END OF OVER:20 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | AUS: 147/9 | RR: 7.35
- Adam Zampa0 (1b)
- Nathan Ellis1 (4b)
- Abbas Afridi4-0-17-3
- Haris Rauf4-0-22-4
Sohaib Qureshi: "Figures for three wicket-takers 12-0-70-9. Afridi and Naseem on the other hand 8-0-83-0."
8.47pm Australia were 52 without loss after the first 21 balls of the innings. Pakistan dropped six (I think) catches after that, took seven of them, and punctured the hosts' flying start to restrict them to 147 for 9. Rauf starred again with a four-for, even as Matthew Short's 32 remained the highest contribution from Australia. Abbas and Muqeem shared five wickets too, with Pakistan checking the flow. Join Danyal for the chase soon.
19.6
1b
Abbas Afridi to Zampa, 1 bye, he gets across and looks to scoop, but misses this length ball outside leg. Fumble from Rizwan, they get a bye
Hat-trick ball. Zampa on strike
19.5
W
Abbas Afridi to Johnson, OUT, taken at mid-off! Abbas on a hat-trick! On the shorter side of a length from Abbas, who bowled this on a stump-to-stump line. Johnson was standing outside leg, and ended up half-slashing-half slogging at it. The ball ended up taking the top half of the bat, and ballooned for mid-off
SH Johnson c Sahibzada Farhan b Abbas Afridi 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Johnson
19.4
W
Abbas Afridi to Hardie, OUT, Rizwan moves across to his right, and takes this! The ball gone up miles in the air, after Hardie went across the stumps and reached out at this short ball which took off on a wide line outside off. He even leapt, and ended up getting it off the toe end of the bat, as the ball flew up despite it being a slower ball
AM Hardie c †Mohammad Rizwan b Abbas Afridi 28 (40m 23b 1x4 1x6) SR: 121.73
19.3
2
Abbas Afridi to Hardie, 2 runs, another slower ball, and this one dips on a yorker length on off. Swiped towards deep square leg with his bottom hand coming off
19.2
0
Abbas Afridi to Hardie, no run, ohh, the length was there to be dispatched, but Hardie missed! That was on a length, and just outside off, as Hardie looked to go across the line, but was beaten
19.2
1w
Abbas Afridi to Hardie, 1 wide, short of a length, but wide of off. Slower in pace too, as Hardie looked to pull but missed. Wide called
19.1
2
Abbas Afridi to Hardie, 2 runs, slower ball, and it dips on a full length on off. Driven back aerially down the ground, and they pinch two
Abbas to bowl the final over
END OF OVER:19 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 141/7 | RR: 7.42
- Nathan Ellis1 (4b)
- Aaron Hardie24 (19b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-22-4
- Naseem Shah4-0-44-0
18.6
0
Haris Rauf to Ellis, no run, fullish and straight, as he swings towards deep-backward square leg. Ellis and Hardie don't run, though
18.5
1
Haris Rauf to Hardie, 1 run, fuller side of a length, and just outside off. Hoicked to deep midwicket off the inside half of the bat
Rauf ready to resume after some treatment by the physio
18.4
1
Haris Rauf to Ellis, 1 run, quite full, and swinging into middle and off. Driven back towards Rauf's left, with the ball ending up hitting his boot. And as he moved to his left, he seemed to have twisted his left leg as well. So Rauf is down, and we have a break in play
Ahmed Raza Khan: "Haris, you deserve a fifer here at Sydney"
18.3
0
Haris Rauf to Ellis, no run, beaten again! On a length on the stumps, and angling in to finish outside leg, as Ellis looked to swipe but missed
18.2
0
Haris Rauf to Ellis, no run, ohhh, another one surprising the batters! Short of a length around off, and seaming in to end on middle, as Ellis looked to jab but missed
Ellis
18.1
W
Haris Rauf to Bartlett, OUT, chopped on! This was fired at 147kph, and Bartlett seemed done in by that pace. Short in length around sixth stump, before it seamed in to finish around middle. Bartlett went for the pull, but ended up getting a bottom edge on to the leg stump. Four wickets for Rauf
XC Bartlett b Haris Rauf 5 (13m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 55.55
Rauf will finish off
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | AUS: 139/6 | RR: 7.72
- Aaron Hardie23 (18b)
- Xavier Bartlett5 (8b)
- Naseem Shah4-0-44-0
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-39-0
17.6
2
Naseem Shah to Hardie, 2 runs, on a length, and just outside off. Good bounce for Naseem there, and Hardie delicately guides it between point and short third
17.5
0
Naseem Shah to Hardie, no run, well bowled! This is a yorker slanting into off, and is squeezed out by Hardie, who gets a bottom edge on to his front pad
17.4
1b
Naseem Shah to Bartlett, 1 bye, another bye, as the ball bounces in front of Rizwan, and hits his thumb. Slower ball on a short of a length just outside off, as Bartlett looked to pull but missed
17.3
1
Naseem Shah to Hardie, 1 run, full ball swinging into off. He has a swing, but gets it off the inside edge to short fine leg
17.2
0
Naseem Shah to Hardie, no run, nicely bowled! A short delivery with a change of pace, as he digs it in around middle and off, before it finishes on leg, with Hardie swaying away
17.1
4
Naseem Shah to Hardie, FOUR, pulled away to deep square leg! Short of a length from Naseem, and around middle and off, as he sits deep in the crease to pull this off the front foot
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs | AUS: 131/6 | RR: 7.70
- Xavier Bartlett5 (7b)
- Aaron Hardie16 (13b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-39-0
- Naseem Shah3-0-37-0
16.6
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bartlett, no run, half an appeal for lbw by Rizwan, but turned down. The ball was on a length on the stumps, before angling in to hit Bartlett's pad as he looked to hoick but missed. That was certainly going down the leg side
16.5
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bartlett, FOUR, flung away wide of long-on! It seemed to have come off the inside half of the bat, but that will do. Fullish ball from Shaheen, and angling into middle, as Bartlett seemed to have been beaten by the variation too
16.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bartlett, no run, nearly a yorker swinging into off, and nudged towards midwicket
16.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Hardie, 1 run, fullish ball angling into middle, and clipped aerially towards deep midwicket. Hardie sends Bartlett back after an attempted second
16.2
1lb
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bartlett, 1 leg bye, full ball swinging in, and takes his pad as he looks to flick. The ball dribbles towards square leg
