Abu Dhabi (October 19, 2018): Australian team is in real trouble and near to lose the game against Pakistan as it has lost 7 wickets against Pakistan till the lunch session.
Aussies have made 151 runs and still require 387 to win the match. It appreantly seems that Pakistan will win this match and eventually the two match series.
Pakistani pacer Muhammad Abbas’s deadly spell on the fourth day of the 2nd test match make a destroyed Aussies as more than half of the team has gone to the pavilion.
Earlier, Australian batsmen resumed the second innings from 47 runs for the loss of one wicket.
Then Muhammad Abbas once again grab the opponents with his outstanding on the dead pitch and force the Aussies batsmen to leave the crease.
He took wickets of Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and skipper Tim Paine in only three overs. At the stage of 71 runs, Australia lost his 2nd wicket, but all of a sudden they lost 3 more wickets on just 78 runs.
Australia were set a target of 538 runs by Pakistan.
No team has ever chased more than 418-7 to win a Test, made by the West Indies against Australia at Antigua in 2003.
Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh (R) is dismissed by Pakistan cricketer Mir Hamza during day three of the second Test cricket match in the series between Australia and Pakistan at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 18, 2018.
On Thursday, Pakistan grabbed an early wicket after Babar Azam struck a fluent 99 while skipper Sarfraz Ahmed followed up his first-innings 94 with 81 as Pakistan declared their second innings at 400-9.
By the close on the third day, Pakistan had Shaun Marsh dismissed for four — bowled by left-arm paceman Mir Hamza for his first Test wicket — to boost their chances of victory after Australia clung on for a thrilling draw in the first Test in Dubai last week.
Pakistan crickters Mir Hamza (top C) celebrates after he dismissed Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh during day three of the second Test cricket match in the series between Australia and Pakistan at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 18, 2018.
Aaron Finch (24) and Travis Head (17) were at the crease with Australia, who resumed at 47-1 on Friday with two full days left on a weary and spinning Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch.
The teams will play three T20 internationals after the Tests, with the first in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
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