Australia Vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Usman Khawaja Loses Incredible SCG Record After His Dismissal

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja loses his sensational Sydney Cricket Ground record after his dismissal against Pakistan in the third Test match. Check the details below.

Usman Khawaja got dismissed three-short of his fifty in the third Test

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Australia Vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Australian left-handed opening batsman Usman Khawaja has seen his incredible three-figure streak come to an end at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), after he was dismissed by Aamir Jamal on the individual score of 47. The Islamabad-born cricketer has been an astonishing Test cricketer for the Australians ever since his debut in the 2011 Ashes, which he made at the very same ground.

The record held by Usman Khawaja was that he had scored a hundred in each of his innings at the SCG this decade. The following are his individual scores this decade at the SCG:

• 137 against England in the first innings of the 4th Test of Ashes 2021-22
• 101* against England in the second innings of the 4th Test of Ashes 2021-22
• 195* against South Africa in the first innings of the third Test of the three-match Test series in 2022-23
• 47 against Pakistan in the first innings of the third Test of the three-match Test series in 2023-24

"Contact between glove and ball"

Khawaja gloves one down the leg side for 47 #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/oUpkvslHiU

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 4, 2024

With his dismissal, his SCG average for this decade hits an astonishing low, with it dropping from 333 to 190, which is still a highly commendable average for any batter at any ground in the sport. Also, the overall Test internationals' average for Usman Khawaja at the SCG is now 118.

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With Australia already wrapping up the series by winning the Boxing Day Test, the third Test is still a special Test for Australia as they bid farewell to one of their all-time greats in David Warner as he bids adieu to international cricket once and for all after the third Test match. The dynamic opener from New South Wales is playing at his home ground and received a huge cheer from an electic crowd at the SCG as he took his iconic jump coming in to bat for the very last time in the esteemed white jersey of the Australian National team. He received a standing ovation on his way back after he got dismissed by Salman Agha on the individual score of 34.