da spicy bet： Pakistan right-arm leg-spinner Danish Kenaria destroyed Australia’sbatting with figures of five wickets for 17 runs off 10 overs to givePakistan victory by four wickets at the R
Sa'adi Thawfeeq20-Jan-2000Pakistan right-arm leg-spinner Danish Kenaria destroyed Australia’sbatting with figures of five wickets for 17 runs off 10 overs to givePakistan victory by four wickets at the R. Premadasa Stadium Thursday.Put into bat on a slow pitch, Australia were shot out for 113 in the40th over after struggling throughout against the pace of left-armerSahid Saeed and the spin of Kenaria. Saeed struck two early blows tofinish with figures of 3 for 13 off 10 overs. Top scorer was Shane Watsonwho made a solid 27 off 63 balls.Australia fought back hard to reduce Pakistan to 68 for 6 in the 33rdover, before an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 45 off 41 ballsbetween Humayun Farhat and Yasir Arafat saw them home in the 40thover. Wicket-keeper Humayun who accounted for three dismissals in theAustralian innings, rescued Pakistan from a tight situation with arun-a-ball knock of 38 not out which included six fours. He took thegame away from Australia in the 38th over when he slammed three foursoff Michael Clarke to carry Pakistan past the 100-run mark. Havingovercome that psychological barrier, Pakistan cruised home withHumayun making the winning hit by straight driving Shane Watson to theboundary.This was Pakistan’s second successive win in the Super League followingtheir defeat of New Zealand on Tuesday. They meet West Indies in theirfinal game on Saturday.