Pakistan Beat Australia
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Pakistan beat Australia for the first time in 13 matches across all formats as they won the first Twenty20 international by 23 runs at Edgbaston here on Monday. They were indebted to Umar Akmal’s career-best 64 that helped Pakistan to a total of 167 for eight after they’d been 47 for four.
Australia, chasing 168 to win, were bowled out for 144 with off-spinner Saeed Ajmal (three wickets for 26 runs off his maximum four overs) and teenage left-arm quick Mohammad Aamer doing the bulk of the damage. Victory put Pakistan 1-0 up ahead of the second and final Twenty20 here on Tuesday.
Australia were 85 for four when Michael Hussey came to the crease. They’d been 62 for four, chasing 192 when the left-hander’s unbeaten 60 off 24 balls saw Australia to a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan in the World Twenty20 semi-final in St Lucia in May — the last time the teams met. But Umar Gul, who missed the World Twenty20 through injury, captured the prize wicket of Michael Hussey by bowling him for 18 with a superb reverse-swinging delivery.
Gul then bowled Tim Paine, going across his stumps, to leave Australia needing 31 off 12 balls. Ajmal finished the match with eight balls to spare by having Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait stumped.
posted @ 11:56 AM,
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