Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-Pakistan have declared their first innings at 476 for 4 with the lion share of Azhar Ali with 185 runs innings at tea at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi on Saturday. Australia were 5 without losing any wicket when umpires decided to call off the day-2 game owing to bad light, as 14 overs game wasted of the day.
Day-1
First Session: (105 for 1 in 35 overs, Iman-ul-Haq 57 not out & Azhar Ali 0 not out)
Second Session: (171 for 1 in 56 overs, Imam-ul-Hq 92 not out & Azhar Ali 30 not out)
Third Session (245 for 1 in 90 overs, Imam-ul-Haq 132 not out, Azhar Ali 64 not out, Lyon 1 for 87)
Day-2
First Session: 302 for 1 in 115 overs (Imam-ul-Haq154 not out, Azhar Ali 96 not out, Nathin Lyon 1 for 106)
Second Session: 394 for 2 in 142 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 157, Azhar Ali 151 not out, Babar Azam 33 not out
Third Session: Pakistan 476 for 4 declare (Azhar Ali 185, Rizwan 46 and Babar Azam 36)
Pakistan Batting (476 for 4 in 162 overs):
Abdullah Shafique (c Cummins b Lyon) 44-105
Imam-ul-Haq (lbw b Cummins) 157-358
Azhar Ali (c Green b Labuschagne) 185-361
Babar Azam (run out-Labuschagne) 36-82
Mohammad Rizwan 29 not out- 46
Iftikhar Ahmed 13 not out-21
Extras (b 4, lb 7, No, Balls1)-12
TOTAL: 476/4 in 162 overs
Did not bat: Fawad Alam, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.6 overs), 2-313 (Imam-ul-Haq, 120.5 overs), 3-414 (Babar Azam, 147.1 overs), 4-442 (Azhar Ali, 155.4 overs)
Australia Bowling:
Nathan Lyon (1 for 161), Pat Cummins (1 for 62), Marnus Labuschagne (1 for 53)
Australia Batting: 5 for 0 in 1 over
Usman Khawaja (5 not out), David Warner (0 not out)
Pakistan Playing XI:
Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Noman Ali, Sajid Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
Australia Playing XI:
Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Kawaja, David Warner, Marnus Laboschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameroon Green, Alex Cary (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathin Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Match officials:
Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
Officials Scorers:
Shakil Ahmed, Fazal-e-Azeem (field)
Adnan Farooq(press gallery).
