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Boon, S Waugh hit fifties against Pakistan

Aussies’ second in a row
MULTAN. Pakl stan. Oct 14 Half-centuries bv David Boon anti Steve Waugh Me ered Australia to an emphatic seven wicket victory over Pakistan In the second match of a triangular one-day cricket series on Friday, reports Reuter
Boon hit a solid 84 and Waugh 59 in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 120 In 149 balls as Australia overhauled Pakistan's modest total of 200 for eight with four overs to spare In the 50-overs-a-side game
Australia's success followed their six-run win over South Africa in the inaugural match at Lahore on Wednesday and put them top of the table with four points.
Boon, who completed his 34th half-century In his 166th one-dayer. had earlier added 70 runs tn I 10 balls with skipper Mark Taylor, who scored 46 as Australia overcame a shaky start when both Michael Slater and Mark Waugh fell for nought.
Slater was trapped leg before by Wasim Akram In his second over and Mark Waugh edged a legside catch to Rashid Latif behind the stumps off Waqar Younis hi the fourth over
Taylor was Joined by Boon, and the two consolidated with a sensible third-wicket partnership. taking the score to 81 when Taylor was bowled round his legs by off-spinner Akram Raza.
There was no further success for the World Cup holders as captain Salim Malik switched his bowlers in an attempt to dislodge Boon and Steve Waugh, who hit his second successive half-century after making 56 against South Africa.
Boon hit five fours in his 134-ball knock while Steve Waugh had seven fours from 70 balls he faced.
"We are happy to beat Pakistan and this has given us greater confiden.ee for the remaining matches in the competition." said Taylor after Boon was named man-of-the match.
A disappointed Salim Malik said: "We simply didn t play well and Australia thoroughly deserved victory '
Earlier. Inzamamul-Haq made the top Pakistan sepre of 59 and together with Salim (32) put on 81 for the third wicket
But the Pakistanis were un able to score against a keen and penetrative attack of Damien Fleming, who finished with four for 49. and Craig McDermott who claimed two for 34
Leg-sptnner Shane Warne maintained the pressure and his figures of one for 29 from 10 overs contrasted sharply with his Pakistani counterpart Mushtaq Ahmed, who conceded 48 runs from nine overs.
Fleming removed openers Saeed Anwar (22) and Aamir Shohall (5) In his opening spell and then came back to account for Wasim Akram (9) and Rashid Latif (16) after fel low paceman McDermott had dismissed Ejaz Ahmed (21)
and Aamir Malik (2) in the space of five deliveries.
Pakistan play South Africa in Karachi on Sunday in the third match of the series.