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Pak vs Australia second Test: Aussies dominate as rain stops play

MELBOURNE: Australian skipper Steve Smith’s century took Aussies to 465 for six, a lead of 22 runs over green shirts before the rain abandoned the fourth day’s play in the second Test in here on Thursday.

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Smith (100) and Mitchell Starc (7) remained on the pitch just before rain stopped play. Smith cut Sohail Khan for three through the off-side to bring up his 17th Test hundred which helped his team to build a 22-run lead over Pakistan.

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Usman Khawaja, the second top-scorer at the fourth-day, was dismissed on 97 when he played away from his body and edged Wahab Riaz to wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.

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Pakistani pacer continued to have problems bowling no-balls and has overstepped 12 times in the 27 overs he has bowled so far.

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.