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Pakistan vs Australia 2023 2nd Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 26 2023, Tue - 04:30 AM (IST)
AUSTRALIA318, 262
PAKISTAN264, 237
Australia won by 79 runs
CRR:3.52
Player Of The Match
AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN
OUT! Caught. Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to fine leg, caught by Hamza. All out and that will be Lunch on Day 2. A good session for Pakistan as they have bundled out Australia for 318. Aamir Jamal picked up three crucial wickets for Pakistan. For Australia, Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 63. Join us for the post-lunch session in another 40 minutes.
FOUR! Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Hasan Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Jamal, fielded by Afridi.
Hasan Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to third slip for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jamal.
Aamir Jamal to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
FOUR! Aamir Jamal to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Aamir Jamal to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Shafique, appeal made for Caught. Not Out displayed in the giant screen.
Aamir Jamal to Josh Hazlewood. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Aamir Jamal to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
OUT! Caught. Aamir Jamal to Pat Cummins. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Hamza. Skipper departs.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Out-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Hamza.
FOUR! Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jamal.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, inside edge to short leg for no runs.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jamal.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Wide Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to fine leg for 5 runs. Bonus runs for Australia.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to second slip for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Hasan Ali to Pat Cummins. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by ul-Haq, fielded by Agha.
OUT! Stumped. Nathan Lyon to Mir Hamza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed, by Carey. Thats it. Pakistan's first innings comes to an end, and they are bowled out for 264. Abdullah Shafique top scored with 62. For Australia, Pat Cummins picked up a five-wicket haul. Do join us for the Australia innings, and they will start their innings with a lead of 54.
Nathan Lyon to Mir Hamza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, dropped catch by Head. Smacked hard, and Head drops it.
SIX! Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Pat Cummins to Mir Hamza. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Marsh.
OUT! Bowled. Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Cleaned him up.
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to second slip for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for no runs, direct hit by Starc, fielded by Khawaja.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
Nathan Lyon to Hasan Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Warner.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Aamir Jamal. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Slight delay as the umpires decide to change the ball.
Mitchell Starc to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Aamir Jamal. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Hasan Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Mitchell Starc to Aamir Jamal. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.
Mitchell Starc to Aamir Jamal. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Hasan Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
Nathan Lyon to Hasan Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
Nathan Lyon to Hasan Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Hasan Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
OUT! L.B.W. Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Lyon gets his third.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Aamir Jamal. Short, to leg on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! L.B.W. Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Length ball, off stump down the track flick, hit pad. All out! That's the end of Australia's innings, and they lead by 316 runs. Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 96, and Alex Carey added valuable runs towards the end to extend the lead for his team. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza picked up four wickets each. Join us for the last innings of this Test match shortly.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Shaheen Afridi to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.
Shaheen Afridi to Josh Hazlewood. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
FOUR! Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. 50 up for Carey.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Shaheen Afridi to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by ul-Haq.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. In-swinging half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. In-swinging half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Mir Hamza to Josh Hazlewood. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Mir Hamza to Josh Hazlewood. Out-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
NEW BALL. Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Mir Hamza to Alex Carey. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Jamal.
Shaheen Afridi to Josh Hazlewood. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Shaheen Afridi to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Jamal.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Rizwan.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Mir Hamza. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Smith. That brings us to the end of this entertaining Test match. For Australia, Pat Cummins picked up five wickets. For Pakistan, Shan Masood top-scored with 60, and Salman Ali Agha gave a fight till the end, but the Aussie bowlers were perfect with their strategy to bundle out the Pakistani tail. Pat Cummins is the Player of the Match.
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Marsh. Fighting knock from Salman Ali Agha comes to an end.
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Labuschagne. Ten wickets for Cummins in this Test match.
Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.
Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to gully for no runs, mis-fielded by Marsh, fielded by Smith.
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Cummins.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Cummins. Aamir Jamal goes for a duck.
Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Hazlewood.
Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, mis-timed to square leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.