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Ryan Harris took his second consecutive five-wicket haul as Australia won fourth one-day cricket international against Pakistan by 135 runs played in Perth on Friday. Australia take a 4-0 series lead. Australia made 277-8 batting first, with Mike Hussey hitting 67 and Nathan Hauritz 53 not out from 39 balls.

-- Harris takes consecutive 5-wicket haul

Pakistan were reduced to 39-4, and only 38 from Umar Akmal and 29 off 10 balls from Shahid Afridi allowed them to reach 142 in 37.5 overs. Harris, who took 5-43 in Adelaide, took 5-19 in only his third ODI. The fifth and final ODI will also be in Perth on Sunday.

Harris had Salman Butt (0) and Younus Khan (6) caught behind. Kamran Akmal (17) and Mohammad Yousuf (10) briefly threatened to steady Pakistan ship, but Peter Siddle removed both men to leave visitors in deep trouble.

Umar Akmal (38) and Fawad Alam (21) produced a painstaking 60-run partnership that was more a battle for survival than any meaningful attempt to overhaul the total. But when Alam was sensationally run out by Hauritz in the 28th over, Pakistan's chase received a much-needed shot in the arm from Afridi. He pummelled Hauritz for 17 in one over and hit three fours and two sixes in a typically flamboyant cameo.

Afridi, though, could only look on from other end as Harris was brought back into attack to dismiss Umar Akmal and Rana Naved in consecutive balls. Afridi departed after miscuing a delivery from Clint McKay and Hauritz took a simple catch at third man. With Afridi gone it was only matter of time before Australia wrapped up tail, Hauritz (1-48) taking Saeed Ajmal's wicket before Harris completed slaughter when he had Rao Iftikhar Anjum spectacularly caught by a diving Brad Haddin.

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Australia innings:

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SE Marsh c Kamranl b Asif 12

BJ Haddin b Naved-ul-Hasan 32

RT Ponting c Kamran b Afridi 30

MJ Clarke run out (Fawad Alam) 10

CL White c Asif b S Ajmal 44

MEK Hussey c Yousuf b S Ajmal 67

JR Hopes b Asif 16

NM Hauritz not out 53

RJ Harris c Shahid Afridi b Asif 4

CJ McKay not out 0

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Extras: (lb 2, w 6, nb 1) 9

Total: (8 wickets; 50 overs; 216 mins) 277

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Did not bat PM Siddle Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-55, 3-77, 4-110, 5-159, 6-190, 7-270, 8-275

Bowling: Mohammad Asif 10-1-42-3; Naved-ul-Hasan 10-0-70-1; Iftikhar Anjum 10-0-64-0; Shahid Afridi 10-1-44-1; Saeed Ajmal 10-0-55-2





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Pakistan innings:

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Salman Butt c White b Harris 0

Kamran Akmal c Haddin b Siddle 17

Younis Khan c Haddin b Harris 6

M Yousuf c Haddin b Siddle 10

Umar Akmal b Harris 38

Fawad Alam run out (Hauritz) 21

Shahid Afridi c Hauritz b McKay 29

Naved-ul-Hasan c Haddin b Harris 0

Iftikhar Anjum c Haddin b Harris 5

Saeed Ajmal b Hauritz 7

Mohammad Asif not out 0

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Extras: (lb 5, w 3, nb 1) 9

Total: (all out; 37.5 overs; 165 mins) 142

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Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-14, 3-38, 4-39, 5-99, 6-125, 7-125, 8-131, 9-140, 10-142

Bowling: RJ Harris 9.5-3-19-5; PM Siddle 6-0-31-2; CJ McKay 7-2-16-1; JR Hopes 7-0-23-0; NM Hauritz 8-0-48-1

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat

Player of the match: RJ Harris (Australia)

Umpires: EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka) and RJ Tucker

TV umpire: PR Reiffel

Match referee: RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Reserve umpire: MD Martell.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010


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