WC 2015

Scorecard - 3rd Quarter-Final, Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia (20 Mar 2015)

Pakistan

213/10 (49.5) RR:4.27

Australia won by 6 wkts

MOM: Josh Hazlewood

Australia

216/4 (33.5) RR:6.38

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49.2 - Faulkner to Ehsan Adil, FOUR, a boundary after 54 deliveries. Some bonus runs for the Pakistani bowlers. Length delivery on the stumps, Adil clears his front leg and hammers it over mid-on, one bounce and over the rope

40.2 - Starc to Riaz, FOUR, the battle continues, Riaz walks away to the leg-side, Starc follows him with a full delivery, Riaz manages to chip it over mid-on, who was well inside the circle. The ball had enough on it to race away to the fence

39.1 - Faulkner to Riaz, FOUR, finally, Riaz manages to middle one. Length delivery on the stumps, Riaz clears his front leg and tonks it over mid-on, who is inside the circle

33.3 - Hazlewood to Afridi, FOUR, Afridi is providing action. That is a slog and the thick top edge clears Haddin comfortably. Dug in short and Afridi gets forward to pull and gets lucky

32.0 - Hazlewood to Maqsood, FOUR, Maqsood takes a risk and it comes off. Shortish outside off, Maqsood had already decided to pull and short-arm jabbed it over mid-on, inside the ring, one bounce over the ropes. Connected that well and a pressure-releasing boundary

30.0 - Maxwell to Afridi, FOUR, Afridi attacks Maxwell and gets a boundary. Charges the bowler and blasts it wide of long-off. Beats the fielder too. Hit very hard by Afridi

29.3 - Maxwell to Afridi, FOUR, Afridi isn't going to hang around. He sees the flighted delivery outside off and carves it over point, the fielder was inside the ring and it needed to clear the man, which Afridi did

28.5 - Johnson to U Akmal, FOUR, fab shot. Just a punch from Akmal. Timed it so well that it raced away, but Shane Watson's effort from mid-off was very poor. He just ambled after the ball and made no effort to stop it. Escorted it to the boundary. Watson's running resembles a bit of Ashwin - both extremely slow movers on the field

26.0 - Maxwell to U Akmal, FOUR, Akmal rocks back and cuts hard and in the gap at point. Haddin flicked the bail off and Maxwell started appealing, thinking Akmal had trod on his stumps, but replays clearly proved that wrong. Akmal didn't know what the fuss was all about. He knew he hadn't gone anywhere near the stumps

20.3 - Watson to Sohail, FOUR, that is a much better hit. Clears his front leg and then goes over mid-on. Inside the ring. It was a length ball and Sohail connected well to clear the fielder, although the bat turned in his hand. The fielder was in very close at mid-on

12.0 - Hazlewood to Sohail, FOUR, Umar Akmal claps in the dug-out after Sohail hammers Hazlewood for a boundary. It was on a good length outside off, width was there and Sohail made room before reaching out and driving past the diving cover fielder, no-one bothered to give it a chase as well

11.3 - Hazlewood to Sohail, FOUR, Sohail gets a boundary and releases some pressure that was building up. Makes room and then clears his right leg and then smashes it wide of mid-off, to the left of the fielder

8.1 - Johnson to Misbah, FOUR, Misbah is lucky once more. Saw the full ball outside off and went hard on the drive, gets an inside edge that wrong-foots Haddin, runs away to the fine leg fence

4.5 - Starc to Sohail, FOUR, what a shot that is! Sohail gets forward and then punches the good length delivery outside off, wide of the leaping point, Warner was the fielder and it burst through his hands in no time. Raced away. That should give Sohail a lot of confidence. The Pakistani team clap that shot from the dug-out

4.3 - Starc to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, Sarfraz Ahmed was cramped for room, yet he rolls his wrists and directs the pull behind square. At the Adelaide Oval, the square boundaries are very short and it beats fine leg easily

1.5 - Hazlewood to Sarfraz Ahmed, leg byes, FOUR, down leg and it beats the diving Haddin to his left, straight off the thigh pad and it is four leg byes

32.1 - Johnson to Afridi, SIX, extraordinary shot from Boom Boom! He hasn't timed that, but still gets six over sweeper's head. Full and outside off, Afridi sliced the uppish carve and Finch saw the ball fly over his head. The short square boundaries helping Afridi. Maqsood goes up and pats Afridi

18.0 - Maxwell to Misbah, SIX, second six for Misbah. A mini helicopter that from Misbah. His version of it. It was very full and Misbah went deep in his crease and then cleared wide long-on with a big clout. Extended followthrough as well. Calculated risk and it has paid off

14.0 - Maxwell to Misbah, SIX, that was the shot he was looking for, last ball. Now he connects handsomely, almost into the first tier, tossed up by Maxwell and slog-swept by Misbah. First six of the innings

49.5 - Faulkner to Ehsan Adil, out Caught by Starc!! All over. Pakistan have been bowled out with one ball remaining. Faulkner also has a wicket to his name. It was short and just outside off, Adil fetches it from there, top-edges the pull towards long leg, Starc runs to his right, goes down quickly to ground and takes a good low catch. Ehsan Adil c Starc b Faulkner 15(22) [4s-1]

44.0 - Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, out Caught by Haddin!! Haddin takes a swirler. He tumbles after taking the catch, gets up and has a big smile on his face. A nothing shot from Sohail. Length delivery on off, Sohail swings it wildly, the ball skies towards point, Haddin called for it, moved to his right and completes the catch. Sohail Khan c Haddin b Hazlewood 4(5)

42.2 - Starc to Riaz, out Caught by Haddin!! At last, Starc has his man. After numerous attempts to nick one, Riaz finally manages to achieve the inevitable. Fullish and just outside off, Riaz backs away to the leg-side, tries to go big, the outside edge flies to the right of Haddin, who pouches it comfortably. Riaz c Haddin b Starc 16(22) [4s-2]

41.3 - Hazlewood to Maqsood, out Caught by Johnson!! Another Pakistani who gets a start and throws it away. Full delivery just outside off, Maqsood stays leg-side of the ball, spots that there is no one manning the sweeper cover fence, looks to slice it over the infield, can't get it over cover-point, Johnson takes a good juggling catch. Pakistan in trouble now, they might not finish their full quota of overs. Maqsood c Johnson b Hazlewood 29(44) [4s-1]

34.0 - Hazlewood to Afridi, out Caught by Finch!! Is this the last time that we will see Afridi bat in ODIs? Can never be sure with him! Hazlewood pumps his fist as Afridi throws it away. Poor cricketing sense from Afridi, he wanted to hit every ball out of the park and Finch takes a good catch above his head at deep mid-wicket. He was positioned on the edge of the boundary and took it well. On a length and on the stumps, Afridi swung and aimed for the leg-side boundary, hit it well, but didn't hit it to clear the fielder. Finch leapt a little too as he caught it. Afridi c Finch b Hazlewood 23(15) [4s-3 6s-1]

29.1 - Maxwell to U Akmal, out Caught by Finch!! What have you done, Akmal? Inexplicable really. He has hit a rank half-tracker from Maxwell straight to deep mid-wicket. Akmal rocked back to pull and couldn't have placed it any better, if he had tried to. Finch hangs on, clutching the ball to his chest. It came in flat and Finch was unsighted for a moment, but takes a good catch. Maxwell roars in delight. Akmal was frustrated that he hit the bat hard into his pads. U Akmal c Finch b Maxwell 20(25) [4s-2]

26.4 - Johnson to Sohail, out Caught by Haddin!! The round the wicket angle has got Sohail. Johnson punches the air. Sohail leaves with a grimace on his face. It was well outside off and going further away, Sohail's feet went nowhere as he went for a flashy drive, the nick went to Haddin's left who pouched it. Johnson is rewarded for his persistence. Sohail c Haddin b Johnson 41(57) [4s-4]

23.2 - Maxwell to Misbah, out Caught by Finch!! Misbah holes out. The bowling change has worked. The overspinner from Maxwell, it was outside off, Misbah looked for another biggie, but top-edged the slog sweep and Finch running around from deep mid-wicket has taken a good catch. Gets a high-five from the man at deep square leg. Misbah c Finch b Maxwell 34(59) [4s-1 6s-2]

5.1 - Hazlewood to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Clarke!! Ahmed Shehzad goes. That is a poor stroke and Hazlewood is pumping his fist in celebration. On a good length and outside off, Ahmed Shehzad went for an expansive drive on-the-up, played away from his body and edged it, it went low to Clarke at 2nd slip who took a regulation take. Suddenly in a matter of minutes, the game has changed complexion. Ahmed Shehzad c Clarke b Hazlewood 5(13)

4.4 - Starc to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Watson!! Good take by Watto. At first slip. Diving across to his right. Got it with both hands. 17th wicket for Starc in the tournament. Bowled at 150kph and angled across Sarfraz Ahmed, on a short of length, the batsman made the mistake of playing with an open face and just guided that, Watto moved smartly and takes it well. Gets up and celebrates by throwing the ball away. Sarfraz Ahmed c Watson b Starc 10(16) [4s-1]

30.2 - Johnson to Maqsood, no run, have to call that a dropped catch. Maqsood was surprised by the short ball, closes the face of the bat too early and pops a leading edge to the left of Johnson, he got a hand but couldn't hang on. Johnson had to change direction and couldn't do so in time, which would've given him more time to catch it. Clarke was jumping up, thinking Johnson had it

33.5 - Sohail Khan to Watson, FOUR, that's it! Australia are in the semi-final and they will take on India at the SCG. Pakistan are out of the tournament. Good length delivery outside off stump, Watson leans forward and drives it through cover. As soon as he hit the ball, he had his hands aloft in joy as he was running and then he hugs Maxwell. What a game this has been! So Australia lead 5-4 on head-to-head against Pakistan in World Cups

32.4 - Riaz to Watson, FOUR, it's a fine little tickle and Australia get four more. Short of a length delivery down the leg-side, Watson gets inside the line and helps it on its way. Now Watson gives it back to Riaz. Umpire Dharmasena intervenes. Riaz and Misbah too weren't happy and they complained to the umpire

31.5 - Ehsan Adil to Maxwell, FOUR, he'll smash you if you give him width. Shortish and wide outside off stump, Maxwell smashes it over extra-cover, it came off the bottom of the bat, but he hit it well enough

30.2 - Riaz to Maxwell, FOUR, oh my word! What sort of a shot is that? This is unfair for the bowler. He's actually outthought the batsman but it's four runs against his name. Maxwell backs away early, Riaz follows him with a short ball, Maxwell was cramped for room on the pull, the ball hit the bottom of the blade and raced away past backward point

30.1 - Riaz to Maxwell, FOUR, looks like Australia have it under control now! Riaz looks for the inswinging fuller length delivery, Maxwell waits for the ball and flicks it along the ground through mid-wicket

30.0 - Ehsan Adil to Watson, FOUR, nicely driven and there is no one sweeping on the off-side. Good length delivery outside off stump, Watson bends his knees a bit to get under the ball, just creams the drive through cover and it races away. Fifth boundary for Watson and he's approaching a fifty

29.4 - Ehsan Adil to Maxwell, FOUR, pulls in the air and it's over the infield. Shortish ball from Ehsan Adil, Maxwell plays this over mid-wicket and picks up four

28.0 - Rahat Ali to Maxwell, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Maxwell leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it past mid-off for a boundary

25.3 - Afridi to S Smith, FOUR, lovely shot, a little shimmy down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over wide mid-on, almost went all the way, just bounced in front of the ropes

21.3 - Sohail Khan to Watson, FOUR, Sohail isn't learning anything and the match is slipping away from Pakistan. Once again way too short and on the stumps, Watson swivels across and pulls it behind square on the on-side, no chance for Rahat at fine leg

21.1 - Sohail Khan to Watson, FOUR, Watson has no problems with Sohail's short offerings, rocks back and pulls it hard and past mid-wicket, no need to run for those, another boundary for Watson

20.4 - Rahat Ali to S Smith, FOUR, Creamed, another cracking shot and Smith brings up his fifty, his 3rd consecutive in this tournament and 6th overall, this was full and wide from Rahat, Smith leans into the drive and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary

19.3 - Sohail Khan to Watson, FOUR, that's some timing from Watson, on a good length and well outside off, Watson gets a big stride forward and punches it past cover, mid-off runs across to his left and dives in vain, the ball races away to the fence

17.3 - Sohail Khan to Watson, FOUR, Watson gets the pull away, Sohail's pace isn't disconcerting enough, he has time to rock back, rolls his wrists and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, no need to run for those

15.3 - Afridi to S Smith, FOUR, excellent use of the feet from Smith, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball, plays against the spin and whips it past mid-wicket for a boundary

11.4 - Rahat Ali to S Smith, FOUR, lovely shot, on a good length and well outside off, Smith leans forward, meets the ball on top of the bounce and caresses it through extra cover. Misbah gives the chase but the ball beats him to the fence

6.4 - Sohail Khan to S Smith, FOUR, glorious shot! Smith laces another one through cover. Fullish and outside off, Smith comes on the front foot and caresses the drive past the diving cover fielder, no need to run for those as the ball hurried to the fence

5.4 - Rahat Ali to S Smith, FOUR, top shot! That for me is the shot of the day. It was not all that full, but Smith gets a good stride forward and drives it through the cover region. The timing was sublime as the ball raced to the fence. Textbook style cover drive from Smith

5.1 - Rahat Ali to Warner, FOUR, not the best of starts from Rahat. It just releases the pressure that was being built on Warner. Short and outside off, sat up nicely for, Warner hammers it in the air over extra cover, he didn't middle it as he has a look at the bat after the ball rolls away to the fence

4.1 - Sohail Khan to S Smith, FOUR, lovely shot! That is bread and butter for Steven Smith. We have seen this all summer. Full delivery on middle stump, Smith shuffles across a touch and flicks it to deep square leg, the timing was impeccable

1.3 - Ehsan Adil to Warner, FOUR, edged and four! Adil should not mind that. It was the sucker delivery, full and outside off, Warner throws his bat at it, the outside edge flies over the second slip fielder. It was too far for Warner to be playing that shot

0.3 - Sohail Khan to Warner, FOUR, Warner is off and running. It was a fantastic shot to open ones account. Good length ball close to off, Warner presents the full face and plays an extended forward defence, the timing is so good that it beats Misbah's dive at mid-off and races away to the boundary

33.2 - Sohail Khan to Maxwell, SIX, a classy shot from Maxwell. Full and outside off stump, Maxwell backs away and carves it very hard over cover and it goes all the way. Australia are just one hit away now

32.2 - Riaz to Watson, SIX, take that, Wahab Riaz! Michael Clarke applauds from the dressing room, he loved it. Short and just outside off stump, Watson rocks and pulls, hits it very hard and it goes flat over the deep mid-wicket boundary

32.0 - Ehsan Adil to Maxwell, SIX, it's all the way this time. Short and on the leg stump, not quite pacy to trouble the batsman, Maxwell swivels and pulls it very fine, there was a man at deep backward square leg but he could only watch the ball sail over the boundary

26.4 - Ehsan Adil to S Smith, out Lbw!! Ehsan Adil has got the big wicket for Pakistan! This was full and on the stumps, perhaps nipped back in a bit, Smith was shuffling across a long way on the flick, misses and is struck on the pads, the impact seemed to be around leg, was it going on to hit the leg-stump? Umpire Dharmasena certainly thought so and lifted the dreaded finger. Smith doesn't have a challenge left with him and off he goes. S Smith lbw b Ehsan Adil 65(69) [4s-7]

10.4 - Riaz to Clarke, out Caught by Maqsood!! Clarke has been bounced out and Pakistan are right back in this! This was banged in short and on the stumps, Clarke had nowhere to go, doesn't get on top of the bounce as he looked to defend. He ends up pushing the bat in front of his face, the ball balloons and lobs safely into the hands of Maqsood - placed precisely at a forward short mid-wicket position. Riaz is chuffed to bits, Australia have lost their third wicket. Clarke c Maqsood b Riaz 8(11)

8.3 - Riaz to Warner, out Caught by Rahat Ali!! Australia lose a wicket against the run of play. It was not a wicket taking delivery, but Pakistan will take it. Short and plenty of width on offer, Warner leaps up and cuts it in the air, he wanted to hit it over backward point, but ended up offering a catch to squarish third man, Rahat takes a good low catch. It is also the 15th wicket for Riaz in this World Cup. Warner c Rahat Ali b Riaz 24(23) [4s-3]

2.3 - Sohail Khan to Finch, out Lbw!! Pakistan have struck early. Finch after getting the hundred against England has failed to get going and today as well he departs cheaply. It was the inswinger from Sohail Khan, Finch leans forward and fails to connect with the flick, the ball strikes him just below the kneeroll, ball would have crashed into middle and leg-stump. Finch lbw b Sohail Khan 2(5)

28.2 - Riaz to Maxwell, 2 runs, another drop and Riaz has his hands on his head, a nothing shot from Maxwell, this was banged in short and on the stumps, Maxwell made room for the swat, got into a horrible position on the shot, it wasn't a pull, it wasn't a cross batted swipe, it wasn't a cut either, the ball loops over backward point. Sohail Khan gets across from the deep, gets his fingertips on that and can't hold on. Another costly miss for Pakistan

16.1 - Riaz to Watson, 1 run, Rahat has dropped a dolly, Riaz sinks to his knees, all the hardwork in setting up Watson has been wasted. This was another well directed short ball, Watson went for the pull, was in no position, gets the top-edge, it went straight to Rahat at long leg, somehow, he contrives to drop the sitter, straight in and straight out, couldn't have come easily enough

31.1 - Ehsan Adil to Watson, 1 run, slower ball full toss, looked like Watson was surprised by the lack of the pace on it, but he managed to tap it wide of mid-on. That brings up his 33rd ODI fifty. Credit to him for hanging around despite that brilliant spell from Wahab Riaz