WATCH: Pakistan skipper Shan Masood get reprieve as Mitchell Marsh oversteps in Sydney Test

Pakistan skipper Shan Masood got a reprieve from Australia’s all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. The latter has been facing the problem of overstepping as he hasn’t bowled much in the last few years due to injuries. In the ongoing three-match Test series, Marsh has bowled more overs than he has bowled in the last few years in Test match cricket. Meanwhile, in the ongoing third Test, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.

They lost four wickets for 47 runs to begin with. The likes of Masood and Masood put together 40 runs when Marsh took the wicket of Masood. However, as it turned out, the two-time World Cup winner overstepped which is why the Pakistan skipper was given not out.

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Shan Masood fails to make the most of the reprieve

The Pakistan Test skipper failed to make the most of the error. Ten balls later, Marsh once again removed him and this time around. About the game, after losing five wickets for 96 runs, the likes of Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha put together 94 runs for the sixth wicket. Both batters scored a fifty each. However, after their wickets, the team was reduced to 227/9.

At this point, Ameer Jamal (82) and Mir Hamza (7) put together 86 runs for the last wicket to help them reach 313 all-out. The former came out to bat at number nine and put together the second-highest partnership for the last wicket in Australia in Tests. Way back in 1976, Asif Iqbal and Iqbal Qasim put together 87 runs for the last wicket in the second innings of the Test match.

After being bowled out for 272 runs, Australia amassed 454 runs. In the second innings, the Asian side was reduced to 366/9. The likes of Asif and Qasim helped the team reach 466 runs, setting a target of 285. After the home team, Australia got to 261/6, the game ended in a draw.