Pakistan vs Australia live updates: Shane Warne remembered as day two of first Test in Rawalpindi begins
Players from Australia and Pakistan will take time out to honour Shane Warne as the second day of the first Test in Rawalpindi gets underway.
Pakistan vs Australia Sport News
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2 Live Score: Imam-Ul-Haq, Azhar Ali To Resume At 245/1
PAK vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Pakistan will look to pile on more misery on Australia on Day 2 after completing dominating the visitors on the opening day of the ongoing first Test at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. Imam-ul-Haq scored a fine century and was unbeaten on 132. Veteran batter Azhar Ali also scored a fine half-century, and will resume his innings on 64. Pakistan were 245 for the loss of on wicket. Abdullah Shafique had missed out on his fifty after Nathan Lyon had dismissed him, following a brilliant catch from skipper Pat Cummins. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test Day 1: Pakistan dominate in Rawalpindi after Imam-ul-Haq hundred
Imam-ul-Haq crafted his maiden Test hundred and was part of two century-plus partnerships to propel Pakistan to 245 for one on day one of the opening Test against Australia in Rawalpindi on Friday. The bespectacled 26-year-old, who was not out on 132 at the close, added 105 runs with fellow opener Abdullah Shafique to give Pakistan a strong start after captain Babar Azam's decision to bat.
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score: Pakistan Win Toss, Elect To Bat Against Australia
PAK vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Updates: Pakistan face Australia in the first Test of a three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Pakistan host Australia for the first time in 24 years. The last time Australia played a Test series in Pakistan, they won the three-match series 1-0 under the leadership of Mark Taylor. It will be interesting to see how both teams line-up. The first Test will be followed by the second and third Test in Karachi and Lahore, respectively. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test: "Brave Enough To Take On Opportunities," Says Pat Cummins
Australia's arrival in Pakistan for their first Test tour of the country since 1998 has been billed as a significant event for the cricket world and it is definitely important. Pat Cummins turn to his team's batting line up saying there could be times when the scoreboard will only tick over at two runs an over and they have to be prepared to bat. The Australian captain said they have to learn the beats of playing Test cricket on the sub-continent pitches to win against the hosts. "There could be times when the scoreboard is only ticking over at two runs an over and for our batting group we've just got to be prepared to bat and bat and bat," said Pat Cummins as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
Pakistan vs Australia: 'Looks a good wicket', Pat Cummins upbeat for historic Rawalpindi Test
Pat Cummins and Babar Azam on the eve of the match. Rain forced both teams to cancel their practice sessions Thursday, but the forecast is clear for Friday and most of Saturday, with showers likely on the last three days of play. Despite the weather, Cummins and Azam were geared up for the historic Test -- to be played in front of a sell-out 16,000 crowd in Rawalpindi, the garrison city just south of the capital, Islamabad. Australia haven't toured Pakistan since 1998 as security issues kept international teams from visiting, and as a result are unfamiliar with the local pitches. "It looks like a good wicket... as expected," Cummins told reporters on the eve of the match.
Pakistan vs Australia Preview: Australia Step Into Unknown For 1st Test In Pakistan Since 1998
Australia take on Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series from Fiday and the series opener will be played in Rawalpindi. All Pakistan vs Australia Test series will now be called the Benaud-Qadir series, named after legendary Australia all-rounder Richie Benaud and Pakistani leg-spin great Abdul Qadir. Ashes-winning Australia will face unfamiliar conditions, heavy security and unpredictable, but talented, opponents when they begin their first Test in Pakistan for 24 years on Friday. Having landed in Islamabad just three days ago to be immediately engulfed in "head of state-level security", the Australians have had little time to acclimatise to conditions in Rawalpindi, where the first Test will be played. But they may like what they see as they practise, with a pitch often more conducive to seam bowling than the more typical spinners' wickets more usually found across Pakistan.
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test: Nathan Lyon Relishes Babar Azam Challenge
Australian spin great Nathan Lyon said Wednesday he was relishing the challenge of bowling against one of the world's top batsmen, Babar Azam, in the first Test against Pakistan starting this week. The 34-year-old is the highest wicket-taker in the Australia squad with 415 from 105 Tests, and boasts a record of 95 victims in 19 matches across Asia. Azam is the world's number one batsman in one-day internationals as well Twenty20s, and is ranked ninth in the Test rankings. "I have always said from day one of my career that I want to compete against the best players in the world, and Babar is definitely one of those guys," Lyon told a video news conference.