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1/47

Australia need 491 runs to win

0/5 (2.0)	*Asif	O: 12.0	Head*	17 (29)
0/6 (3.0)	Shah	RR:3.36	Finch	24 (37)

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Marsh 4(6)

Second Innings: Pakistan	9/400 d.	RR: 2.86	O: 120.0
First Innings: Australia	145 all out	RR: 2.49	O: 50.4
First Innings: Pakistan	282 all out	RR: 2.98	O: 81.0

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First Innings: Pakistan	282 all out	RR: 2.98	O: 81.0

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
F. Zaman lbw. Labuschagne	94	198	8	1	47.47
M. Hafeez c. Labuschagne b. Starc	4	10	1	0	40.00
A. Ali c+b. Lyon	15	48	2	0	31.25
H. Sohail c. Head b. Lyon	0	1	0	0	0.00
A. Shafiq c. Labuschagne b. Lyon	0	2	0	0	0.00
M.B. Azam b. Lyon	0	2	0	0	0.00
S. Ahmed*+ c. Siddle b. Labuschagne	94	129	7	0	72.87
M.B. Asif c. Paine b. Labuschagne	12	26	1	0	46.15
Y. Shah b. Marsh	28	34	3	1	82.35
M. Abbas b. Starc	10	22	0	1	45.45
M. Hamza not out	4	18	0	0	22.22
Extras (b 11, lb 6, w 0, nb 4)	21
Total	282

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Ec
M.A. Starc	12.0	3	37	2	3.08
P.M. Siddle	10.0	3	39	0	3.90
M.R. Marsh	7.0	2	21	1	3.00
N.M. Lyon	27.0	5	78	4	2.89
J.M. Holland	13.0	3	45	0	3.46
M. Labuschagne	12.0	2	45	3	3.75

First Innings: Australia	145 all out	RR: 2.49	O: 50.4

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
U.T. Khawaja c. Ahmed b. Abbas	3	13	0	0	23.08
A.J. Finch c. Zaman b. Asif	39	83	5	0	46.99
P.M. Siddle lbw. Abbas	4	10	0	0	40.00
S.E. Marsh c. Sohail b. Abbas	3	9	0	0	33.33
T.M. Head c. Shafiq b. Abbas	14	22	1	0	63.64
M.R. Marsh c. Shafiq b. Shah	13	37	2	0	35.14
M. Labuschagne run out (Shah)	25	49	1	0	51.02
T.D. Paine*+ lbw. Asif	3	11	0	0	27.27
M.A. Starc lbw. Abbas	34	45	1	2	75.56
N.M. Lyon b. Asif	2	11	0	0	18.18
J.M. Holland not out	2	14	0	0	14.29
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0)	3
Total	145

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Ec
M. Abbas	12.4	4	33	5	2.61
M. Hamza	9.0	2	27	0	3.00
Y. Shah	19.0	3	59	1	3.11
M.B. Asif	10.0	3	23	3	2.30

Second Innings: Pakistan	9/400 d.	RR: 2.86	O: 120.0

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
F. Zaman c+b. Lyon	66	83	7	0	79.52
M. Hafeez c. Head b. Starc	6	13	0	0	46.15
A. Ali run out (Starc)	64	141	4	0	45.39
H. Sohail st. Paine b. Lyon	17	63	0	0	26.98
A. Shafiq c. sub b. Labuschagne	44	90	2	0	48.89
M.B. Azam lbw. Marsh	99	171	6	3	57.89
S. Ahmed*+ lbw. Labuschagne	81	123	5	1	65.85
M.B. Asif c. Head b. Lyon	15	21	1	1	71.43
Y. Shah lbw. Lyon	4	5	1	0	80.00
M. Abbas not out	0	8	0	0	0.00
M. Hamza not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 2)	4
Total	400

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Ec
M.A. Starc	7.0	0	32	1	4.57
P.M. Siddle	23.0	4	68	0	2.96
N.M. Lyon	43.0	8	135	4	3.14
J.M. Holland	16.0	3	46	0	2.88
M. Labuschagne	16.0	1	74	2	4.62
M.R. Marsh	13.0	3	39	1	3.00
T.M. Head	2.0	0	4	0	2.00

Second Innings: Australia	1/47	RR: 3.36	O: 12.0

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
A.J. Finch not out	24	37	2	0	64.86
S.E. Marsh b. Hamza	4	6	1	0	66.67
T.M. Head not out	17	29	2	0	58.62
M.R. Marsh
M. Labuschagne
T.D. Paine*+
U.T. Khawaja
M.A. Starc
P.M. Siddle
N.M. Lyon
J.M. Holland
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0)	2
Total	47

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Ec
M. Abbas	4.0	0	15	0	3.75
M. Hamza	3.0	0	19	1	6.33
Y. Shah	3.0	0	6	0	2.00
M.B. Asif	2.0	1	5	0	2.50

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Pakistan are dominating the second Test and will look to drive the final nail into Australia’s coffin during Day 3 in Abu Dhabi. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 5pm (AEDT).

It’s taken just two days of action to confirm there will be only one team who can win this Test, and therefore the series.

While Australia managed to salvage a miracle draw during the first Test, things aren’t looking anywhere near as positive this time around.

With three days – or 270 overs – of cricket left Pakistan are already well into their second innings, leading by 281 runs with eight wickets in hand.

The tourists bowled solidly on the first day of the match. At one point, Nathan Lyon had the hosts in a spin sitting at 5 for 57, but that didn’t last long as they ended on 282.

Still, if Australia were offered bowling Pakistan out for 282 at the start, they would have taken it.

Tim Paine’s side then went to stumps at 2 for 20, but with one of those wickets being Peter Siddle and the other the fatigued Usman Khawaja, things didn’t look all that bad.

They did just a few hours into Day 2, though, as Pakistan, led by Mohammad Abbas, ran through the Aussies, having them seven wickets down by lunch and all out for 145 shortly after, with Australia only getting that far thanks to a Mitchell Starc 34.

Led by Fakhar Zaman, Pakistan then proved there actually weren’t all that many demons in the wicket, ending the day on 2 for 144 from 44 overs with Fakhar scoring a quick 66 and Azhar Ali going to stumps on 54 not out, joined by Haris Sohail.

With three days left, Pakistan can afford to bat all of today if they choose, although, making it that far is another question altogether. The game is in skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s hands. But even a Pakistani collapse would leave Australia needing to chase more than 300 in the final innings of the match.

There looks to be little hope for the Aussies as they start the third day at the mercy of both the fierce UAE sun and a Pakistan middle order who have a thing or two to prove after their first innings collapse.

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Game information

First ball: 5pm (AEDT)
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Online: Live, Foxtel app, Foxtel now
Radio (online): Wisden, White Line Wireless
Betting: Pakistan $1.88, Australia $3.60, draw $4.05
Overall record: Played 63, Australia 31, Pakistan 14, draw 18
Last meeting: Played 5, Pakistan 2, Australia 2, draw 1

Pakistan (squad)
Sarfraz Ahmed, (c, wk), Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Asad Shafiq, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Haris Sohail, Usman Salahuddin, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Rizwan

Australia (squad)
Tim Paine (c, wk), Mitchell Marsh (vc), Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Jon Holland, Nathan Lyon, Ashton Agar, Brendan Doggett, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw

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