MELBOURNE -Left-arm quick bowling duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mir Hamza discovered success towards the skilled Australia batting line-up as each registered three wickets to push the opplace on the backfoot. At stumps, Australia’s scorecard learn 187-6 after they’d earlier dismissed Pakistan for 264.
Pakistan resumed from their in a single day rating of 194-6 with Mohammad Rizwan and Aamir Jamal on the crease. The 45-run stand between the 2 was the second-highest partnership for Pakistan. Rizwan (42, 51b, 1×4, 1×6) was the primary batter to stroll again on Day Three when Australia captain Pat Cummins struck early to interrupt the seventh-wicket partnership.
A 25-run eighth-wicket halfnership between Shaheen and Aamir additional helped scale back the deficit. Then, Shaheen (21, 28b, 4x4s) was trapped LBW by Nathan Lyon, with Pakistan slumping to 240-Eight within the 70th over. Cummins later dismissed Hasan Ali to finish his 10th five-wicket haul in Check cricket. Mir Hamza (2) was the final batter to fall within the innings. Lyon, who bagged 4 wickets, closed the innings as Pakistan have been dismissed for 264 in 73.5 overs.
In flip, Shaheen produced magic with the brand new ball as opening batter Usman Khawaja was caught behind in simply the primary over and Marnus Labuschagne fell in the identical method on the final ball of the third over. Hamza bowled a double wicket maiden quickly after lunch and Australia have been lowered to 16-4. The left-arm pacer rattled David Warner’s stumps on the primary ball of the over after which castled Travis Head for a duck on the following supply.
Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh stitched an ideal recovery for his or her aspect. The 2 batted collectively so as to add 153 runs to the entire, guaranteeing Australia remost important within the recreation after the early setback. Hamza ended the halfnership when Salman Ali Agha caught Marsh in the course of the third session of Day Three. The Australian all-rounder was denied a century, falling for a 130-ball 96 studded with 13 boundaries.
Smith accomplished a gritty half-century (50, 176b, 3x4s) earlier than he gloved it to Salman fielding at gully, falling to the entice set by Shaheen. Smith’s dismissal proved to be the ultimate ball of the day. Wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey (16 not out, 42b, 2x4s) remained unbeaten on the crease as Australia ended Day Three at 187-6 in 62.three overs, main by 241. Motion will resume on day 4 on the Melbourne Cricket Floor at 0430 PKT.