Pakistan XI power to 336 for three against Australia A on Day 1
Pakistan score 336 for three against Australia A on Day 1.
PERTH (Dunya News) – Pakistanis scored 336 runs for the loss of three wickets against Australia A in a tour match after winning the toss and deciding to bat first on Monday.
Australia A started off well taking three wickets of Pakistan at just 60 runs. Babar Azam and Asad Shafiq piled on a colossal 276-run partnership for the rest of day 1. Azam scored 157 not out off 197 balls including 24 fours whereas Shafiq scored 119 not out off 245 balls hitting 12 fours and a six.
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Babar Azam has reinforced his standing as Pakistan s talisman, scoring a commanding unbeaten century in the pink-ball tour match against Australia A in Perth.
Test stalwart Asad Shafiq also reached triple figures before Pakistan went to stumps at 3-336 on day one of the three-day clash.
The visitors lost their first wicket on 13 when skipper Azhar Ali was removed after scoring 11 runs. Haris Sohail was the second batsman to be dismissed on 18 followed by opener Shan Masood (22). Test prospect Riley Meredith snared two early wickets while Micheal Neser took only one wicket throughout the day.
"He’s an exceptionally good player," Australia Test hopeful Travis Head said about Babar. "He’s obviously translated that (white-ball) form nicely today.
Australia A XI: Marcus Harris, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Will Pucovski, Cameron Bancroft, Alex Carey (c & wk), Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Sean Abbott, Riley Meredith
Pakistan XI: Shan Masood, Azhar Ali (c), Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, (wk), Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Imran Khan
The first Test of the series between Pakistan and Australia will be hosted by Brisbane from November 21-25, while the second day-night Test will be played in Adelaide from November 29-December 3.
Test squad: Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan Sr., Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah
