Summary Aussies' skipper won the toss and elected to bat first in a rain-hit match
BIRMINGHAM (Dunya News) – After just 10.2 overs were bowled in the warm-up encounter between Pakistan and Australia, the match was abandoned due to rain. Australia were 57 for the loss of one wicket in a match that was restricted to 34 overs per side.
Earlier, in the last warm-up match before the Champions Trophy it’s the Australian side that took on the unpredictable Team Pakistan at Edgbaston.
Aussies skipper won the toss and elected to bat first in a rain-hit match that was restricted to 34 overs per side.
In their first warm-up match, Pakistan beat Bangladesh by two wickets in a nail-biting encounter in which a new wonder boy, Fahim Ashraf came out of nowhere and helped Pakistan chasing down a mammoth target of 342 runs.
Match Highlights
Australian Innings
The match which already had been restricted to 34 overs per side was stopped as the rain interrupted play once again. Junaid bowled two deliveries of the eleventh over with skipper Steven Smith and Finch were on the crease when the play was called off.
#PAKvAUS
— ICC ChampionsTrophy (@cricketservice1) May 29, 2017
MATCH Delayed by rain
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FINCH on 36*
SMITH on 8*
Last wkt out
WARNER 11 B AMIR#cricket #Edgbaston #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/JbbkiMXNZB
10 overs: Score 57/1
Imad Wasim came to bowl the eight over as Finch thumped him away for a boundary of the second ball. With two leg byes of the last ball, Imad went for a total of nine runs in the eighth over.
Junaid replaced Amir as he came to bowl the ninth over. The punishment in this case was provided by the skipper as fetched four runs while playing a glorious shot. However, Junaid came back strongly as just a boundary was conceded of his over.
In the tenth over, Imad Wasim bowled with good line and length without providing any opportunity to Aussie batsmen to free their arms. After 10 over, Australia were 57 for the loss of one wicket with Finch and Skipper on the crease.
7 overs: Score 39/1
David Warner pursued with his aggressive style as he put pressure on the new lad and pummeled him for three consecutive boundaries in the fourth over of the innings. Fahim went for 13 runs in the fourth overs as Australia were 29 for the loss of no wicket.
As they say it is impossible when Amir is bowling and he does not provide you with the early breakthrough. Same was the case today as he produced a beauty and removed Warner of the third ball of the fifth over. Just one run was conceded and the crucial wicket of Warner was the summary of the fifth over at the end of which the score was 30 for the loss of one wicket.
In the sixth over, Fahim conceded two boundaries and Australia were 38 for the loss of one wicket. Muhammad Amir bowled another brilliant over as he didn’t give a chance to the batsman to free their arms. Australia were 39 for 1 in seven overs.
Overs 3: Score 16/0
Muhammad Amir started with the new ball and was thumped by David Warner on the very first ball of the match for a boundary. However, Amir came back strongly and went for just one run of the next five balls.
The new ball with Amir was shared by the new guy Fahim Ashraf who conceded two boundaries in his over and as usual the punishment was given by Warner. After two overs the score was 9 runs without any loss.
Muhamamd Amir also came back strongly in the third over as he conceded just two runs and the score after three overs was 16.
