1.39pm Tom Straker picked six wickets, but it was Beardman and Vidler who set the tone with a stunning opening spell. Azan Awais and Arafat Minhas struck important fifties but they found very little support from anyone else. Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals and have been bowled out for 179. Having said that, the surface has aided bounce and pace and Pakistan have good fast bowlers in their ranks. Can they make a match out of this and help Pakistan qualify for the final or will Australia set up another date with India? Join Sreshth in a bit to find out.
Tom Straker: [The hard lengths] Yeah, something we talked about. Get a consistent length all around. [Bowling to left-handers] I don't like left-handers, I'd rather prefer bowling to the right handers. Just got lucky today. We have bowled a fair bit of short ball, and he pitch was also bouncy today.
Kashif Hayat: "Poor from Pakistani tail, should have batted full 50 overs. 20 runs short i think."
Ali Raza b Straker 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Ali Raza, all of 15, comes out at No. 11
Mohammad Zeeshan b Straker 4 (9m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
END OF OVER:48 | 5 Runs | PAK19: 178/8 | RR: 3.70
- Mohammad Zeeshan4 (5b)
- Naveed Ahmed Khan8 (18b)
- Mahli Beardman10-0-38-1
- Tom Straker9-1-23-4