Australia has scored 187 runs for 3 wickets, only 65 overs were possible on the first day affected by rain

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Melbourne: On the first day of the second Test being played in Melbourne, Australia has scored 187 runs for 3 wickets, only 65 overs were possible on the first day affected by rain, Travis Head and Marence Lubrashian are not out.

Batting first after losing the toss, Australia’s first wicket fell for 90 runs when David Warner was caught off Salman Agha for 38 runs.

Australia’s second wicket against Pakistan fell for 108 runs, this time Hasan Ali dismissed Usman Khawaja for 42 runs, the third wicket was Steve Smith who was dismissed for 26 runs by Amir Jamal.

Rain stopped the match for a long time after the wickets fell and 24 overs were lost, when the second day’s play ended with Tomarnes Labushin on 44 and Travis Head on 9 at the crease.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood invited Australia to bat first after winning the toss, Shaheen Shah and Amir Hamza failed to take any wickets on the first day.

In the press conference after the match, Hasan Ali said that Pakistan bowled well and did not allow Australia to play.