Pakistan broaden control in another attritional meeting

In another sluggish meeting, Pakistan solidified their command over procedures with Imam-ul-Haq (154*) and Azhar Ali (95*) pushing the all out to 302 for the deficiency of only one wicket against Australia in the initial Test in Rawalpindi.

At the point when the morning meeting of Day 2 initiated, the powerful speed pair of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood would have wanted to break the compromising stand among Azhar and Imam. Sadly for the guests, the team couldn't track down that tricky forward leap in their separate opening spells for the afternoon. Both the speed bowlers kept it tight and offered just 18 runs in the initial nine overs, yet Imam and Azhar had the option to paddle through the early danger. In the 95th over, Cummins motivated one to climb ungracefully on Iman and constrained him to glove it towards in reverse point. Fortunately for the opener, the ball fell before the defender.

Azhar played a periodic forceful shot, including the cow through the slip cordon and a look down to fine leg off Cameron Green. He additionally utilized the converse scope off Nathan Lyon to third man. In the end, Imam broke his first limit for the day when he attempted the flick off Lyon in the 110th over. Once more in the equivalent over, he played the flick stroke to finish the 150-run achievement.

Pakistan scored just 57 runs at a run-pace of a little more than two out of 25 overs during the initial meeting. Yet, optimistically speaking, Pakistan had one more of those wicketless meetings. Then again, in great circumstances for batting, Australia have generally battled to track down routes to make advances.

Before the day's play started, the two groups likewise noticed brief's quiet as a characteristic of regard for the inopportune dying of twist legend Shane Warne.

Brief scores: Pakistan 302/1 (Imam Ul Haq 154*, Azhar Ali 95* ; Nathan Lyon 1-106) versus Australia.