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