2007 ICC World Twenty20: Australia vs Pakistan

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 

Pakistan defeated Australia by six wickets in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Australia lost early wickets, with Matthew Hayden caught on one run in the first over. Adam Gilchrist made 24 before being removed in the fourth over. Andrew Symonds and Ricky Ponting added a 48 run partnership but Shahid Afridi bowled Symonds for 29 runs and Mohammad Hafeez bowled Ponting, who made 27. Michael Hussey (37) and Brad Hodge (36) shared 63 runs to help Australia to 164-7, while Sohail Tanvir took 3-31 for Pakistan.

In response Pakistan were reduced to 46-4 in the seventh over as Australia's bowlers made breakthroughs. Stuart Clark took three wickets, dismissing Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan cheaply, while Salman Butt fell lbw to Mitchell Johnson. However Shoaib Malik (52 not out) and Misbah-ul-Haq (66 not out) claimed victory and a likely semi-final place for Pakistan.

Toss: Pakistan won, and chose to field first.

Australia innings
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
A C Gilchrist	c Mohammad Hafeez b Sohail Tanvir	24	12	5	0	200.00
M L Hayden	c Younis Khan b Sohail Tanvir	1	5	0	0	20.00
R T Ponting	b Mohammad Hafeez	27	26	3	0	103.84
A Symonds	b Shahid Afridi	29	18	5	0	161.11
M E K Hussey	c Imran Nazir b Sohail Tanvir	37	25	3	1	148.00
B J Hodge	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	36	29	3	0	0.00
M J Clarke	run out (Shahid Afridi)	0	1	0	0	0.00
B Lee	not out	2	3	0	0	66.66
M G Johnson	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1; lb 3; w 3)	7
Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	164		19	1

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Hayden, 1.3 ov), 2-32 (Gilchrist, 3.4 ov), 3-80 (Symonds, 8.5 ov), 4-92 (Ponting, 11.1 ov), 5-155 (Hussey, 17.5 ov), 6-159 (Clarke, 18.4 ov), 7-162 (Hodge, 19.3 ov)

Did not bat: N W Bracken, S R Clark

Pakistan bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ
Mohammad Asif	4	0	34	1	8.50
Sohail Tanvir	4	0	31	3	7.75
Shahid Afridi	4	1	35	1	8.75
Mohammad Hafeez	4	0	31	1	7.75
Umar Gul	4	0	29	0	7.25

Pakistan innings (Target: 165 runs from 20 overs)
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Imran Nazir	c Johnson b Clark	10	10	1	1	100.00
Mohammad Hafeez	c Clarke b Clark	15	11	2	1	136.36
Salman Butt	lbw b Johnson	11	12	2	0	91.66
Younis Khan	c Lee b Clark	4	3	1	0	133.33
Shoaib Malik	not out	52	38	4	2	136.84
Misbah-ul-Haq	not out	66	42	7	1	157.14
Extras	(lb 1; w 5; nb 1)	7
Total	(4 wickets; 19.1 overs)	165		17	5

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Imran Nazir, 3.1 ov), 2-27 (Mohammad Hafeez, 3.4 ov), 3-35 (Younis Khan, 5.1 ov), 4-46 (Salman Butt, 6.4 ov)

Did not bat: Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir

Australia bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ
B Lee	4	0	30	0	7.50
N W Bracken	4	0	35	0	8.75
S R Clark	4	0	27	3	6.75
M G Johnson	4	0	28	1	7.00
A Symonds	2.1	0	27	0	12.46
M J Clarke	1	0	17	0	17.00

Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), A Symonds, M E K Hussey, B J Hodge, M J Clarke, B Lee, M G Johnson, N W Bracken, S R Clark

Pakistan: Salman Butt, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik (capt), Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir

Man of the Match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and N J Llong (England)
TV Umpire: D J Harper (Australia)
Match Referee: B C Broad (England)
Reserve Umpire: K H Hurter (South Africa)

Sources

• "ICC World Twenty20 18th Match, Group F: Australia v Pakistan at Johannesburg" — Cricinfo, September 18, 2007
• "Pakistan beat Aussies in thriller" — BBC Sport, September 18, 2007