Shahid Afridi - The Old Butcher - took the game away from the Australian XI tonight in the blinking of an eye and shook the WACA to its foundations.
Afridi came to the crease when Yousuf Youhana's dismissal left the tourists at 6/170 after 36.4 overs, needing 95 off 80 for victory. When he was dismissed with the fifth ball of the 41st over, Pakistan was 7 for 223, needing 43 off 49.
Afridi scored 30 off 13 - hitting two sixes and three fours.
Abdul Razzaq and Rana guided Pakistan to victory from there.
The Old Butcher has averaged over 30 at a strike rate of about 180 this series. He puts the Windies on the chopping block on Tuesday.
The Shahid Afridi fan club will be present. Keep an eye out for our banner and drums.
Forget the West for all the relevant news in W.A. I noticed this article on page 2 of the 27/01/2005 edition of the South Western Times. Full story for the accompanying article.
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“Beazley's gone to the back bench, but don't be fooled - he's only 55 and he's hungry. The roosters are on the march.”
- Giovanni Torre, in a letter written on October 16th, 2004.
Sly bastards, pretending to be dead. We know they are casing the joint out for their giant overlords.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4193409.stm
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Good shit.