On the third day of the third Test in Sydney on Friday, fast bowler Aamer Jamal’s six-wicket haul assisted Pakistan in dismissing Australia for 299 in the first innings.
After tea, Australia fell behind Pakistan by 14 runs, losing four wickets for ten runs, with pacer Aamer Jamal claiming 6-69.
With more than two days remaining, the result of the Test match is in doubt due to the dry and crumbling Sydney Cricket Ground.
On the third day of the third Test in Sydney on Friday, Mitchell Marsh produced his fourth half-century of the series to push Australia towards a first-innings lead over Pakistan.
Australia went to tea at 289-6, with Marsh unbeaten at 50 and trailing Pakistan by just 24 runs, having lost the wicket of Alex Carey for 38 in the last over.
Following two tests in which he scored 90, 63 not out, and 96, Marsh maintained his impressive run of form.
Sajid Khan bowled Carey, who was moving forward to the spinner, and the ball brushed his sweater, causing the leg bail to come loose.
At Sydney Cricket Ground, the two had put on a stand of 84 runs to salvage the innings after Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Travis Head had been dismissed earlier in the day.
After losing a review and being found lbw to Aamer Jamal for ten, Head was unable to move forward again.
Head, who was instrumental in Australia’s victory over India in the World Cup final this year, scored 40, 14, 17, and 0 in the first two Tests of the series, which the home team won.
When Marsh was dropped by Saim Ayub off the bowling of Agha Salman in a difficult low chance, it was a pivotal moment for him at seven.
The large all-around player, dubbed “the Bison,” also made it through a review for LBW against Hasan Ali on 31.
Pakistan had taken the valuable wickets of Smith and Labuschagne in the course of six balls during the prolonged morning session to seize
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