{ "id": "135004", "author": "26", "cnmid": "", "title": "Australia Beat Pakistan By 79 Runs To Win Second Test And Series", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "2023", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "A fired-up Pat Cummins bagged five wickets and 10 in the match to earn Australia a nail-biting 79-run win in the second Test and clinch the series against a battling Pakistan Friday.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

A fired-up Pat Cummins bagged five wickets and 10 in the match to earn Australia a nail-biting 79-run win in the second Test and clinch the series against a battling Pakistan Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Set 317 for victory, the visitors put up a stellar fight as they chased their first Test triumph in Australia since 1995.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But they were dismissed for 237, with the last five wickets falling for 18 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cummins was the chief destroyer, taking 5-49 to go with his first innings 5-48 -- only the second 10-wicket haul of his Test career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mitchell Starc chipped in with 4-55 as the tail collapsed after Shan Masood (60), Agha Salman (50) and Babar Azam (41) gave them a fighting chance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was always going to be a tough task, with the highest-ever successful fourth innings run chase at the Melbourne Cricket Ground the 332-7 England managed in 1928, with no other team getting past 300.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Opener Abdullah Shafique departed for four during a tricky session before lunch, caught by Usman Khawaja in the slips off Starc following a period of intense pressure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Iman-ul-Haq survived the initial blitz, but was no match after the break for Cummins, who sent down a probing ball that nipped back and trapped him lbw for 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Masood was given out lbw by the umpire on 12, but it was overturned on review and he quickly got back in his stride.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He took a nasty ball to the ribs that needed treatment, but was undeterred and raced to a gutsy 50 before Cummins again came to Australia's rescue, enticing an edge to Steve Smith.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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There was plenty resting on the shoulders of Azam as the side's premier batter and he looked in good nick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But after reaching 41, Josh Hazlewood got a ball to jag back and it clattered into his off stump.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mohammad Rizwan also looked dangerous on his way to 35 before Cummins again worked his magic, with Alex Carey collecting a catch behind the stumps after the ball went off the batsman's glove.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cummins then removed Aamer Jamal and Shaheen Shah Afridi in quick succession before Starc cleaned up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

- Bounced back -<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Pakistanis padded up after the hosts were all out in their second innings for 262, after resuming on 187-6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mir Hamza was the best of the bowlers with 4-32, while Afridi took 4-76.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Carey slammed 53 to help Australia build their overnight lead and quieten chatter about his form after losing his place in the one-day side to Josh Inglis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He resumed on 16 after Australia had bounced back from 16-4 thanks to an attacking 96 from Mitchell Marsh and Smith's gutsy 50.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Carey, who made his first and only Test hundred in Melbourne a year ago, hit consecutive fours in his first over from Hasan Ali to build confidence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

At the other end, Starc lived dangerously and fell for nine with the impressive Afridi getting the breakthrough on a pitch still offering a bit for the bowlers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Azam took the sharp chance at slip after Starc miscued a drive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cummins made a breezy 16 but was caught behind by Rizwan off Jamal, while Lyon crunched two straight fours off Jamal, then was bowled for 11 three deliveries later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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