Pakistan batted first and scored 240 runs in their first innings with using 86.2 overs. Pakistani batting position was looking good till 75 with no wicket down. But suddenly when Shan Masood’s wicket fallen it becomes almost the rain of wickets. On 78 Pakistan cricket team were 4 down and on 94 it was 5th.
Shan Masood scored 27 runs, The captain Azhar Ali scored 39 runs, Haris Sohail 1, Babar Azam 1, Iftikhar Ahmed 7, Shaheen Shah Afridi 0. Yasir Shah 26 runs contribution gave a little support to Pakistan’s scoreboard. Mohammad Rizwan † faced 34 balls and scored 37 runs. It was Asad Shafiq who batted better than all other’s and he scored 76 runs.
Now is it a very brave decision to not playing Muhammad Abbas in the playing 11? or Pakistan’s team selectors want to give any surprise to Australia with three inexperienced youngsters?. In today’s play, everything will be clear.
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Pakistan won the toss and will bat first.
Pakistan team: 1 Shan Masood, 2 Azhar Ali (capt), 3 Haris Sohail, 4 Babar Azam, 5 Asad Shafiq, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 8 Yasir Shah, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Naseem Shah, 11 Imran Khan.
Australia team: 1 David Warner, 2 Joe Burns, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Matthew Wade, 7 Tim Paine (capt & wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
Match Timings: 00:00 GMT | 10:00 Local | 05:00 PKT
Umpires – Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough
TV Umpires – Michael Gough
Match Referee – Jeff Crowe
Reserve Umpire – Sam Nogajski
Match number – Test no. 2368
