Pakistan bowlers struggle as Australia piles on runs in practice match
- Pakistan took two wickets on day 3.
- Australia reached 367/4.
- Matt Renshaw was the top scorer.
On Friday, on the third day of the practice match against the Australian Prime Minister XI, Pakistan’s bowlers were only able to claim two wickets.
In response to Pakistan’s declared 391-9, the Prime Minister’s XI of Australia had resumed their first innings at 149-2 in Canberra.
By the end of the third day of play, the home team had amassed 367-4 in 141 overs.
With the aid of eight fours and a six, Matt Renshaw shone at the bat, going undefeated on 136 runs in 337 balls.
For Pakistan, Imam-ul-Haq, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, and Khurram Shahzad each took one wicket.
The highlight of Pakistan’s day was when Mir Hamza made a spectacular catch that resulted in skipper Nathan McSweeney being bowled out.
After the four-day encounter, Pakistan will play Australia in a three-match Test series.
Pakistan, who have lost all five of their Test series against Australia, will be lacking in hope going into a three-match series that begins in Perth next week. Shan Masood, the new captain, will have an even harder time winning with a severely depleted bowling corps.
Pakistan takes against the current world Test champions in Australia under the leadership of Pat Cummins, having last won a Test match there in late 1995, when almost half of the current team had not even been born.
Pakistan can never be written off due to their unpredictable nature, but their disorganized lead-up to the series makes it difficult for the tourists to return to Australia.
After their failure to advance to the 50-overs World Cup in India, Babar Azam resigned as all-formats captain last month, leaving Masood to take over as captain of the Test team.
