Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Australia, 2023-24 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 29, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Mir Hamza 4-32(18.1 ov)
84.1
Mir Hamza to Carey, out Lbw!! Carey has been given OUT LBW and he's reviewed it straightaway - was a fair way down the pitch as well. Is this sliding down leg? No bat - HotSpot and RTS confirm it, umpire's call will do it for Pakistan. The leg-stump is visible and the ball has straightened enough to crash into the top of middle-stump - three reds, Carey is OUT and Australia's innings is over. Fourth wicket for Hamza - he's deserved every bit of this - pitched up and then got the ball to straighten with the angle, Carey came down the pitch, shuffled across and then missed the flick, caught bang in front of middle and it's an easy call for umpire Michael Gough. Carey lbw b Mir Hamza 53(101) [4s-8]
82.6
Mir Hamza to Carey, FOUR, cracking shot, full and wide of off - Carey leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of cover, rolls away to the ropes in a jiffy and brings up Carey's half-century
82.5
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, stayed very low and scoots under Carey's bat
82.4
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, fuller length delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler
82.3
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Carey prods forward and is beaten, bounces through to the keeper
82.2
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, Hamza shortens the length outside off, punched off the back-foot to cover
82.1
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, driven to deep cover and Carey will stay on strike
80.6
Mir Hamza to Hazlewood, no run, on a good length and around off, blocked back at the bowler
80.5
Mir Hamza to Hazlewood, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, defended back at the bowler
80.4
Mir Hamza to Carey, 1 run, he's happy to take the single now, short of a good length and just outside off, punched square on the off-side for a single
80.3
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, swing and a miss, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, Carey came running down the pitch, swung hard and is beaten on the outside edge
80.2
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, defended to the off-side
80.1
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, on a length and angling into the pads, tucked down to long leg and Carey refuses the single
55.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 126.9kph, shuffles and glances this middle-stump line ball to square leg
55.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 126.5kph, nips away from a good length and there's extra bounce as well. Squares up Smith who is beaten on the outside edge and hit high on the back thigh
55.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 124.3kph, defended into the off-side after covering the line
55.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 126.5kph, stays over the wicket against Smith and bowls a full delivery going away with the angle, no shot offered
55.2
Mir Hamza to Carey, 3 runs, 126.9kph, short of a good length, Carey stands tall and punches it into the gap through the covers. Neatly timed and he collects three
55.1
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, 124.,6kph, fullish ball just outside off, Carey defends off the front foot
53.6
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, 129.8kph, nip-backer, Carey is rooted in his crease and hurriedly look to flick. Gets an inside edge onto his pad and the ball rolls to point
53.5
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, 125.1kph, Pakistan keep appealing as umpire Joel Wilson remains unmoved. In-angler that further seams in to hit him high on the front leg. Beats the defensive inside edge. Too high and missing leg
53.4
Mir Hamza to Carey, 2 runs, 131.7kph, short of length marginally outside off, Carey punches it behind square on the off-side and gets off the mark with a brace. That should ease his nerves
53.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, 1 run, 130.2kph, straighter line, tucked away to long leg. Fighting fifty for Steven Smith! Loud applause from the crowd and he raises his bat. Smith will be hungry for more...
53.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 129.4kph, short of length ball, Smith defends it towards square leg off the inner half
53.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.8kph, full delivery, Smith defends it to mid-on
51.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.9kph, fuller than a length, blocked into off. Maiden over!
51.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 125.1kph, hardly any backlift as a shuffling Smith defends this short of length ball into the leg-side
51.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 124.9kph, drives a full delivery straight to mid-off
51.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 125kph, in-angling full ball, Smith pushes to short mid-wicket
51.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 127.3kph, full outside off, Smith miscues the drive to mid-off. Comes off the bottom part of the bat
51.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.5kph, full delivery from round the wicket, pushed defensively to cover off the front foot
49.6
Mir Hamza to Carey, no run, length ball on off, Carey defends
49.5
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Agha Salman!! Edge, carries and taken! Geoff Marsh has his hands on head. Mitchell Marsh is distraught as well. 128.7kph, good length delivery around the fifth stump zone. Might have straightened a bit. Marsh pushes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge. Salman, at wide-ish first slip, dives to his right and takes a superb one-handed low catch. Marsh walks off to a standing ovation from the MCG crowd. Misses his ton by 4 runs. The 153-run stand has been broken. End of what could be a match-winning knock. Mitchell Marsh c Agha Salman b Mir Hamza 96(130) [4s-13]
49.4
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 127kph, Marsh walks forward to punch and inside-edges to short mid-wicket
49.3
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, 126.4kph, shuffles across to work it into the leg-side, inside-edges to fine leg
49.2
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 125.7kph, length ball, Marsh defends
49.1
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, 127.6kph, full from round the wicket, Marsh plays a cracking drive off the front foot sending it through cover point. Races away to the fence. 150 partnership!
33.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Smith hops across and blocks it back at the bowler
33.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Smith presses across defensively
33.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Smith gets a good stride forward on the block
33.3
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, short of a length and well wide of off, slapped to deep point for a run
33.2
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Marsh prods forward and defends it to the on-side
33.1
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, the nip-backer from Hamza, jagged back into the right-hander and caught him high on the thigh-pad, was hopping across on the flick, Marsh
31.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting back into the right-hander, left alone
31.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended off the back-foot to the off-side
31.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the right-hander, Smith covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go
31.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone and it rolls through to Rizwan
31.2
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, nudged into the gap square past point for a single
31.1
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Marsh presses forward and gets a thick inside edge to the on-side
29.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, 1 run, 132.4kph, angled in on off and middle, Smith glances it to square leg for a single
29.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 132.4kph, fuller ball, Smith blocks it into off
29.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.3kph, Smith shuffles and defends this length ball to mid-on
29.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 126.6kph, straightens a bit outside off from a good length and good carry-through to the keeper as Smith leaves it alone
29.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 129.5kph, Smith gets forward and defends with his bat close to the pad
29.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 131.1kph, length ball angled down leg, ignored
27.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 132.2kph, fuller in length, blocked. Maiden over
27.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.6kph, Mir Hamza appeals for lbw as Smith shoulders arms to an in-angling short of length ball. Too high and well outside off. None of the Pakistani fielders behind the sticks appealed
27.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 129.4kph, short of length ball, a shuffling Smith misses the tuck to get hit high on the thigh pad
27.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 127.5kph, short of length, defended into the off-side
27.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.9kph, keeps a shade low does this length ball around off, Smith is well-equipped to keep it out on the on-side
27.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.3kph, shuffles across, gets slightly squared up but does well to defend this length ball into the deck
25.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, 1 run, 131kph, Smith moves back and across to poke this length ball towards point
25.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, edged and safe! 132kph, away-angler, Smith pushes at it, the outside edge falls well short of gully
25.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 129.6kph, fuller than a length, Smith defends with his bat close to the pad
25.3
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, third fifty of this series for Mitchell Marsh! Walks forward and across to drive this fullish ball to deep backward point. Raises his bat as the MCG crowd applaud. Walked in at 16/4, survived a few chances and is looking confident now...
25.2
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 132.1kph, nips back in from a short of length, LBW appeal, Marsh doesn't quite account for it as he looks to punch through the covers. Gets an inside edge onto his back leg
25.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, 1 run, 132.2kph, full on the pads, flicked through square leg
23.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, nips away a bit and Smith watchfully defends with a squared up stance
23.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 127.5kph, away-angler, ignored by Smith
23.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 127.5kph, pitches up and Smith can't quite middle the drive, mid-off makes a sliding stop to his right
23.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.3kph, short of a good length ball on the stumps, Smith moves across to defend it with a closed bat-face
23.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 128.6kph, length ball, Smith shuffles and defends back to Mir Hamza
23.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, 125.4kph, pitched up outside off, Smith shoulders arms
11.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, 3 runs, nicely played, Hamza shortens the length outside off - Smith prods across, plays with a loose bottom-hand and then runs it backward of square on the off-side, comes back for the third
11.5
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, too full and straying onto the pads, flicked down to long leg for a single
11.4
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Marsh walks forward and then blocks it solidly
11.3
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
11.2
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Hamza shortens the length and angles one across the right-hander - a flat-footed Marsh went chasing after that and missed
11.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, 1 run, the cutter from Hamza, looked like a slower ball - Smith dropped it in front of cover and called his partner across for a quick single
9.6
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, nicely played, on a good length and just outside off - Marsh leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then punches it through mid-off, comes back for the second
9.5
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller length delivery and swinging away from off, pushed to the off-side
9.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, 1 run, tad too straight from Hamza, on Smith's pads with a leg slip in place - but the right-hander shuffles across, plays late and tucks it past the fielder for a single
9.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
9.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, length ball at the stumps, Smith prods across and defends it to the on-side
9.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and jagging across the right-hander - Smith is half-forward on the block and is beaten on the outside edge
7.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, blocked back at the bowler
7.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, more bounce for Hamza - spits up on Smith who does well to drop his bottom-hand as he defended
7.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, short of a good length and sliding down leg, Smith was looking to flick and missed
7.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, Hamza shortens the length around off, extra bite as Smith looked to defend, played with soft hands and the edge dies down quickly
7.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander, Smith plays inside the line and lets it go
7.1
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, short and wide of off, Smith rides the bounce and finds cover with the cut
5.6
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the right-hander, it's that tempting length once again, but Marsh doesn't play - end of a double-wicket maiden
5.5
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, edged, but Marsh was playing with soft hands and it doesn't carry to gully - on a length and angling across the right-hander, made Marsh play and found the edge
5.4
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of a good length and around off, Marsh gets right behind the line in defence
5.3
Mir Hamza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, no hat-trick for Hamza, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, Marsh has the line covered, lifts his bat and lets it go
5.2
Mir Hamza to Head, out Bowled!! Two in two and Australia are in shambles now. Full and swinging back into the left-hander - Head's head is all over the place as he shapes for the flick, doesn't cover for the movement, the feet is awry and he lets the ball burst through, crashing into the middle-stump and sending Pakistan into delirium. Head b Mir Hamza 0(1)
5.1
Mir Hamza to Warner, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Warner looks in angst skywards and Australia are in some trouble now. Hamza shortened the length outside off - Warner was shaping for the pull, but the ball didn't come as well as he expected, early into the shot and he dragged a thick inside edge back onto the middle-stump - Warner walks off for the final time in Tests at the 'G' and gets a big round of applause from the Melbourne crowd. Warner b Mir Hamza 6(16) [4s-1]
3.6
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander, left alone
3.5
Mir Hamza to Smith, leg byes, FOUR, tad too straight from Hamza, looking to target the leg-stump - Smith shuffles across on the flick and misses, off the thigh-pad and rolled down to the long leg ropes
3.4
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
3.3
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, Smith was pressing forward in defence, bat / pad and lobbed up towards the vacant FSL region
3.2
Mir Hamza to Smith, no run, on a length and around off, defended back at the bowler
3.1
Mir Hamza to Warner, 1 run, short of a good length and at the stumps, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
1.6
Mir Hamza to Warner, no run, 130.6kph, shaping away outside off, left alone. Maiden over
1.5
Mir Hamza to Warner, no run, 133.3kph, straighter line, Warner shuffles to glance and gets an inside edge onto his pad
1.4
Mir Hamza to Warner, no run, 131.4kph, pitched up, Warner defends to mid-off
1.3
Mir Hamza to Warner, no run, 130.3kph, opens the bat-face to fence this short of a good length ball towards point
1.2
Mir Hamza to Warner, no run, 129.6kph, short of a good length, Warner covers the line and defends it into the leg-side
1.1
Mir Hamza to Warner, no run, 129.3kph, with three slips in place, Hamza starts with a non-swinging length ball down leg, goes past Warner's flick
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