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  • Pakistan recuperate to limit Australia to 232-5 in third Take a look at

    Pakistan recovered from dropped catches to limit Australia to 232-5 and deny Usman Khawaja a 2d consecutive century on Day 1 of the 3rd and ultimate check on Monday.

    Speedy bowler Naseem Shah, the one Pakistan trade from the second one drawn check at Karachi, picked up 2-36 to guide a fightback within the ultimate consultation after Australia gained the toss and opted to bat on every other sluggish and low-bouncy wicket.

    Cameron Inexperienced was once unbeaten on 20 and Alex Carey was once no longer out on 8 when dangerous gentle stopped play two overs prior to the scheduled shut.

    The Pakistan-born Khawaja, who scored 160 and 44 no longer out at Karachi and 97 runs within the opening check draw, fell for 91 when Babar Azam plucked an excellent one-handed shin-high catch within the slip.

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    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 21, 2022

    Khawaja batted for just about 5-1/2 hours for his resilient 219-ball knock prior to he attempted to flick off-spinner Sajid Khan (1-65) to mid-wicket. However the ball spun away sharply and took the thick outdoor fringe of the bat.

    Naseem was once after all rewarded for his disciplined bowling when he had Steve Smith (59) trapped leg prior to wicket and likewise discovered the outdoor fringe of Travis Head (26).

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    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 21, 2022

    Smith confronted 169 balls and hit six fours prior to he was once undone by way of Naseem’s supply, which got here again sharply and hit the batter’s knee in entrance of the stumps.

    Head’s below-par collection persisted and regardless of getting a reprieve on 7 when Sajid couldn’t clutch a chest-high catch of his personal bowling, he couldn’t ultimate lengthy sufficient.

    Khawaja and Smith had revived Australia from the early jolt of Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-39) with a 138-run stand in nearly 4 hours prior to Pakistan hit again with 3 past due wickets.

    Babar, oh Babar!
    Extraordinary effort by way of the skipper and @SajidKhan244 will get the prize. #BoysReadyHain l #PAKvAUS percent.twitter.com/Nzfye4YxTe

    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 21, 2022

    Left-arm speedy bowler Afridi had picked up two wickets in his 2d over to chop Australia to 8-2 prior to Khawaja and Smith thwarted Pakistan.

    Khawaja didn’t ranking a boundary over the primary hour and likewise survived a pointy likelihood on 12 when Azam couldn’t get down in time to carry onto an edge within the slip.

    Smith additionally had an early break out on 19 when left-arm spinner Nauman Ali couldn’t cling onto a pointy go back catch straight away after Khawaja’s edge slipped below Babar’s arms.

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    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 21, 2022

    Pakistan’s speedy bowlers bowled briefly spells however each Smith and Khawaja negated the opposite swing on a flat wicket with mercury soaring round mid-30 levels Celsius (95 levels Fahrenheit).

    Previous, Smith and Khawaja led Australia’s restoration and carried the guests to 70-2 by way of lunch prior to including additional 75 runs in the second one consultation.

    David Warner (7) was once pinned on his crease by way of a supply which seamed again into the left-hander, beat the bat and struck his pads. Warner didn’t opt for a tv referral.

    Marnus Labuschagne then were given his 2d duck within the collection when he drove recklessly in the similar over and were given a skinny outdoor edge.

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    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 21, 2022

    Pakistan went with the additional tempo possibility within the bowling assault and integrated Naseem instead of all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.

    Australia retained the similar XI which toiled for just about 172 overs at the ultimate two days of the second one check however couldn’t drive a win at Karachi, the place Babar performed a marathon innings of 196.

    Australia’s ancient first excursion of Pakistan in 24 years has added importance going into the collection decider.

    Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium is internet hosting its first check in 13 years since a terrorist assault at the Sri Lanka crew’s bus in 2009 that ended in a long absence of global cricket in Pakistan.

    No avid gamers within the beginning XI have performed a check fit on the Gaddafi Stadium, the place Babar made his one-day global debut in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2015 when Pakistan began its marketing campaign to win again the boldness of international groups and the resumption of global cricket.

    Azhar Ali is probably the most senior cricketer within the Pakistan XI, having performed 93 exams, however is that includes in his first check in his homeland.

  • Khawaja ton leads Australia to 251-3 in second take a look at vs Pakistan

    Opening batter Usman Khawaja didn’t fail to spot a 2d probability to attain a century within the nation of his delivery and led Australia to 251-3 at stumps at the first day of the second one take a look at towards Pakistan on Saturday.

    Khawaja made an unbeaten 127 off 266 balls on every other flat wicket after narrowly lacking out on 100 within the first take a look at at Rawalpindi which led to a tame draw. Later the docile pitch of the Pindi Cricket Stadium used to be declared “under moderate” by way of the ICC.

    “It (century) supposed so much to me,” mentioned Khawaja, who moved to Australia together with his circle of relatives when he used to be 4 years outdated. “Clearly my circle of relatives is from Karachi, I used to be born in Islamabad and I’d have beloved to attain 100 in Pakistan.”

    Khawaja and Steve Smith (72) shared a 159-run third-wicket stand prior to Pakistan broke it with the second one new ball when Faheem Ashraf took a super one-handed low catch within the slips to disregard Smith off Hasan Ali (1-31).

    Take a look at cricket has begun at Karachi’s house of cricket and it used to be a excellent trip for each squads as of late.
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    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 12, 2022

    Nightwatchman Nathan Lyon used to be but to attain and survived a dropped catch when Imam-ul-Haq couldn’t hang directly to a difficult probability at ahead brief leg off Shaheen Afridi’s ultimate ball of the day.

    Pakistan additionally went for an unsuccessful stuck at the back of tv overview of Khawaja in Afridi’s first over with the brand new ball prior to Hasan struck within the penultimate over of the day.

    Pakistan deployed its spinners for 26 overs within the ultimate consultation, however their unfavourable tactic of bowling down the legside to each batters did not anything else however to decelerate the Australian scoring price.

    “It wasn’t a unfavourable bowling, we simply attempted to dry up the runs as a result of they’d benefitted from a dry wicket and scored 100 runs within the first consultation,” Pakistan vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan mentioned.

    That is stumps! It used to be a grind after lunch however Usman Khawaja stood tall at the opening day #PAKvAUS

    — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 12, 2022

    “I nonetheless consider we will have end result in this pitch and there will probably be flip for the spinners in a while.”

    Khawaja, who raised his half-century off 69 balls within the first consultation, didn’t get pissed off and waited patiently prior to finishing his century within the ultimate consultation off 193 balls with 12 fours and a six.

    Smith hasn’t scored a take a look at hundred for the ultimate 27 take a look at innings, however made his 2d successive half-century in Australia’s first excursion to Pakistan since 1998 off 214 balls with seven fours prior to Ashraf plucked an outstanding catch.

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    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 12, 2022

    Previous, Pakistan had were given two fast wickets prior to lunch prior to Khawaja and Smith toyed with the bowlers on a docile wicket, which each groups be expecting to assist out spinners as the sport progresses.

    Khawaja used to be particularly sturdy off his pads at the leg facet towards rapid bowlers or even swept the 2 spinners with convenience because the wicket introduced no help to the bowlers.

    Khawaja and David Warner (36) equipped Australia a brisk get started of 82 runs after skipper Pat Cummins received the toss and elected to bat. Pakistan hit again with two wickets, however Australia nonetheless controlled to achieve 100-2 within the first consultation.

    Pakistan got here again within the ultimate hour prior to lunch when Ashraf (1-32) discovered the outdoor fringe of Warner’s bat off a supply that moved a fragment clear of the left-hander.

    Marnus Labuschagne, who confronted 9 balls, used to be run out with out scoring when he couldn’t beat the direct throw from Sajid Khan at mid-off and fell wanting his crease on the non-striker’s finish.

    Khawaja, who used to be disregarded for 97 within the first take a look at, and Warner had previous ruled the primary hour by way of scoring a fast 63 off 14 overs.

    Speedy bowler Hasan Ali, one of the most two adjustments Pakistan had created from the primary take a look at together with Ashraf, and Afridi couldn’t in finding any motion off a flat, grassless floor.

    Each batsmen weren’t by way of rapid bowlers and likewise took early fee towards spinners by way of hitting immediately sixes off off-spinner Sajid Khan prior to Pakistan chipped in with the 2 fast wickets.

    Previous, leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson used to be awarded a take a look at debut because the 28-year-old Queenslander changed rapid bowler Josh Hazlewood in the one trade Australia created from the primary take a look at which led to a draw on a docile wicket at Rawalpindi.

    Pakistan additionally made two adjustments however retained each its specialist spinners Sajid (0-71) and left-arm spinner Nauman Ali (0-56), who took a career-best 6-107 within the first take a look at however no longer prior to Australia had made a cast answer by way of racking up 449.

    Hasan and Ashraf each returned after lacking out the primary take a look at because of accidents. They changed rapid bowler Naseem Shah and all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed.