45.6
0
Junaid Khan to Cummins, no run,
45.5
0
Junaid Khan to Cummins, no run, appeal for caught behind and not given. That really seemed out as there was a clear noise. HotSpot shows a clear mark and snicko also confirms the outside edge. It was short of good length and angling away. Cummins was trying to slap it away but there is not quite enough room and he skews it to the wicketkeeper. Pakistan does not have a review left
45.4
W
Junaid Khan to Starc, OUT, slower full ball and some good fielding by Junaid. He is having a dream comeback game. It was full and Starc was trying to clip it away but inside-edges it to the pad and the ball just rolls away. He looks for a non-existent single and it does not help that Faulkner is a tad unresponsive. Sent back late and Junaid picks it up and nails a direct hit

MA Starc run out 3 (9m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

45.3
1
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, 1 run, fuller ball, angled across, holding its line outside off this time and it is crunched to mid-off
45.2
0
Junaid Khan to Faulkner, no run, short of a length and angling away, keeps lower than expected but Faulkner manages to keep it out to the off side
45.1
1
Junaid Khan to Starc, 1 run, full and angling on leg, tries to clip it and gets an inside edge on the pad, stifled appeal for lbw. Got a little bit of reverse there

Junaid back into the attack..

END OF OVER:
45 | 4 Runs | AUS: 205/7 | RR: 4.55

  • James Faulkner7 (9b)
  • Mitchell Starc2 (3b)
  • Imad Wasim10-0-37-2
  • Shoaib Malik4-0-15-1

Rakesh : "Worrying signs for Australia, struggling against spin. A nightmare tour ahead.."

44.6
0
Imad Wasim to Faulkner, no run, fired quicker and straighter, on middle, pushed gently back to the bowler

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Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st68Mohammad HafeezSharjeel Khan
2nd72Mohammad HafeezBabar Azam
3rd2Mohammad HafeezAsad Shafiq
4th53Shoaib MalikAsad Shafiq
5th26Shoaib MalikUmar Akmal