Australian cricket team against Pakistan in England in 2010

Australian cricket team against Pakistan in England in 2010
	Australia	Pakistan
Dates	5 July – 25 July 2010
Captains	Ricky Ponting (Tests) Michael Clarke (T20Is)	Shahid Afridi (T20Is and 1st Test) Salman Butt (2nd Test)
Test series
Result	2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs	Simon Katich (187)	Salman Butt (213)
Most wickets	Shane Watson (11)	Mohammad Aamer (11) Mohammad Asif (11)
Twenty20 International series
Results	Pakistan won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	David Hussey (67)	Umar Akmal (89)
Most wickets	Dirk Nannes (5)	Mohammad Aamer (6)

The Pakistan cricket team played against Australia in England from 5–25 July 2010. The tour consisted of two T20Is and two Tests. Pakistan was the official home nation but the tour was transferred to England for security reasons.

Twenty20 Series

1st T20I

5 July Scorecard

Pakistan 167/8 (20 overs)	v	Australia 144 (18.4 overs)
Umar Akmal 64 (31) Shaun Tait 2/25 (4 overs)		David Warner 41 (31) Saeed Ajmal 3/26 (3.4 overs)

Pakistan won by 23 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Pak)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd T20I

6 July Scorecard

Pakistan 162/9 (20 overs)	v	Australia 151 (19.4 overs)
Kamran Akmal 33 (25) Steve O'Keefe 3/29 (4 overs)		David Hussey 33 (27) Mohammed Aamer 3/27 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Zameer Haider (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammed Aamer (Pak)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

13–17 July Scorecard

Australia	v	Pakistan
253 (76.5 overs) Simon Katich 80 (138) Mohammad Aamer 4/72 (19.5 overs)		148 (40.5 overs) Salman Butt 63 (94) Shane Watson 5/40 (7.5 overs)
334 (91 overs) Simon Katich 83 (174) Umar Gul 4/61 (21 overs)		289 (91.1 overs) Salman Butt 92 (173) Marcus North 6/55 (18.1 overs)

Australia won by 150 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Simon Katich (Aus) and Salman Butt (Pak)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• Steve Smith, Tim Paine (Aus) and Azhar Ali, Umar Amin (Pak) all made their Test debuts.
• Play on days 1 and 2 was reduced due to bad light.
• Play on days 3 and 4 was reduced due to rain.

2nd Test

21–25 July Scorecard

Australia	v	Pakistan
88 (33.1 overs) Tim Paine 17 (47) Mohammad Aamer 3/20 (11 overs)		258 (64.5 overs) Salman Butt 45 (68) Shane Watson 6/33 (11 overs)
349 (95.3 overs) Steve Smith 77 (100) Mohammad Aamer 4/86 (27 overs)		180/7 (50.4 overs) Imran Farhat 67 (95) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/39 (13 overs)

Pakistan won by 3 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus) and Mohammad Aamer (Pak)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Play on day 1 was reduced due to rain and bad light.
• Play on day 2 was reduced due to bad light.

Tour matches

First Class: Kent vs Pakistanis

28–30 June Scorecard

Pakistanis	v	Kent
360 (87 overs) Umar Akmal 153 (188) Mark Lawson 4/93 (16 overs)		259 (69 overs) Joe Denly 63 (77) Mohammad Aamer 5/54 (13 overs)
264/4d (65 overs) Umar Amin 73 (126) Mark Lawson 2/71 (18 overs)		150/3 (28 overs) Joe Denly 69 (57) Shoaib Malik 2/17 (5 overs)

Match drawn St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Mark Eggleston and John Steele

• Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.

Tour match: Derbyshire vs Australians

8–9 July Scorecard

Australians	v	Derbyshire
436 (89.3 overs) Michael Hussey 132 (140) Mark Footitt 3/68 (14 overs)		235/5 (79 overs) Chris Rogers 93 (164) Mitchell Johnson 2/17 (10 overs)

Match drawn County Ground, Derby Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Andy Hicks

• Australians won the toss and elected to bat.

Tour match: Leicestershire vs Pakistanis

8–9 July Scorecard

Leicestershire	v	Pakistanis
296/7d (99 overs) Greg Smith 87 (198) Tanvir Ahmed 2/41 (13.3 overs)		280/7 (82 overs) Yasir Hameed 58 (80) Wayne White 1/21 (13 overs)

Match drawn Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Peter Willey

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.

External links

• Pakistan v Australia 2010 from Cricinfo