MELBOURNE: Pakistan to Chase 128 Runs Target vs Australia, Pakistan will chase a target of 128 runs in Friday’s Twenty20 cricket match against Australia.

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Australia winning the toss decided to bat first and were all out at 127 in 18.4 overs in the only T20 match. Aussies are seeking a clean-sweep of Pakistan after winning the three Tests and five one-dayers between the two earlier this summer.

Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), Cameron White, Shane Watson, David Warner, David Hussey, Travis Birt, Brad Haddin, Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait, Dirk Nannes, Ryan Harris (12th man).

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Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (capt), Kamran Akmal, Fawad Alam, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Asif, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Salman Butt (12th man).

ADELAIDE: Australia Win Toss, Batting Against Pakistan in 3rd ODI, Australia was 44 without loss in third one dayer against Pakistan in 10th over of the match at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

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Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat first at the Adelaide Oval. Australia are looking to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series against Pakistan, who have made two changes.

Mohammad Aamer was ruled out with a groin injury and was replaced by Mohammad Asif, who missed the second game in Sydney with a hand problem. The visitors also left out Shoaib Malik, who made way for the batsman Fawad Alam to play his first game since the three-day warm-up match at the start of the tour.

Pakistan must win to keep the series alive with a double-header still to be played in Perth.

Australia will be without Peter Siddle, who reported back soreness following Sunday’s win at the SCG and has been rested. That has allowed Ryan Harris to come in for his second appearance in Australian colours.

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan,  Mohammad Yousuf (capt), Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal.

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Australia: Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting (capt),  Michael Clarke, Cameron White, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Ryan Harris, Nathan Hauritz, Clint McKay, Doug Bollinger.

SYDNEY: Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf won the toss and put Australia into batting in the second One-day International here at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Australia retained the same eleven that took a 1-0 lead in Brisbane whereas Pakistan made one change as seamer Umar Gul replaced Mohammad Asif, who could not play due to hand injury.

Weather forecast says there would be a light showers in Sydney and Yousuf will go to take advantage of the seam-friendly conditions in the hope of giving his side a small chase.

Teams:
Australia: Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting (captain), 4 Michael Clarke, Cameron White, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Nathan Hauritz, Clint McKay, Peter Siddle, Doug Bollinger.

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf (captain), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammed Aamer, Saeed Ajmal.

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Pakistan Vs Australia First ODI  Live Stream, Pakistan will be taking on Australia in the first match of the ODI Commonwealth Bank Series that starts on Friday at Brisbane Cricket Ground. Pakistan lost all the matches of the Test series to Australia.

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Pakistan has lost four matches of the five matches that they have played recently, while Australia has won three of them. Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, fawad Alam and Kamran Akmal are in the team that will be playing against Australia tomorrow.
Pakistani squad includes Kamran Akmal (w), Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf (c), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Aamer, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Asif, Fawad Alam, Imran Farhat, Umar Gul, Iftikhar Anjum, Khalid Latif and Sarfraz Ahmed. Australian squad includes Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Brad Haddin (w), James Hopes, Nathan Hauritz, Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle and Clint McKay.

HOBART : Pakistan scored 94-4 against Australia on the second day of the Hobart Test here on Friday.

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Australian paceman Peter Siddle breaks through, claiming two wickets in four balls to put his team on top close to the end of play on the second day off the Third Test. After a 63-run opening stand, the Victorian claimed Imran Farhat caught behind by Brad Haddin for 38. It was Haddin’s 100th dismissal in Test cricket. Just four balls later, Siddle induced a slash outside off-stump from Khurram Manzoor, who edged the ball to Ricky Ponting at second slip to be dismissed for a duck.

Later, two run outs put Pakistan into deep trouble. First captain Mohammad Yousuf was out taking third run from his off-drive and then young Umar Akmal was also runout. Yousuf made seven and Umar got eight with the help of two fours in an over.

However, opener Salman Butt still holds one end making a patient 34 while Shoaib Malik batting on four when the second day’s play ended.

Australian Caption Ricky Ponting has declared the innings at 519 at the loss of 8 wickets.

Legspinner Danish Kaneria captured three wickets for 189 runs, while fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir grabbed two wickets each and Umar Gul took one wicket.

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Aussie captain Ricky Ponting made double century (209) at his home ground and Michael Clarke made 166.

HOBART : Australia 3-302 on First day, Bloodied captain Ricky Ponting and classy deputy Michael Clarke combined for a record partnership for Australia to rub salt into Pakistan’s fresh wounds in the third Test on Thursday.

The home side went to stumps on the opening day in complete control at 3-302, with Ponting unbeaten on 137 and Clarke 111 not out.

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Following the misery of their SCG capitulation in the second Test, Pakistan dropped Ponting before he scored, letting the struggling Australian top-order off the hook.

After winning the toss and batting, they were in trouble at 3-71 in the morning session when Clarke joined his battling skipper at the crease.

Their unbeaten stand of 231 broke Australia’s fourth-wicket record against Pakistan, set by Greg Chappell and Graham Yallop in Faisalabad 30 years ago.

Spilt on the fine-leg boundary by Mohammad Aamer off his fourth ball, Ponting punished the tourists by producing his 39th Test century and second on his Hobart home ground.

The Tasmanian crowd of 7,216 were in raptures twice for their state hero as Ponting was incorrectly awarded a six when he hit Danish Kaneria down the ground when on 94.

Three balls after the mistake was corrected, a jubilant Ponting celebrated with a sweep for two.

In contrast, Clarke was the quiet achiever with his chanceless century of high quality almost creeping up on the Bellerive Oval fans.

He brought up his 13th hundred off 188 balls with 11 fours and also passed the 4,000 Test run milestone in his 58th Test.

Pakistan appeared clueless for the second half of the day as Ponting and Clarke dominated the dead rubber.

The pair batted almost 70 overs together as Mohammad Yousuf, criticised for his second Test leadership as Mike Hussey and Peter Siddle produced a match-turning 123-stand at the SCG, again failed to inspire his troops.

In the overcast morning conditions, Pakistan’s pace attack had carried on their fine form from the first-innings in Sydney by dismissing Simon Katich (11), Shane Watson (29) and Mike Hussey (6).

Katich was dismissed leg before by Asif after Pakistan correctly called for an umpiring referral after a long mid-pitch conference between Yousuf, bowler Mohammad Asif and debutant wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.

The series leading run-scorer, Watson again looked a million dollars before he cut Gul to gully just after the drinks break.

Aamer went a little of the way in atoning for his missed catch by finding Hussey’s defensive edge and providing Sarfraz with his first catch in Test cricket in the 21st over.

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SYDNEY: Pakistan Vs Australia 2nd Test Live Stream, Fast bowler Mohammad Sami staged his comeback with a bang as he devastatingly bowled to grab all three wickets which Australia lost in the first hour’s play after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first on the rain-affected opening day of the second Test against Pakistan at the SCG.

Play started a while after lunch in overcast conditions on a pitch with plenty of grass on it.
Shane Watson opened the innings with Phillip Hughes coming in for the injured Simon Katich but they could not resist against the devatating bowling by Mohamamd Asif and Sami.

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Hughes was dropped by Umar Akmal in the gully off Sami’s very first ball but soon he was dismissed on duck, caught in the slips by Faisal Iqbal and then Ponting got first ball duck.

However, Sami could not get hat-trick as his appeal for lbw was rejected after referral was called. The replay showed that Watson was struck outline the of off and he was playing a shot.

Later, Watson, fresh from making his maiden Test century in Melbourne, also departed caught behind by Kamran Akmal gain off Sami.

Australia are now struggling at 25 for three with Michel Hussey and Michael Clarke batting on 13 and 3, respectively.

Sami has so far taken three wickets for 11 runs from seven overs, four of which were maiden. He is being assisted by Asif and Umar Gul.

Australia made one change in their team with Phillip Hughes at the top of the order while Pakistan made three changes with bowlers Sami, Umar Gul and Danish Kaneria replacing injured Mohamamd Aamer, Abdul Rauf and Saeed Ajmal.

Australia: Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (captain), Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Doug Bollinger. 12th man: Clint McKay.

Pakistan: Mohammad Yousuf (captain), Imran Farhat, Salman Butt, Faisal Iqbal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Danish Kaneria. 12th man: Khurram Manzoor.

Umpires: EAR de Silva (SL) and BR Doctrove (WI), TV umpire RE Koertzen (SA). Reserve umpire BNJ Oxenford. Match referee: RS Madugalle (SL).

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KARACHI : Pakistan paceman Mohammad Sami was Tuesday recalled for the tour of Australia following team management’s request for an additional fast bowler, giving him a chance to revive a dwindling career.

“The selection committee has agreed to send Sami as reinforcement player to join the Pakistan team in Australia,” a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement said.

The addition of Sami was requested to help ease the burden on the team’s fast-bowlers in what is expected to be a demanding tour in Australia, the statement added.

He will supplement an attack featuring Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer and Abdur Rauf.

The 28-year-old right-arm fast bowler played the last of his 33 Tests against India at Bangalore in December 2007 before he was sidelined for poor form.

He then joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL) and was banned from international cricket in early 2008.

Earlier this year all 23 Pakistan players who joined the ICL suspended their contracts in India and were forgiven by the PCB.

Sami has so far taken 81 wickets in 33 Tests, and a further 118 in 83 one-day internationals.

He has shown recent good form in country’s domestic cricket with 30 wickets.

“I am very happy and am confident of making the most of this chance to resurrect my career,” said Sami, widely regarded as one of the most talented bowlers to not turn his potential into performances.

Pakistan plays the first of three Tests against Australia at Melbourne from December 26. They will also play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 on the tour.

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