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Opener Azhar Ali hit an unbeaten 82 and spinner Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets as Pakistan thrashed a modest Cricket Australia XI by 201 runs in Cairns on Saturday.
The tourists declared their second innings at 216 for six and then polished off the CA XI for 109 off 27.3 overs to win early on the final day of their three-day day-night game ahead of next week's first Test against Australia in Brisbane.
Pakistan set the CA XI a target of 311 run but the inexperienced home side never got within range with left-arm spinner Nawaz snaring three for 31 and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Rahat Ali each capturing two wickets.
Ali added 38 to his overnight score and struck three of his seven fours and two sixes on the final day before the Pakistan declaration to set up the result.
Nawaz was unbeaten alongside Ali on 36 off 47 balls, with Sarfraz Ahmed the only man to be dismissed on Saturday, bowled for 39.
Pakistan are coming off a two-Test series defeat in New Zealand and have lost their last nine Tests in Australia going back to 1999.
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Dec 10, 2016 12:55pm
I think that's the only win they going to get
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Dec 10, 2016 01:24pm
They are too good for Australia this time. Will be exciting tour.
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Dec 10, 2016 01:24pm
Well done, Keep it up. No fear my friends, you can do it , YES YOU CAN
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Dec 10, 2016 01:39pm
Have great game in Australia, and show yo game. All the best
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Dec 10, 2016 01:49pm
Playing against 11 players never heard of even in Australia is no warm up!
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Dec 10, 2016 01:52pm
@Hamza Khan you know this is not Australian national time right?
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Dec 10, 2016 02:10pm
batting line up look very weak
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Dec 10, 2016 02:32pm
It would be foolish to read too much into this. The real test wil be the test series. Pakistan have a dismal record in tests in Australia. The last three series we have played down under we have been whitewashed 3-0 each time I.e we have lost 9 straight tests in Australia. Given our inept batting
displays in New Zealand recently, this series could be no different.
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Dec 10, 2016 02:38pm
@Hamza Khan did you the third odi between Aussies and newzeland?? I think warner and smith will be tough ask for Pakistan.
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Dec 10, 2016 02:47pm
No need to be happy even theif 2nd team has not let our batsman to stay on pitch.and it seems we are happy with our progress. It's the batting which has always let us down. Why are we so defensive in batting.. we can only hope
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Dec 10, 2016 03:26pm
Pak Team needs to continue this momentum for upcoming tough matches.
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Dec 10, 2016 04:09pm
good start and keep the momentum
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Dec 10, 2016 04:13pm
...hope u all know the opposition was mostly unknown university & under 19 players.. Against whom Pak batting struggled...
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Dec 10, 2016 05:32pm
ausies being ausies, go to next level of patheticness by playing under 20's against a visiting international side but what they have done is destroyed the careers of those 11 who played as they will consider themselves as the worst players australia cricket could think of to show dis-respect to an international side!
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Dec 10, 2016 05:54pm
I think Amir needs to be rested and not exposed in such matches, the opposition is surely out there with cameras and technology at hand analyzing his every ball. Save the best for the test
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Dec 10, 2016 05:55pm
@ahmed They are building their future team, do you think they are worried about us? And why do u think it is disrespectful?
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Dec 10, 2016 06:14pm
If younus and Mibah fail to perform in Australia, then this will be the end of their career. Furthermore, for God sake do not include Wahab Riaz in the playing 11. He is not a wicket taker and also very expensive.
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Dec 10, 2016 07:17pm
Pakistan worst nightmare is their batting in those conditions then what's the point to declare early? Why not to bat even longer and get familiar with the pitch condition??
This is good to get a win but in long sight, a strategic poor planning.
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Dec 10, 2016 07:33pm
@Ali jee HAHA. So sad but probably true.
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Dec 10, 2016 07:34pm
And now from next week another series of defeats at the hands of the Australian cricket team.
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Dec 10, 2016 07:33pm
Come on Pakistan , Keep the momentum going !!!
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Dec 10, 2016 07:48pm
A very weak selection and we may miss the best opportunity to win series in Aus again. Nawaz, Rizwan, Imran, Rahat, and Sharjeel don't really belong in the test squad. I cant believe that this is the best selection we have!!
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Dec 10, 2016 08:09pm
Great wins here. But for Australia 18 year old Nair and 15 year old George look promising. Go greens
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Dec 10, 2016 08:34pm
@Ali jee
Yes,the result will be opposite to this result.
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Dec 10, 2016 08:34pm
@Hamza Khan
You are kidding.Right!
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Dec 10, 2016 08:43pm
I hope pak team need not get carried away by this win! Real test awaits ! All the best!
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Dec 10, 2016 09:22pm
Friends atleast give them credit...they have done whatever best could have been achieved in this match.
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Dec 10, 2016 10:17pm
@Ali jee They have blanked even full Australian side 2-0 in 2 test series
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Dec 10, 2016 11:53pm
Let's not celebrate yet, since beating a team with no international level players make this just a club side and our batsman could not even bat against a club level players and we are thinking about giving tough time to the real Australian team. We are in for a big surprise here and I would say our fate will be no different since we have players in the side deserve not to be in. So let the real Test begin and we will see how Pakistan Batting will collapse again.
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Dec 11, 2016 04:51am
@Ali jee , hahaha. Thanks for giving me a good laugh
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Dec 11, 2016 12:48pm
To beat Aussies in Australia, you need a player likes kohli & Ashwin.
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