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Pakistan vs Australia 2023 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 14 2023, Thu - 07:50 AM (IST)
AUSTRALIA487, 233/5 decl
PAKISTAN271, 89
Australia won by 360 runs
CRR:2.93
Player Of The Match
AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN
OUT! Caught. Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Salman. Edged and taken! Australia are all out for 487. Aamir Jamal finished with a six-wicket haul on debut with his impressive bowling. David Warner was the top-scorer for the Aussies with 164. Join us for Pakistan's innings in a while.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
No ball Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to leg gully and it was a no ball, fielded by Shafique.
Khurram Shahzad to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Azam.
FOUR! Khurram Shahzad to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
Khurram Shahzad to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Khurram Shahzad to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Aamir Jamal to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, Gloved to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
OUT! Caught. Aamir Jamal to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Salman. Five-wicket haul on debut for Jamal.
Wide Aamir Jamal to Pat Cummins. Bouncer, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Aamir Jamal to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Aamir Jamal to Pat Cummins. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. In-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Shahzad.
Aamir Jamal to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 3 runs, fielded by Ashraf.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Khurram Shahzad to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ashraf.
OUT! Bowled. Khurram Shahzad to Mitchell Marsh. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed. What a start after Lunch! Marsh falls agonisingly short of his hundred.
Shaheen Afridi to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Ahmed. That brings us to the close of the first session, where the players will head to the dressing room for Lunch. Australia have scored 130 runs in this session, losing two wickets. Aamir Jamal was the best bowler for the visitors in the first session. Mitch Marsh is heading towards another Test match ton. Join us back in 40 minutes.
Shaheen Afridi to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Shaheen Afridi to Pat Cummins. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Shaheen Afridi to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Shaheen Afridi to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Shaheen Afridi to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Azam.
FOUR! Aamir Jamal to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Punched down the ground!
Aamir Jamal to Mitchell Marsh. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
OUT! Caught. Travis Head to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Khawaja. Travis Head gets his man. Pakistan have been bowled out for 271. Imam ul-Haq was the best batter for them, scoring 62. All the Australian bowlers shared the wickets among themselves. With a massive lead of 216 runs, the Aussies have opted not to enforce the follow-on. Join us for the next innings in a while.
Travis Head to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Travis Head to Agha Salman. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.
Travis Head to Agha Salman. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
Travis Head to Agha Salman. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, shy attempt by Labuschagne, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Great shot.
Mitchell Starc to Shaheen Afridi. Out-swinging half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to short leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Carey, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Mitchell Starc to Shaheen Afridi. Short, off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Shaheen Afridi. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Labuschagne, fielded by Cummins.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to gully for no runs.
OUT! Stumped. Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed, by Carey. Brilliant stumping by Carey.
OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Azam. Khawaja falls short of his hundred by ten runs. With that, Australia has declared the innings for 233 for 5. Pakistan need a mammoth 450 runs to win the first Test. Khurram Shahzad was impressive for the visitors, picking up three wickets. Mitch Marsh remains unbeaten on 63, scoring his second fifty of the match. Join us for the final innings in a while.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja. Short, outside off stump moves in front hooking, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Jamal.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Khurram Shahzad to Mitchell Marsh. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Salman.
FOUR! Khurram Shahzad to Mitchell Marsh. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, to leg on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Khurram Shahzad to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, thick edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Azam.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
FOUR! Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to third man and it was a no ball.
No ball Khurram Shahzad to Mitchell Marsh. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, hit helmet to third man and it was a no ball, fielded by Salman. Marsh looks okay even after that blow.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Shahzad.
Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.
FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
Khurram Shahzad to Usman Khawaja. Back of a length, outside off stump defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
No ball Khurram Shahzad to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to cover and it was a no ball, fielded by Shakeel.
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Khurram Shahzad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Warner. Edged and gone! Hazlewood finishes things off for the Aussies. They kick-start the home summer with a massive win by 360 runs. Pakistan were dead and buried on this tough pitch and against this high-class bowling. The crowd cheered for Nathan Lyon, who picked up his 500th Test wicket. Mitchell Marsh is the Player of the Match for his fifties in both innings. Join us back for the Boxing Day Test.
OUT! L.B.W. Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Dead in front! Shakeel's stay comes to an end.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
Nathan Lyon to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
Nathan Lyon to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Josh Hazlewood to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Gloved to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
Josh Hazlewood to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Josh Hazlewood to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Josh Hazlewood to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
OUT! Bowled. Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Cleaned him up! Make that 501 in the same over for Lyon.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed past fine leg for 4 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Aamir Jamal. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
OUT! L.B.W. Nathan Lyon to Faheem Ashraf. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. What a moment! Three reds on the big screen, and Nathan Lyon has his 500th test wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Saud Shakeel. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Gloved to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Faheem Ashraf. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Nathan Lyon to Faheem Ashraf. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Faheem Ashraf. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Faheem Ashraf. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.