Pakistan v Australia 1st Test
Australia in Pakistan - 2022 (2021/22) · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi · 4 March 2022
Match drawn
Match drawn. Azhar Ali top-scored with 185 for Pakistan. Noman Ali took 6/107.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia in Pakistan - 2022 (2021/22)
- Ground
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Dates
- 4 March 2022 to 8 March 2022
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Captains
- Babar Azam (Pakistan), Pat Cummins (Australia)
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza and Aleem Dar
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 476 for 4 declared. Azhar Ali top-scored with 185 off 361 balls, and Imam-ul-Haq made 157. The innings was built on a 208-run stand for the second wicket between Azhar Ali and Imam-ul-Haq, 44% of the total.
Australia replied with 459 all out. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 97 off 159 balls, and Marnus Labuschagne made 90. Noman Ali took 6 for 107 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the first wicket between Usman Khawaja and David Warner. Pakistan led by 17 on first innings.
Pakistan made 252 for 0 in their second innings. Abdullah Shafique top-scored with 136 not out off 242 balls, and Imam-ul-Haq made 111. The innings was built on a 252-run stand for the first wicket between Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique, 100% of the total.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 476 FOR 4 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | c Pat Cummins b Nathan Lyon | 44 | 105 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | lbw b Pat Cummins | 157 | 358 |
| Azhar Ali | c Cameron Green b Marnus Labuschagne | 185 | 361 |
| Babar Azam | run out (Marnus Labuschagne) | 36 | 82 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | not out | 29 | 46 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | not out | 13 | 21 |
Did not bat: Fawad Alam, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Extras 12 · Total 476 for 4 declared
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 24 | 5 | 71 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 26 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 52 | 5 | 161 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 28 | 5 | 62 | 1 |
| Travis Head | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 15 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 12 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-105 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.6 ov), 2-313 (Imam-ul-Haq, 120.5 ov), 3-414 (Babar Azam, 147.1 ov), 4-442 (Azhar Ali, 155.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Imam-ul-Haq (57) and Abdullah Shafique (44) | 105 | 204 |
| second | Azhar Ali (103) and Imam-ul-Haq (100) | 208 | 522 |
| third | Azhar Ali (65) and Babar Azam (36) | 101 | 157 |
| fourth | Azhar Ali (17) and Mohammad Rizwan (8) | 28 | 51 |
| fifth | Mohammad Rizwan (21) and Iftikhar Ahmed (13) | 34 | 38 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 459 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja | c Imam-ul-Haq b Noman Ali | 97 | 159 |
| David Warner | b Sajid Khan | 68 | 114 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Abdullah Shafique b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 90 | 158 |
| Steven Smith | c Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali | 78 | 196 |
| Travis Head | c Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali | 8 | 7 |
| Cameron Green | c Iftikhar Ahmed b Noman Ali | 48 | 109 |
| Alex Carey | b Naseem Shah | 19 | 43 |
| Mitchell Starc | lbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 13 | 45 |
| Pat Cummins | c Imam-ul-Haq b Noman Ali | 8 | 11 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Noman Ali | 3 | 7 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 27 · Total 459 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajid Khan | 45 | 9 | 122 | 1 |
| Naseem Shah | 21 | 2 | 89 | 1 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 30 | 5 | 88 | 2 |
| Noman Ali | 38.1 | 9 | 107 | 6 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Babar Azam | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-156 (David Warner, 40.4 ov), 2-203 (Usman Khawaja, 53.3 ov), 3-311 (Marnus Labuschagne, 84.6 ov), 4-326 (Travis Head, 87.4 ov), 5-407 (Cameron Green, 120.4 ov), 6-422 (Steven Smith, 124.5 ov), 7-444 (Alex Carey, 135.5 ov), 8-455 (Pat Cummins, 138.3 ov), 9-459 (Mitchell Starc, 139.6 ov), 10-459 (Nathan Lyon, 140.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Usman Khawaja (80) and David Warner (68) | 156 | 247 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (17) and Marnus Labuschagne (29) | 47 | 78 |
| third | Steven Smith (38) and Marnus Labuschagne (61) | 108 | 193 |
| fourth | Steven Smith (7) and Travis Head (8) | 15 | 16 |
| fifth | Steven Smith (28) and Cameron Green (48) | 81 | 198 |
| sixth | Steven Smith (5) and Alex Carey (10) | 15 | 25 |
| seventh | Mitchell Starc (11) and Alex Carey (9) | 22 | 66 |
| eighth | Mitchell Starc (1) and Pat Cummins (8) | 11 | 16 |
| ninth | Nathan Lyon (3) and Mitchell Starc (1) | 4 | 9 |
| tenth | Nathan Lyon (0) and Josh Hazlewood (0) | 0 | 1 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 252 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | not out | 136 | 242 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | not out | 111 | 223 |
Did not bat: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Extras 5 · Total 252 for 0
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 26 | 5 | 75 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 15 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 13 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Usman Khawaja | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Imam-ul-Haq (111) and Abdullah Shafique (136) | 252 | 465 |
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