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- Updated: December 17, 2016
Dinner Australia 429 and 5 for 202 dec (Khawaja 74, Smith 63) lead Pakistan 142 (Sarfraz 59*, Hazlewood 3-22, Bird 3-23, Starc 3-63) by 489 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Pakistan need 490 to defeat Australia in the day-night Test at the Gabba after Steven Smith declared during the dinner break on the third day.
The hosts motored to their lead with few problems after Smith elected not to ask Pakistan to follow on, despite a first-innings lead of 287. Pakistan will now start their second innings under lights, in similar circumstances to that in which they lost 8 for 67 on the second evening of the match.
Smith and Usman Khawaja did most of the run-scoring in Australia’s second innings, but there was another low score for Nic Maddinson as the declaration was delayed until well beyond the world-record chase in Test cricket.
Josh Hazlewood, Jackson Bird and Mitchell Starc had taken three wickets apiece to polish Pakistan off in the …
