22/10Result
1st Test, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 22-26 2014
Pakistan won by 221 runs
Player of the Match
Younis Khan
Younis KhanPakistan
22/10Result
1st Test, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 22-26 2014
Pakistan won by 221 runs
Player of the Match
Younis Khan
Younis KhanPakistan

END OF OVER:
145 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 454/9

  • Imran Khan0 (0b)
  • Nathan Lyon37-4-148-2
  • Steve O'Keefe30-3-107-2

So all it took was a couple of balls after tea and me nipping off to get some coffee. Australia have one long session to play and the new ball's been a pretty decent weapon even on this deck. Lets see what David Warner and Chris Rogers can do

144.6
W
Lyon to Rahat Ali, OUT, oy, he's slogged a length ball straight down the throat of deep midwicket. This was a good length ball pushed across Rahat from around the wicket. Played a typical tailenders slog and is caught out in the deep

Rahat Ali c Rogers b Lyon 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

144.5
0
Lyon to Rahat Ali, no run, good length ball on and around off stump, kept out awkwardly

Surprise after tea, well not quite a big one considering how uncomfortable Zulfiqar was. He's gone off to get some stitches on his right hand. So it's Rahat Ali and debutant Imran Khan at the crease after tea

Sheikh: "This match proves how important the anchor role playing players, like Younis and Azhar, are for the Pakistani team. Had they not taken the pressure off the team like they did, we would have crumbled in the usual way. We need one of them in the ODI team, Misbah comes really down the order and that's where you need to accelerate and not anchor."

Mel Bourne: "For a man renowned for his raw pace rather than his control, his has been some sort of bowling display from Mitch" 31-18-39-3... He hasn't put a foot wrong all through.

144.4
W
Lyon to Sarfaraz Ahmed, OUT, goes around the wicket and pushes this good length ball with the arm. Goes for a sweep and misses completely, Haddin whips the bails off in a flash and Sarfraz, having stretched too far forward, hasn't pushed his back leg to safety. Hammers his bat onto his pad in disappointment and that means it is tea Goes back to the dressing room who are all standing and gets a hug from Misbah

Sarfaraz Ahmed st †Haddin b Lyon 109 (145m 105b 14x4 0x6) SR: 103.8

144.3
W
Lyon to Zulfiqar Babar, 1 run, goes back and taps a good length ball towards third man. Babar's still not happy with that right hand of his

Zulfiqar Babar retired hurt 7 (24m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50

144.2
1
Lyon to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, gets to the length ball and sweeps it, not quite off the middle, to deep midwicket. Takes the single, if a little reluctantly
144.1
2
Lyon to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, runs down the track and whips it to the right of mid-on. Shows off his strong wrists and deep midwicket gets some work

Lyon's back for the final over before tea

END OF OVER:
144 | 4 Runs | PAK: 450/7

  • Zulfiqar Babar6 (13b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed106 (102b)
  • Steve O'Keefe30-3-107-2
  • Mitchell Johnson31-18-39-3
143.6
0
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, fires in a low full toss on leg stump, which is tucked to midwicket
143.5
0
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, covers the line of a flighted ball and blocks
143.4
4
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, FOUR, whack! gets to the flighted ball on the front foot and slaps it down the ground. What a strike, gets a pat on the back from Sarfraz
143.3
0
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, pushed through on off stump, Zulfiqar blocks and then shakes that hurt hand again. Looks like he isn't feeling at all comfortable out there. Pulls off the glove and has a chat with the umpire. While Clarke stretches his back too. More work for the Pakistan physio. A few painkillers popped in. Tea break round the corner. Stays at the crease though. Good man
143.2
0
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, tossed up on off stump, defended off the front foot
143.1
0
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, flighted on middle and leg, Zulfiqar plays a clip down the wrong line. Beaten

Omar: "This might be a little medieval in nature, but at this point knocking over a few bowlers might be a better game plan than knocking over their stumps! "

END OF OVER:
143 | 2 Runs | PAK: 446/7

  • Sarfaraz Ahmed106 (102b)
  • Zulfiqar Babar2 (7b)
  • Mitchell Johnson31-18-39-3
  • Steve O'Keefe29-3-103-2
142.6
0
Johnson to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, fullish and angled in on off stump, defended and that means Zulfiqar will be back on strike
142.5
0
Johnson to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, fuller ball slung down the leg side, Sarfraz isn't able to tickle it down to fine leg
142.4
0
Johnson to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, 124 kph, fullish and outside off, Sarfraz blocks towards the covers
142.3
1
Johnson to Zulfiqar Babar, 1 run, backs away as he is met with another short ball and swats it into the midwicket regoin. Single take, with a broad smile
142.2
0
Johnson to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, thuds into his right (non-bowling) hand and he is wringing it in pain. Drops his bat straight away after being hammered by a 143 kph, short ball on middle. Was barely in position to play the ball there and his middle finger is bleeding. Physio comes out immediately to put some tape on the bruised finger

sharjil: "This is far less to do with Oz underpreparedness and more to do with a typically mercurial Pak performance. Pak had much more of a point to prove after so many recent failures and the middle order has risen to the challenge. Anyway, match is still underway..."

142.1
1
Johnson to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Sarfraz chops it to deep point and takes the single first ball. Australia wouldn't mind that

END OF OVER:
142 | 2 Runs | PAK: 444/7

  • Zulfiqar Babar1 (5b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed105 (98b)
  • Steve O'Keefe29-3-103-2
  • Mitchell Johnson30-18-37-3
141.6
0
O'Keefe to Zulfiqar Babar, no run, pushed through on leg stump, kept out by Zulfiqar
141.5
1
O'Keefe to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, jumps away outside leg, O'Keefe follows him with a dart on leg stump, Sarfraz is still able to slice it behind point

Australia tour of United Arab Emirates 2014-15 News

A rare feat

3

Number times that Pakistan have beaten Australia in a Test over the last 20 years

Leggie starts well

6

Number of wickets taken by Yasir Shah (at Tea) - the most by a Pakistan leg-spinner on debut

Tailend history

2

Number of 4th innings fifties for Mitchell Johnson when batting at No. 9 or lower. No other player has more than one

Good for the Average

5

Steve Smith's batting avg in fourth innings' before this Test. He had scored 20 runs from 4 inns. With this inns of 55, his avg. is now 15

Golden Oldie

35

35 Zulfiqar Babar’s age (35 years and 316 days). He is the oldest left-arm bowler from Pakistan to pick up a four-wicket haul in Tests

End of a wait

273

Number of balls between the 4th and 5th boundaries of the Australian innings - they had to wait from overs 9.1 to 54.3

Historic Drought

4

Number of fours hit by Australia in this innings (as of lunch) - their fewest in 80 years for an innings of 50+ overs

Boundary drought

200+

Number of balls since Australia's last boundary - by David Warner off the last ball of the 9th over

Is there hope?

84

Highest 6th wicket stand for Australia in the 4th innings after losing 5 wickets for less than 100 - b/w Clarke and Haddin at Mohali, 2008

Fifth-day toil in Dubai

2

No. of wickets taken in 122.2 overs when teams have batted fourth on the final day of a Dubai Test

Last-action hero?

57.5

Rogers' fourth-innings average from six innings - he got hundreds the last two times he batted in the fourth innings

Need to make history to win

66

Number of years since Australia have successfully chased a 400+ target. This has only happen 4 times in Tests (Highest score: 418).

Run batsmen run

2

Number of times, since 2001, that batsmen have taken two 3s off the first two balls of an innings - both times in Aus v Pak Tests

Younis runs riot

40

Number of years since a batsman made two hundreds in the same Test against Australia - Glenn Turner in 1974.