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Second Semi Finals : New Zealand vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 03.10.09 : New Zealand won by five wickets and advances to the Finals

IG Butler of New Zealand returned with figures of 10.0-0-44-4 in this game to provide the 24^th occasion of a bowler capturing 4 for 44 in the history of one day games. Butler became the fourth New Zealand bowler to capture 4 for 44 in a one day game, after GB Troup, AR Adams and KD Mills whose performances are tabulated in the following list

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Troup	4	44	Aus	Auckland	13.02.82
2	Adams	4	44	Win	PElizabeth	13.02.03
3	Mills	4	44	RSA	Cape Town	28.10.05
4	Butler	4	44	Pak	Jo’burg	03.10.09

IG Butler became the first bowler in ICC Championship Trophy game to return with figures of 4 for 44 with his performance in this game.

IB Butler became the fourth bowler to capture four or more wickets in a semi final fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy. The others are SB O’Connor of New Zealand, Azhar Mahmood of Pakistan and KD Mills of New Zealand

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	O’Connor	5	46	NZl	Vs	Pak	Nairobi `	11.10.00
2	AMahmood	4	65	Pak	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	11.10.00
3	Mills	4	38	NZl	Vs	Aus	Mohali	01.11.06
4	Butler	4	44	NZl	Vs	Pak	Jo’bug	03.10.09

It is interesting to note that all these four instances involve New Zealand as one of the teams. SB O’Conner, KD Mills and IG Butler have captured four or more wickets representing New Zealand while Azhar Mahmood’s four wickets haul came against New Zealand.

IG Butler with his four for 44 became the second New Zealand bowler to capture four or more wickets against Pakistan in the semi final fixture of the tournament. SB O’Connor was the other bowler who had figures of 9.2-0-46-5 at Nairobi on 11.10.00.

GD Elliott and DL Vettori added 104 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 54^th occasion of a three figure partnership in the tournament. This stand also represents the fifth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the tournament. The five occasions are as under

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
	Team	vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Fifth	118	Arnold	Jayawardene
	Srl	Vs	Ind	Colombo (RPS)	30.09.02
2	Fifth	136*	Astle	McMillan
	NZl	Vs	USA	The Oval	10.09.04
3	Fifth	137	Lara	Morton
	Win	Vs	Aus	Mumbai (BS)	18.10.06
4	Fifth	101	Clarke	Gilchrist
	Aus	Vs	Win	Mumbai (BS)	18.10.06
5	Fifth	104	Elliott	Vettori
	NZl	Vs	Pak	Johannesburg	03.10.09

GD Elliott and DL Vettori added 104 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of a three figure partnership in the semi final fixture of the tournament. This stand is a record stand for the fifth wicket in the semi final fixure and also the first three figure stand for the fifth wicket in the semi final fixture. The previous best was 89 runs unfinished stand between BC Lara and KLT Arthurton in the game between West Indies and India at Dhaka on 31.10.98.

IG Butler’s 4 for 44 represent his maiden four wicket haul in one day games. His previous best one day haul was 3 for 41 against West Indies at Cardiff on 03.07.04.

DL Vettori captured his 250^th one day wicket when he had Umar Akmal leg before wicket for 55. With the figures of 3 for 43 in this game, he has an aggregate of 251 one day wickets at the end of this game.

DL Vettori with his 251 one day wickets became the 19^th bowler in the history of one day games to capture 250 plus wickets. He is the first New Zealand bowler to earn this distinction. His 251 wickets aggregate include eight wickets representing ICC Eleven.

IG Butler’s 4 for 44 represent the 34^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. His haul also represents the seventh occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Wiseman	4	45	Zim	Nairobi	09.10.00
2	O’Connor	5	46	Pak	Nairobi	11.10.00
3	Bond	4	21	Ban	ColSSC	23.09.02
4	Oram	5	36	USA	Oval	10.09.04
5	Mills	4	38	Aus	Mohali	01.11.06
6	Elliott	4	31	Eng	Jo’burg	29.09.09
7	Butler	4	44	Pak	Jo’burg	03.10.09

IG Butler with his 4 for 44 in this game became the seventh bowler to capture four or more wickets against Pakistan in the tournament. He is also the second New Zealand bowler after SB O’Connor to capture four or more wickets against Pakistan in the tournament. The following list tabulates all the seven bowlers with their performances.

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Arthurton	4	31	Win	Pak	Dhaka	29.10.98
2	O’Connor	5	46	NZl	Pak	Nairobi	11.10.00
3	Ntini	5	21	RSA	Pak	Mohali	27.10.06
4	Tonge	4	25	Win	Pak	Jo’burg	23.09.09
5	Nehra	4	55	Ind	Pak	Centurion	26.09.09
6	Butler	4	44	NZl	Pak	Jo’burg	03.10.09

New Zealand batmen hit five sixes in the game and took their aggregate of sixes in the tournament to 45. At the end of this game New Zealand stands third in the list of teams which have most aggregate of sixes to their credit. West Indies {54} and England {51} occupy the first two places in the list.

LRPL Taylor took three catches in this game. It is the second occasion in which he has taken three catches in an innings in the tournament. The first occasion was against England at Johannesburg on 29.09.09. LRPL Taylor emulated JP Duminy of South Africa who has also taken three catches in an innings on two occasions. The complete list of fieldsmen who have taken three catches in the tournament is furnished below

No	Fieldsmen	Ct	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Atapattu	3	Srl	RSA	Dhaka	30.10.98
2	Rhodes	3	RSA	Win	Dhaka	01.11.98
3	Campbell	3	Zim	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
4	YuvrajSingh	3	Ind	RSA	Col-RPS	25.09.02
5	Sammy	3	Win	Ban	S’hampton	15.09.04
6	Trescothick	3	Eng	Aus	B’ham	21.09.04
7	Lara	3	Win	Eng	The Oval	25.09.04
8	Duminy	3	RSA	Srl	Centurion	22.09.09
9	Duminy	3	RSA	NZl	Centurion	24.09.09
10	Taylor	3	NZl	Eng	Jo’burg	29.09.09
11	Taylor	3	NZl	Pak	Jo’burg	03.10.09

The following table shows how New Zealand made it to the Finals of ICC Championship Trophy 2009 thus setting up an all Australasia Finals

How New Zealand made it to the Finals
Date	Team	Vs	Team	Result
League Stage
24.09.09	NZl	Vs	RSA	NZl lost by 05 wkts
27.09.09	NZl	Vs	Srl	NZl won by 38 runs
29.09.09	NZl	Vs	Eng	NZl won by 04 wkts
Semi Finals
03.10.09	Nzl	Vs	Pak	NZl won by 05 wkts

The following table shows how Australia made it the Finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2009. They are the defending Champions of the Trophy having won the Trophy beating West Indies in 2006 edition at Mumbai on 05.11.06 by eight wickets on Duckworth Lewis Method

This is how Australia made it to the Finals
Date	Team	Vs	Team	Result
League stage
26.09.09	Aus	Vs	Win	Aus won by 50 runs
28.09.09	Aus	Vs	Ind	Abandoned
30.09.09	Aus	Vs	Pak	Aus won by 2 wkts
Semi Finals
02.10.09	Aus	Vs	Eng	Aus won by 9 wkts

First Semi Finals : Australia vs England at Centurion on 02.10.09 : Australia won by nine wickets and advances to Finals

SR Watson {136*] and RT Ponting {111*} registered hundreds in this game providing the 79th occasion of two batsmen registering hundreds in an innings in the history of one day games. As far as Australia is concerned the feat by Watson and Ponting provides the tenth such instance.

LJ Wright and TM Bresnan added 107 runs for the seventh wicket providing the 24th occasion of a three figure stand for the seventh wicket in the history of one day games. This stand also represents the fourth occasion of a three figure stand for the seventh wicket by England batsmen in one day games.

LJ Wright and TM Bresnan added 107 runs for the seventh wicket providing the 150^th occasion of a three figure stand by England batsmen in one day games.

LJ Wright and TM Bresnan added 107 runs for the seventh wicket providing the second occasion of a three figure stand for the seventh wicket in the ICC Trophy Championship Trophy games. The other occasion was 103 runs stand between JDP Oram and DL Vettori in the match between New Zealand and Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06. Thus the 107 runs stand between LJ Wright and TM Bresnan in this game represents the record seventh wicket partnership in the tournament.

LJ Wright and TM Bresnan added 107 runs for the seventh wicket providing the 52nd occasion of a three figure stand for various wickets in the ICC Trophy Championship Trophy games.

LJ Wright and TM Bresnan added 107 runs for the seventh wicket providing the 35^th occasion of a three figure stand by England batsmen against Australia in one day games. This stand represent the first three figure stand for the seventh wicket by England batsmen against Australia in one day games. The previous best was 93 run stand between KP Pietersen and VS Solanki at The Oval on 12.07.05

TT Bresnan registered his maiden one day fifty when he made 80 in this game. His previous best was 31 not out against Australia at Southampton on 09.09.09 and 31 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 17.09.09

SR Watson {136*] and RT Ponting {111*} registered hundreds in this game providing the third occasion of two batsmen registering hundreds in an innings in the tournament. The other two occasions are witnessed in the game between India and England at Col-RPS on 22.09.02 {Indian batsmen – V Sehwag – 126 and SC Ganguly – 117*} and England and West Indies at Ahmedabad on 28.10.06 {West Indian batsmen – CH Gayle – 101 and DJ Bravo – 112*}

There are two curious coincidences in these three occasions. The first was that the all the three occasions of two batsmen scoring hundreds have come against England. The second is that in all the three occasions, at least an opening has scored a hundred. V Sehwag and SC Ganguly on the first occasion, CH Gayle on the second occasion and ST Watson on the third occasion

SR Watson {136*] and RT Ponting {111*} registered hundreds in this game providing the fourth occasion of two batsmen registering unbeaten hundreds in thee history of one day games. The other three occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
	Batsman	Score	Batsman	Score
1	Sri Lanka	vs	Pakstan	Lahore	05.11.97
	ST Jayasuriya	102*	RS Mahanama	102*
2	India	Vs	Zimbabwe	Cuttack	09.04.98
	MA Azharddin	153*	AD Jadeja	116*
3	India	Vs	Kenya	Bristol	23.05.99
	R Dravid	104*	SR Tendulkar	140*

SR Watson’s 136 in this game represent his third one day hundred and also his highest one day score. The other two hundreds are – 126 vs West Indies at St George’s 29.06.08 and 116 not out against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 03.05.09

RT Ponting registered his 28^th one day hundred and 98th one day fifty when he made 111 not out in this game. His 98 one day fifties puts him second in the list of batsmen who have scored 90 plus one day fifties. The following is the list of batsmen who have scored 90 plus fifties in one day games – SR Tendulkar {135}, RT Ponting {98}, ST Jayasuriya {96}, R Dravid {94}, SC Ganguly {94} and Inzamam-ul-Huq {93}.

SR Watson and RT Ponting added 252 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game providing the tenth occasion of a 250 plus runs partnership in the history of one day games. The ten partnerships are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Second	331	Dravid	Tendulkar
	Ind	Vs	NZl	Hyd-Ind	08.11.99
2	Second	318	Dravid	Ganguly
	Ind	Vs	Srl	Taunton	26.05.99
3	First	286	Jayasuriya	Tharanga
	Srl	Vs	Eng	Leeds	01.07.06
4	Fourth	275*	Azharuddin	A Jadeja
	Ind	Vs	Zim	Cuttack	09.04.98
5	First	274	McCullum	JMarshall
	NZl	Vs	Ire	Aberdeen	01.07.08
6	Second	263	A Sohail	Inzamam
	Pak	Vs	NZl	Sharjah	20.04.94
7	First	258	Ganguly	Tendulkar
	Ind	Vs	Ken	Paarl	24.10.01
8	Second	257	A Razzaq	S Elahi
	Pak	Vs	RSA	PElizabeth	11.12.02
9	Second	252*	Watson	Ponting
	Aus	Vs	Eng	Centurion	02.10.09
10	First	252	Ganguly	Tendulkar
	Ind	Vs	Srl	Col-RPS	07.07.98

252 runs unfinished partnership between SR Watson and RT Ponting in this game provides the second 250 plus runs stand against England in one day games. The two stands are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	First	286	Jayasuriya	Tharanga
	Srl	Vs	Eng	Leeds	01.07.06
2	Second	252*	Watson	Ponting
	Aus	Vs	Eng	Centurion	02.10.09

252 runs unfinished partnership between SR Watson and RT Ponting in this game provides the second 200 plus runs stand in the ICC Trophy Championship games. The other stand of 200 plus runs was 206 runs partnership between Shoaib Malik and Mohd Yousuf in the match between Pakistan and India at Centurion on 26.09.09. Thus the 252 runs unfinished stand between SR Watson and RT Ponting in this game represents the highest three figure partnership in the tournament.

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SR Watson {136*] and RT Ponting {111*} registered unbeaten hundreds in the first semi final between England and Australia on 02.10.09 in the ongoing ICC Championship Trophy 2009 in South Africa, provides the fourth occasion of two batsmen registering unbeaten hundreds in thee history of one day games. The four occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
	Batsman	Score	Batsman	Score
1	Sri Lanka	vs	Pakistan	Lahore	05.11.97
	ST Jayasuriya	102*	RS Mahanama	102*
2	India	Vs	Zimbabwe	Cuttack	09.04.98
	MA Azharuddin	153*	AD Jadeja	116*
3	India	Vs	Kenya	Bristol	23.05.99
	R Dravid	104*	SR Tendulkar	140*
4	Australia	Vs	England	Centurion	02.10.09
	SR Watson	136*	RT Ponting	111*

A Tribute to VM Muddaiah – the former international cricketer from Mysore/Karnataka

VM Muddaih breathed his last today morning {01.10.09} at his farm near Bangalore. His last days were not comfortable as he had last his eyesight and had to depend on his kith and kin for his daily routine. He had a heart attack some time back and recovered well, but destiny took him away this morning. He was born on 08.06.29 and on the day of his demise he was 80 years 3 months and 23 days old.

Venkatappa Musandra Muddaih represented India in two tests. He made his test debut against Australia at Delhi in 1959-60. He went wicket less in this test to return with bowling figures of 13.0-0-32-0. With the willow he remained not out without scoring.

In his second test, against Pakistan at Kanpur in 1960-61, he captured three wickets in the match – one in the first innings and two in the second innings. His first test victim was Mushtaq Ahmed whom he had caught by Polly Umrigar for 13. His bowling figures in the first innings read 22.0-6-62-1. In the second innings, he returned with figures of 18.0-7-40-2 and bagged the two wickets of Pakistan openers that fell in Pakistan’s second innings – that of Hanif Mohammad caught by ML Jaisimha for 19 and Imtiaz Ahmed caught by NJ Contractor for 16.

He represented Services, Mysore and Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy. His first class career read as under

Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50	100
61	71	13	805	67	13.87	4	0
Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	Ct	St
9918	435	4159	175	8-54	23.76	62	0

He made his Ranji debut against Southern Punjab representing Services in 1949-50 season. In the first innings, he made 1 with the willow and captured 8 for 54 with the leather. In the second innings, he made zero and captured 4 for 43. His match figure read 12 for 97. He earned the distinction of capturing eight wickets in an innings and ten plus wickets in a match

VM Muddaih with his 8 for 54 on debut against Southern Punjab became the first Indian bowler to capture eight wickets in the first innings of a match in the first class matches played all over the world.

He registered his highest individual score of 67 in the first innings against Delhi representing Services at Delhi in 1961-62. He was leading Services in this game and his 67 came while batting at number 9. It was his 55^th first class match. He registered four half centuries which read thus –

1	67	Services v Delhi	22 Nov 1961
2	56	Mysore v Hyderabad	22 Dec 1951
3	56	Hyderabad v Commonwealth XI	22 Jan 1954
4	51	Mysore v Madras	25 Jan 1952

With the leather he captured 175 first class wickets at an average of 23.76 runs per wicket. He had ten five wicket hauls in his first class career with a career best innings figures of 8 for 54 on his debut. His ten five wicket hauls are listed below

No	0	M	R	W	Match	Date
1	14.5	0	54	8	Services v Southern Punjab	11 Dec 1949
2	10.5	2	22	6	Mysore v Bombay	22 Feb 1952
3	22	8	56	5	Services v Eastern Punjab	01 Dec 1955
4	22	6	54	5	Services v PEPSU	13 Jan 1957
5	35	6	73	5	Services v Patiala	24 Dec 1957
6	21	9	36	6	Indians v Cambridge University	06 May 1959
7	27	10	79	6	Indians v Glamorgan	16 May 1959
8	4	2	2	5	Services v Jammu and Kashmir	08 Nov 1961
9	39	6	130	5	Services v Railways	26 Nov 1961
10	19	2	71	6	North Zone v MCC	08 Dec 1961

His figure of 4.0-2-2-5 for Servives against Jammu and Kashmir remains as an outstanding bowling analysis in the National Championship Ranji Trophy. He is the only bowler to capture five wickets conceding two runs in the Ranji Trophy. He was leading Services in this game.

He was a member of the Indian team that toured England in 1959. He played against Visiting teams that toured India. Representing Hyderabad he played against Commonwealth Eleven in 1953-54 {captured 4 for 105 which included the wicket of Raman Subba Row}, representing Indian Board President Eleven he played against New Zealanders in 1955-56. representing Services he played against West Indians in 1958-59, representing North Zone and Services {two separate games} against MCC in 1961-62

His farewell first class game was against MA Chidambaram Eleven representing Indian Air Force at Hyderabad in Moin-ud-dowlah Gold Cup tournament in 1962-63 {Semi finals}

He represented the following teams in his first class career – India, Services, Mysore, Hyderabad, Indian Board President Eleven, Indians, North Zone and Indian Air Force

After retirement from first class cricket, he was a commentator on All India Radio panel of Bangalore station and officiated as a commentator in a couple of Ranji Trophy matches.

He holds the distinction of becoming the first international cricketer from a “Gowda” family from Bangalore.

His nephew BT Sathish represented Karnataka in Ranji Trophy. Sathish played for Syndicate Bank in the league matches in Bangalore.

Australia have called up all-rounder David Hussey to replace Michael Clarke for the final stages of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Australia is one of the four semi finalists of the championship after its last-ball against Pakistan at Centurion in their final group game yesterday. Australia won this game without vice-captain Clarke, who has returned to Sydney for treatment on a chronic lower back injury. David Hussey was left out of the original squad for the Championship Trophy.

Australia have already a replacement cricketer in David Bollinger filling the place of Nathan Bracken who returned home for chronic knee problem. Bracken is expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery next week.

Australia, Pakistan from Group A and England, New Zealand from Group B have qualfied for the Semi Finals of ICC Champions Trophy which is being played in South Africa.

The following tables shows how the teams have performed in the ongoing tournament, the performance of the four teams which have qualified for the semi finals and the semi finals fixtures

Points table at the end of the League stage
Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net RR
Aus	3	2	0	1	5	+0.510
Pak	3	2	1	0	4	+0.999
India	3	1	1	1	3	+0.290
Win	3	0	3	0	0	-1.537
Points table at the end of the League stage
Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net RR
NZl	3	2	1	0	4	+0.782
Eng	3	2	1	0	4	-0.487
Srl	3	1	2	0	2	-0.085
RSA	3	1	2	0	2	-0.177

Teams which have qualified from Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net RR
Aus	3	2	0	1	5	+0.510
Pak	3	2	1	0	4	+0.999
Teams which have qualified from Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net RR
NZl	3	2	1	0	4	+0.782
Eng	3	2	1	0	4	-0.487

Semi Finals Fixtures
Team-1	Vs	Team-2	Venue	Date
Aus	Vs	Eng	Centurion	02.10.09
Pak	Vs	NZl	Jo’burg	03.10.09

Match Number 12 : India vs West Indies at Johannesburg on 30.09.09 : India won by 07 wickets

India won this match by seven wickets after inserting the opposition in this game providing the 21st occasion of a team winning a game after inserting the opposition in the tournament.

KRD Karthik kept wickets in place of MS Dhoni after 16.1 overs in this game. After relinquishing the gloves, MS Dhoni chanced his arm with the ball in the game and bowled two overs to capture a wicket conceding 14 runs. His victim was TM Dowlin whom he bowled for 14.

MS Dhoni became the third wicket keeper in the world who relinquished the gloves in the middle of the game and chanced his arm with the ball to capture at least a wicket in the history of one day games. The other two wicket keepers are – T Taibu of Zimbabwe – 10.0-1-42-2 vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 29.04.04 {Meregwede kept wickets in place of T Taibu after the 30^th over}, DC Thomas of West Indies {1.1-0-11-2 vs Bangladesh at Roseau on 28.07.09 {ADS Fletcher kept wickets in place of DC Thomas after 42.5 overs}

R Dravid was run out in this game for 4 in this game which represents the 39^th occasion of his being run out in one day games. Only MS Atapattu of Sri Lanak {41} and Inzamam-ul-Haq {40} have been dismissed run out on more occasions than R Dravid.

ADS Fletchers’s zero in this game provides the third occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring zero in the tournament. The other two are – KD Otieno of Kenya vs India at Southampton on 11.09.04 and MR Johnson of USA vs Australia at Southampton on 13.09.04.

ADS Fletchers’s zero in this game provides the 13th of a wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in the tournament.

V Kohli registered his one day fifty in this game when he made 79 not out in this game. His other fifty had come against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 27.08.08 when he had scored 54. His 79 not out in this game represents his highest one day score.

West Indies were all out of 129 in this game providing the 54^th occasion of a team being all out in the tournament. West Indies have been all out on seven occasions including the one in this game – the most number of occasions in the tournament. New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are the other three teams which have been all out on six occasions in the tournament.

India won its 38^th game against West Indies out of 95 encounters played between them. West Indies has won 54 games, while one game was tied and two games ended as No result games.

Match Number 11 : Group A : Australia vs Pakistan at Centurion on 29.09.09 : Australia won by two wickets {Last ball win}

Australia won this match by two wickets after inserting the opposition in this game providing the 20^th occasion of a team winning a game after inserting the opposition in the tournament.

This win gave Australia its fourth win when it has inserted the opposition, a record for most such wins in the tournament. Australia’s four wins are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Res	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	066/1	07.5	won	USA	Southampton	13.09.04
2	Aus	199/3	37.2	won	NZl	The Oval	16.09.04
3	Aus	170/4	36.5	won	Eng	Jaipur	21.10.09
4	Aus	206/8	50.0	won	Pak	Centurion	30.09.09

Australia won this game by two wickets on the last ball of the match providing the 30^th occasion of a team winning a one day game on the last ball of the match in the history of one day internationals. As far as Australia is concerned, it is their fourth such win in one day games.

No	Winner	Margin	Tar	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	2 wkts	140	35.0	Win	Castries	12.04.78
2	Aus	2 wkts	178	50.0	Eng	Sharjah	24.03.85
3	Aus	1 wkt	173	43.0	Win	Sydney	01.01.96
4	Aus	2 wkts	206	50.0	Pak	Centurion	30.09.09

Australia won this game by chasing a target of 206 runs, the most runs target in their four wins.

Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed hit wicket for 41 in this game providing the 53^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the history of one day games. He became the fourth Pakistan batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in a one day game. The other three are – Javed Miandad for 5 against West Indies at Karachi on 09.11.90, Inzamam-ul-Haq for 41 against South Africa at Tangier on 18.08.02, Shoaib Malik for 33 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 18.05.03.

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