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Australia vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Dubai, , Apr 22 2009 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st ODI (D/N), Dubai (DICS), April 22, 2009, Australia v Pakistan ODI Series

Australia

168

Pakistan

(44.1/50 ov, T:169) 171/6

Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Shahid Afridi

, PAK

24 (16) & 6/38

Shahid Afridi bowls•Apr 22, 2009•Haider Shah/AFP/Getty Images

Misbah-ul-Haq celebrates the win with Umar Gul, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Misbah-ul-Haq celebrates the win with Umar Gul•Apr 22, 2009•Associated Press

Younis Khan heads back to the pavilion disappointed, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Younis Khan heads back to the pavilion disappointed•Apr 22, 2009•AFP

Kamran Akmal slashes it past point, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Kamran Akmal slashes it past point•Apr 22, 2009•Associated Press

Kamran Akmal takes the edge to get rid of the struggling Michael Clarke, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Kamran Akmal takes the edge to get rid of the struggling Michael Clarke•Apr 22, 2009•AFP

Shane Watson gears up to smash Iftikhar Anjum through the off side, not in frame, is run out by Nasir Jamshed, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Shane Watson gears up to smash Iftikhar Anjum through the off side•Apr 22, 2009•Associated Press

The Pakistan team bus arrives at the Dubai Cricket Stadium the day before the first ODI, Pakistan v Australia, April 21, 2009

The Pakistan team bus arrives at the Dubai Cricket Stadium•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Shahid Afridi bowls to Brad Haddin, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Shahid Afridi bowls to Brad Haddin•Apr 22, 2009•Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images

The Australians celebrate another dismissal, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

The Australians celebrate another dismissal•Apr 22, 2009•AFP

Shahid Afridi looks back after playing an extravagant shot, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Shahid Afridi looks back after playing an extravagant shot•Apr 22, 2009•Associated Press

Shahid Afridi ended with 6 for 38, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Shahid Afridi ended with 6 for 38•Apr 22, 2009•AFP

Shane Watson blasts one through the on side, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Shane Watson blasts one through the on side•Apr 22, 2009•AFP

Brad Haddin watches as Shaun Marsh, not in frame, is run out by Nasir Jamshed, Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, April 22, 2009

Brad Haddin watches as Shaun Marsh is run out by Nasir Jamshed•Apr 22, 2009•Associated Press

A worker cleans the stands a day before the Australia against Pakistan ODI at the new Sport City, Dubai, April 21, 2009

A worker cleans the stands a day before the Australia against Pakistan ODI•Apr 21, 2009•Associated Press

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Clarke says Australia not in a spin

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Australians shine but in the wrong place

Australia's embarrassing defeat to Pakistan stemmed in part from a lack of experience and coincided with the free-scoring form of Gilchrist and Hayden in the IPL

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ESPNcricinfo Awards ODI Bowling winner: Shahid Afridi

Pakistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Salman Butt	lbw	5	10
Kamran Akmal	caught	48	62
Younis Khan	caught	11	31
Shoaib Malik	caught	24	53
Misbah-ul-Haq	not out	30	68
Shahid Afridi	caught	24	16
Nasir Jamshed	bowled	9	14
Umar Gul	not out	8	13
Extras	(lb 5, nb 6, w 1)
Total	171(6 wkts; 44.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
NW Bracken	9.1	2	25	0	2.72
BW Hilfenhaus	10	3	42	2	4.2 (2 nb)
JR Hopes	8	1	22	2	2.75
SR Clark	8	1	32	1	4
NM Hauritz	6	0	27	0	4.5
A Symonds	3	0	18	1	6

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	5	Kamran Akmal	Salman Butt
2nd	28	Kamran Akmal	Younis Khan
3rd	48	Shoaib Malik	Kamran Akmal
4th	18	Shoaib Malik	Misbah-ul-Haq
5th	39	Shahid Afridi	Misbah-ul-Haq
6th	14	Misbah-ul-Haq	Nasir Jamshed
7th	19	Misbah-ul-Haq	Umar Gul

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