Pakistan remove David Warner, Usman Khawaja on rain-hit day

SYDNEY: Pakistan bowlers dismissed Australia’s openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the rain disrupted the second day of the last Test match on Thursday.

Before the match was abandoned because of poor light and rain prior to tea break, Marnus Labuschagne was on 23 and Steve Smith was on six for their team's 116 for two.

On a day when Warner was denied a chance to make a memorable century in his 112th and last Test match, the hosts trailed by 197 runs.

Warner was captured for 34 and looked annoyed as he left the ground to a standing ovation from his home crowd.

The 37-year-old opener, known throughout cricket as 'the Bull', was beaten by the extra bounce and turn out of the rough by offspinner Agha Salman.

He edged a catch off the shoulder of his bat to a delighted Babar Azam at slip.

Warner, who still has a potential second innings to bat in his last Test, has now scored 8,729 Test runs since his 2011 debut at an average of 44.53 with 26 centuries.

He had a reprieve when he was put down on 20 by young debutant Saim Ayub at first slip in Aamer Jamal's first over.

It continued a wretched time for Pakistan in the field in this series with a number of dropped chances.

Ayub put his head down in anguish after fluffing the simple chance, which came after his two-ball duck in Wednesday's first innings of his first Test match.

Khawaja, who averages 130 in Tests at the SCG, fell to a gloved catch down the leg-side off Jamal for 47, that was detected on review after a patient 143 balls at the crease.

Australia still have a strong batting lineup to come with Smith averaging 72 in 11 Tests at the famous SCG and Labuschagne 76 at the ground.

Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh, who already has scores of 90, 63 not out and 96 in this series, will be next in.

The rain interruption continued the Sydney Test's soggy weather reputation. The SCG has suffered 26 washed-out days, the most of any Australian Test ground.

Australia clinched the three-match series with a tense 79-run win in the second Test in Melbourne over Christmas.