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Pakistan celebrate the wicket of Australia's Shane Watson |
Australia’s unbeaten run of 34 world cup games which began in 1999 and continued through the 2003 and 2007 tournaments was finally ended when they were beaten by Pakistan by four wickets on Saturday.
Australia and Pakistan squared off in the final match of group A in an encounter which would have determined who tops group A. For Pakistan this was an opportunity to flex their muscles before a potential meeting with India, for Australia it was their first real test of the tournament following the washout of their game against Sri Lanka.
Australia won the toss and Ricky Ponting did not hesitate in electing to bat first, on a wicket that promised to spin as the game wore on. Pakistan went into the match with no Shoaib Akthar, while Umar Akmal returned to the side.
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