Area was hit by a large electrical storm round 8pm on Friday with 55km/h winds
- Area hit by large storm with 55km/h winds.
- Prime Minister’s XI closing match completed as a draw.
- Pakistan to face Australia in first Take a look at from Dec 14.
CANBERRA: The ultimate day’s play of the four-day recreation between Pakistan and Australian Prime Minister’s XI completed on Saturday as a draw after the match was referred to as off attributable to dangerous climate at Manuka Oval.
The area was hit by a large electrical storm round 8pm on Friday with 55km/h winds blowing off the covers over the pitch and exposing it to the rain.
Prime Minister’s XI ended yesterday trailing simply runs 24 as Matt Renshaw’s unbeaten century (136 not out, 337b, 8x4s, 1×6) took the crew to 367-Four in 141 overs.
Earlier within the recreation, Pakistan had declared their innings at 391-9, with Pakistan captain Shan Masood main the batting show. For his undefeated double century (201 not out, 298b, 14x4s, 1×6), Shan was additionally adjudged participant of the match.
Proper-arm pacer Jordan Buckingham registered a five-wicket haul within the innings as properly.
The Males in Inexperienced will now face Australia in a three-match Take a look at collection after the conclusion of the four-day recreation. The primary Take a look at will begin on December 14 in Perth at 7:20am PST.
Whitewashed in every of their final 5 Take a look at excursions of Australia, optimism will probably be briefly provide for Pakistan forward of a three-match collection beginning in Perth subsequent week, with Masood’s job made much more troublesome by a depleted bowling corps.
The final time Pakistan received a Take a look at Down Beneath was in late 1995 when practically half of the present aspect weren’t even born, and in Pat Cummins-led Australia, they face the reigning world Take a look at champions.
Pakistan’s unpredictability means they will by no means be dominated out however their chaotic buildup to the collection makes the vacationers powerful to again in Australia.
Masood inherited the Take a look at captaincy from Babar Azam, who stepped down as all-formats skipper final month within the wake of their failure to make the semi-finals of the 50-overs World Cup in India.
Sequence schedule
First Take a look at: December 14-18, Perth
Second Take a look at: December 26-30, Melbourne
Third Take a look at: January 3-7, Sydney