2023-12-27 08:48:54
Melbourne: Australia were bowled out for 318 runs in the second Test once morest Pakistan. After ending the game at 187 for 3 on the first day, the Aussies crossed the 300 mark on the second day thanks to a half-century from Marnes Labuchane. However, Pakistan, who were batting in reply, are reeling at 196 for six at the end of the second day.
The Aussie batsmen were unable to capitalize on their good start the previous day. Labouchein, who was at the crease with 44 runs, scored 63 runs and was dismissed by Abdullah Shafiq off the ball of Amir Jamal. Among those who followed, only Mitchell Marsh, who scored 41 runs, might hold on. Travis Head (17), Alex Carey (4), Mitchell Starc (9), Pat Cummins (13) and Nathan Lyon (8) made quick returns while Josh Hazelwood remained unbeaten on five runs. Earlier, with openers David Warner (38) and Usman Khawaja adding 90 runs for the first wicket and Steven Smith (26) holding on with Labusche, the Aussies seemed to be on the verge of a big score, but Aamir Jamal, who took three wickets each, Shaheen Afridi, who took two wickets, Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali held the hosts together.
In reply, Pakistan’s batting got off to a good start. Openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imamul Haq shared 34 runs for the first wicket and parted ways. Imamul Haq was caught off 44 balls and returned with only 10 runs. However, it looked like Shafiq and one-down captain Shah Masood would take Pakistan to a good score. Both of them parted ways by adding 90 runs for the second wicket. Shafiq, who scored 62, was caught by Pat Cummins on his own ball, while Shan Masood, who scored 54, was caught by Leon Mitchell Marsh. Later wickets kept falling. Babar Azam (1), Saud Shakeel (9) and Agha Salman (5) returned as they came. Mohammad Rizwan with 29 runs and Aamir Jamal with two runs are at the crease. For Australia, Pat Cummins took three wickets, Nathan Lyon two, Josh Hazelwood one.
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