Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | AUS: 367/9 | RR: 7.34

  • Pat Cummins6 (8b)
  • Adam Zampa1 (1b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi10-1-54-5
  • Haris Rauf8-0-83-3

raju20ta: "Aus failed in doubling '30 over score'" Well, they were 208 for 0 after 30. That's 159 for 9 in the back 20. Is it enough anyway? We'll find out in the chase. Coverage should resume around 6:23pm local.

Paul T: "Australia's third best scorer was Mr. Extras."

Fahad Naseer : "Is Abdullah Shafiq fit to bat?" Likely to be.

Vikram : "The key for me is how many 6s can Pakistan hit. I think australia hit 19 sixes" Yep, Warner and Marsh smacked nine each.

Mitchell Marsh: Nice to have that as a present on my birthday, feels like I've never gotten over 10 before. Partnership with Davey was awesome. We know this can be a high-scoring ground. I've played here a lot and missed out a lot. Nice to cash in, got a good start, they bowled well in the powerplay. We cashed in at the back end. We wanted to build through the partnership and launch towards the end. Didn't do that but happy. Our communication in the opening stand was fantastic. Kept each other going, even when the spinners bowled well. Davey used his experience well. I tend not to celebrate tons too much but there was a fair bit of emption today. Proud of it. Hopefully, we'll get a few wickets and get another win. There's enough in the wicket, hope to get swing under lights. It's a small ground, we'll need all of those runs. Need to take a couple early, apply pressure and hold our lengths.

5:55pm 27 for 4 in the last five overs closes off the innings well for Pakistan. But it's the 259 off the first 203 that set up Australi'a dominance and, unless Pakistan do something mind-boggling in the case, the match. Warner and Marsh were in no mood to let the bowlers settle. They cashed in on pace, hit it to all parts and punished Pakistan in the powerplay. Usama Mir dropping Warner on 10 cost 153 more runs in the end. Warner was the more calculated of the two batters but he probably played the most extravagant shot of the evening - the flick onto the extension of the roof in Haris' first over. Marsh plundered away as well. Usama was decent with the ball, but like his team-mates, offered few too many boundary balls. But him, Iftikhar, and Nawaz ensured the bleeding didn't continue in the 20-30 over mark. Afridi and Haris ensured that Australia didn't reach 400, but that consolation comes with its limits, doesn't it?

49.6
2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Cummins, 2 runs, Hit to deep midwicket. Cummins returns for two as the throw comes back. Keeper takes the ball over his left shoulder and takes time before he whips the bails off. So the third umpire will call it not out
49.5
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Cummins, no run, Slower one bamboozles Cummins. Juust misses leg stump. Was on a fullish length, Cummins cleared the front leg and shaped to slog but the bat swing stopped before it took off.
49.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Cummins, no run, Full on the boot, beats the slog across the line. Hits the pad flush and rolls to the off side

Cummins has a chat with Zampa before having Shaheen spear in

49.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Zampa, 1 run, Full toss outside off, driven to the left Imam, who gets to it but fumbles after tipping it forward. But Australia settle for one. 140ks
49.3
1w
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Zampa, 1 wide, Is speared down leg. The length ball goes past the flick

Hat-trick ball

Pete: "Feels like the "end of innings explosion" hasn't really been a thing in this tournament - runs up the order OR steady accumulation throughout have both been on show. Is it the lack of new ball later on, or different fielding restrictions, or the conditions? Feels like a loss for the spectator." I'm not sure but it's a good point. Just SA vs SL that I remember where the death-overs hitting was great.

49.2
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Hazlewood, OUT, Tickled, taken and Shaheen is pumped with his five-for. He roars, does a Sajda and gets hugs from his team-mates. Length outside off, Hazlewood tried to steer it behind square and edged it to the keeper

JR Hazlewood c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

49.1
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Starc, OUT, It's Shaheen who has a say first up though. It was full around fourth, Starc stood leg side and tried to launch it down the ground but could get it only as far as long-off

MA Starc c Saud Shakeel b Shaheen Shah Afridi 2 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Shaheen to bowl the last over. Can Australia go over 370?

END OF OVER:
49 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 363/7 | RR: 7.40

  • Mitchell Starc2 (2b)
  • Pat Cummins4 (5b)
  • Haris Rauf8-0-83-3
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi9-1-50-3

hadi: "Haris, first 4: 59runs. Next 4: 24 runs 3 wickets."

48.6
1
Haris Rauf to Starc, 1 run, Low fully at the stumps, pushed into the pitch. Bounces over the outstretched hands of Haris, despite his jump, and is stopped by the fielder in the ring
48.5
1
Haris Rauf to Cummins, 1 run, Tries to club it across the line. Gets an inside edge to the left of short fine. Shaheen dives to the left and does well to stop it

Noor: "My fellow Pakistanis, they finally played some pakistani songs!!!" The guy who was asking about Mickey Arthur's DJ selection might be too.

48.4
1
Haris Rauf to Starc, 1 run, Full on leg, clips it to long-on
48.3
W
Haris Rauf to Labuschagne, OUT, Pulled hard, flat and straight to deep midwicket! It was a 143kph bouncer around chest-height, Marnus middled it. Got decent power but not the elevation and placement. Good catch from Shadab, who took it with fingers pointing up.

M Labuschagne c sub (Shadab Khan) b Haris Rauf 8 (23m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

48.2
1
Haris Rauf to Cummins, 1 run, Slow on a length outside off, heaved to deep midwicket. Clothed again though
48.1
1b
Haris Rauf to Labuschagne, 1 bye, Going slow has been Pakistan's death-overs plan and it's come off well so far. It was around a length outside off, Marnus swung for the leg side and missed. It deflected off the keeper's pad to allow the single

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st134Imam-ul-HaqAbdullah Shafique
2nd20Babar AzamImam-ul-Haq
3rd21Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
4th57Mohammad RizwanSaud Shakeel
5th37Mohammad RizwanIftikhar Ahmed
6th5Mohammad RizwanMohammad Nawaz (3)
7th3Mohammad Nawaz (3)Usama Mir
8th10Mohammad Nawaz (3)Shaheen Shah Afridi
9th14Hasan AliShaheen Shah Afridi
10th4Shaheen Shah AfridiHaris Rauf