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
Babar Azam 14(37)
14.6
Cummins to Babar Azam, out Caught by Carey!! Edged and caught! Australia are rampant here at Perth - extra lift and Babar could have done little about it - shaped back and straightened at the right-hander, Babar was half-forward in defence, the ball grazed the shoulder of the bat, flicked the glove and it's a straightforward catch to the keeper. Four wickets down and the end is nigh for the visitors. Babar Azam c Carey b Cummins 14(37) [4s-2]
14.5
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Babar under-edges the cut to the off-side
14.4
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a half-stride forward in defence
14.3
Cummins to Babar Azam, byes, FOUR, a vicious short ball, kept rising onto the right-hander and has Babar in an ugly tangle, he looks to fend it away awkwardly and the ball climbs over his left shoulder, giving Carey no chance
14.2
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, defended off the back-foot to the off-side
14.1
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and just outside off, defended off the back-foot to the off-side
13.3
Lyon to Babar Azam, 1 run, slower and well outside off, worked past FSL for a single
13.2
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, flighted just outside off, defended back at the bowler
13.1
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off, extra bounce as Babar pressed forward, gets an inside edge that drops onto the on-side
12.6
Cummins to Babar Azam, 1 run, a leading edge now, but the ball rolls wide of cover, angled back into the right-hander who was early into the tuck
12.5
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, edged, and the ball bounces short of Khawaja at 3rd slip - on a good length and just outside off, Babar presses forward with low hands and the ball finds the edge
12.4
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, banged in short by Cummins - Babar ducks under and lets it go
12.3
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, beaten, on a good length and holding its line outside off - Babar plays down the original line, but the ball straightens to beat the outside edge
12.2
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, stayed a fraction low, so does Babar as he jabs it to the off-side
12.1
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps, defended off the back-foot
11.4
Lyon to Babar Azam, 1 run, loopy delivery wide of off, pushed in front of mid-off and they scamper through for a quick single
11.3
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, Lyon tosses well wide of off - Babar gets a big stride forward in defence
11.2
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Babar leans well across on the block
11.1
Lyon to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, Babar leans well forward defensively
10.5
Cummins to Babar Azam, leg byes, 1 run, shout for LBW, but this was slanting down leg with the angle, Babar was pinned on the back-foot as he looked to flick, struck in front of leg
10.4
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
10.3
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and at the stumps, Babar hops across and blocks
10.2
Cummins to Babar Azam, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended to the on-side
10.1
Cummins to Babar Azam, 2 runs, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, Babar stands tall and then punches it in front of square on the off-side, long chase for the fielder and he's back for the second
8.6
Starc to Babar Azam, no run, full and shaping back into the right-hander, Babar leans across and finds mid-on with a crisp drive
8.5
Starc to Babar Azam, FOUR, streaky and four, fuller length delivery and pushed across the right-hander - Babar's lazily wafts and gets a thick edge, which went flying behind point for a boundary
8.4
Starc to Babar Azam, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Babar presses well forward and defends it to the on-side
8.3
Starc to Babar Azam, no run, short and well down leg, Babar gets out of the way and lets it go
8.2
Starc to Babar Azam, FOUR, nicely played, fuller length delivery and angling across the right-hander - Babar leans across, plays with an open face and steers it square behind point, runs away to the ropes
8.1
Starc to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and angling across the right-hander, Babar has a half-hearted spar and misses by a long way
7.5
Hazlewood to Babar Azam, 1 run, full and at the stumps, Babar presents a straight bat as he drives crisply - but Cummins dives to his left at mid-on, gets a hand and cuts off the boundary
7.4
Hazlewood to Babar Azam, no run, tad fuller and around off, defended with soft hands to the off-side
7.3
Hazlewood to Babar Azam, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, defended solidly
6.6
Starc to Babar Azam, leg byes, FOUR, full and slanting down leg, catches Babar's pad on the flick and runs away past the diving keeper
5.6
Hazlewood to Babar Azam, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Babar stays back and defends it to the off-side
5.5
Hazlewood to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, must've hit a crack as the ball deviated awqay sharply, stayed low and beat Babar's forward prod
5.4
Hazlewood to Babar Azam, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, Babar covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
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