India, July 30 -- A clinical bowling display, followed by a cruising chase, saw Pakistan Champions decimate Australia Champions by ten wickets in Leicester during the World Championship of Legends. Saeed Ajmal led the demolition with a sensational spell of 6/16, before John Hastings endured a nightmarish over that hastened Australia's defeat.

Shoaib Malik's decision to bowl first rewarded Pakistan, but only after a brief resistance from the Australians. Sohail Tanvir and Sohail Khan removed the openers early, but Ben Dunk's aggressive 26 and Callum Ferguson's steady hand lifted Australia to 49-2 in the sixth over. Then, in a sudden collapse that spanned just 39 balls, Australia lost eight wickets for a mere 25 runs.

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