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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2004

Test # 1729
Pakistan in Australia, 2004-05, 2nd Test
Australia v Pakistan
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28,29 December 2004 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and JW Lloyds (Eng)
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: DR Martyn

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Pakistan 318/6 (Abdul Razzaq 1*, Kamran Akmal 16*, 90 overs)
  • Day 2: Pakistan 341, Australia 203/5 (Martyn 67*, Gilchrist 26*, 54 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 379, Pakistan 85/5 (Shoaib Malik 11*, Mohammad Sami 8*, 34 overs)
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    Salman Butt run out (Clarke/Gilchrist) 70 130 99 10 0
    Imran Farhat c Ponting b Kasprowicz 20 108 76 1 0
    Yasir Hameed lbw b Gillespie 2 17 12 0 0
    Younis Khan c Gilchrist b Gillespie 87 217 157 11 0
    *Yousuf Youhana st Gilchrist b Warne 111 195 134 11 4
    Shoaib Malik c Ponting b Gillespie 6 25 14 0 0
    Abdul Razzaq not out 4 110 76 0 0
    +Kamran Akmal c Gilchrist b McGrath 24 37 33 4 0
    Mohammad Sami lbw b Warne 12 53 37 1 0
    Shoaib Akhtar st Gilchrist b Warne 0 3 4 0 0
    Danish Kaneria run out (Clarke/Gilchrist) 0 5 3 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, w 1) 5
    Total (all out, 107.3 overs, 454 mins) 341

    FoW: 1-85 (Imran Farhat, 26.2 ov), 2-93 (Yasir Hameed, 30.5 ov),
    3-94 (Salman Butt, 31.2 ov), 4-286 (Yousuf Youhana, 77.4 ov),
    5-298 (Younis Khan, 81.1 ov), 6-301 (Shoaib Malik, 83.1 ov),
    7-326 (Kamran Akmal, 92.3 ov), 8-341 (Mohammad Sami, 105.2 ov),
    9-341 (Shoaib Akhtar, 105.6 ov), 10-341 (Danish Kaneria, 107.3 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 28 12 54 1 (1w)
    Gillespie 26 7 77 3
    Kasprowicz 20 6 66 1
    Warne 28.3 2 103 3
    Clarke 3 0 24 0
    Lehmann 2 0 13 0

    Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    JL Langer c Imran Farhat b Danish Kaneria 50 138 82 3 1
    ML Hayden c Shoaib Malik b Shoaib Akhtar 9 26 20 1 0
    *RT Ponting c Shoaib Malik b Shoaib Akhtar 7 22 9 1 0
    DR Martyn lbw b Danish Kaneria 142 370 245 12 0
    DS Lehmann c Yasir Hameed b Shoaib Akhtar 11 13 12 2 0
    MJ Clarke c Shoaib Akhtar b Danish Kaneria 20 49 53 1 1
    +AC Gilchrist c Mohammad Sami b Danish Kaneria 48 66 51 4 1
    SK Warne c & b Shoaib Akhtar 10 31 17 1 0
    JN Gillespie not out 50 152 108 4 1
    MS Kasprowicz c sub (Naved-ul-Hasan) b Shoaib Akhtar 4 18 10 0 0
    GD McGrath lbw b Danish Kaneria 1 14 8 0 0
    Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 5, nb 19) 27
    Total (all out, 99.3 overs, 454 mins) 379

    FoW: 1-13 (Hayden, 4.6 ov), 2-32 (Ponting, 8.5 ov),
    3-122 (Langer, 27.2 ov), 4-135 (Lehmann, 30.2 ov),
    5-171 (Clarke, 43.2 ov), 6-230 (Gilchrist, 57.3 ov),
    7-254 (Warne, 64.2 ov), 8-347 (Martyn, 91.2 ov),
    9-368 (Kasprowicz, 96.1 ov), 10-379 (McGrath, 99.3 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Shoaib Akhtar 27 4 109 5 (9nb, 2w)
    Mohammad Sami 23 2 102 0 (7nb, 1w)
    Abdul Razzaq 7 0 27 0 (2nb)
    Danish Kaneria 39.3 5 125 5 (2w)
    Imran Farhat 3 0 13 0

    Pakistan 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    Salman Butt c Kasprowicz b McGrath 0 2 4 0 0
    Imran Farhat c Martyn b Gillespie 5 24 16 0 0
    Yasir Hameed c Gilchrist b McGrath 23 49 42 4 0
    Younis Khan c Hayden b Kasprowicz 23 87 55 2 0
    *Yousuf Youhana c Ponting b Warne 12 38 28 1 0
    Shoaib Malik c Gillespie b Warne 41 126 89 4 2
    Mohammad Sami lbw b Gillespie 11 57 48 1 0
    Abdul Razzaq c Gilchrist b McGrath 19 97 74 1 1
    +Kamran Akmal lbw b Warne 0 10 3 0 0
    Shoaib Akhtar b McGrath 14 21 18 0 2
    Danish Kaneria not out 9 15 10 2 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 1) 6
    Total (all out, 64.2 overs, 268 mins) 163

    FoW: 1-0 (Salman Butt, 0.4 ov), 2-13 (Imran Farhat, 5.5 ov),
    3-35 (Yasir Hameed, 12.1 ov), 4-60 (Yousuf Youhana, 21.5 ov),
    5-68 (Younis Khan, 26.5 ov), 6-98 (Mohammad Sami, 40.6 ov),
    7-101 (Kamran Akmal, 43.3 ov), 8-140 (Shoaib Malik, 59.2 ov),
    9-140 (Abdul Razzaq, 60.2 ov), 10-163 (Shoaib Akhtar, 64.2 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    McGrath 11.2 1 35 4
    Gillespie 12 7 15 2
    Kasprowicz 16 3 42 1 (1nb)
    Warne 25 7 66 3

    Australia 2nd innings (target: 126 runs) R M B 4 6
    JL Langer c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami 5 7 3 1 0
    ML Hayden not out 56 110 75 6 0
    *RT Ponting not out 62 102 91 5 1
    Extras (lb 2, nb 2) 4
    Total (1 wicket, 27.5 overs, 110 mins) 127

    DNB: DR Martyn, DS Lehmann, MJ Clarke, +AC Gilchrist, SK Warne,
    JN Gillespie, MS Kasprowicz, GD McGrath.

    FoW: 1-11 (Langer, 1.2 ov).

    Bowling O M R W
    Shoaib Akhtar 7 0 35 0
    Mohammad Sami 5 0 22 1 (2nb)
    Danish Kaneria 10.5 1 52 0
    Imran Farhat 5 2 16 0

    • Hours of Play: 10.30am - 12.30pm, 1.10pm - 3.10pm, 3.30pm - 5.30pm (90 overs per day)
    • Reserve Umpire: GTD Morrow
    • 12th Men: B Lee (Australia) and Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)

      Day 1

    • Pakistan 50 in 58 mins, off 16 overs
    • Salman Butt/Imran Farhat 50 partnership in 58 mins, off 96 balls
    • Salman Butt 50 in 88 mins, off 70 balls, 7x4
    • Lunch: Pakistan 93/1 (Salman Butt 69*, Yasir Hameed 2*, 30 overs)
    • Pakistan 100 in 149 mins, off 36 overs
    • Younis Khan/Yousuf Youhana 50 partnership in 66 mins, off 96 balls
    • Pakistan 150 in 204 mins, off 49 overs
    • Yousuf Youhana 50 in 97 mins, off 72 balls, 5x4, 1x6
    • Younis Khan/Yousuf Youhana 100 partnership in 105 mins, off 156 balls
    • Tea: Pakistan 198/3 (Younis Khan 36*, Yousuf Youhana 68*, 59 overs)
    • Pakistan 200 in 254 mins, off 59.2 overs
    • Younis Khan 50 in 152 mins, off 102 balls, 6x4
    • Younis Khan/Yousuf Youhana 150 partnership in 153 mins, off 223 balls
    • Pakistan 250 in 288 mins, off 68.5 overs
    • Yousuf Youhana 100 in 163 mins, off 117 balls, 10x4, 4x6
    • Younis Khan/Yousuf Youhana partnership 192 runs, 195 mins, 278 balls: Highest 4th wicket partnership for Pakistan against Australia (prev. Saeed Anwar/Yousuf Youhana 177 runs at Brisbane, 1999/00)
    • Pakistan 300 in 350 mins, off 82.4 overs
    • Attendance: 61,552

      Day 2

    • Lunch: Pakistan 341
    • Australia 50 in 64 mins, off 11.5 overs
    • Langer/Martyn 50 partnership in 40 mins, off 50 balls
    • Tea: Australia 92/2 (Langer 38*, Martyn 29*, 19 overs)
    • Australia 100 in 111 mins, off 21 overs
    • Langer 50 in 137 mins, off 80 balls, 3x4, 1x6
    • Martyn 50 in 114 mins, off 72 balls, 4x4
    • Australia 150 in 169 mins, off 33.3 overs
    • Australia 200 in 244 mins, off 52.4 overs
    • Attendance: 34,656

      Day 3

    • Martyn/Gilchrist 50 partnership in 62 mins, off 83 balls
    • Australia 250 in 299 mins, off 63.4 overs
    • Lunch: Australia 254/7 (Martyn 82*, 64.2 overs)
    • Martyn 100 in 292 mins, off 189 balls, 7x4
    • Australia 300 in 366 mins, off 81.0 overs
    • Martyn/Gillespie 50 partnership in 67 mins, off 103 balls
    • Australia 350 in 429 mins, off 92.3 overs
    • Gillespie 50 in 152 mins, off 107 balls, 4x4, 1x6
    • Tea: Australia 379
    • Pakistan 50 in 77 mins, off 17.5 overs
    • Attendance: 20,086

      Day 4

    • Shoaib Malik (2) retired hurt on 15* from 91/5 to 101/7 (went off after 36.5 overs with a split webbing on his hand)
    • Pakistan 100 in 172 mins, off 41.1 overs
    • Pakistan 150 in 262 mins, off 62.5 overs
    • Lunch: Australia 15/1 (Hayden 7*, Ponting 2*, 2 overs)
    • Australia 50 in 59 mins, off 11.4 overs
    • Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership in 54 mins, off 82 balls
    • Hayden 50 in 91 mins, off 60 balls, 6x4
    • Australia 100 in 92 mins, off 22.4 overs
    • Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership in 93 mins, off 145 balls
    • Ponting 50 in 94 mins, off 86 balls, 5x4
    • Attendance: 12,785
    • Total Attendance: 129,079
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