Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd ODI Sharjah

Pakistan: 244/7 50.0 Ovs
Australia: 250/7 47.0 Ovs
Australia won by 3 wkts

Pakistan
Banting                                                                                                      Run  B    4s  6s   Sr

Mohammad Hafeez	lbw b M Clarke	78	97	4	2	80.41
Nasir Jamshed	c M Wade b M Johnson	48	75	6	0	64.00
Shahid Afridi	c G Maxwell b M Johnson	7	6	1	0	116.67
Asad Shafiq	c G Bailey b M Starc	27	35	1	0	77.14
Misbah-ul-Haq (c)	c D Warner b M Starc	25	39	0	0	64.10
Umar Akmal	c D Hussey b M Starc	0	2	0	0	0.00
Azhar Ali	not out	27	30	2	0	90.00
Kamran Akmal (wk)	b M Starc	2	3	0	0	66.67
Abdur Rehman	not out	12	13	1	0	92.31
Extras:	(b 4, lb 1, w 13, nb 0, p 0)	18
Total:	(7 wkts, 50 ovs)	244	RR:4.88

Australia
Bowing                                                                       Ov    M        Ru    W   NB  WB            ER

James Pattinson	10	1	50	0	0	2	5.00
Mitchell Starc	10	0	51	4	0	4	5.10
Mitchell Johnson	9	0	33	2	0	3	3.70
Glenn Maxwell	7	0	33	0	0	3	4.70
Daniel Christian	10	0	55	0	0	1	5.50
David Hussey	2	0	14	0	0	0	7.00
Michael Clarke	2	0	3	1	0	0	1.50

Australia
Banting                                                                                                      Run  B    4s  6s    Sr

David Warner	c (sub)S Malik b Abdur Rehman	21	33	3	1	63.64
David Hussey	c Abdur Rehman b S Ajmal	43	45	0	3	95.56
Michael Clarke (c)	st K Akmal b S Ajmal	32	34	4	0	94.12
Michael Hussey	b J Khan	65	72	7	1	90.28
George Bailey	c K Akmal b S Ajmal	1	6	0	0	16.67
Matthew Wade (wk)	b Abdur Rehman	22	46	1	0	47.83
Glenn Maxwell	not out	56	38	4	3	147.37
Daniel Christian	c (sub)I Farhat b J Khan	2	7	0	0	28.57
Mitchell Johnson	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras:	(b 0, lb 4, w 3, nb 0, p 0)	7
Total:	(7 wkts, 47 ovs)	250	RR:5.32

Pakistan

Bowing                                                                            Ov   M      Ru    W   NB WB           ER   

Junaid Khan	6	0	42	2	0	0	7.00
Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	49	0	0	0	4.90
Abdur Rehman	9	0	41	2	0	0	4.60
Shahid Afridi	10	0	62	0	0	0	6.20
Saeed Ajmal	9	1	37	3	0	2	4.10
Azhar Ali	3	0	15	0	0	1	5.00

A little soothing when it mattered most, Estimates completed a achievements more evaluating than the scoreboard progressively revealed to defeat Pakistan in Sharjah and announce the immediately ODI series 2-1. It was a result acquired as much by perspiration as inspiration, Eileen Hussey and the nerveless tyro Glenn Maxwell creating the essential country to secure their team from the question of 159 for 5 when Matthew Go reduced to Abdur Rehman.

Michael Hussey could so easily have been out lbw to Saeed Ajmal before he had acquired, amongst a mesmerising miracle in which the offspinner described what revealed up a essential 3 for 11. But Misbah-ul-Haq designed a wide range of alternatives that were to validate too hesitant - not able to on the internet the umpire Billy Bowden's option, and then getting Ajmal off after five overs when another wicket or two might have surrounded Australia's lot of cash.

Pakistan's question could perhaps be connected with the body weight of history, having not defeated Estimates in an ODI series since 2002. There was to be little such stress about the way Eileen Hussey and Maxwell near in on the concentrate on, which had been reined in to manageable prices by Mitchell Knutson and Mitchell Starc after Pakistan's openers designed their crew's best start against Estimates since 1985.

Mohammad Hafeez's take a place of 129 with Nasir Jamshed should have allowed Pakistan to improve well past 250, but Australia's bowlers stuck definitely to their procedure to limit the rest. It was Knutson who started the secure operate, revealing two wickets while keeping his economy-rate down, and thus allowing Starc to hit four times to continue his cost-effective kind.

As had been flagged as a possibility by the on the internet trainer Bob Rixon formerly in the series, Wade's exertions during 50 overs in the place were regarded too much for him to coming back up immediately as an owner.

His substitute at the top of the deal was awesome - Level Hussey starting for once in his ODI occupation - but offered a useful left-right evaluation with Level Warner in a take a place that revealed a lot of brio if not finish security.

Warner and Level Hussey both smote huge sixes, leading to the umpires to twice get in touch with for a substitute tennis golf basketball, and denting the formerly fresh series amounts of Hafeez. Rehman hurried a Warner take taken and described his wicket to break the cooperation at 44, but Eileen Clarke was usually sleek and with Level Hussey he kept Estimates before asking-rate.

However Ajmal's launch offered a recognizable change to procedure, as he found try despite the wet night air and yet again confused the Australians with his variations. Clarke had hit one significant hit in showing program from the left-hand of Shahid Afridi with a extreme produce, but he awesome too starting to Ajmal and was well confused down the leg element by Kamran Akmal.

Michael Hussey seemed palpably lbw, but Pakistan choose very effectively not to on the internet Billy Bowden's not-out verdict. Level Hussey perished in look for of another six, and Mom Bailey gloved an tried paddle-sweep. Ajmal's try had customized the innings, but he was then taken to allow Go and Eileen Hussey some much needed place.

They steadied aspects until Wade's stop, bowled between bat and pad, whereupon Maxwell designed another free-spirited contribution to a series in which his getting definitely outshone his go-karting as he ransacked Afridi for 16 functions in the 43rd over. Eileen Hussey was out to a used out defeat and Dan Spiritual did not keep up against, but Maxwell kept his awesome and his a opportunity to details the used out Australians home.

They had been pleased to win the toss and avoid the complicated extravagances of the night moisture. Increased by pleased storage area space of action one when they had cause and tailed the Pakistan innings, Pattinson and Starc took the new tennis golf basketball with some objective. Starc seemed initially brief of defeat and fulfillment having shrugged off a side/chest problem to take element, but Australia's starting duo designed Jamshed and Hafeez provide your very best to keep up against the starting overs.

Both batsmen top-edged tried hook up shots and were fortunate to see their particular cerebral typical injuries fall safely. However, the shots signalled their goals, even as a ongoing concept, progressively outfield and fresh Quotations fielding designed evaluating complicated.

Gradually, Hafeez and Jamshed wrested the attempt, seeing off a useful miracle by Knutson and getting more from the others. The allrounder Spiritual shelled a complicated come coming back catch when Hafeez was on 26, but it was the only indication of a opportunity offered by the openers as they strode to Pakistan's first century starting take a place against Estimates in ODIs since 1985.

Jamshed's innings was a appropriate follow-up to his match-shaping innings in Abu Dhabi, while Hafeez was finally showing the Australians the value of his getting after some years of underachievement. The six off Pattinson was a particularly awesome storage area space.

Australia were so nervous for a wicket that Clarke reduced his one suggestions to a dangerous attention for a leg-side catch off Jamshed. The stratagem was in a oblique way eye-catching acquiring the cutting-edge, frustrating Jamshed enough for Knutson to have him touching a vivid behind in the same over.

Afridi was promoted in the deal to make a flash-in-the-pan seven, and Hafeez's innings was completed when Clarke hit him at the top element aspect while trying to sweep. Asad Shafiq, Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali did not go beyond their starts, keeping the concentrate on within Australia's reach.