http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 - 1st ODI – Pakistan crash on 198 – Live Score and Update
Pakistan 198/10 (45.1 ov) - Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
Sharjah lit up with the first One Day International (ODI) kicking off between Pakistan and Australia on Tuesday, August 28, where the Men in Green after winning the toss crumbled in front of the Australian bowling attack on a meagre tally of 198 in 45.1 overs, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
With a large Pakistani community in Sharjah, the Misbah XI had fans rooting for them as openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752 came out.
Pakistan went in the game with an extra batsman, as they knew they needed a strong batting line-up against the Aussies.
The Australians did not wait for long, and with only 20 on the board, drew first blood by nabbing the wicket of Hafeez, who faltered after scoring four runs.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 to make an entrance, but the batsman failed to woo the crowd, as he could score only five runs before finding his way back to the pavilion.
With two wickets down for 28, this was certainly not what Pakistan were expecting, on the other hand, this was a perfect start for the Aussies, who were dubbed as the underdogs before the opening match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MA-Starc-c1871 for two back to back boundaries, edged a delivery to the wicketkeeper on a score of 23.
The partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978’s men, taking the score to 99 before the skipper lost his wicket after hammering an innings of 26 off 48.
Young guns Shafiq and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 then proved their mettle as both batsmen exhibited their exuberant class, belting the bowlers all around the park.
Shafiq then became Pakistan’s fifth casualty, losing his wicket after batting a brilliant innings of 56, leaving his team standing on a total of 160.
The return of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 was least impressive, as the wicketkeeper/batsman looked rusty and unable to handle the Aussies, before losing his wicket on soft dismissal after scoring only four runs.
On the penultimate delivery of the same over, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 left the crowd in agony by walking back to the pavilion without scoring a run.
With a tally of 180, Umar Akmal also perished after bolstering an innings of 52 off 55, before the Aussies obliterated Pakistan’s remaining batting line-up.
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