Australia vs Pakistan Scorecard, 1st Test, Pakistan in Australia Test Series 2009

1st Test · Pakistan in Australia Test Series 2009 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 26 Dec 2009 to 30 Dec 2009

Australia 454/5d & 225/8d

Pakistan 258 & 251

Australia won by 170 runs

Player of the match: SR Watson

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Match summary

Australia played Pakistan in the 1st Test, Pakistan in Australia Test Series 2009 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, from 26 Dec 2009 to 30 Dec 2009. Australia won by 170 runs.

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia made 454/5 declared in 128.1 overs, Pakistan made 258 in 99 overs, Australia made 225/8 declared in 73.1 overs, Pakistan made 251 in 72 overs.

Shane Watson top-scored with 213 runs in the match; Mitchell Johnson took 6/82 in the match; Shane Watson was named player of the match.

Australia Innings

454/5d (128.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
SR Watson run out (Salman Butt, Imran Farhat)	run out (Salman Butt, Imran Farhat)	93	191	11	0	48.69
SM Katich c Salman Butt b Mohammad Asif	c Salman Butt b Mohammad Asif	98	226	5	0	43.36
RT Ponting c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif	c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif	57	60	7	0	95.00
MEK Hussey lbw b Saeed Ajmal	lbw b Saeed Ajmal	82	113	10	0	72.57
NM Hauritz lbw b Abdur Rauf	lbw b Abdur Rauf	75	152	8	1	49.34
MJ Clarke not out	not out	28	34	1	0	82.35
Extras	(b 2, lb 12, w 0, nb 7)	21
Total	128.1 Ov (RR: 3.54)	454/5

Did not bat: DE Bollinger, MJ North, BJ Haddin, PM Siddle, MG Johnson

Fall of wickets: 1-182 (SR Watson, 60.1 ov), 2-233 (SM Katich, 74.3 ov), 3-291 (RT Ponting, 83.2 ov), 4-382 (MEK Hussey, 112.5 ov), 5-454 (NM Hauritz, 127.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
Mohammad Asif	27	5	86	2	3.19	125	10	0	0
Mohammad Amir	27	7	101	0	3.74	121	14	0	7
Abdur Rauf	23.1	4	86	1	3.71	97	9	0	0
Saeed Ajmal	46	3	150	1	3.26	192	9	1	0
Imran Farhat	5	0	17	0	3.40	16	0	0	0

Pakistan Innings

258/10 (99 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Imran Farhat lbw b MG Johnson	lbw b MG Johnson	9	39	0	0	23.08
Salman Butt lbw b SR Watson	lbw b SR Watson	45	113	2	0	39.82
Faisal Iqbal c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz	c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz	15	62	0	0	24.19
Mohammad Yousuf c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle	c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle	22	59	2	1	37.29
Umar Akmal c RT Ponting b MG Johnson	c RT Ponting b MG Johnson	51	80	9	1	63.75
Mohammad Amir c MJ North b DE Bollinger	c MJ North b DE Bollinger	15	89	2	0	16.85
Misbah-ul-Haq not out	not out	65	120	8	1	54.17
Kamran Akmal c BJ Haddin b DE Bollinger	c BJ Haddin b DE Bollinger	12	8	3	0	150.00
Abdur Rauf c MJ North b DE Bollinger	c MJ North b DE Bollinger	3	15	0	0	20.00
Mohammad Asif c SR Watson b PM Siddle	c SR Watson b PM Siddle	0	3	0	0	0.00
Saeed Ajmal b MG Johnson	b MG Johnson	4	15	1	0	26.67
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 9)	17
Total	99 Ov (RR: 2.61)	258/10

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Imran Farhat, 12.2 ov), 2-59 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.2 ov), 3-84 (Salman Butt, 39.3 ov), 4-109 (Mohammad Yousuf, 48.5 ov), 5-159 (Umar Akmal, 60.6 ov), 6-203 (Mohammad Amir, 80.3 ov), 7-215 (Kamran Akmal, 82.5 ov), 8-219 (Abdur Rauf, 86.6 ov), 9-220 (Mohammad Asif, 87.6 ov), 10-258 (Saeed Ajmal, 98.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
DE Bollinger	20	6	50	3	2.50	102	8	0	0	4
PM Siddle	24	7	77	2	3.21	108	8	1	0	1
NM Hauritz	20	3	58	1	2.90	96	3	2	0	4
MG Johnson	22	10	36	3	1.64	117	4	0	1	0
SR Watson	13	3	30	1	2.31	66	4	0	0	0

Australia Innings

225/8d (73.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
SR Watson not out	not out	120	220	10	1	54.55
SM Katich c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	2	15	0	0	13.33
RT Ponting c Salman Butt b Mohammad Amir	c Salman Butt b Mohammad Amir	12	14	2	0	85.71
MEK Hussey lbw b Mohammad Amir	lbw b Mohammad Amir	4	3	1	0	133.33
MJ Clarke c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir	37	90	3	0	41.11
MJ North b Mohammad Amir	b Mohammad Amir	8	17	1	0	47.06
BJ Haddin c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir	0	2	0	0	0.00
MG Johnson run out (Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal)	run out (Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal)	22	58	4	0	37.93
NM Hauritz st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal	st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal	8	27	0	0	29.63
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 7)	12
Total	73.1 Ov (RR: 3.08)	225/8

Did not bat: DE Bollinger, PM Siddle

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (SM Katich, 6.3 ov), 2-32 (RT Ponting, 9.4 ov), 3-40 (MEK Hussey, 11.1 ov), 4-143 (MJ Clarke, 40.6 ov), 5-161 (MJ North, 46.1 ov), 6-161 (BJ Haddin, 46.3 ov), 7-198 (MG Johnson, 63.2 ov), 8-225 (NM Hauritz, 73.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Asif	16	3	38	1	2.38	76	3	0	2	0
Mohammad Amir	24	6	79	5	3.29	109	8	0	1	6
Saeed Ajmal	23.1	1	73	1	3.15	93	5	1	0	0
Abdur Rauf	10	3	33	0	3.30	45	5	0	0	1

Pakistan Innings

251/10 (72 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Imran Farhat lbw b DE Bollinger	lbw b DE Bollinger	12	22	2	0	54.55
Salman Butt lbw b MG Johnson	lbw b MG Johnson	33	71	4	0	46.48
Faisal Iqbal b NM Hauritz	b NM Hauritz	48	75	4	1	64.00
Mohammad Yousuf c SM Katich b NM Hauritz	c SM Katich b NM Hauritz	61	140	7	0	43.57
Umar Akmal c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	27	37	5	0	72.97
Misbah-ul-Haq c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kamran Akmal st BJ Haddin b NM Hauritz	st BJ Haddin b NM Hauritz	30	48	4	1	62.50
Mohammad Amir c SM Katich b NM Hauritz	c SM Katich b NM Hauritz	0	1	0	0	0.00
Abdur Rauf b DE Bollinger	b DE Bollinger	5	9	0	0	55.56
Saeed Ajmal c SR Watson b NM Hauritz	c SR Watson b NM Hauritz	10	30	1	0	33.33
Mohammad Asif not out	not out	1	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 13, lb 4, w 2, nb 5)	24
Total	72 Ov (RR: 3.49)	251/10

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Imran Farhat, 6.3 ov), 2-80 (Salman Butt, 22.2 ov), 3-116 (Faisal Iqbal, 31.3 ov), 4-171 (Umar Akmal, 45.4 ov), 5-171 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 45.5 ov), 6-214 (Kamran Akmal, 61.2 ov), 7-214 (Mohammad Amir, 61.3 ov), 8-221 (Abdur Rauf, 62.6 ov), 9-250 (Mohammad Yousuf, 71.1 ov), 10-251 (Saeed Ajmal, 71.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
DE Bollinger	15	5	42	2	2.80	73	5	0	0	1
PM Siddle	13	5	32	0	2.46	66	5	0	0	0
NM Hauritz	24	4	101	5	4.21	105	8	2	0	4
MG Johnson	18	6	46	3	2.56	90	6	0	2	0
SM Katich	2	0	13	0	6.50	8	3	0	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Australia vs Pakistan match on 26 Dec 2009?

Australia won by 170 runs.

Who was player of the match in Australia vs Pakistan?

Shane Watson.

Who scored the most runs in Australia vs Pakistan?

Shane Watson (Australia) with 213 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Australia vs Pakistan?

Mitchell Johnson, with 6/82.

Who won the toss in Australia vs Pakistan?

Australia, who chose to bat first.

Where was Australia vs Pakistan played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground.