HYDERABAD, India: Shaun Marsh struck a career-best 112 and Shane Watson an impressive 93 as Australia posted a huge 350-4 in the fifth one-day international against India here on Thursday.
Marsh, 26, shared 145 runs for the opening wicket with Watson and another 91 runs with captain Ricky Ponting (45) after the world champions won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium.
The left-handed opener clobbered eight fours and two sixes in his run-a-ball knock for his maiden one-day hundred, reached with a clipped two to deep square leg off paceman Ashish Nehra (1-79).
Watson too thrived in batsmen-friendly conditions, hitting nine fours and three sixes in his 89-ball effort before being caught at deep mid-wicket as he tried to slog sweep off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (1-44).
Cameron White then hit a sparkling 57 off 33 balls to complete a run-feast by the injury-hit Aussies, missing nine of their regular one-day players to various niggles.
India’’s bowlers were left with little answer to the Aussie onslaught, as reflected in the dismal figures of fast bowlers Nehra and Munaf Patel (0-73). Praveen Kumar picked two wickets but at the cost of 68 runs in nine overs.
The visitors were off to a flying start with Watson and Marsh laying the platform for the huge total with their aggressive stroke-making.
Marsh, dropped on 29 by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and on 52 by Virender Sehwag, was finally dismissed by Nehra who had him caught by Gautam Gambhir at long-on.
Australia, who had only 13 fit players to choose from after five were sent home due to injuries, brought in newcomer Clint McKay, Adam Voges and Ben Hilfenhaus in place of Mitchell Johnson, Moises Henriques and Peter Siddle.
India made two changes from the side that lost the fourth game in Mohali, leaving out Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma to play Gambhir and Patel.
The Indians would need to score at 7.02 runs an over if they are to go 3-2 up in the seven-match series.
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ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui Thursday called on Minister for Interior Rehman Malik and discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests.
During the meeting, the minister said Pakistan gives top priority to its relations with China, being a reliable and close friendly state. He said both the countries enjoy time tested friendship, adding their mutual cooperation would bring stability and prosperityin the region.
The Ambassador said China attaches special attention to its ties with Pakistan. He said both the countries are extending every possible cooperation to each other and China wishes to further strengthen its ties with Pakistan.
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ISLAMABAD: Three hundred million and thirty thousand internally displaced persons from South Waziristan have arrived in Tank and Dera Ghazi Khan due to ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat. These IDPs have been registered, UN official, Martin Maganja said on Thursday.
The UN official said this while speaking at a press conference. He said that camps have not been set up in Tank and Dera Ghazi Khan.
The UN official told the reporters that representatives of UN Secretary General have arrived in Pakistan to devise a future strategy after meeting with the Pakistani officials and members of civil society.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said he was arrested for the freedom of media, Geo News reported Thursday.
Addressing the National Assembly here, he said he rejected the recommendations regarding the restrictions on media put up by National Assembly?s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting.
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KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 Index of Karachi Stock Exchange after moving both sides of the fence on Thursday closed 43 points down to 9,112.
Today?s trade began in the green zone and at one point the Index was seen at 9,246 level. But the report of not including Pakistan in emerging markets? index by Morgan Stanley eroded the early market gains and the 100-Index finished the day at the current level.
The market turnover was recorded at 146.5 million shares.
Jehangir Siddiqui Company led the list of volume leaders, closing Rs3.63 down to Rs31.03.
KSE-30 Index lost 56 points to peg at 9,627 points.
Market analysts are of the view that the Index could slip below 9,000 level in the coming sessions.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf told the National Assembly on Wednesday that there was no hurdle in the way of the Thar Co
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