Pakistan vs Australia 2018: 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi - Match Review

Pakistan vs Australia 2018: 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi – Match Review; Pakistan knocked out Australia on day four of the Test match to win the two-match series 1-0. The young fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has been the star for Pakistan, who registered his second five-wicket haul in the game.

Initially, Sarfraz Ahmed, who won the toss asked Australia to field first. Despite conditions well suited to bat, Hafeez got dismissed in an unlucky way when Labuschagne grabbed a stunner.

Fakhar Zaman, Sarfraz Ahmed put the show:

Then came the impact of Nathan Lyon, who bagged four wickets in the span of the six deliveries. It was the only moment when Australians were on top of the game. However, they failed to capitalise the heroics, as Sarfraz Ahmed paired up with the debutant Fakhar Zaman.

Meanwhile, the youngster showed incredible resistance on the field alongside the skipper with a lot of pressure on the shoulders. They both lifted Pakistan from all the sorts to post a moderate 282-run tally on the board.

In reply, Australians never looked like dealing the quality bowling of Pakistan. They had no answers to the brilliance of Mohammad Abbas, who bundled out for a mere tally of 145 on the board.

Taking the healthy lead, Pakistan came out to bat positively to put Australians chasing the leather more often than not. Four of their batsmen got decent tallies to post 400 on the board and also set the target of 538 runs as well.

Mohammad Abbas strikes again:

In reply, injured-Khawaja-less Australia opened with Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch. Shaun Marsh got the peach of the deliveries from Mir Hamza to call the curtains on day three of the game.

Starting the day four with a huge task ahead, the Australians never looked like going after it. Abbas has been scintillating with his line and lengths to get the better of the visitors five times.

Alongside, Abbas, Yasir Shah also chipped in with three wickets in the second innings while Bilal Asif bagged three wickets in first innings of the game.

All in all, it was a fine display of Test cricket by Pakistan. With the victory, they also sealed the series with a margin of 1-0 as well.

Brief Scores of Pakistan vs Australia 2018, 2nd Test:

1st Innings:

Pakistan – 282-all-out

Australia – 145-all-out

2nd innings:

Pakistan – 400/9 

Australia – 47/1 (Labuschagne – 43; Abbas 5/62, Yasir Shah 3/45)

Match Result – Pakistan won the game by 373 runs to seal the series.