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
Nathan Lyon 3-66(24 ov)
100.6
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, flighted delivery and drifting away from off, left alone
100.5
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR, a mighty slog-sweep and Shaheen gets enough to place it wide of mid-on, was slower through the air and he had to reach out on the shot, all useful runs for Pakistan
100.4
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Lyon tosses one on off, defended back at the bowler
100.3
Lyon to Agha Salman, 1 run, pushed through around off, Salman skews a thick edge wide of slip and takes the single
100.2
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, tossed up just outside off, defended to the off-side
100.1
Lyon to Agha Salman, FOUR, lovely, a shimmy down the pitch, Salman extends his arms and then lifts it cleanly over mid-off, bounces away to the ropes
98.6
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, that's a brave leave, the straighter one from Lyon, kept sliding back into the left-hander, Shaheen though has his off-stump covered as he shouldered arms
98.5
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, slower and drifting away from off, left alone
98.4
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, flighted on off, defended back at the bowler
98.3
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, tossed up just outside off, Shaheen has the line covered as he let it go
98.2
Lyon to Shaheen Afridi, no run, flatter and down leg, Shaheen was looking to flick and missed
98.1
Lyon to Agha Salman, 1 run, the reverse sweep, a bit of a top-edge and Smith was quick to move to his right, but the ball drops wide of him and they do take the single
96.6
Lyon to Aamer Jamal, out Stumped!! A stumping appeal now, Carey looks confident. Did Jamal drag his feet out of the crease? The 3rd umpire will have a look - was the straighter one from Lyon, Jamal was lunging forward in defence, beaten on the outside edge and Carey was quick to break the stumps - he did drag the feet for a moment, but did he slide it back before the stumps were broken? Is the feet on the line? Umpire Michael Gough is taking several looks, this is a mighty tight call, think there's nothing behind the popping crease and Gough thinks the same - OUT is the call. Lovely delivery - gets it to drift away and then straighten past the lunging batter. Aamer Jamal st Carey b Lyon 10(18)
96.5
Lyon to Aamer Jamal, no run, Lyon tosses one around off, defended to the on-side
96.4
Lyon to Agha Salman, 1 run, Salman shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the ball and works it past square leg
96.3
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, appeal for LBW, but Salman had got a big stride forward and the impact was well outside off - was looking to sweep and missed
96.2
Lyon to Aamer Jamal, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, pushed into the gap wide of cover
96.1
Lyon to Aamer Jamal, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Jamal leans well forward on the block
80.6
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, nicely bowled! Drifts in sharply from outside off, drawing Agha Salman into a push. Ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads
80.5
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, tossed up outside off, Agha Salman leans ahead and blocks it down the track
80.4
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, full and drifting in towards leg-stump, Agha Salman plants his front foot across and blocks it towards short leg
80.3
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, drifting in nicely from a fuller length, blocked besides the pitch on the leg-side
80.2
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, over the wicket to the right-hander, drifting in, defended to short leg
80.1
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, full ball drifting in, flicked through mid-wicket for a single
78.6
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, drifting down leg, Agha Salman leans ahead and lets it through to Carey
78.5
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Agha Salman uses his feet to the in-drifter, is not quite to the pitch of it, and defends it towards short leg
78.4
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, full ball drifting in, flicked through mid-wicket for a single
78.3
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, no run, on a length on off, turning away, Saud Shakeel plants his front foot across and leaves it alone
78.2
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, no run, loopy full ball on off, Saud Shakeel lunges in defence
78.1
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, FOUR, a dragdown outside off, Saud Shakeel doesn't miss out. He stands tall and cuts it past backward point to find the fence. Good start for Saud Shakeel
76.6
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Lyon tosses one just outside off - a big stride forward in defence
76.5
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, slower and on the leg-stump line, defended back at the bowler
76.4
Lyon to Agha Salman, no run, Lyon tosses one on off, defended back at the bowler
76.3
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, slower and on off, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a single
76.2
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, no run, tossed up on off, defended back at the bowler
76.1
Lyon to Saud Shakeel, no run, inside edge and the ball pops wide of FSL, things beginning to happen for Australia - was the straighter one and Shakeel was playing for the turn, caught the inside edge and rolled wide of Labushagne at FSL
74.6
Lyon to Sarfaraz, 1 run, slower and at the stumps, Sarfaraz comes down the pitch and tucks it past mid-wicket, off the mark with a single
74.5
Lyon to Sarfaraz, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Sarfaraz comes down the wicket and works it to mid-wicket
74.4
Lyon to Imam, out Stumped!! This is a giveaway from Imam - batted patiently for a long time, has a sudden rush of blood, charges down the wicket, is completely bamboozled by a superb off-break and is left stranded out of the crease. He'll be left gutted at having wasted a great start - was slightly pre-meditated on the charge, didn't get to the pitch of the ball, and he ended up slogging across the line. Carey with the simplest of stumpings. Imam st Carey b Lyon 62(199) [4s-4]
74.3
Lyon to Imam, no run, flighted delivery on off, Imam backs away and steers it to short third man
74.2
Lyon to Imam, no run, tossed up on the off-stump line, defended to FSL
74.1
Lyon to Imam, 2 runs, dropped short and just outside off, nicely tapped past the lone slip and a fumble at short third allows a second run, Khawaja was the fielder
68.6
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, pushed through around off, Babar presses forward with soft hands in defence
68.5
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, Lyon tosses one well wide of off, a massive stride forward on the defensive block
68.4
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, pushed through on off, Babar gets right behind the line in defence
68.3
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, slower and drifting onto the pads, Babar leans across and turns it to the on-side
68.2
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, flighted just outside off - Babar gets a big stride forward on the block
68.1
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, Babar leans across on the defensive push
66.6
Lyon to Imam, no run, slower and wider of off, pushed straight to the fielder at cover
66.5
Lyon to Imam, no run, Lyon tosses one just outside off, Imam gets his front-pad out, covers the line and lets it go
66.4
Lyon to Imam, no run, fraction shorter and just outside off - Imam was shaping for the cut and is beaten on the top-edge
66.3
Lyon to Imam, no run, slower and drifting away wide of off, left alone
66.2
Lyon to Imam, no run, flighted delivery from round the wicket, pushed back at the bowler
66.1
Lyon to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Babar leans forward and works it to long-on for a single
64.6
Lyon to Imam, leg byes, 1 run, on a back of a length down leg, Imam looks to work it away and the ball deflects off his pads behind for a leg-bye
64.5
Lyon to Babar Azam, 1 run, Babar Azam lunges to the floated delivery outside off and drives it past the right side of Lyon towards mid-on
64.4
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, bowls this one wide outside off, Babar Azam eases it to covers
64.3
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, Babar Azam puts in a big stride forward to the loopy delivery and blocks it
64.2
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, full and drifting in from outside off, Babar Azam leans ahead and pushes it towards mid-on
64.1
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, on a length outside off, perhaps keeps a bit low, Babar Azam blocks it off the bottom half of the bat towards backward point
62.6
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, on the shorter side this time, tucked to the on-side
62.5
Lyon to Imam, 1 run, quicker one, Imam flicks it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single. That's the fifty for Imam, has been a resolute knock from him. He would look to convert it into a big one
62.4
Lyon to Imam, no run, a huge appeal for a catch! Was there an edge? Imam uses his feet but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. Tries to defend but the ball lobs off his pad and seems to have missed the bat as it carries to first slip. Cummins thinks about the review but decides against it
62.3
Lyon to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Babar Azam strides ahead and knocks it down to long-on
62.2
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Babar Azam lunges in defence
62.1
Lyon to Imam, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg from round the wicket, Imam looks to nudge and it deflects off his pads towards short fine for a leg-bye
50.6
Lyon to Khurram Shahzad, no run, drifting in on off, Khurram Shahzad leans ahead a touch and blocks it to covers
50.5
Lyon to Khurram Shahzad, no run, full and drifting in on middle and leg, eased towards mid-on
50.4
Lyon to Khurram Shahzad, no run, Lyon switches to over the wicket and bowls an in-drifter on middle and leg, played with soft hands towards short mid-wicket
50.3
Lyon to Khurram Shahzad, no run, on a back of a length, turning down, Khurram Shahzad looks to tuck it across but the ball deflects to the leg-side off his thigh pad
50.2
Lyon to Khurram Shahzad, no run, floated delivery around leg-stump, Khurram Shahzad looks to glance it but it deflects off his pads to leg slip
50.1
Lyon to Khurram Shahzad, no run, tossed up delivery from round the wicket, flicked to short mid-wicket
48.6
Lyon to Imam, no run, Lyon senses Imam coming down the wicket and shortens his length. He did step down and the ball turned and gripped as well. Imam has to adjust and manages to keep it out
48.5
Lyon to Imam, no run, Imam uses his feet to the flighted delivery, is not quite to the pitch of it, and pushes it towards mid-on
48.4
Lyon to Imam, no run, drifting in on off, once again the big stride from Imam to smother the spin
48.3
Lyon to Imam, no run, Imam is right forward to the tossed up delivery and blocks it to the right of Lyon
48.2
Lyon to Imam, no run, quicker in pace and on a length on off, Imam lunges in defence
48.1
Lyon to Masood, 1 run, floated delivery outside off, Masood drives it down to long-off for a single
42.6
Lyon to Masood, no run, that could have been disastrous for Pakistan! Masood taps this one towards cover-point and takes off. Imam initially responds but he spots Warner rushing towards the ball and sends his skipper back. Masood turns back and puts in a full length dive as the throw comes to Carey. Looks like he made his ground. The replay shows he is fine. Was a brilliant effort from Warner, he flung in the air and threw the ball
42.5
Lyon to Masood, no run, on a back of a length wide outside off, left alone
42.4
Lyon to Imam, 1 run, ouch, that will sting! Imam uses his feet to the tossed up delivery and smashes it back. Masood takes evasive action as he turns his back in reflex. Is hit on the back as the ball deflects towards mid-on. A single taken
42.3
Lyon to Imam, no run, loopy full ball outside off, Imam leans ahead and pushes it to the right of Lyon who stops it with a dive
42.2
Lyon to Imam, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, blocked to the left of Lyon
42.1
Lyon to Imam, no run, full ball on off, Imam leans ahead and defends it besides the pitch on the leg-side
40.6
Lyon to Imam, no run, leans ahead to the floated delivery and blocks it back to Lyon
40.5
Lyon to Imam, FOUR, delicately played! Quicker and flatter outside off, Imam rocks back and uses the pace on it. Dabs it late past the slip fielder and gets the desired result. Good footwork there
40.4
Lyon to Imam, no run, loopy full ball on off, Imam lunges and eases it back to Lyon
40.3
Lyon to Imam, no run, flighted delivery, drifting in initially and turns away after landing, Imam makes a watchful leave
40.2
Lyon to Imam, no run, tossed up delivery around off, eased off the front foot to covers
40.1
Lyon to Imam, no run, on a length outside off, turns away with extra bounce. Imam plants his front foot across and leaves it alone
38.6
Lyon to Imam, no run, drifting in nicely on middle, Imam defends it with his bat and pad close together
38.5
Lyon to Masood, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off, driven to deepish mid-off for a single
38.4
Lyon to Masood, FOUR, that's more like it from the Pakistan skipper! He is nimble on his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball, and lifts it over mid-on for a boundary. He scored a double century in the warm-up match at Canberra and he is showing intent straightaway
38.3
Lyon to Masood, no run, quicker through the air and tight on off, Masood defends it off the inner half of his bat
38.2
Lyon to Masood, no run, shorter in length and spinning away, cut to the fielder at cover-point
38.1
Lyon to Masood, no run, on a back of a length around off, chopped to backward point
36.6
Lyon to Imam, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! Imam charges down the track, is not to the pitch of the ball, but goes through with a lofted stroke. Ends up slicing it towards wide mid-off. Starc is stationed at deepish mid-off. He moves to his right but the ball falls wide of him. End of a successful over for Lyon
36.5
Lyon to Masood, 1 run, leans ahead and eases this one to covers
36.4
Lyon to Masood, FOUR, streaky but works! Masood uses his feet, is not quite to the pitch of it, but goes through with an expansive shot. Gets it past the dive of the mid-off fielder and picks up a boundary. That came off the inside half of the bat
36.3
Lyon to Masood, no run, almost chopped on! Nervy times for the Pakistan skipper! Drifting in from a length from round the wicket, cramps Masood for room. He trie to chop it away but gets an inside edge that deflects off the outer flap of his pads and rolls towards first slip
36.2
Lyon to Shafique, out Caught by Warner!! There's the wicket, you can't say Australia didn't deserve it - tossed up and drifting down leg, Shafique ran down the pitch, couldn't get on top of the bounce, gets a big inside edge on the flick and it goes straight into the hands of Warner at leg slip. Shafique kept fighting, had his fair share of luck, but that's over now and Pakistan have lost their first wicket. The players have taken drinks as well. Shafique c Warner b Lyon 42(121) [4s-6]
36.1
Lyon to Shafique, no run, tossed up on off, Shafique gets well forward defensively
34.6
Lyon to Shafique, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, tucked to the on-side
34.5
Lyon to Shafique, 2 runs, very full and drifting down leg, Shafique plays the angle and gets it fine, comes back for the second
34.4
Lyon to Shafique, no run, Lyon tosses one on off, pushed to the off-side
34.3
Lyon to Shafique, no run, slower and on off, defended solidly
34.2
Lyon to Shafique, no run, tossed up on off, turned to the on-side
34.1
Lyon to Shafique, no run, flighted delivery on off, defended off the inside edge to FSL. Labuschagne flicks the ball to the keeper, who waited for Shafique to momentarily lift his leg, he did break the stumps, but the batter was back by then
32.6
Lyon to Shafique, 1 run, the quicker ball from Lyon, but it's down leg and it's worked behind square on the on-side for a run
32.5
Lyon to Shafique, no run, Lyon tosses one on off, Shafique leans across and pushes it to mid-wicket
32.4
Lyon to Shafique, FOUR, lovely, dropped short and wide of off - Shafique picked the length early, goes back and then cuts it square behind point, a long chase for Starc and he pulls the ball back into play, but as he did so, his feet was in contact with the advertisement skirting
32.3
Lyon to Shafique, no run, slower and wider of off, Shafique picks out cover with the drive
32.2
Lyon to Shafique, no run, tossed up on off, Shafique leans across and defends it to the on-side
32.1
Lyon to Shafique, no run, Shafique shimmies down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and pushes it back at the bowler
30.6
Lyon to Shafique, no run, slower and at the stumps, Shafique goes back in defence
30.5
Lyon to Shafique, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler
30.4
Lyon to Shafique, no run, a huge appeal for caught behind, umpire Joel Wilson isn't interested and Australia have reviewed - the bowler, keeper and the men catching were all convinced that Shafique had got an edge on the tuck. HotSpot shows nothing and there's a flat line on RTS as well. That's a review wasted. Was drifting down leg and Shafique was looking to tuck
30.3
Lyon to Shafique, no run, turn on this off-break, but the length is short, lets Shafique go back on the block
30.2
Lyon to Shafique, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, nudged onto the on-side
30.1
Lyon to Shafique, no run, flighted on middle, Shafique turns it onto the on-side
28.6
Lyon to Imam, 1 run, tossed up on off, worked backward of square on the on-side for a single
28.5
Lyon to Imam, no run, dropped slightly short and just outside off - Imam backs away and steers it to backward point
28.4
Lyon to Imam, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Imam gets his bat in front of the pad as he defended
28.3
Lyon to Imam, no run, nice bit of flight on off, defended back at the bowler
28.2
Lyon to Imam, no run, pushed through by Lyon, Imam goes right back in defence
28.1
Lyon to Imam, no run, flighted delivery on off, Imam goes back and turns it to the on-side
14.6
Lyon to Imam, no run, full ball outside off, driven to extra cover
14.5
Lyon to Imam, no run, loopy full ball outside off, tapped with an open bat face towards cover-point
14.4
Lyon to Shafique, 1 run, full ball drifting in, flicked off the inner half to deep mid-wicket
14.3
Lyon to Shafique, FOUR, intent from Shafique! He steps down the track, converts it into a half-volley, and smashes it over Lyon for a rocketing boundary. Good ploy from him, not allowing Lyon to settle down
14.2
Lyon to Imam, 1 run, drifting down leg from round the wicket, glanced towards fine leg for a single
14.1
Lyon to Imam, no run, 92kph fuller length ball around off, turning away, Imam makes a watchful leave
12.6
Lyon to Shafique, no run, drifting in nicely and full, Shafique stays leg side of the ball to dead-bat it
12.5
Lyon to Shafique, no run, quicker through the air outside off, kept out watchfully
12.4
Lyon to Shafique, no run, flighted delivery outside off, driven on the bounce to Head at extra cover. A crowd catch that as he mimicks a celebration by throwing the ball up
12.3
Lyon to Shafique, no run, full ball outside off, driven to mid-off
12.2
Lyon to Shafique, no run, quicker through the air outside off, Shafique plants his front foot across and allows it through
12.1
Lyon to Shafique, FOUR, well played! Loopy full ball outside off, Shafique plants his front foot across, opens his bat face a bit, and drives it through point to get the desired result
10.6
Lyon to Shafique, no run, spinning in sharply from a back of a length, Shafique looks to block but is struck on the pads. Brilliant start from Lyon, he has been on the money
10.5
Lyon to Shafique, no run, on a length, turning in on middle and leg, defended down the track
10.4
Lyon to Shafique, no run, drifting in from a length on middle, Shafique leans ahead and smothers the turn
10.3
Lyon to Shafique, no run, length ball outside off, Shafique plants his front foot across and leaves it alone
10.2
Lyon to Shafique, FOUR, just past the outstrecthed hand of Smith at first slip! Tossed up outside off, Shafique is drawn into a push and edges it behind. Smith dives but it just evades him and runs through to the fence
10.1
Lyon to Shafique, no run, good turn and grip there! On a back of a length, turning in from outside off and going down leg, Shafique looks to flick and misses
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