Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd Test at Sydney, Jan 03 2017, Pakistan tour of Australia

RESULT
3rd Test, Sydney, January 03 - 07, 2017, Pakistan tour of Australia
538/8d & 241/2d
(T:465) 315 & 244

Australia won by 220 runs

Player Of The Match
113 & 55
david-warner
Player Of The Series
441 runs
steven-smith
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Scores: Thilak Ram | Comms: Nikhil Kalro
Scorecard summary
Australia 538/8(135 overs)
1st INNINGS
184 (293)
3/89 (28)
113 (95)
2/111 (27)
Pakistan 315/10(110.3 overs)
1st INNINGS
175* (334)
4/55 (27.3)
71 (159)
3/115 (33)
Australia 241/2(32 overs)
2nd INNINGS
79* (98)
1/28 (7)
59 (43)
1/124 (14)
Pakistan 244/10(80.2 overs)
2nd INNINGS
3/29 (18.2)
3/53 (17)

3.10pm Australia celebrate with each other, line up and shake hands with the Pakistan players. It has been a series thoroughly dominated by the hosts, Pakistan were good for chunks but not long enough to trouble the Australians. It's been a sensational series, good proper Test cricket. You often get such series' when two proud sides clash against each other. Australia just had more with contributions from almost all quarters, something Pakistan struggled with as the series wore on.

Presentation time.

Steven Smith is the Man of the Series: "These last three, that's what we're about, we want to score big runs, bowl well, we've held our catches. All the bowlers have done a terrific job. A lot of credit to Pakistan, they'e played some very good cricket this series."

David Warner is the Man of the Match: "A fantastic comeback, it was Hobart that kicked it off. Unfolded into a comprehensive 3-0 whitewash. Always fun to come out in front of your home crowd.

Misbah-ul-Haq: "It was a tough series, credit to Australian side. Outplayed us in every department. Utilised the conditions very well. A lot of youngsters in our team performing. That experience will lift them. Some good positives. The way we played at the Gabba gave us self-belief. We were really hurt in the MCG, difficult to take, you get demoralised by those sort of defeats. Overall, a lot of positives for Pakistan. A great place to learn a lot as an Asian side."

Steve O'Keefe: Fourth Test, my first win. Set up by the batters, I'll enjoy the moment. Coach Lehmann summed it up well, stay patient and you'll get lucky on a fifth day surface. A great sense of synergy among the guys. Worked really hard on my fitness. I'm hungry and thirsty, just want to get back in the sheds."

Peter Handscomb: "The crowd has been amazing all day. The two spinners worked really well in tandem today. It feels amazing, I've been luck to get in a series in my home turf. Takes a lot to get Wadey off the ground, for him to go off was a shame, but it wasn't too bad although I missed a couple (with the gloves).

Mitchell Starc: It's been tough work but that's what Test cricket is. Fantastic effort through the series. We've come through the ranks together, Josh has been awesome. Allowed me to bowl fast and be aggressive from the other end. Test match for Australia, you find a way to get up."

80.2
W
Hazlewood to Md Imran Khan, OUT

that's it. Australia sweep the series 3-0. A fullish length delivery on off, the ball moves away and takes the outside edge. Flies towards gully who takes a comfortable catch. That is Pakistan's 12 Test loss in a row in Australia

Imran Khan c sub (JM Bird) b Hazlewood 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 0
80.1
Hazlewood to Md Imran Khan, no run

full delivery outside off, some away swing. Imran tries to replicate Sarfraz's sweeps in the previous over. Unlike Sarfraz, he's nowhere near

The new ball has been taken. Hazlewood.

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end of over 8020 runs
PAK: 244/9CRR: 3.05 
Sarfaraz Ahmed72 (70b 8x4 1x6)
Imran Khan0 (2b)
Nathan Lyon 27-6-100-2
Steven Smith 1-0-5-0
79.6
6
Lyon to Sarfaraz, SIX runs

slow outside off, Sarfraz gets down and hammers his sweep way over the midwicket boundary for six, Sarfraz has 72 off 70 balls

79.5
4
Lyon to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs

darted in on leg, whipped over square leg for four more. Nicely played. Just a flick of the wrists

79.4
4
Lyon to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs

slogged away through square leg for four. Got down, saws the field was up and found the gap

Long-on and deep midwicket come up

79.3
2
Lyon to Sarfaraz, 2 runs

swept to deep square leg for a couple

79.2
4
Lyon to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs

Sarfraz backs away well before delivery stride. Lyon sticks to the off-stump line. But that back away gives him enough room to lace his cut through point

79.1
Lyon to Sarfaraz, no run

short and wide outside off, carved to point

end of over 795 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 224/9CRR: 2.83 
Imran Khan0 (2b)
Sarfaraz Ahmed52 (64b 5x4)
Steven Smith 1-0-5-0
Nathan Lyon 26-6-80-2
78.6
Smith to Md Imran Khan, no run

slow through the air, plenty of flight. Imran swings with all he has, misses connection

A silly point comes in

78.5
Smith to Md Imran Khan, no run

short and wide outside off, cut to point

Imran Khan. Australia one away from a whitewash

78.4
W
Smith to Amir, OUT

and that is run-out. Amir went after a run, Sarfraz sent him back, but Amir was still looking at Sarfraz. He finally makes his way back but it's way too late. Tossed up delivery outside off, driven towards cover. O'Keefe runs in, picks up with his left hand and returns a lovely throw to Wade by the stumps who does the rest with time to spare. Didn't hear a call either.

Mohammad Amir run out (O'Keefe/†Wade) 5 (20b 1x4 0x6 20m) SR: 25
78.3
4
Smith to Amir, FOUR runs

generous flight outside off, Amir leans forward and says take this with a lovely flowing drive through cover

78.2
Smith to Amir, no run

shorter and slower outside off, pushed to cover

Around the wicket

78.1
1
Smith to Sarfaraz, 1 run

nice flight, driven between mid-off and cover for one

Steven Smith will have an over before the new ball

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end of over 781 run
PAK: 219/8CRR: 2.80 
Mohammad Amir1 (17b)
Sarfaraz Ahmed51 (63b 5x4)
Nathan Lyon 26-6-80-2
Steve O'Keefe 17-4-53-3
77.6
Lyon to Amir, no run

defended away back up the pitch

77.5
Lyon to Amir, no run

driven towards mid-off

77.4
Lyon to Amir, no run

flat on off, a thick inside-edge towards short leg

Mark: "If it's "tough to explain" and you are trying to explain away frame lag etc then surely that speaks to doubt. Part of the problem is umpires trying to decipher technology that they probably have very little skill with. There is no such thing as 'exact' technology. Everything works within tolerances, probabilities and margins of error. If an umpire has several things (hot-spot, lack of noise, lack of deviation) that don't show an edge and just one thing that 'may' indicate an edge then I'd suggest that is 'evidence' that would never stand up in a court."

77.3
Lyon to Amir, no run

87 kph, flat on off, Amir strides forward to block

77.2
1
Lyon to Sarfaraz, 1 run

driven up to long-on for a run

Dion: "Heard somewhere that the noise is often delayed on Snicko if the batsman has made a large stride because of the distance of the noise from the stump mike. Michael Slater on channel 9 also just said that the hotspot has been found not to show up on hot days "

77.1
Lyon to Sarfaraz, no run

flat on off, defended

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
MT Renshaw
184 runs (293)
20 fours0 six
Productive shot
flick
43 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
88%
Younis Khan
175 runs (334)
17 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
53 runs
7 fours1 six
Control
86%
Best performances - bowlers
JR Hazlewood
O
27.3
M
7
R
55
W
4
ECO
2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
JR Hazlewood
O
18.2
M
7
R
29
W
3
ECO
1.58
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Sydney Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2016/17
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultAustralia won the 3-match series 3-0
Match numberTest no. 2245
Hours of play (local time)10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days03,04,05,06,07 January 2017 - day (5-day match)
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