Sharjah: Australia on Tuesday defeated Pakistan by three wickets in the 3rd One day International (ODI) played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, winning the ODI Series by 2-1 in a fashionable manner.
Australia easily chased the target of 245 runs in the 47th over for the loss of seven wickets. Michael Hussey, who survived of getting out twice in the inning, scored 65 runs accompanied by Maxwell 56 and David Husey 43.
Poor Pakistani fielding provided Australians, vital chances to remain in the match. Out of many blunders, Hussey and Maxwell, the two match winners, were dropped once by Shahid Afridi and Azhar Ali respectively.
Pakistani bowlers tried their level best to bowled out Australian batting line but the due factor created difficulties for the bowlers. Saeed Ajmal once again was the leading wicket taker from Pakistan with three wickets in his pocket followed by Rehman and Junaid who shared two wickets each.
Ceremony:
Clarke: It was a fantastic victory, credit to the team. I thought it was a tough chase, the boys did really well. Maxwell is a bright future for us, credit to our bowlers for having done well in the tough conditions. I thought we did well after Pakistan were 100 odd for no loss. I will go home in the morning and wish George and his boys the best of luck in the T20 series and the upcoming T20 WC. I will be watching them on TV.
Misbah: I felt we fell 10-15 runs short. Credit to Australia. They bowled and fielded really well. I felt that the outfield was quicker in the secon session and the dew factor helped them. They were some real positives for us during the series. On hindsight, we can think of doing things differently, but I feel we did our best.
Mitchell Starc is the MoS
Starc: It has been a learning experience on this tour. The spirit in the camp has been very good, we need to improve on some small things.
Michael Hussey is the MoM for his 65
Hussey: It was not as bad as the last game. Great innings by Maxwell, he came in under pressure and hit cleanly on a difficult surface. It has been tough conditions to play, the bowling was really good. Gives us a lot of pressure to win the series against a good opponent.
After the thrilling ODI series, the exciting T20 series will be played in Sharjah. The three T20 matches will be played on 5, 7 and 10 August in Sharjah.
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