Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 Highlights: Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 06, 2024, 09:49:54 IST
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Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 Highlights: Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets

David Warner was denied the chance to score the match-winning in his final test but contributed 57 runs as Australia cantered to their victory target of 130 runs to beat Pakistan by eight wickets and sweep the series 3-0 on Saturday.Pakistan, looking to end a run of 16 successive losses in Australia since 1995, had added 47 runs to their overnight tally at the cost of their final three wickets, to be dismissed for 115 an hour before lunch.Playing his 112th match before retiring from the format, Warner shared a hug with opening partner and childhood friend Usman Khawaja at the boundary rope and was given a guard of honour by the tourists as he came to the crease.Khawaja departed lbw for a duck in the opening over, but Warner played like a man on a mission and got Australia to within 11 runs of their target before being dismissed lbw by spinner Sajid Khan.
06:10 (IST) Jan 06
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Overs3.5
Score13 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, Good length in the channel angling away, David Warner hangs back and just dabs it away wide of the slip cordon down to third man for an easy single.

06:09 (IST) Jan 06
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Overs3.4
Score12 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, FOUR! That sounded so good off the bat! Short and outside off, sitting up for the batter at a gentle pace, David Warner stands tall and latches onto it by slapping it away well in front of square on the off side for a boundary and the crowd roars again.

06:09 (IST) Jan 06
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Score8 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, Hits the deck hard and bowls it on off and middle with the angle in towards the left-hander. David Warner stays on the crease and keeps it out to the bowler.

06:08 (IST) Jan 06
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Score8 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, On a hard length and around off, David Warner walks down the pitch and just pushes it away to the right of short cover.

06:08 (IST) Jan 06
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Score8 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, Nice and full on off stump, shaping away late, David Warner blocks it well under his eyes.

06:07 (IST) Jan 06
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Score8 - 1

Sajid Khan to David Warner, Comes from around the stumps and bowls it really short and outside off, Warner walks across and slaps it away to the left of deepish cover for a quick single.

06:06 (IST) Jan 06
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Score7 - 1

Sajid Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, Nicely tossed up on middle turning back in, Labuschagne looks to block it with soft hands but gets a bit of an inside edge past short leg for a single.

06:06 (IST) Jan 06
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Score6 - 1

Sajid Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, A bit fuller and quicker on middle stump, Labuschagne defends it out with soft hands.

06:05 (IST) Jan 06
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Sajid Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted again on a length and around off, Labuschagne looks to use his feet and adjusts well to nudge it onto the leg side.

06:05 (IST) Jan 06
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Score6 - 1

Sajid Khan to David Warner, Good, aggressive running! Tossed up on the stumps, David Warner steps out and drives it firmly on the full to a deepish mid on and pinches a quick single.

06:04 (IST) Jan 06
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Overs2.1
Score5 - 1

Sajid Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, Nicely flighted delivery, full and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne looks to lean on and stroke it through covers but smothers it off the inside edge towards mid-wicket. Labuschagne is off the mark with a single.

06:03 (IST) Jan 06
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Score4 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, Slightly short again outside off, David Warner takes a step ahead and walks past the off stump before playing it with an angled bat through backward point for a couple of runs more.

06:02 (IST) Jan 06
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Mir Hamza to David Warner, Nicely bowled! Nagging length angled onto middle but Hamza gets this one to shape away pretty well, David Warner stays watchful and blocks it onto the off side.

06:01 (IST) Jan 06
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Overs1.4
Score2 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, David Warner is off the mark and Australia have their first runs of the chase as well. Short of a length, gently nipping away from outside off, Warner gets on the back foot and pats it away through the gap at cover-point and pinches a couple of runs.

06:01 (IST) Jan 06
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Score0 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, Warner tries to be proactive by advancing down the track but Hamza sees him coming and angles in a shortish ball at the body. Warner tucks it away behind square leg.

06:00 (IST) Jan 06
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Score0 - 1

Mir Hamza to David Warner, Pitches this one up on the stumps, trying to shape it in, David Warner gets nicely on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

06:00 (IST) Jan 06
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Mir Hamza to David Warner, Begins from over the wicket and bowls it back of a length over the off stump line, David Warner hops back and keeps it down to mid on. A cheer from the SCG crowd as Warner gets bat to ball first up.

05:58 (IST) Jan 06

Marnus Labuschagne comes out to the middle at number 3 in the very second over of the run-chase. Also, it will Mir Hamza with the second new ball from the other end.

05:56 (IST) Jan 06
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Sajid Khan to Usman Khawaja, OUT! LBW! A huge appeal and given! Sajid Khan seems to have provided Pakistan a perfect start but Usman Khawaja has reviewed. Beautifully bowled by Sajid as he flights this one up on a nagging length onto off and middle, gets it to really dip and turn away sharply. Khawaja with his old habit goes on the back foot to a fairly full delivery and is beaten all ends up. The ball goes past the outside edge and hits the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and the wickets are umpire's call on Ball Tracking. Khawaja walks back for a duck and Australia have been rocked early here as Sajid Khan starts with a wicket-maiden.

05:56 (IST) Jan 06
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Sajid Khan to Usman Khawaja, Quicker and flatter, coming on with the arm onto the stumps, Usman Khawaja goes on the back foot to keep it out.

05:55 (IST) Jan 06
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Sajid Khan to Usman Khawaja, Nicely flighted this time around off, Usman Khawaja leans on and makes the block.

05:55 (IST) Jan 06
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Sajid Khan to Usman Khawaja, Flatter again and on off and middle, Usman Khawaja stays back in his crease and keeps this one out.

05:55 (IST) Jan 06
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Score0 - 0

Sajid Khan to Usman Khawaja, Flatter delivery this time, on a nagging length and around off, Usman Khawaja hops back to defend.

05:55 (IST) Jan 06
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Score0 - 0

Sajid Khan to Usman Khawaja, A lovely delivery to start with! Comes from around the stumps and tosses it up at 83.4 clicks outside off, gets the ball to grip and really rip away off the deck. Usman Khawaja looks to drive but is well beaten.

06:32 (IST) Jan 04
Australian batter David Warner received a 'Guard of Honour' from Pakistan players as he stepped out to bat on the first day of the third and final Test match in Sydney. This special acknowledgment took place as Warner is playing his farewell Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, his home turf. Warner, the left-handed batsman, has amassed a remarkable total of 8,695 runs in 111 Test matches at an average of 44.58. This impressive record comprises 26 centuries.
06:03 (IST) Jan 03
Over the past five Sydney Tests, spinners have taken 54 wickets at an average of 44.02.
06:03 (IST) Jan 03
The Sydney Test has a history of being rain-affected, with 26 washed-out days, the most of the Australian Test venues. But there is only a medium chance of showers this week.
06:03 (IST) Jan 03
After months of speculation about his place in the team, Warner will get the send-off he desired in his home city. Warner, 37, goes into his final Test having plundered 8,695 runs at an average of 44.58, with 26 centuries and 36 half-centuries.
06:03 (IST) Jan 03
Australia have clinched the three-match series with a tense 79-run win in the second Test in Melbourne over Christmas.
06:03 (IST) Jan 03
Pakistan made two changes. There is a Test debut for Saim Ayub, who will open the innings replacing Imam-Ul-Haq while the leader of the pace attack Shaheen Shah Afridi has been rested making way for off-spinner Sajid Khan.
06:02 (IST) Jan 03
It will be the 112th Test match at the venerable SCG and also the 112th and final Test for Australia opening batsman David Warner.
06:02 (IST) Jan 03
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and chose to bat under sunny skies in the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.