{"id":40714,"date":"2023-12-28T00:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T00:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/abdullah-shafique-comments-on-pakistans-batting-collapse-in-second-test\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T00:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T00:24:17","slug":"abdullah-shafique-comments-on-pakistans-batting-collapse-in-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/abdullah-shafique-comments-on-pakistans-batting-collapse-in-second-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdullah Shafique comments on Pakistan’s batting collapse in second Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique talked about his side\u2019s batting performance in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pakistan dismissed Australia for 318 and were making a good start to their reply on Wednesday but were reduced to 194-6 at stumps after the intervention of Australia captain Pat Cummins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shan Masood\u2019s side looked in fine shape at 124-1 an hour after tea but will resume on day three of the match 124 runs in arrears with hopes of a first test win in Australia since 1995 to level the series at 1-1 fading fast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pat Cummins (3-37) changed the day in two overs, brilliantly catching Abdullah Shafique for 62 off his own bowling and dismissing dangerman Babar Azam for one with a sublime delivery that had the Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd roaring in delight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brilliant from Cummins! #AUSvPAK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0gc6y2yXcV<\/a><\/p>\n

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UNBELIEVABLE!<\/p>\n

Pat Cummins gets rid of Babar Azam again \u2013 with another BEAUTY! #OhWhatAFeeling<\/a> @Toyota_Aus<\/a> #AUSvPAK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iXQ6M7E10l<\/a><\/p>\n

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Off-spinner Nathan Lyon also played a leading role in Australia\u2019s fightback, breaking an obdurate opening partnership between Imam-Ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique before returning to remove Shan Masood for 54.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shan Masood had played a gutsy captain\u2019s innings for his eighth test half-century but frittered all his good work away when he tried to club the ball back over Nathan Lyon\u2019s head only to balloon it to Mitchell Marsh at point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Josh Hazlewood then chipped in to bowl Saud Shakeel for nine and Pat Cummins returned late in the session to have Agha Salman caught behind for five.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There goes Shakeel\u2019s off-stump!<\/p>\n

\u201cRuthless\u201d bowling from Hazlewood #AUSvPAK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Q4BhASTUXy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mohammad Rizwan was unbeaten on 29 at the close of play with Aamer Jamal two not out from 26 balls at the other end.<\/span><\/p>\n

Abdullah Shafique talked about his side\u2019s batting woes in the all-important fixture. The opening batter reportedly said its not a good feeling when the batting unit collapses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a batting unit it hurts to lose these wickets back to back,\u201d he was quoted as saying by the cricket website ESPNCricinfo. \u201cBut I hope we\u2019ll recover with this ongoing partnership. The conditions here are much different compared to Pakistan. Pat Cummins is a good bowler so as a batter you have to take your chances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe will not give you loose deliveries so you have to create them. He was planning something for me because I was playing well there, but I think he took a good catch as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Related \u2013 \u2018Playing in Australia is not difficult\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n