Australia vs Pakistan MCG Boxing Day Attendance Melbourne Test 18,029 Friday December 29 2023

Skipper Pat Cummins claimed figures of 5/49 in front of 18,029 crowd as Australia beat Pakistan by 79 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday.

Pakistan were in comfortable position to win the test courtesy a brilliant stand between Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman. However Cummins wrecked the middle and lower order with wickets of Mohammad Rizwan, Aamer Jamal, Ameer Jamal and Shaheen Afridi to claim his second five wicket haul.

Mitchell Starc then polished off the tail by dismissing Salman and Mir Hamza to give the hosts a comfortable 79 runs win.

Australia 318 (Labuschagne 63) and 262 (Marsh 96, Carey 53, Hamza 4-32, Afridi 4-76) beat Pakistan 264 (Shafique 62, Masood 54, Cummins 5-48, Lyon 4-73) and 237 (Masood 60, Salman 50, Cummins 5-49, Starc 4-55) by 79 runs

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