Pakistan vs Australia: Pakistan courtesy of a middle and lower order batting collapse have been bowled out for 268 in the first innings. Australia have now asserted a first-inning lead of 123 runs on Day 3 of the 3rd test.
Pakistan were at 248/4 and went on to lose the next 6 wickets for mere 20 runs. Australian captain Pat Cummins registered a five-for and finished with figures of 5/56. Mitchell Starc picked up 4 wickets while Nathan Lyon managed a scalp.
For Pakistan, opener Abdullah Shafique was the top scorer with 81 runs while Azhar Ali (78) and Babar Azam (67) contributed with half-centuries.
Unbelievable spell by these two!
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Earlier, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first. Australia managed 391/10 in the first innings with fifties from Usman Khawaja (91), Cameron Green (79), Alex Carey (67) & Steven Smith (59). Pacers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah picked up 4 wickets each for Pakistan while Naumab Ali & Sajid Khan managed 1 scalp each. The test series is levelled at 1-1 with this being the decider test.
Brief Score:
- Australia - 391/10 (Khawaja - 91, Green - 79, Naseem - 4/58, Shaheen - 4/79)
- Pakistan - 268/10 (Shafique - 81, Azhar - 78, Cummins - 5/56, Starc - 4/33), trail by 123 runs
