Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Australia, 2016-17 Venue: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth Date & Time: Jan 19, 11:20 AM LOCAL
M Amir 1-36(10 ov)
42.6
Amir to Head, no run, curling in at 142.2kph, Head respects Amir and keeps it out with a defensive stroke
42.5
Amir to Head, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked off the back foot with a hop into the off-side
42.4
Amir to Head, no run, Head's bottom hand comes off as he plays this good length delivery tad early
42.3
Amir to Head, FOUR, shortish and the ribs of the batsman. Head gets inside the line and tucks it away off his hips very fine. The fine leg fielder gave a chase, but in vain
42.2
Amir to Head, no run, back of a length delivery, Head gets on top of the bounce and knocks it into the turf
42.1
Amir to Head, no run, pacy delivery wide of off, Head chases it with a horizontal blade. The ball goes to the keeper over the bat
40.6
Amir to Head, FOUR, wow! Glorious shot. A half-volley on the pads of Head, he accepts the gift and clips it away between mid-wicket and mid-on. All along the carpet into the fence
40.5
Amir to Head, no run, 141.7kph short of length delivery that kicks off. Head is surprised by that, but does well to drop it into the off-side with soft hands
40.4
Amir to Head, no run, a bouncer that kept veering in. Head ducks underneath it
40.3
Amir to Smith, 1 run, too straight this time, tucked to deep square leg
40.2
Amir to Smith, no run, a shuffle across to block this length delivery on the stumps with a straight bat
40.1
Amir to Head, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Head forces it through point for an easy single
38.6
Amir to Smith, no run, sharp bouncer! Smith shuffles across and decides to duck at the last instant as he the ball followed him
38.5
Amir to Handscomb, 1 run, easily done. Short of a length delivery outside off, Handscomb glides it to third man
38.4
Amir to Smith, 1 run, clipped away between mid-wicket and mid-on
38.3
Amir to Handscomb, 1 run, length delivery, Handscomb waits and waits for it to steer it down to third man by opening the bat face
38.2
Amir to Smith, 1 run, tip-and-run single. Smith drops this length delivery outside off with soft hands towards cover-point and sets off for a quick single
38.1
Amir to Smith, FOUR, the Aussies seem to be in a hurry now. On a shorter length, Smith walks across and employs the short-arm jab pull through mid-wicket. The ball bulletted away past the ropes
13.6
Amir to Smith, no run, fuller ball. Smith covers the angle and then presents the full face of the bat. Driven well but could not beat mid-on
13.5
Amir to Smith, no run, back and across movement from Smith as he defends this back of a length delivery to cover
13.4
Amir to Smith, no run, Smith prods across and defends the length ball to cover
13.3
Amir to Handscomb, 1 run, Handscomb gets across. The ball swings in on his legs and he uses it to help it to the left of fine leg for a single
13.2
Amir to Handscomb, 2 runs, opens the face of the bat as it makes contact with the ball. Gets it wide of third man and comes back for two
13.1
Amir to Handscomb, no run, too close to his body to cut. Handscomb wants to effect that from the crease and is beaten
11.6
Amir to Handscomb, no run, length delivery angled away. Handscomb shoulders arms
11.5
Amir to Handscomb, no run, goes fishing for this away swinger and is beaten. Sounds of 'catch it' but there is no bat on it
11.4
Amir to Handscomb, no run, angling away outside off. Does not bother with it
11.3
Amir to Handscomb, no run, swings back in from off. Handscomb defends towards cover and wants a single, sent back
11.2
Amir to Smith, 1 run, Smith prods across to defend. The ball nips back in and takes the inside edge before rolling to fine leg for a single
11.1
Amir to Smith, no run, slanted across Smith from a length. Leaves it
9.6
Amir to Handscomb, no run, angled wide of Handscomb. Leaves again. Stare from Amir. Fast bowlers, I tell you
9.5
Amir to Handscomb, no run, length ball going across Handscomb at 143kph. Handscomb does not want to touch it, lets it go
9.4
Amir to Khawaja, out Caught by Rizwan!! And now Amir gets one to edge one to the keeper. It is a full ball well outside off. Khawaja is lured into a drive and goes after it. Does not cover the line properly and inside edges it low to the left of the keeper, who takes a good catch. All of a sudden Pakistan have got things moving here. Openers are back in the hut and the hosts will need some rebuilding. Khawaja c Rizwan b Amir 9(20) [4s-2]
9.3
Amir to Khawaja, no run, good length ball outside off. Khawaja lets it go
9.3
Amir to Khawaja, wide, slipped down the leg-side. Khawaja fails to get his bat on the glance
9.2
Amir to Khawaja, no run, what a ball from Amir. Angled in and then shaping away viciously to beat Khawaja's defensive blade. The keeper went up in the appeal but the bowler joined late. There was not much from the slip cordong and umpire Chettithody Shamsuddin immeidately asked the fielders to abort the appeal
9.1
Amir to Khawaja, no run, Amir serves it full around off. Khawaja drives well but does not find the gap through cover
7.6
Amir to Warner, 1 run, thumped past backward point from the crease. Third man runs in to keep it to a single
7.5
Amir to Warner, no run, Warner tried to push with glued feet. Was playing for the outswing but the ball kept coming in. Beat his bat on the inside half
7.4
Amir to Khawaja, 1 run, straying on the pads of Khawaja, flicked away to deep backward square leg
7.3
Amir to Warner, 1 run, gets squared up a bit this time and defends towards the off-side, it is in the gap and he runs a single
7.2
Amir to Warner, no run, fullish again. Warner on-drives straight to the fielder at mid-on
7.1
Amir to Warner, no run, length ball. Defended back to the bowler
5.6
Amir to Khawaja, no run, swinging again. But it is too wide of off to get Khawaja interested in that
5.5
Amir to Khawaja, no run, and again. Gets across a bit and sees that the ball is leaving him outside off, shoulders arms
5.4
Amir to Khawaja, no run, Amir is getting the ball to do a bit in the channel around off. Khawaja is wary of that, lifts his bat and lets it go
5.3
Amir to Warner, 1 run, too ambitious from Amir. Tried the dream ball by pitching it on leg and middle. The ball did not turn. Warner did well by not closing his bat. Just tapped towards cover and set off for a single
5.2
Amir to Warner, no run, and again. Gets the ball to shape away from a length. Warner pushes tentatively and is beaten
5.1
Amir to Warner, no run, Amir almost snared Warner there. Bowled it full outside off and got the ball to swing away. Warner went for the drive and was beaten. No real feet movement from the batsman. There hardly is from Warner
3.6
Amir to Khawaja, no run, swings away a bit outside off. Khawaja lifts his bat and lets it go
3.5
Amir to Warner, 1 run, similar length on off. Warner wants to punch to cover but gets an inside edge that scoots between his legs to backward square leg
3.4
Amir to Warner, no run, short of a good length delivery outside off. Warner punches to cover from the crease
3.3
Amir to Warner, no run, off the back foot, pushed to point
3.2
Amir to Warner, 2 runs, good running between the Aussie duo. Hops across and tucks to deep square leg. Sees the fielder has to labour a bit to his right and takes him on
3.1
Amir to Warner, FOUR, he does not need much space around off. Quick hands do the job for him. Punches this length ball through cover with ease, gets in the gap and it races away to the fence
1.6
Amir to Warner, no run, 140kph. Does not swing and goes straight with the angle. Warner gets inside the line and defends to square leg
1.5
Amir to Warner, no run, cutting in from a length. Kept away into the on-side
1.4
Amir to Warner, no run, dangling full on the legs of Warner. Flicks to mid-wicket where Imad Wasim dives to save a few runs
1.3
Amir to Warner, 2 runs, angling on middle and leg. Warner gets across and tucks through backward square leg for a couple
1.2
Amir to Warner, no run, Warner is now standing way out of his crease counter the swing from Amir. It is a bit on a shorter side this time. Warner defends off the back foot to the man at cover
1.1
Amir to Warner, no run, full ball that leaves Warner late, beating his drive. Good delivery to start off. He has got two slips in place
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