Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
5th ODI : Aus retain Chappell & Hadlee trophy, series 3-2.
4th ODI : Australia secure series | 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs | 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover | Aus won 1st T20.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
1st test : Graeme Swann bowls England to 181 run victory.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton | 1st ODI : English cruised home.
T20 World cup 2010 : starting 30th April in West Indies.
Gayle's 117 is highest individual score | Largest totals.
Yuvraj holds record of fastest T20 fifty | Best T20 bowling.
Most sixes in twenty20 match | Lowest totals | Debutants.
Highest partnerships | Most expensive spells in twenty20.
Popular records : Sachin Tendulkar versus Ricky Ponting.
Most test centuries | Highest ODI score | Fastest century.
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4th ODI : Bollinger & Clarke seal series for Australia.


Wicketless in his debut ODI, Doug Bollinger impressed everyone with 5 wicket haul in his second game! Almost 28 year old, over 50 first class games ~ the very first time Doug Bollinger represented Australia, he looked confident. sadly, no wickets in first innings and only 2 in second in his debut test match against South Africa on home ground Sydney in January 2009, Bollinger lost selectors faith for a while.

But, no matter how much you sweep a real talent under the carpet, it will come back again and again. 4 months later, Doug Bollinger, in his debut one day international, went wicketless once again but today, in his second game for his country in colored clothings, Bollinger bamboozled Pakistani batsman with his accurate left arm swing bowling on a hot & sandy afternoon in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistani batters failed to form any partnership of authority and their run rate always stayed low. run a ball 40 from Shahid Afridi and late heroics from Yasir Arafat sent Pakistan close to double hundred mark but a target of 198 was never going to trouble the visitors.

3 world cups in a row, Australians know how to seize initiative and also how to sustain it. They had a horrifying start with a golden duck for Brad Haddin and only 1 run for Marcus North on his debut (both falling to Shaoib Akhtar), Australians found an eager pair in Shane Watson and Michael Clarke.

captaining his side for the 10th time, Michael Clarke seemed hungry to seal the series in this 4th one day international itself, and so he did with an unbeaten century off 122 balls. Shane Watson never looked comfortable, specially against Spinners but he played out 140 deliveries to remain unbeaten on 85 and saw his team home.

Mini Scorecard : Aus v Pak : 4th ODI, Abu Dhabi
Pakistan (elected to bat) = 197/10 in 48.4 overs
A Shehzad 43, Misbah 34, S Afridi 40, Arafat 23*
Doug Bollinger = 7.4-0-35-5, N Bracken = 10-1-31-2
Australia (target = 198) = 200/2 in 44.2 overs
Michael Clarke 100*, Shane Watson 85*, M North 1.
Full Scorecard : Aus v Pak, 4th ODI : 1 May 2009

8th win from 10 games for Michael Clarke as captain of Australia in one day internationals. Clarke also scored his 4th ODI ton today, his second against Pakistan and in process, became the highest run scorer by an Australian captain against Pakistan in a bilateral ODI series!




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