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Australia defeated 
Pakistan in a thrilling match that went to the last ball of the match. Australia won the match with 2 wickets off the last ball of the match.
Pakistan: 205/6 (50 Overs); Mohammad Yousuf 45(69), Kamran Akmal 44(63), Misbah-ul-Haq 41(53), Shane Watson 2/32 (8 overs)Australia: 206/8 (50 overs); Michael Hussey 64(87), Ricky Ponting 32(64), Saeed Ajmal 2/31 (10 overs)
Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to field first
Result: Australia won by 2 runs and qualifies to the semifinals
Player of the match: Michael Hussey 64(87)
Over 50: 4 runs required from 6 balls. Umar Gul to bowl the final over. Australia need 3 runs to qualify for the semifinals. Lee gets a single off the second delivery. No runs off the third delivery. 3 runs from 3 balls. Single off the fourth delivery. 2 runs to win, 1 run to qualify. Brett Lee on strike. Single off the fifth delivery. Scores are level and Australia qualifies for the semifinals, India knocked out.. One run to win from one ball. And a single off the last ball. Australia wins the match.
Australia: 206/8 (50 overs); Brett Lee 12*(15), Nathan Hauritz 9*(18), Umar Gul 9-1-38-1
Over 49: Naved to continue. No runs off the first delivery. Hauritz on strike. Hauritz gets a single off the second ball. 9 runs required from 10 balls. 200 comes up for Australia. A boundary off the third delivery. 6 runs from the over. 4 runs required off the final over.
Australia: 202/8 (49 overs); Brett Lee 10*(12), Nathan Hauritz 8*(15), Naved-ul-Hasan 9-2-39-1
Over 48: Saeed Ajmal to continue. Brett Lee hits a four the first delivery. He gets a single off the next delivery. 13 runs required from 16 balls. Hauritz gets a single off the fourth delivery. 12 runs required from 14 balls. 8 runs from the over. 10 runs required from 12 balls.
Australia: 196/8 (48 overs); Brett Lee 9*(11), Nathan Hauritz 2*(9), Saeed Ajmal 10-1-31-2
Over 47: 18 required from 24 balls. Naved to continue. Maiden over. 18 runs required from 18 balls. Australia is in tremendous pressure.
Australia: 188/8 (47 overs); Brett Lee 3*(8), Nathan Hauritz 1*(7), Naved-ul-Hasan 8-2-33-1
Over 46: Australia takes the Batting powerplay. They require 23 runs from 30 balls here. Saeed Ajmal comes back into the attack. Mitchell Johnson hits a four and is out the next ball. Hauritz is the new man in.
Australia: 188/8 (46 overs); Brett Lee 3*(8), Nathan Hauritz 1*(1), Saeed Ajmal 9-1-23-2
Over 44: Naved to continue. Maiden over from Naved. 23 runs required from 30 balls.
Australia: 179/7 (43 overs); Mitchell Johnson 5*(13), Brett Lee 3*(8), Naved-ul-Hasan 7-1-33-1
Over 44: Mohammad Asif to continue. 4 runs from the over. 23 runs required from 36 balls.
Australia: 179/7 (42 overs); Mitchell Johnson 5*(13), Brett Lee 3*(2), Mohammad Asif 8-0-34-2
Over 43: Naved-ul-Hasan to continue. 1 run from the over. 27 runs required from 42 balls.
Australia: 179/7 (42 overs); Mitchell Johnson 2*(8), Brett Lee 2*(1), Naved-ul-Hasan 6-0-33-1
Over 42: Mitchell Johnson is the new man in. Two quick wickets for Pakistan here. Johnson is off the mark with a single. Another wicket goes down. Cameron White is bowled for 5. Brett Lee is the new man in and Pakistan is in control of the game now. 28 runs required from 48 balls.
Australia: 178/7 (42 overs); Mitchell Johnson 1*(4), Brett Lee 2*(1), Cameron White 5(16), Mohammad Asif 7-0-30-2
Over 41.2: Mohammad Asif to continue. Sixth wicket down for Australia. James Hopes is out for 1. Pakistan are right back in the game now.
Australia: 175/6 (41.2 overs); Cameron White 5*(15), James Hopes 1(3), Mohammad Asif 6.2-0-27-1
Over 41: James Hopes is the new man in for Australia. Can Australia finish this off? They are in a bit of pressure here. Hopes is off the mark with a single. 5 runs and a wicket from the over. 31 runs required from 54 balls.
Australia: 175/5 (41 overs); Cameron White 5*(15), James Hopes 1*(1), Naved-ul-Hasan 5-0-32-1
Over 40.5: Naved-ul-Hasan back into the attack. He is 0/27 from four overs in his first spell. Hasan strikes. Michael Hussey is bowled. Fifth wicket down for Australia. 32 runs required from 55 balls.
Australia: 174/5 (40.5 overs); Michael Hussey 64(87), Cameron White 5*(15), Naved-ul-Hasan 4.5-0-31-1
Over 40: Mohammad Asif comes into the attack. He is 0/25 from 5 overs in his first spell. Afridi drops an easy catch. Cameron White survives. Afridi has hurt his finger while attempting to take the catch and is off the field now. Fawad Alam comes in as the substitute fielder. 2 runs from over 40. Australia are 170/4 after 40 overs. They require 35 runs from 60 deliveries.
Australia: 170/4 (40 overs); Michael Hussey 61*(84), Cameron White 4*(12), Mohammad Asif 6-0-27-0
Over 39: Ajmal to continue. 2 runs from the over. 38 required from 66 deliveries.
Australia: 168/4 (39 overs); Michael Hussey 60*(82), Cameron White 4*(9), Saeed Ajmal 8-1-18-1
Over 38: Afridi to bowl his final over. Afridi bowls a wide ball and it goes to the boundary. 9 runs from the over. Afridi finishes with 1/47 in 10 overs. 50 runs required from 72 balls.
Australia: 166/4 (38 overs); Michael Hussey 59*(79), Cameron White 3*(6), Shahid Afridi 10-0-47-1
Over 37: Cameron White is the new man in for Australia.Pakistan fighting hard here to win the game. 49 runs required from 80 balls. 2 runs from the over.
Australia: 157/4 (37 overs); Michael Hussey 58*(77), Cameron White 0*(2), Saeed Ajmal 7-1-16-1
Over 36.4: Saeed Ajmal to continue. Ferguson gets a single off the first delivery. Hussey takes a single off the second. Australia require less than 50 now. And Ajmal strikes. Callum Ferguson is bowled for 7. Australia lose their fourth wicket.
Australia: 157/4 (36.4 overs); Michael Hussey 58*(77), Callum Ferguson 7(18), Saeed Ajmal 6.4-1-16-1
Over 36: Shahid Afridi is back for his second spell. Hussey gets a edge and the ball runs to the boundary off the fourth delivery. 9 runs from the over. A good over for Australia. 51 runs required from 14 overs. 150 comes up for Australia.
Australia: 155/3 (36 overs); Michael Hussey 57*(76), Callum Ferguson 6*(15), Shahid Afridi 9-0-38-1
Over 35: The ball has been changed. The players take a drinks break. 2 runs from Ajmal's over.
Australia: 146/3 (35 overs); Michael Hussey 51*(73), Callum Ferguson 3*(12), Saeed Ajmal 6-1-14-0
Over 34: Shoaib Malik to continue. Michael Hussey reaches his 24th ODI fifty. 3 runs from the over. 62 runs required from 16 overs.
Australia: 144/3 (34 overs); Michael Hussey 50*(69), Callum Ferguson 2*(10), Shoaib Malik 4-0-16-1
Over 33: Ajmal to continue. Maiden over from Saeed Ajmal. 65 runs required from 17 overs.
Australia: 141/3 (33 overs); Michael Hussey 48*(66), Callum Ferguson 1*(7), Saeed Ajmal 5-1-12
Over 32: Shoaib Malik to continue. And he strikes for Pakistan. The 81 run partnership comes to an end here. Ricky Ponting is caught by Umar Gul for 32. A good catch there by Gul diving full length. Callum Ferguson is the new man in. 1 run and a wicket from the over. 65 runs required from 18 overs.
Australia: 141/3 (32 overs); Michael Hussey 48*(66), Callum Ferguson 1*(1), Ricky Ponting 32(64), Shoaib Malik 3-0-13-1
Over 31: Ajmal to continue. 2 runs from the over. Australia are 140/2 after 31 overs. 66 runs required from 19 overs.
Australia: 140/2 (31 overs); Ricky Ponting 32*(62), Michael Hussey 48*(63), Saeed Ajmal 4-0-12-0
Over 30: Malik to continue. 8 runs from the over. 68 runs required from 20 overs.
Australia: 138/2 (30 overs); Ricky Ponting 31*(59), Michael Hussey 47*(60), Shoaib Malik 2-0-12-0
Over 29: Ajmal to continue. Hussey hits a four off the third delivery. An appeal for LBW off the last ball of the over, but the umpire denies it. 6 runs from the over. 76 runs required from 21 overs.
Australia: 130/2 (29 overs); Ricky Ponting 29*(56), Michael Hussey 44*(57), Saeed Ajmal 3-0-10-0
Over 28: Shoaib Malik into the attack. 4 runs from the over. 82 runs required from 22 overs.
Australia: 124/2 (28 overs); Ricky Ponting 28*(52), Michael Hussey 39*(55), Shoaib Malik 1-0-4-0
Over 27: Saeed Ajmal to continue. 2 runs from the over. Australia require 86 runs from 23 overs.
Australia: 120/2 (27 overs); Ricky Ponting 26*(49), Michael Hussey 37*(52), Saeed Ajmal 2-0-4-0
Over 26: Afridi to bowl his eighth over. Just a single from the over. It looks like the batsmen doesn't want to take any risks against Shahid Afridi. 88 runs required from 24 overs.
Australia: 118/2 (26 overs); Ricky Ponting 25*(46), Michael Hussey 36*(49), Shahid Afridi 8-0-29-1
Over 25: Bowling change for Pakistan as Saeed Ajmal replaces Naved-ul-Hasan. Naved has given 0/27 in his four overs. Spin from both the ends now. 2 runs from his first over. 89 runs required from 25 overs. Australia are 117/2 after 25 overs.
Australia: 117/2 (25 overs); Ricky Ponting 24*(40), Michael Hussey 36*(49), Saeed Ajmal 1-0-2-0
Over 24: Shahid Afridi to bowl his seventh over. Just a single from the over. 91 runs required from 26 overs.
Australia: 115/2 (24 overs); Ricky Ponting 23*(39), Michael Hussey 35*(44), Shahid Afridi 7-0-28-1
Over 23: Naved-ul-Hasan to continue. Michael Hussey hits a four through wide of extra cover region. 50 run partnership comes for Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. Hussey hits another four off the fourth delivery. Hussey takes a single off the fifth delivery. Another good over for Australia, 9 runs from it. They require 92 runs from 27 overs at 3.4 runs per over.
Australia: 114/2 (23 overs); Ricky Ponting 23*(39), Michael Hussey 34*(38), Naved-ul-Hasan 4-0-27-0
Over 22: Afridi to continue. Ricky Ponting guides the ball to the long leg to get a single off the fourth delivery. Hussey hits it to deep cover for another single off the next delivery. Ponting gets a double off the last delivery. 4 runs from the over. Australia require 101 runs from 28 overs.
Australia: 105/2 (22 overs); Ricky Ponting 23*(38), Michael Hussey 25*(33), Shahid Afridi 6-0-27-1
Over 21: In comparison, Pakistan are 78/2 after 20 overs. Naved-ul-Hasan to continue. Ricky Ponting gets a single off the first delivery. Michael Husse gets a double off the third delivery. 2 runs off the fourth delivery for Hussey. Naved-ul-Hasan bowls a no-ball of his sixth delivery and here comes the free hit. Michael Hussey will take the free hit. And he hits a massive six over deep midwicket. 100 comes up for Australia. A very good over for Australia. 12 runs from the over. 105 runs required from 29 overs.
Australia: 101/2 (21 overs); Ricky Ponting 20*(33), Michael Hussey 24*(32), Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-18-0
Over 20: Shahid Afridi to bowl his fifth over. Just a single. 16 runs have been scored in the last five overs. Australia are 89/2 after 20 overs. They require another 117 runs from 180 balls.
Australia: 89/2 (20 overs); Ricky Ponting 19*(32), Michael Hussey 14*(26), Shahid Afridi 5-0-23-1
Over 19: Naved-ul-Hasan to continue. Just a single from the over. 118 runs required from 31 overs.
Australia: 88/2 (19 overs); Ricky Ponting 18*(30), Michael Hussey 14*(22), Naved-ul-Hasan 2-0-6-0
Over 18: Shahid Afridi to continue. A loud shout for an LBW off the fourth delivery, but the umpire denies it. Ricky Ponting survives. 2 runs from the over. 119 runs required from 32 overs.
Australia: 87/2 (18 overs); Ricky Ponting 17*(27), Michael Hussey 14*(19), Shahid Afridi 4-0-22-1
Over 17: Naved-ul-Hasan comes into the attack replacing Umar Gul. Michael Hussey welcomes him with a four between extra cover and mid-off region. 5 runs from his first over. 121 runs required from 33 overs.
Australia: 85/2 (17 overs); Ricky Ponting 16*(22), Michael Hussey 13*(18), Naved-ul-Hasan 1-0-5-0
Over 16: Afridi to continue. 7 runs from the over. 126 runs required from 34 overs.
Australia: 80/2 (16 overs); Ricky Ponting 16*(22), Michael Hussey 8*(12), Shahid Afridi 3-0-20-1
Over 15: Umar Gul to continue. This is the final over of the Bowling Powerplay. Ricky Ponting hits a four off the fourth delivery through covers. Four runs from the over. Australia are 73/2 after 15 overs.. The Bowling Powerplay is over. Australia require 133 runs from 35 overs.
Australia: 73/2 (15 overs); Ricky Ponting 11*(18), Michael Hussey 6*(10), Umar Gul 8-1-35-1
Over 14: Afridi to continue. He gives a single off the first delivery. Single by Hussey off the third ball, Ponting takes a single off the next delivery. 5 runs from the over. 137 runs required from 36 overs.
Australia: 69/2 (14 overs); Ricky Ponting 7*(12), Michael Hussey 6*(10), Shahid Afridi 2-0-13-1
Over 13: Umar Gul to continue his first spell. He will bowl his seventh over. Ricky Ponting gets a single off the second delivery. Just a single from the over. Australia require 142 runs from 37 overs.
Australia: 64/2 (13 overs); Ricky Ponting 4*(9), Michael Hussey 4*(7), Umar Gul 7-1-31-1
Over 12: Shahid Afridi into the attack. Spin being introduced for the first time in the match. Tim Paine gets a double off the first delivery. Shahid Afridi strikes. Tim Paine is out LBW. Bowling change has worked for Younus Khan. Two wickets down.Michael Hussey is the new man in. Hussey is off the mark with a four off the midwicket. 8 runs and a wicket from the over. 143 runs required from 38 overs.
Australia: 63/2 (12 overs); Ricky Ponting 3*(7), Michael Hussey 4*(3), Tim Paine 29(40), Shahid Afridi 1-0-8-1
Over 11: Pakistan take the Bowling powerplay. Umar Gul to bowl the eleventh over. Ricky Ponting gets a double off the third ball of the over. Umar Gul bowls a wide the next ball. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 55/1 (11 overs); Tim Paine 25*(37), Ricky Ponting 3*(7), Umar Gul 6-1-30-1
Over 10: Mohammad Asif is bowling his 5th over of the innings. Paine to face him. Paine takes time to adjust and finally on the 3rd ball, he hits a nice full toss on the middle for a FOUR. Paine adds 2 more runs in the 5th ball. So 6 runs from the over.
Australia: 50/1 (10 Overs); Ricky Ponting: 0* (2), Paine: 24* (36); Mohammad Asif: 5-0-25-0
Over 9: Umar Gul is balling the over. Paine makes a single off the 2nd ball. Watson hits a FOUR in the 3rd ball. Watson loses his wicket in the 4th ball. Watson c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 24 (22). Ricky Ponting is the new batsman.
Australia: 44/1 (9 Overs); Ricky Ponting: 0* (2), Paine: 18* (30); Umar Gul: 5-1-25-1
Over 8: Mohammad Asif is on his 4th over. Just 1 run off the 5th ball.
Australia: 39/0 (8 Overs); Watson: 20* (20), Paine: 17* (28); Mohammad Asif: 4-0-19-0
Over 7: Umar Gul continues. 2 runs from the over.
Australia: 38/0 (7 Overs); Watson: 20* (19), Paine: 16* (23); Umar Gul: 4-1-20-0
Over 6: Mohammad Asif is bowling the over. Watson makes a single on the 4th ball. So just 1 run from this over.
Australia: 36/0 (6 Overs); Watson: 19* (17), Paine: 15* (19); Mohammad Asif: 3-0-18-0
Over 5: Umar Gul is bowling his 3rd over of the innings. Paine is at the batting ends. A maiden over here. The addition of a slip and a gully at the beginning of the over seem to have but the Aussie batsman in caution.
Australia: 35/0 (5 Overs); Watson: 18* (13), Paine: 15* (17); Umar Gul: 3-1-18-0
Over 4: Mohammad Asif is bowling his second over of the innings now. Paine to face him. The 1st ball is bowled at good length on the middle. No run from it. Paine hits a FOUR in the 2nd ball. The 4th ball too gets a similar treatment. Paine hits the 5th ball for a short and wide to get a single. 9 runs from the over. The opening bowlers seems to be a little too expensive for Pakistan.
Australia: 35/0 (4 Overs); Watson: 18* (13), Paine: 15* (11); Mohammad Asif: 2-0-17-0
Over 3: Umar Gul continues. Watson faces him. Watson takes advantage of a short good length ball to drive to the boundary. So FOUR runs off the very first ball of the over. The fifth ball brings in another FOUR! So, 8 runs from the over. A fantastic show of the power of the bat by Australia here. Australia's required rate is now at 3.82
Australia: 26/0 (3 Overs); Watson: 18* (12), Paine: 6* (6); Umar Gul: 2-0-18-0
Over 2: Mohammad Asif is the other bowler opening for the Pakistan's innings. Paine to face him. The first ball goes to a wide. The third ball is another wide delivery. Paine takes time to settle and on the last ball of the over, he hits a huge six. So, Australia seems to be on a strong reply here. The Required Run Rate for Australia is now at 3.91
Australia: 18/0 (2 overs); Watson: 10* (6), Paine: 6* (6), Mohammad Asif: 1-0-8-0
Over 1: Umar Gul is starting the Pakistan's bowling innings. Watson is batting for Australia. Australia is off to a good start!
Australia: 10/0 (1 over); Watson: 10* (6), Paine: 0* (0), Umar Gul: 1-0-10-0
Over 50: Watson to bowl the last over of the first innings. Misbah-ul-Haq hit wicket b Watson 41 (53). Naved-ul-Hasan is the new batsman. 12 runs from the over. Pakistan has finally managed to cross the 200 runs mark.. Pakistan's run rate is 4.10. Australia has to make 206 runs to win the match.
Pakistan: 205/6 (50 Overs); Umar Akmal: 2* (8), Naved-ul-Hasan 7* (3); Watson: 8-0-32-2
Over 49: Lee is bowling his last over of his innings. A drop and Akmal is saved. 1 run from the over.
Pakistan: 193/5 (49 Overs); Misbah-ul-Haq: 37* (50), Umar Akmal: 2* (8); Lee: 10-0-30-1
Over 48: Shane Watson will bowl now. 3 runs from the over. Good economical bowling as the Pakistan's 50 run mark is fast approaching.
Pakistan: 192/5 (48 Overs); Misbah-ul-Haq: 36* (49), Umar Akmal: 2* (3); Watson: 7-0-20-1
Over 47: Brett Lee comes in. Yousuf faces the first ball and makes 2 runs. The very next ball Yousuf is out!!. Good timing in Lee's entry. Yousuf c White b Lee 45 (69). Umar Akmal is the new batsman. 5 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 189/5 (47 Overs); Misbah-ul-Haq: 34* (45), Umar Akmal: 1* (1); Brett Lee: 9-0-29-1
Over 46: Johnson is bowling his last over of the innings. 10 runs given during the over. Pakistan is now 184/4 with a run rate of 4.00
Pakistan: 184/4 (46 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 43* (67), Misbah-ul-Haq: 32* (42); Johnson: 10-0-45-2
Over 45: Hauritz bowls the over. 8 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 174/4 (45 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 42* (66), Misbah-ul-Haq: 23* (37); Hauritz: 7-1-24-0
Over 44: Johnson is back into the attack. Just 1 run given during the over.
Pakistan: 166/4 (44 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 35* (62), Misbah-ul-Haq: 22* (35); Johnson: 9-0-35-2
Over 43: Hauritz conintues the over. 5 runs given in the over.
Pakistan: 165/4 (43 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 34* (57), Misbah-ul-Haq: 22* (34); Hauritz: 6-1-16-0
Over 42: Hopes is bowling the over. 9 runs from it.
Pakistan: 160/4 (42 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 31* (53), Misbah-ul-Haq: 20* (32); Hopes: 10-0-50-1
Over 41: Hauritz bowls the over. Pakistan gets 2 runs from it. Here comes the 150 runs mark for Pakistan
Pakistan: 151/4 (41 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 28* (50), Misbah-ul-Haq: 14* (29); Hauritz: 5-1-11-0
Over 40: Hopes is bowling the over. 2 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 149/4 (40 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 27* (48), Misbah-ul-Haq: 13* (25); Hopes: 9-0-41-1
Over 39: Hauritz is bowling now. His 4th over of the innings. 5 runs added to the score board.
Pakistan: 147/4 (39 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 26* (43), Misbah-ul-Haq: 12* (24); Hauritz: 4-1-9-0
Over 38: Hopes is back again. 6 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 142/4 (38 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 23* (39), Misbah-ul-Haq: 10* (22); Hopes: 8-0-39-1
Over 37: Hauritz is back in the attack. His over gives Pakistan a single run. Seems Pakistan is on a slow track at the moment.
Pakistan: 136/4 (37 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 18* (36), Misbah-ul-Haq: 9* (19); Hauritz: 3-1-4-0
Over 36: Johnson bowls the over. Pakistan adds 1 run from it.
Pakistan: 135/4 (36 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 18* (36), Misbah-ul-Haq: 8* (13); Johnson: 8-0-34-2
Over 35: Lee is bowling the over. 3 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 134/4 (35 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 18* (33), Misbah-ul-Haq: 7* (10); Lee: 8-0-24-0
Over 34: Johnson is bowling the over. 2 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 131/4 (34 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 17* (30), Misbah-ul-Haq: 6* (7); Johnson: 7-0-33-2
Over 33: Lee is bowling the over. 2 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 129/4 (33 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 16* (28), Misbah-ul-Haq: 5 (3); Lee: 7-0-21-0
Over 32: Johnson continues the over. Malik is Out. Malik c Ponting b Johnson 27 (37). Misbah-ul-Haq is the new man in.
Pakistan: 127/4 (32 Overs); Mohammad Yosuf: 15* (24), Misbah-ul-Haq: 4 (1); Johnson: 6-0-31-2
Over 31: Lee to continue. Malik is on strike. 6 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 120/3 (31 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 26* (35), Mohammad Yosuf: 14* (21); Lee: 6-0-19-0
Over 30: Hopes to continue. 8 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 114/3 (30 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 23* (31), Mohammad Yosuf: 12* (19); Hopes: 7-0-33-1
Over 29: A maiden over by Hauritz.
Pakistan: 106/3 (29 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 18* (29), Mohammad Yosuf: 9* (15); Hauritz: 2-1-3-0
Over 28: Hopes continues. 7 runs from the over. Pakistan crosses the 100 runs milestone
Pakistan: 106/3 (28 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 18* (23), Mohammad Yosuf: 9* (15); Hopes: 6-0-25-1
Over 27: Hauritz is brought into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 99/3 (27 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 16* (21), Mohammad Yosuf: 4* (11); Hauritz: 1-0-3-0
Over 26: Hopes is bowling the over. 5 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 96/3 (26 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 14* (17), Mohammad Yosuf: 3* (9); James Hopes: 5-0-18-1
Over 25: Siddle bowls the over. 1 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 91/3 (25 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 12* (14), Mohammad Yosuf: 0* (6); Siddle: 5-0-24-0
Over 24: Hopes continues. Younis Khan is out! Younis Khan c Johnson b Hopes 18 (49). Mohammad Yousuf is the new batsman to take charge. Malik makes a single. So 1 run from the over.
Pakistan: 90/3 (24 Overs); Shoaib Malik: 11* (13), Mohammad Yosuf: 0* (1); Hopes: 4-0-13-1
Over 23: 1 run from the over. Siddle bowled the over very economically. Shoaib Malik: 10* (12), Younis Khan: 18* (45); Siddle: 4-0-23-0
Over 22: Hopes to Malik. Malik makes a single off the 4th ball. Khan makes a single from a fuller length ball. The last ball of the over, Malik times it well and hits a SIX. A huge one. This should be the first SIX of the innings. 8 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 88/2 (22 Overs); Younis Khan: 17* (40), Shoaib Malik: 10* (11); Hopes: 3-0-12-0
Over 21: Watson continues 2 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 80/2 (21 Overs); Younis Khan: 16* (39), Shoaib Malik: 3* (6); Watson: 6-0-17-1
Over 20: Hopes continues. Malik makes a single off the very first ball and gives Younis the strike. Younis makes a single off the last ball. So, 2 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 78/2 (20 Overs); Younis Khan: 15* (36), Shoaib Malik: 2* (3); Hopes: 2-0-4-0
Over 19: Watson continues the over. The first ball is a wide. The third ball claims the wicket of Akmal. Kamran Akmal b Watson 44 (63). This is the 86th wicket in the ODI career of Watson. Shoaib Malik is the new man in. Malik makes a single. So 2 runs from the over and Australia claims the 2nd wicket of Pakistan. Pakistan crosses the 75-run mark in the process.
Pakistan: 76/2 (19 Overs); Younis Khan: 14* (31), Shoaib Malik: 1* (2); Watson: 5-0-15-1
Over 18: James Hopes comes into the attack. Younis Khan faces his first ball. Jabs it for a single. Akham gets the strike, makes a single off a short ball - the 3rd one of the over. So 2 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 74/1 (18 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 44* (60), Younis Khan: 14* (30); James Hopes: 1-0-2-0
Over 17: Watson is bowling his 4th over of the innings. 2 runs comes from it. And here comes a short drinks break.
Pakistan: 72/1 (17 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 43* (58), Younis Khan: 13* (26); Watson: 4-0-13-0
Over 16: Johnson continues. The first ball is a drop. Younis Khan survives. The fourth ball gives a single. The lone run from the over.
Pakistan: 70/1 (16 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 41* (52), Younis Khan: 13* (26); Johnson: 5-0-24-1
Over 15: Watson continues. Akmal faces him. Gets a single from the first ball and gives Younis Khan the strike. Khan quickly makes a double. Another single comes off the last ball. So, 4 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 69/1 (15 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 41* (52), Younis Khan: 13* (20); Watson: 3-0-11-0
Over 14: Johnson continues. Akmal hits a FOUR off the second ball. Nice timed hit. He makes a single off a yorker from the 5th ball.
Pakistan: 65/1 (14 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 40* (51), Younis Khan: 10* (15); Johnson: 4-0-23-1
Over 13: Watson continues with his second over. 2 runs from the over. Pakistan is now at 60/1 with a run rate of 4.55 runs an over.
Pakistan: 60/1 (13 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 35* (46), Younis Khan: 10* (14); Watson: 2-0-7-0
Over 12: Johnson continues. 8 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 58/1 (12 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 34* (42), Younis Khan: 9* (12); Johnson: 3-0-18-1
Over 11: A change of bowling here. Shane Watson comes in. Akmal to faces him. Akmal drives the ball confidently to the over to get a single. Younis Khan gets the strike. He takes time and hits a short ball towards the boundary. FOUR runs here. Pakistan gets 5 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 50/1 (11 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 27* (38), Younis Khan: 8* (10); Watson: 1-0-5-0
Over 10: Johnson is bowling his second over of the innings. 9 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 45/1 (10 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 26* (35), Younis Khan: 4* (7); Johnson: 2-0-10-1
Over 9: Lee continues. Akmal seems to have got used to Lee's bowling. And he hits a FOUR off the first ball. Akmal makes a single in the 5th ball - a short and wide one. So 5 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 36/1 (9 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 16* (28), Younis Khan: 0* (2); Lee: 5-0-13-0
Over 8: Johnson is the new bowler in and he does the magic. His first ball of the over claims the wicket of Afridi! Afridi c Hopes b Johnson 15(18). Younis Khan is the new batsman. 1 run from the over as Akmal drives the full length ball to a single.
Pakistan: 31/1 (8 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 16* (28), Younis Khan: 0* (2);Johnson: 1-0-1-1
Over 7: Lee continues. 5 runs from the over. Afridi hits a nice shot in the 4th ball that goes to the boundary. Another single came off the last ball - a length ball.
Pakistan: 30/0 (7 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 15* (25), Shahid Afridi: 15* (17); Lee: 4-0-8-0
Over 6: Siddle is bowling the over. 8 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 25/0 (6 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 15* (25), Shahid Afridi: 10* (11); Siddle: 3-0-22-0
Over 5: Brett Lee continues the over. Akmal is on strike. Makes a single off the 3rd ball. So 1 run from the over.
Pakistan: 17/0 (5 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 7* (19), Shahid Afridi: 10* (11); Lee: 3-0-3-0
Over 4: Siddle is bowling his second over of the innings. Akmal faces him. Makes a single as the ball goes to the third man. The third ball, Afridi makes a single with the slower delivery from Siddle. Akaml gets strike and makes a single off the last ball. So 3 runs from the over.
Pakistan: 16/0 (4 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 6* (16), Shahid Afridi: 10* (8); Siddle: 2-0-14-0
Over 3: Lee continues the over. Akmal makes a single off the last ball and disappoints Lee in making the over a maiden. So 1 run from the over.
Pakistan: 13/0 (3 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 4* (11), Shahid Afridi: 9* (7); Brett Lee: 2-0-2-0
Over 2: Peter Siddle is bowling this over. Akmal faces his him. Makes a single off the first ball. FOUR runs in the 3rd ball by Afridi. Two singles, each by Afridi and Akmal in the 4th and 5th ball. And yet another FOUR from the last ball. So 11 runs from this over and Pakistan and off to a good start.
Pakistan: 12/0 (2 Overs); Kamran Akmal: 3* (5), Shahid Afridi: 9* (7); Peter Siddle: 1-0-11-0
Over 1: Brett Lee is bowling the first over of the innings. Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal are the batsman in. Akmal faces the first two balls. Makes a single off the third ball. Shahid Afridi gets the strike. He used the next three balls to settle.
Pakistan: 1/0 (1 Over); Kamran Akmal: 1* (3), Shahid Afridi: 0* (3); Brett Lee: 1-0-1-0
Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal
Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle
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