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Pakistan has won the second one-day international of the three match series against Australia in United Arab Emirates under extremely humid conditions. The game will be remembered for the 31C heat and 95 per cent humidity suffered by the players, as Australia made 9-248 before Pakistan replied with 3-249 to ease to a big victory with 38 deliveries to spare. Opener Nasir Jamshed's 97 proved to be a match winning knock for Pakistan , as Australia 's bowlers struggled to control the wet ball in the late-night dew. Australia captain Michael Clarke said his decision to bat first was wrong, and they should have bowled first to tackle the late night dew. "It was the wrong decision after winning the toss to bat first," News.com.au quoted Clarke, as saying. Jamshed hit 11 fours and two sixes in a stylish performance but was cramping badly and played a tired-looking shot to mid-off, falling three runs shy of his second ODI century. Mohammad Hafeez (23) was out to a longhop from Dan Christian at 1-66, but Azhar Ali (59 not out) and skipper Misbahul Haq (35 not out) saw Pakistan home. Australia had won the toss but found themselves in trouble at 4-87 with the dismissals of Matthew Wade (seven), Warner (24 off 68 balls), Michael Clarke (37) and David Hussey (duck). Mike Hussey top-scored with 61, sharing half-century partnerships with George Bailey (39) and Maxwell (28 off 27 balls). Pakistan off spinner Saeed Ajmal gave another brilliant display with a return of 4-32 after his 3-30 in the first ODI. The third and final game is in Sharjah on Monday night, and Pakistan would be taking extra motivation from the fact they haven't beaten Australia in an ODI series for a decade. XXXXXXXXXXX FGN Metropolitan University may take aid of High Court to resolve visa row London: UK's London Metropolitan University, which has been stripped of its license to sponsor non-EU students by the UK Border Agency (UKBA), may be now forced to take the case to the High Court for ending the bitter dispute with the British Government and immigration officials, legal experts have said. Over 2,500 foreign students face being deported from the UK after London Met's license to authorize visas for international students was revoked by the British Government. "London Met may have no choice but to dispute the decision, given the importance to it of fees from foreign students, and will probably have to seek a judicial review in the High Court," the Independent quoted Adam Chapman, head of public law at Kingsley Napley, as saying. "Students who will be forced to leave the country may also seek to challenge the revocation of their right to study here. Only last year the court found that Burnley Training College was unfairly stripped of its sponsor licence," he added. The decision to strip the university of its Highly Trusted Status (HTS) came at a time when the British Government is struggling to bring the net immigration in the country down to below 100,000 a year. A spokesman for the London Met did not rule out a legal challenge. "We dispute the basis of the decision. That's as much as we can say at present," he said. The university is also currently in talks with other UK universities about the possibility of finding places for the stranded students. Regent's College, in London , has reportedly offered to take 200 students of London Met, and to make 800,000 pounds worth of scholarships available to them to cover the difference in tuition fees, the paper said.

Pakistan defeat Australia by seven wickets in 2nd ODI