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16-Dec-2016 10:12:00 GMT
Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Brisbane, day 2

Pakistan suffer after Handscomb ton

Brisbane: Pakistan were 97 for eight in reply to Australia's 429 at the close on the second day of the day-night first Test in Brisbane on Friday.

At stumps, Sarfraz Ahmed was unbeaten on 31 with Mohammad Amir on eight to trail Australia by 332 runs.

Earlier, Peter Handscomb earlier posted a maiden century and the tail wagged as Australia extended their first innings to frustrate Pakistan.

Handscomb made the most of his opportunity and followed up a half-century on debut against South Africa in Adelaide last month with a polished 105.

Tailenders Nathan Lyon and Jackson Bird hit out in a crowd-pleasing last-wicket stand of 49.

Handscomb was out in the third over after tea when he chopped a Wahab delivery on to his stumps, one ball after Josh Hazlewood was caught at first slip in Mohammad Amir's previous over.

Bird smoked a lusty six in his unbeaten 19 and Lyon cracked 29 off 24 balls to stymie Pakistan's efforts to quickly mop up the Australia first innings.

Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir both finished with four wickets each.

The Australians, who resumed at 3-288, lost skipper Steve Smith for 130, Nic Maddinson for one, Matthew Wade for seven and Mitchell Starc for 10.

Smith was finally out to a wild shot in the 100th over when he slashed at Wahab Riaz and gave wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed a regulation catch.

It ended a 172-run stand with Handscomb and he departed with his side in command at four for 323.

Smith had some luck along the way with his 16th Test century, offering three chances during his 222-ball knock.

The Australian captain was dropped on 53 by Ahmed off spinner Azhar Ali, and on 97 he survived in bizarre circumstances when a faint outside edge off Amir was taken by Ahmed, but there was no appeal.

Brief scores
Australia -
429 (Smith 130, Handscomb 105, Renshaw 71, Wahab 4-89, Amir 4-97)
Pakistan - 8 for 97 (Sarfraz 31*, Hazlewood 3-19, Starc 3-45, Wood 2-7)
Status - Pakistan trial by 332 runs


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