Australia beat Pakistan by 6 runs in 4th ODI

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Patna : Australia defeated Pakistan by 6 runs in the 4th ODI at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, on March 29, 2019, night, with opener Usman Khawaja scoring 62 in 78 balls hitting 6 fours, allrounder Glen Maxwell 98 (run out) in 82 balls hitting 9 fours and 3 sixes, and Alex Carey (wk) 55 in 67 balls hitting 3 fours and fast bowler Nathan Coulter Nile taking 3/53. Glen Maxwell was named Player of the Match.

Chasing a target of 278, Pakistan could score 271/8 in 50 overs even as opener Abid Ali scored 112 in 119 balls hitting 9 fours and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan 104 in 102 balls hitting 9 fours and a six. Australia now lead the five-match series 4-0. Pakistan had won the toss but opted to bowl.

Batting first, Australia scored 277/7 in 50 overs. Openers Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja added 56 runs for the first wicket. Captain Finch fell to Mohammad Hasnain for 39 in 42 balls hitting 5 fours and a six. Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb scored 5 and 7 runs respectively. Both of them fell to captain and spinner Imad Wasim. Marcus Stoinis fell to spinner Yasir Shah for 2 making it 104/4. For Pakistan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hasnain, and Yasir Shah took 2 wickets each.

Set a target of 278, Pakistan lost the wicket of opener Shan Masood at zero. Masood fell to Nathan Coulter-Nile making it 0/1. Haris Sohail fell to spinner Nathan Lyon for 25 making it 74/2. Sohail added 74 runs with Abid Ali for the 2nd wicket. Abid Ali added 144 runs with Mohd Rizwan for the 3rd wicket. Ali fell to spinner Adam Zampa for 112 making it 218/3. Umar Akmal and Saad Adli scored 7 runs each. Both fell to Nathan Coulter-Nile making it 253/5. Captain Imad Wasim fell to Kane Richardson for 1 making it 257/6. Rizwan fell to Marcus Stoinis for 104 making it 263/7.

For Australia, Nathan Coulter-Nile took 3/53 in 10 overs and Marcus Stoinis 2/20 in 3 overs.