Cairns: Pakistan's tour of Australia off to a shaky start in Cairns, the visitors all out for 208 on day one of a warm-up match against an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI.
Misbah-ul-Haq's men were particularly tentative in their first encounter with a pink ball on Australian soil, several batsmen out pushing hesitantly at the ball.
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Perhaps most concerning for the visitors will be the fact they lost six wickets in the final session under lights, just a week out from the series-opening day- night Test against Australia in Brisbane.
South Australian Cameron Valente also made a name for himself, claiming four wickets, including three of Pakistan's top six.
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After winning the toss and electing to bat, the visitors fell to 3-50 midway through the opening session, and wickets went down steadily from then.
Only veteran Younis Khan offered a sustained resistance, holding out for 138 balls before he inside-edged a Ryan Lees ball that swung back slightly under lights to be caught behind for 54.
He was the only Pakistani batsman to reach 50, however, each of their top seven were able to spend at least 20 balls in the middle.
They lost opener Sami Aslam (10) in the eighth over when he was bowled attempting to work paceman Cameron Wheatley to fine leg.
No.3 Babar Azam (16) and opener Azhar Ali (23) were then both caught at gully.
Mark Steketee (3-47) had Azam pushing at one that swung a long way away from him, while Ali checked his stroke to a ball that went straight on from Valente (4-36).
The opener had also survived two LBW appeals and an edge through slips in his first 15 balls.
Veteran Misbah (20) then edged one from Valente to wicketkeeper Josh Inglis to leave the visitors in distinct trouble against a host side that has just 27 matches of domestic first-class cricket between them.
With the ball swinging more under lights, Valente then claimed his third when Asad Shafiq chopped on trying to cut the ball.
Safaraz Ahmed was the only player to attempt to lift the tempo, striking 39 from 66 before he was caught at mid off after a getting a leading edge to a ball that swung in sharply from Steketee.
Tailenders Mohammad Nawaz (4), Mohammad Amir (0) and Wahab Riaz (16) each then fell quickly as the hosts wrapped up the tail.
AAP