Australia v Pakistan - Australia tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 - 1st ODI – Australia win the opening game – Live Score and Update
Pakistan 198 (45.1 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 199/6 (48.2 ov) - Australia won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Tuesday: Australia took lead in the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on winning the opening match by four wickets, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Having restricted the Greens on a meagre total of 198, the Australians were made to work hard by Pakistan to reach the required target under hot and humid conditions.
GJ Bailey’s unbeaten 57 guided the Aussies home, with ten deliveries remaining in the match.
Earlier, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 had set the tone for a successful run chase by forging a composed innings of 66 runs off 96 deliveries.
Pakistan tried to make a late comeback but by then it was too late and an expensive over by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 just ruined it for Misbah XI.
While Australia’s pace attack was extremely distractive, spinners from Pakistan caused problems for the visitors as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 who took two wickets.
Australia’s run chase had a slow start, with hard-hitting batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 crumbling in front of Hafeez after scoring only five runs.
The early departure of Warner ruined Australia’s plans to race towards the asking target.
Nonetheless, the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 at number-three calmed things down, with the Australians amassing a total of 42 before losing their second wicket on the demise of MS Wade, who perished after knocking ten runs.
Ajmal then dismantled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 for five and three runs, making the match a bit more interesting.
Nonetheless, the partnership between Bailey and GJ Maxwell was the defining moment in the match, as the two steered their side towards a favourable finish.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan after choosing to bat first were overpowered by the Australians with the lower-order failing completely.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 with a tally of 52.
Left-arm pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MA-Starc-c1871, who incinerated Pakistan with his five-wicket haul was named as the Player of the Match.
The two teams will now face each other on Friday, August 31, at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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