On the fourth day of the third Test of the series, Pakistan scored 73 runs without any loss in pursuit of the target of 351 runs given by Au...
On the fourth day of the third Test of the series, Pakistan scored 73 runs without any loss in pursuit of the target of 351 runs given by Australia.
Photo of Usman Khawaja triumphantly after scoring a century: AFP
Usman Khawaja and David Warner were on the wicket when Australia resumed their second innings without any loss on the fourth day of the match being played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
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Both the batsmen showed excellent batting and forged a 91-run partnership for the first wicket to further strengthen their team's lead.
Meanwhile, an unfortunate situation arose in the match when umpires Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza, after playing out of the crease repeatedly, warned Warner that they were reaching this part of the wicket and causing damage to the spinners. The match will help.
David Warner took off his helmet and started arguing with the umpire while Babar Azam also approached the umpires and pointed out that Warner was damaging some part of the wicket.
A few minutes later the game resumed and Warner did not feel the need to issue any warning.
Aggressive opener completed his fifty but Shaheen Shah Afridi scattered his wickets on an individual score of 51.
Usman Khawaja at the other end continued his excellent form and completed another half century in the series.
Lubushin and Khawaja put on a 65-run stand for the second wicket before Lubushin 36-run innings ended.
Usman Khawaja continued his excellent play and completed his century while Steve Smith scored 17 runs.
Australia declared their second innings at 227 for three, with Usman Khawaja remaining unbeaten on 104.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Noman Ali took one wicket each.
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The national team started chasing the target for victory and by the end of the day, 27 overs of play was possible.
Both Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imam-ul-Haq batted responsibly and did not allow any wicket to fall.
At the end of the fourth day's play at Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan's score was 73 runs without any loss.
Imam-ul-Haq (42) and Abdullah Shafiq (27) are playing.
Earlier, Australia had scored 391 runs in the first innings and in response, the national team was bowled out for 268 runs.
The first two matches of the three-match series between the two teams were drawn.
Both teams consist of these players for the match.
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