Australia v Pakistan 3rd Test

Pakistan in Australia - 2023 (2023/24) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 3 January 2024

Australia won by 8 wickets

Australia won by 8 wickets. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 88 for Pakistan. Aamer Jamal took 6/69.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Pakistan in Australia - 2023 (2023/24)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 3 January 2024 to 6 January 2024
Toss: Pakistan, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Aamer Jamal
Captains: Shan Masood (Pakistan), Pat Cummins (Australia)
Debut: Saim Ayub (Pakistan)
Umpires: MA Gough and RK Illingworth
Match referee: J Srinath

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Saim Ayub's first Test.

Pakistan batted first and made 313 all out. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 88 off 103 balls, and Aamer Jamal made 82. Pat Cummins took 5 for 61 for Australia. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 399 across 5 Tests.

Australia replied with 299 all out. Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 60 off 147 balls, and Mitchell Marsh made 54. Aamer Jamal took 6 for 69 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 14 on first innings.

Pakistan made 115 all out in their second innings. Saim Ayub top-scored with 33 off 53 balls. Josh Hazlewood took 4 for 16 for Australia. From 58 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 9 runs, to 67 for 7.

Set 130 to win, Australia made 130 for 2. Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 62 not out off 73 balls, and David Warner made 57. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the second wicket between David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne, 92% of the total.

Australia won by 8 wickets.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 313 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Abdullah Shafique	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc	0	2
Saim Ayub	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	0	2
Shan Masood	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Marsh	35	70
Babar Azam	lbw b Pat Cummins	26	40
Saud Shakeel	c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	5	12
Mohammad Rizwan	c Josh Hazlewood b Pat Cummins	88	103
Agha Salman	c Travis Head b Mitchell Starc	53	67
Sajid Khan	c Nathan Lyon b Pat Cummins	15	23
Aamer Jamal	c Mitchell Starc b Nathan Lyon	82	97
Hasan Ali	c Mitchell Starc b Pat Cummins	0	5
Mir Hamza	not out	7	43

Extras 2 · Total 313 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	16	2	75	2
Josh Hazlewood	15	2	65	1
Pat Cummins	18	1	61	5
Nathan Lyon	17.1	0	74	1
Mitchell Marsh	7	1	27	1
Marnus Labuschagne	3	1	9	0
Travis Head	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Abdullah Shafique, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Saim Ayub, 1.2 ov), 3-39 (Babar Azam, 10.5 ov), 4-47 (Saud Shakeel, 14.3 ov), 5-96 (Shan Masood, 29.3 ov), 6-190 (Mohammad Rizwan, 46.2 ov), 7-220 (Sajid Khan, 52.2 ov), 8-226 (Agha Salman, 53.4 ov), 9-227 (Hasan Ali, 54.6 ov), 10-313 (Aamer Jamal, 77.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Abdullah Shafique (0) and Saim Ayub (0)	0	2
second	Shan Masood (4) and Saim Ayub (0)	4	6
third	Shan Masood (9) and Babar Azam (26)	35	57
fourth	Shan Masood (3) and Saud Shakeel (5)	8	22
fifth	Shan Masood (19) and Mohammad Rizwan (29)	49	91
sixth	Mohammad Rizwan (59) and Agha Salman (34)	94	101
seventh	Agha Salman (15) and Sajid Khan (15)	30	36
eighth	Agha Salman (4) and Aamer Jamal (2)	6	8
ninth	Hasan Ali (0) and Aamer Jamal (1)	1	8
tenth	Mir Hamza (7) and Aamer Jamal (79)	86	133

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 299 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	c Babar Azam b Agha Salman	34	68
Usman Khawaja	c Mohammad Rizwan b Aamer Jamal	47	143
Marnus Labuschagne	b Agha Salman	60	147
Steven Smith	c Babar Azam b Mir Hamza	38	86
Travis Head	lbw b Aamer Jamal	10	29
Mitchell Marsh	c Shan Masood b Aamer Jamal	54	113
Alex Carey	b Sajid Khan	38	58
Mitchell Starc	not out	1	9
Pat Cummins	lbw b Aamer Jamal	0	2
Nathan Lyon	c Saud Shakeel b Aamer Jamal	5	3
Josh Hazlewood	c Agha Salman b Aamer Jamal	0	2

Extras 12 · Total 299 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Sajid Khan	26	5	73	1
Mir Hamza	21	9	53	1
Hasan Ali	21	6	53	0
Aamer Jamal	21.4	2	69	6
Agha Salman	20	3	43	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-70 (David Warner, 24.3 ov), 2-108 (Usman Khawaja, 43.3 ov), 3-187 (Steven Smith, 73.2 ov), 4-187 (Marnus Labuschagne, 74.2 ov), 5-205 (Travis Head, 83.2 ov), 6-289 (Alex Carey, 106.2 ov), 7-293 (Mitchell Marsh, 107.4 ov), 8-293 (Pat Cummins, 107.6 ov), 9-299 (Nathan Lyon, 109.2 ov), 10-299 (Josh Hazlewood, 109.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Usman Khawaja (30) and David Warner (34)	70	149
second	Usman Khawaja (17) and Marnus Labuschagne (21)	38	114
third	Steven Smith (38) and Marnus Labuschagne (39)	79	179
fourth	Travis Head (0) and Marnus Labuschagne (0)	0	6
fifth	Mitchell Marsh (8) and Travis Head (10)	18	54
sixth	Mitchell Marsh (42) and Alex Carey (38)	84	138
seventh	Mitchell Marsh (4) and Mitchell Starc (0)	4	8
eighth	Mitchell Starc (0) and Pat Cummins (0)	0	2
ninth	Nathan Lyon (5) and Mitchell Starc (1)	6	8
tenth	Josh Hazlewood (0) and Mitchell Starc (0)	0	2

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 115 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Abdullah Shafique	b Mitchell Starc	0	6
Saim Ayub	lbw b Nathan Lyon	33	53
Shan Masood	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	0	1
Babar Azam	c Alex Carey b Travis Head	23	52
Saud Shakeel	c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood	2	19
Mohammad Rizwan	c David Warner b Nathan Lyon	28	57
Sajid Khan	b Josh Hazlewood	0	2
Agha Salman	c David Warner b Josh Hazlewood	0	2
Aamer Jamal	c Travis Head b Pat Cummins	18	47
Hasan Ali	b Nathan Lyon	5	9
Mir Hamza	not out	1	11

Extras 5 · Total 115 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	4	1	15	1
Josh Hazlewood	9	2	16	4
Pat Cummins	7	0	24	1
Nathan Lyon	17.1	2	36	3
Travis Head	6	1	19	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Abdullah Shafique, 0.6 ov), 2-1 (Shan Masood, 1.2 ov), 3-58 (Saim Ayub, 17.4 ov), 4-60 (Babar Azam, 20.1 ov), 5-67 (Saud Shakeel, 24.1 ov), 6-67 (Sajid Khan, 24.3 ov), 7-67 (Agha Salman, 24.5 ov), 8-109 (Mohammad Rizwan, 39.4 ov), 9-109 (Aamer Jamal, 40.1 ov), 10-115 (Hasan Ali, 43.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Abdullah Shafique (0) and Saim Ayub (0)	0	6
second	Shan Masood (0) and Saim Ayub (1)	1	2
third	Babar Azam (21) and Saim Ayub (32)	57	98
fourth	Babar Azam (2) and Saud Shakeel (0)	2	15
fifth	Mohammad Rizwan (5) and Saud Shakeel (2)	7	24
sixth	Mohammad Rizwan (0) and Sajid Khan (0)	0	2
seventh	Mohammad Rizwan (0) and Agha Salman (0)	0	2
eighth	Mohammad Rizwan (23) and Aamer Jamal (18)	42	89
ninth	Hasan Ali (0) and Aamer Jamal (0)	0	3
tenth	Mir Hamza (1) and Hasan Ali (5)	6	18

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 130 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Sajid Khan	0	6
David Warner	lbw b Sajid Khan	57	75
Marnus Labuschagne	not out	62	73
Steven Smith	not out	4	1

Did not bat: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Extras 7 · Total 130 for 2

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Sajid Khan	11	1	49	2
Mir Hamza	2	0	9	0
Hasan Ali	4	0	15	0
Agha Salman	5	0	28	0
Aamer Jamal	3.5	0	22	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Usman Khawaja, 0.6 ov), 2-119 (David Warner, 24.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Usman Khawaja (0) and David Warner (0)	0	6
second	David Warner (57) and Marnus Labuschagne (55)	119	143
third	Steven Smith (4) and Marnus Labuschagne (7)	11	6

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