Shaheen Afridi strikes early, Australia 0/1
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, OUT! TAKEN! Shaheen Afridi strikes eventually. An early breakthrough for Pakistan as Matthew Short walks back for a duck. Hard length, on middle and leg, Matthew Short looks to drive it on the up, but the ball stops on him and the bat turns in his hands as well. It goes off the bottom half of the bat straight towards mid on. Sahibzada Farhan leaps and takes a good catch above his head. Australia are 0/1.
We are all set for the series finale! The Pakistan players are already out in the middle. Out comes the two the openers for Australia - No Alex Carey this time, it will be Matthew Short and Josh Inglis. Skipper Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
PITCH REPORT - Bazid Khan says that there is a slight bit of breeze blowing across that will give a bit of relief to the players. Adds that it is almost identical to the pitch that was used in the last game. Khan shares that it looks darker, but it is very dry and there are some cracks on it which will help the ball to turn. Says that the batters who have waited for the ball and not force the pace have been successful here. Ends by saying that overall it will support the spinners.
The skipper of Pakistan - Shaheen Afridi says that the wicket will be same, so it doesn't matter much. They will try to restrict them to a total lower than 200. Afridi mentions that they will try to bowl well, and he says that the pitch was under cover for only an hour, so maybe they can extract some spin as well. He ends by saying that they are going with the same side.
The captain of Australia - Josh Inglis says that they are going to bat first as it worked really well for them in the last game. On being asked about the total they want to put on the board. He says the track looks pretty much similar to the other end and they will try to execute the same way they did in the last game. Inglis mentions that they adapted really nicely after the first day and they will to continue it in that way. Ends up saying that they have one change, Cooper Connolly comes in place of Tanveer Sangha.
