Australia vs Pakistan Live Score and Commentary, 2nd Test, AUS vs PAK, 26 December, 2016
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by an inns & 18 runs
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Player of the match
Steven Smith,
Australia
Player of the Series
Steven Smith,
Australia
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohail Khan | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 15.2 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 2.34 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 3.00 |
Australia won by an inns & 18 runs
Australia vs Pakistan, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 4 run (1.3 ov): Yasir Shah: 0 (3), Sohail Khan: 4 (6)
- Last Bat: Yasir Shah 0(3) - c JM Bird b M Starc Mitchell Starc
- Fall of Wickets: 3 - 1 Sami Aslam, 6 - 2 Babar Azam, 63 - 3 Younis Khan, 63 - 4 Misbah ul Haq, 89 - 5 Asad Shafiq, 101 - 6 Azhar Ali, 143 - 7 Mohammad Amir, 153 - 8 Sarfaraz Ahmed, 159 - 9 Wahab Riaz, 163 - 10 Yasir Shah
- Reviews Remaining: Pakistan - 0 of 0, Australia - 0 of 0
- Toss: Pakistan elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 2nd Test
- Series: Australia vs Pakistan
- Date: Monday, December 26, 2016
- Time: 05:00 AM
- Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
- City: Melbourne
- Umpires: Ian Gould (England), Sundaram Ravi (India), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
End of over 49 (5 runs)
Mitchell Starc to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run,
Mitchell Starc to Sarfaraz Ahmed, Four,
Mitchell Starc to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run,
Mitchell Starc to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run,
Mitchell Starc to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run,
Sarfaraz Ahmed b M Starc 43 (62) Mitchell Starc to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, b M Starc,
End of over 50 (4 runs)
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, Four,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, 2 runs,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
End of over 51 (6 runs)
Mitchell Starc to Wahab Riaz, no run,
Mitchell Starc to Wahab Riaz, no run,
Mitchell Starc to Wahab Riaz, no run,
Mitchell Starc to Wahab Riaz, no run,
Wahab Riaz b M Starc 0 (5) Mitchell Starc to Wahab Riaz, no run, b M Starc,
Mitchell Starc to Yasir Shah, no run,
End of over 52 (0 runs)
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, Four,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
Josh Hazlewood to Sohail Khan, no run,
End of over 53 (4 runs)
Mitchell Starc to Yasir Shah, no run,
Yasir Shah c JM Bird b M Starc 0 (3) Mitchell Starc to Yasir Shah, no run, c JM Bird b M Starc,