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Australia v Pakistan @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29 December 2004 (five-day match)
Toss: Pakistan (bat)
Umpires: RE Koertzen, JW Lloyds
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Salman Butt | run out (Michael Clarke > Adam Gilchrist > ) | 70 | 99 | 130 | 10 | - |
| 2. Imran Farhat | c Ricky Ponting b Michael Kasprowicz | 20 | 76 | 108 | 1 | - |
| 3. Yasir Hameed | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 2 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| 4. Younis Khan | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 87 | 157 | 217 | 11 | - |
| *5. Mohammad Yousuf | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 111 | 134 | 195 | 11 | 4 |
| 6. Shoaib Malik | c Ricky Ponting b Jason Gillespie | 6 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| 7. Abdul Razzaq | not out | 4 | 76 | 110 | - | - |
| +8. Kamran Akmal | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 24 | 33 | 37 | 4 | - |
| 9. Mohammad Sami | lbw b Shane Warne | 12 | 37 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 10. Shoaib Akhtar | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Danish Kaneria | run out (Michael Clarke > Adam Gilchrist > ) | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-85 (Imran Farhat), 2-93 (Yasir Hameed), 3-94 (Salman Butt), 4-286 (Mohammad Yousuf), 5-298 (Younis Khan), 6-301 (Shoaib Malik), 7-326 (Kamran Akmal), 8-341 (Mohammad Sami), 9-341 (Shoaib Akhtar), 341 (Danish Kaneria). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.3 ovs, 454 mins) 341 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 28 | 12 | 54 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 26 | 7 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 20 | 6 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 28.3 | 2 | 103 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Imran Farhat b Danish Kaneria | 50 | 82 | 138 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Shoaib Malik b Shoaib Akhtar | 9 | 20 | 26 | 1 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Shoaib Malik b Shoaib Akhtar | 7 | 9 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 4. Damien Martyn | lbw b Danish Kaneria | 142 | 245 | 370 | 12 | - |
| 5. Darren Lehmann | c Yasir Hameed b Shoaib Akhtar | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | - |
| 6. Michael Clarke | c Shoaib Akhtar b Danish Kaneria | 20 | 53 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Mohammad Sami b Danish Kaneria | 48 | 51 | 66 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. Shane Warne | c & b Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 17 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jason Gillespie | not out | 50 | 108 | 152 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c sub b Shoaib Akhtar | 4 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | lbw b Danish Kaneria | 1 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Matthew Hayden), 2-32 (Ricky Ponting), 3-122 (Justin Langer), 4-135 (Darren Lehmann), 5-171 (Michael Clarke), 6-230 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-254 (Shane Warne), 8-347 (Damien Martyn), 9-368 (Michael Kasprowicz), 379 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 5w, 19nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.3 ovs, 454 mins) 379 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 27 | 4 | 109 | 5 | (2w,9nb) |
| Mohammad Sami | 23 | 2 | 102 | 0 | (1w,7nb) |
| Abdul Razzaq | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Danish Kaneria | 39.3 | 5 | 125 | 5 | (2w,0nb) |
| Imran Farhat | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Salman Butt | c Michael Kasprowicz b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Imran Farhat | c Damien Martyn b Jason Gillespie | 5 | 16 | 24 | - | - |
| 3. Yasir Hameed | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 23 | 42 | 49 | 4 | - |
| 4. Younis Khan | c Matthew Hayden b Michael Kasprowicz | 23 | 55 | 87 | 2 | - |
| *5. Mohammad Yousuf | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 12 | 28 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 6. Shoaib Malik | c Jason Gillespie b Shane Warne | 41 | 89 | 126 | 4 | 2 |
| 7. Mohammad Sami | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 11 | 48 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 8. Abdul Razzaq | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 19 | 74 | 97 | 1 | 1 |
| +9. Kamran Akmal | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 3 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Shoaib Akhtar | b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 18 | 21 | - | 2 |
| 11. Danish Kaneria | not out | 9 | 10 | 15 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Salman Butt), 2-13 (Imran Farhat), 3-35 (Yasir Hameed), 4-60 (Mohammad Yousuf), 5-68 (Younis Khan), 6-98 (Mohammad Sami), 7-101 (Kamran Akmal), 8-140 (Shoaib Malik), 9-140 (Abdul Razzaq), 163 (Shoaib Akhtar). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.2 ovs, 268 mins) 163 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 11.2 | 1 | 35 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 12 | 7 | 15 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 16 | 3 | 42 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 25 | 7 | 66 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | not out | 56 | 75 | 110 | 6 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | not out | 62 | 91 | 102 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. Damien Martyn | ||||||
| 5. Darren Lehmann | ||||||
| 6. Michael Clarke | ||||||
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | ||||||
| 8. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 9. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-11 (Justin Langer). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 27.5 ovs, 110 mins) 127 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mohammad Sami | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Danish Kaneria | 10.5 | 1 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Imran Farhat | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath