The second Test match between Australia and Pakistan is currently underway at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as part of the Australia-Pakistan tour in 2022. The match started on Boxing Day and was influenced by the pitch conditions, which appeared to suit the seamers on an overcast day after heavy rain. Pakistani bowlers, spearheaded by Shaheen Shah Afridi, found plenty of movement but failed to capitalize on their chances. David Warner was dropped on two by Abdullah Shafique, who put down a regulation catch on a second slip. Despite this, Pakistan managed to remove the Australian openers after a positive start.
Australia is looking to seal the three-Test series after thumping the visitors by 360 runs in Perth. They went into the game with an unchanged side. In the first innings, Australia scored 556 runs for 9 declared. On the bowling side for Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi took 1 wicket for 95 runs in 32 overs, Hasan Ali took 1 wicket for 71 runs in 25 overs, Faheem Ashraf took 2 wickets for 55 runs in 21 overs, Sajid Khan took 2 wickets for 167 runs in 57 overs, Nauman Ali took 1 wicket for 134 runs in 48 overs, and Babar Azam took 1 wicket for 7 runs in 4 overs.
The match is still in progress, and the outcome is eagerly awaited by cricket enthusiasts worldwide. The Australian batsmen’s performance was as follows: David Warner took 36 runs off 48 balls, Usman Khawaja took 160 runs off 369 balls, Marnus Labuschagne was run out for 0, Steven Smith took 72 runs off 214 balls, Nathan Lyon took 38 runs off 62 balls, Travis Head took 23 runs off 48 balls, Cameron Green took 28 runs off 73 balls, Alex Carey took 93 runs off 159 balls, Mitchell Starc took 28 runs off 97 balls, Pat Cummins was not out for 34 runs off 36 balls, and Mitchell Swepson was not out for 15 runs off 26 balls.