- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR33.6 another nervy charge from Shafique but this time can't escape! Lyon anticipates it and drags the length back fractionally. Shafique nowhere near getting to the pitch of the ball and continues on with a wild heave skying this back over Lyon's head. Cummins charges to his right from mid-off and takes a sharp catch reaching high to his right before tumbling to the turf. Not exactly the wisest move from Shafique with just three minutes to go until lunch. 105/1120.5 big appeal and given lbw! Full and straight, Imam playing across it and that looks out, but he's called for the review. Reckon it's pitched in line. And it's not going over. Hits the back leg. He's not hit it. Pitches on leg stump. Smashing middle. 313/2155.4 brings out the reverse sweep and is caught! Takes a top edge and Green snaffles the catch moving from short third 442/4147.1 direct hit, and he's gone here! Super work from Labuschagne. He went across and tuck into midwicket. Was always a dicey single. One-hand pick up, turn and throw 414/3Extras12 (b 4, lb 7, nb 1)TOTAL476/4d (162 Overs, RR: 2.93)Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.6 ov), 2-313 (Imam-ul-Haq, 120.5 ov), 3-414 (Babar Azam, 147.1 ov), 4-442 (Azhar Ali, 155.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 24 5 71 0 2.95 0 0 JR Hazlewood 26 6 53 0 2.03 0 0 NM Lyon 52 5 161 1 3.09 0 0 PJ Cummins 28 5 62 1 2.21 0 0 TM Head 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0 C Green 15 3 47 0 3.13 0 1 M Labuschagne 12 0 53 1 4.41 0 0 SPD Smith 2 0 5 0 2.50 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR53.3 big shouts for a catch at forward short leg as Khawaja bungles a reverse sweep! Live this looked like it missed bat and glove and came off either the arm or pad. Pakistan call for a DRS review. First replay though looks like it has come off the wrist area of the glove. Live, it looked like the white part of his long sleeve that the ball hit but instead it was the white part of his wrist area of the glove and popped up to forward short leg. Aleem Dar has got one wrong, and Khawaja has gotten this very very wrong to fall three short of a century! 203/240.4 done him! The breakthrough. Warner playing back again, looking to go square through the off side, the ball skids through this time and he misses it. Smashes halfway up middle stump 156/184.6 edged, taken at slip! Super bowling, excellent catch. Full outside off, draws the drive from Labuschange, had to reach for it away from the body, terrific catch diving to his right 311/3124.5 Nauman's negative line outside leg has now fetched two wickets! Whereas Green top-edged sweep went to fine leg, Smith's attempted sweep catches gloves as the ball keeps a touch low. Catch well held by Rizwan. Smith storms off muttering under his breath, presumably that he's just missed a triple-century if Australia had batted through the rest of day five. 422/687.4 edged, caught behind! Skids on outside off, Head looking for a back-foot drive and it's a top edge that is very well taken 326/4120.4 top edge, taken at short fine leg! Well, the tactic works. Wide outside leg stump, Green goes for the sweep and he can't keep it down. Loopy catch. Not sure he can quite believe that. Lots of runs left in the middle 407/5135.5 gem! Naseem's around the wicket angle foxes Carey. It was angled in on a good length on fourth stump and just held its line every so slightly to beat Carey defending inside the line. MCC Textbook top of off dismissal as the bails go flying. 444/7139.6 fantastic yorker and given! But Starc reviews in a split second. Must have hit it? Pinpoint delivery. Not sure he's touched this. Heading for leg stump. Starc is already walking off as he wait for Ultra Edge. Well, there's a small murmur but third umpire says there's also a gap. Smashing leg stump 459/9138.3 driven straight to cover! And that his fifth wicket. Tossed up outside off, Cummins comes forward and can't keep the shot down. Done in the flight. 455/8140.1 missed the sweep and given lbw! Lyon has called for the review but is also walking off. Curious scenes. A length delivery, no contact with bat, takes him on the back leg. Looks good. Hitting middle and off. A career-best six for Nauman 459/10Extras27 (b 6, lb 13, nb 8)TOTAL459 all out (140.1 Overs, RR: 3.27)Fall of wickets: 1-156 (David Warner, 40.4 ov), 2-203 (Usman Khawaja, 53.3 ov), 3-311 (Marnus Labuschagne, 84.6 ov), 4-326 (Travis Head, 87.4 ov), 5-407 (Cameron Green, 120.4 ov), 6-422 (Steven Smith, 124.5 ov), 7-444 (Alex Carey, 135.5 ov), 8-455 (Pat Cummins, 138.3 ov), 9-459 (Mitchell Starc, 139.6 ov), 10-459 (Nathan Lyon, 140.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Sajid Khan 45 9 122 1 2.71 0 0 Naseem Shah 21 2 89 1 4.23 0 4 Shaheen Shah Afridi 30 5 88 2 2.93 0 3 Noman Ali 38.1 9 107 6 2.80 0 1 Iftikhar Ahmed 3 0 20 0 6.66 0 0 Imam-ul-Haq 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0 Babar Azam 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras5 (lb 2, nb 3)TOTAL252/0 (77 Overs, RR: 3.27)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 7 1 29 0 4.14 0 0 JR Hazlewood 5 0 8 0 1.60 0 0 NM Lyon 26 5 75 0 2.88 0 0 PJ Cummins 4 0 15 0 3.75 0 1 M Labuschagne 15 0 56 0 3.73 0 0 TM Head 13 1 35 0 2.69 0 0 SPD Smith 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0 C Green 4 0 14 0 3.50 0 2 UT Khawaja 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
4,5,6,7,8 March 2022 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 4, Australia 4
Close of Play
- Fri, 4 Mar - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 245/1 (Imam-ul-Haq 132*, Azhar Ali 64*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 5 Mar - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 5/0 (UT Khawaja 5*, DA Warner 0*, 1 ov)
- Sun, 6 Mar - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 271/2 (M Labuschagne 69*, SPD Smith 24*, 73 ov)
- Mon, 7 Mar - day 4 - Australia 1st innings 449/7 (MA Starc 12*, PJ Cummins 4*, 137 ov)
- Tue, 8 Mar - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 252/0 (77 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Australia: 450 runs in 137.4 overs (834 balls), Extras 26
- Over 139.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - MA Starc (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Australia - 459/10 in 140.1 overs (JR Hazlewood 0)
- Over 140.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - NM Lyon (Struck down)
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- Drinks: Pakistan - 44/0 in 10.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 21, Imam-ul-Haq 22)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Abdullah Shafique 21, Imam-ul-Haq 29, Ex 1)
- Over 16.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Struck down)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 76/0 in 23.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 33, Imam-ul-Haq 40)
- Imam-ul-Haq: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 209 balls (Abdullah Shafique 47, Imam-ul-Haq 50, Ex 3)
- Abdullah Shafique: 50 off 114 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 111/0 in 38.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 54, Imam-ul-Haq 54)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 45.2 overs (273 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 273 balls (Abdullah Shafique 78, Imam-ul-Haq 69, Ex 3)
- Tea: Pakistan - 191/0 in 55.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 99, Imam-ul-Haq 89)
- Abdullah Shafique: 100 off 183 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 58.4 overs (354 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 354 balls (Abdullah Shafique 104, Imam-ul-Haq 94, Ex 4)
- Over 61.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Imam-ul-Haq (Struck down)
- Imam-ul-Haq: 100 off 179 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 76.1 overs (460 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 250 runs in 460 balls (Abdullah Shafique 135, Imam-ul-Haq 110, Ex 5)
- Wet Ground: Australia - 271/2 in 73.0 overs (M Labuschagne 69, SPD Smith 24)
- Lunch: Australia - 271/2 in 73.0 overs (M Labuschagne 69, SPD Smith 24)
- Wet Ground: Australia - 271/2 in 73.0 overs (M Labuschagne 69, SPD Smith 24)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Australia: 300 runs in 82.1 overs (501 balls), Extras 18
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 184 balls (M Labuschagne 56, SPD Smith 38, Ex 9)
- Drinks: Australia - 326/4 in 87.4 overs (SPD Smith 45)
- Over 92.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - C Green (Struck down)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 112 balls (6 x 4)
- Australia: 350 runs in 99.1 overs (603 balls), Extras 22
- Tea: Australia - 364/4 in 106.0 overs (SPD Smith 61, C Green 18)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 133 balls (SPD Smith 18, C Green 30, Ex 4)
- Australia: 400 runs in 116.2 overs (706 balls), Extras 23
- Drinks: Australia - 417/5 in 123.0 overs (SPD Smith 74, AT Carey 9)
- Over 130.1: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - MA Starc (Struck down)
- Bad Light: Australia - 449/7 in 137.0 overs (MA Starc 12, PJ Cummins 4)
- End Of Day: Australia - 449/7 in 137.0 overs (MA Starc 12, PJ Cummins 4)
- Australia: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (76 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (UT Khawaja 36, DA Warner 10, Ex 6)
- UT Khawaja: 50 off 67 balls (8 x 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 24.4 overs (151 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 151 balls (UT Khawaja 62, DA Warner 31, Ex 8)
- DA Warner: 50 off 86 balls (9 x 4)
- Lunch: Australia - 138/0 in 33.0 overs (UT Khawaja 70, DA Warner 60)
- Australia: 150 runs in 37.6 overs (231 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 231 balls (UT Khawaja 77, DA Warner 67, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Australia - 170/1 in 46.0 overs (UT Khawaja 84, M Labuschagne 9)
- Australia: 200 runs in 52.6 overs (322 balls), Extras 9
- Over 53.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - UT Khawaja (Upheld)
- Tea: Australia - 222/2 in 61.0 overs (M Labuschagne 33, SPD Smith 12)
- M Labuschagne: 50 off 91 balls (7 x 4)
- Australia: 250 runs in 67.1 overs (409 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (M Labuschagne 33, SPD Smith 17, Ex 3)
- Bad Light: Australia - 271/2 in 73.0 overs (M Labuschagne 69, SPD Smith 24)
- Rain: Australia - 271/2 in 73.0 overs (M Labuschagne 69, SPD Smith 24)
- End Of Day: Australia - 271/2 in 73.0 overs (M Labuschagne 69, SPD Smith 24)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 92.3 overs (556 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 365 balls (Imam-ul-Haq 78, Azhar Ali 71, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 272/1 in 103.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 138, Azhar Ali 85)
- Imam-ul-Haq: 150 off 329 balls (16 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 113.1 overs (680 balls), Extras 9
- Lunch: Pakistan - 302/1 in 115.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 154, Azhar Ali 95)
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 496 balls (Imam-ul-Haq 99, Azhar Ali 96, Ex 5)
- Azhar Ali: 100 off 257 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 120.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Azhar Ali (Struck down)
- Over 120.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Imam-ul-Haq (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 339/2 in 128.0 overs (Azhar Ali 114, Babar Azam 15)
- Pakistan: 350 runs in 129.3 overs (778 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (Azhar Ali 28, Babar Azam 25, Ex 0)
- Azhar Ali: 150 off 317 balls (12 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Tea: Pakistan - 394/2 in 142.0 overs (Azhar Ali 151, Babar Azam 33)
- Pakistan: 400 runs in 142.4 overs (857 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 152 balls (Azhar Ali 65, Babar Azam 35, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 450 runs in 157.4 overs (947 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: Pakistan - 464/4 in 160.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 27, Iftikhar Ahmed 3)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 476/4 in 162.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 29, Iftikhar Ahmed 13)
- Australia 1st innings
- Bad Light: Australia - 5/0 in 1.0 overs (UT Khawaja 5, DA Warner 0)
- End Of Day: Australia - 5/0 in 1.0 overs (UT Khawaja 5, DA Warner 0)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Over 4.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Imam-ul-Haq (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (Abdullah Shafique 30, Imam-ul-Haq 17, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 51/0 in 18.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 30, Imam-ul-Haq 17)
- Imam-ul-Haq: 50 off 81 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 189 balls (Abdullah Shafique 41, Imam-ul-Haq 55, Ex 4)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 105/1 in 35.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 57, Azhar Ali 0)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 135/1 in 47.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 76, Azhar Ali 10)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (310 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls (Imam-ul-Haq 22, Azhar Ali 27, Ex 1)
- Tea: Pakistan - 171/1 in 56.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 92, Azhar Ali 30)
- Imam-ul-Haq: 100 off 200 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 69.6 overs (421 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Pakistan - 200/1 in 70.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 107, Azhar Ali 44)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 229 balls (Imam-ul-Haq 52, Azhar Ali 47, Ex 1)
- Azhar Ali: 50 off 113 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New ball taken at 82.1 overs
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 245/1 in 90.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 132, Azhar Ali 64)
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