Usman Khawaja and Tim Paine take Australia to nail-biting draw in first Test against Pakistan

[giri26]

Pakistan: 482 & 181/6 Decl
Australia: 202 & 136/3

Pakistan X1: Mohammad Hafeez, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk), Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Abbas

Australia X1: Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine (c & wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Jon Holland

 

[MMHS]

Can AUS make it to 3rd session? Don't think so.
Can they cross 1st innings total - probably.

I think, it's going to be mid day finish with AUS somewhere crossing their 1st innings total.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan finishing this off soon will tell us a lot about how much we have progressed.

A draw or an Aussie win will be a shock and also put Pak under immense pressure for Abu Dhabi and subsequent series against NZ

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should wrap it up by Tea.

 

[hafizexpress]

What time does it start

 

[Madplayer]

Pakistan finishing this off soon will tell us a lot about how much we have progressed.

A draw or an Aussie win will be a shock and also put Pak under immense pressure for Abu Dhabi and subsequent series against NZ

If its a draw, Pakistan will lose the next game. Pakistan team thrives on momentum and sinks with the lack of it.

 

[Justcrazy]

What time does it start

In 15 mins.

 

[shariqnoor]

I believe Australia will make Pakistan sweat here if they survive the first hour with only 3 wickets down. Should not be a foregone conclusion. The pitch hasn't deteriorated as much as it used to in the past on the 5th day.

 

[hafizexpress]

If its a draw, Pakistan will lose the next game. Pakistan team thrives on momentum and sinks with the lack of it.

Those are straight facts

 

[Justcrazy]

to start the proceedings

 

[Justcrazy]

4 byes , Wahab is a leak machine, no control.

 

[shah_1]

Not attacking enough by Sarfraz

Let them attack

 

[ARK Rafay]

Today again Abbas will provide the wickets?

What is Wahab even bowling?

 

[shah_1]

Wahab is not bowling quick at all

 

[Mamba Red]

Pakistan are a wonderful team, they are better than India and have the talent to burn the way they are dismantling us in this test is scary, wonderfyul team.

 

[castortroy]

Get Amir in for the next match

 

[ARK Rafay]

Mir Hamza should be given a chance in next game.

 

[Justcrazy]

Yasir should be the key here

 

[castortroy]

Yasir hasn't taken a wicket in over 100 over of late. He does seriously look like he is on the decline.

Hopefully he can change that

 

[shah_1]

Sarfraz is a such poor keeper

 

[Justcrazy]

These two batting well.

 

[Justcrazy]

Yasir hasn't taken a wicket in over 100 over of late. He does seriously look like he is on the decline.

Hopefully he can change that

Sarfaraz , Yasir , Azhar , all three on decline.

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

It is only a matter of time before Yasir picks one.

 

[shah_1]

Sarfraz is a waste

 

[Fahdi]

That looked plumb from the start. Why didn't they review!

 

[shah_1]

That was plumb

 

[ARK Rafay]

He's with Australia now. Sarfraz? :/ Hurting Pakistan

 

[castortroy]

Pak must be one of be worst teams when it comes to reviews

 

[Ozeirk]

Sarfaraz messes it up

 

[shah_1]

That looked plumb from the start. Why didn't they review!

Sarfraz

 

[Ozeirk]

How much will pakistan regret this?

 

[shah_1]

Can't keep and can't judge

 

[Ozeirk]

He hasn’t been able to collect the ball on the leg side.

 

[Ozeirk]

The guy doesn’t perform but acts like someone who is scoring double hundreds every other match. This sarfaraz.

 

[Dark_Horse]

The guy doesn’t perform but acts like someone who is scoring double hundreds every other match. This sarfaraz.

Even triple centurions don’t act like that

 

[NauV]

People jumping the gun on Yasir Shah. He has literally won us every single test match for us in the UAE since his debut . . and won majority that we have won abroad too!

He has been out of cricket since the SL series . . Spinners always need time in the middle to get back into some rhythm . . He needs a couple of wickets and I am sure he will come good. The LBW would have helped!

It's unbelievable how quickly we lose patience . .

 

[NauV]

Having said that, Yasir needs to go back to to over the wicket . . it was giving him better control and he had already created an opportunity!

 

[alized]

Probably Sarf trying to break Aus at the brink of Lunch by unleashing Abbas. Very defensive strategy this.

 

[alized]

Just needs one more wicket to equal record for fastest 50 Test wickets.

 

[MenInG]

nice to hear narae takbir from a handful of spectators

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[Adnan_Ilyas]

wickets where are the wickets?

 

[alized]

wickets where are the wickets?

Ask Sarf

“chalo chalo bahi, aik wicket ki baat heh” —

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

That missed review might cost us.

 

[ARK Rafay]

This might be a draw.

 

[shariqnoor]

After lunch the new ball will be due. It would be a mistake I believe to take the new ball for two reasons:

1) Hardly any wickets have fallen to the new ball this match
2) We've seen Australia lose wickets in the middle session with the old ball.

 

[MenInG]

Sarf standing up to Abbas to stop them from moving out of crease

 

[Shafi]

Australia has good chance to win this match!!! Pathetic bowling apart from Abbas.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

If you have a bowler like Abbas. Why you didn't gave him the first over of the day

 

[imshally81]

Australia has good chance to win this match!!! Pathetic bowling apart from Abbas.

What ??? Really...

 

[Shafi]

Khawaja will not last against Indian spinners not even 20 balls. Our spin bowling is so poor now-a-days

 

[Greenstorm]

Abbas bowling beautifully. Wicket coming soon.

 

[sindhiboy]

Khawaja will not last against Indian spinners not even 20 balls. Our spin bowling is so poor now-a-days

Khawaja scored a 100 in india against india A side recently. He has improved incredibly against spin

 

[castortroy]

Spin has regressed due to Yasir's regression as a spinner

 

[ads101]

Spinners need to step it up, Abbas is the one creating problems when it should be them.

 

[OyeOye]

W.Riaz came from England especially playing t20 in county so he still not adjust himself well under heat plus multi day game.Pakistan should take that re-view because that was LBW clearly out which ground umpire missed.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good stuff by australia , spin bowlers need to stand up.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Khawaja will not last against Indian spinners not even 20 balls. Our spin bowling is so poor now-a-days

There is certain difference between Indian pitches and UAE. This UAE pitch is still playable

 

[OyeOye]

One wicket before new ball really boost Pakistan confidence
Not much left - yet another debutant Labu next than big tail including Aus.captain.

Oh I see,majid khan's son,Bazid gave commentary.

100 partnership -- Head become FIRST AUSTRALIAN WHO HITS
DEBUT 50 IN THE 4TH INNNINGS IN ASIA.Salute to Travis H

 

[imshally81]

Good Bowling...
Wicket coming soon.. InshaALLAH....

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

No bowler supporting Abbas. Should've picked Hasan instead of Riaz.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Spinners have been poor in this inns, atleast bowl a few maidens and apply pressure

 

[Shafi]

There is certain difference between Indian pitches and UAE. This UAE pitch is still playable

But in the same pitch Indian spinners performed better than our spinners in Asia Cup 2018

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

bazid khan bashing sarfraz left and right.
for being impatient with yasir shah and how misbah was so good at handling bowlers in test .

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

bazid khan bashing sarfraz left and right.
for being impatient with yasir shah and how misbah was so good at handling bowlers in test .

Rightly so, didn't review a plumb LBW.

 

[Greenstorm]

But in the same pitch Indian spinners performed better than our spinners in Asia Cup 2018

Unfit Shadab and mediocre Nawaz were our spinners in Asia cup.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Glad Smith and Warner aren't playing.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Abbas deserves a wicket, he's been brilliant.

 

[castortroy]

That non review by Sarfraz proving to be costly

 

[alized]

It’ll be funny if Abbas takes 3 more wickets, and Bilal gets 4 more. Both will get 10-fer in the match. A really RARE feat!

 

[NauV]

Mickey Arthur once said . . "Wahab Riaz hasn't won us a game in 2 years" . . .

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Some rubbish here from Wahab riaz

 

[Abdullah719]

This might be Wahab's farewell Test match.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Some rubbish here from Wahab riaz

It will be his last match and he will be forgotten forever

 

[Madplayer]

Whats the point of wahab riaz?

Cant swing on green pitches.

Cant swing with new ball on asian pitches.

Is well into his 30s.

Has lost his pace.

Has no control whatsoever on line and length.

Cant pick up a wicket even by mistake.

Whats he doing in the team?

 

[NauV]

Why the hell has hafeez not bowled to 2 left handers?! Wasn't he in the team because he gives us the 5th bowling option . . and that's his utility in the team!

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Partnership getting dangerous now

 

[Sunny_majoka]

This will be riaz's last match and he will be forgotten

 

[castortroy]

If Aussies draw this game, don't be suprised if they win the next one.

That non review and Sarfraz poor captaincy as well as non existing batting just seems to suggest his time is also nearing

 

[IMMY69]

Desperate review

 

[alized]

Looks plumb