Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia v Pakistan in UAE, 2018 Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Date & Time: Oct 16-Oct 20, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Aaron Finch 31(61)
22.2
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, out Lbw!! You need some 10 Mohammad Abbases to make Test cricket lively on pitches that aren't really bowler friendly. "He's a genius on dead pitches," are the words from Rameez Raja on air. What a champion bowler. I completely agree with you Dale (the tweet about Abbas). This is another good length delivery that pitches well outside off stump and fools the batsman with the big inward nip, Finch prods forward to defend, can't cover for the movement and he's struck right in front of the sticks. Wise from Finch to not waste a review there. One thing is for sure, if you got to keep Abbas away, you just cannot let him bowl the same line and length because he will bring one into you and then immediately take the other away. Finch lbw b Mohammad Abbas 31(61) [4s-2]
22.1
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, oh this one jags back in big a considerable about of the margin, Finch manages to block off the inside half of the bat
21.6
Yasir Shah to Labuschagne, no run, defended into the off-side
21.1
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Finch defends off the front foot
20.6
Mohammad Abbas to Labuschagne, no run, blocked again
19.5
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, defended into the off-side
19.4
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, what turn! Pitches outside leg stump from over the wicket and turns square, Finch manages to adjust in time and defend off the back foot, that's a sign that the pitch is very slow, have enough time for Finch to react
19.3
Yasir Shah to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, too short and outside off stump, Marsh cuts to deep cover
19.1
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Finch defends
18.6
Mohammad Abbas to Mitchell Marsh, no run, bit of inward movement on this length delivery, Marsh defends off the front foot
17.5
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, tossed up just o stump, Finch defends
17.4
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, Finch defends off the front foot
17.3
Yasir Shah to Head, 1 run, nudged away to short fine leg
16.6
Mohammad Abbas to Head, no run, blocked down the pitch
15.5
Yasir Shah to Finch, 2 runs, square-driven, definitely was aimed to hit that square, the spun and took the outer half of the bat, rolling through point
15.4
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, low full toss on the leg stump, Finch digs it out
15.3
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Finch leans forward and defends
15.2
Yasir Shah to Head, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Head sweeps it to backward square leg
14.5
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Finch defends
14.4
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, covers the line and blocks off the front foot
14.3
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, defended
14.2
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, another drive to cover
14.1
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Finch drives into the off-side
13.6
Yasir Shah to Head, no run, lets the ball turn and carefully nudges to leg gully
12.5
Mohammad Abbas to Head, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Head flicks it through backward square leg
11.5
Yasir Shah to Head, 1 run, yes-no and they get through for a run. Head rocks back and clips this flighted delivery to backward square leg, Finch always wanted the run, Head hesitated because there was just one more ball left in the day and was highly risky that such a run is being attempted at the stroke of stumps. The throw should have gone to the non-striker's end, but the fielder threw it to the keeper
11.3
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, quicker delivery just outside off stump, Finch defends
11.2
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, outside edge found, but it falls short of the man at first slip. Finch wanted to defend off the front foot, good amount of turn and the ball dies in front of slip who was diving low to his right
11.1
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, nice flighted delivery with a bit of drift into the right-hander and then the turn away from him, defended
10.6
Bilal Asif to Head, no run, nice and full, Head is solid in his defence
9.6
Yasir Shah to Head, no run, turns big from the rough, jumps on the batsman and hits him high on the pad, impact too was easily outside off stump
9.2
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, very full delivery on the off stump, Finch defends
9.1
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Finch defends
8.6
Bilal Asif to Head, no run, defended into the off-side
7.5
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Finch shoulders arms
7.4
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Finch defends off the front foot again
7.3
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, fullish and outside off stump, blocked
7.2
Yasir Shah to Finch, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Finch leans forward and defends
7.1
Yasir Shah to Head, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Head just about digs it out to backward point
6.5
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, defended to mid-on
6.4
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, 2 runs, very full and on the leg stump, Finch flicks it behind square leg
6.3
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Finch defends off the front foot
6.2
Mohammad Abbas to Head, 3 runs, good length delivery on the stumps, Head flicks it wide of long-on, played that watchfully, Azhar Ali gives chase and pulls it back just in time
5.6
Mir Hamza to Head, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Head defends
4.6
Mohammad Abbas to Head, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket, Head defends
4.3
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, not given LBW, Sarfraz thinks, says no. Height was an issue. Good length delivery nips back in off the pitch, Finch leans forward to defend, hit above the kneeroll and he was already standing outside the crease, over 3 metres says HawkEye
4.2
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, this one jags back in, but Finch covers the line and shoulders arms
4.1
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, short of length delivery from Mohammad Abbas, Finch defends
3.6
Mir Hamza to Finch, 1 run, on the leg stump, Finch flicks it to backward square leg
3.5
Mir Hamza to Finch, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Finch leans forward and defends nicely
3.4
Mir Hamza to Finch, no run, full and outside off stump, Finch defends to cover
3.3
Mir Hamza to Finch, FOUR, outside edge found, but it rolls between second slip and gully. Good length delivery outside off stump, doesn't rise much, takes the edge rolls to third man
3.2
Mir Hamza to Finch, no run, overpitched again, Finch drives along the ground to covert this time. Interesting to see Mir Hamza operate from round the wicket
3.1
Mir Hamza to Finch, FOUR, very full and outside off stump, Finch leans forward and drives hard through point
2.6
Mohammad Abbas to Head, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Head defends off the back foot
2.4
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, defended into the off-side
2.3
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, huge shout for LBW, not given. Long thought for a review, they decide against it. Good call not to review because that was missing by a long way. Good length delivery nipping back in, the ball beats Finch's defence and thuds into the pad, impact in line with middle and leg, too much inward movement on that occasion
2.2
Mohammad Abbas to Head, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Head defende to mid-off, fumble allows a run
1.5
Mir Hamza to Head, 3 runs, short and wide, gets on top of the bounce and slaps it through the covers
0.6
Mohammad Abbas to Shaun Marsh, no run, this time Marsh covers the line and lets the full ball pass to the keeper
0.1
Mohammad Abbas to Finch, no run, oh what a start from Finch and how poor from Finch to chase at a wide outswinger first ball. The length was full, Finch wanted to drive through cover, missed it
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