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    "title": "Australia Take Control In 2nd Test After Bowling Pakistan Out For 148 ",
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    "excerpt": "Mitchell Starc ripped through Pakistan's top-order, his 3-29 featuring wickets on consecutive balls -- he was on a hat-trick for the 15th time in international cricket.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Australia vs Pakistan: <\/strong>Pacer Mitchell Starc showed his class of reverse swing bowling, bundling out Pakistan 148 to give Australia a lead of 489 at the end of the third day&#39;s play of the second Test at the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After Australia posted an imposing 556\/9 declared, a Starc triple treat helped blast Pakistan out for a meagre 148. The visitors chose not to enforce the follow-on and reached 1-81, a lead of 489 runs, at stumps on Monday&#39;s third day of play. The Australians, with Usman Khawaja not out 35 and Marnus Labuschagne unbeaten on 37, are in sight of their first win in this series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Starc ripped through Pakistan&#39;s top-order, his 3-29 featuring wickets on consecutive balls -- he was on a hat-trick for the 15th time in international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Starc first scalped Azhar Ali (14) and then Fawad Alam for a golden duck in successive deliveries, following spinner Lyon removing Imam ul-Haq (20) and Swepson running out Abdullah Shafique (13) with a direct hit from backward point. Those four wickets left Pakistan 4-60. Just 14 runs later, Rizwan was dropped by Steve Smith at slip-off Cummins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Babar Azam (36) was the only batsman to pass 20 and the last pair -- No.10 Nauman Ali and No.11 Shaheen Shah Afridi -- featured in the highest partnership of the innings, 32 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, Australia resumed the day on 505\/8, adding some valuable runs in the first half-hour of the morning session before declaring on 556\/9, courtesy of skipper Pat Cummins and debutant Mitchell Swepson&#39;s unbeatable 51-run last-wicket partnership.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Swepson in his debut innings played a crucial knock of 15 not out as he made sure Australia didn&#39;t lose the final wicket, while Cummins from the other end played an impressive 35 not out that included three sixes before declaring.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan&#39;s response to the mammoth total of Australia got off to a shaky start. They lost their openers early, allowing the visitors to completely take control of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/indian-premier-league-2022-schedule-squads\">IPL 2022 - Schedule & Squad<\/a><\/p><p>Brief scores: Australia 556\/9 d &amp; 81\/1 in 17 overs, (Usman Khawaja 35 not out, David Warner 7, Marnus Labuschagne 37 not out, Hasan Ali 1\/14) lead, Pakistan 148 all out in 53 overs; (Imam-ul-Haq 20, Babar Azam 36, Nauman Ali 20 not out; Starc 3\/29, Swepson 2\/32 ) by 489 runs.<\/p>\r\n",
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