Pakistan suffered another defeat in the second Test of the Boxing Day match against Australia in Melbourne, losing by 79 runs.
Australia set a target of 317 runs, in response to which Pakistan’s batting disappointed again, as they were bowled out on day 4 for 237 runs, with no batter scoring significantly.
Captain Shan Masood played aggressively, scoring 60 runs, but he couldn’t manage to contribute significantly to a potential victory. Babar Azam also failed to score big, departing at 41 runs.
Middle-order batter Agha Salman scored 50 runs, but no other batters reached the half-century mark, leading to Pakistan’s defeat.
With this defeat, Pakistan loses the second spot in the points table, dropping to fifth with a percentage of 45.83. Meanwhile, Australia, with this win, moves up to stand in the second spot with a percentage of 50.00.
Additionally, this defeat means the Green Shirts also lose the Test series against Australia, with Australia leading the three-match series 2-0.
Here is the updated points table of the World Test Championship 2023-2025.
| Teams | M | W | L | T | D | N/R | PT | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100.00 |
| Australia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 50.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 45.83 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 38.88 |
| West Indies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
| England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
