Australian skipper wins the toss and choose to bat first in hope of scoring big runs and give the hosts a real tough time.
But, Pakistan settles in well in the new city, new ground and comes out of the Day 1 as a happy lot!
Pakistan ends the day 1 on good note picking five wickets of Australia for only 232 runs whereas only 88 overs being bowled at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore aka GSL.
Usman Khawaja is the star performer of day 1 of 3rd test as he helps Australia to recover from loss of 2 wickets only for 8 runs in a big partnership with Steve Smith.
Shaheen Shah Afridi bowls a sensational second over picking up two important wickets of David Warner and Test No. 01 batsman Marnus Labuschagne of his 3rd and 5th bowl of 2nd over.
Naseem Shah justifies his selection and picks up two key wickets of Steve Smith and Travis Head later on.
Khawaja’s (91) for 219 bowls and Smiths’ (59) for 169 bowls remains the batting highlights of day 1 with batting while Shaheen Afridi’s (2-39) and Naseem Shah’s (2-36) shines the day with bowling.
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