07/10Result
1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 7 2014
Australia won by 93 runs
Player of the Match
Steven Smith
Steven SmithAustralia
07/10Result
1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 7 2014
Australia won by 93 runs
Player of the Match
Steven Smith
Steven SmithAustralia

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AJ Finch
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0.1 and he's gone first ball! He slanted that full and wide, and he went hard at it but the ball sliced off the face of his bat and Ahmed Shehzad takes a good catch at point, diving to his right 0/1
    DA Warner
    43
    63
    78
    5
    0
    68.25
    18.1 the breakthrough, Afridi does it, Warner backs away to pull, but hits it low to midwicket, who snaps it up happily 86/2
    SPD Smith
    101
    118
    186
    6
    2
    85.59
    44.1 charges out, Afridi bowls it full and wide, Smith reaches out and slams it straight to long off 216/6
    GJ Bailey (c)
    18
    24
    27
    0
    1
    75
    25.5 goes for a repeat, and Afridi does the star-man pose after taking a blinder. That wasn't quite as full, and it turned away and he hit it way up in the air. Afridi turned back from short midwicket and ran towards the 30-yard circle and tumbled forward as the ball dropped into his hands from over his shoulder 123/3
    GJ Maxwell
    21
    23
    24
    1
    0
    91.3
    32.1 this time he is gone, skips out, and lofts it, he didn't appear to be sure what to do with it, and appeared to have got a touch too close to the pitch, Irfan does not make any mistake as he slides to take it at long off 158/4
    JP Faulkner
    11
    20
    36
    1
    0
    55
    40.3 a much fuller delivery and Afridi has another, but Faulkner will review, tossed up ball, dipping and drifting in, Faulkner pushes forward, the impact is pad first, on middle and off, ball tracker says that is hitting the inside of off, and Faulkner will walk back 196/5
    BJ Haddin †
    not out
    23
    27
    46
    3
    0
    85.18
    SA Abbott
    3
    7
    7
    0
    0
    42.85
    45.5 another one, he charges out, and wants to deposit this short of a length ball down the ground, but only hits it as far as long on 221/7
    MG Johnson
    21
    16
    21
    4
    0
    131.25
    49.5 Riaz on target finally this over, Johnson makes room, swings and misses, and Riaz hits leg stump with a length ball 253/8
    KW Richardson
    not out
    2
    1
    1
    0
    0
    200
    Extras
    12 (lb 3, w 9)
    TOTAL
    255/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.1)
    Did not bat: NM Lyon
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Aaron Finch, 0.1 ov), 2-86 (David Warner, 18.1 ov), 3-123 (George Bailey, 25.5 ov), 4-158 (Glenn Maxwell, 32.1 ov), 5-196 (James Faulkner, 40.3 ov), 6-216 (Steven Smith, 44.1 ov), 7-221 (Sean Abbott, 45.5 ov), 8-253 (Mitchell Johnson, 49.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Mohammad Irfan1023513.5424010
    Wahab Riaz1006126.1358040
    Zulfiqar Babar903513.88312100
    Anwar Ali805206.5163110
    Shahid Afridi1004634.6263000
    Fawad Alam302317.6620100

  • Pakistan Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    Ahmed Shehzad
    4
    10
    11
    0
    0
    40
    2.2 goes for a swing and edges to slip! The length ball with room outside off made Shehzad drive hard at it, he got a thick edge and it went straight to Smith at second slip at waist height 9/1
    Sarfaraz Ahmed †
    34
    41
    54
    3
    1
    82.92
    12.1 this is a strange dismissal, and Haddin has done so well to hang on to this, Sarfraz falls by the sweep, was through with the sweep a touch early as this offbreak spun in sharply from outside off, and it went straight to the keeper off the back of the bat, hit Haddin's chest first, and he clung on 59/2
    Asad Shafiq
    13
    28
    54
    1
    0
    46.42
    13.6 the short ball barrage after spin has worked, there is a clear sound as Shafiq shuffles and tries to play this bouncer down the leg side, and Haddin goes up immediately, was too quick for Shafiq, brushed the glove on the way to keeper 63/4
    Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    12.2 and leg slip sends back Misbah first ball, two in two for Lyon, who pushes this through much fuller, Misbah nudges at it, and it flies off the inside edge to Warner's right, and he gobbles it one-handed 59/3
    Fawad Alam
    7
    25
    37
    0
    0
    28
    21.4 Alam had let the pressure build and build, and now tries to force a cut, he was moving forward initially and wasn't in a great position to play the shot, Warner dives forward at point to send him back 90/5
    Umar Akmal
    46
    57
    84
    6
    0
    80.7
    34.1 Akmal gone now, tries to deposit this length ball over midwicket, misses, and Richardson strikes middle stump 137/9
    Shahid Afridi
    5
    7
    10
    0
    0
    71.42
    23.5 Abbott has Afiridi as his first ODI wicket, short of a length again, Afridi has another big swipe, sends it soaring into the deep, there is a man on the midwicket boundary and he takes it safely 102/6
    Anwar Ali
    8
    21
    27
    1
    0
    38.09
    29.6 that'll do, Johnson strikes with a pitched up delivery, Anwar tries to blaze a drive, only nicks it through to keeper 125/7
    Wahab Riaz
    5
    10
    10
    1
    0
    50
    33.1 Maxwell has another, dives to his right to complete the catch, Riaz leans forward to a flighted one and chips it back at the bowler 137/8
    Zulfiqar Babar
    not out
    12
    11
    13
    1
    1
    109.09
    Mohammad Irfan
    12
    8
    10
    0
    2
    150
    36.3 what a way to end, Irfan moved out, backed away and cracked this length ball to mid off, who threw it back at Irfan's end and caught him short 162/10
    Extras
    16 (b 4, lb 5, w 7)
    TOTAL
    162 all out (36.3 Overs, RR: 4.43)
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Ahmed Shehzad, 2.2 ov), 2-59 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 12.1 ov), 3-59 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 12.2 ov), 4-63 (Asad Shafiq, 13.6 ov), 5-90 (Fawad Alam, 21.4 ov), 6-102 (Shahid Afridi, 23.5 ov), 7-125 (Anwar Ali, 29.6 ov), 8-137 (Wahab Riaz, 33.1 ov), 9-137 (Umar Akmal, 34.1 ov), 10-162 (Mohammad Irfan, 36.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MG Johnson712433.42323030
    KW Richardson6.312213.38282020
    JP Faulkner202001052110
    SA Abbott502515153000
    NM Lyon1023323.3363000
    GJ Maxwell612924.83240310

Match Details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Series

Australia tour of United Arab Emirates

Toss

Australia , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

AustraliaSteven Smith

Series result

Australia led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

ODI no. 3530

Season

2014/15

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.15, Second Session 19.15-22.45

Match days

7 October 2014 - day/night match (50-over match)

ODI debut

undefinedSean AbbottundefinedZulfiqar Babar

Umpires

PakistanAhsan RazaEnglandRichard Illingworth

TV Umpires

EnglandNigel Llong

Reserve Umpire

PakistanAhmed Shahab

Match Referee

IndiaJavagal Srinath

Match Notes

Australia tour of United Arab Emirates 2014-15 News

Raising hope

1

Number of times that Pakistan have chased down 250+ against Australia despite being 5 down for less than 100 (in 1987)

Last hope gone?

37.9

Pakistan's average 5th wicket partnership in ODIs over the last five years - their best for any wicket

Double delights

15

Number of double-wicket maidens bowled by Australian bowlers in the last five years, including three by Xavier Doherty.

Above-par performance

50

Number of runs scored by Pakistan's second wicket. Pakistan's second-wicket average of 33.5 is the worst for any top-eight team in the last five years.

Against the odds

5

No. of times, in 25 attempts, that Pakistan have chased a 250+ target against a top-eight team in the last 5 years

Post-Ponting stats

5

No. of tons by Australia's No.3 in 46 innings after Ponting. Before that, 28 of the 30 tons going back to 1996 were scored by Ponting

A maiden one-day ton

0

No. of List A centuries Steven Smith had in 58 innings before today

What's par for the course?

236

Average score for teams batting first in a day-night game in Sharjah

Dropped!

2

No. of times Glenn Maxwell was dropped in his first seven deliveries - he was on 1 and 5.

Slow Warner

68.30

David Warner's strike rate today - his lowest for an innings of 40 runs or more in ODIs

A dry spell

0

Number of wickets Shahid Afridi has taken in his last six ODIs. He bowled 44.2 overs in those matches

Steady 50-run stands

2

Number of 50+ second-wicket stands for Australia, out of the last 15, scored at an SR of less than 70 - both were v Pakistan and involved Warner

Slow starts

5

Number of times, since 2001, that Australia have scored at less than three an over in the first five overs of an ODI against Pakistan