Australia national cricket team against Pakistan in 2010 season
The Australian national cricket team's 2010 tour against Pakistan took place in England from July 5th to 25th, 2010 . The international cricket tour was part of the 2010 International Cricket Season and included two Tests and two Twenty20s . Australia won the Twenty20 series 2-0, while the Test series 1-1 ended in a draw.
prehistory
Since the security situation after the attack on the Sri Lankan national team in Lahore in Pakistan did not allow Australia to tour there, this home tour for Pakistan was held in England, which was announced on March 4, 2009. For Pakistan it was the first tour of the season, Australia previously played a tour in England . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2009/10 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 24,803 | 1st & 2nd T20 |
| Headingley Stadium | Leeds | 17,000 | 2nd test |
| Lord's Cricket Ground | London | 30,000 | 1st test |
Squad lists
Pakistan announced its roster on June 20, 2010. Australia named its roster on June 22, 2010.
| test | Twenty20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pakistan
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 Australia
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Pakistan
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Australia
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Tour matches
| June 28-30 scorecard |
Canterbury |
Pakistanis 360 (87) & 264-5d (65) |
- |
Kent 259 (69) & 150-3 (28) |
| draw | ||||
| July 8th - 9th scorecard |
Derby |
Australians 436 (89.3) |
- |
Kent 235-5 (79) |
| draw | ||||
| July 8th - 9th scorecard |
Leicester |
Leicestershire 296-7d (99) |
- |
Pakistanis 280-7 (82) |
| draw | ||||
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Birmingham
| July 5th scorecard |
Birmingham |
Pakistan 167-8 (20) |
- |
Australia 144 (18.4) |
| Pakistan wins with 23 runs | ||||
Second Twenty20 in Birmingham
| July 6th scorecard |
Birmingham |
Pakistan 162-9 (20) |
- |
Australia 151 (19.4) |
| Pakistan wins with 11 runs | ||||
Testing
First test in London
| July 13-17 scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
Australia 253 (76.5) & 334 (91) |
- |
Pakistan 148 (40.5) & 289 (91.1) |
| Australia wins with 150 runs | ||||
Second test in Leeds
| July 21-25 scorecard |
Leeds |
Australia 88 (33.1) & 349 (95.3) |
- |
Pakistan 258 (64.5) & 180-7 (50.4) |
| Pakistan wins with 3 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Salman Butt |
Pakistan
|
2 | 4th | 213 | 53.25 | 92 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Katich |
Australia
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2 | 4th | 187 | 46.75 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
| Azhar Ali |
Pakistan
|
2 | 4th | 139 | 34.75 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke |
Australia
|
2 | 4th | 139 | 34.75 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| Imran Farhat |
Pakistan
|
2 | 4th | 138 | 34.50 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Shane Watson |
Australia
|
2 | 29.5 | 11 | 10.63 | 6/33 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Amir |
Pakistan
|
2 | 75.5 | 11 | 22.27 | 4/72 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Asif |
Pakistan
|
2 | 76.1 | 11 | 23.00 | 3/30 | 0 | 0 |
| Umar Gul |
Pakistan
|
2 | 62.3 | 8th | 23.62 | 4/61 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus |
Australia
|
2 | 61.5 | 8th | 23.75 | 3/39 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1. T20 |
 Umar Akmal
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| 2. T20 |
Mohammad Amir
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| 1st test |
 Simon Katich Salman Butt
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| 2nd test |
Mohammad Amir Shane Watson
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ England host Pakistan v Australia ( English ) BBC. March 4, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Younis not selected for England tour ( English ) Cricinfo. June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Peter English: Australia wait on Haddin's fitness ( English ) Cricinfo. June 22, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ MCC Spirit of Cricket Test Series, 2010 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ MCC Spirit of Cricket Test Series, 2010 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 11, 2016.