Pakistan clinched a nail biting victory in the most sensational game being played throughout the recent ODI or ongoing T20 Series against Australia , pulling out an emphatic win in the one-over eliminator after the watch was tied. The victory takes Pakistan winning their second consecutive series win against the four times ODI Champions.
With this outstanding triumph, Pakistan gets the unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series, pushing Australia down to the tenth spot in the ICC T20 rankings at the same time.
In a match played yesterday under lights at the Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan won the toss and choose to bat first and batted cautiously in the beginning after an early depart of Imran Nazir. Skipper Mohammad Hafeez, spirited Nasir Jamshed and experienced Kamran Akmal playing sensibly took the team to a competitive target of 152 scoring 45, 45 and 43, respectively. Mitchell Starc again showed a stand out performance grabbing a wicket giving only 17 runs in his quota of four overs.
In reply, Australia gets out with a positive aggrssive start, David Warner and Shane Watson smashed all over the park till the spin wizard Ajmal came in action and undone the openers of two magic deliveries.
However, the match gone down to the wire with a marvellous captaincy knock by Aussie skipper George Bailey as he scored 42 of just 27 and an unexpected six by tale ender Cummins tied the enthralling contest. This takes the match to the ‘super over’ where Australia scored 11 runs with the loss of one wicket in an over while Pakistan scored 12 with the help of Razzling Razzaq and Umar Akmal who eased the team to wonderful victory.