Abbas masterclass drives Pakistan to series victory against Australia
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Seamer Mohammad Abbas tore through the Australian batting order, claiming his second five-wicket haul of the match as Pakistan sealed a 373-run victory in the second and final Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Chasing a mammoth target of 538, Australia were reduced to 164-9 in their second innings to lose the match and the series after lunch on the fourth day.
Usman Khawaja, whose gritty 141 had helped Australia draw the opening test, did not bat in the second innings due to a knee injury.
Australia added 24 runs to their overnight score of 47-1 when Abbas broke through by having Travis Head (36) caught behind. The 28-year-old seamer struck again in his next over, trapping Mitchell Marsh lbw for five.
A darting Abbas inswinger trapped opening batsman Aaron Finch (31) plumb in front of the stumps before captain Tim Paine’s off-stump was knocked back for a duck in the same over.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah picked with two wickets in two overs, sending Mitchell Starc (28) and Peter Siddle (3) back to the pavilion.
Marnus Labuschagne, playing his second test, grafted his way to 43 but was dismissed shortly after lunch as he top-edged a short ball from Abbas to substitute wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.
Abbas’s first 10-wicket haul in tests made him the first pace bowler to claim 15 or more dismissals in a test series in the United Arab Emirates.
South Africa’s joint-highest test wicket-taker Dale Steyn was impressed.
“I see a new number 1 test bowler coming... Mohammad Abbas,” the 35-year-old fast bowler said on Twitter.
Jon Holland was the last to go, caught by Haris Sohail in the slip cordon off Shah for three as Pakistan clinched their biggest test victory by runs.
The series defeat means Australia dropped from third to fifth in the International Cricket Council world rankings.
The morning session started on a sour note for both teams, with Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed taken to hospital after being struck on the helmet while batting and Khawaja ruled out with a knee injury that is likely to require surgery.
The teams next meet in a three-match Twenty20 international series which begins on Oct. 24.
SCOREBOARD
Pakistan 1st innings Fakhar Zaman lbw Marnus Labuschagne 94 Mohammad Hafeez c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc 4 Azhar Ali c&b Nathan Lyon 15 Haris Sohail c Travis Head b Nathan Lyon 0 Asad Shafiq c Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon 0 Babar Azam b Nathan Lyon 0 Sarfraz Ahmed c Peter Siddle b Marnus Labuschagne 94 Bilal Asif c Tim Paine b Marnus Labuschagne 12 Yasir Shah b Mitchell Marsh 28 Mohammad Abbas b Mitchell Starc 10 Mir Hamza Not Out 4 Extras 11b 6lb 4nb 0pen 0w 21 Total (81.0 overs) 282 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-5 Hafeez, 2-57 Ali, 3-57 Sohail, 4-57 Shafiq, 5-57 Azam, 6-204 Zaman, 7-226 Asif, 8-247 Ahmed, 9-264 Shah, 10-282 Abbas Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Mitchell Starc 12 3 37 2 3.08 2nb Peter Siddle 10 3 39 0 3.90 1nb Mitchell Marsh 7 2 21 1 3.00 1nb Nathan Lyon 27 5 78 4 2.89 Jon Holland 13 3 45 0 3.46 Marnus Labuschagne 12 2 45 3 3.75 ................................................................. Australia 1st innings Usman Khawaja c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 3 Aaron Finch c Fakhar Zaman b Bilal Asif 39 Peter Siddle lbw Mohammad Abbas 4 Shaun Marsh c Haris Sohail b Mohammad Abbas 3 Travis Head c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas 14 Mitchell Marsh c Asad Shafiq b Yasir Shah 13 Marnus Labuschagne Run Out Yasir Shah 25 Tim Paine lbw Bilal Asif 3 Mitchell Starc lbw Mohammad Abbas 34 Nathan Lyon b Bilal Asif 2 Jon Holland Not Out 2 Extras 0b 3lb 0nb 0pen 0w 3 Total (50.4 overs) 145 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-16 Khawaja, 2-20 Siddle, 3-36 Marsh, 4-56 Head, 5-75 Marsh, 6-85 Finch, 7-91 Paine, 8-128 Labuschagne, 9-132 Lyon, 10-145 Starc Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Mohammad Abbas 12.4 4 33 5 2.61 Mir Hamza 9 2 27 0 3.00 Yasir Shah 19 3 59 1 3.11 Bilal Asif 10 3 23 3 2.30 ......................................................... Pakistan 2nd innings Fakhar Zaman c&b Nathan Lyon 66 Mohammad Hafeez c Travis Head b Mitchell Starc 6 Azhar Ali Run Out Mitchell Starc 64 Haris Sohail st Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon 17 Asad Shafiq c (Sub) b Marnus Labuschagne 44 Babar Azam lbw Mitchell Marsh 99 Sarfraz Ahmed lbw Marnus Labuschagne 81 Bilal Asif c Travis Head b Nathan Lyon 15 Yasir Shah lbw Nathan Lyon 4 Mohammad Abbas Not Out 0 Mir Hamza Not Out 0 Extras 0b 2lb 2nb 0pen 0w 4 Total (120.0 overs) 400 decl Fall of Wickets : 1-15 Hafeez, 2-106 Zaman, 3-154 Sohail, 4-160 Ali, 5-235 Shafiq, 6-368 Azam, 7-390 Asif, 8-394 Shah, 9-400 Ahmed Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Mitchell Starc 7 0 32 1 4.57 1nb Peter Siddle 23 4 68 0 2.96 Nathan Lyon 43 8 135 4 3.14 Jon Holland 16 3 46 0 2.88 Marnus Labuschagne 16 1 74 2 4.62 Mitchell Marsh 13 3 39 1 3.00 1nb Travis Head 2 0 4 0 2.00 ............................................................ Australia 2nd innings Aaron Finch lbw Mohammad Abbas 31 Shaun Marsh b Mir Hamza 4 Travis Head c (Sub) b Mohammad Abbas 36 Mitchell Marsh lbw Mohammad Abbas 5 Marnus Labuschagne c (Sub) b Mohammad Abbas 43 Tim Paine b Mohammad Abbas 0 Mitchell Starc lbw Yasir Shah 28 Peter Siddle lbw Yasir Shah 3 Nathan Lyon Not Out 6 Jon Holland c Haris Sohail b Yasir Shah 3 Extras 0b 5lb 0nb 0pen 0w 5 Total (49.4 overs) 164 all out Fall of Wickets : 1-10 Marsh, 2-71 Head, 3-77 Marsh, 4-78 Finch, 5-78 Paine, 6-145 Starc, 7-151 Siddle, 8-155 Labuschagne, 9-164 Holland Did Not Bat : Khawaja Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex Mohammad Abbas 17 2 62 5 3.65 Mir Hamza 6 0 40 1 6.67 Yasir Shah 21.4 5 45 3 2.08 Bilal Asif 5 2 12 0 2.40 .................................... Umpire Sundaram Ravi Umpire Richard Illingworth Video Richard Kettleborough Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle
