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Pakistan embarassed in tour game
December 11, 2004 17:15 IST
Pakistan's brittle batting was exposed for a second time by Western Australia, who completed a 10-wicket victory on Saturday after bowling Pakistan out for 174 in their second innings.
Pakistan found the local pace attack in Perth too hot to handle and set the home side just 33 runs to win.
Western Australia captain Justin Langer (14 not out) and first innings century-maker Mike Hussey (six not out) achieved the victory target within five overs, ending the four-day match a day early.
Pakistan face Australia in the first Test at Perth starting on Thursday where the touring side's ability to cope with the pace and bounce of the pitch will be fully examined.
Coach Bob Woolmer said: "Obviously we don't look like we're going to beat the Australians. We don't look like we can beat anyone at the moment but I've seen the Pakistan side play like this and I've seen them come right."
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said: "The only way we can prove people wrong is when we play on the field of play, so we're going to just have to work a bit harder than we are at the moment."
Man of the match Brett Dorey took 5-41 in Pakistan's second innings with only opener Salman Butt (47), Yousuf Youhana (32) and Abdul Razzaq (35 not out) showing some resistance.
Home Test hopeful Hussey scored 124 in Western Australia's 404 for nine on Friday when the home side grabbed a first innings lead of 142 in reply to Pakistan's 262.
Scoreboard:
Pakistan first innings 262 (Abdul Razzaq 83 not out, Yousuf Youhana 77)
Western Australia first innings 404-9 declared (Mike Hussey 124, Marcus North 79)
Pakistan second innings (20-1 overnight)
Salman Butt c Campbell b Magoffin 47
Imran Farhat c Goodwin b Dorey 5
Younis Khan c Goodwin b Edmondson 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Marsh b Edmondson 14
Yousuf Youhana c Campbell b Edmondson 32
Shoaib Malik lbw b Magoffin 20
Abdul Razzaq not out 35
Kamran Akmal c Langer b Dorey 4
Mohammad Sami b Dorey 0
Shoaib Akhtar c Langer b Dorey 0
Danish Kaneria b Dorey 10
Extras (b-1 lb-5 w-1) 7
Total (all out, 54.2 overs) 174
Fall of wickets: 1-18 2-31 3-45 4-88 5-113 6-125 7-138 8-140 9-144
Bowling: Edmondson 12-2-38-3, Dorey 19.2-5-41-5 (w-1), Magoffin 16-3-52-2, Casson 7-0-37-0
Western Australia second innings
J.Langer not out 14
M.Hussey not out 6
Extras (lb-2 w-5 nb-7) 14
Total (for no wicket, 4.5 overs) 34
Bowling: Mohammad Sami 2.5-0-21-0 (nb-4 w-5), Abdul Razzaq 2-0-11-0 (nb-3)
Result: Western Australia won by 10 wickets.
Man of the match: Brett Dorey.
Next match: Australia v Pakistan, first Test, Perth, December 16-20.