Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test 2023-24 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test - 2023-24 Pakistan tour of Australia 3-match Test series - The second Test cricket match between Australia and Pakistan played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on December 26 to 30, 2023.

Pat Cummins gets mobbed after claiming another wicket © Getty Images

Marnus Labuchagne, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc stars as Australia fighting 79-run victory over Pakistan and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in a see-saw second Test match.

Match Stats :

Australia's 79-run win was their fifth smallest victory by terms of runs against Pakistan in Tests. Australia's 318 was their ninth highest score against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test matches and It is their fourth highest total in a first innings against Pakistan at Melbourne in Tests. 90 : David Warner and Usman Khawaja set up the joint third highest first-wicket partnership for Australia against Pakistan at Melbourne in Test matches, jointly 90-run stand held by between Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor in 1990. Pakistan's 264 was their ninth lowest score in a completed innings against Australia at Melbourne in Tests. Pat Cummins' 5 for 48 was his eighth best bowling figures for Australia in Test matches and his best-bowling-figures against Pakistan in Tests, previous best was 5 for 56 at Lahore in the last year. Pat Cummins' 5 for 48 was his 10th 5-wicket haul or more wickets for Australia in Test matches and the joint 18th most five-wicket haul or more wickets by an Australian bowler in Tests, jointly with Brett Lee and Josh Hazlewood. Pat Cummins' 5 for 49 was his ninth best bowling figures for Australia in Test matches and his second best-bowling-figures against Pakistan in Tests, after his 5 for 48 earlier in this match. Pat Cummins' 5 for 49 was his 11th 5-wicket haul or more wickets for Australia in Test matches and the joint 15th most five-wicket haul or more wickets by an Australian bowler in Tests, jointly with Goeff Lawson, Bill O'Reilly and Charlie Turner. Pat Cummins became the second Australian captain to took ten-wicket haul in an match after Allan Border bagged 11 wickets against West Indies at Sydney in 1989. Pat Cummins became the first Australian captain to claimed a five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match cricket history and overall the 13th Captain to achieve this feat. 252 : Pat Cummins became the tenth leading wicket-taker for Australia in Test matches.

* Australia lost David Warner, Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith on a rain-affected boxing day of the second Test match.

* Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon puts Australia on top despite a Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood's fifties on the day two of the second Test match.

* Mitchell Marsh's blazing 96 and Steve Smith's fifty as Australia take a 241-run lead in the second innings after early strikes from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mir Hamza in the day three of the second Test match.

* An incredible bowling display from Pat Cummins' five-for and Mitchell Starc's four-wicket haul gives Australia tough win against Pakistan in the day of the second Test match.

Australia 1st Innings scored 318 for all-out in 96.5 overs with top scorer by Marnus Labuchagne cracked a 63 off 155-balls including 5-fours.

Usman Khawaja cracked a 42 off 101-balls including 5-fours, Mitchell Marsh blasted a 41 off 60-balls included 6-fours & a six, David Warner cracked a 38 off 83-balls including 3-fours and Steve Smith hit 26 off 75-balls with 2-fours.

1st Innings Pakistan best bowler by Aamer Jamal picked up 3-wickets, Mir Hamza, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi each took 2-wickets and one for Agha Salman.

Pakistan 1st Innings scored 264 for all-out in 73.5 overs with top scorer by Abdullah Shafique cracked a 62 off 109-balls including 5-fours.

Shan Masood struck 54 off 76-balls including 3-fours & a six, Mohammad Rizwan hit 42 off 51-balls included one-six & a four with strike rate of 82.35.

Aamer Jamal cracked a unbeaten 33 off 80-balls including 4-fours & a six and Shaheen Shah Afridi hit 21 off 28-balls included four-fours.

1st Innings Australia best bowler by Pat Cummins a 5-wickets for 48-runs in 20-overs including a maiden, Nathan Lyon claimed a 4-wickets for 73-runs in 18.5-overs included two maidens and Josh Hazlewood took one-wicket.

Australia 2nd Innings scored 262 for all-out in 84.1 overs with top scorer by Mitchell Marsh hammered a 96 off 130-balls - who fell four-run short of his century - including 13-fours with strike rate of 73.84.

Alex Carey cracked a 53 off 101-balls including 8-fours, Steve Smith scored 50 off 176-balls included three boundaries and Pat Cummins 16

2nd Innings Pakistan best bowler by Mir Hamza claimed a 4-wickets for 32-runs in 18.1-overs including six maidens and Shaheen Shah Afridi captured 4-wickets for 76-runs in 27-overs included four maidens and Aamer Jamal took 2-wickets.

Pakistan 2nd Innings scored 237 for all-out in 67.2 overs with top scorer by Shan Masood struck 60 off 71-balls including 7-fours.

Agha Salman cracked a 50 off 70-balls including 6-fours, Babar Azam scored 41 off 79-balls with 4-fours.

Mohammad Rizwan hit 35 off 62-balls included 3-fours & a six and Saud Shakeel scored 24 off 55-balls including a boundary.

Pat Cummins claimed a 5-wicket haul for 49-runs in 18-overs including two maidens, Mitchell Starc captured 4-wickets for 55-runs in 13.2-overs included a maiden and Josh Hazlewood took one-wicket.

Pat Cummins named Player of the match for his incredible bowling performance to took 10-wicket haul in an match.

Day 4 Highlights

Day 3 Highlights

Day 2 Highlights

Day 1 Highlights

                   

: