Chronicle EditorMELBOURNE. — Winning skipper Steve Smith paid tribute to Mitchell Starc’s match-turning impact to spur Australia to a sensational last-day Test cricket series victory over Pakistan in Melbourne yesterday.
The Australians, leading by just 22 runs going into the fifth day, mustered a 181-run quickfire lead before declaring and bowling out Pakistan in just 53.2 overs to grab a famous victory.
Starc spearheaded the final day turnaround, slamming 84 runs off 91 balls with seven sixes before taking four wickets for 36 off 15.2 overs to help skittle the tourists for 163.
“I thought Starcy was incredible. I thought he batted incredibly,” Smith said.”He broke the record for the most sixes at the MCG, and hit the ball incredibly cleanly to give us an opportunity to get 180 and have the overs that we did at them today. It was pretty special. — AFP.
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