Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
60 | 10 Runs | AUS: 227/3

  • Travis Head11 (7b)
  • Usman Khawaja104 (178b)
  • Noman Ali10-0-55-1
  • Naseem Shah12-3-23-1

And that's the declaration! Cummins calls them in. So he wanted 350. This is a good declaration. There will be 31 overs left today (or just under two hours play) and 90 overs tomorrow to decide this series. Usman Khawaja heads off unbeaten to more cheers. Will Pakistan believe they can chase these? First task is to get through this evening.

Kondal: "More than 350, I think cummins had reverse swing in mind with the second new ball tomorrow. 120 overs means, he will get at least 15-20 overs of reverse swing late evening tomorrow." - There's that as well, for sure

Usamah: "350 in 121 overs is very possible. Don't even need to go at 3 an over. I think Pakistan should look at chasing this total down, without taking too much risks." - In the history of Test cricket, chases of 350 are very rare.

59.6
0
Nauman Ali to Head, no run, full outside off, defended
59.5
4
Nauman Ali to Head, FOUR, wide outside off, rocks back and places a square drive perfectly for back-to-back boundaries. That's the 350 lead
59.4
6
Nauman Ali to Head, SIX, goes for the slog sweep and gets this one very cleanly, all the way over deep midwicket
59.3
0
Nauman Ali to Head, no run, clips a full delivery to midwicket
59.2
0
Nauman Ali to Head, no run, gets across outside off to sweep but can't make contact, taken on the pad
59.1
0
Nauman Ali to Head, no run, wide outside off, left alone

Michael: "To think that had Travis Head had not caught covid before the 4th Ashes test Khawaja would not even be playing" Sliding doors. Cummins is now in his whites with cap on

END OF OVER:
59 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 217/3

  • Travis Head1 (1b)
  • Usman Khawaja104 (178b)
  • Naseem Shah12-3-23-1
  • Noman Ali9-0-45-1
58.6
1
Naseem Shah to Head, 1 run, round the wicket, square drives in front of point

Travis Head at No. 5. A lean series for him and he has to get a wriggle on here

58.5
W
Naseem Shah to Smith, OUT, edged, caught behind! A deserved wicket for Naseem. But Smith has reviewed. Thought I heard a noise. Was a full delivery outside off that he was just trying to angle away. Big spike. Not entirely sure how he didn't feel that. Anyway

SPD Smith c †Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah 17 (53m 27b 1x4 0x6) SR: 62.96

58.4
0
Naseem Shah to Smith, no run, drives but picks out cover, 140kph
58.3
0
Naseem Shah to Smith, no run, full outside off, defended, kept a bit low
58.2
1
Naseem Shah to Khawaja, 1 run, pushed square into the off side for a scampered single...in one-day mode now

Pakistan 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st77Imam-ul-HaqAbdullah Shafique
2nd28Azhar AliImam-ul-Haq
3rd37Babar AzamImam-ul-Haq
4th23Fawad AlamBabar Azam
5th2Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
6th46Babar AzamSajid Khan
7th0Nauman AliSajid Khan
8th13Nauman AliHasan Ali
9th6Nauman AliShaheen Shah Afridi
10th3Nauman AliNaseem Shah