Pakistan sets target of 206 runs for Australia
Pakistan has scored 205 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 50 overs against Australia in the 11th match of the ICC Champions Trophy in Centurion on Wednesday. Australian team will have to win this match to qualify for the semifinals.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field first in a must win match. Pakistan has included M Asif and Misbah-ul-Haq in their squad for this match. Imran Nazir has been left out due to injury.
Pakistan promoted Shahid Afridi as opener but he lost his wicket after scoring 15 runs. Most of the Pakistani batsmen got good start but they failed to convert it into big innings. Pakistan sustained a slow run rate throughout the match and they ended their inning with just 205 runs on the board.
M Yousuf was top scorer for Pakistan with 45 runs while Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq contributed 44 and 41 runs respectively. M Johnson and S Watson took two wickets each for Australia.