PERTH: A combined bowling effort saw Australia bundle Pakistan for a meagre 89 runs in the second innings to register a huge 360-run victory in the first Test of the three-match series at Perth Stadium on Sunday.
Earlier, Usman Khawaja scored 90 and Mitchell Marsh scored an unbeaten 63 to help Australia set Pakistan to chase 450 after declaring their second innings at 233-5 on the fourth day.
Australia added 149 runs to their overnight score of 84-2 to set Pakistan a mammoth total in the second session.
Australia resumed their innings with Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja on the crease but lost Smith early after Khurram Shahzad got him out lbw.
Aamer Jamal then dismissed Travis Head to reduce Australia to 107-4, bringing out Mitchell Marsh to bat.
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Khawaja and Marsh then knitted a solid 126 run-stand to help Australia reach 233 before Babar Azam caught the former off Shaheen Afridi.
Australia declared the innings with this wicket to set Pakistan to chase a mammoth 450-run target with a session and a day remaining.
Khawaja top-scored with 90 runs from 190 balls with the help of nine boundaries, while Marsh played a quick-fire knock of 63 off 68, laced with eight boundaries and two sixes.
Debutant Khurram Shahzad led the bowling charts for Pakistan with figures of 3-45, while Jamal and Afridi picked one wicket each.
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