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Toss of Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team
Cricket toss is an integral component of every match and often determines its course. The winning team gets to decide whether they want to bat or field first; often this decision depends on weather conditions and pitch conditions. Home team captain tosses coin and calls heads or tails. After which, winning captain selects his team for rest of game.
Australia and Pakistan are two of the premier teams in world cricket, and their rivalry spans all formats of play. Between 26 Test series, 107 One Day Internationals, and 24 T20 matches played between them, their rivalry has produced some truly epic moments that bring excitement and anticipation for cricket fans worldwide.
Pakistan openers Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq made an immediate statement of intent as they scored quick fifties against some loose bowling from Australia. But Marcus Stoinis struck back, dismissing both openers during one powerful spell; Adam Zampa finished off the middle order to finish with four wickets as well.
As Pakistan continued to lose wickets steadily, their game remained close until Babar Azam was caught at deep mid-wicket by Marnus Labuschagne off Zampa’s bowling and Marnus Labuschagne caught him at deep mid-wicket off Maxwell’s bowling, ending their hopes of comeback. Pakistan were further set back when substitute fielder Sean Abbott dropped an important regulation chance off Maxwell’s bowling at cow corner from Maxwell giving Warner another life on 105. With Australia winning comfortably enough for them to take an initial advantage in this series and ultimately take an unassured lead after just one match up against.
First innings of Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team
In cricket matches, the initial innings is of paramount importance as that’s where runs will be scored by winning teams. Teams who lose control early often end up losing, though there have been examples where teams started poorly but eventually made up ground to win their games.
Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq scored quick fifties as they appeared set on chasing 305. But Marcus Stoinis used his spell to turn the game on its head; in just his second over, Marcus stunned Shafique by hitting him with an edged bouncer which hit Shafique on his pads before being chipped to Maxwell at midwicket for a vital breakthrough.
Australia responded in inspired fashion, with David Warner and Mitchell Marsh smashing hundreds on the flat M.Chinnaswamy pitch in quick time during Powerplay – taking full advantage of short boundaries and fast outfield conditions.
Middle overs saw another run spree for Warner and his fellow openers but the visitors’ batsmen struggled due to misfields. Mohammad Afridi dropped a regulation chance at cow corner off Haris Rauf which provided Warner with another life on 105 before slamming another delivery for six.
Australian batsmen finally lost their composure in the final over before tea, with Josh Hazlewood edging a slower one to Mohammad Rizwan at short third man and Afridi taking three wickets with quick deliveries that trapped Stoinis leg before with one that nipped back onto his pads; Melbourne Stars keeper Michael Rauf missed reviewing an on-field LBW decision against him as well; this review would have done little good regardless.
Second innings of Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team
The second innings is a key moment of any cricket match. The team that bats first determines the scoreboard; their performance can often determine who wins a test match. Traditionally, the first team to reach its target and enforce follow-on is declared winner; however, recently Australians have made it their habit to enforce follow-on even when they hold significant leads; this has resulted in them losing three of four matches while New Zealand earned one victory.
Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq got Pakistan off to a solid start by scoring freely against some loose bowling from Australia during the Powerplay, however. Australia then managed to regain control during middle overs, punishing Pakistan spinners for lack of discipline.
After the break, Pakistan struggled to maintain an acceptable run rate due to poor fielding and misfields from both Glenn Maxwell and Australia skipper Steve Warner. Glenn Maxwell dropped an easy catch off Sean Abbott’s bowling at cow corner to give Warner another life on 105 and put down another chance against Amir from short fine leg.
Adam Zampa played an outstanding spell for Australia against Pakistan’s run chase, striking with leg-spinner Zaman for a fumbled pull shot to Sean Abbott before Hafeez fell after trying a pull off Zampa that flew straight to Mitchell Starc at deep third man. Zampa then claimed Rizwan with quicker deliveries that just hit his bat edge with ease – notching three scalps along the way!
Third innings of Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team
Third innings batting in modern cricket has evolved into a five-dimensional sport, where not only batsman ability is assessed but also how they have handled various match situations. Batting third is often the last realistic chance a team has at overcoming an early-innings deficit on an increasingly worn wicket and it has provided many players the platform from which to make their names known.
Even with Pakistan’s poor fielding, Australia quickly took control of the game through some determined batting from Warner and Marsh. They dominated the Powerplay, with Warner hitting three sixes while Marsh scored 41 runs for his half century off 41 balls – but were soon put under pressure due to a lack of runs against Pakistani fast bowlers.
Azam became the first wicket to fall when he misjudged a slower bouncer from Zampa and edged it towards midwicket for an outright duck in his opening over. Cummins then managed to redeem himself after misusing a review on Azam’s opening delivery, as replays revealed it had hit his pad and resulted in an LBW decision being awarded against him.
Australians continued their dominance through the middle overs, but pressure heightened when Shafique top-edged an attempt at pull shot against Afridi and substitute fielder Sean Abbott dropped the regulation chance at deep square leg. Afridi then showed incredible resilience by taking three more wickets – including Stoinis being trapped lbw off a slow delivery while trying to hit over deep midwicket while trying to hook over deep midwicket; followed by Maxwell and Hazlewood before leaving Pakistan reeling at 84-4!
Final innings of Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team
Stoinis and Zampa quickly took charge as Pakistan’s middle order fell apart. Imam-ul-Haq and Shafique both reached fifties to provide Pakistan with a solid platform, but two wickets from Stoinis in successive overs gave Australia control back.
Visitors struggled with Australian bowlers and poor shot selection led to multiple collapses from them, most significantly in the 36th over when Glenn Maxwell was dismissed after trying to hit an Afridi delivery towards short fine leg and failing to connect.
Marsh and Warner became the latest victims as Pakistan’s batting frailties continued to reveal themselves. After sharing a 134-run partnership, Melbourne Stars’ cult hero David Warner missed an accurate straight one from Rauf and was caught at deep third man by Adam Zampa for just 4.
Azam began his innings well but was soon removed by Cummins who gave a review decision and pinged him LBW due to replays showing that Azam’s edge had passed past the stumps. Captain Sarfraz Ahmed soon joined Azam in retiring back to the dressing room after being caught at long-on by Glenn Maxwell for 66 off 77 balls.
Aamir Jamal and Khurram Shahzad both made their debuts for Pakistan as their bowling attack struggled to contain Australia batsmen at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Australia overcame their lethargic middle order to survive an almighty scare before winning by 66 runs with David Warner and Mitchell Marsh hitting centuries on flat wickets to seal victory for five-time champions Australia, leading the Test series 12-6 while dominating in both ODIs and T20s against Pakistan.
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