Cricket:Shoaib Malik and Misbah ul-Haq shared a record partnership to lead Pakistan to a memorable victory over Australia in their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match yesterday.

Captain Shoaib, who shared a fourth-wicket stand of 101 with Younis Khan in Pakistan's win over Sri Lanka on Monday, bettered that record in Twenty20 internationals with Misbah in an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 119.

That carried Pakistan to 165 for four and victory by six wickets with five balls to spare.

Australia had looked on course for victory when seamer Stuart Clark claimed three quick wickets to help reduce Pakistan to 46 for four. However, the rest of their bowling was ineffective.