Published 17:04 IST, November 30th 2019
Mitchell Starc goes berserk as Australia reduce Pakistan to 96-6 at stumps on Day 2
Australia's pace spearheaded Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc on the Pakistan batting line-up as the visitors were reduced to 96-6 at the end of the day's play.
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Australia's pace spearheaded Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc on Pakistan batting line-up as visitors were reduced to 96-6 at end of day's play. Australia declared ir innings after posting a mammoth total of 589 runs, thanks to David Warner's maiden Test triple ton. Mitchell Starc was right on money and struck gold in fourth over as he got rid of Imam-ul-Haq. Starc n picked up two wickets off 31st over to send Ifthikar Ahmed and Rizwan packing. Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood grabbed one wicket each as Pakistan ended Day 2 on a very dry te, with just four wickets left.
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Mitchell Starc wreaks havoc
Pakistan batsmen struggle against Aussie heat
After losing skipper Azhar Ali and opener Imam-ul-Haq early, Shah Masood and Babar Azam tried to bring things back under control for Pakistan. However, once Shah Masood was dismissed, Pakistan lost two wickets in one over, thanks to a lethal spell from Starc. Babar Azam remained t out at 43 runs at end of day's play as future for Pakistan in Test looked bleak with just four wickets remaining in hand.
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Maiden triple ton for David Warner
Australia's David Warner etched his name in records as he smashed his first-ever Test triple ton against Pakistan in second Test on Saturday at Adelaide. Warner became seventh Australian batsman to score a triple ton in longer format of game and second Australian to score a 300 against Pakistan. Warner's 300 is also first triple century scored at Adelaide Oval as previous best belonged to Don Bradman (299*) against South Africa in 1932.
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16:48 IST, November 30th 2019