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Match summary

Pakistan in Australia

2nd Test / Melbourne

Australia 318 & 262. Pakistan 264 & 237.

Australia win by 79 runs.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 68: 0 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Pakistan: 237/10 (rr 3.52)

  2. 67.2

    OUT! Mitchell Starc to Mir Hamza. No movement short, off stump on the back foot fended to first slip for no run, caught by Steve Smith. Mir Hamza Caught for 0.

  3. 67.1

    OUT! Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. No movement back of a length, outside off on the front foot slogged to third man for no run, caught by Mitchell Marsh. Salman Ali Agha Caught for 50.

  4. Update

    Summary

    Over 67: 1 run. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Pakistan: 237/8 (rr 3.54)

  5. 66.6

    Pat Cummins to Hassan Ali. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to backward point for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  6. 66.5

    Pat Cummins to Hassan Ali. Seam in short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  7. 66.4

    OUT! Pat Cummins to Shaheen Shah Afridi. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to mid wicket for no run, caught by Marnus Labuschagne. Shaheen Shah Afridi Caught for 0.

  8. 66.3

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed well timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  9. 66.2

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  10. 66.1

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  11. Update

    Summary

    Over 66: 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 236/7 (rr 3.58)

  12. 65.6

    Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  13. 65.5

    Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  14. 65.4

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  15. 65.3

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg no foot movement sweep for no run

  16. 65.2

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Alex Carey

  17. 65.1

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  18. Update

    Summary

    Over 65: 5 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Pakistan: 235/7 (rr 3.62)

  19. 64.6

    Pat Cummins to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot worked well timed to square leg for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  20. 64.5

    Pat Cummins to Shaheen Shah Afridi. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving to gully for no run, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  21. 64.4

    Pat Cummins to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot for no run

  22. 64.3

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by David Warner

  23. 64.2

    FOUR! Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Seam in short, outside off on the back foot hook for 4 runs

  24. 64.1

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement short, outside off on the back foot hook for no run

  25. Update

    Summary

    Over 64: 11 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 230/7 (rr 3.59)

  26. 63.6

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off no foot movement driving well timed for 3 runs

  27. 63.5

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch flick well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  28. 63.4

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  29. 63.3

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch slogged well timed for 4 runs

  30. 63.2

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  31. 63.1

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  32. Update

    Summary

    Over 63: 0 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Pakistan: 219/7 (rr 3.48)

  33. 62.6

    OUT! Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot worked to extra cover for no run, caught by Pat Cummins. Aamer Jamal Caught for 0.

  34. 62.5

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  35. 62.4

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to square leg for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  36. 62.3

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Pat Cummins

  37. 62.2

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. Seam in back of a length, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  38. 62.1

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. Seam in back of a length, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  39. Update

    Summary

    Over 62: 0 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 219/6 (rr 3.53)

  40. 61.6

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  41. 61.5

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  42. 61.4

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  43. 61.3

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch worked mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by David Warner

  44. 61.2

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  45. 61.1

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot slog-sweep to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  46. Update

    Summary

    Over 61: 0 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Pakistan: 219/6 (rr 3.59)

  47. 60.6

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. Seam in short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  48. 60.5

    Pat Cummins to Aamer Jamal. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to mid on for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  49. 60.4

    OUT! Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot for no run. Muhammad Rizwan Caught for 35.

  50. 60.3

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot worked to extra cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  51. 60.2

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  52. 60.1

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  53. Update

    Summary

    Over 60: 3 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 219/5 (rr 3.65)

  54. 59.6

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Pat Cummins

  55. 59.5

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  56. 59.4

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, off stump down the pitch playing a forward defensive shot to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  57. 59.3

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  58. 59.2

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break half volley, outside off down the pitch driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  59. 59.1

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Pat Cummins

  60. Update

    Summary

    Over 59: 5 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Pakistan: 216/5 (rr 3.66)

  61. 58.6

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  62. 58.5

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by David Warner

  63. 58.4

    FOUR! Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot upper cutted well timed for 4 runs

  64. 58.3

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. In swinger length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Pat Cummins

  65. 58.2

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  66. 58.1

    Pat Cummins to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  67. Update

    Summary

    Over 58: 8 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 211/5 (rr 3.64)

  68. 57.6

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  69. 57.5

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  70. 57.4

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Alex Carey

  71. 57.3

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  72. 57.2

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot late cutted well timed for 4 runs

  73. 57.1

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch driving well timed for 4 runs

  74. Update

    Summary

    Over 57: 0 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. Pakistan: 203/5 (rr 3.56)

  75. 56.6

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. In swinger length ball, outside off on the back foot worked well timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  76. 56.5

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement short, outside off no foot movement upper cutted for no run

  77. 56.4

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  78. 56.3

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot worked for no run

  79. 56.2

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  80. 56.1

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  81. Update

    Summary

    Over 56: 5 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 203/5 (rr 3.62)

  82. 55.6

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot worked well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  83. 55.5

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot worked well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  84. 55.4

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot reverse sweep to gully for no run, dropped by Steve Smith

  85. 55.3

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot slog-sweep to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Travis Head

  86. 55.2

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot to third man for 1 run, dropped by Alex Carey

  87. 55.1

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  88. Update

    Summary

    Over 55: 10 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. Pakistan: 198/5 (rr 3.6)

  89. 54.6

    Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. No movement short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  90. 54.5

    Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  91. 54.4

    Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. Seam in short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  92. 54.3

    Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to gully for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  93. 54.3

    Wide. Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. No movement short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through to fine leg for 3 wides, run saved by Alex Carey

  94. 54.2

    FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot cut for 4 runs

  95. 54.1

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 3 runs, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  96. Update

    Summary

    Over 54: 2 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Pakistan: 188/5 (rr 3.48)

  97. 53.6

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  98. 53.5

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch worked to cover for no run, fielded by Alex Carey

  99. 53.4

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  100. 53.3

    Nathan Lyon to Muhammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  101. 53.2

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot worked well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  102. 53.1

    Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break full toss, outside off down the pitch driving well timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Pat Cummins

  103. Update

    Summary

    Over 53: 4 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. Pakistan: 186/5 (rr 3.51)

  104. 52.6

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. Seam in length ball, outside off on the back foot worked for no run

  105. 52.5

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement short, outside off on the back foot hook for no run

  106. 52.4

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  107. 52.3

    Josh Hazlewood to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to third man for 3 runs, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  108. 52.2

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot worked well timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Pat Cummins

  109. 52.1

    Josh Hazlewood to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Josh Hazlewood

  110. Update

    Summary

    Over 52: 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Pakistan: 182/5 (rr 3.5)

  111. 51.6

    Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  112. 51.5

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot steered well timed for 4 runs

  113. 51.4

    Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. No movement back of a length, outside off no foot movement leaving to cover for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  114. 51.3

    Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to cover for no run, run saved by Nathan Lyon

  115. 51.2

    Mitchell Starc to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Pat Cummins

  116. 51.1

    Mitchell Starc to Muhammad Rizwan. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  117. Update

    Summary

    Over 51: 5 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Pakistan: 177/5 (rr 3.47)

  118. 50.6

    Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Pat Cummins