DHAKA: Pakistan beat Australia by 16 runs in the fourth match of Super10 stage, also second game of Group 2, of the ICC World T20 in the city Sunday evening.
Aussies scored 175 runs losing all 10-wicket in response to 191 runs scored by Pakistan for five wickets.
Australia’s GJ Maxwell scored the highest 74 runs.
Pakistan’s Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Gul, Shahid Afridi and Bilwal Bhatti bagged two wickets each.
Earlier Australia won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. Umar Akmal was announced player of the match for his outstanding 94-run off 54 balls.
NM Coulter-Nile took two-wicket while M Starc, D Bollinger and S Watson took one-wicket each.
BDST: 1911 HRS, MAR 23, 2014