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Pakistan 244/7 (50 ov) v Australia 250/7 (47.0 ov) - Australia won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
On Monday, September 03, Pakistan continued their over a decade long losing streak against Australia by failing to subdue the Aussies in the third and final match of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
After being asked to bat first, Pakistan openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 batsmen were cleaned up by the Australians without any hassle.
This was the time when Pakistan let an opportunity to amass a massive total slip right out of their hands, ending with a tally of 244 for seven.
While the score was decent enough on this surface, Pakistan still needed to put their backs in to restrict the opposition from reaching the target. But a series of missed catches left Pakistan bowlers battered and bruised. This is perhaps time for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management to take the matter of fielding seriously and put all efforts in improving the fielding standards.
Meanwhile, requiring a target of 245 to win in 50 overs, Aussie openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 crafted a stand of 44 before Warner was removed by Abdur Rehman on a knock of 21 runs.
Hussey and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 then forged another daunting partnership, taking the score to 88 before the Aussie skipper became the second wicket to fall after scoring a knock of 32 off 34.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, struck again by nabbing Hussey, who perished after clobbering a knock of 43 runs. At the time of his departure, the Australians were standing on a tally of 105.
On the penultimate delivery of his next over, the Pakistani spinner struck for the third time, sending GJ Bailey back to the pavilion on one run.
With three quick wickets by Ajmal, Misbah made a blunder by taking him off which cost Pakistan, as Michael Hussey and MS Wade put Australia back in the running for the series by steering the side to a total of 159.
The partnership was broken by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691, but by that time, the Aussies knew exactly what was needed to win the game.
Hussey and GJ Maxwell ripped apart Pakistan’s bowling attack, taking the score 226, before pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 showed Hussey (65) the way off. By this time, the game had gone out of Pakistan’s hands and with Maxwell at the other end, the Aussies were smelling an inevitable victory.
The Aussie batsman hammered an unbeaten knock of 56 runs to bat his side to another series victory against Pakistan in 47 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MA-Starc-c1871 took home the Player of the Series award.
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