Rawalpindi: Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq notched up tons as the first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Rawalpindi ended in a draw on Tuesday.
Pakistan bowlers continued their momentum from last evening and straight away picked wickets in the morning to end Australia’s innings on 459/10.
Resuming at 449 for 7, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc aimed to take a first-innings lead. To put pressure on the batters, Pakistan started with Shaheen Afridi.
However, Nauman Ali, who had already taken four wickets, dismissed Pat Cummins in his first over of the day, completing his third five-wicket haul. Shaheen in the very next over trapped Starc in front, ending his innings on 13.
After Nathan Lyon was trapped in front of the stumps while sweeping Ali, Pakistan wrapped up Australia’s innings in the first 20 minutes of the day with Nauman bagging his career-best figures of 6-107.
(Source: ICC Media)
