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AUS win 3 - 0 AUS gains 14 points; PAK loses 14 points
Draw 1.5 - 1.5 PAK gains 8 points; AUS loses 8 points
PAK win 3 - 0 PAK gains 31 points; AUS loses 31 points
Colombo
03 - 07 October 2002
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. The first over showed that both sides came to the ground with a mission. Pakistan dropped Langer in the gully off the first ball while Hayden cracked a four before being dismissed by Waqar on the fifth ball of the over at 1 for 5. However, Pakistan?s joy was short lived as the Australians then batted through to lunch to be 1 for 138 at a run rate of 5.5 runs per over. Australia?s grip on the match tightened after lunch with Pakistan?s only wicket being Langer (72) at 2 for 188. At tea, Ponting had posted his eleventh Test century and the score was 2 for 236. During the evening session Pakistan managed to take the wickets of Ponting (141), Mark Waugh (55) and Stephen Waugh (31) and when bad light stopped play, Australia was very well placed at 5 for 330.
Pakistan?s hopes of quickly running through the Australian tail end were short lived as Gilchrist combined with Martyn to bat through the morning. The pair added 123 runs during the session to go to lunch at 5 for 453. Four runs were added after lunch before Martyn (67) was caught at 6 for 457. Shoaib Akhtar then thundered in and dismissed Warne (0), Lee (2) and Gillespie (0) in seven balls and Australia was suddenly 9 for 462. McGrath (4) fell soon afterwards leaving Gilchrist not out on 66 and Australia was all out for 467. Saqlain Mushtaq was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 136 off 40.5 overs. The Australians dismissed openers Imran Nazir (0) and Taufeeq Umar (0) to have Pakistan 2 for 4 in the second over. Pakistan then consolidated until they lost Abdul Razzaq (11) shortly before going to tea at 3 for 50. Australia struck twice during the evening session, dismissing Younis Khan (58) and Misbah-ul-Haq (17) to have Pakistan 5 for 116. However, by the time bad light again stopped play, Pakistan had turned on the batting fireworks and had reached was 5 for 210, needing only another 58 runs to pass the follow on target.
Warne again stepped forward for the Australians on the third morning. He dismissed Faisal Iqbal (83) in the second over and then Saqlain Mushtaq (1), Waqar Younis (14), Rashid Latif (66) and Shoaib Akhtar (5) to finish with 7 for 94 off 24.3 overs as Pakistan was all out for 279. The Australians batted through to lunch to be 0 for 43 with a lead of 231 runs. Pakistan dismissed Langer (25) at 1 for 61 and the Australians took the total to 74 when Shoaib Akhtar dismissed Ponting (7), Mark Waugh (0) and Stephen Waugh (0) and Saqlain Mushtaq dismissed Hayden (34). Australia was suddenly 5 for 74 and in trouble. Gilchrist (5), Warne (0), Lee (12), Gillespie (1) and Martyn (20) were dismissed and Australia was all out for 127 having lost 10 for 66. Shoaib Akhtar was the most successful bowler with 5 for 21 off 8 overs. Pakistan had now over two days to make 316 runs for victory. Unfortunately, rain prevented any further play on the third day.
Australia began the fourth morning by dropping Imran Nazir in the second over and missing a stumping later. Eventually, Nazir (40) was out at 1 for 91 before Pakistan went to lunch at 1 for 103. Pakistan passed the halfway mark of the run chase after losing Razzaq (4). Shortly before going to tea, Pakistan lost Taufeeq Umar (88) and at tea, Pakistan was at 3 for 179. Again, there was no play after tea due to rain.
Pakistan began the final day in the better position, as they needed only 137 runs for victory with seven wickets in hand. However, Australia again showed why they are one of the top four Test teams in history. Warne dismissed Misbah-ul-Haq (10) and Younis Khan (51) before McGrath and Gillespie dismissed Rashid Latif (11), Saqlain Mushtaq (1), Waqar Younis (1) and Shoaib Akhtar (6). At lunch, Pakistan had one wicket in hand and needed a further 57 runs for victory. Victory, however, went to Australia when they dismissed Faisal Iqbal (39) after lunch as Pakistan was bowled out for 274 giving the Australians victory by 41 runs. Warne was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 94 off 30.3 overs.
Second Test
Sharjah
11 - 12 October 2002
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the extreme heat. Both the Pakistani openers, Imran Nazir and Taufeeq Umar, were dismissed for ducks, in the first two overs. The start looked bad but quickly got worse. By lunch, Pakistan had lost nine wickets for only 50 runs with Abdur Razzaq (21) the only batsman to reach double figures. Soon after lunch, Pakistan was all out for 59 - their lowest total in almost 50 years of Test cricket. Warne was the most successful bowler with 4 for 11 off 11 overs. Australia batted through to be 1 for 54 at tea after Langer was run out after the bowler dropped a return catch from Hayden yet managed to deflect the ball onto the non striker's stumps while Langer was backing up. During the evening session, Pakistan dismissed Ponting (44), Mark Waugh (2) and Stephen Waugh (0) in eight deliveries to have Australia 4 for 148. By stumps, Australia had consolidated to be 4 for 191 with a lead of 132 runs.
Australia began the second morning by scoring significantly slower than in recent Tests. Adding only 70 runs in the session, they lost Martyn (34) and Gilchrist (17) while Hayden passed his century and at lunch, Australia was 6 for 261. The scoring rate continued to meander after lunch as Pakistan dismissed Warne (19), Lee (12), Hayden (119) and McGrath (0) to have Australia all out for 310 runs. Saqlain Mushtaq was the most successful bowler with 4 for 83 off 34 overs. Pakistan began the task of erasing the 251 run first innings deficit by losing Taufeeq Umar (0) in a run out mix up and the Abdur Razzaq (4) retired hurt after a Lee delivery broke his arm. At tea, Pakistan was effectively 2 for 12. The evening session saw another Pakistani processession leaving them all out for a new record low total of 53 runs. This time, both Taufeeq Umar (16) and Misbah-ul-Haq (12) passed double figures. Warne was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 13 off 6.5 overs giving him match figures of 8 for 24 off 17.5 overs. Australia?s margin of victory was an innings and 198 runs.
Third Test
Sharjah
19 - 22 October 2002
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. While Pakistan dismissed Langer (4), the tourists then batted through to lunch to be 1 for 89. The Australians continued through the afternoon session without further loss of wickets and at tea was 1 for 179. Pakistan dismissed Hayden (89 and Mark Waugh (23) during the evening session and when play ended early due to bad light, Australia was 3 for 298.
Australia resumed on the second morning and took the total to 308 before Ponting (150) and Martyn (0) were out off successive balls. Australia then batted almost until lunch when Gilchrist (34) was out at 6 for 363 and by lunch had taken the total to 6 for 383. After lunch, Pakistan dismissed Warne (11), Lee (1), Bichel (9) before Stephen Waugh recorded his 28th Test century. Finally, McGrath (3) fell leaving Waugh not out on 103 runs in an innings total of 444 runs. Waqar Younis was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 55 off 17.3 overs. Pakistan then batted through to be 1 for 29 at tea after losing Taufeek Umar (5). The Australians went on the rampage after tea and dismissed Younis Khan (4), Faisal Iqbal (2), Imran Farhat (18), Misbah-ul-Haq (17), Rashid Latif (17), Saqlain Mushtaq (10) and Waqar Younis (24) to have Pakistan 8 for 176 at stumps with no hope of avoiding a whitewash.
The Australians took just under ten overs to dismiss Hasan Raza (68) and Mohammad Sami (22) to have Pakistan all out for 203 runs. The Australians claimed the Test by an innings and 20 runs while McGrath, Warne and Bichel each claimed three wickets.
