Second successive win for Pakistan
Pakistan right-arm leg-spinner Danish Kenaria destroyed Australia's batting with figures of five wickets for 17 runs off 10 overs to give Pakistan victory by four wickets at the R
Sa'adi Thawfeeq
20-Jan-2000
Pakistan right-arm leg-spinner Danish Kenaria destroyed Australia's
batting with figures of five wickets for 17 runs off 10 overs to give
Pakistan victory by four wickets at the R. Premadasa Stadium Thursday.
Put into bat on a slow pitch, Australia were shot out for 113 in the
40th over after struggling throughout against the pace of left-armer
Sahid Saeed and the spin of Kenaria. Saeed struck two early blows to
finish with figures of 3 for 13 off 10 overs. Top scorer was Shane Watson
who made a solid 27 off 63 balls.
Australia fought back hard to reduce Pakistan to 68 for 6 in the 33rd
over, before an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 45 off 41 balls
between Humayun Farhat and Yasir Arafat saw them home in the 40th
over. Wicket-keeper Humayun who accounted for three dismissals in the
Australian innings, rescued Pakistan from a tight situation with a
run-a-ball knock of 38 not out which included six fours. He took the
game away from Australia in the 38th over when he slammed three fours
off Michael Clarke to carry Pakistan past the 100-run mark. Having
overcome that psychological barrier, Pakistan cruised home with
Humayun making the winning hit by straight driving Shane Watson to the
boundary.
This was Pakistan's second successive win in the Super League following
their defeat of New Zealand on Tuesday. They meet West Indies in their
final game on Saturday.