First Test Highlights: Australia vs. Pakistan: David Warner’s Ton Gives Australia the Advantage Over Pakistan at Stumps. Australia finished the first Test match against Pakistan with a commanding lead thanks to a brilliant knock from David Warner. Australia’s score at stumps was 346/5, with Alex Carey (14*) and Mitchell Marsh (15*) both undefeated at the crease. Australia made the wise decision to bat first, and Warner scored 164 to lead the way. Other than him, Travis Head hammered 40 runs and Usman Khawaja scored 41. Aamer Jamal took two wickets for Pakistan.
Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, is available for a conversation! He says it was almost the ideal day. adds that they are happy with how things turned out despite not knowing what to do at the toss. David Warner is praised and described as a legendary player by him. By acting aggressively, he is reinforcing Pakistan. adds that he’s exaggerating how simple it is. Outstanding performance from him. Says it would be great to have another 100–150 runs in the conclusion.
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Pakistan got off to a good start in the second session, as both pacers caused problems for the batters. First blood was shed by Shaheen Afridi, who dismissed Usman Khawaja, and Faheem Ashraf, who dismissed Marnus Labuschagne cheaply.
They did, however, permit the hosts to form a few alliances both before and after Tea. Travis Head and Steven Smith both made valuable contributions, but they will both be disappointed that they were unable to convert their starts. Warner silenced the doubters with his 26th Test century. Despite struggling with no balls in both sessions, Khurram Shahzad managed to take Smith’s wicket in his first Test match, and Aamer Jamal removed Head.
Warner punished the visitors even more, scoring 164 runs before falling prey to short ball tactics and eventually hanging up his wicket to Aamer Jamal. Warner was dropped at 104 and also avoided a stumping opportunity. A few overs from the second new ball were also negotiated by Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey, who stood strong in the middle until the very end. They will look to add more runs to this already substantial total.
The two Australian openers showed that Pat Cummins was right to bat first as they attacked from the outset. They did manage to survive a few scares, and Abdullah Shafique dropped Usman Khawaja early on, which ended up costing the visitors a little. Before lunch, Khawaja and David Warner combined for over 100 runs, with the former scoring a blistering fifty to give the hosts the upper hand. Pakistan’s top bowler, Shaheen Afridi, went for a few too many runs as the pacers struggled with line and length. Just before the first session ended, they were able to establish some rhythm.
The Aussies’ incredible first day comes to an end! The ‘Pocket Dynamo’, David Warner, delivered a big dad hundred that was undoubtedly the highlight. Additionally, he overtook Michael Clarke and Matthew Hayden to enter the top 5 Australian run scorers in Test cricket. With half their side still to bat, the Aussies finished the day with 346 runs thanks to that outstanding knock. Pakistan was outplayed in the opening session, but they managed to recover a little bit, particularly after tea. On Day 2, the visitors will try to get ahead of the hosts and close the deal as soon as possible by making early inroads.
