AUS vs PAK, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Australia v Pakistan - Men
Venue: Melbourne
Date & Time: Dec 26, 2023, 04:30 AM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Melbourne

  • Series

    Australia v Pakistan - Men

  • Toss

    Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl.

  • Umpire

    Joel Wilson , Michael Gough

  • Match Referee

    Javagal Srinath

  • Tv Umpire

    Richard Illingworth

  • Man of the Match

    Pat Cummins

AUS 318/10 (96.5) & 262/10 (84.1)
PAK 264/10 (73.5) & 237/10 (67.2)
Day 4
Australia win by 79 runs
Player of the Match Pat Cummins

Key Stats

Partnership 0 (1)
Last Wicket Mir Hamza - 0 (1)
Extra 11
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Hasan Ali 0 2 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W Econ
Mitchell Starc 13.2 1 55 4 4.12

67.2 Mitchell Starc to Mir Hamza

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OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Mir Hamza. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Smith. That brings us to the end of this entertaining Test match. For Australia, Pat Cummins picked up five wickets. For Pakistan, Shan Masood top-scored with 60, and Salman Ali Agha gave a fight till the end, but the Aussie bowlers were perfect with their strategy to bundle out the Pakistani tail. Pat Cummins is the Player of the Match.

67.1 Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha

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OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Marsh. Fighting knock from Salman Ali Agha comes to an end.

OVER
67
0 0 0 1 0 0
1
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

66.6 Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali

0

Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

66.5 Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali

0

Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

66.4 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi

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OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Labuschagne. Ten wickets for Cummins in this Test match.

66.3 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

1

Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.

66.2 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

0

Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

66.1 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

0

Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

OVER
66
0 0 1 0 0 0
1
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

65.6 Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi

0

Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

65.5 Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi

0

Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.

65.4 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

1

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

65.3 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

65.2 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.

65.1 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.

OVER
65
0 0 0 1 4 0
5
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

64.6 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi

0

Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

64.5 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi

0

Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to gully for no runs, mis-fielded by Marsh, fielded by Smith.

64.4 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi

0

Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

64.3 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

1

Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

64.2 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

4

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

64.1 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

0

Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

OVER
64
3 2 0 4 0 2
11
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

63.6 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

3

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Cummins.

63.5 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

2

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Marsh.

63.4 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

63.3 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

4

FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

63.2 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.

63.1 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

2

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Hazlewood.

OVER
63
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

62.6 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

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OUT! Caught & Bowled. Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Cummins. Aamir Jamal goes for a duck.

62.5 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Hazlewood.

62.4 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, mis-timed to square leg for no runs, fielded by Head.

62.3 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

62.2 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

62.1 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

OVER
62
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

61.6 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, run save by Lyon.

61.5 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to short leg for no runs, direct hit by Labuschagne.

61.4 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

61.3 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Warner.

61.2 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

61.1 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.

OVER
61
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

60.6 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

60.5 Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal

0

Pat Cummins to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

60.4 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

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OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Fended, Gloved, caught by Carey. Cummins gets his man.

60.3 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.

60.2 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

60.1 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

OVER
60
2 0 0 1 0 0
3
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

59.6 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

2

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

59.5 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

59.4 Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha

0

Nathan Lyon to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, off stump down the track working, inside edge to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Warner.

59.3 Nathan Lyon to Mohammad Rizwan

1

Nathan Lyon to Mohammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run.

59.2 Nathan Lyon to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Nathan Lyon to Mohammad Rizwan. Off break half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.

59.1 Nathan Lyon to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Nathan Lyon to Mohammad Rizwan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

OVER
59
0 1 4 0 0 0
5
PAK
237 / 10
Hasan Ali
0(2)
Mitchell Starc
13.2-1-55-4

58.6 Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha

0

Pat Cummins to Salman Ali Agha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

58.5 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

1

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Warner.

58.4 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

4

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.

58.3 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

58.2 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

58.1 Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan

0

Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

PAK Batting: 237/10 in 67.2 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Abdullah Shafique c: Usman Khawaja b: Mitchell Starc 4 (13) 0 0 30.77
Imam Ul Haq lbw: Pat Cummins 12 (38) 0 0 31.58
Shan Masood c: Steve Smith b: Pat Cummins 60 (71) 7 0 84.51
Babar Azam b: Josh Hazlewood 41 (79) 4 0 51.90
Saud Shakeel c: Alex Carey b: Mitchell Starc 24 (55) 1 0 43.64
Mohammad Rizwan c: Alex Carey b: Pat Cummins 35 (62) 3 1 56.45
Salman Ali Agha c: Mitchell Marsh b: Mitchell Starc 50 (70) 6 0 71.43
Hasan Ali not out 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Aamir Jamal c&b: Pat Cummins 0 (8) 0 0 0.00
Shaheen Afridi c: Marnus Labuschagne b: Pat Cummins 0 (6) 0 0 0.00
Mir Hamza c: Steve Smith b: Mitchell Starc 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Mitchell Starc 13.2 1 55 4 0 0 4.12
Josh Hazlewood 15 7 34 1 0 1 2.27
Nathan Lyon 19 1 84 0 0 0 4.42
Pat Cummins 18 2 49 5 0 0 2.72
Mitch Marsh 2 0 8 0 1 0 4.00

AUS Batting: 262/10 in 84.1 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Usman Khawaja c: Mohammad Rizwan b: Shaheen Afridi 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
David Warner b: Mir Hamza 6 (16) 1 0 37.50
Marnus Labuschagne c: Mohammad Rizwan b: Shaheen Afridi 4 (8) 1 0 50.00
Steve Smith c: Salman Ali Agha b: Shaheen Afridi 50 (176) 3 0 28.41
Travis Head b: Mir Hamza 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Mitch Marsh c: Salman Ali Agha b: Mir Hamza 96 (130) 13 0 73.85
Alex Carey lbw: Mir Hamza 53 (101) 8 0 52.48
Mitchell Starc c: Babar Azam b: Shaheen Afridi 9 (21) 1 0 42.86
Pat Cummins c: Mohammad Rizwan b: Aamir Jamal 16 (30) 0 0 53.33
Nathan Lyon b: Aamir Jamal 11 (13) 2 0 84.62
Josh Hazlewood not out 1 (7) 0 0 14.29
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Shaheen Afridi 27 4 76 4 0 0 2.81
Mir Hamza 18.1 6 32 4 0 0 1.76
Hasan Ali 17 2 53 0 0 1 3.12
Aamir Jamal 16 2 74 2 0 0 4.62
Salman Ali Agha 6 1 16 0 0 0 2.67

PAK Batting: 264/10 in 73.5 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Abdullah Shafique c&b: Pat Cummins 62 (109) 5 0 56.88
Imam Ul Haq c: Marnus Labuschagne b: Nathan Lyon 10 (44) 1 0 22.73
Shan Masood c: Mitchell Marsh b: Nathan Lyon 54 (76) 3 1 71.05
Babar Azam b: Pat Cummins 1 (7) 0 0 14.29
Saud Shakeel b: Josh Hazlewood 9 (29) 0 0 31.03
Mohammad Rizwan c: David Warner b: Pat Cummins 42 (51) 1 1 82.35
Salman Ali Agha c: Alex Carey b: Pat Cummins 5 (8) 1 0 62.50
Hasan Ali b: Pat Cummins 2 (11) 0 0 18.18
Aamir Jamal not out 33 (80) 4 1 41.25
Shaheen Afridi lbw: Nathan Lyon 21 (28) 4 0 75.00
Mir Hamza st: Alex Carey b: Nathan Lyon 2 (3) 0 0 66.67
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Mitchell Starc 16 3 69 0 1 1 4.31
Josh Hazlewood 16 5 43 1 1 0 2.69
Pat Cummins 20 1 48 5 0 0 2.40
Nathan Lyon 18.5 2 73 4 0 0 3.88
Mitch Marsh 3 0 16 0 1 0 5.33

AUS Batting: 318/10 in 96.5 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
David Warner c: Babar Azam b: Salman Ali Agha 38 (83) 3 0 45.78
Usman Khawaja c: Salman Ali Agha b: Hasan Ali 42 (101) 5 0 41.58
Marnus Labuschagne c: Abdullah Shafique b: Aamir Jamal 63 (155) 5 0 40.65
Steve Smith c: Mohammad Rizwan b: Aamir Jamal 26 (75) 2 0 34.67
Travis Head c: Salman Ali Agha b: Shaheen Afridi 17 (32) 3 0 53.12
Mitch Marsh c: Aamir Jamal b: Mir Hamza 41 (60) 6 1 68.33
Alex Carey c: Mohammad Rizwan b: Shaheen Afridi 4 (10) 0 0 40.00
Mitchell Starc c: Salman Ali Agha b: Mir Hamza 9 (11) 2 0 81.82
Pat Cummins c: Mir Hamza b: Aamir Jamal 13 (30) 1 0 43.33
Nathan Lyon c: Mir Hamza b: Hasan Ali 8 (19) 1 0 42.11
Josh Hazlewood not out 5 (7) 1 0 71.43
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Shaheen Afridi 27 5 85 2 1 1 3.15
Mir Hamza 22 5 51 2 0 1 2.32
Hasan Ali 23.5 7 61 2 1 0 2.56
Aamir Jamal 19 1 64 3 0 5 3.37
Salman Ali Agha 5 0 22 1 0 0 4.40
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