Rain had spoiled day one too of the Boxing Day Test. PHOTO: AFP
Pakistan were 310-6 at stumps on day two in the second Test of the three-match series against Australia in Melbourne as rain continued to hamper play.
Shot! Azhar's 11th boundary takes him to 132* with Pakistan 6-294.
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Azhar Ali (139 off 287), who completed his 11th Test century, was on strike with left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir (28 off 23) when umpires called the match off due to continued drizzling.
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With only 14.4 overs left in the day, there is not much of a chance that players will return to the field.
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Early on day two, Pakistan started their first innings with an overnight score of 142-4. Asad Shafiq scored 50 off 123 before being caught at second slip of Jackson Bird's delivery.
Sarfraz Ahmed (10 off 20) was not able to make a big contribution and was caught at first slip off Josh Hazlewood.
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Bird has three wickets to his name with Hazlewood bagging two and Nathan Lyon accounting for one batsman. Mitchell Starc, surprisingly , is wicketless at the moment after bowling 23.2 overs.
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