SHARJAH: Australia have taken 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Pakistan as Kangaroos thrashed green shirts by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Sharjah on Sunday.
SCOREBOARD
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Imam-ul-Haq b Richardson 0
Shan Masood c Marsh b Richardson 19
Haris Sohail c Carey b Finch 34
Mohammad Rizwan c Maxwell b Coulter-Nile 115
Umar Akmal c Handscomb b Lyon 16
Shoaib Malik c Maxwell b Zampa 60
Faheem Ashraf c Handscomb b Coulter-Nile 14
Imad Wasim not out 19
Yasir Shah not out 1
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Extras: (b 1, lb2, w 3) 6
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Total; (for seven wkts; 50 overs) 284
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Did not bat: Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Abbas
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Imam), 2-35 (Masood), 3-87 (Sohail), 4-112 (Umar), 5-239 (Malik), 6-254 (Rizwan), 7-266 (Ashraf)
Australia Bowling:
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Richardson 5-2-16-2
Coulter-Nile 7-0-52-2 (2w)
Stoinis 6-0-40-0 (1w)
Lyon 10-0-64-1
Zampa 10-0-57-1
Finch 10-0-41-1
Maxwell 2-0-11-0
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Australia Batting:
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A. Finch not out 153
Usman Khawaja c Imam b Yasir 88
G. Maxwell run out 19
S. Marsh not out 11
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Extras: (b3, lb7, w4) 14
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Total: (for two wkts; 47.5 overs) 285
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Did not bat: P. Handscomb, M. Stoinis, A. Carey, N. Coulter-Nile, J. Richardson, N. Lyon, A. Zampa
Fall of wicket: 1-209 (Khawaja), 2-241 (Maxwell)
BOWLING
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Imad 8-1-60-0 (2w)
Abbas 7-0-38-0 (1w)
Ashraf 9.5-0-45-0
Hasnain 9-0-54-0
Yasir 10-1-60-1
Sohail 4-0-18-0
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Result: Australia win by eight wickets
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) and Shozab Raza (PAK)
Tv umpire: Michael Gough (ENG)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)
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