f52173 t1943	Australia v Pakistan
	Pakistan in Australia 2009/10 (1st Test)
Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th December 2009 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australia won by 170 runs
Umpires	BR Doctrove (West Indies), RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire	EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Referee	RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Scorers	KV O'Neill, CJ Reece
Reserve Umpire	PR Reiffel
Close of play day 1	Australia (1) 305/3 (Hussey 37*, Hauritz 5*; 90 overs)
Close of play day 2	Pakistan (1) 109/4 (Umar Akmal 10*, Mohammad Aamer 0*; 49 overs)
Close of play day 3	Australia (2) 111/3 (Watson 64*, Clarke 21*; 34 overs)
Close of play day 4	Pakistan (2) 170/3 (Mohammad Yousuf 45*, Umar Akmal 27*; 45 overs)
Man of the Match	SR Watson
Articles	Hauritz five sinks Pakistan
	Aussies on top but only just
	Australia take command of first Test
	Hesitant Pakistan on the defensive
	List of all articles

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Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SR Watson	run out (Salman Butt->Imran Farhat)	93	191	244	11	-
SM Katich	c Salman Butt b Mohammad Asif	98	225	305	5	-
*RT Ponting	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif	57	60	102	7	-
MEK Hussey	lbw b Saeed Ajmal	82	113	169	10	-
NM Hauritz	lbw b Abdur Rauf	75	152	191	8	1
MJ Clarke	not out	28	34	63	1	-
MJ North	did not bat
+BJ Haddin	did not bat
MG Johnson	did not bat
DE Bollinger	did not bat
PM Siddle	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 12 lb, 7 nb)	21
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 539 minutes, 128 overs)	454
Fall of wickets:
1-182 (Watson, 60.1 ov), 2-233 (Katich, 74.3 ov), 3-291 (Ponting, 83.2 ov), 4-382 (Hussey, 112.5 ov), 5-454 (Hauritz, 128 ov)

Pakistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mohammad Asif	27	5	86	2	-	-
Mohammad Aamer	27	7	101	0	-	7
Abdur Rauf	23	4	86	1	-	-
Saeed Ajmal	46	3	150	1	-	-
Imran Farhat	5	0	17	0	-	-

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Pakistan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Imran Farhat	lbw b Johnson	9	39	52	-	-
Salman Butt	lbw b Watson	45	113	171	1	-
Faisal Iqbal	c Clarke b Hauritz	15	62	81	-	-
*Mohammad Yousuf	c Haddin b Siddle	22	59	82	2	1
Umar Akmal	c Ponting b Johnson	51	80	103	9	1
Mohammad Aamer	c North b Bollinger	15	89	139	2	-
Misbah-ul-Haq	not out	65	120	172	8	1
+Kamran Akmal	c Haddin b Bollinger	12	8	12	3	-
Abdur Rauf	c North b Bollinger	3	15	19	-	-
Mohammad Asif	c Watson b Siddle	0	3	4	-	-
Saeed Ajmal	b Johnson	4	15	52	1	-
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 9 nb, 1 w)	17
Total	(all out, 448 minutes, 99 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (Imran Farhat, 12.2 ov), 2-59 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.2 ov), 3-84 (Salman Butt, 39.3 ov), 4-109 (Mohammad Yousuf, 48.5 ov), 5-159 (Umar Akmal, 60.6 ov), 6-203 (Mohammad Aamer, 80.3 ov), 7-215 (Kamran Akmal, 82.5 ov), 8-219 (Abdur Rauf, 86.6 ov), 9-220 (Mohammad Asif, 87.6 ov), 10-258 (Saeed Ajmal, 99 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bollinger	20	6	50	3	-	4
Siddle	24	7	77	2	-	1
Hauritz	20	3	58	1	-	4
Johnson	22	10	36	3	1	-
Watson	13	3	30	1	-	-

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Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SR Watson	not out	120	220	337	10	1
SM Katich	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	2	15	29	-	-
*RT Ponting	c Salman Butt b Mohammad Aamer	12	14	18	2	-
MEK Hussey	lbw b Mohammad Aamer	4	3	9	1	-
MJ Clarke	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Aamer	37	90	132	3	-
MJ North	b Mohammad Aamer	8	17	21	1	-
+BJ Haddin	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Aamer	0	2	2	-	-
MG Johnson	run out (Mohammad Asif->Saeed Ajmal)	22	58	81	4	-
NM Hauritz	st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal	8	27	38	-	-
DE Bollinger	did not bat
PM Siddle	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 7 nb, 3 w)	12
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 337 minutes, 73.1 overs)	225
Fall of wickets:
1-15 (Katich, 6.3 ov), 2-32 (Ponting, 9.4 ov), 3-40 (Hussey, 11.1 ov), 4-143 (Clarke, 40.6 ov), 5-161 (North, 46.1 ov), 6-161 (Haddin, 46.3 ov), 7-198 (Johnson, 63.2 ov), 8-225 (Hauritz, 73.1 ov)

Pakistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mohammad Asif	16	3	38	1	2	-
Mohammad Aamer	24	6	79	5	1	6
Saeed Ajmal	23.1	1	73	1	-	-
Abdur Rauf	10	3	33	0	-	1

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Pakistan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Imran Farhat	lbw b Bollinger	12	22	31	2	-
Salman Butt	lbw b Johnson	33	71	100	4	-
Faisal Iqbal	b Hauritz	48	75	109	4	1
*Mohammad Yousuf	c Katich b Hauritz	61	140	230	7	-
Umar Akmal	c Haddin b Johnson	27	37	67	5	-
Misbah-ul-Haq	c Haddin b Johnson	0	1	1	-	-
+Kamran Akmal	st Haddin b Hauritz	30	48	77	4	1
Mohammad Aamer	c Katich b Hauritz	0	1	2	-	-
Abdur Rauf	b Bollinger	5	9	7	-	-
Saeed Ajmal	c Watson b Hauritz	10	30	37	1	-
Mohammad Asif	not out	1	3	6	-	-
Extras	(13 b, 4 lb, 5 nb, 2 w)	24
Total	(all out, 333 minutes, 72 overs)	251
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Imran Farhat, 6.3 ov), 2-80 (Salman Butt, 22.2 ov), 3-116 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.3 ov), 4-171 (Umar Akmal, 45.4 ov), 5-171 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 45.5 ov), 6-214 (Kamran Akmal, 61.2 ov), 7-214 (Mohammad Aamer, 61.3 ov), 8-221 (Abdur Rauf, 62.6 ov), 9-250 (Mohammad Yousuf, 71.1 ov), 10-251 (Saeed Ajmal, 72 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bollinger	15	5	42	2	-	1
Siddle	13	5	32	0	-	-
Hauritz	24	4	101	5	-	4
Johnson	18	6	46	3	2	-
Katich	2	0	13	0	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Australia (1) 73/0 (SR Watson 45*, SM Katich 24*; 29 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Australia (1) 177/0 (SR Watson 90*, SM Katich 77*; 59 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Australia (1) 394/4 (Hauritz 42*, Clarke 4*; 118 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Pakistan (1) 33/1 (Salman Butt 18*, Faisal Iqbal 5*; 16 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Pakistan (1) 190/5 (Mohammad Aamer 10*, Misbah-ul-Haq 22*; 76 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Pakistan (1) 258 all out
--> Day 4 Lunch: Australia (2) 192/6 (Watson 98*, Johnson 20*; 60 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Pakistan (2) 37/1 (Salman Butt 16*, Faisal Iqbal 6*; 12 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: Pakistan (2) 249/8 (Mohammad Yousuf 60*, Saeed Ajmal 10*; 70 overs)
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 18.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 35.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 48.5 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 65.5 overs
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 78.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 300 in 88.2 overs
--> Australia first innings: 350 in 103.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 400 in 118.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 450 in 127.3 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 50 in 27.1 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 100 in 44.2 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 150 in 58.6 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 200 in 79.3 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 250 in 93.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 16.2 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 29.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 150 in 43.4 overs
--> Australia second innings: 200 in 65.2 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 50 in 13.4 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 100 in 27.2 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 150 in 42.6 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 200 in 57.6 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 250 in 70.3 overs
--> Abdur Rauf made his last appearance in Test matches
--> SR Watson (1) 50 in 106 balls, 133 minutes with 6 fours
--> SR Watson (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 47
--> SM Katich (1) 50 in 124 balls, 178 minutes with 4 fours
--> RT Ponting (1) 50 in 55 balls, 87 minutes with 7 fours
--> RT Ponting (1) passed 11500 runs in Test matches when he reached 19
--> MEK Hussey (1) 50 in 61 balls, 101 minutes with 7 fours
--> MEK Hussey (1) passed 19500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 23
--> NM Hauritz (1) passed his previous highest score of 50 in Test matches
--> NM Hauritz (1) 50 in 124 balls, 155 minutes with 6 fours and 1 six
--> Umar Akmal (1) 50 in 79 balls, 103 minutes with 9 fours and 1 six
--> Umar Akmal (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> Misbah-ul-Haq (1) 50 in 85 balls, 141 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> Misbah-ul-Haq (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> SR Watson (2) 50 in 86 balls, 127 minutes with 7 fours
--> SR Watson (2) passed his previous highest score of 96 in Test matches
--> SR Watson (2) made his first century in Test matches
--> SR Watson (2) 100 in 186 balls, 293 minutes with 9 fours and 1 six
--> Mohammad Yousuf (2) 50 in 87 balls, 137 minutes with 6 fours
--> Kamran Akmal (2) passed 2500 runs in Test matches when he reached 5
--> Abdur Rauf made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> Misbah-ul-Haq made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> Saeed Ajmal made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> Faisal Iqbal made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> Umar Akmal made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> Mohammad Aamer made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> Mohammad Aamer achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed MJ North in the Australia second innings (previous best was 3-38)
--> Mohammad Aamer achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Australia second innings
--> NM Hauritz achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed Mohammad Yousuf in the Pakistan second innings (previous best was 3-16)
--> NM Hauritz achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Pakistan second innings
--> NM Hauritz achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed Saeed Ajmal in the Pakistan second innings (previous best was 4-86)
--> NM Hauritz achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Pakistan second innings

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Australia 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (15th over - Abdur Rauf, called by Umpire RE Koertzen)
Over 38.4: Referral by Pakistan, Umpire- BR Doctrove, Batsman- SR Watson
Attendance: 59,206
New Ball Taken: Australia 281/2 after 82.1 overs (RT Ponting 57, MEK Hussey 20)
Over 112.5; Referral by Australia, Umpire- BR Doctrove, Batsman-MEK Hussey
Over 127.6; Referral by Pakistan, Umpire RE Koertzen, Batsman NM Hauritz
Attendance: 39622
Over 39.3; Referral by Pakistan; Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - Salman Butt
Over 48.5; Referral by Australia, Umpire- BR Doctrove, Batsman- Mohammad Yousuf
New Ball Taken: Pakistan 203/5 after 80.1 overs (Mohammad Aamer 15, Misbah-ul-Haq 30)
Over 7.1: Referral by Pakistan, Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting
Over 11.1: Referral by Australia, Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - MEK Hussey
Over 22.2; Referral by Pakistan, Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - SR Watson
Attendance: 36,297
Over 6.3; Referral by Australia, Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - Imran Farhat
Over 60.1; Referral by Australia, Umpire - RE Koertzen, Batsman - Mohammad Yousuf
SR Watson (30) and SM Katich (17) added 50 in 116 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
SR Watson (61) and SM Katich (35) added 100 in 220 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
SR Watson (85) and SM Katich (59) added 150 in 297 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
SM Katich (20) and RT Ponting (29) added 50 in 80 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the first innings
RT Ponting (27) and MEK Hussey (24) added 50 in 47 balls for the Australia 3rd wicket in the first innings
MEK Hussey (27) and NM Hauritz (21) added 50 in 99 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
NM Hauritz (29) and MJ Clarke (18) added 50 in 64 balls for the Australia 5th wicket in the first innings
Umar Akmal (41) and Mohammad Aamer (2) added 50 in 73 balls for the Pakistan 5th wicket in the first innings
SR Watson (33) and MJ Clarke (15) added 50 in 93 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the second innings
SR Watson (59) and MJ Clarke (34) added 100 in 175 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the second innings
Salman Butt (27) and Faisal Iqbal (20) added 50 in 79 balls for the Pakistan 2nd wicket in the second innings
Mohammad Yousuf (26) and Umar Akmal (23) added 50 in 78 balls for the Pakistan 4th wicket in the second innings