Australia v Pakistan 1st Test

Pakistan v Australia - 2018 (2018/19) · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai · 7 October 2018

Match drawn

Match drawn. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 141 for Australia. Bilal Asif took 6/36.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Pakistan v Australia - 2018 (2018/19)
Ground: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Dates: 7 October 2018 to 11 October 2018
Toss: Pakistan, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja
Captains: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan), Tim Paine (Australia)
Debuts: Bilal Asif (Pakistan), Aaron Finch (Australia), Travis Head (Australia), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia)
Umpires: RK Illingworth and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Bilal Asif, Aaron Finch, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne played their first Tests.

Pakistan batted first and made 482 all out. Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 126 off 208 balls, and Haris Sohail made 110. Peter Siddle took 3 for 58 for Australia. The innings was built on a 205-run stand for the first wicket between Mohammad Hafeez and Imam-ul-Haq, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, 336 across 13 Tests.

Australia replied with 202 all out. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 85 off 175 balls, and Aaron Finch made 62. Bilal Asif took 6 for 36 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the first wicket between Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja, 70% of the total. From 160 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 183 for 7. Pakistan led by 280 on first innings.

Pakistan made 181 for 6 declared in their second innings. Imam-ul-Haq top-scored with 48 off 104 balls, and Asad Shafiq made 41. Jon Holland took 3 for 83 for Australia.

Set 462 to win, Australia made 362 for 8. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 141 off 302 balls, and Travis Head made 72. Yasir Shah took 4 for 114 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the fourth wicket between Usman Khawaja and Travis Head.

Match drawn.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 482 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Imam-ul-Haq	c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon	76	188
Mohammad Hafeez	lbw b Peter Siddle	126	208
Azhar Ali	c Mitchell Starc b Jon Holland	18	80
Haris Sohail	c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon	110	240
Mohammad Abbas	b Peter Siddle	1	26
Asad Shafiq	c Tim Paine b Marnus Labuschagne	80	165
Babar Azam	run out (Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine)	4	11
Sarfaraz Ahmed	run out (Aaron Finch)	15	28
Bilal Asif	b Peter Siddle	12	22
Wahab Riaz	not out	7	11
Yasir Shah	c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc	3	10

Extras 30 · Total 482 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	36.2	11	90	1
Peter Siddle	29	11	58	3
Nathan Lyon	52	12	114	2
Jon Holland	29	1	126	1
Marnus Labuschagne	8	0	29	1
Mitchell Marsh	10	0	38	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-205 (Imam-ul-Haq, 62.6 ov), 2-222 (Mohammad Hafeez, 69.3 ov), 3-244 (Azhar Ali, 86.5 ov), 4-260 (Mohammad Abbas, 94.4 ov), 5-410 (Asad Shafiq, 143.4 ov), 6-418 (Babar Azam, 146.4 ov), 7-456 (Haris Sohail, 155.3 ov), 8-470 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 160.1 ov), 9-473 (Bilal Asif, 161.2 ov), 10-482 (Yasir Shah, 164.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mohammad Hafeez (118) and Imam-ul-Haq (76)	205	379
second	Azhar Ali (6) and Mohammad Hafeez (8)	17	40
third	Azhar Ali (12) and Haris Sohail (9)	22	104
fourth	Haris Sohail (11) and Mohammad Abbas (1)	16	47
fifth	Asad Shafiq (80) and Haris Sohail (67)	150	295
sixth	Haris Sohail (1) and Babar Azam (4)	8	18
seventh	Sarfaraz Ahmed (12) and Haris Sohail (22)	38	53
eighth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (3) and Bilal Asif (11)	14	27
ninth	Wahab Riaz (1) and Bilal Asif (1)	3	7
tenth	Wahab Riaz (6) and Yasir Shah (3)	9	18

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 202 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Usman Khawaja	c Imam-ul-Haq b Bilal Asif	85	175
Aaron Finch	c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas	62	161
Shaun Marsh	c Asad Shafiq b Bilal Asif	7	26
Mitchell Marsh	lbw b Mohammad Abbas	12	48
Travis Head	c Haris Sohail b Bilal Asif	0	9
Marnus Labuschagne	c Imam-ul-Haq b Bilal Asif	0	2
Tim Paine	c Imam-ul-Haq b Bilal Asif	7	27
Mitchell Starc	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas	0	16
Peter Siddle	b Mohammad Abbas	10	23
Nathan Lyon	c Imam-ul-Haq b Bilal Asif	6	13
Jon Holland	not out	0	1

Extras 13 · Total 202 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Mohammad Abbas	19	9	29	4
Wahab Riaz	11	2	39	0
Yasir Shah	28	6	80	0
Mohammad Hafeez	3	1	2	0
Bilal Asif	21.3	7	36	6
Azhar Ali	1	0	3	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-142 (Aaron Finch, 51.4 ov), 2-160 (Shaun Marsh, 59.2 ov), 3-167 (Usman Khawaja, 61.6 ov), 4-171 (Travis Head, 65.3 ov), 5-171 (Marnus Labuschagne, 65.5 ov), 6-183 (Mitchell Marsh, 74.3 ov), 7-183 (Tim Paine, 75.1 ov), 8-191 (Mitchell Starc, 78.4 ov), 9-202 (Peter Siddle, 82.5 ov), 10-202 (Nathan Lyon, 83.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Aaron Finch (62) and Usman Khawaja (70)	142	310
second	Shaun Marsh (7) and Usman Khawaja (11)	18	46
third	Usman Khawaja (4) and Mitchell Marsh (3)	7	16
fourth	Mitchell Marsh (4) and Travis Head (0)	4	21
fifth	Mitchell Marsh (0) and Marnus Labuschagne (0)	0	2
sixth	Tim Paine (7) and Mitchell Marsh (5)	12	52
seventh	Tim Paine (0) and Mitchell Starc (0)	0	4
eighth	Peter Siddle (8) and Mitchell Starc (0)	8	21
ninth	Peter Siddle (2) and Nathan Lyon (6)	11	25
tenth	Jon Holland (0) and Nathan Lyon (0)	0	4

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 181 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Imam-ul-Haq	c & b Jon Holland	48	104
Mohammad Hafeez	c Marnus Labuschagne b Jon Holland	17	38
Bilal Asif	c Travis Head b Nathan Lyon	0	5
Azhar Ali	lbw b Jon Holland	4	10
Haris Sohail	lbw b Marnus Labuschagne	39	81
Asad Shafiq	c Mitchell Marsh b Nathan Lyon	41	56
Babar Azam	not out	28	53

Did not bat: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Wahab Riaz

Extras 4 · Total 181 for 6 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	6	1	18	0
Nathan Lyon	25.5	6	58	2
Peter Siddle	2	1	3	0
Jon Holland	20	3	83	3
Travis Head	1	0	6	0
Marnus Labuschagne	3	0	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Mohammad Hafeez, 12.5 ov), 2-38 (Bilal Asif, 13.6 ov), 3-45 (Azhar Ali, 16.2 ov), 4-110 (Imam-ul-Haq, 38.6 ov), 5-110 (Haris Sohail, 39.4 ov), 6-181 (Asad Shafiq, 57.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mohammad Hafeez (17) and Imam-ul-Haq (19)	37	77
second	Bilal Asif (0) and Imam-ul-Haq (1)	1	7
third	Azhar Ali (4) and Imam-ul-Haq (3)	7	14
fourth	Haris Sohail (39) and Imam-ul-Haq (25)	65	136
fifth	Asad Shafiq (0) and Haris Sohail (0)	0	4
sixth	Asad Shafiq (41) and Babar Azam (28)	71	109

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 362 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Aaron Finch	lbw b Mohammad Abbas	49	99
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Yasir Shah	141	302
Shaun Marsh	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas	0	2
Mitchell Marsh	lbw b Mohammad Abbas	0	4
Travis Head	lbw b Mohammad Hafeez	72	175
Marnus Labuschagne	lbw b Yasir Shah	13	24
Tim Paine	not out	61	194
Mitchell Starc	c Babar Azam b Yasir Shah	1	5
Peter Siddle	lbw b Yasir Shah	0	3
Nathan Lyon	not out	5	34

Did not bat: Jon Holland

Extras 20 · Total 362 for 8

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Mohammad Abbas	27	7	56	3
Mohammad Hafeez	6	0	29	1
Yasir Shah	43.5	9	114	4
Wahab Riaz	16	3	42	0
Bilal Asif	37	8	87	0
Haris Sohail	9	1	16	0
Asad Shafiq	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-87 (Aaron Finch, 29.4 ov), 2-87 (Shaun Marsh, 29.6 ov), 3-87 (Mitchell Marsh, 31.4 ov), 4-219 (Travis Head, 80.1 ov), 5-252 (Marnus Labuschagne, 89.1 ov), 6-331 (Usman Khawaja, 125.3 ov), 7-333 (Mitchell Starc, 127.1 ov), 8-333 (Peter Siddle, 127.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Aaron Finch (49) and Usman Khawaja (37)	87	178
second	Shaun Marsh (0) and Usman Khawaja (0)	0	2
third	Usman Khawaja (0) and Mitchell Marsh (0)	0	10
fourth	Usman Khawaja (47) and Travis Head (72)	132	292
fifth	Usman Khawaja (20) and Marnus Labuschagne (13)	33	54
sixth	Tim Paine (40) and Usman Khawaja (37)	79	220
seventh	Tim Paine (1) and Mitchell Starc (1)	2	10
eighth	Tim Paine (0) and Peter Siddle (0)	0	3
ninth	Tim Paine (20) and Nathan Lyon (5)	29	73

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