Pakistan Retain Winning Squad for Final Test

Dubai: Pakistan Monday retained the same 16-man squad for the second Test against Australia which won the first match by a convincing 221-run margin.

Chief selector Moin Khan said the team has given a good performance and deserved to be retained for the second Test starting in Abu Dhabi from Thursday.

"The selectors are encouraged and delighted with the performance of the Pakistan side in the first Test and a lot of credit must be given to Younis Khan, who utilized all his knowledge and experience to score century in both innings in the Dubai Test," Khan was quoted as saying in a Pakistan Cricket Board press release.

Younis became Pakistan's seventh batsmen to hit twin centuries in the Test which finished on Sunday.

He also overhauled Pakistan's record of most Test centuries held by Inzamam-ul Haq with 25.

Younis now has 26 hundreds in 93 Tests.

Pakistan piled up 454 in the first innings and bowled Australia out for 303 in their first knock, taking a big 151-run lead.

They then declared their second innings on 286-2 to set Australia a big 438-run target.

Australia were bowled out for 216 in their second innings with left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar taking five wickets and leg-spinner Yasir Shah taking four.

Pakistan squad for 2nd Test: Misbah-ul Haq (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Ehsan Adil, Haris Sohail, Imran Khan, Mohammad Talha, Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar.

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