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PAKISTAN 207 (46.2 OVERS)
- Shahid Afridi41 (40)
- Salman Butt57 (112)
- Nathan Hauritz3/41 (10)
- Andrew Symonds2/12 (2)
AUSTRALIA 208/4 (45.1 OVERS)
- James Hopes48 (64)
- Andrew Symonds58 (62)
- Shahid Afridi2/38 (10)
- Saeed Ajmal1/37 (7)
Australia paced their innings perfectly, first with the stand between Hopes and Watson, and then between Symonds and Clarke. Two quick wickets, one to Ajmal and the other to Afridi, put the two teams on even terms at one stage but a fluent Symonds, supported by a shaky, yet determined Clarke saw Australia through. The spinners, particularly Ajmal, were dealt with much better, though their variations were not up for display as often as they were in the first match. Clarke and Symonds used their feet to spin, something that was absent in the first game, and in the end, got home fairly easily. We'll get back to you with the details from the presentation shortly .
Some cash-prizes being given away. Unimportant ones, for hitting the board, for the number of fours struck etc. Andrew Symonds, unsurprisingly, is the Man of the Match.
Symonds: "It's a difficult wicket, a bit two-paced. We had a couple of partnerships that held us together. I had a bit of time to practice my batting, so it all went well today."
Younis Khan: "They had some good partnerships, while we had very few of those. If we had around 230-240, it could have been close. Today there was quite a bit of dew as well, which didn't help much."
Michael Clarke: "Better feeling today. We did well to restrict them, the bowlers did a fantastic job. We started well with James Hopes and Shane Watson chipping in well."
Keeping it short, these guys. That's all we have from here. Thanks for sending us all your feedback. Don't forget to tune in for the next game in Abu Dhabi on April 27. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us at Cricinfo.
Scores level now, a convincing win this. Malik comes on
END OF OVER:45 | 5 Runs | AUS: 207/4 (1 run required from 30 balls, RR: 4.60, RRR: 0.20)
- Michael Clarke39 (72b)
- Callum Ferguson9 (10b)
- Iftikhar Anjum9-0-32-0
- Shahid Afridi10-0-38-2
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