County Ground, Northampton 7 June 2001 (50 overs)

Result: Match Tied - Match Scorecard

Toss: Northamptonshire (put Australia in to bat)

Umpires: NG Cowley and DR Shepherd

Pakistan, opting to bat, recovered from a bad start to reach 257 before they were dismissed on the penultimate ball of their 50 overs.

Leg-spinner Warne, who took three for 52, helped give Australia the early advantage by having Abdur Razzaq stumped with his first ball and then removed dangerman Inzamam-ul-Haq two balls later for a duck.

Pakistan slumped to 85 for six before being rescued by a seventh-wicket partnership of 124 from 127 balls between Yousuf Youhana, who made 91 not out, and Rashid Latif, who made 66. Latif was unable to take the wicket-keeper's gloves for Australia's innings after suffering from dehydration and his replacement Younis Khan struggled behind the stumps.

Australia, however, never looked in trouble despite losing Adam Gilchrist early to pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Ponting, looking in brilliant form, made 70 off 68 balls including 12 boundaries, and Mark Waugh made 47 as the two put on 92 from 88 balls for the second wicket.

Captain Steve Waugh (54 not out) and Michael Bevan (56 not out) put on an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 116 as Australia reached the target in the 46th over. It was not a good day for pace bowlers, however.

Australian pace bowler Brett Lee, recalled after elbow surgery in place of the injured Jason Gillespie, took an early wicket but conceded 85 off 10 overs. Shoaib, despite clocking over 95 mph on the Sofia Gardens speed gun, bowled five overs for 41 before going off for treatment after clutching his stomach.