AUS vs PAK Live Score, 2nd Test, 26 December, 2023, Australia vs Pakistan Melbourne Cricket Ground Ball-by-Ball Updates

Pakistan tour of Australia | December 26, 2023, 05:00 AM | Melbourne Cricket Ground

Completed

Australia

318/10 (96.5 ov) & 262/10 (84.1 ov)

Pakistan

264/10 (73.5 ov) & 237/10 (67.2 ov)

Australia won by 79 runs.

Player of the Match

Pat Cummins - Australia

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Commentary Scorecard Squad Stats

Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
M Mir Hamza	0	1	0	0	0.00
Hasan Ali	0	2	0	0	0.00

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
M Mitchell Starc	13.2	1	55	4	4.13
P Pat Cummins	18	2	49	5	2.72

Commentary

End of Overs 63

Runs: 0

Aamer Jamal 0 (8b) Agha Salman 32 (53b) Pat Cummins 16-2-43-4 Nathan Lyon 17-1-72-0

63.1

2 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 2 runs, Agha Salman hangs

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 2 runs, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

63.2

0 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

63.3

4 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! arm ball,

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps. Agha Salman hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

63.4

0 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

63.5

2 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 2 runs, Agha Salman hangs

63.6

3 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 3 runs, Agha Salman hangs

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 3 runs, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, pushes defensive shot after an arm ball is delivered at a good length by Nathan Lyon, but the ball goes straight to the fielder for 3 runs.

End of Overs 64

Runs: 11

Agha Salman 43 (59b) Shaheen Afridi 0 (0b) Nathan Lyon 18-1-83-0 Pat Cummins 16-2-43-4

64.1

0 Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, goes back, tried pull but fails to get bat on it.

64.2

4 Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! bouncer, good

Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, Four, Four !! bouncer, good length, on the leg stump. Agha Salman goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

64.3

1 Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs

Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook drive, edged!! and the ball sails towards square leg for 1 run.

64.4

0 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.

64.5

0 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.

64.6

0 Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot to the deep square leg.

End of Overs 65

Runs: 5

Shaheen Afridi 0 (3b) Agha Salman 48 (62b) Pat Cummins 17-2-48-4 Nathan Lyon 18-1-83-0

65.1

0 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

65.2

0 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

65.3

0 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Agha Salman hangs in the crease and strives to hit flick shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

65.4

1 Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs

Nathan Lyon to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

65.5

0 Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

65.6

0 Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

End of Overs 66

Runs: 1

Shaheen Afridi 0 (5b) Agha Salman 49 (66b) Nathan Lyon 19-1-84-0 Pat Cummins 17-2-48-4

66.1

0 Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Agha Salman hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

66.2

0 Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Agha Salman goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

66.3

1 Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman goes

Pat Cummins to Agha Salman, 1 run, Agha Salman goes forward and plays defensive shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.

66.4

W WICKET! c M Labuschagne b P Cummins

Shaheen Afridi c M Labuschagne b P Cummins 0 (6b)
Pat Cummins to Shaheen Afridi, no run, c M Labuschagne b P Cummins, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Shaheen Afridi as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of for Shaheen Afridi's dismissal.

66.5

0 Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

66.6

0 Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali, no run, Dot ball !!

Pat Cummins to Hasan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.

End of Overs 67

Runs: 1

Hasan Ali 0 (2b) Agha Salman 50 (69b) Pat Cummins 18-2-49-5 Nathan Lyon 19-1-84-0

67.1

W WICKET! c M Marsh b M Starc

Agha Salman c M Marsh b M Starc 50 (70b)
Mitchell Starc to Agha Salman, no run, c M Marsh b M Starc, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Agha Salman goes back and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards third man, edged!! and flies straight to Mitchell Marsh, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Agha Salman.

67.2

W WICKET! c S Smith b M Starc

Mir Hamza c S Smith b M Starc 0 (1b)
Mitchell Starc to Mir Hamza, no run, c S Smith b M Starc, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mir Hamza hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Steven Smith, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Mir Hamza.