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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Pakistan’s blind cricketers thrash Australia in T20 series.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s blind cricket team completed a comprehensive whitewash over Australia when they won the third Twenty20 match by 89 runs on Thursday.


Pakistan, who led the series 2-0, decided to bat first in the third T20 match at Adelaide’s Park25 and posted a mammoth 217 runs for the loss of four wickets.

Muhammad Jameel starred for Pakistan with the bat, as he scored 104 runs off 65 while Anees Javed scored an unbeaten 50 off 25 balls.

Raymond Moxly, David Gauci and David Saxberg took a wicket each for the hosts.

In reply to the huge total, Australia were unable to score at a brisk rate and finished their innings at 128-2 in their 20 overs. Lindsay Heaven was the main contributor with 49 runs and Mathew Horsey scored 24 runs.

Meanwhile Muhammad Waqas and Muhammad Mudassar took a wicket each for Pakistan.

Jameel was declared man of the match for his swashbuckling knock.

Pakistan wrapped up the Twenty20 series 3-0 and will play their first one-day international against the hosts on February at the same venue.

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