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Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Australia trail by 205 runs with Smith, Labuschagne in middle

PAK vs AUS 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Australia trail Pakistan by 203 runs at the end of the third day in Rawalpindi with Labuschagne (69) and Smith (24) in the middle. 

Updated on: Mar 6, 2022, 17:20:08 IST
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PAK vs AUS 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Usman Khawaja fell three runs short of scoring a century in his first Test in the country where he was born with Pakistan spinners Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali being the only players to take wickets thus far for the hosts. The opening stand between Khawaja and David Warner ended at 156 runs with Sajid Khan sending the latter back for 68 runs off 114 balls. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have since put up 68 runs for the third wicket with the umpires calling the players off early due to bad light. Stumps was called soon after with Labuschagne on 69 and Smith on 24.

Australia's Usman Khawaja, left, and David Warner walks back to pavilion on the end of the second day of play of the first cricket test match between Pakistan and Australia at the Pindi Stadium (AP)
Australia's Usman Khawaja, left, and David Warner walks back to pavilion on the end of the second day of play of the first cricket test match between Pakistan and Australia at the Pindi Stadium (AP)

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi

Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

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