Off spinner claimed his career best figure to help his team to victory
Glen Maxwell finished with figures of 3-13
Dubai: Australia put on a clinical performance to beat Pakistan by six wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international in Dubai on Sunday. Off-spinner Glenn Maxwell took a career best (3-13) and debutant Cameron Boyce (2-10) as Australia condemned Pakistan to their fifth lowest Twenty20 international total of 96-9 in 20 overs.
Australia knocked off the target for the loss of four wickets in 14 overs with opener David Warner hitting a robust 39-ball 53 not out with four fours and three sixes. Warner reverse-swept Sohaib Maqsood for a big six to complete the only half-century of the match in a low-scoring game, much to the disappointment of a packed Eid holiday crowd.
SCOREBOARD
Pakistan: A. Shahzad c Finch b Boyce 10, A. Zia c Richardson b Maxwell 3, U. Amin st Haddin b Maxwell 0, S. Maqsood b Maxwell 0, S. Nasim b Starc 25, U. Akmal c Warner b Richardson 1, S. Afridi lbw b Abbott 2, A. Ali c Richardson b Boyce 5, W. Riaz c Starc b Faulkner 16, R. Hasan (not out) 13, M. Irfan (not out) 1. Extras (lb7, w13) 20. Total (for nine wickets in 20 overs) 96
FoW: 1-13, 2-13, 3-23, 4-33, 5-36, 6-46, 7-57, 8-71, 9-86.
Bowling: Maxwell 3-0-13-3, Starc 4-0-17-1, Boyce 4-0-10-2, Richardson 3-0-13-1, Abbott 3-0-17-1, Smith 1-0-4-0, Faulkner 2-0-15-1.
Australia: D. Warner (not out) 53, A. Finch c Irfan b Hasan 5, G. Maxwell lbw b Afridi 17, S. Smith c Riaz b Hasan 3, P. Hughes c Maqsood b Riaz 6, J. Faulkner (not out) 7. Extras (lb4, w1, nb1) 6. Total (for four wickets in 14 overs) 97.
FoW: 1-11, 2-38, 3-42, 4-56.
Bowling: Hasan 4-0-17-2, Irfan 2-0-20-0, Afridi 4-0-17-1, Riaz 2-0-15-1, Nasim 1-0-12-0, Maqsood 1-0-12-0.
( Source : AFP )
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