Seamer Aamer Jamal bowled with pace and confidence on Friday to claim a six-wicket haul on his debut and help Pakistan bowl Australia out for 487 on the second day of the first Test in Perth.
Pakistan batted for 53 overs in the afternoon to reach 132/2 at stumps. Abdullah Shafique top-scored with 42 and the visitors trail by 355 runs after David Warner and Mitchell Marsh built Australia’s imposing first-innings total with scores of 164 and 90.
Resuming on 15, Marsh dominated the first session by bludgeoning Pakistan’s inexperienced bowling attack to all parts of the vast Perth Stadium in an attacking knock.
Unafraid to vary his lengths, Jamal (6/111) bowled at an expensive economy rate of over five but demonstrated he was worth persevering with, having accounted for Warner and Travis Head on the first day.
The 27-year-old produced some excellent deliveries, however, when he pitched the ball full, uprooting the stumps of keeper Alex Carey (34) and Mitchell Starc (12) in the morning session.
Fellow debutant Khurram Shahzad (2/83) clean-bowled Marsh on the first ball after lunch, allowing Jamal to mop up the tail.
Pakistan openers Shafique and Imam-ul Haq (38 not out) replied with caution and added 74 runs at two-an-over to see off the new ball and frustrate the home side.
Returning from a calf injury sustained at Lord’s during the Ashes series in June, spinner Nathan Lyon (1/40) broke the stalemate — and moved to 497 Test wickets — when Shafique tickled the ball to Warner at leg-slip.
New captain Shan Masood made an entertaining 30 before edging Starc (1/24) to Carey.
Brandon King stars in West Indies victory
St. George’s (Grenada): West Indies took a 2-0 lead over England in their five-match T20I series after winning the second game by 10 runs on Thursday on the back of Brandon King’s sublime 82.
Having lost the first game after batting first, England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field but his bowlers had no answer to the power of opener King who stayed unbeaten on 82 off 52 deliveries.
Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer fell cheaply as the West Indies found themselves reeling at 54/4.
In response, Sam Curran (50) was the only England batter to build on his start while Alzarri Joseph picked up three top-order wickets as the tourists were restricted to 166/7.
Brief scores: West Indies 176/7 in 20 overs (B. King 82 n.o., R. Powell 50; A. Rashid 2/11). England 166/7 in 20 overs (S. Curran 50; A. Joseph 3/39). WI won by 10 runs.
Reuters
