AUS vs PAK Test Match: For The First Time The Game Was Stopped Because Of The Umpire

AUS vs PAK Test Match 2023: For the first time, the game was stopped due to the umpire, lift became the reason. The teams of Australia and Pakistan are currently facing each other in a three-match Test series.

A Strange Incident Was Seen in The Field On The Third Day:-

The second match of the Prestigious Series is being played in Melbourne from 26 December. On the third day of this match, a strange incident was seen in the field.

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Despite the players being present on the ground, the game remained halted for about 5 minutes; the fans were unable to understand that after all all the players were present on the field. Despite this why is the match not being started?

The Game Had To Be Stopped As He Was Missing From His Sheet:-

Now the reason for this has come to light. On the third day of the Boxing Day Test, third umpire Richard Illingworth was seen missing from his place. The game also had to be stopped as he was missing from his sheet.

Now the question that might be arising in your mind is where Illingworth disappeared in the middle of the match, due to which the game had to be stopped.

So after this accident, the commentator revealed that when he was coming to his room after lunch, he got stuck in the lift. This is the reason why the play on the third day had to be stopped for some time after lunch.

Australia’s Position Strong in Melbourne:–

Talking about the match, after bowling out the visiting team for 264 runs in the first innings of the Melbourne Test, the Australian team scored 108 runs at the loss of four wickets in its second innings.

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For the team, middle-order all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is at the crease after scoring 61 runs in 82 balls with the help of nine fours and Steve Smith is at the crease after scoring 26 runs in 86 balls. Till the time of writing the news, Australia had a lead of 167 runs in the second innings.
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