Pakistani batters crumbled in front of the Australian pace attack and the entire team got eliminated at 89 runs in their chase against the mighty 450 target set by Australia. The Pat Cummins-XI defeated Pakistan-XI by 360 runs.
All over Pakistan, Shahzad flirts with a wide one and departs! Serious pace and bounce draws an edge that rockets to Warner in the slip, who makes no mistake as Australia completes a domineering 360-run win over Pakistan.
Captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafiq were outscoring two runs each as Pakistan was in dire straits Unsuccessful review, he was just hoping against hope and the tourists are collapsing like a 'house of cards'. Pakistan in early trouble and Shan looks despondent. Australia pacer Starc took two wickets, while Hazlewood eliminated Shan Masood.
At 48 score, Australian bowlers also manage to out Babar Azam when he was standing with 14 runs on the scorecard. That's a well-directed short ball on a very tight off stump line, Cummins gets the big fish with this cracking delivery, ball grazed the outside edge and Carey does the rest. That's an extraordinary delivery and it gets the backbone of Pakistan's batting line-up, it's tough out there
Australia declares second innings, set Pakistan for 450 runs target
Australian captain Pat Cummins has declared the first innings at 449 runs (487 & 233/5d) and gave 450 runs target to Shan Masood-led Pakistan-XI at Perth International Cricket Stadium.
Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Marsh steered Australia to an ominous 402-run lead over Pakistan on Sunday, with the home side zeroing in on another commanding Test victory against the South Asian side.
They resumed at 84-2 on day four of the opening Test at Perth Stadium and by lunch had battled to 186-4 ahead of a likely declaration later in the day.
Khawaja was unbeaten on a fighting 68, with Marsh not out 42, in a partnership worth 79.
Opener Khawaja began on 34 and Steve Smith 43 after the hosts bowled out Pakistan for 271 on the cusp of tea Saturday, well short of Australia's first innings total of 487.
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But on a deteriorating pitch with cracks appearing, it was hard going early on Sunday, with Pakistan's pace bowlers beating the bat and causing problems.
Impressive debutant Khurram Shahzad got a breakthrough in the fourth over of the day, trapping Smith lbw for 45 with a ball that nipped back.
Smith reviewed but replays showed it clipping the top of the bails with the Australian veteran shaking his head and muttering to himself as he trudged off.
Enter the aggressive Travis Head, who stroked a straight drive boundary off the second ball he faced to signal his intent.
But he lived dangerously and a misjudged drive off Aamer Jamal went straight to Imam-ul-Haq at cover, out for 14.
Both Marsh and Khawaja survived reviews in the same eventful Jamal over as Pakistan ratcheted up the pressure.
Marsh hit sixes off Jamal then spinner Agha Salman to keep the scoreboard moving, before a huge escape on 23 when skipper Shan Masood dropped a sitter at mid-off.
At the other end, Khawaja kept grinding away to make a 25th Test half-century off 151 balls before accelerating once he reached the mark.
Challenges for Pakistan batter, Australia bowlers
Pakistan's top order was stubborn in the first innings. You feel they'll be even more challenged in this innings. Pitch certainly isn't unplayable, though. Will be interesting to watch Mitchell Starc after his first-innings problems.
