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| Australia vs Pakistan Toss Won By: Pakistan Batting First: Pakistan 132 all out Batting Now: Australia Over: 10 Score: 33 / 2 RRate: 3.3 Just one run from the Fleming over Over: 9 Score: 32 / 2 RRate: 3.55 Another maiden over by McGrath to Razzak. Over: 9 McGrath gets away with a widish delivery, bowling at 90 miles an hour. Over: 9 Ijaz flashes at a McGrath delivery outside off stump and misses. Over: 8 Score: 32 / 2 RRate: 4 Ten runs from the Fleming over. Fleming proving very costly. Over: 8 Perfect straight drive by Razzak for four. He read Fleming's slow ball well. Over: 8 Combative Razzak has played Fleming to Fine leg for four. Over: 7 Score: 22 / 2 RRate: 3.14 Maiden over by McGrath to Ijaz Over: 7 Ijaz is cautious in view of the early losses suffered by Pakistan. Over: 7 McGrath bowls to Ijaz and immediately gets surprising bounce. Over: 6 Score: 22 / 2 RRate: 3.66 Over: 6 Ijaz glances McGrath for a single to get off the mark Over: 6 Ijaz Ahmed is the new man in joining Razzak, who is also new at the crease. Over: 6 Both Anwar and wasti are out, as Australia gets early breakthroughs. Over: 6 Anwar made 15 runs in 17 balls. Over: 6 Pakistan 21 runs for 2 wickets. Over: 6 Saeed Anwar is out. He played on to Fleming. Over: 5 Score: 21 / 1 RRate: 4.2 Over: 5 Razzak leaves alone a bouncing ball outside off by McGrath as pakistan are 21 for 1. Over: 5 Abdul Razzak is the new man in Over: 5 McGrath induced a nick from Wasti and Mark waugh in the slips took a brilliant diving catch. Over: 5 The First pakistani wicket is down as wasti is out. He made one run from 14 balls. Over: 5 Wasti has scored only a single so far. McGrath is beating him. What a catch by Mark Waugh in the slips. Wasti is out. Over: 5 14 runs from the Fleming over has improved the pakistani run rate. Over: 4 Score: 21 / 0 RRate: 5.25 Over: 4 Anwar negotiates a slow ball from Fleming. There are two no balls and a wide in this fleming over already. Another wide. Over: 4 Anwar crashes Fleming through covers for a four, off a no ball. Over: 4 Pakistani batsmen are now placing the ball between fielders and picking up runs. Over: 4 That is a four by Anwar, flick through square leg, down the hill. Over: 4 Fleming bowls a wide and then a no ball Over: 3 Score: 7 / 0 RRate: 2.33 Just one run from the McGrath over. Slow initial start for Pakistan. Over: 3 McGrath is beating Wasti repeatedly outside off stump Over: 3 McGrath continues in the attack, bowling to Anwar. Ponting is very sharp in the field. Over: 2 Score: 6 / 0 RRate: 3 Fleming beat Wasti outside off stump twice. Just one run from the fleming over. Over: 2 There is variable bounce in the pitch. Over: 2 Fleming is getting some swing. anwar will have to be careful. Over: 2 Damien Fleming is bowling the second over of the innings. Over: 1 Score: 5 / 0 RRate: 5 Five runs from the first over. Over: 1 Anwar has crashed McGrath through point for four. The ball went like a bullet. Over: 1 McGrath is bowling the first over, beats Anwar with the second ball. Anwar and wasti have come in to open the innings for Pakistan. anwar is facing the first ball. Anwar and wasti have come in to open the innings for Pakistan. anwar is facing the first ball. The Pakistani skipper, Wasim Akram, has won the crucial toss and decided to bat first in this final match of the World Cup 99 against Australia. There is no change in either team. Wasim has done his bit by winning the toss. It is to be seen if Steve Waugh's boys can overcome this initial disadvantage. The match will commence shortly, and we will bring you live coverage of the action. The Umpires for this prestigious match are David Shepherd of England and Steve Bucknor of the West Indies. India's S Venkataraghavan is the Third Umpire. Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has won the toss and decided to bat first in the big match, World Cup Final | ![]() |
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