PESHAWAR, NOV 8: Ricky Ponting and Michael Bevan hit half centuries to haul Australia out of trouble and set up a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the second one-day match today. Australia now lead the three-match series 2-0.Scoreboard
Pakistan: A Sohail c Ponting b Julian 15, Asif Mahmood c M Waugh b Fleming 14, I Ahmed c S Waugh b Julian 5, S Malik c Young b Julian 8, Y Youhanna run out 0, M Khan lbw b Young 41, Azhar Mahmood not out 65, W Akram c Ponting b McGrath 34, S Akhtar not out 8; Extras (lb11, w13, nb3) 27. Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 217
Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-41, 3-41, 4-43, 5-59, 6-137, 7-194
Bowling: McGrath 10-1-34-1, Fleming 10-1-41-1 (1w), Julian 10-3-40-3 (2nb, 3w), S Waugh 10-0-44-0 (1nb), Ponting 4-0-21-0 (9w), Young 6-0-26-1
Australia: M Waugh b Saqlain 19, A Gilchrist c&b Saqlain 42, R Ponting c Malik b Mahmood 55, S Waugh lbw b Saqlain 0, D Martyn c Moin b Akram 4, M Bevan not out 57, D Lehmann not out 26, Extras: (lb2, w7, nb8) 17. Total (for5 wkts, 48.1 overs) 220
Fall of wickets: 1-63, 2-67, 3-71, 4-90, 5-172
Bowling: Akram 10-0-32-1 (2nb, 1w), Akhtar 9-0-56-0 (2nb, 3w), Saqlain 10-1-35-3 (3nb, 1w), A Khan 8.1-0-39-0 (1nb), Azhar Mahmood 9-0-46-1 (2w), Malik 2-0-10-0.
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