1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 16-20 Dec 2004

Test # 1726
Pakistan in Australia, 2004-05, 1st Test
Australia v Pakistan
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
16,17,18,19 December 2004 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 491 runs
Series: Australia leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Test Debut: Mohammad Khalil (Pak).
Man of the Match: JL Langer

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 357/8 (Langer 181*, Kasprowicz 4*, 86 overs)

Day 2: Australia 381, Pakistan 179, Australia 15/0 (Langer 3*, Hayden 7*, 3 overs)

Day 3: Australia 361/5d, Pakistan 18/1 (Salman Butt 8*, Younis Khan 7*, 6 overs)

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             c Younis Khan      b Mohammad Sami      191 413 280 18 3
ML Hayden             lbw                b Shoaib Akhtar        4  12   5  1 0
*RT Ponting                              b Mohammad Sami       25  75  54  2 0
DR Martyn             c Kamran Akmal     b Mohammad Sami        1   7   9  0 0
DS Lehmann                               b Shoaib Akhtar       12  13   8  2 0
MJ Clarke             c Inzamam-ul-Haq   b Shoaib Akhtar        1  11  11  0 0
+AC Gilchrist                            b Abdul Razzaq        69 122  78 10 0
SK Warne              c Yousuf Youhana   b Abdul Razzaq        12  25  26  1 0
JN Gillespie          c Kamran Akmal     b Shoaib Akhtar       24  89  69  3 0
MS Kasprowicz         lbw                b Shoaib Akhtar        4  26   6  1 0
GD McGrath            not out                                   8  15   9  1 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 14, w 5, nb 10)                 30
Total                 (all out, 90.5 overs, 413 mins)         381

FoW: 1-6 (Hayden, 2.4 ov), 2-56 (Ponting, 19.3 ov),
     3-58 (Martyn, 21.4 ov), 4-71 (Lehmann, 24.2 ov),
     5-78 (Clarke, 26.4 ov), 6-230 (Gilchrist, 55.1 ov),
     7-253 (Warne, 61.3 ov), 8-333 (Gillespie, 81.6 ov),
     9-362 (Kasprowicz, 87.4 ov), 10-381 (Langer, 90.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Shoaib Akhtar               22      1     99      5 (1nb, 1w)
Mohammad Sami               25.5    3    104      3 (3nb, 2w)
Mohammad Khalil             16      0     59      0 (1nb, 1w)
Abdul Razzaq                12      0     55      2 (5nb, 1w)
Danish Kaneria              15      2     49      0

Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
Salman Butt           c Gilchrist        b Kasprowicz          17  71  55  2 0
Imran Farhat          c Gilchrist        b Gillespie           18  32  26  4 0
Younis Khan           c Gillespie        b Warne               42 138  99  5 0
*Inzamam-ul-Haq                          b Kasprowicz           1  24  14  0 0
Yousuf Youhana        c Gilchrist        b Kasprowicz           1   7   7  0 0
Abdul Razzaq                             b Warne               21  74  55  2 0
+Kamran Akmal                            b Kasprowicz           2  21  15  0 0
Mohammad Sami         c Clarke           b Kasprowicz          29 130  94  3 1
Mohammad Khalil                          b Warne                0   3   4  0 0
Shoaib Akhtar         c Warne            b McGrath             27 105  97  3 0
Danish Kaneria        not out                                   6   5   3  1 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 3, w 7, nb 4)                   15
Total                 (all out, 77.3 overs, 314 mins)         179

FoW: 1-32 (Imran Farhat, 7.5 ov), 2-45 (Salman Butt, 17.3 ov),
     3-55 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 23.5 ov), 4-60 (Yousuf Youhana, 25.3 ov),
     5-108 (Younis Khan, 41.1 ov), 6-110 (Abdul Razzaq, 43.1 ov),
     7-110 (Kamran Akmal, 46.3 ov), 8-111 (Mohammad Khalil, 47.2 ov),
     9-171 (Shoaib Akhtar, 76.3 ov), 10-179 (Mohammad Sami, 77.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     19      7     44      1
Gillespie                   14      2     43      1 (2w)
Kasprowicz                  16.3    6     30      5 (4nb)
Warne                       21      9     38      3 (1w)
Lehmann                      4      2      5      0
Ponting                      3      1     15      0

Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer                                b Abdul Razzaq        97 212 145 14 0
ML Hayden                                b Shoaib Akhtar       10  42  25  1 0
*RT Ponting           st Kamran Akmal    b Danish Kaneria      98 233 176 13 0
DR Martyn             not out                                 100 130 121 11 0
DS Lehmann                               b Danish Kaneria       5   7  10  1 0
MJ Clarke             c Inzamam-ul-Haq   b Mohammad Sami       27  53  42  1 1
+AC Gilchrist         not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 15, w 2, nb 7)                       24
Total                 (5 wickets dec, 85.2 overs, 344 mins)   361

DNB: SK Warne, JN Gillespie, MS Kasprowicz, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-28 (Hayden, 8.4 ov), 2-191 (Langer, 48.2 ov),
     3-271 (Ponting, 67.2 ov), 4-281 (Lehmann, 69.3 ov),
     5-360 (Clarke, 84.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Shoaib Akhtar                6.3    1     22      1
Mohammad Sami               14      1     55      1 (4nb, 2w)
Abdul Razzaq                12.3    1     48      1 (3nb)
Mohammad Khalil              9.2    0     38      0
Danish Kaneria              32      3    130      2
Imran Farhat                11      0     53      0

Pakistan 2nd innings (target: 564 runs)                         R   M   B  4 6
Salman Butt           c Hayden           b McGrath              9  45  25  1 0
Imran Farhat          lbw                b McGrath              1  10  11  0 0
Younis Khan           c Warne            b McGrath             17  41  33  2 0
Yousuf Youhana        c Gilchrist        b McGrath             27  57  31  5 0
Abdul Razzaq          c Gilchrist        b McGrath              1  15  14  0 0
*Inzamam-ul-Haq       c Gilchrist        b McGrath              0   1   1  0 0
+Kamran Akmal         c Clarke           b McGrath              0  20  13  0 0
Mohammad Sami                            b Kasprowicz           2  24  19  0 0
Shoaib Akhtar         c Lehmann          b McGrath              1  34  21  0 0
Mohammad Khalil                      c & b Kasprowicz           5  23  19  1 0
Danish Kaneria        not out                                   0   4   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 2)                               9
Total                 (all out, 31.3 overs, 146 mins)          72

FoW: 1-5 (Imran Farhat, 2.3 ov), 2-34 (Salman Butt, 10.5 ov),
     3-43 (Younis Khan, 12.2 ov), 4-49 (Abdul Razzaq, 16.1 ov),
     5-49 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 16.2 ov), 6-61 (Kamran Akmal, 20.3 ov),
     7-64 (Yousuf Youhana, 22.2 ov), 8-66 (Mohammad Sami, 25.6 ov),
     9-72 (Shoaib Akhtar, 30.4 ov), 10-72 (Mohammad Khalil, 31.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     16      8     24      8
Gillespie                   12      3     37      0 (2w)
Kasprowicz                   3.3    2      4      2

Hours of Play: 10.30am - 12.30pm, 1.10pm - 3.10pm, 3.30pm - 5.30pm (90 overs per day)
Reserve Umpire: IH Lock
12th Men: B Lee (Australia) and Yasir Hameed (Pakistan)
Day 1
Australia 50 off 16.3 overs
Langer/Ponting 50 partnership off 103 balls
Lunch: Australia 72/4 (Langer 22*, Clarke 1*, 25 overs)
Australia 100 off 31 overs
Langer 50 in 171 mins, off 108 balls, 5x4
Langer/Gilchrist 50 partnership off 59 balls
Australia 150 off 41.2 overs
Langer/Gilchrist 100 partnership off 121 balls
Gilchrist 50 in 92 mins, off 55 balls, 8x4
Australia 200 off 48.2 overs
Langer 100 in 238 mins, off 166 balls, 10x4, 2x6
Tea: Australia 220/5 (Langer 100*, Gilchrist 64*, 52 overs)
Australia 250 off 60.4 overs
Australia 300 off 74.3 overs
Langer/Gillespie 50 partnership off 80 balls
Langer 150 off 226 balls, 14x6, 2x6
Australia 350 off 84.1 overs
4 overs lost to poor over rates
Attendance: 12,772
Day 2
Pakistan 50 off 20.4 overs
Lunch: Pakistan 51/2 (Younis Khan 11*, Inzamam-ul-Haq 1*, 21 overs)
Pakistan 100 off 37.3 overs
Tea: Pakistan 111/8 (Mohammad Sami 1*, Shoaib Akhtar 0*, 48 overs)
Pakistan 150 off 70.5 overs
Mohammad Sami/Shoaib Akhtar 50 partnershp off 162 balls
Shoaib Akhtar was unable to complete his 2nd over (ankle injury); Abdul Razzaq bowled the remaining three balls
Day 3
Australia 50 off 13.4 overs
Langer/Ponting 50 partnership off 71 balls
Australia 100 off 27 overs
Langer 50 off 84 balls, 7x4
Lunch: Australia 110/1 (Langer 50*, Ponting 35*, 29 overs)
Langer/Ponting 100 partnership off 152 balls
Ponting 50 off 90 balls, 7x4
Australia 150 off 39.2 overs
Langer/Ponting 150 partnership off 236 balls
Australia 200 off 50.2 overs
Ponting/Martyn 50 partnership off 63 balls
Tea: Australia 247/2 (Ponting 92*, Martyn 28*, 60 overs)
Australia 250 off 60.5 overs
Martyn off 66 balls, 6x4
Australia 300 off 75.2 overs
Martyn/Clarke 50 partnership off 65 balls
Australia 350 off 82.5 overs
Day 4
Pakistan 50 off 17.4 overs

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Tour Index

Team Pages: Australia, Pakistan.

Ground Page: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, DR Martyn, DS Lehmann, MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, JN Gillespie, MS Kasprowicz, GD McGrath.

Pakistan Player Pages: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Khalil, Shoaib Akhtar, Danish Kaneria.

Match Officials' Pages: BF Bowden, RE Koertzen, SJ Davis, RS Madugalle.