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| Pakistan beat Australia by 356 runs in the second and final Test | Pakistan beat Australia by 356 runs in the second and final Test |
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| Pakistan beat Australia by 356 runs in the second and final Test in Abu Dhabi to complete a 2-0 series victory. | Pakistan beat Australia by 356 runs in the second and final Test in Abu Dhabi to complete a 2-0 series victory. |
| Resuming on 143 for four and needing to bat out three sessions to force a draw, Australia folded for 246 in their second innings after lunch. | Resuming on 143 for four and needing to bat out three sessions to force a draw, Australia folded for 246 in their second innings after lunch. |
| Steve Smith, with 97, was the top scorer, adding 107 runs with Mitchell Marsh (47) as the duo defied Pakistan for most of the morning session. | |
| The left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar was the pick of the Pakistani bowlers, claiming five for 120. | The left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar was the pick of the Pakistani bowlers, claiming five for 120. |
| Pakistan, who comprehensively won the first Test in Dubai and set Australia a 603-run victory target in the second, began the day needing six wickets to seal a 2-0 victory before facing some late fight from Smith who was three runs away from his fifth Test century. | Pakistan, who comprehensively won the first Test in Dubai and set Australia a 603-run victory target in the second, began the day needing six wickets to seal a 2-0 victory before facing some late fight from Smith who was three runs away from his fifth Test century. |
| Brad Haddin, who did not keep wicket in Pakistan’s second innings following a shoulder injury, came out to bat and was unbeaten on 13 at the break with Australia on 238 for five and needing to bat out two more sessions to eke out a draw. | |
| Marsh, playing only his second Test, proved the perfect foil for Smith, whose decisive footwork against the spinners and positive intent stood out in an otherwise Australian batting capitulation on the dusty track at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. | Marsh, playing only his second Test, proved the perfect foil for Smith, whose decisive footwork against the spinners and positive intent stood out in an otherwise Australian batting capitulation on the dusty track at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. |