Abbas strikes twice after Pakistan bowled out for 282 against Australia
ABU DHABI: A double strike by pacer Mohammad Abbas dented Australia, who were 20 for two at stumps after Pakistan were all out for 282 in their first innings on the first day of the second Test here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Tuesday.Opener Usman Khawaja, who played a key role in saving Australia from defeat in the first Test, could make only three runs before being caught behind by Pakistan captain wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed off Abbas.Later, Abbas got out Peter Siddle leg before for four in the final over of the day. Earlier, Pakistan batting first after winning the toss, were reeling at 57 for five as spinner Nathan Lyon captured four wickets off six balls during the first session. However, debutant Fakhar Zaman and skipper Sarfraz saved their team from total collapse and steered it to 204, adding 147 runs for the sixth wicket.Fakhar Zaman missed the golden opportunity of scoring a hundred on his Test debut while Sarfraz failed to reach his fourth Test century as both made 94 each.Lyon finished at 4-79 while leg-spinner Marnus Labuschagne took 3-45.The first Test ended in a draw.
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