Just as a famous draw looked inevitable, with Australia needing six wickets from 12.3 overs, Nathan Lyon (4-112) roared to life as two more quick wickets followed to reduce Pakistan to 414-7.Australia's veteran off-spinner silenced the locals by having Babar at caught bat pad for 196, before Faheem Ashraf departed for a golden duck to send shockwaves through the Pakistan dressing room when a draw was theirs for the taking.Mitch Swepson, without a wicket and 152 runs next to his name, tossed one up to Rizwan, who chipped a simple catch to Usman Khawaja at short cover but the opener - bizarrely wearing a helmet - spilled the chance. From there, Rizwan brought up his hundred in the penultimate over before the wicketkeeper navigated Swepson final over of desperation.Brief Scores: Australia 556/9d (Usman Khawaja 160, Alex Carey 93; Faheem Ashraf 2-55, Sajid Khan 2-167) & 97/2d (Marnus Labuschagne 44, Usman Khawaja 44 not out) vs Pakistan 148 (Babar Azam 36, Nauman Ali 20; Mitchell Starc 3-29, Mitchell Swepson 2-32) & 443/7 (Babar Azam 196, Abdullah Shafique 96, Mohammad Rizwan 104; Nathan Lyon 4/112, Pat Cummins 2/75). Result: Match drawn.
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