Twitter reactions on Pakistan-Australia’s first Test: Sportsrush presents before you the crazy Twitter reactions from Pakistan’s first Test vs Australia.
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During the fifth day of the first Test of Australia’s tour of UAE at Dubai, both the teams were involved in a cliffhanger of a Test match, a riveting contest which ended up in a draw as Australia managed to survive some highly-intense moments in the last session.
Chasing 462 runs to win, Australia scored 362-8 in 139.5 overs. Resuming their day at 136-3, opening batsman Usman Khawaja and debutant Travis Head had put on a fantastic display of batting as they survived the first session without losing any wickets. The duo added 132 runs for the fourth wicket.
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In Head (72) and another debutant in Marnus Labuchagne (13), Australia lost a couple of wickets in the second session but were still looking comfortable to draw the match, courtesy of Khawaja and captain Tim Paine, who shared a 79-run partnership until Khawaja was trapped in front of the stumps by Yasir Shah.
Runs were never the requirement for Australia, surviving the day was. It was exactly what Khawaja did throughout his stay in the middle. He ended up scoring a resolute 141 (302) with the help of 11 fours. After Khawaja’s dismissal, Australia lost a couple of wickets in quick succession to make matters worse for them.
It was Paine and Nathan Lyon, who eventually batted with utter determination for more than 12 overs during the business end of the tournament.
Full credit to the Pakistani bowlers for building such a pressure on the opposition. Had Pakistan been more attacking upfront, you never know if they might have been successful in yielding out a result. With bowling figures of 43.5-9-114-4, Yasir Shah was the pick of their bowlers in the second innings.
Read some of the latest Twitter reactions from the last day of the match:
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