Third test: Hazlewood's three-wicket maiden puts Pak in doldrums at 68/7 at SCG
05-Jan-2024 06:11 PM 1634
Sydney, Jan 5 (Reporter) Pakistan lost seven wickets triggered by a three-wicket maiden by Josh Hazlewood in the penultimate over of the day three as the visitors were in the doldrums at 68/7 in the third test after Aamir Jamal hauled six-fer to help his side gain a slender 14-run lead. Pakistan's second innings began on a sorry note, losing Abdullah Shafique and captain Shan Masood for ducks. Abdullah was cleaned up by Mitchell Starc and Shan Mahmood fished outside off, of Hazlewood's ball which was held on by wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Debutant Saim Ayub and Babar Azam stitched a 56-run partnership for the third wicket putting Pakistan on recovery gear. Ayub was the most resplendent of the two as he showcased his shot-making caliber including an upper-cut off Starc for a six. Both were separated after Nathan Lyon trapped Ayub (33, 53b, 3x4s, 1x6), and Travis Head removed Babar for 23 of 52 balls with a boundary. Pakistan's misfortunes nosedived when Hazlewood dismissed Saud Shakeel, nightwatchman Sajid Khan and Salman Ali Agha in the space of five deliveries. Saud contributed with just two runs while Sajid and Salman could not trouble the scorers. Earlier in the day, right-arm pacer Aamir triggered an Australia collapse as they crashed from 289-5 to 299 all out. Having picked a six-wicket haul on Test debut, Aamir spearheaded Pakistan’s bowling effort once again to register impressive figures of 6-69. The 27-year-old initiated the flurry of wickets by inducing a mistimed drive by Mitchell Marsh (54, 113b, 6x4s) into the hands of Shan and two balls later dismissed Pat Cummins for a duck with a low full-toss. Lyon was his fifth victim of the innings before he got Hazlewood for naught to finish the Australian innings. Aamir has increased his tally of wickets in the series to 18 – the joint-most alongside Cummins for any bowler from either side. An attritional morning session earlier saw Australia trudge to 199-4 in 80 overs. Steven Smith (38, 86b, 3x4s) was the first batter to fall when he hit one straight to Babar off Mir Hamza. In the next over, Salman bowled a ripper that turned off the footmarks to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne (60, 147b, 6x4s). Day four of the SCG Test will begin with Mohammad Rizwan and Aamir resuming the Pakistan batting with a lead of 82 runs and seven wickets down. Scores in brief: Pakistan 313 all out, 77.1 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 88, Aamir Jamal 82, Salman Ali Agha 53, Shan Masood 35; Pat Cummins 5-61, Mitchell Starc 2-75, Mitchell Marsh 1-27) and 68-7, 26 overs (Saim Ayub 33, Babar Azam 23; Josh Hazlewood 4-9, Travis Head 1-7, Mitchell Starc 1-15, Nathan Lyon 1-16). Australia 299 all out, 109.4 overs (Marnus Labuschagne 60, Mitchell Marsh 54, Usman Khawaja 47, Alex Carey 38, Steven Smith 38; Aamir Jamal 6-69, Salman Ali Agha 2-43)...////...
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