As The Australia Time have already given you the details of The opening Test match of the three-match series between Australia and Pakistan ended in a draw. The pundits of cricket weren’t too happy with the playing field laid out in the earliest Test. There was petite help for the bowlers as mutual teams deal with to score huge totals on the board without much fuss.
The second Test match is planned to be played at National Stadium in Karachi from 12th to 16th March 2022. Here’s an overview of how equally teams have performed so far in the 2nd Test.
Match Facts:
SeriesPAK vs AUS 2nd Test, 2022
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Result Match Drawn | |
Match No | 2nd Test |
Date & Time | 12th Mar 2022, 10:00 AM |
Venue | National Stadium, Karachi |
Toss | Australia won the toss and elected to bat |
Man of the Match | Babar Azam |
weather | Bright and Sunny |
Umpire | Ahsan Raza (PAK), Aleem Dar (PAK),
Rashid Riaz (PAK) |
Referee | Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka) |
Match Highlights:
In the start, Australia wins the toss and is nominated to bat first. Usman Khawaja’s inspiring hundred and an excellent fifty from Steve Smith got Australia to 251 for 3 at stumps of the second Test on Day 1 against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi. Khawaja remained victorious on 127 through night watchman Nathan Lyon was playing on 0. Steve Smith, who came across the set for three figures, got out for 72 at the stroke of stumps credit goes to a dazzling catch by Faheem Ashraf.
Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique from Pakistan sewed up in an essential partnership as they got the score to 192/2 at Stump’s on, yet requiring 314 more runs to be triumphant on the final day. Babar finished an excellent hundred as he looked to be in absolute control during his innings and will certainly be the leading wicket for Australia to state going into the final day. Australia completes their next innings on 97 for two, following the release of Marnus Labuschagne on 44. Opening innings centurion Usman Khawaja stays unbeaten on 44. Declaration of Australia came soon after the beginning of play on Day 4 in Karachi, surrounding Pakistan with an enormous 506-run goal to win the second Test of the three-match series.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan smack centuries as Pakistan deal to pull off an exciting draw in the succeeding Test in opposition to Australia at the National Stadium in Karachi, on Wednesday. Rizwan stayed unbeaten on 104 as Pakistan batted 171.4 overs to score 443 for 7 in their following innings. Pakistan captain Babar Azam collapsed a well-deserved twice over a hundred when he was sent away for 196 by Nathan Lyon on the final day of the second Test. Lyon then ignites life into the match by eliminating Faheem Ashram on the first ball and after that Sajid Khan some over’s soon after. Looking for a target of 506 runs, Pakistan strike out of their skins. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put together an unyielding stand after an enormous third-wicket partnership between Babar and Abdullah Shafique. In the interim, Lyon got four wickets and Pat Cummins won two wickets for Australia. Previously, Australia confirmed their following innings on 97 for two, next to the dismissal of Marnus Labuschagne on 44. The centurion of the first innings Usman Khawaja continued unbeaten on 44.
SCORECARD:
AUS 1ST INN 556/9 (189.0) | PAK 1ST INN 148 | AUS 2ND INN
97/2 (22.3) |
PAK 2ND INN
443/7 (171.4) |
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BATSMAN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
Abdullah shafiq
c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins |
96 | 305 | 6 | 1 | 31.47 | ||
Imam ul Haq
Lbw b Cameron Green |
1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | ||
Azhar Ali
Lbw b Cameron Green |
6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
Babar Azam c Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon | 196 | 425 | 21 | 1 | 46.11 | ||
Fawad Alam
C Alex Carey b pay Cummins |
9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Mohammad Rizwan
Not out |
104 | 177 | 11 | 1 | 58.75 | ||
Faheem Ashraf
c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon |
– | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Sajid khan
c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon |
9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90 | ||
Nauman Ali
Not out |
0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Extras | 22 Runs (B: 8, LB:2, WD:7, NB:5) | ||||||
Total | 443/7 (171.4) (RR 2.58) | ||||||
Did not bat | Hassan Ali, Shaheen Afridi |
That’s all till then from the second Test match between Pakistan and Australia. The three-match series stayed deadlocked at 0-0 and the center of attention now goes round to Lahore for the ending Test match of the series. That match will be started on Monday the 21st of March and the opening ball will be bowled at 10.30 am IST (5 am GMT). The climax will be set in motion much sooner as usual. Do join us then. Till then take care and goodbye!