In the Australia vs. Pakistan Test match, Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith led Australia to a strong position with a 90-run partnership. Marsh was dropped twice but still scored a fifty. Australia recovered from 16-4 to set a target of 317. Pakistan started their second innings but lost wickets, with Shan Masood scoring a fifty. Australia eventually won the Test match by 79 runs, securing the series win. Pat Cummins took 10 wickets in the match, and Mohammad Rizwan's dismissal was a subject of debate.
Pakistan lost their 16th successive Test in Australia, even as their fast bowlers grabbed 19 of the 20 wickets at MCG #AUSvPAK https://t.co/YWsbXj2nWn
The skipper talks 'Hoff v Babar', and his own๐ฅform after a stunning performance in the Boxing Day Test #AUSvPAK https://t.co/YhJCUswDep
Rizwan says he got hit in the arm by Cummins bouncer but replay said otherwise https://t.co/Cz6WXXUebq
Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman gave Pakistan hope, but the end came swiftly after a dramatic moment #AUSvPAK https://t.co/M211FetfPq
Uncapped fast bowler Avesh Khan has been added to India's squad for the second Test against South Africa #SAvIND https://t.co/NoyTennxJj
One bad performance doesn't mean we don't know how to bat outside India - Rohit Sharma #SAvIND โฉ https://t.co/AJdTOEkJi4 https://t.co/gY8NGpTJJ1
Pakistan did compete well, but do you agree with team director Mohammad Hafeez's 'played better than the other team' assessment? #AUSvPAK Full quote โถ๏ธ https://t.co/l8lqw4Kiyi https://t.co/5GzLWJ5Srm
One bad performance doesn't mean we don't know how to bat outside India - Rohit Sharma #SAvIND โถ๏ธ https://t.co/AJdTOEkbsw https://t.co/6WGtVuUo3j
"I believe inconsistent umpiring and technology curse [has] really given us the result which should have been different" Pakistan fans, agree with Mohammad Hafeez? https://t.co/OuJwp52ciy #AUSvPAK https://t.co/glBacABj9c
The last Pakistan side to win a Test in Australia ๐ Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/7P18dRumMJ https://t.co/OZI68ljJ4r
Need another look at Mohammad Rizwan's caught-behind dismissal? We've got you covered ๐ #AUSvPAK (available for viewers in PAK, IND, SL, BAN) https://t.co/QUtRQCzN19
Australia captain Pat Cummins took 10 wickets in a bowling masterclass to end Pakistan's resistance, leading his side to a 79-run victory and series win ๐ฆ๐บ๐
Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez had plenty to say after the Boxing Day Test concluded ๐ #AUSvPAK Watch his press conference here ๐
Pakistan were very good this week .. too many extras in the first innings & 2 catches that should have been taken away from a famous win at the G .. been very impressed with @MHafeez22 as coach .. ๐
Test cricket, there is simply NOTHING like it! An incredible day for our Aussie men as they secured the Boxing Day Test, and the series against Pakistan. Bring on Sydney! Get your tickets to The Pink Test here: https://t.co/G8wMgQpIEM https://t.co/YkGCctRxIc
Superb Pat Cummins spell drags Australia to dramatic Boxing Day Test victory https://t.co/88P6a41RPu
India call up Avesh for second test against South Africa https://t.co/C3G1dU5bHi https://t.co/TlLtXPXTQ5
Pakistan fought hard in Melbourne, but Australia's pacers bowled their hearts out to win the series! https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/Iqmq2wnDJB
Australia wrap up the win by running through the Pakistan tail to take a 79-run win #AUSvPAK
AUSTRALIA WIN THE TEST AND THE SERIES #AUSvPAK
Mitch Marsh hangs on at third man! Whatta catch! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/BFC1LBXjeK
A very fine fighting fifty from Salman who keeps Pakistan alive #AUSvPAK
What do you make of Mohammad Rizwan's dismissal? ๐ค Pat Cummins got the decisive breakthrough after it was referred to the third umpire ๐ #AUSvPAK https://t.co/iQhrilkydY
Wicket 250 for Pat Cummins! ๐ The third umpire decided the ball flicked Mohammad Rizwan's sweatband on the way through. #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance | #AUSvPAK https://t.co/vTuDL5DmNB
Mohammad Rizwan is Pat Cummins' 250th Test wicket ๐ฅ He is among the top-10 leading wicket-takers for Australia in the longest format โจ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/0F0D5c03iR
Pace bowler Avesh Khan has been added to India's squad for the second Test against South Africa, which starts on January 3 in Cape Town #SAvIND https://t.co/f8UIHrmj6o
Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha take Pakistan past 200! Australia are still on the lookout for five more wickets โคต #AUSvPAK
Josh Hazlewood strung together 24 consecutive dots in his post-tea spell - and it included the BIG wicket of Babar Azam! ๐ฅ #AUSvPAK https://t.co/GIgxjoLwyI
Starc strikes, and Pakistan lose half their side! #AUSvPAK
Pat Cummins ๐ค Josh Hazlewood ๐ค Rattling Babar Azam's stumps at the MCG #AUSvPAK https://t.co/W1kLEQqCnk
Huge moment in this chase! Josh Hazlewood gets the better of Babar Azam again! #OhWhatAFeeling | #AUSvPAK https://t.co/umN26tZMq1
Hazlewood bowls Babar with a cracker! #AUSvPAK
An unforgettable moment for Alex Carey! The Aussie keeper reflects on his first Test century in Test, in last year's Boxing Day Test against South Africa #AUSvPAK https://t.co/JkUwQ0MD0v
Chasing 317, Shan Masood falls after getting to his fifty, but Babar Azam is still at the crease! https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/BkOKIZtpbg
TEA: Australia hunting seven more wickets for the victory - but Babar Azam is still at the crease #AUSvPAK
Who else but Pat Cummins? #PlayOfTheDay | @nrmainsurance | #AUSvPAK https://t.co/SHlsM0Tc0u
Skipper Shan Masood leads the chase at the MCG with his second fifty of the Test! https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/6Th5Elxy7a
A 57-ball fifty for Shan Masood! #AUSvPAK
Australia lose a review here trying to eek out Babar early #AUSvPAK https://t.co/abRY39yKbq
Umpire's call on DRS, and it's Pat Cummins with the breakthrough! Pakistan lose both their openers at the MCG โคต #AUSvPAK
Out! Cummins strikes first after lunch! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/30vNHBd77D
Pakistan head into lunch a wicket down, chasing 317 to level the series! https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/1keXmKCNut
LUNCH: Pakistan go to the break 1-25 #AUSvPAK
Too high! A let of for Shan Masood #AUSvPAK https://t.co/2hDoq7KOgv
Abdullah Shafique's dismissals in Melbourne both came from a similar footwork issue, as Ricky Ponting explains #AUSvPAK https://t.co/0SW98tDgyI
Mitchell Starc gets the first wicket of the innings! Abdullah Shafique has to go โคต #AUSvPAK
Early wicket Australia! Khawaja takes a good catch in the cordon and Abdullah is on his way #AUSvPAK
Shaheen Shah Afridi ๐ค Mir Hamza ๐ค A Test four-for at the MCG https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/qeO9PlHFYn
ALL OUT! Carey gone lbw to Hamza and Pakistan need 317 to win the second Test #AUSvPAK
Alex Carey brings up his fifty with a four! The lead continues to grow at the MCG ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/iXFdOWhZsU
Half-century for Alex Carey! How important will that knock prove to be? #AUSvPAK
- 250 on the board - Lead of 304 runs Australia are nine down but continue to score at the MCG โคต #AUSvPAK
โOnly as good as your last catchโ ๐คฃ Mark Waugh โdisappointedโ at missed stunner as he gave Pakistan a catching masterclass at the MCG ๐ MORE ๐ https://t.co/uN3e6hvmjB https://t.co/WH6NGFMR3n
Pat Cummins sets field perfectly to bait Rizwan, a breakdown https://t.co/Ikpt94YV28
A terrific start for our @AusWomenCricket team in the white-ball matches against India, as they recorded the second-highest successful run chase in the history of women's ODIs! https://t.co/7CONwBXv2r
Good catch by Babar Azam at first slip and Mitch Starc is gone for nine #AUSvPAK
Australia v Pakistan: Boxing Day Test, day four โ live https://t.co/a9eL1JKxGY
Five Boxing Days ago, not many people would have bet on Mitchell Marsh being Australia's hero #AUSvPAK https://t.co/A12PG3yiWN
Phoebe Litchfield channeled Meg Lanning in Australia's run chase last night... and now she has the chance to break one of her early records #INDvAUS @JollyLauz18 https://t.co/yUpkTTjmyF
ICYMI: It was a record ODI run chase against India by Australia's women overnight, and it was completed in serious style, as @JollyLauz18 reports #INDvAUS https://t.co/v1SnRWVuA9
South Africa skipper Bavuma to miss second test against India https://t.co/BDyqjMiqex https://t.co/HkegoLHzrJ
Mir Hamza's performance ensured Pakistan did what he has done for a decade: keeping a dream alive #AUSvPAK https://t.co/sEw3VBF9SQ
Pakistan had Australia four down for nearly nothing in the second innings, and then dropped the chance that could have made all the difference #AUSvPAK https://t.co/M2gMpdslL0
With Temba Bavuma ruled out, Dean Elgar will captain South Africa in his final Test #SAvIND https://t.co/IlyLDehPaK
Australia record second highest chase in womenโs ODI history to defeat India https://t.co/DWKIHdwhQc
Temba Bavuma will miss the second Test due to a hamstring strain he picked up in Centurion, Dean Elgar will lead the side in Cape Town #SAvIND https://t.co/MEud5niGTh
India's previous innings defeat to SA came in Centurion as well - Tendulkar finished at 111* then, and Kohli ended with 76 now #SAvIND https://t.co/9q2JoH7ARj
South Africa skittle India for innings win inside three days of first Test https://t.co/RJJK4w5XKy
The second highest run chase EVER in women's ODIs, the highest in India and it was clinical by the Aussies #INDvAUS Scorecard: https://t.co/w8cjPMMpWi https://t.co/2JmZr36cYQ
Tahlia McGrath seals victory for the Aussies with a four! Australia win the first #INDvAUS ODI by six wickets with 21 balls to spare
South Africa wallop India inside 3 days ๐ฟ๐ฆ https://t.co/d8VcaIlWPZ | #SAvIND https://t.co/jqW2vboESo
A 40-ball fifty for the Aussie vice-captain as they move within 20 runs of victory #INDvAUS https://t.co/mFCLvUvSES
Vastrakar breaks the 88-run partnership! Mooney is bowled for 42, the Aussies are 4-258 needing 25 off 52 #INDvAU S https://t.co/ndObwPljpB
250 up for Australia! They need 29 off 54... #INDvAUS https://t.co/vdpy3foQ11
Bumrah run out! Kohli pushes the fast bowler for the second, and India over the edge #SAvIND
Thakur now falls to KG India still trail by 58; with 3 wickets in hand, an innings defeat looms #SAvIND Tune in โคต๏ธ
Burger gives one to drive and KL obliges - nicks it to slip and India's return into this Test match takes a massive hit #SAvIND Tune in โคต๏ธ
Phoebe Litchfield continues to impress in her first year in international cricket #INDvAUS โถ๏ธ https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/fCALqlXmEM
Shreyas Iyer inside edges it onto the stumps, Jansen has his second, India lose their fourth with 72 on board SA aren't playing good hosts! #SAvIND Tune in โคต๏ธ
Fifties from Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield keep Australia ahead of the chase #INDvAUS โถ๏ธ https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/Ltmdk0XVQX
India's top three sent ๐ South Africa on ๐ https://t.co/d8VcaImuFx | #SAvIND https://t.co/jzn1NqJM6s
Fifty off 45 balls for Ellyse Perry! It's her joint-fastest in ODIs #INDvAUS
South Africa increase lead over India to 147 runs https://t.co/JzNcFEDPoK https://t.co/DAQv1DvCln
Never a bad time to watch this from Kohli... Tune in to the 1st #SAvIND Test LIVE on @StarSportsIndia https://t.co/dmSMmFslAt
A total of 27 runs between Rohit Sharma & Yashasvi Jaiswal in this Test - that's the lowest by Indian opening pair in South Africa since 1997 ๐ฌ #SAvIND https://t.co/il3tuW92is
Temba Bavuma absent hurt means India will finally start their 2nd dig Marco Jansen left stranded with his highest Test score - a knock that shows he's a GENUINE allrounder ๐ฅ https://t.co/d8VcaImuFx | #SAvIND https://t.co/ljfSt15l21
Mitch Marsh was in high spirits after his 96, reflecting he's not the first Marsh to fall narrowly short of a ton in a Boxing Day Test #AUSvPAK https://t.co/3kxQWE01MX
282 is the score to beat at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield to start the chase shortly #INDvAUS
Pooja Vastrakar smashes 62no from No.9 to guide India to 8-282 - their highest ODI total against Australia Big chase coming up for the Aussies! #INDvAUS
Jemimah Rodrigues' fighting innings and Pooja Vastrakar's brilliant hits take India to an impressive 282/8 #INDvSA โถ๏ธ https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/JCN6ybOhXR
Jemimah Rodrigues entertaining knock ends on 82 - caught in the deep to give Ash Gardner her second wicket! #INDvAUS
Once reviled now revered, Mitchell Marsh's redemption arc is complete, writes @LouisDBCameron | #AUSvPAK Marsh stays true as he rides fresh wave of adulation ๐ https://t.co/feNyulAqKC
Jemimah Rodrigues brings up her half century, but India are losing wickets at regular intervals #INDvAUS โถ๏ธ https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/v39BK7pXLM
Pakistan's unsurprising capacity to surprise was in full effect during a day three rollercoaster, writes @ARamseyCricket | #AUSvPAK Wildly fluctuating day was pure Pakistan ๐ https://t.co/TVD42kP6wf
SA dominate on Day 3: Marco Jansen breezes to a second Test fifty ๐ A century stand between him and Dean Elgar ๐ค Lead over a 1โฃ0โฃ0โฃ #SAvIND https://t.co/ozh5lPrFAg
Yastika Bhatia fell one short of her fifty; Jemimah Rodriues gets India past 100 with a boundary #INDvAUS LIVE: https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/eYZA4uckSM
Take 'em any way you can get them! Yastika Bhatia holes out to a full toss on 49 India 4-95 (19.5) https://t.co/zyUHprAjkJ
Elgar looks in no trouble against the new ball - lead stretches to 78 now #SAvIND Tune in โคต๏ธ
Three fours off the first three balls in that Wareham over - Yastika Bhatia gives India a boost #INDvAUS LIVE: https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/xG87Y5jtvO
Cummins and Marsh lead fightback as Pakistan rue dropped catches in Boxing Day Test https://t.co/Bwm3wGKryv
Harmanpreet departs for 9 and India find themselves in a bit of a bother at 61-3 #INDvAUS LIVE: https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/QSR6cN6JVg
Annabel Sutherland comes into the attack and gets a wicket in her 50th match for Australia! Richa Ghosh has to depart for 21 off 20 India 2-41 (7.3) https://t.co/ejd7EZbCP6
Australia v India in the women's game is building! ๐ Have a listen to the always lovely Ash Gardner on the Scoop Podcast during tonight's first #INDvAUS ODI: https://t.co/UOgUZpCtUh https://t.co/QI6E2iqhUY
Darcie Brown gets the first for the Aussies! She bowls Shafali Verma with a beauty #INDvAUS
The cricket doesn't stop! The teams are in for the first ODI between India and Australia in Mumbai #INDvAUS https://t.co/lhP92i1Qaz
3 - Ashleigh Gardner (@AusWomenCricket) is one of 3 players to score 150+ runs (179) & take 10+ wickets (21) in women's ODIs in 2023 (Sophie Devine - New Zealand & Nadine de Klerk - South Africa); indeed, Gardner's 21 wickets is the most of any player. All-rounder. #INDvAUS https://t.co/zUVepb6ElH
The first ODI will get underway shortly at Wankhede Stadium, with India batting first after winning the toss #INDvAUS
The ODI series takes off at the Wankhede - India win the toss and will bat first in the first of three #INDvAUS LIVE: https://t.co/a3EHOcBNlQ https://t.co/Mwm8EJWAoy
A couple of late wickets will buoy Pakistan but Smith and Marsh's huge partnership has Australia in a strong position. #AUSvPAK | @ARamseyCricket
Steven Smith fell to Shaheen Afridi's short-ball trap in the final over of the day โ With just three boundaries in the innings, he batted for 269 minutes ๐ฎ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/sZWcxrNrWv
What a day of cricket. All results are still possible so weโd love to have plenty of support in the stands tomorrow! ๐๏ธ https://t.co/kN6uQt6Vw9 https://t.co/rpBQJNvLiu
From 16-4, Australia recover at the MCG to finish with a decent lead at stumps! Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith put together a 153-run partnership, but both have now been dismissed ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/hxYJsXXbb7
Australia fell to 4-16 in their second innings but a 153-run stand between Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh now has the hosts in a good position with two days to play #AUSvPAK https://t.co/qr01osSkyt
Wicket in the final over of the day! Shaheen gets Smith with a short ball and he's gone for exactly 50 #AUSvPAK
2 - This is the 2nd time Mitch Marsh has been dismissed in the nineties in men's Tests in 2023; only Clem Hill (3 - 1902), Greg Blewett (3 - 1997), Michael Slater (3 - 1999), Matthew Hayden (3 - 2006) & Simon Katich (3 - 2009) have had more in a year for Aus. Hurdle. #AUSvPAK https://t.co/PJw5PP2u2u
It's taken 153 balls, but Steven Smith goes past fifty at the MCG ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/wAzEZaUD3K
A true love story: Steve Smith and the MCG #AUSvPAK
Mitchell Marsh is dismissed in the 90s for the second time in the series ๐ฎ Dropped once at 20, but Agha Salman makes no mistakes at slip to complete a brilliant catch ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/roPvJ5VtXy
Mitch Marsh gone for 96 - to an absolute belter at first slip from Agha Salman! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/KNUP3kDr3j
A hopeful review goes to the wayside for Pakistan #AUSvPAK https://t.co/JcaBTTf4h2
After dropping David Warner on the first day, Abdullah Shafique has given Mitchell Marsh another life in the second innings https://t.co/dT6yU7aMYM #AUSvPAK https://t.co/axzcF5puvk
At one point, Australia were 16-4, but they took their chances and fought back hard ๐ช Marsh and Smith take them to the tea break with a decent lead ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/QhrnwPNgsy
TEA: Marsh and Smith taking Australia into a great position thanks to their 90-run stand #AUSvPAK
Third fifty of the series for Mitchell Marsh ๐ He was dropped on 20 by Abdullah Shafique earlier today ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/nocqaybYtw
Making the most of a second chance! Marsh reaches another fifty #AUSvPAK
The Test is complete and now it's time for some ODIs! Tune in from 7pm AEDT as our @AusWomenCricket team look to bounce back against India ๐ฆ๐บ https://t.co/iFSbKiPXjr
The reason I love watching Pakistan is days like this โฆ they go from Genius to wheels off within in 10 mins .. #AUSvPAK ..
Marsh offers no shot - and it doesn't cost him #AUSvPAK https://t.co/LYPuFM20vA
"It's like a crocodile jaw trying to catch a ball." Abdullah Shafique hands Mitch Marsh a life on 20 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/NMlTKHn3t5
HE DROPS ONE NOW โ Mitchell Marsh gets another life; Shafique can't hold on to a regulation catch! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/YplQPcx5JE
Genuine edge off Steven Smith, but the ball falls just short of Abdullah Shafique at first slip! Hasan Ali keeps up the pressure โคต #AUSvPAK
BOWLED! Mir Hamza rips an in-swinger through Travis Head first ball! #PlayOfTheDay | @Nrmainsurance | #AUSvPAK https://t.co/8UbzVV8esa
๐ฏ David Warner ๐ฏ Travis Head A double-wicket maiden for Mir Hamza at the MCG, rattling the stumps twice ๐ฅ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/715vDFVh5o
MAKE THAT TWO IN TWO! TRAVIS HEAD HAS BEEN BOWLED; MIR HAMZA ON A HAT-TRICK! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/5oHxbCuRTV
Two wickets in two balls for Mir Hamza! #AUSvPAK
David Warner, playing his last MCG Test, has been bowled for six runs ๐ฏ Mir Hamza gets Pakistan's third wicket! #AUSvPAK
Off the last ball before lunch! Pure delight for Shaheen Afridi who gets Marnus Labuschagne! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/KgT8n8XVjR
More sharp work from Alex Carey behind the stumps - that's his 10th Test stumping of 2023! #CleanHands #AUSvPAK https://t.co/oTqagkbNLs
THE EAGLE STRIKES IN HIS FIRST OVER! Usman Khawaja is caught behind for a duck ๐ฆ #AUSvPAK
Shaheen gets Khawaja with the second ball of the innings! Australia 1-0 #AUSvPAK
Lyon gets Shaheen lbw to end a frustrating partnership! #AUSvPAK https://t.co/iowh2pu5fi
Four boundaries for Shaheen Shah Afridi ๐ฅ He brings up his best score in Test cricket, and Pakistan trail by less than 80 runs ๐ https://t.co/o2UAnXbS93 #AUSvPAK https://t.co/HTgrYM5efm
Wicket number four for Cummins! Rizwan hits it straight to Warner #AUSvPAK