Aus vs Pak Pakistan vs Australia live streaming video
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Aus vs Pak Pakistan vs Australia live streaming video, Pakistan batsmen were restricted on 205 runs for six wickets in the allotted 50 overs by Australian bowlers in their last match in Group A of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 here at the Super Sports Park on Wednesday.
After Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and put Pakistan into bat on a wicket with moisture on it due to rain over the past two days and his decision proved right as his seamers fully exploited the situation and did not let their opponents make a big total.
Pakistan’s main scorers were Mohammad Yousuf (45), Kamran Akmal (44) and Misbah-ul-Haq (41). Shoaib Malik also made a significant contribution of 27 runs.
For Australia, Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson claimed two wickets each while Brett Lee and James Hopes took one wicket each.
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Pakistan made two changes while Australia are unchanged in this match..
Fast bowler Mohammad Asif is playing today his first One-day International in about 18 months. He replaced young fast bowler Mohammad Aamer who gets a rest. Imran Nazir was also left out for Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi opened the innings.
Teams:
Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan (captain), Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal
Australia: Shane Watson, Tim Paine (wk), Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle.
This match is more of ceremonial for Pakistan who have already qualified for the semi-finals but for the rivals Australia, it is of vital importance for their reaching the semi finals, while India’s hope of emerging back into the game hinges on Australian defeat in the match, as it might get into the final four.
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