Lyon and Cummins end off Pakistan to depart goal of 130

Pakistan 313 & 115 (Ayub 33, Hazlewood 4-16, Lyon 3-36) lead Australia 299 by 129 runs

Australia thwarted Mohammad Rizwan and Aamer Jamal’s rearguard early on day 4 of the third Test as Pakistan lead by simply 129 runs with the stage set for retiring opener David Warner to take pleasure in a fairytale farewell on the SCG.

Pakistan resumed their second innings at 68 for 7, with a lead of solely 82 runs, after crumbling throughout a manic closing session on day three. Rizwan and Jamal added 42 runs for the eighth wicket, however Pakistan had been bowled out for simply 115.

The floor is taking part in methods with tough patches inflicting variable bounce and sharp spin, however has appeared simpler for batting in comparison with on day three the place 15 wickets fell.

Pakistan’s meek batting has them poised for a seventeenth straight defeat in Australia.

Pakistan’s hopes of setting Australia a difficult whole rested on Rizwan and Jamal, who scored 88 and 82 respectively within the first innings.

Quick Josh Hazlewood opened the bowling having set the SCG alight within the penultimate over of day three with the wickets of Saud Shakeel, nightwatchman Sajid Khan and Salman Agha.

After a cautious begin, Jamal scored the primary boundary of the day when he hammered Hazlewood via backward level.

Rizwan lived dangerously as he seemed to assault offspinner Nathan Lyon, however he had higher success sweeping part-time spinner Travis Head.

Underlining his blossoming confidence amid a exceptional debut Test sequence, Jamal unfurled a reverse sweep off Lyon to the boundary as Pakistan’s lead handed 100 runs.

Coming off three straight five-wicket hauls, captain Pat Cummins solely introduced himself on 45 minutes into the day’s play however he couldn’t break the partnership.

Just as Pakistan’s hopes elevated, as has occurred usually throughout this sequence, they had been rocked by a wicket nearly out of nowhere when Rizwan on 28 inside edged Lyon to Warner at leg slip.

Jamal determined to go on the assault solely to gap out within the subsequent over to Cummins as Lyon completed off the innings by bowling Hasan Ali.

For inspiration, Pakistan may need to recall South Africa’s well-known five-run victory in opposition to Australia precisely 30 years in the past once they defended 116 runs on the SCG.

But Australia’s bid for a sequence sweep stays firmly on monitor and all eyes shall be on Warner in his closing innings of his illustrious Test profession.