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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)
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.
David Willey claimed figures of 3/56 in front of 37,661 crowd as England ended their World Cup campaign on an high by defeating Pakistan by 93 runs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, openers Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow got England off to a solid start. The pair added 82 for the opening wicket before the former was dismissed by Iftikhar Ahmed for 31.
Haris Rauf then sent back Bairstow for 59. The pair of Joe Root and Ben Stokes added 132 runs for the third wicket stand before the latter was cleaned up Shaheen Shah Afridi for a swashbuckling 76 ball-84.
Harry Brook scored a breezy 17 ball-30 to take England to a mammoth score of 337/9 in 50 overs.
In response Willey got England off to a dream start by snaring both Abdullah Shafique (0) and Fakhar Zaman (1). Skipper Babar Azam along with Mohammad Rizwan added 51 runs for the third wicket before the former fell to Gus Atkinson for 38.
Agha Salman‘s (51) and a quickfire 35 from Harris Rauf helped their side reduce their margin of defeat, as they were bowled out for 244.
With the win, England eliminated Pakistan from the competition and booked their spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
A very fine crowd of 29,983 was in attendance at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai as South Africa beat Pakistan in a thriller. The win took the Proteas to the top of the table on NRR.
There were always doubts about the Proteas’ ability to chase in pressure situations following their loss to the Netherlands earlier in the tournament, and they very nearly made a mess here of what was otherwise seemingly a straightforward chase, going from 206/4 after 33 overs to 250/8 in the 42nd over.
However the troika of Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi hung on gamely and despite a wonder catch by Haris Rauf in his final over to dismiss Ngidi, it came down to 5 to win, with the pacers having finished their spells. Babar Azam oddly tossed the ball to Mohammad Nawaz instead of specialist spinner Usama Mir, and the left armer bowled one down leg than Maharaj was able to tuck away to the boundary to give South Africa a famous victory.