David Warner Goes Out Swinging As Australia Sweep Pakistan Series | Cricket News

Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets with David Warner scoring a pulsating 57 in his farewell Test match in Sydney on Saturday to brush the sequence 3-0. Warner, taking part in in his 112th Test, was dismissed at his residence Sydney Cricket Ground earlier than an adoring crowd simply 11 runs in need of victory. The opener was out with the job nearly completed after dropping a evaluate for lbw to spinner Sajid Khan. Warner was congratulated by the Pakistan gamers and waved his bat acknowledging the cheering crowd as he left the SCG for the final time.

It was a typical aggressive innings from Warner, referred to as “The Bull”, coming off 75 balls with seven fours, replete with crashing drives and audacious reverse sweeps.

At the shut Australia have been 130-2, Marnus Labuschagne unbeaten on 62 in his nineteenth Test half-century and Steve Smith on 4.

Warner completed his Test profession as he started it in 2011 in typical pugnacious model.

It was Australia’s seventeenth consecutive Test win towards Pakistan after securing the present sequence in Melbourne over Christmas.

Australia had an early setback when Warner’s childhood good friend and fellow opener Usman Khawaja was out within the second over, lbw to Sajid for a duck.

It set centre stage for Warner as he sought to place stress on the bowlers and fielders along with his intimidating gung-ho strategy.

His thirty seventh Test half-century got here off simply 56 balls.

He had a close to miss on 23 when he skied Sajid over mid-on however Aamer Jamal couldn’t get his outstretched hand to the ball earlier than it hit the bottom and the prospect went begging.

Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan and Jamal defied the Australian assault for nearly the primary hour, including 41 runs to the in a single day rating earlier than Nathan Lyon struck.

Lyon switched to bowling across the wicket and Rizwan performed throughout the road, edging a catch to Warner at leg slip for 28.

Jamal adopted three balls later in Pat Cummins’ following over, top-edging a pull shot straight to Travis Head at deep backward sq. leg for 18.

The finish of the innings got here three overs later when Lyon claimed his third wicket of the innings, bowling Hasan Ali for 5. Lyon completed with three for 36 and has 509 Test wickets.

(This story has been edited by Mahaz News employees …)