{"id":40912,"date":"2023-12-28T12:11:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/australia-leads-by-241-in-boxing-day-test\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T12:11:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:11:05","slug":"australia-leads-by-241-in-boxing-day-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/australia-leads-by-241-in-boxing-day-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia leads by 241 in Boxing Day Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featuredimg\">\n <\/p>\n<p class=\"captionimg\">Australia leads by 241 in Boxing Day Test<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Australia scored 187 runs for the loss of six wickets in their second innings and took a lead of 241 runs on the third day of the ongoing Boxing Day Test between Pakistan and Australia in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">On the third day of the game in Melbourne, Pakistan started the innings with 194 runs and 6 players out, but with an increase of only 70 runs, the whole team was dismissed for 264 runs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Abdullah Shafiq scored 62 runs, while captain Shan Masood has managed to score half centuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Pakistani bowlers did not give the Australian top order a chance to play in the second inning, and four batsmen returned to the pavilion for just 16 runs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">However, on a total score of 46, Abdullah Shafique dropped an easy catch to Mithcell Marsh, who was playing for 20 runs, and then he improved the team\u2019s position by establishing a partnership of 153 runs with Steve Smith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Mitchell Marsh was out after scoring 96 runs. Shortly after that, Steve Smith was also dismissed for 50 runs on a total score of 187.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">Meanwhile, Mir Hamza and Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets each for Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia leads by 241 in Boxing Day Test Australia scored 187 runs for the loss of six wickets in their second innings and took a lead of 241 runs on the third day of the ongoing Boxing Day Test between Pakistan and Australia in Melbourne. 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