Pakistan hitter Saud Shakeel copped on blow on his chest on the first day of the season of the continuous third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The occurrence occurred in the thirteenth over with Pakistan 43/3 in the wake of selecting to bat first in Sydney. Shakeel attempted to dodge Australia commander Pat Cummins’ bouncer, yet the ball didn’t ascend however much he had anticipated. All things considered, the ball hit Shakeel on the chest and the physios emerged to mind the player. While a physio attempted to knead his chest, Shakeel was all the while feeling the eventual outcomes of Cummins’ conveyance as he encouraged the doctor not to rub the swollen part.
Shakeel was in the end excused by Cummins several overs later, decreasing Pakistan to 47/4.
Subsequent to being diminished to 96 for five not long after lunch, Rizwan and Salman took on the Australian bowling with a throbbing 94-run stand before Rizwan fell not long before tea for 88.
At the stretch, Pakistan were 199 for six with Salman on 36 and Sajid Khan seven. .
Rizwan, who had been dropped for the primary Test, impacted two sixes and 10 fours off 103 balls before he tumbled to a legside trap set by Pat Cummins.
Rizwan top-edged a draw went for Josh Hazlewood to take the catch at fine leg in the wake of posting the most elevated individual score by a Pakistan batsman of the series.
Cummins made the forward leap as he has done frequently all through the series, taking his third wicket of the innings. In the mean time Salman fell not long after finishing his fifty (53).
Pakistan made a sad beginning subsequent to winning the throw, losing four wickets in the initial meeting and captain Shan Masood soon after lunch for 35.
It was a stirring morning meeting for the Australians, who are hoping to ship off 37-year-old opening batsman David Warner as a victor in his home city in his 112th and last Test match.
Openers Abdullah Shafique and debutant Saim Ayub were excused inside the initial two overs.
Australia have previously fixed the three-match series following successes in Perth and Melbourne, separately.
