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A Shameful Record For Pakistan For The First Time in 147 Years

Sangeeta Viswas
9 months ago

PAK vs AUS 3rd Test 2023: A shameful record for Pakistan for the first time in 147 years. The last match of the ongoing three-match Test series between Pakistan and Australia is being played in Sydney from today (January 3).

His Move Seemed To Backfire in The Initial Overs:-

Even in this exciting match, nothing good seems to be happening for Pakistan. After winning the toss and batting first, his move seemed to backfire in the initial overs.

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Both the opening batsmen of the team returned to the pavilion in the second over itself. During this time, a shameful record was also added to the name of Pakistan.

This is the first time in the 147-year-old history of cricket that in the Test format, both the opening batsmen have been out on zero while starting the new calendar year. However, from today this shameful record has now been registered in the name of Pakistan.

A Shameful Record For Pakistan For The First Time in 147 Years

The Bats Of Both Batsmen Remained Silent:-

In the third test match, Saim Ayyub came into the field to open the innings with Abdullah Shafiq. The bats of both the batsmen remained silent. The situation was such that both the players were out without opening the account.

Where Shafiq was shown the way to the pavilion by Mitchell Starc caught out by Steve Smith. Meanwhile, Job was forced to go to the pavilion by Josh Hazlewood after being caught out by wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

A Shameful Record For Pakistan For The First Time in 147 Years

Mohammad Rizwan Played A Courageous Half-Century Of 88 Runs:-

However, despite this poor start, Pakistan has crossed the 300 mark at the time of writing. Mohammad Rizwan played an adventurous half-century of 88 runs in the middle-order for the team.

Apart from Rizwan, Agha Salman, batting in seventh position, also managed to score a half-century. He has contributed 53 runs in 67 balls.

A Shameful Record For Pakistan For The First Time in 147 Years

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Apart from these two batsmen, Aamer Jamal is still present at the crease after scoring 70 runs. The team’s score after the end of 74 overs is 312 runs at the loss of nine wickets.