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AUS vs PAK | Sydney Test Hangs In Balance After Rain Enforces Early Stumps On Day 2

image-lqytz2qxDavid Warner scored 34 in his second-last Test innings [X.com]

Brief Scores | Pakistan (1st innings): 313 all out (77.1 overs) [Mohammad Rizwan: 88 (103), Aamer Jamal: 82 (97); Pat Cummins 5/61 (18), Mitchell Marsh 1/27 (7)] lead Australia (1st innings): 116-2 (47 over) [David Warner: 34 (68), Usman Khawaja 47(143) (6)] by 197 runs.

On what should have been a moving Day 2 in the ongoing third and final Test between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney, rain played spoilsport with only 47 overs bowled and the match hanging in the balance.


Pakistan Claim Two Wickets, Australia Grind For Runs

Resuming batting on Day 2, both Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja played Pakistan bowler with caution and ensured that the hosts did not suffer a collapse with conditions favouring the seamers.

For Pakistan, Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali displayed excellent control and kept both batters under check.

Aamer Jamal could have made an instant impact in his first over if Saim Ayub, in the slip cordon, had managed to hold on to a simple catch of David Warner. 

Warner, who is playing his final Test, continued to grind hard in the middle, adding 70 runs for the first wicket with Khawaja before falling to Agha Salman.

Salman, who also picked up Warner's wicket in the Boxing Day Test, extracted extra bounce and found an outside edge, where Babar Azam pouched a simple catch.

Khawaja, joined by Marnus Labuschagne, continued his resistance as both players started to build a small partnership.

However, Jamal, who has been the most impressive Pakistan bowler this series, picked up Khawaja's wicket for 47, which came off 143 balls. 

As Smith (6*) walked out in the middle to join Labuschagne (23*), the clouds also started to gather around SCG. The duo added eight runs before umpires were forced to take early Tea due to bad light.

Sustained rains ensured that no further play was possible on Day 2, with match officials declaring early stumps with Australia on 116 for 2, still trailing by 197 runs.