ऑस्ट्रेलिया vs Pakistan, तीसरा टेस्ट, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney, 03 January 2024 - कमेंट्री

Sprays on the pads and on a back of a length, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Hits the deck hard around the off stump line, Marnus Labuschagne stays in the crease and defends it solidly back to the bowler.

EDGED AND FOUR! And the scores are level now! Aamer Jamal bangs in short outside off which further shoots after pitching, Marnus Labuschagne looks to defend it on the up but gets deceived by the extra bounce off the back foot and gets a thick outside edge of his blade. The ball flies past the gully fielder for a boundary.

Nails a yorker this time on the stumps with a bit of inward movement, Marnus Labuschagne digs it out to mid off by bringing his bat down in time.

And that's it! Australia win! Jamal bowls a hard-length delivery outside off, Marnus Labuschagne opens his bat's face and guides it to the left of covers for a single. Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets and take the series whitewashing Pakistan by 3-0.

Quicker, into the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne gets down the pitch and taps it to mid on.

Tossed up, into the line of the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it well from the crease.

A tad shorter this time, around middle and off, Marnus Labuschagne gets down the pitch and knocks it long on for a single.

Close but not close enough! Sajid Khan comes from around the stumps and tosses it up full and outside the off stump. David Warner steps down the pitch and looks to go up and over covers but is well beaten by the massive turn away from him. Mohammad Rizwan has to reach for it a bit before dislodging the bails. Rizwan appeal half-heartedly for a stumping and the umpire does go upstairs. The replays show that Warner did just get back in time and he will stay Not Out for the time being.

OUT! LBW OUT! Sajid Khan finally gets his man and will go down as the last bowler to dismiss David Warner in Test cricket. This is a length delivery down around middle and comes in with the angle. David Warner looks to defend it on the front foot and gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball wears on his back leg. Another loud appeal is turned down by the umpire Michael Gough. The review is taken and the UltraEdge displays no bat is involved on it. The ball is pitching outside off and the impact is in line. The ball is hitting the stumps as the Ball Tracker confirms. The on-field decision is reversed and that's it for David Warner who walks back to a huge round of applause and gets a pat on the back from the opposition players. Warner hugs the incoming batter Steven Smith and a lucky boy in the crowd gets Warner's gloves and helmet, surreal atmosphere.

FOUR! What a way to begin for Steven Smith. A tossed-up delivery, just outside off, Steven Smith presses forward and leans onto the drive past cover for a boundary. Only 7 runs are needed now for Australia.

Comes from around the wicket and pitches on a good length around off, David Warner takes a gentle stride ahead and drives it firmly to cover.

Cannons on a fuller length outside off which slants in with the angle, David Warner clears his front foot and smashes it to the widish deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

Length delivery on the off stump line this time, David Warner plays it with an open face of his willow towards deep backward point for a single.

Over the wicket this time and bowls on the stump line, Marnus Labuschagne defends it solidly to mid on.

FOUR! 19th FIFTY for Marnus Labuschagne and 2nd in this match! Aamer Jamal sprays this one on the pads on a back of a length, Marnus Labuschagne stays in the crease and times the glance perfectly towards the deep backward square leg region for a boundary. The fielder from deep mid-wicket chases the ball on the dive to his left but the ball wins the race. Australia four more runs close to the win. This has been a fine knock from Marnus Labuschagne at number 3 and has accompanied David Warner pretty well.

Bangs in short around the off-channel, Marnus Labuschagne pulls this one on the bounce towards fine leg for a single to end the over.

Floated in the rough, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne gets down the pitch to block but gets beaten onto the pads.

FOUR! Glorious shot! Overpitched delivery, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne steps forward and drives it past covers against the spin for a boundary.

Fuller, into middle and off, Marnus Labuschagne gets down the pitch and blocks it well.

Quicker, around off, spinning in, Marnus Labuschagne works it to mid on.

Loud appeal for a catch. They don't review it though. Floated fuller, on off, Marnus Labuschagne gets down to the pitch of the ball to tuck it but misses. The ball thuds the top of his front pad and loops up in the air. Short leg gets the catch. 

Fuller again, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it off the backfoot.

Hurls from over the wicket and bowls on the back of a length slightly drifting the leg side, Marnus Labuschagne comfortably drives it towards mid-wicket.

Back of a length ball on the stumps which nips further in after pitching, Marnus Labuschagne stands tall on the bounce in the crease and punches it off the back foot.

Pitches this one on an identical length around off, Marnus Labuschagne stays in the crease and punches it solidly off the back foot underneath the bat.

Short again and around off, Marnus Labuschagne stands tall and defends it off the back foot straight to the bowler.

Bowls on a short length on off, Marnus Labuschagne just guides it towards deep point for a single off the back foot.

Comes from around the wicket and guns a hard length delivery just around off, David Warner confidently prods ahead and blocks it under his eyes.

Sajid Khan comes from around the stumps and drifts it into middle and leg, the ball hits the rough and turns away sharply. David Warner looks to play down the line but gets beaten past the outside edge and gets hit high on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Sajid Khan yet again seems fairly convinced and eventually, the review is taken. Nothing on Hotspot or UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the wickets as the umpire's call, close but Warner survives.

Tossed up, at the stumps, David Warner prods and blocks it well.

Overpitched, on the stumps, David Warner walks down the track and tucks it straight past the bowler for a single.

DROPPED! That's like the 11th or 12th catch dropped by Pakistan in the series which is staggering. Overpitched, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne stretches out and whips this aerially to short mid-wicket. Shan Masood moves to his left and shills this one, a poor miss from the skipper.

That was quicker in the air, fuller outside off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it down.

NOT OUT! A lot going out in the middle currently but at the end of it all, it will just be a leg bye and Pakistan will lose a review. Sajid Khan flights this one up on a length on the off stump, gets it to dip and bit and turn in quickly. Marnus Labuschagne looks to come forward and defend it out with soft hands but the ball spins past the inside edge and catches him on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW which is yet again turned down but Shan Masood takes the review. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows wickets as missing. In the midst of it all, before the review was taken a sloppy bit of work from the short leg fielder allowed the batters to pick up a leg bye.

Begins on a hard length at just 129 clicks and serves it over off stump, Labuschagne hops on the back foot and nudges it down to square leg.

Hard length again outside off, Labuschagne gets on the front foot and with a gentle push, he gets it through the gap at covers for a couple of runs.

Pitches this one up a bit on the stump line, Labuschagne looks to drive it straight but mistimes it back to the bowler.

Keeps it a bit full on off stump and this one angles back in sharply, Labuschagne remains unfazed and pushes it down to mid on.

Nicely bowled but Labuschagne has squeezed it away for three runs and the 100-run stand also comes up between these two. Nagging length in and around the off stump, Labuschagne gets pressed back and ends up guiding it with soft hands off the outside edge and through backward point for three runs.

Comes from around the wicket and bangs it in a bit outside off, angling it in, David Warner stays on the back foot and taps it in front of point for an easy single.

Starts from around the wicket and tosses it full on off and middle, David Warner lunges forward a bit and blocks it to covers.

Angles this one in on a length from middle, David Warner advances down the pitch but misses the tuck and the ball goes off the pads onto the off side.

Flatter delivery on the pads, David Warner tucks it 'round the corner for no run.

A bit of hesitation there but they do get the bye eventually. Agha Salman drifts down the leg side again and David Warner misses the glance. The ball goes off the keeper's pad past leg slip and they get a bye.

FOUR! Marnus Labuschagne with another assured reverse sweep and he picks up a boundary. Too full on middle and leg and drifting further down, Labuschagne gets in position quickly and gets it well wide of leg slip for four runs.

Floated up on off and middle, Labuschagne blocks it with soft hands to the off side and runs an easy single.

Tossed up around middle and off, gets the ball to grip and rip off the deck, David Warner tries to cut but gets beaten.

Tossed again in the rough, spinning away from the off stump line, David Warner misses the cut again.

Quicker, into the stumps, David Warner keeps it out to the off side.

Fuller this time, into the off stump line, David Warner taps it to mid off and gets a single.

Fuller again, around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it back to the bowler.

Last ball before Lunch. Tossed up, quicker and into the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne does well to keep it out.

FOUR! This is a classic inside-out stroke! Bowls outside off and fuller in length, David Warner advances down the track and creates some room for himself and lofts it up with the spin over covers for a boundary. He moves onto 49 with that.

Quicker and on the stumps on a fuller length, David Warner defends it straight to the bowler.

FIFTY FOR WARNER IN HIS LAST TEST MATCH! Bowls on a shorter length down leg, David Warner flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. He gets to his 37th Test Fifty on what is a monumental occasion for him and raises his bat in the air as he gets a huge appreciation from the Sydney crowd. A brilliant and quick knock from this southpaw and is looking absolutely unbothered. He displayed a superb counterpunch after the early dismissal of his partner Khawaja.

Tossed up fuller on the stump line, Marnus Labuschagne works it to long on for a single.

Fuller and around off, David Warner pushes it down the ground towards long off for an easy single.

Short and around off, Marnus Labuschagne rocks back and flicks it to mid-wicket to end the over.

Floated fuller, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne taps it to mid off on the front foot.

Fuller, spinning in from off stump line, Marnus Labuschagne prods and blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! That's a top shot. Sajid Khan goes fuller this time, around the off stump line, Marnus Labuschagne presses to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over Sajid Khan for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in a row. Marnus Labuschagne putting on a show here. Sajid Khan pitches this one fuller, on the off stump line, Marnus Labuschagne reverse sweeps it past gully for another boundary. He is making batting look ridiculously easy here. 

Quicker, fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne prods and defends.

A touch shorter, on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne taps it to short leg region.

Drops it on a fuller length in front of the sticks, Marnus Labuschagne drives it with the turn towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Comes from around the wicket and pitches it full and on off, David Warner strides ahead for a defence.

Short this time on the leg stump line, David Warner nudges it to short leg.

FOUR BYES! Pakistan leaking runs at the moment. Salman drops this one down the leg stump on a too fuller length David Warner sits on his knee for a lap shot but misses. Mohammad Rizwan behind the wickets too, misses to collect it and it trickles down the ground for a boundary towards deep fine leg. Four Byes called by the umpire.

Drifts down the pads this time on a fuller length, David Warner looks to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge and wears it on the front pad.

Flighted delivery on the stumps and David Warner defends it right underneath his eyes with a huge stride ahead.

Oh that's close and Sajid Khan thinks there is an edge on it. Pakistan have nothing to lose and Shan Masood does review it. This is a lovely delivery from Sajid as he bowls it on a nagging length and gives it a nice bit of flight around off, Marnus Labuschagne leans on to block but the ball dips and goes straight on beating the outside edge. The replays roll in and there is nothing on hotspot or UltraEdge and it will stay NOT OUT.

FOUR! Takes the aggressive route now. Sajid Khan tosses this one up, around off, Marnus Labuschagne walks down and gets to the pitch of the ball. He lofts it over mid off for a good looking boundary.

Tossed fuller and quicker this time, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne tries to cut it fine but fails to connect well. The ball gets an inside edge and back to his pads.

Fuller again, on off, Marnus Labuschagne advances down the track and knocks it back to the bowler. Sajid Khan collects the ball and throws it back at Labuschagne trying to keep him in check. A bit of fire in the belly from Sajid.

Dropped short, down the leg stump, Marnus Labuschagne with a cheeky reverse sweep through backward point. The batters get three runs with ease.

Flighted delivery on middle, David Warner tries to make room and cut it square on the off side, but gets hurried. Works it back to the bowler.

Loops it outside off and full, David Warner waits for it and dabs it delicately past the first slip for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Serves a full toss delivery around the off, David Warner shimmies down the pitch and just whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. One bounce and it runs to the fence.

A low full toss outside off, David Warner drives it to the cover fielder.

Slower and an off-break outside off, David Warner pushes it away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge on that one.

Flighted delivery on the stumps, David Warner defends it and gets an outside edge of his blade and to his front pad. The ball lobs at short leg and scampers back for the second as the fielder is too slow to get to the ball.

FOUR! There's no stopping this man! Tosses it up nicely and serves a juicy half-volley outside off, David Warner takes a huge stride ahead and crisply drives it with the spin through the gap between cover-point region for a boundary. He inches closer to his 50.

Starts well here. On a good length, into the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne rocks back and blocks it.

On a length, drifting down middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to fine leg and gets to the other end.

Oh that's beaten the outside edge. Hasan Ali pitches this on a hard length, around off, nipping in, David Warner gets down the pitch and tries to cut it square on off, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length, angling into the stumps, David Warner waits on and blocks it right under his eyes.

Back of a length again, around leg stump line, David Warner covers the line and guides the ball to square of fine leg for a single.

Short of a length just outside off, Marnus Labuschagne watchfully blocks it.

Agha Salman comes to the attack from over the wicket and drops it fuller outside off, Marnus Labuschagne drives with the spin off the front foot towards long on for a single.

Around the wicket this time and on a fuller length on the stump line, David Warner creates room for him clearing his front foot and drives it inside out with the turn towards extra cover for a single.

Flights it well outside off and full, Marnus Labuschagne presses forward for a defence and gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball skids on straight.

On a dragged length outside off, Marnus Labuschagne prods ahead for a defence and gets an inside edge on his front pad.

Tosses it up around the rough on the stump line, Marnus Labuschagne steps out and drives it straight down past the bowler to long on for a single.

Drags his length a bit on the stumps, David Warner just gets in the line of the ball and blocks it off the back foot to the bowler to end the over.

Pitches this on a length, angling into middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne nudges it to backward square leg.

Hard length, on top of off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Fuller, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne lets this one alone.

That's beaten. Pitched on a hard length, just around the corridor of off, Marnus Labuschagne plays it straight but the ball nips away a bit beating the outside edge.

On a length, just outside off, Marnus Labuschagne tries to drive it square on off, gets a faint inside edge onto his pads.

Back of a length, but outside off, Marnus Labuschagne hops back and taps it to point and gets a single.

Comes from around the wicket and drops it flatter outside off on a short length, David Warner rocks back and hits it straight to cover.

Follows up with a poor delivery outside off and short, David Warner waits for it and cuts it delicately past the first slip fielder for a couple of runs.

Off-break delivery on the stumps, David Warner defends it well off the front foot.

Quicker this time which slides on, David Warner gets the inside half od the bat on the defence.

Tossed up on the stumps and fuller, David Warner steps out and pushes it towards cover.

FOUR! He's just brilliant at it. Tossed-up delivery by Sajid Khan on a tad fuller length outside off, David Warner gets on his knee and generates the reverse sweeps it through backward point along the ground for a boundary. He looks in no mood to slow down a bit.

FOUR! Runs flowing quickly now. Hasan Ali misses his length and serves a half volley, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne makes full use of it and drives it firmly through covers for another boundary.

A fraction fuller, around off again, Marnus Labuschagne guides the ball to backward point and gets a single.

Oh my, that could've been close. Lucky for David Warner. A good length delivery, outside off, David Warner gets innovative and tries to reverse sweep it over third man but fails to connect. The ball thuds his pads on the flap and lobs behind well in front of the keeper.

Fuller around off, David Warner works it to point on the front foot.

Fuller again, angling into the stumps, David Warner flicks it to mid-wicket.

On a hard length, shaping into middle and leg, David Warner goes across the line trying to flick it but gets hit on the pads. The ball trickles down to fine leg for a single. Leg Byes called.

Drops it slower and on a shortish length around off, David Warner rocks back and punches it straight to cover.

FOUR! Now that's a calculated use of the feet. Drops it pretty much on a half-volley in front of the stumps, David Warner shimmies down the track and lofts it against the spin over mid on for a boundary. He makes it look so easy.

Short and outside off, David Warner chops it to Babar as the ball keeps a bit low towards short cover.

Quicker and off-break outside off, David Warner hangs back and defends it to the off side.

Shorter and on off, David Warner rocks back and defends it short cover.

DROPPED! Flighted delivery around the leg stump line on a shade fuller length, David Warner advances down the track to slog it over mid-wicket but gets the toe-end of the bat and the ball balloons up and Aamer Jamal at mid on. Jamal runs back to grab it over his shoulder but fails eventually. He never looked like getting under it and the batters get two runs as well. 

Pitches this one on a good length but has missed the line as the ball goes down the leg side. David Warner stays unmoved as the ball goes past to the keeper.

Almost chopped on. Pitched a touch fuller, just around off, David Warner tries to tap it across the line getting a thick inside edge. The ball zips past the leg stump and the batters pick up a brace.

On a good length, around off, David Warner blocks it well on the front foot.

 A touch fuller, nipping in, David Warner walks down the pitch and taps it to mid on and squeezes a single.

On a length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne shoulders arms at this one.

FOUR! Put away nicely. Hasan Ali overpitches this one fuller, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne leans forward and drives it with some wrist work, opening the face of the bat, through the gap at backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! David Warner doesn't look fazed one bit and brings out a cheeky shot now. This is tossed up full on the stumps, Warner brings out the reverse paddle and hits it firmly through short third man for a boundary.

Pushed through quicker and flatter on the stumps, David Warner rocks back to defend.

On a shorter length and around off, David Warner gets on the back foot again and cuts it to the left of point where Saim Ayub dives and makes a half-stop. The batters pick up a single.

Tossed-up delivery around off, Labuschagne dances down the track and hits it straight to mid off.

Nicely flighted, full and around off, Labuschagne gets on the front foot to block with soft hands but the ball takes a bit of an outer edge and rolls past gully for a couple of runs.

Tossed up again, full and on the off stump line, Labuschagne gets forward nicely to defend.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Fuller one, close to the off stump and slanting across the right-hander, Labuschagne shoulders arms at it.

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.

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.

Flighted again on a length and around off, Labuschagne looks to use his feet and adjusts well to nudge it onto the leg side.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Flatter again and on off and middle, Usman Khawaja stays back in his crease and keeps this one out.

Nicely flighted this time around off, Usman Khawaja leans on and makes the block.

Quicker and flatter, coming on with the arm onto the stumps, Usman Khawaja goes on the back foot to keep it out.

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.