2023 AUS vs PAK 2nd Test highlights: Pat Cummins-led Australia is scheduled to play in the second test of the Pakistan tour of Australia 2023, against Shan Masood-led Pakistan.
| Match No | Pakistan tour of Australia 2023, 2nd Test |
| Match | Australia vs Pakistan |
| Date | December 26-30, 2023 |
| Toss | Pakistan won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Result | Australia won by 79 runs |
Australia vs Pakistan second Test Playing 11
Australia
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Pakistan
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza
Australia vs Pakistan Second Test Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Australia | 318 & 262 |
| Pakistan | 264 & 237 |
2023 AUS vs PAK 2nd Test highlights
Australia 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| David Warner | c Babar Azam b Agha Salman | 38 | 83 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 45.78 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Agha Salman b Hasan Ali | 42 | 101 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 41.58 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Abdullah Shafique b Aamer Jamal | 63 | 155 | 244 | 5 | 0 | 40.64 |
| Steven Smith | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Aamer Jamal | 26 | 75 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 34.66 |
| Travis Head | c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 17 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 53.12 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Aamer Jamal b Mir Hamza | 41 | 60 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 68.33 |
| Alex Carey † | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Agha Salman b Mir Hamza | 9 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | c Mir Hamza b Aamer Jamal | 13 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Mir Hamza b Hasan Ali | 8 | 19 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 27 | 5 | 85 | 2 | 3.14 | 1 | 1 |
| Mir Hamza | 22 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 2.31 | 1 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | 23.5 | 7 | 61 | 2 | 2.55 | 0 | 1 |
| Aamer Jamal | 19 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 3.36 | 5 | 0 |
| Agha Salman | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Abdullah Shafique | c & b Cummins | 62 | 109 | 159 | 5 | 0 | 56.88 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Labuschagne b Lyon | 10 | 44 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 22.72 |
| Shan Masood (c) | c Marsh b Lyon | 54 | 76 | 121 | 3 | 1 | 71.05 |
| Babar Azam | b Cummins | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Saud Shakeel | b Hazlewood | 9 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 31.03 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | c Warner b Cummins | 42 | 51 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 82.35 |
| Agha Salman | c †Carey b Cummins | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Aamer Jamal | not out | 33 | 80 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 41.25 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | lbw b Lyon | 21 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 75 |
| Hasan Ali | b Cummins | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Mir Hamza | st †Carey b Lyon | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 4.31 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 16 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2.68 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 20 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 18.5 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 1 |
Australia 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Usman Khawaja | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Warner | b Mir Hamza | 6 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Steven Smith | c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 50 | 176 | 269 | 3 | 0 | 28.4 |
| Travis Head | b Mir Hamza | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Agha Salman b Mir Hamza | 96 | 130 | 203 | 13 | 0 | 73.84 |
| Alex Carey † | lbw b Mir Hamza | 53 | 101 | 145 | 8 | 0 | 52.47 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Babar Azam b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 9 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Aamer Jamal | 16 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Nathan Lyon | b Aamer Jamal | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 1 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 27 | 4 | 76 | 4 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Mir Hamza | 18.1 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | 17 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 3.11 | 1 | 0 |
| Aamer Jamal | 16 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Agha Salman | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Abdullah Shafique | c Khawaja b Starc | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | lbw b Cummins | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 31.57 |
| Shan Masood (c) | c Smith b Cummins | 60 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 84.5 |
| Babar Azam | b Hazlewood | 41 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 51.89 |
| Saud Shakeel | c †Carey b Starc | 24 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 43.63 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | c †Carey b Cummins | 35 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 56.45 |
| Agha Salman | c Marsh b Starc | 50 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Aamer Jamal | c & b Cummins | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Labuschagne b Cummins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mir Hamza | c Smith b Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Mitchell Starc | 13.2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 15 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 2.26 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 19 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 18 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
2023 AUS vs PAK 2nd test highlights
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Player of the Match
Pat Cummins | Australia
Love playing here. Love the build-up around Christmas. You got a few options here, there’s a bit of seam over the last few years. I like a bit of up and down bounce. The run-up’s nice.
Little bit twitchy, they were batting pretty nicely, happy with that Rizwan wicket. Anything above 300 was the aim, we had enough to bowl at, a little bit tight. Steve’s and Marsh’s partnership really got us back in the game.
We were behind, they were bowling well, had their tails up. That was a huge partnership. Even at 4/16, the dressing room was calm. Every week, it feels like another match-winner stands up.
Crazy year, lots of success, will remember 2023 as one of the special ones. Got an extra day off, chill for a few days and get ready for the next Test.
