Australia vs Pakistan Only T20I 2010 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Australia vs Pakistan Only T20I 2010 - Pakistan tour of Australia one & only Twenty20 international match played between Pakistan and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne in 05th February 2010.

Shaun Tait celebrates after taking a wicket © Getty Images / AFP / AP

Shane Watson holds nerve as Australia pulled off a thrilling 2-run victory over Pakistan, despite a Kamran Akmal's record-breaking fastest fifty in a low-scoring thriller of the one-off T20 international.

Match Stats :

Australia's 2-run win was their second smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and the joint fourth narrowest win in T20Is. Australia's 127 was their third lowest score in the completed innings in T20 international and It is their second worst total against Pakistan in T20Is. Pakistan's 125 was their lowest score in the completed innings in T20 internationals, previous lowest was 129 against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2007. Kamran Akmal hammered a 25-ball fastest fifty for Pakistan in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 27-ball half-century held by Shoaib Malik against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg in the 2007 World Twenty20.

Australia scored 127 for all-out in 18.4 overs with top scorer by David Hussey cracked a unbeaten 40 off 31-balls including 2-sixes & a four.

Michael Clarke struck 32 off 26-balls including two-fours and David Warner 24.

Pakistan best bowler by Umar Gul picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 3.4 overs, Shoaib Malik took 2-wickets and one for Naved-ul-Hasan - Mohammad Asif.

Pakistan scored 125-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Kamran Akmal blasted a 64 off 33-balls including 7-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 193.93 and Umar Akmal 21

Australia best bowler by Shaun Tait 3-13, Shane Watson takes 2-wickets, Debutant Steve Smith - who took two-wickets on his debut T20I match and Dirk Nannes takes one-wicket.

Shaun Tait named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to picked up 3-wickets for 13-runs in 4-overs.

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