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Mitchell Marsh scored a fine 96 in front of 39,802 crowd as Australia took firm control at the end of Day 3 of the opening test against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Resuming at 194/6, the overnight pair of Mohammad Rizwan and Aamir Jamal added 21 more runs before the former perished to Pat Cummins.

Jamal and Shaheen Shah Afridi scored some handy runs down the order to take Pakistan to 264, with an overall lead of 54.

In response, Australia were rocked early losing first 4 wickets for 16 runs. But Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh added 153 runs for the fifth wicket stand before the latter fell to a brilliant one handed catch by Agha Salman at slips for 96.

Smith scored a valuable 50 as Australia ended Day 3 at 187/6 with an overall lead of 241.

Australia 318 and 187 for 6 (Marsh 96, Smith 50, Hamza 3-27, Afridi 3-58)) lead Pakistan 264 (Shafique 62, Masood 54, Cummins 5-48, Lyon 4-73) by 241 runs

Australia bowlers shine in the front of 45,776 Crowd at the end of the Day 2 of the Melbourne test against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan were in strong position at 124/1 but lost 5 wickets for 46 runs as they slumped to 194/6, with Mohammad Rizwan undefeated on 29.

A crowd of 9,244 was present at the Optus Stadium in Perth as Australia thrashed Pakistan by 360 runs on the fourth day of the first test. The day also saw spinner Nathan Lyon reach the 500 wicket milestone (third Australian to do so), making it an historic one for the hosts.

Australia v Pakistan daily Attendance Figures Perth 1st Test December 2023

Day 1- 16,259
Day 2- 17,666
Day 3- 15,956
Day 4- 9,244

Cumulative mattendance at Optus Stadium over four days of the test: 59,125 (record crowd at Perth for an Australia vs Pakistan Test)

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Nathan Lyon claimed figures of 3/66 in front of 15,956 crowd as Australia took firm control by taking a lead of 216 at the end of Day 3 of the first test against Pakistan on Saturday. Continue reading “Australia vs Pakistan Day 3 Attendance Perth Test 15,956 December 16 2023”

Edit- Day 2 Attendance of Aus v Pak was 17,666 (December 16, 2023)

David Warner scored a spectacular 164 in front of a 16,259 crowd in Perth as Australia ended Day 1 of the opening test against Pakistan at 346/5 in Perth on Thursday.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, openers Warner and Usman Khawaja got Australia off to a fantastic start. The duo added 129 runs for the opening stand before Shaheen Afridi broke the stand by dismissing the latter for 41. Pakistan’s bowlers were lacklustre in the first session, but improved significantly after lunch.

Left hander Warner took on the Pakistan bowlers by smashing them to all parts of the ground by scoring 164, before perishing to Aamer Jamal while attempting a big hit.

Steven Smith (30) and World Cup hero Travis Head (40) both got starts but failed to convert into a big score.

At the end of Day 1, Mitchell Marsh (15*) and Alex Carey (14*) were unbeaten.