The opening batsman of the national team, Abdullah Shafiq, has said that we must accept that Australia has played better cricket than Pakistan. In the match played at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Pakistan's team collapsed at 300 runs in response to Australia's impressive total of 368 runs.
The partnership of 134 runs between Imam and Abdullah Shafiq couldn't secure a victory for the team, with Abdullah Shafiq scoring 64 and Imam-ul-Haq 70 runs before getting out.
Captain Babar Azam dismissed by Adam Zampa for 18 runs, Saud Shakeel got out at 30 runs, Fakhar Zaman was targeted by Zampa at 26 runs, Muhammad Nawaz scored 14 runs, and Osama Mir got out without scoring any runs.From Australia's side, Adam Zampa showed the way with four wickets.
Speaking to the media after the match, Abdullah Shafiq stated that they must accept that Australia played better cricket, and their bowlers performed well. It was their responsibility to win the match.
He mentioned that they had confidence in every player, believing they could win by making runs.
Abdullah Shafiq also expressed that Pakistan's team didn't perform well against Australia, and there was a difference for sure. However, he still hopes that they can perform better in the future.