Fans react after Pakistan’s 79-run defeat to Australia in the second Test. On Day 4, the Shan Masood-led team was bundled out for 237 while chasing 317.
Fans react after Pakistan’s 79-run defeat to Australia
Pakistan also lost the three-match Test series, having lost the first game by 360 runs. In Australia, the visitors have failed to win a single Test series.
Australia batted first and scored 318 runs, with Marnus Labuschagne leading the way with 63 runs off 155 balls.
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Aamer Jamal was the standout Pakistan bowler, finishing with statistics of 3/64, while Shaheen Afridi, Mir Hamza, and Hasan Ali each took two wickets.
In response, Pakistan’s first innings was bundled out for 264. Half-centuries were broken by Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood.
With a fifer, Australia skipper Pat Cummins led from the front, while Nathan Lyon took four wickets.
Australia then scored 262 in their second innings, thanks to half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith.
Marsh fell just short of his well-deserved century, hitting 96 from 130 balls, including 13 boundaries. By sharing a 153-run stand for the fifth wicket, the pair helped Australia rebound from 4/16.
Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza shined with the ball for Pakistan, both taking four wickets, while Aamer Jamal took two.
In response, Pakistan was reduced to 237. Shan Masood and Agha Salman both hit half-centuries but couldn’t help the team cross the finish line.
“You want to get the hundreds” – Pakistan skipper Shan Masood responds to his team’s defeat to Australia in the second Test
Pakistan skipper Shan Masood believes the batting unit has underperformed in the second Test. He emphasized that the hitters failed to score large, which did not provide the anticipated effects.
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He did, however, applaud the bowling team for shutting down Australia twice in the Test. The two sides will meet again in the third Test on January 3, 2024, at the Sydney Cricket Ground.