Australia bundled out Pakistan for 139 and thus achieved an historic win in the Sydney Test. Pakistan were chasing a small target of 175 and finally they lost the match by just 36 runs. It was a very close encounter.
Australia's off-spinner Nathan Hauritz finished with a match-winning figure of 5 for 35. The inexperience of the Pakistan batting showed, as Bollinger (2-32), Hauritz (5-53) and Johnson (3-27) kept the pressure on at all times. The four dropped catches by Pakistani keeper Kamran Akmal, which included three on Tuesday from Hussey, also proved to be decisive.
Although in the first innings Australia were bowled out for just 127 when M.Asif took 6 wickets for 41 runs, still Australia managed to win this test match in the end. Pakistanis could just blame their poor shot selection in the last innings when they were chasing a small total of 175.
Australia takes on Pakistan in the third test match starting from 14th January 2010.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Australia Vs Pakistan Scorecard
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