RAWALPINDI, Sept 20: Australia ‘A’ opener Michael Hussey struck an unbeaten century as the tourists made merry in the drawn second Test against Pakistan ‘A’ at KRL Stadium on Tuesday. Pakistan ‘A’ triumphed 1-0 in the two-match series after recording a seven-wicket victory in the first four-day fixture at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium last week.
On a listless last day, the left-hand opening pair of Hussey (101) and Marcus North (68) took Australia ‘A’ to 181 without loss in the second innings after the home team had been dismissed for 348 in reply to the touring side’s first-innings score of 407 for eight declared.
Hussey stroked 12 fours and one six during his 159-ball knock while North slammed six fours and one six and faced 135 deliveries.
Earlier, Mansoor Amjad, the leg-spinning all-rounder, made 82 after Pakistan ‘A’ started the day at 249 for six. Mansoor, who negotiated 168 balls, belted 10 boundaries and one six.
North, who bowls occasional off-breaks, captured the last two wickets off the three balls he bowled to terminate Pakistan innings, some 45 minutes after lunch interval.
Hasan Raza added just five runs to his overnight score of 111.
The teams now travel to Lahore to feature in a three-match one-day series.
Scoreboard
AUSTRALIA ‘A’ (1st Innings) 407-8 declared (J.R. Hopes 146, B.J. Hodge 68).
PAKISTAN ‘A’ (1st Innings, overnight 249-6):
Ashar Zaidi c Watson b Lewis 8
Imran Farhat c White b Lewis 47
Bazid Khan lbw b Cullen 26
Misbahul Haq c Hussey b Cullen 11
Hasan Raza lbw b Clark 116
Faisal Iqbal c Hussey b Cullen 11
Zulqarnain Haider c Clark b Hodge 10
Mansoor Amjad lbw b North 82
Mohammad Asif b Clark 1
Mohammad Irshad not out 12
Najaf Shah b North 0
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-9, NB-11) 24
TOTAL (all out, 113.3overs) 348
FALL OF WKTS: 1-16, 2-70, 3-88, 4-119, 5-175, 6-214, 7-263, 8-274, 9-348.
BOWLING: Clark 21-4-71-2 (5nb); Lewis 20-4-70-2 (5nb); Cullen 33-9-78-3; Watson 15-3-44-0 (1nb); White 15-2-49-0; Hodge 5-0-22-1; Thornely 4-3-1-0; North .3-0-0-2.
AUSTRALIA ‘A’ (2nd Innings):
M.E.K. Hussey not out 101
M.J. North not out 68
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, NB-6) 12
TOTAL (for no wkt, 48 overs) 181
BOWLING: Mohammad Asif 9-3-25-0 (1nb); Mohammad Irshad 10-1-26-0 (1nb); Najaf Shah 8-0-21-0; Mansoor Amjad 8-0-59-0 (4nb); Ashar Zaidi 7-0-23-0; Imran Farhat 6-1-21-0.
UMPIRES: Siddique Khan and Nadeem Ghauri.
MATCH REFEREE: Khateeb Rizwan.—APP