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Australia beat Pakistan by 2 runs to complete a summer clean-sweep | World Twenty20 champion Pakistan on Friday failed to end their disastrous Australia tour on happy note, as they lost the only Twenty20 match at Melbourne Cricket
Ground by two runs. Pakistan were a different outfit in the field and dismissed
the home side for a paltry 127 runs in 18.4 overs, but their batting fell the
same way it did in the three Tests and five one-dayers as Australia fought back
to dismiss them for 9-125 in their 20 overs. Australia elected to bat first after
winning the toss and cruised to 1-50 in 60 overs, before Pakistan bowlers struck
back to take wickets at regular intervals. The home side lost their last nine
wickets for 73 and only David Hussey (40 not out), Michael Clarke (32) and David
Warner (24) reached double figures. Hussey ran out of partners with eight balls
remaining, against some good bowling from Umar Gul (3-20) and Shoaib Malik
(2-31)
and sharp fielding, which included three run-outs, The Sydney Morning Herald
reports.
Pakistan's reply got off to a bad start, as opening pair Imran Farhat and Imran
Nazir went back to pavilion on the score of 10. Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait
was the star with 3-11, as he claimed wickets in his second and third over. Tait
also struck in his 15th over, where he removed the dangerous Kamran Akmal,
whose
64 from 33 balls had the tourists headed for a breakthrough win. Dirk Nannes and
Shane Watson bowled brilliantly at the death and conceded nine runs in the final
two overs as Pakistan finished 9-125, even though Mohammad Asif hit the last ball
for four. |
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