Australia’s first Test in Pakistan in 24 years ends in draw

RAWALPINDI (AFP): Australia’s first Test in Pakistan for nearly a quarter of a century ended in a draw on Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Australia are on their first tour of Pakistan since 1998, having previously refused to visit over security fears.

Scores: Pakistan 476-4 declared and 252 without loss. Australia 459.

PAKISTAN VS AUSTRALIA FIRST TEST SCOREBOARD

Pakistan 1st innings 476-4 dec (Azhar Ali 185, Imam-ul-Haq 157)

Australia 1st innings (overnight 449-7)

U. Khawaja c Haq b Nauman             97

D. Warner b Sajid                     68

M. Labuschagne c Shafique b Shaheen   90

S. Smith c Rizwan b Nauman            78

T. Head c Rizwan b Nauman              8

C. Green c Iftikhar b Nauman          48

A. Carey b Naseem                     19

M. Starc lbw b Shaheen                13

P. Cummins c Haq b Nauman              8

N. Lyon lbw b Nauman                   3

J. Hazlewood not out                   0

Extras (b6, lb13, nb8)                27

Total (all out, 140.1 overs)         459

Fall of wickets: 1-156 (Warner), 2-203 (Khawaja), 3-311 (Labuschagne), 4-326 (Head), 5-407 (Green), 6-422 (Smith), 7-444 (Carey), 8-455 (Cummins), 9-459 (Starc), 10-459 (Lyon)

Bowling: Sajid 45-9-122-1, Naseem 21-2-89-1 (nb4), Shaheen 30-5-88-2 (nb3), Nauman 38.1-9-107-6 (nb1), Iftikhar 3-0-20-0, Haq 2-0-9-0, Azam 1-0-5-0

Pakistan 2nd innings

Abdullah Shafique not out           136

Imam-ul-Haq not out                 111

Extras: (lb2, nb3)                    5

Total (no wickets, 77 overs)        252

Did not bat: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah

Bowling: Starc 7-1-29-0, Hazlewood 5-0-8-0, Lyon 26-5-75-0, Cummins 4-0-15-0 (1nb), Labuschagne 15-0-56-0, Head 13-1-35-0, Smith 2-0-15-0, Green 4-0-14-0 (nb2), Khawaja 1-0-3-0