Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Australia, 2023-24 Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth Date & Time: Dec 14-Dec 17, 10:20 AM LOCAL
Steven Smith 31(60)
56.3
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, out Caught by Sarfaraz!! Khurram Shahzad breaks through! He has looked in good rhythm and his efforts finally pays dividends. He bowls this one in the corridor of uncertainty and gets it to straighten after landing. Smith shuffles a bit, the balance is not quite there as he pushes at it tentatively from the crease. Ends up getting an outside edge. Sarfaraz moves to his right and takes another low catch. Smith was looking a bit itchy since the last couple of overs and he has perished. Smith c Sarfaraz b Khurram Shahzad 31(60) [4s-4]
56.2
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, once again Smith shuffles across his stumps and is rapped above the knee roll to the in-slanting back of a length delivery
56.1
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw! Back of a length ball shaping in, Smith tries to tuck it across but is struck above the knee roll. It was too high
55.6
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, full ball on off, knocked down to long-on to retain strike
55.5
Agha Salman to Smith, no run, slower through the air, blocked off the front foot
55.2
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, loopy full ball on middle, driven down to long-on
54.6
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, short of length ball outside off, seams away after pitching, Smith lifts his arms to let it go
54.5
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, length ball around off, Smith plants his front foot across and eases it to covers
54.4
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, short of length ball outside off, Smith shuffles across and plays it with an open bat face towards point
54.3
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, back of a length ball on the sixth stump channel, Smith knows where his off-stump is and makes an assured leave
54.2
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, full ball shaping in on off, Smith shuffles a bit and pushes it to mid-on
54.1
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, back of a length ball outside off, cut towards the backward point fielder who stops it with a dive
53.5
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, loopy ball around off, stroked down to long-on to rotate strike
53.4
Agha Salman to Smith, no run, drifting in towards the pads, Smith is early on the flick and gets a soft leading edge down the track
52.6
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, short ball well outside off, Smith fetches it from there and pulls it straight to short mid-wicket. A probing over from Khurram Shahzad
52.5
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, good length ball around off, Smith strides ahead this time and eases it to the off-side
52.4
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, FOUR, lucky escape! Fuller length ball on off, Smith stays on the back foot as he pushes at it with minimal foot movement. Gets a thick inside edge past his stumps and through to the fence
52.3
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, keeps coming in with the angle, Smith shuffles a bit and leaves it a bit late. A bit of indecision there
52.2
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, length ball in the tight off-stump channel, Smith leans ahead and defends it to covers
51.5
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, on a back of a length, Smith tucks it with the spin and it goes just wide of the short leg fielder. That was too close for comfort
50.6
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, pitched up ball outside off, Smith goes for a drive with hard hands and mistimes it to covers
50.5
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, shaping in on off, Smith shuffles a bit and blocks it to the leg-side
50.4
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, straightens after landing. Smith fishes at it and almost nicks it behind
50.3
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, 2 runs, back of a length ball well outside off, Smith guides it nicely past backward point and comes back for a brace
50.2
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, another short of length ball outside off, Smith is not interested to fiddle with it
50.1
Khurram Shahzad to Smith, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Smith lifts his bat to let it sail through to the keeper
49.1
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, slower and drifting into the pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single
48.6
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, 1 run, length ball angling into the pads, worked behind square on the on-side for a single
48.5
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Smith picks out mid-wicket with the on-drive
48.3
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, 1 run, short and into the body, Smith stays with the low bounce and pulls it down to long leg
48.2
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, on a good length and in that channel wide of off, left alone
47.6
Agha Salman to Smith, no run, flighted delivery on off - Smith jumps down the pitch in defence
46.6
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, floaty full ball wide of off, Smith plays an open-faced drive and finds backward point
46.5
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, Afridi shortens the length around off, played with soft hands as Smith guides it to gully
46.4
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Smith presses well forward and finds cover with the drive
46.3
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, full and slanting into the pads, Smith gets into a small tangle as he shuffled across, the ball crashes into the pad and rolls to the on-side
46.2
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, a mini-shuffle as Smith defended it back at the bowler
46.1
Shaheen Afridi to Smith, no run, short of a good length and arounhd off, Smith prods across and drops it at his feet
45.6
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, Salman tosses one on off, worked down to long-on for a run, brings up Australia's 200
45.5
Agha Salman to Smith, no run, slower and just outside off - Smith comes down the pitch defensively
44.6
Aamer Jamal to Smith, no run, Jamal shortens the length and angles one into the right-hander, turned to the on-side
44.6
Aamer Jamal to Smith, 5 wides, a wayward short delivery, kept rising and flies over Sarfaraz's head, given as wides, five of them
44.5
Aamer Jamal to Smith, no run, banged in short and well wide of off, left alone
43.6
Agha Salman to Smith, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Warner plants his front-foot forward on the block
43.2
Agha Salman to Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, eased down to long-on for a single
43.1
Agha Salman to Smith, no run, tossed up on off, Smith presses forward defensively
42.4
Aamer Jamal to Smith, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, Smith rides the bounce and punches it to the right of point for a single
42.3
Aamer Jamal to Smith, FOUR, beautifully played, floaty wide half-volley from Jamal - Smith stays on the back-foot and then leans elegantly into the drive, places it wide of cover and the ball roills away to the ropes
42.2
Aamer Jamal to Smith, no run, length ball on the stumps, Smith presses across and turns it to backward square leg
42.1
Aamer Jamal to Smith, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended to the off-side
41.6
Faheem Ashraf to Smith, 1 run, length ball at the stumps, worked behind square on the on-side for a single
40.6
Aamer Jamal to Smith, no run, short of a good length and on off, defended back at the bowler
40.4
Aamer Jamal to Smith, 1 run, Jamal continues to bowl short and Smith continues to play the pull, rolled his wrists and placed it behind square on the on-side
40.2
Aamer Jamal to Smith, 1 run, banged in short by Jamal, pulled down to long leg for a single
40.1
Aamer Jamal to Smith, FOUR, clubbed, too short from Jamal, at 131 kmph, Smith has ample time to rock back and then thump the pull behind square on the on-side for a boundary
38.6
Aamer Jamal to Smith, no run, on a length and just outside off, Smith prods across and defends it to the on-side
37.6
Faheem Ashraf to Smith, no run, short of a good length and in that channel wide of off, left alone
37.5
Faheem Ashraf to Smith, no run, Faheem goes full and spills it down leg, past Smith's flick and on its way to the keeper
37.4
Faheem Ashraf to Smith, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone
37.3
Faheem Ashraf to Smith, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Faheem and Smith is all over it, swivels across and thumps the pull in front of square on the on-side, races away to the square boundary
37.2
Faheem Ashraf to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
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