On the fourth day of the second Test in Melbourne, Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs to clinch the three-Test series.On Friday, Australia were bowled out for 262 in the second innings and Pakistan were given a target of 317 runs to win the match. The entire Pakistan team returned to the pavilion after scoring 237 runs in the second innings.Shaun Masood scored a half-century and after scoring 60 runs, Steve Smith was caught by Pete Cummins.
Babar Azam was the fourth player to get out after scoring 41 runs and was clean bowled by Hazlewood. Pakistan’s total score was 146 runs.The fifth wicket fell in the form of Saud Shakeel who scored 24 runs and was caught off the ball by Starc.A partnership of 57 runs between Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman made Pakistan’s grip on the match a little stronger, but Rizwan was caught out after scoring 35 runs on a total score of 219.
Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza returned to the pavilion without opening an account.Agha Salman scored a half century.Pakistan’s fast bowlers performed well in the first session of play on the fourth day of the five-day match on Friday.
Shaheen Afridi, Mir Hamza and Amir Jamal sent Australia’s remaining four batsmen to the pavilion.In Australia’s second innings, Afridi and Hamza took four wickets each while Amir Jamal took two wickets.Australian team scored 318 runs while Pakistan scored 264 runs in their first innings.Australia defeated Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test match played in Perth
