Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Highlights: Australia win by 360 runs on day four
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 17, 2023, 14:34:44 IST
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Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Highlights: Australia win by 360 runs on day four

Hosts Australia defeated Pakistan by a mammoth 360 runs to win the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth with more than a day to spare.
11:22 (IST) Dec 17
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Josh Hazlewood to Shan Masood, Pitched up again and on off, Shan Masood knocks it down the pitch.

11:21 (IST) Dec 17
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Josh Hazlewood to Shan Masood, BEAUTY! Josh Hazlewood serves this a touch fuller and just around off, angling away, Shan Masood looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

11:20 (IST) Dec 17
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Josh Hazlewood to Imam-ul-Haq, This is on a good length and on leg, Imam-ul-Haq clips it through square leg for a single.

11:20 (IST) Dec 17
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Josh Hazlewood to Imam-ul-Haq, Back of a length and around off, Imam-ul-Haq leaves it alone.

11:19 (IST) Dec 17
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Josh Hazlewood to Imam-ul-Haq, On a length and on middle, Imam-ul-Haq blocks it out solidly.

11:19 (IST) Dec 17

Josh Hazlewood into the attack from the other end.

11:19 (IST) Dec 17
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Josh Hazlewood to Imam-ul-Haq, Josh Hazlewood begins with a full delivery around leg. takes off sharply, Imam-ul-Haq misses his flick and Alex Carey takes it over his head.

11:19 (IST) Dec 17

Shan Masood comes out to the middle.

11:18 (IST) Dec 17

Who will come out to bat next?

11:17 (IST) Dec 17
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Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Just the start Australia wanted and it is that man Mitchell Starc once again. Starc lands this one on a hard length and just around off, shapes away this time, Abdullah Shafique stays back in his crease and plays for the shape in but only manages to get an outside edge behind where Alex Carey makes no mistake. Terrific first over from Starc and Pakistan in early trouble here!

11:16 (IST) Dec 17
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Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Good shape! This is pitched up and on middle, shaping in again sharply, Abdullah Shafique gets behind the line and knocks it towards mid on.

11:15 (IST) Dec 17
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Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Back of a length and on off, angling away, Abdullah Shafique lets it go to the keeper.

11:15 (IST) Dec 17
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Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Pakistan and Abdullah Shafique are underway! This is full again from Starc and on middle, Abdullah Shafique clips it uppishly but past short leg and through square leg for a couple of runs.

11:14 (IST) Dec 17
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Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Abdullah Shafique looks to play at it but misses and gets hit on the stomach area.

11:13 (IST) Dec 17
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Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Right on the money! Mitchell Starc starts with a full delivery, on off, shaping in, Abdullah Shafique prods forward and blocks it towards short covers.

07:54 (IST) Dec 15
STAT ATTACK
STAT ATTACK
07:54 (IST) Dec 15
David Warner
David Warner
08:00 (IST) Dec 14
Pakistan XI: Shan Masood (capt), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
Pakistan have performed poorly in Australia, losing 14 Tests on the trot with their last win in 1995
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
New Pakistan captain Shan Masood included two debutants in his side, adding pacemen Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shahzad to an attack spearheaded by Shaheen Shah Afridi
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
Australia XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
The only change for Australia from the team that started their last Test against England at the Oval in July is the return of fit-again spinner Nathan Lyon in place of Todd Murphy
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
Lyon has 496 Test wickets and is on the verge of joining just seven other Test bowlers to breach the 500-mark
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
David Warner will pad up for what is expected to be his final Test series and is under pressure to score runs to keep his place on a hard and bouncy pitch
07:59 (IST) Dec 14
Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat in the opening Test against Pakistan at Perth Stadium on Thursday