Openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner's confident batting helped Australia reach 271 for two on the third day of the Rawalpindi Test. ...
Openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner's confident batting helped Australia reach 271 for two on the third day of the Rawalpindi Test.
Australia started the innings with a score of 5 runs yesterday and Pakistani-born openers Imshan Khawaja and Wade Warner advanced their team's score.
Usman Khawaja could not complete his century with just 3 runs short and scored 97 runs and was caught by Imam-ul-Haq on the ball of Pakistani spinner Noman Ali.
Earlier, opener David Warner was also the target of spin bowling, he was bowled by spinner Sajid Khan for 68 runs while Australia started their innings with 5 runs on the third day of the game following Pakistan's first innings of 476 runs.
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Yesterday, Pakistan declared the first innings with 476 runs. Azhar Ali and Imam-ul-Haq scored brilliant centuries. The second day's play was called off due to poor lighting.
Pakistan consolidated their position on the first day of the first Test match against Australia thanks to excellent performances by Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali and scored 245 runs for the loss of one wicket.
On the first day of the three-Test series being played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Pakistani openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imam-ul-Haq played a responsible game, testing the Australian bowlers and setting a century partnership for the first wicket.
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Veteran Azhar Ali and Imam-ul-Haq both deprived the Australian bowlers of wickets and did not allow any wickets to fall in the second and third sessions.
Imam-ul-Haq batted confidently and completed the first century of his career while Azhar at the other end also completed half a century.
By the end of the first day's play, Pakistan had scored 245 runs for the loss of one wicket.
Imam-ul-Haq is unbeaten with 132 runs with 15 fours and two sixes while Azhar was also batting at 64 runs.
On the second day of the Rawalpindi Test, Pakistan declared their first innings at 476 for 4 against Australia.
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On the second day of the match, Pakistani batsmen Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali also dominated the Australian bowlers in the first session of the second day and at the same time Imam-ul-Haq completed 150 runs.
When the game resumed after the lunch break, Azhar Ali also completed his 19th century in Test cricket with the help of 8 fours and a six.
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