Australia vs Pakistan Highlights 3rd Test Day 2: Australia opener David Warner was dismissed for 34 in his farewell cricket test against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday before rain and poor light ruined most of the rest of the second day.
Playing in his 112th and last test, Warner was caught at first slip by Babar Azam off Agha Salman’s bowling before lunch.
Play was interrupted in the middle session with Australia at 116-2 in reply to Pakistan’s 313. The lights were on at the SCG and the conditions were gloomy, but the decision to take players from the field for bad light was met with boos from the crowd and criticism from former players.
Players stayed off for a further 40 minutes while 25,000 fans remained in attendance, before rain began to fall and the day was officially washed out.
Marnus Labuschagne will resume on 23 on Friday morning with Steve Smith on 6.
On Day 1, Gritty Pakistan hit back from looming disaster to finish with 313 on the back of fighting half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal on the first day of the third Test against Australia on Wednesday.
The tourists, staring down a meagre innings total when reduced to 96 for five after winning the toss, went on the counter-attack to frustrate the Australians late in the day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Rizwan clubbed 88 off 103 balls, number nine Jamal smashed four sixes in a spirited 82 off 97 and Salman hit 53 off 67 to give the tourists renewed hope after a car-crash start to the innings.
AUS vs PAK Highlights 3rd Test Day 2
Stumps Day 2: And the umpires have decided to call off play. At stumps on Day 2, Australia 116/2, trail Pakistan by 197 runs.
It’s raining at the SCG: As the forecast suggested, it is now raining at the SCG. Doesn’t look like we are going to get much play today.
Bad light stops play: What happened there? The floodlights are on but somehow the umpires believe that it’s not good enough for play to continue. They have offered the light to the batters and they are going off. This is bizarre, to be honest. Yes, it is a bit dark but aren’t the floodlights there to take care of this situation? Well… Australia 116/2 after 47 overs.
Jamal gets Khawaja: Aamer Jamal gets the breakthrough. On-field umpire Michael Gough gave Usman Khawaja not out but Pakistan keeper Mohammad Rizwan was certain that the Australian opener had got an edge. DRS confirmed it. Khawaja has to go for 47. Jamal deserved that wicket. And as fate would have it, the wicket came on a pretty ordinary delivery. It was a strangle down the leg side but he won’t be complaining.
100 for Australia: 100 up for Australia in the 39th over.
Day 2 second session: Lahuschagne and Khawaja steady after lunch in front of Pakistan spinners.
Lunch Day 2: Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja have made sure there are no further damages. Australia 78/1 at lunch on Day 2.
Salman gets Warner: OUT! Salman Agha has got the breakthrough for Pakistan. It’s David Warner who has to walk back. It was the perfect delivery from the office. It turned and bounced. Warner, trying to turn to towards the on-side got an outside edge and Babar Azam in the first slip held on to a sharp catch. SCG stands as Warner walks back for 34 off 68.
Australia cross 50: Huge applause at the SCG as Warner comes back for the second run which brings up Australia’s 50. Khawaja and Warner are motoring along now.
Warner DROPPED on 20: Edged and dropped! How many times have we seen that in this series? A Pakistan bowler finds the outside edge of an Aussie batter only for the catch to be shelled in the slip cordon. This time the culprit is the debutant Sayim Ayub. It was a lovely delivery from Aamer Jamal. Warner could do nothing about it.
Day 2 of the third Test begins: Australia openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja will resume the innings at 6/0. They trail Pakistan by 307 runs.
